Education
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Task:
listen to the ted talk and take-notes. Even if you think you have a good memory, it's good to take notes: remember, you're not only listening to have an idea of the content but in order to work on your language skills. Thus, please do the following:
1) Listen more than once if necessary. DO NOT USE THE SUBTITLES at first.
2) If you have problems understanding, go back and listen again to a probelamtic part (with no subtitles). If you really don't understand, listen again with the subtitles on. Then turn them off and listen to it again.
3) While listening take notes of ideas and vocabulary. Write down not only the expressions you haven't been acquainted with, but those that are not part of your active vocabulary, even if you have no difficulty understanding.
4) Write 5 vocabular items into our googledoc.
5) Prepare for the inclass discussion. What is it about? What is your reaction to the video? Do you think it would be possible to reform schools in this direction? What would the challenges be? Etc.
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Students mustMark as done
Write an essay related to the topic of education. If you have no ideas of your own, use any of the topics suggested below. If you choose your own topic, remember to formulate it. Do not write more than 250 words. Please see features of the academic style (a topic in this moodle course), before you write.
Topics:
1) Students would benefit more from home education, since they could focus on their individual needs. Discuss.
2) Despite good innovative ideas on education. it is impossible to introduce these on a mass scale for a number of reasons. Present your opinion.
3) The role of the school is not to convey knowledge, but to raise good citizens. Discuss.
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