Learning to learn

How do you learn new information or revise before

tests/exams?

Have you got any special or unusual way of revising?


Where do you study outside school?
Do you usually work in the same place?

Do you study with music or the TV on?


Do you study with music or the TV on?
Do you prefer quiet?


Do you think the same ways of studying or
revising are good for everyone?

Are some ways better for different people?




Psychologists believe that different types of people
learn, think and remember things in different ways.
You are going to find out what type you are.
Read the questions and discuss about the answers
(p. 83).
Look at the lists of help (p.83). Psychologists think
that good learners use more ways of learning.

Which ideas do you:
Use already?
Think might be useful?
Want to try?

Speak about other useful ways of studying.

Visual auditory haptic


Which list the ideas should be in?

Think of unusual ways of studying for each of the
three types.
What is education for?
What are you favorite school subjects?

Which is/was the most useful part of your education?

What would you chance about your education
if you could?
Look at the three adverts and think about the attitude
of the places. Match them with the definitions (p.85).


What subjects would probably be taught at each place?


Which school would you prefer to attend and why?
You are going to be head teachers.
Plan a weekly timetable for the schools you choose.
Include:
Suitable subjects for each period
Free study periods or periods when students can
do research
Project titles
A school trip to a suitable place
Lesson times and lengths

A preparation for life
What school do you attend?

What rules would you change or add?

Which features of your school are useful?


How well is school preparing you for life?
You are going to read about real but unusual
schools (p.87). Discuss:

Type of school
Type of students
Daily routine or programmes
Unusual features
Positive features
Possible problems
Most surprising features



1. What are the main similarities and differences
between the schools?
2. What is the most surprising feature ?
3. How do the schools compare with your experiences?
4. Which school do you think is likely to be the most
successful and why?
5. Which school offers the best preparation for life?
6. Which school would you like to have attended?

Design the perfect school. Think about:

Type of school
Type of students
Daily routine
Unusual features
Positive features
Possible problems