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5 GRAMMAR first conditional and future time 6 READING & SPEAKING

clauses + when, until, etc. a R ead th e a rticle on ce.
a In pairs, answ er the qu estions. W h a t is a “tig er m o th e r?”

1 W h en was the last tim e you took an exam ? Did you pass or fail?
2 W hat’s the next exam you are going to take? How do you feel about it?
3 How do you usually feel before you take an exam ?
4 W hat do you usually do the night before an exam ?
5 Have you ever failed an im portant exam you thought you had
passed (or vice versa)?

b 4 11,12))) L iste n to O livia and W o o -su n g , w ho are w aitin g for

th eir exam sco res, and an sw er th e qu estion s.

1 D o they th in k they did well on the tests?

2 W hen and how w ill they get the test results?
3 How w ill they celebrate if they get good scores?
4 W hat do they want to do i f they get good scores?
5 W hat w ill they do i f they fail, or i f they don’t get the scores
that they need?

P Exam scores can be given as

Exams
numbers (usually out of 10 or 100)
or as letters (A, B, C, etc.). College grades are usually given
in numbers (out of 100). High school grades are usually given in
letter (A+, A, A-, etc.)

c 4 13))) L isten and com p lete th e sen ten ces.

ou r 12-year-old dau ghter is delighted.
1 T hey probably w on’t adm it m e un less________________.
2 A s s o o n a s _________________ I’ll look up my scores.
3 I don’t w ant to plan any celebrations u n t i l _________________ .
Y She got an A -m inus in m ath, second
place in a h isto ry com p etitio n , and top
scores on h e r piano exam . Do you a) say Good
job!, give h e r a hug, and te ll h er she doesn’t
4 I f I don’t get into a good c o lle g e ,_________________ .
need to p ra ctice th e piano today, and can go
5 W h e n _________________ , they’ll m ail the results. to a frie n d ’s house, or b) 1ask why she didn’t
get an A in math, why she didn’t get first place
d 4 14))) L isten to O livia and
on th e h isto ry exam , and te ll h e r sh e’ll be
W o o -su n g . W h a t sco res did they
punished i f she doesn’t p ractice th e piano?
get? W h a t are they going to do?
If you chose a), you are definitely not Amy Chua.
e > - p.144 Grammar Bank 7A.
L e a rn m ore ab ou t firs t A lot of people wonder why so many Chinese
co n d itio n als and fu tu re tim e children are math geniuses and musical prodigies.
clau ses, and p ractice them . Amy Chua explains why in her book Battle Hymn
of the Tiger Mother. It is a book that caused great
f A sk and answ er w ith a p artn er. controversy among parents when it was first
M ak e fu ll sen ten ces. published.2_________________ , Chua married
a man who she met at Harvard University, and
W h at w ill you d o ...?
when their two daughters were born she was
• as soon as you get home determined that they would be as successful as
• i f you don’t pass your she was.
English exam
Her system had strict rules. Her two
• w hen this class ends daughters were expected to be number one
• i f it rains on the weekend in every subject (except gym and drama) and
3___________________ . Playing with friends and
g ^ C o m m u n ic a tio n
TV was forbidden. Music was required.
Three in a row p. 106.
The system seemed at first to be working. From
a very early age her daughters Sophia and Lulu
were outstanding students and musical prodigies.

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b R ead th e a rticle again and put th e p h rases A - H in the

c o rre c t places.

Do you wanB A "They are a mystery to me," she says

to practice for B
C
Later Sophia was even allowed to go to a rap concert
a-sk-wh-^shc-d-id-n-t-get- a-n-A-in-m-a-t-h

fivel hoursfor six? D Chua spent much of her daughters' childhood

shouting at them and criticizing every mistake
they made
E Born in the Unites States to Chinese immigrant
fSi ill (I { ‘ J i f f if ljlir 9 y t in
parents
I 1 ysflak I B1 B JO . \ frynTyM
F In fact, she is glad her mother made her learn
G to be at least two years ahead of their classmates
in math
H "There's no musical talent in my family," she says, "it's
just hard work"

c In p airs, loo k at th e h ighlighted w ords and p h rases and

fig u re ou t th e ir m ean in g fro m th e co n tex t.

d R ead th ree resp o n ses th a t w ere posted a fte r th e article

w as published. D o you agree w ith any o f them ?

Wow, w hat a different way o f looking a t how to learn!

Amy Chua certainly shows that strict discipline works.
But personally I think that being positive and encouraging
children is better than being so strict.

