Wider World 3 Unit 6

Complete the sentence:

 The journey was hard, though. We nearly missed our train and my _____________ was really heavy to carry.

Complete the sentence:

I lost my_____________ somewhere, so we had to buy another for me to sleep in. 

Complete the sentence: 

The place is great, and the _____________ shows some great places nearby to visit. 

Complete the sentence:

I’m wearing my new ____________, ready to go into the water.

We’re buying some cooking equipment for

On our holiday, we want to explore

I’d love to go on a long sea

Making a video is a good way to share

We still need to go and get our tickets for

Our hotel’s got a pool, a gym and a cinema –

An unusual classroom

by education correspondent Jenna Ray

Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers.

And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the-world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom.

One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off.

Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online.

Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’

Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our laptops, so it’s not too bad. And I wouldn’t want to swap places with my classmates for anything!  

1 Jenna says that some school-age teenagers now

An unusual classroom

by education correspondent Jenna Ray

Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers.

And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the-world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom.

One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off.

Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online.

Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’

Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our laptops, so it’s not too bad. And I wouldn’t want to swap places with my classmates for anything!  

2 Jenna explains that parents who take their children travelling 

An unusual classroom

by education correspondent Jenna Ray

Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers.

And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the-world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom.

One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off.

Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online.

Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’

Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our laptops, so it’s not too bad. And I wouldn’t want to swap places with my classmates for anything!  

3 What does Jenna say about teenagers Dan and Fiona?

An unusual classroom

by education correspondent Jenna Ray

Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers.

And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the-world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom.

One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off.

Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online.

Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’

Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our 

4 Jenna says that Dan and Fiona’s parents

An unusual classroom

by education correspondent Jenna Ray

Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers.

And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the-world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom.

One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off.

Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online.

Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’

Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our 

5 What is Dan’s opinion about the education he’s getting?

An unusual classroom

by education correspondent Jenna Ray

Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers.

And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the-world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom.

One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off.

Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online.

Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’

Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our 

6 Fiona sometimes wishes that