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I believe that teachers are very good at _____ a range of skills and a body of knowledge to their students, this is clear from the results we get from across the board. All students are equally important and all students need to develop _____ thinking. The research I did for my university department shows that three types of learning exists: ______, when students are not engaged, and deeper, when they are, and the deepest learning of all takes place when students are engaged and working together. An example of this ______ learning is when information technology is used to prompt students through _____ experiences to explore and collect information. I think it will be the future of learning.
ALAN CRINKLY, GOVERNMENT MINISTER
We want learning to be deep and _____ for all young people and if computers _____ children, so much the better. I am a strong believer in developing children’s interests in the learning process, wherever it may be. The important thing is for children to be _____. In fact, I strongly approve of a development which forces children to think about the quality of education they receive. This is necessary if our schools are to be the best the country can provide. Students must see themselves as _____ in an educational process, to have a voice and to use it. Education should have two _____: to supply the skills needed by the employment market and to _____ each and every child, average or gifted, to develop his or her potential to the maximum.
3. What words and expressions used in the recording have a meaning similar to “very intelligent students”, “deep learning”?
Answer the questions.
1. What does Stephen mean saying “…highly intelligent, gifted children are given a raw deal”?
2. What benefits of school does Paul Lloyd outline?
3. What three types of learning does Sarah Ford describe? What example does she provide?
4. What objectives does the education have according to Alan Crinkly?
5. Discussion.
With what ideas expressed by the speakers do you particularly agree/disagree? Why?
DIALOGUES
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You are going to hear 4 dialogues. Listen and decide who the main speaker is in each case. There is one person you do not need to use.
· a parent
· a school teacher
· a university lecturer
· an overseas student
· a postgraduate student
Answer the questions.
1. Why is the teacher annoyed? What advice is she given?
2. Why is the overseas student unhappy? What is she going to do?
3. What rule does the lecturer explain? Are there any exceptions to the rule?
4. Why is the parent happy?
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