At 13 Sophia played a piano solo at Carnegie Hall in New I disagree with the idea that children on their own never
York City, and at 12, Lulu a violinist, was the leader of a want to work. My son was motivated by him self to succeed
in music. I f having strict and pushy parents is w hat it takes
prestigious orchestra for young people. Chua chose math
to be a child prodigy, then I fe e l sorry fo r the child. Yes, they
and music for her daughters, but it seems that they could
might be very successful, but at w hat cost? W hat is the rest
have excelled in anything. 4_________________________ .
o f their life going to be like?
Eventually Chua realized that she was pushing her daughters
I agree that no m atter w hat we do in life, hard work is
too hard. Lulu had always rebelled the most, and when she
was 13 she refused to cooperate at all. After a series of required to be successful. T h at’s a great lesson to learn.
BUT, it should be accom panied by love and respect fo r
violent arguments, Chua decided to give her daughters a
the child.
little more freedom, and Lulu immediately gave up violin
lessons and took up tennis.5___________________ .
e T alk to a p artn er.
Many people have been shocked by the book.
6___________________ . She once sent her daughter Lulu, 1 What do you think of Amy Chua’s system?
aged three, into the yard without her coat when it was 21°F 2 Were (are) your parents strict about your education?
because she had behaved badly at her first piano lesson.
3 Did they (do they)...?
However, the girls do not seem to resent their mother. • help you with your homework
Sophia said that she herself chose to accept the system, • make you study a certain number of hours every day
and after the book was published, she wrote an article
• punish you if you didn’t (don’t) pass exams
defending her mother. Lulu says that although she no longer
• let you go out with friends during the week
wants to be a violinist, she still loves playing the violin.
• let you choose your extra activities
7___________________ . Sophia is
now studying law at Harvard, and • make you do extra activities that you didn’t (don’t)
really want to do
Lulu is doing well in high school
and winning tennis trophies.
Interestingly Chua, who was brought make and let
up in a family of four girls, has no After make and let we use the base form of a verb.
idea whether she could apply her My parents made me work very hard.
Chinese parenting system to boys. They didn't let me go out during the week.
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VOCABULARY BANK
Education
1 THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE
US AND THE UK In the US
any children start their
a C o m p le te th e te x t a b o u t th e U S w ith w o rd s fro m
t h e li s t .

college elementary grades graduate high

M education between the
ages of two and four in
1preschool. Once a child turns five,
he or she enters the US school
kindergarten preschool private public religious
system, which is divided into three
semesters twelfth
levels,2________ school, middle
school (sometimes called junior
b 4 3))) L is te n a n d c h e c k .
high school), and 3________ school. In almost all schools at these
c C o m p le te th e te x t a b o u t th e U K w ith th e w o rd s
levels, children are divided by age groups into 4________ . The
youngest children begin in 5________ (followed by first grade) and
f r o m t h e lis t.
continue until6________ grade, the final year of high school. The
boarding head nursery primary pupils school year is divided into two 7________ .
secondary terms university Most US schools (about 75% ) are 8________ schools, which means
they are supported by US tax dollars and education is free. The
d 4 4))) L is te n a n d c h e c k . other 25% are 9________ schools, where parents have to pay. Many
of these schools are 10________ schools, where the teachers may
e C o v e r b o th te x ts . W ith a p a rtn e r, tr y to
be priests or nuns.
r e m e m b e r th e d iffe r e n t ty p e s o f s c h o o l (s ta r tin g
f r o m t h e l o w e s t le v e l) i n b o t h c o u n t r i e s .
If you want to go to 11________ , you have to apply. Admission
depends on high school grades, college aptitude test scores, and
extracurricular activities. A person who has completed college and
has earned a degree is called a college 12________ .

In the UK
hildren start 1________ school when they are five. Before that, many

C children go to 2________ school. From 11- 18, children go to 3_________

school. Some children go to 4________ schools, where they study, eat,

and sleep. School children are usually called 5________ (not “students” which
only refers to people who are at university), and the person who is in charge of
a school is called the 6________ teacher. The school year is divided into three
7________ . Higher education is often called 8________ .

2 VERBS ^ 3 educate or bring up?

educate = to teach somebody at a school
a C o m p le te th e te x ts w ith a v e rb fr o m th e lis t.
behove b i'h eiv / be punished /h i 'pAniJ’l/ be suspended hi so'spencfed/
cheat /tj'it/ fail /fell/ pass/paes/ study /lstAdi/ take /tcik / (or do)
1 Discipline is very strict in our school. If
students behave badly, for example
if they______ on an exam, they will
probably______ , and might even______ .
2 Marc has to ______ an important English
exam next week. He hopes he’ll______ ,
but he hasn’t had much time t o ______ , so
he’s worried that he might______ .
b 4 5 ))) L is te n a n d c h e c k . C o v e r th e t e x t s a n d lo o k a t th e p ic tu r e s .
R e m e m b e r th e te x ts.
< p .6 4
Luke was educated at Cherry Creek High
School and the University of Denver.
bring up = to take care of a child and teach
him / her how to behave. This is usually done
by parents or a family member at home.
Lily was brought up by her mother in a
small city.
learn or study?
learn = to get knowledge or a skill (from
somebody)
I'm learning to drive right now. How long have
you been learning Russian?
study = to spend time learning about
something
Russell is studying economics in college.
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