LIVE AND LEARN

  • Speaking: Tell us about your own education in less than 2 minutes. Use the prompts below to help you add ideas. 
    • Speaking: Oral production- Description of a personal experience: What was your school life like?
      • SAMPLE: Let me tell you I went to a state school. Careful, I don't mean a public school, but one that was run by the government. In those days it was commonplace to be expelled if you misbehaved. You weren't allowed to talk or else you were given lines. If you were caught cheating, you'd probably be made to resit your finals in an oral mode.


  • Listening: Chinese versus British - which education system is better?

 

 


 

 


 

 


1. Compulsory education starts at the age of… and ends at the age of…  
2. The National Curriculum…

3. Types of schools (based on funding)

  1. State schools
  2. Private / independent schools
  3. Public schools

4. Types of schools (based on age)

  1. Primary school
  2. Secondary school
    • Comprehensive schools
    • Grammar schools and secondary modern schools
    • Sixth-form college
5. Examinations
6. Vocational studies
7. Faith schools



    EXAM PRACTICE: WRITTEN PAPER: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS

    Physical Education should not be mandatory in schools!

    "Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. " - Plato. Physical Education (PE or PT) is seen in almost all schools. It’s been there from before our times. For many children it is just a period of sports and fun, but in many schools there is a strict curriculum consisting of various exercises, sports and things useful for betterment of health. It is often considered as one of the most essential part of education. But should it really be mandatory to be a part of PE? Doesn't it have any disadvantages? Shouldn't children and their parents be allowed to decide whether they want PE for their child or not? What has made it a mandatory course almost throughout the nation?

    P.E. at schools:  A blessing or a curse?
    POINTS IN FAVOUR   POINTS AGAINST 
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    Last modified: Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 8:45 PM