Synonym Match:: Paragraphs 1 and 2

SYNONYM MATCH: Match the words from the article (below) on the left
with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other
students’?
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1. educator a. do-gooder
2 mark b. problems
3. philanthropist c. less developed
4. retarded d. impact
5. difficulties e. national
6. state f. teacher
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7. achievements g. speed
8. spontaneous h. successes
9. pace i. said no
10. exiled j. natural
11 refused k revolutionary
12 innovative l expelled
PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article.
1. an Italian educator who has left a. retarded

2 She was nominated for the b. reading and writing
tests
3. educating the mentally c. development
4. others with learning d. at their own pace
5. above-average scores in state e. Nobel Peace Prize
6. spontaneous self- f. innovative today
7. letting children develop and learn g. her mark on education
8. Her methods once again met h. until her death in 1952
9. still seen as i. difficulties
10. She traveled the world lecturing j. with great success
LISTENING GAP FILL:
Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an Italian
educator who __________________ on education today. Her
Montessori method of education is __________________ round the
world. Many educationalists __________________ system for child
education. Montessori was also a doctor, philosopher and
philanthropist. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three
__________________.
Montessori __________________ to graduate from the University of

Rome’s Medical School. She trained as a psychiatrist and was
interested in educating the "__________________ " and others with
learning difficulties. She had great success when her
__________________ 8-year-olds had __________________ in state
reading and writing tests. This was described as "the first Montessori
miracle."
Hearing about Maria’s achievements, Rome’s government asked her to

__________________ children’s school. In 1907, the Casa del Bambini
opened in a poor neighbourhood of Rome. Montessori experimented
with a philosophy ____________________ self-development”, which
meant letting children develop and learn __________________. Her
methods once again met with great success. More schools opened
__________________ worldwide fame.
Montessori was exiled from Italy because __________________ her

schools __________________ soldiers. She lived in Spain until the
Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936. In 1939 she moved to India and
spent ten years working on training courses, which are still seen as
__________________. She traveled the world __________________
death in 1952.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD:
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs in italics.
Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an Italian
educator / education who has left her marking / mark on education today.
Her Montessori method of education is widely / width used all round the
world. Many educationalists say it is the best system for child / children
education. Montessori was also a doctor, philosopher and philanthropist.
She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times for her work.
Montessori was the first woman to graduate for / from the University of
Rome’s Medical School. She trained as a psychiatrist and was interested in
/ by educating the "mentally retarded" and others with learning difficulties
/ difficult. She had great success when her class of “problematic” 8-year-
olds had above-average scores in stating / state reading and writing tests.
This was described as "the first Montessori miracle."
Hearing about / with Maria’s achievements, Rome’s government asked her

to start her own children’s school. In 1907, the Casa del Bambini opened
in a poor / poverty neighbourhood of Rome. Montessori experimented with
a philosophy she called “spontaneous self-development”, which meant
letting children develop / developing and learn at their own pace / space.
Her methods once again met with great success. More schools opened and
she gained worldwide fame.
Montessori was exhaled / exiled from Italy because she refused to allow
her schools to turn children onto / into soldiers. She lived in Spain until
the Spanish Civil War broke / broken out in 1936. In 1939 she moved to
India and spent ten years working on training courses, which are still seen
as innovative today. She traveled the world lectures / lecturing until her
death in 1952.
SPELLING:
These jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
Paragraph 1
1. She was an Italian dreocatu
2. Montessori toemhd of education
3. the best ytmsse for child education
4. She was atnodenim for the Nobel Peace Prize
Paragraph 2
5. She naridet as a psychiatrist
6. learning teiduflcsifi
7. above-average ssorce
8. the first Montessori lmecrai
Paragraph 3
9. the Casa del Bambini epenod
10. experimented with a lpoiophsyh
11. children ledopve and learn at their own pace
12. she gdniea worldwide fame
Paragraph 4
13. Montessori was ilexde from Italy
14. turn children into sorlesdi
15. training sseocur
16. She traveled the world itcgrunel
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) difficulties. She had great success when her class of

“problematic” 8-year-olds had above-average
( ) pace. Her methods once again met with great success. More
schools opened and she gained worldwide fame.
( ) the Casa del Bambini opened in a poor neighbourhood of Rome.
Montessori experimented with a philosophy she
( ) scores in state reading and writing tests. This was described as
"the first Montessori miracle."
( ) a psychiatrist and was interested in educating the "mentally
retarded" and others with learning
( ) Montessori was the first woman to graduate from the University
of Rome’s Medical School. She trained as
( ) philanthropist. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
three times for her work.
( ) on education today. Her Montessori method of education is
widely used all round the world. Many educationalists
( ) say it is the best system for child education. Montessori was
also a doctor, philosopher and
( ) Montessori was exiled from Italy because she refused to allow
her schools to turn children into soldiers. She lived
( 1) Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an

Italian educator who has left her mark
( ) in Spain until the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936. In 1939
she moved to India and spent ten years working
( ) Hearing about Maria’s achievements, Rome’s government asked
her to start her own children’s school. In 1907,
( ) called “spontaneous self-development”, which meant letting
children develop and learn at their own
( ) on training courses, which are still seen as innovative today.
She traveled the world lecturing until her death in 1952.

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SYNONYM MATCH: Match the words from the article (below) on the left

PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article.

1. an Italian educator who has left a. retarded

Montessori __________________ to graduate from the University of

Hearing about Maria’s achievements, Rome’s government asked her to

Montessori was exiled from Italy because __________________ her

Hearing about / with Maria’s achievements, Rome’s government asked her

( ) difficulties. She had great success when her class of

( 1) Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an

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