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EDUCATION
Teachers
1. Would you like to be a teacher?
2. Do you think you could be a teacher?
3. Did you have a favourite teacher?
4. How does this teacher help you?
GENERAL VOCABS
Students’ problems
- get lost / be sitting on the fence/ grapple with/ not get a hang of
Impacts of teachers
- Inspire / motivate
- Give practical | sound advice
- step out of comfort zone
- put faith in sb
- Foster the curiosity about (name of the subject)
- cultivate love and shape young minds
Teaching methods
- interactive / stimulating lesson
- Integrate various kinds of in-class activities
>< One-way lecturing - monotonous lessons
- Past experience:
+ If my memory serves me right
+ I remember vividly/ clearly that
Work and studies
1. Do you work or are you a student?
2. Why did you choose that job?
3. Do you like your job?
- What do you dislike about your job?
- What do you dislike about your job?
4. What do you dislike about your job?
5. What do you like about your studies?
6. What do you dislike about your studies?
7. What was your dream job when you were young?
8. Have you changed your mind on your dream job?
Teamwork
1. Have you worked or studied in groups?
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2. Do you prefer to study in a group or individually?
2. What are the drawbacks or disadvantages of studying or working in a group?
3. What does one learn while working or studying in a group?
Study and work area
1. Do you prefer to work at home or in the workplace?
2. Do you prefer to work alone or with other people?
3. Do you prefer to study at home or in the library? (Why?)
4. What part of your school do you like the most?
5. What do you find most interesting about your studies? (Why?)
6. How much time do you spend studying every week?
7. Do you study best in the morning or the afternoon? (Why?)
GENERAL VOCABS
Bad sides: Good sides: Students:
● Rely on rote learning ● Creative teaching methods ● Gain in-depth
● Be theory-heavy Extracurricular activities knowledge
● Have little relevance to ● Prestigious school of my ● Burn the midnight oil
my life district ● Wrap my head around
● Have dense study ● Be equipped with top-notch the complex formulas
schedule → hardly have facilities like air-conditioners ● Be snowed under
time to catch up on sleep or overhead projectors assignments &
● Supportive teachers & friends deadlines
Describe something you did in your study or work that has made you feel
confident
Part 3:
1. Why do so many people lack confidence these days?
2. How can a person become more confident?
Describe a cultural place where you'd like to learn the culture
Part 3:
1. How is culture formed?
2. How does the Internet affect culture?
Thing you did to learn a language
Part 3:
1. What are the difficulties of learning a new language?
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2. What difficulties do people face when learning a language?
3. Why do people learn foreign languages?
4. Do you think learning a foreign language is important?
5. What's the best way to learn a foreign language?
6. Some students hate to learn foreign languages, what can teachers do to
develop their interest?
7. Do you think the way people learn English today is the same as in the past?
8. Is it popular to learn English in your country?
9. Why are so many people learning English?
10. Do you think English will be the mainstream language of the world in the
Future?
11. Can people learn English and not learn other languages?
Skill you learned
Part 3:
1. What help do older people need?
2. What kinds of things can young people learn from old people?
3. What can children learn from their parents?
Describe a course that impressed you
1. Do you agree that learning history may help people understand the present?
2. Why do you think some people have better memory than others?
3. In what situations is it important to remember information very well?
4. Do you think technology helps people remember past events?
Describe a science subject that you are interested in
Part 3:
1. Why do some children not like learning science at school?
2. Is it important to study science at school?
3. Which science subject is the most important for children to learn?
4. Should people continue to study science after graduating from school?
5. How do you get to know about scientific news?
6. Should scientists explain the research process to the public?
Describe a lesson that you remember well
