Linguistics Intelligence Activities

I. Select the best answer

1. The main purpose of this passage is

a. Tell about traditional schools
b. Tell about STEM schools
c. Compare between traditional and STEM schools
d. Give information about students

2. Which sentence tells an opinion?

a. STEM schools in Egypt depend on the Arabic language
b. STEM schools students will be able to work in exciting jobs
c. STEM schools are not available in the Third World Countries
d. STEM schools depend on traditional methods of teaching

3. Which sentence tells a fact?

a. Technology is not important
b. Engineering is the future career
c. STEM schools students study science only
d. Using modern technology is indispensable

4. Learning in STEM schools can be described as

a. Teacher- centered learning approach
b. Project-based learning approach
c. E-learning approach
d. Self-learning approach

II. Find words in the text with the following meaning

1. Professional
2. traditional
3. To be active in work
4. Facts or information

III. Expressing certainty and uncertainty

Expressing certainty and uncertainty: might / must / can't be

We can use these modal verbs to say how sure we are about something
We use might to say that we are not sure

Example: The phone is ringing. It might be Aunt Mona, but I'm not sure.If there's a lot of traffic, I might be late

We use must be when we feel sure that something is true, or when we feel sure about it

Example: You must be Salma's sister. You look very similar!

We use can't be when we feel sure something is not true

Example: That can't be a real dinosaur. There aren't any dinosaurs on earth!

To express certainty, we can use:
I'm sure (he / she / it) is...
(He / She / It) must be...
(He / She / It) can't be...

To express uncertainty, we can use:
I'm not sure (he / she / it) is ...
(He / She / It) might be ...
Perhaps (he / she / it) will ...

Now, complete the sentences with might, must, might be, must be or can't be.

1. In this photo, everyone is wearing warm clothes. It very cold there
2. I'm not sure what the weather will be like tomorrow. It hot or windy
3. ''Is this Nadia's bag?'' ''It Let's see if her books are in it.''
4. You've been working very hard today, Mum. You tired
5. This Hassan's bicycle. He doesn't have one
6. Tomy at home. I can see lights on in her house
7. That Hassan's brother. He is working in London this week!
8. The museum closed. There are no lights on
9. You won first prize! You very happy
10. That John in the street. He's gone away on holiday for two weeks

IV. Summarize the text above in not more than 9 lines

VI. STEM schools students work together to solve problems. Can you work in the same way to answer the following question? Imagine you live in 2040; write about the new future trends in science and technology.

VII. Suppose you are trying to persuade your friends of the STEM schools, what other information would you add to the text?

VIII. Discuss in pairs why old people sometimes find it difficult to use new technology?