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70 Roads to education
6B
Grammar and listening
Hungry to learn
1
SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Read the sentences and decide if they are true for you.
Then compare your answers with a partner.
1
I study at school, so I can pass exams.
2
My parents think school is important.
3
I like school because all my friends are there.
4
My parents pay for my uniform / books / lessons.
5
I’d like to be a teacher when I leave school.
6
School is the most important thing in my life at the moment.
2
Read the article about the world’s youngest head teacher. How is Babar Ali’s school different
from your school?
will
and
going to
3
Read the article again. Match sentences 1–7 to rules a–d.
We can use
will
for:
a
predictions, usually after
I think …
or
I don’t think …
.
b
decisions made at the moment of speaking, offers and promises.
We use
going to
for:
c
predictions, based on something we can see in the present.
d
future plans and intentions.
4
Choose the correct words.
1
‘What are your plans for this afternoon?’ ‘We
’re going to
/
’ll
watch a film at home.’
2
‘Do you think you
’re going to
/
’ll
pass your exams?’ ‘Perhaps. I don’t know.’
3
‘I can’t do my homework.’ ‘Don’t worry. I
’m going to
/
’ll
help you.’
4
‘Why are you studying English?’ ‘I
’m going to
/
’ll
get a job in tourism when I leave school.’
5
‘Oh no! I’m late for school.’ ‘Calm down – I
’m going to
/
’ll
take you in the car.’
6
‘Can I help you with those books?’ ‘Careful! You
’re going to
/
’ll
drop them!’
Reference and practice 6.1
Workbook page 114
It’s two o’clock and sixteen-year-old Babar Ali has just
got back from school inWest Bengal. It’s been a long day,
but he isn’t going to relax or play with his friends. What is
he going to do?
2
He’s going to teach the children fromhis
village what he learned today. Babar Ali has got his own
school – he’s the world’s youngest head teacher.
Babar Ali started teaching when he was nine years old.
At first, he taught friends as a game, but then he decided
to do it seriously and help poor children in his village.
There are other schools outside the village, but Babar
Ali’s school is different because it’s free. It also gives
students free books.
3
Ali thinks that children won’t go to
a schoolwhichhas fees, because their parents can’t afford
it. His school is their only chance to have an education.
4
‘I promise I’ll help them learn,’ he says.
It’s 2.15 p.m. and children are arriving at the school, but
there are big black clouds in the sky.
5
It’s going to rain
and the classrooms are outside. Ali looks at the clouds
and makes a difficult decision.
6
‘We’ll close the school
today,’ he says, but he has a plan.
7
He’s going to raise
money for a new building, so the school can stay open
all the time.
The rain starts and the children runhome.Will they come
back tomorrow? Of course they will. They’re hungry to
learn and they want a better future. That’s what Babar Ali
wants, too.
Editor’s choice:
the world’s youngest head teacher
This week’s amazing story comes all the way from India.
1
We
think that Ali’s school will make a big difference to his village!