English as an Additional Language/Homework

Lesson

Schoolchildren, also called school kids, do homework. They do not like it. At least, they say that they do not like it. Homework is assignments that children do outside of class. However, sometimes students have time in class to do their homework. When a teacher gives an assignment to do during class it is called class work. Both homework and class work are types of schoolwork.

Sometimes students answer questions in a textbook.

Teacher: Class, please turn your books to page seventy-one and do questions one through ten. If you don’t finish it is homework due tomorrow.

Teacher: Open your books to chapter three and do every other question on page forty-five. Turn them in on my desk at the end of class.

Other times, homework is doing research and writing a report about something.

Teacher: Your assignment will be a report about the causes of the US Civil War. It should be ten pages long, typed and double-spaced. Please include a bibliography of at least ten cited works. You may use the Internet. Please look up information in at least three books from the school library. Do not make more than three references to encyclopedias.

Students sometimes do homework together in groups. They call these groups study groups. This is part of the student’s sense of humor. This is because many American students prefer to socialize, or talk to their friends, than to do any work. Boys may tend to joke around while girls prefer to gossip about other girls.

Students in all levels of school may have to do homework. However, younger students usually have to do less homework than older students. In high school, some students may have to do several hours of homework a night. Students may do their homework at home or in a library. Another place where kids can work on their homework is in study hall. Study hall is an open period of the day. Students can use study hall to read, do homework, maybe talk with their friends, or make trouble.

Students sometimes complain that homework is boring. Other assignments are more interesting. Homework is hard if it makes you think a lot, and easy if it doesn’t make you think much. Americans call things that are easy “a piece of cake”. When a student finishes his or her homework he or she might like to relax for a while, go outside or watch some TV.

Other homework assignments may be a reading, math problems, an art project, or filling in answers in a worksheet.

Vocabulary

schoolchildren – niños de la escuela - öğrenci - schüler
school kids – niños de la escuela - öğrenci - schüler
homework – tareas - ödev - hausaufgabe
assignments – tareas (cosas pedidas) - iş,görev - zuweisungen
class – clase - sınıf - klasse
students – estudiantes - öğrenci - schüler
class work – trabajo de clase - sınıf çalışması - klassaufgaben
schoolwork – trabajo de la escuela - okul çalışması - schulaufgaben
questions – preguntas, dudas - sorular - fragen
textbook – libro de texto -ders kitabı - lehrbuch
due – se debe entregar - yeterli - gerekli - aufgrund
to turn in – entregar - dönüş - liefernen
to do research – hacer investigación - araştırma yapmak - erforschen
to write a report – escribir un reporte - rapor yazmak - einen bericht schreiben
typed - escrito con máquina çeşit- örnek - typisierte
double-spaced – con espacio doble (entre líneas de texto) çift ara -
bibliography – bibliografía kaynak -bibliyografya
works – obras işler
information – información bilgi
books – libros kitaplar
library – biblioteca kütüphane
references – referencias danışmalar başvurmalar
encyclopedias – enciclopedias ansiklopedi
study groups – grupos de estudio çalışma grubu
socialize – socializar toplum içine girmek -girişgen
joke around – hacer bromas şakalaşmak
gossip – chismear dedikodu
younger – más jóven çok genç
older – más grande çok yaşlı
at home – en casa evde
study hall – periodio (sala) de estudio çalışma salonu
open period – periodo abierto bir ders
read – leer okumak
make trouble – hacer problemas sorun yaratmak(başbelası)
complain – quejarse şikayet etmek yakınmak
boring – aburrido sıkıcı
interesting – interesante ilginç ilgi çekici
hard – difícil (duro) zor
easy – fácil kolay
think – pensar düşünmek
a piece of cake – algo fácil, “un pedazo de pastel” bir parça kek
to finish – terminar bitmek,bitirmek,son
reading – lectura okuma
math problems – problemas de matemática matematik problemi
art project – projecto de arte sanat projesi
filling in answers – llenando respuestas cevapları doldurma
worksheet – hoja de trabajo çalıma kağıdı,test