Study the useful phrases from the heard opinions. Remember which of the speakers used these phrases and in what context.Module 3
Teachers open the door. You enter yourself.
Chinese proverb
What is EDUCATION?
Discuss in pairs the quotes below and point out the one you agree with.
Ø An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. ~Anatole France
Ø Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ~John Dewey
Ø Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. ~G.K. Chesterton
Ø Intelligence appears to be the thing that enables a man to get along without education. Education enables a man to get along without the use of his intelligence. ~Albert Edward Wiggam
Ø Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. ~Malcolm S. Forbes
2. Listen to some teachers and students discussing the statement: “Education is a matter between the person and the world of knowledge; school or college has little to do with it.”
Match the speakers to their opinions.
Stephen
| Schools guide us.
| Paul
| Schools neglect more intelligent students.
| Sarah
| Computers open up new roads in education.
| Alan
| Students should help shape their educational experience.
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Study the useful phrases from the heard opinions. Remember which of the speakers used these phrases and in what context.
§ To glean information from
§ To level criticism at smb/smth
§ Gifted children are given a raw deal
§ Less academically able children
§ To fulfill the potential
§ School is compulsory
§ To stay on after school
§ To be of above average intelligence
§ To steer smb into the future
§ To deliver a range of skills and a body of knowledge
§ Profound learning
§ Shallow learning
§ To prompt students through immersive experience to explore and collect information
§ To be involved in the educational process
§ To develop smb’s potential to the maximum
3. Write an opinion essay about how you understand the word ‘education’ and give your ideas on its role in the lives of individuals and the whole community. Follow the typical structure of opinion essays. Write 150-200 words.
School Years
Discuss together.
Do you remember your school years well?
Are your school memories happy, bittersweet or unpleasant? Why?
Do you think your school life is different from your parents’? How?
Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1399
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