POSITIVE TALKS
Lesson 27 Education
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Dialogs – The English Major
A: What is your major?
B: English.
A: What are you going to do with an English major?
B: I'm going to be a teacher.
A: High school or middle school?
B: High school.
A: I teach high school English.
B: I didn't know that.
A: I started teaching five years ago.
B: How do you like it?
A: Do you see all this gray hair? It was totally black
five years ago.
B: Maybe I'll teach middle school.
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Dialogs – The English Major – Activity
A: What is your _________?
B: English.
A: What are you going to do with an English major?
B: I'm going to be a ______.
A: High school or _______school?
B: High school.
A: I teach high school ________.
B: I didn't know that.
A: I started teaching five ________.
B: How do you like it?
A: Do you see all this gray hair? It was totally black
five years ago.
B: Maybe I'll _________ middle school.
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Vocabulary
1. Illiterate - unable to read and write.
Literate – able to read and write.
e.g. A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.
He is the most literate of the whole family.
2. Scholarship – an amount of money given by a school, college,
university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person
with great ability but little money.
e.g. He got the scholarship to Harvard University.
3. Brainwash - to make someone believe something by repeatedly telling
them that it is true and preventing any other information from reaching
them.
e.g. The government is trying to brainwash the people into thinking that
a war is necessary.
4. Campus - the buildings of a college or university and the land that
surrounds them.
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e.g. Some students live on the University campus.
Phrases and Idioms:
1. To figure something out - means to discover something or
resolve a problem.
e.g. I can’t figure out how to do the math homework
2. Teacher’s pet – a student who is clearly the favorite of the
teacher and often receives special treatment.
e.g. Wendy was always their favorite; always the teacher's pet.
3. To hit the books – means to study.
e.g. Finals are next week and I haven’t even started studying yet.
I’d better hit the books tonight.
4. To drop out - means to decide to leave school and no longer
pursue a degree or diploma. We can also use drop out as a noun
to talk about someone who drops out of school.
e.g. Why do you think so many people drop out of college? 5
1. Which one is the most important – primary
school, middle school, high school or college?
Why?
Words may be used:
beginning
foundation
key
stage
teacher
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2. What have you learnt from your education?
Words may be used:
knowledge
friendship
behave
kindness
learning methods
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3. Do you agree that “parents are the best
teacher for children”? Why?
Words may be used:
words
practice
time
childhood
trust
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4. What are the problems of recent school
education?
Words may be used:
fast
competitive
much
little
score
moral
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5. Talk about a teacher or a school mate who
influences you a lot?
Words may be used:
kind
understanding
smart
encourage
example
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Selective Questions:
6. Why are there more and more young people studying
abroad?
7. Is it necessary to get a doctor’s degree?
8. Are there any languages you want to learn?
9. How important is curiosity for students?
10. What is the worst thing about your school life?
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