Topic 1. Education
Words and expressions
educate, education, educated, uneducated, education system, free education for all, universal education, compulsory education,schooling, home schooling, early education, family education, higher educationthe examination-oriented education, quality education,kindergarten, primary school/elementary school, middle school, junior middle school, senior middle school, college, university, public school, private school,training school, after-school class, home tutoring, Hope Project
score/grade/mark, degree, university degree, diploma, ability,college student, pupil, tuition, heavy homework,teaching method, teaching technique, student-centered, teacher-centered, teacher-student relationship ,curriculum, semester/term, major subject, minor subject, rewards experienced, humorous, professional, patient, sense of responsibility,hard-working, active, effective ways of learning, memory, ability of understanding,attach great importance to, emphasize on, reduce student’s load of schoolwork,study abroad/go abroad to study, graduate from,
Questions and possible answers:
1. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
In my opinion, a good teacher should be someone who is professional, knowledgeable, patient, and has a great sense of responsibility. What’s more, he or she must love teaching. If a teacher loves teaching, a lot of time will be used to improve his or her teaching techniques and methods. And therefore, students might be attracted to the teacher’s class and learn well. Let me take my _____ teacher as an example…
2. What are the qualities of a good student?
I think a good student must be someone who enjoys learning and knows efficient ways of learning. He or she should have a lot of hobbies and be eager to learning new things. In addition, a good student is always hard-working. And he or she also has a good ability of understanding or good memory. I (my classmate ___) am/is a good student…