MONTESSORI
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Answer these questions about the article.
1
What is the main role of the children in the
Montessori approach?
2
Why did Montessori want to open the minds of her
students?
3
How have the furniture and cabinets been designed
in a Montessori classroom and why?
4
What point does the writer make about the
children’s social life?
5
Work in pairs to discuss the following.
1
How does the Montessori approach compare with
the way you were educated?
2
‘Children are unique individuals who must be free to
learn without being criticised or restricted.’ Do you
agree? Why?/Why not?
GRAMMAR
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
6
a
Look at the following sentence from the text. The
words in bold are a defining relative clause.
It is an approach to teaching
which encourages children …
Now find and underline the relative clauses in the text
that contain the following relative pronouns and adverbs.
who that which whose where when
6
b
Which relative pronouns or adverbs do we use to
talk about the things below?
people things or ideas places time
people + possessions/ideas
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Language reference and extra practice pages 136–137
7
Match the sentence halves and join them using
who,
that, which, whose, where
or
when
.
1
A professor in a British university is someone
2
A university is an institution
3
A thesis is a long piece of writing
4
A seminar is a class at university/college
5
An academic is someone
6
A vacation is a period of the year
a
universities or colleges are officially closed.
b
has the highest rank of the teachers in a department.
c
you do as part of a university degree.
d
students study for degrees and academic research
is done.
e
teaches and does research in a college or university.
f
the teacher and students discuss a particular topic.
GRAMMAR TIP
We can leave out the relative pronoun (e.g.
that
) if
the verb in the relative clause has a subject (in this
case
children
).
A typical room in a Montessori school has many
things that
children
can use.
A typical room in a Montessori school has many
things
children
can use.
8
Underline the subject and object in the following
sentences. Then cross out the relative pronoun where
possible.
1
Students who enter university may face a number
of problems.
2
Is your degree worth the paper that it is written on?
3
There are university tutors who you can phone if
you have a problem.
4
The university which I go to is very good.
5
People who have degrees have a better chance
at interviews.
9
Complete the following sentences.
1
The person who influenced me most at school was …
2
A day when my life changed was …
3
The subject at school which I hated the most was …
4
I dislike people who …
5
I like days when …
6
I like teachers who …
7
I like books which …
8
I like lessons in which …
SPEAKING
10
Timed discussion
In small groups, take it in turns
to choose a topic from below and lead the discussion
on that topic for three minutes.
• Children should be allowed to choose what they are
going to do in school.
• Children need to learn facts, not play games.
• Private education should be abolished.
• All people have roughly the same level of intelligence.
• The learner’s job is to absorb the knowledge teachers
give them.
• Corporal punishment is always wrong.
MEET THE EXPERT
Watch an interview with Rob
Gueterbock, a Montessori teacher, about
the Montessori method of education.
Turn to page 152 for video activities.
