The Most Expensive School in America1.. This place opens next month in Los Angeles, California.. And take a look at it: It's not only big, it's luxurious.. Your school doesn't have this_
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1 Vocabulary- Match the words with the definitions
1. luxurious
2. auditorium
3. upscale
4. complex
5. superintendent
6. laid off
7. budget
8. indebted
9 recession
a showing signs of wealth
b money set aside for a purpose
c a large room for indoor public gatherings
d appealing to affluent consumers
e buildings designed and built for a purpose
f decreased economic activity
g to end employment
h owing money
i director
2 Transcript/Gap-Fill- Watch and listen to the news report to fill in the blanks The missing words are in the box below.
Most expensive American _ ever This place opens next month in Los Angeles,
California And take a look at it: It's not only big, it's luxurious An auditorium modeled after a famous _ Seating like an upscale restaurant A _ court floored in
maple wood Your school doesn't have this _! Then again, your school didn't cost $578 million
The Robert F Kennedy Community Schools is a complex for kindergarten through 12th grade It'll fit 4,200 students It is a _ school! The area's superintendent says now the poorest
children in his school system will have one of the most learning environments But
in a district that's cut programs and laid off almost 3,000 teachers in the past two
years, some say this goes way too far Los Angeles officials say it was planned the
recession, and that the money didn't come out of California's indebted education budget, but
from bonds that voters approved
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What elements are required for a successful school? Rank the items in the box from most important to least important Think of one that is not listed
Good Teachers
Expensive Building
Technology
New Textbooks
Motivated Students
Involved Parents
Extra Activities (Clubs)
Most Important
Least Important
5 Let’s Talk- Find three students outside of your group and ask them these questions
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3 _ Will a school like this
improve the students'
education?
Why or why not?
What do you think
about this school?
If money were no
object, what would
you want your school
to spend money on?