Education Part 1 – sample questions 1. Do you work or are you a student? 2. What subject are you studying? 3. Is it a difficult subject? 4. Why did you choose this subject? 5. What do you like most about this subject? 6. What’s the most interesting aspect of your subject? 7. What do you plan to do when you finish studying? 8. At what age do most people leave school in your country? 9. Do you think it’s a good age to leave school? 10. What was your favourite subject at school? Why? 11. What do you think are the most important subjects at school? Part 2 – sample question Describe a teacher that had a positive influence on you. You should say: - what subject this teacher taught - how long he/she was your teacher - what positive attributes this teacher had and explain why you remember this teacher in particular. Part 3 – sample questions 1. Is there a system of free state education in your country? 2. Do you think school and university prepares young people adequately for real life? 3. Do you think there is too much pressure on young people at school these days? 4. Do you agree that there is too much emphasis on formal testing? 5. Have there been significant changes in schooling methods in your country in recent years? 6. Do you think schools provide enough careers advice to young people? Useful Vocabulary School - nursery / primary / secondary schools / education - state school / private school - boarding school - all girls / all boys school - to go to / attend school - the curriculum - extra-curricular activities - school trips - to sit / do / take an exam - to resit / retake an exam - to revise (for an exam) - to pass / to fail an exam - to get exam results - to get qualifications / to be qualified - to leave school / a school-leaver - to drop out of school / to be a dropout - to study for [a qualification / an exam] - to be academic / to be an all-rounder University - tertiary / higher education - colleges of higher education / technical colleges / universities - to apply for a course - to get an (un)conditional offer - to do a course in [subject] - halls of residence / student accommodation - student union / student body - an undergraduate - a graduation ceremony - to get a university degree / a Masters / a Doctorate (Phd) - to graduate from university / to graduate in [subject] - a university graduate - a postgraduate student / course - to do a postgraduate course / a Masters / a PhD (Doctorate) - to be a qualified [job title] - to qualify in [subject] - to take a gap year - to drop out of university Useful Linking Expressions Introducing a contrast However, … Nevertheless, … On the one hand …. but on the other hand … Although … Despite … But, … Sample Answer Qu.1 Is there a system of free state education in your country? In my country there is a state education system offering free education for children from 3-18, although parents still have to pay for food, materials, school trips and other extra-curricular activities. This is only one part of the system, however, because there are also private schools and semi-private schools, which are partly funded by the state. So on the one hand it appears that we do have free state education, but in actual fact it isn’t available to everyone because places are limited.
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