Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: Education. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| public school | A school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and is free for its students. e.g. I went to a public school for my college where you find yourself in a lecture room with thousands of other students. |
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| lecture room | Classroom where lectures are given e.g. I went to a public school for my college where you find yourself in a lecture room with thousands of other students. |
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| A for effort | Giving someone recognition for trying hard to do something even though they may not be successful e.g. You will never get an A for effort since there were so many students. |
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| the old-boy network | An informal system by which money and power are retained by wealthy white men in an exclusive manner e.g. Also you’ll rarely find the old-boy network when you’re trying to find a job. |
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| pull an all-nighter | to study throughout the night e.g. Did you pull an all-nighter last night to study for the International Tax Law exam we are having today? |
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| cover a lot of ground | to go through a lot of information in class e.g. I did cover a lot of ground about the tax laws in our International Business class. |
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| live and learn | to learn as you grow older and gain experience e.g. Now I just need to hit the ground and live and learn as a lawyer. |
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| learn something off by heart | To learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory e.g. You learn something off by heart when you truly engage in the activity. |
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| engage in | To pass or progress quickly and easily e.g. You learn something off by heart when you truly engage in the activity. |
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| soak up something | completely immerse in something e.g. The best part about studying in another country is soaking up the local culture |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- What kind of education did you get when you were in your teens?
- What do you think of standardized tests?
- What are some good and bad things about the education system in your country?
- How can governments make education more efficient?
- Are bigger or small schools better?
- What or who has taught you most of the information you use on a regular basis?
- What do you think of online education?
- How can technology improve education? Can it hurt education?
- What will the future of education be?
- “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela. What do you think? Share your thoughts with your Cambly tutor!
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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