T5 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS AND TEACHING METHODS alternative /ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv/ appropriate content /əˈprəʊpriət/ /kənˈtent/ chess /tʃes/ choir /kwaɪə(r)/ cooperative learning /kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪv/ creative job /kriˈeɪtɪv/ critical thinker /ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l/ /ˈθɪŋkə(r)/ developmental stage /dɪˌveləpˈment(ə)l/ /steɪdʒ/ to encourage motivation /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ emotional ability /ɪˈməʊʃ(ə)nəl/ /əˈbɪləti/ enthusiasm for learning /ɪnˈθjuːziˌæzəm/ gate to learning /ɡeɪt/ gymnasium, gym /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/ hands-on experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ healthy growth /ˈhelθi/ /ɡrəʊθ/ homeschooling individual approach to sth/sb /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ /əˈprəʊtʃ/ intellectual ability /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ lenient teacher /ˈliːniənt/ natural curiosity /ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl/ /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/ physical ability /ˈfɪzɪk(ə)l/ proud of sth/sb to punish sb /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ research /rɪˈsɜː(r)tʃ/ rule /ruːl/ to be self-confident spiritual ability /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ sports facility /fəˈsɪləti/ strict teacher to succeed in (doing) sth /səkˈsiːd/ surprisingly successful /sə(r)ˈpraɪzɪŋli/ /səkˈsesf(ə)l/ timetable (un)helpful /ʌnˈhelpf(ə)l/ verbal assessment /ˈvɜː(r)b(ə)l/ /əˈsesmənt/ wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ Spelling transcripts taken from: www.macmillandictionary.com Phrasal verbs: to fall behind with you work to go over study materials once again to look up a new word in a dictionary to put off studying until later to go on to do further research to take up an activity