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Topic 1: Education
I. teacher and student relation
1. Has the relationship between students and teachers changedover the past 20 years?
2. What is the role o teachers and students in learning andteaching nowadays?
!. "hould students stay at ho#e doing their own studying or go tolectures?
$. What are the bene its and drawbac%s o sel &learning?'. (o you thin% that how you are taught at school will a ect the
way you teach other people?). *etween teachers and parents+ who in luences the way you
behave #ore?,. Teachers are supposed to be the #irror or his- her students to
i#itate? (o you thin% that he- she #ust lead a bla#eless li e?Why or why not?
. "tudents nowadays tend to show very little respect to theirteachers+ what do you thin% are the causes o this pheno#enon?
II. technology in the classroo#
1. can you co#pare a classroo# now with that 20 years ago+ inter#s o technology?
2. do you thin% that teachers and students can wor% better with hi&tech devices?
!. discuss the advantages and disadvantages o using /ower /ointin giving lessons?
$. discuss how co#puters and the Internet helps students in theirstudies?
'. do you thin% that co#puters will replace the role o teachers inthe uture?
). what are the pros and cons o correspondence courses?,. will video&con erencing and distant learning be a popular or# o
uture studies?
III. punish#ent
1. when a student #a%es a #ista%e+ how should he be punished?2. do you thin% corporal punish#ent is acceptable in education?
What #ethods do you suggest instead o this %ind o penalty?!. what are the e ects o physical punish#ent?$. who do you thin% should ta%e the responsibility o punishing the
students? Teachers or parents?
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I . e a#inations
1. what do you thin% about the nu#ber o tests that you have to
ta%e nowadays? re there too #any?2. do you thin% it is necessary to have #id&ter# and inal tests inthe school year? Why or why not?
!. should tests now be replaced by continuous assess#ent? Why orwhy not?
$. do you thin% that university entrance e a# is a necessary? Whyor why not?
'. should university entrance e a# is abolished?). what proble#s do students ace when there are #any tests to
ta%e?,. i you were the /ri#e 3inister o Education+ what changes would
you #a%e to our education syste#?
. ho#ewor%
1. do you have to do a lot o ho#ewor% every day?2. do you thin% that such a#ount o ho#ewor% is reasonable?!. do you thin% it will be better or students i their teachers give
the# less ho#ewor%?$. should students4 ho#e ti#e be or un only+ not or doing
ho#ewor%?
'. what do you suggest teachers do when they have to reduce theho#ewor% assigning to students?
). do you thin% doing a lot o ho#ewor% will help studentsunderstand what they have learnt better?
I. a ter school activities
1. do you participate in any social activities?2. what social activities can you thin% o ?!. do you thin% that scouting is a very use ul activities to help
young people to beco#e #ature?
$. what are the bene its o social activities?
II. single&se schools
1. do- did you go to a single&se school or a #i ed school?2. do you thin% that students can learn better when there is no
presence o #e#bers o the opposite se ?
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!. do you thin% that those who study in single&se schools will haveproble#s interacting with #e#bers o the opposite se ?
$. do you support or discourage the practice o single&seeducation?
III. /rivate versus public education
1. do- did you go to a state or private school?2. can you co#pare the two types o school? Which one do you
thin% is better?!. do you thin% that there should be no private schools? Why or
why not?$. when students study at state establish#ents+ should the
govern#ent pay or their schooling?'. do you thin% that private school is always in erior to public ones?). do you thin% that a degree ro# a private school is not valued as
#uch as that ro# a public one?
I5. rts "ub6ects and sports education
1. when at school+ should students be taught arts along withacade#ic sub6ects or 6ust acade#ic ones?
2. what can sub6ects li%e #usic and drawing help students?!. can students be s#arter when they are taught these sub6ects?$. is teaching sports good or students? In what way?'. do you thin% that so#e sports help students build up tea# spirit
which is necessary or their uture wor% and li e? Which ones?
). when at school+ should there be sports co#petitions?,. so#e people say there #ust be no sports contests at school?
What is your opinion on this?. what are the disadvantages o playing sports?
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