- •I 1. Let’s talk about education. What can you tell me about your school?
- •I 2. Do you agree that Belarusian secondary school provides a person with good knowledge? Why (not)?
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- •I 3. Ask me whether I liked school when I was a pupil.
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- •I 4. What ideas from Belarusian school can you advise a teacher from Great Britain to use in British school?
- •I 5. Today some young people think that having a good education is not very important. Do you agree with them?
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- •II 3. Ask me what kind of pupil I was at school.
- •II 4. Which school club would you advise your classmate to join?
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- •II 5. Today some young people think that having a good education is very important. Do you agree with them?
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- •III 2. Does your school differ from any other school you know?
- •III 3. Ask me what problems I had when I was a student.
- •III 4. You are talking with a British student. What would you advise him/her to do to prepare for an exam well?
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- •III 5. Today some young people want to study abroad because they believe that the level of education is higher there. Would you do the same?
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- •IV 3.Ask me about my school life.
- •IV 4.What can you advise a student who is not very good at languages to do to achieve better results?
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- •IV 5.Nowadays some young people complain that they have lots of problems at school. Do you agree with them?
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I 2. Do you agree that Belarusian secondary school provides a person with good knowledge? Why (not)?
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Generally speaking, I should say that children have got opportunities to get good knowledge. The programmes of Belarusian secondary school comprise all the subjects necessary for basic knowledge so as to have a chance to choose any profession. Students may be involved in different educational activities which provide not only theoretical base but also practical skills: such as making different projects and presentations, research work, making speeches. The aim of our secondary education is also to learn social skills, to develop critical thinking, to develop understanding of other people, to prepare for life in the workplace and many others.
Thus, those people who has got determination, persistence, self motivation will succeed in their future life.
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Generally speaking, I should say that children have got good opportunities to get good knowledge. Scientific and intellectual potential is the main strategic resource of Belarus. The republic guarantees its citizens the right to universal secondary education and creates means for further professional education. It tries to pay much attention to common human values, developing independent critical thinking instead of simple perception of information.
Our system of education has been reforming for many years probably because the aim of the reform is rather global: to create an independent, qualitatively new national school corresponding to international standards and ensuring each citizen the right to the high-quality education according to his or her abilities and inclinations.
The main principles of the educational system in Belarus are the priority of human values, national culture as the basis of education, humanism, sense of ecological purpose, scientific basis, support of gifted children and others.
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I think that our system of education is good if you are interested in pure science. The amount of knowledge you will have got by the age of 18 is incomparable to that of my peers around the world. They know less than we do, but if you want to be a driver you don’t have to know about the theory of relativity. Our drivers excel theirs in term of intelligence, but I think our drivers should not be made to learn the things which are often regarded as unnecessary in their profession. Breakthroughs in science are very important, but our well-being doesn’t depend on them. We should know a lot about one specific area and by pretending to be in the know of many different things we significantly reduce our chances of taking over your opponents.
I 3. Ask me whether I liked school when I was a pupil.
Did you like to go to school in your childhood?
(Did you like your school when you were a pupil?)
What was your favourite subject?
Who was your favourite teacher?
Did you have classes on Saturday?
How much time did it take you to do your homework?
Did you have to take your English exam?