Women's day

Women's day listening comprehension
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Email requesting information

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to enquire about the online courses that you offer. In particular, I am interested in the B1 English course and I would be grateful if you could provide some further information.

I would appreciate it if you could tell me how much the course costs and when it will start and finish. I would also like to know about the kind of activities it includes and if there will be an exam at the end. Could you send me a detailed programme with the contents of the course?

Finally, I would like to know if you will provide a certificate indicating the number of hours.

I look forward to hearing from you. 

Yours faithfully,

Mary Smith

Public vs state education

Careful! In the UK public schools are PRIVATE SCHOOLS!



Watch a debate about this topic (also in the US)

Do you agree with all these people?

A public school in China

Watch the video and decide if the following statements are true or false:

Wellington College

1. Wellington college has been working for years
2. Most pupils are foreigners
3. Parents must pay more than 15,000 euros a year
4. The Chinese state system is strict
5. Some Chinese students have been allowed to enroll in the sixth form
6. Britain is a desired destination for Chinese university students
7. Student visas in Britain have always been hard to get
8. Chinese life has been based on hard work and little leisure time

 Answers written in white. Select this line to see them: 1F, 2T, 3F, 4T, 5T, 6T, 7F, 8T

Education systems

Education in the UK


 

What's a public school in the UK?

Education in the US
Compare the two systems

Expressing preference

GENERAL PREFERENCES
I prefer books TO films
I prefer reading TO watching TV

SPECIFIC PREFERENCE (if I had to choose...)
I would prefer to go to London RATHER THAN stay in Spain
Next Saturday I'd prefer to eat at a restaurant RATHER THAN at home

NO PREFERENCE
I don't like any of them
I like neither watching football nor playing it
I like neither of them
I dislike both reading and watching TV


Technology
Do you prefer computers or mobile phones?
What are the benefits of technology? And the dangers?
What technology do you use?

Sports
Do you prefer swimming or running?
What are the benefits of doing sport?
Speak about the last time you did some physical activity

Modern family

Watch the video and answer the questions:

How has the role of children in the family changed?
Children in the past didn’t use to be the centre of family life
When did this change take place?
by the end of the 20th C
How old is their older child?
their older child is 13
What do Lucy and Michael feel?
They feel their children dominate their home
How has parents’ attitude changed recently?
Current parents are childcentric. It’s in the media, books, parenting classes; everyone is talking about their children
What would Lucy’s mother say in some cases?
her mother would say they are dominated in a way they shouldn’t be. Children rule the house

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