7/17/2019 Let’s Talk About EDUCATION-Questions-eslprintables

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Speaking and listening – Pre-intermediate to Upper-intermediate

Let’s talk about EDUCATION 

Conversation cards

Where do (did) you go to

school? Do you think it is (was)a good school? Explain.

What is (was) your faourite

sub!ect? Why do (did) you likeit?

Do you plan to go to uniersity?

(or" Did you go to uniersity?)What will (did) you study?

What are the #ualities of a

good teacher? $ good student?(e.g. $ good teacher is patient.)

(e.g. $ good student is hard%working.)

Which are the best schools and

uniersities in your country?

Explain.

&nce you graduate' should you

stop learning? Explain.

ow can you continue to learn?

ow uch hoework or papers

do students need to do? owuch free tie do they hae?

Do you think it is easier to

learn as a child or as an adult?Explain your iew.

*s studying expensie in your

country? What are the costs?Do research and copare.

Does education guarantee a

good !ob?

+rainstor and discuss.

,*’d rather start aking oney

at - than continue studying.’

Do you agree? Discuss.

Which languages are taught in

school? *s it difficult to learn

to speak the well? Explain.

,/ost of what you learn in school is

useless. $lso' ost teachers areout of touch with the real world.’

Do you agree? Discuss.

,0oing to school is a coplete

waste of tie.’ Do you agree?

Explain your iews.

,1ou don’t need to go to school

to be sart. * can teach

yself.’ Do you agree?

Which is ore iportant" the

skills you learn in school or in

real life? Explain.

$re woen encouraged to

pursue an education? What

 !obs do they do? 2alk about it.

Would you consider studying

abroad? Where? Why?

2alk about it.

Match1. boarding school a. 3nd stage in foral education' usually fro the ages of -3 to

-4

2. diploa b. higher education proided by uniersities and colleges

3. distance learning c. -st stage in foral education' usually fro the ages of to

--

5. ortar board d. higher education institute that proides distance learning courses

6. open uniersity e. school where pupils are proided with eals and lodging

6. priary education f. docuent that proes a student has earned a degree

Quotes:• What we learn with pleasure' we neer forget.

• 7ractice is the best of all instructors.

• *f you can read this' thank a teacher.

Do you agree? Discuss.