EDUCATIONB2- EOI CARTAGENA

Isabel Bastida

1. EDUCATION

1. EDUCATION

1. What’s the difference?

a) lecture/ seminar/ dissertation/ coursework

b) BA’s degree/ / BS’s degree/ master’s/ PhD

c) sixth form/ college/ grammar school/ comprehensive school/ campus

d) major in/ drop out/ fall behind/ scrape through/ pass with flying colours

e) core subjects/ subsidiary subjects/ academic subjects

f) distant learning/ private tuition/ on-campus learning/ home schooling

g) a freshman/ a sophomore/ a senior/ a bully/ a prefect

1. EDUCATION

pay course fees – sleep in a dorm – cram for end-of-term exams

attend a lecture – give a seminar on William Shakespeare

- play truant – get a grant – be involved in Greek life

graduate with honours in Chemistry – take the register

stay in detention room – morning meeting in the assembly room

2. Which of these expressions would you expect to be mentioned in a state secondary school, in a university or both?

3. Feedback from the exercise in pairs.

1. EDUCATION

1. A  2. 3.  4. 5.

4. What makes a successful student? Watch the video and choose four ideas they mention, which are not in the right order. Write your answers in the grid below.

A.A. Learn somethingLearn something

B. Cultivate academic networks

C. The social experience will last forever

D. Work wisely, not too hard.

E. Deal with your pile of work

F. Don’t step into the library

G. Independence and liberty

H. Time management

I. Balance your academics.

J. Build up connections

1. EDUCATION5. Watch the video based on Aristotle’s quote. What should we teach our children? Watch the video again and fill in the gaps. -Parents just want to protect (a) ______________ and love their newborns because they are (b) ______________. -They send their kids to school to (c) ______________ with information, to get the (d) ______________ they need in real life. -School prepares them for life and, thus, children experience, friendship, romance, disappointment, embarrassment (e) ______________ and (f) ______________. -But to (g) ______________ the world outside other concepts should be taught. -The new change can happen today at (h) ______________, dance class and (i) ______________ and music lessons. -If it is the parents’ desire for their children to grow into (j) ______________ young people, balanced education is required.

1. A DEBATE ON EDUCATION

HOW TO BOOST OUR EOI’s

Think about alternatives to the problems of our education system at EOIs. Discuss your ideas and agree on the measures to be adopted in order to implement your policies and favour employment.

- Skills to be taught.- Demotivated teachers.- Rigid system.- Time devoted to learning.- Lack of grants.- Others.