Discuss these questions with a partner. 1 What kind of school do you currently attend? 2 Isthere anything about your school you would like to improve? 3 Have you ever thought about attending school in a different country? 4 What do you think schools will be lke inthe future? #tarts (T]a Complete the sentences with words from thebox. academic curriculum discipline essays grades graduation privatetutors teachers technical tests 1 Our are quite strict and give us lots of homework. They are also responsible for parents might geta letter! 2 I'mreally wortied about our high school toget good ‘and ifyou don't do your homework, your 3 Atuniversity, we need to learn how to write in a more style. at school, so many students need help It's different from the way we used to from atfirst. 4 The __at my school listening to English, and |also have towritealotof__ _ 5 Ourschool teaches a number of ____subjects lke electronics and electrical engineering, so hope to get a good job in those areas after [SL] Using the words from the box and your own ideas, describe the education system in your country to your partner. Use themes 1-4tto help you (both UK ‘and USnamesare given). 1 nursery schooV/kindergarten 2 primary school/elementary school 3 secondary school/high school 4 university/school Ero ake Leon ay '9 Speaking Part 3 youneed to speak at length about atopic. To do this, you may need to provide reasons to expand your opinions. Witha partner, brainstorm some reasons to support these opinions. 1 The school system in our country isone of the best in the world. 2 The school system in our county is in need of improvement. 3 Toomany people in our country goto university. 4 Many people in our country are not ready to get ajob when they leave school. 5 Technology has brought many great developments in education. 6 Technology is making education more stressful. (S| 1 There are several reasons why... 2 Thefirst reasons that... 3 The second reason isthat .. 4 Another point to consider s that 5 The biggest / main reason is that. my parents want me \cludes lessons on speaking, reading and Use these prompts to link your reasons together, then say them to your partner. Education isa common topic IELTS, 0 youmaybe asked about your educational history orcontextin ‘Speaking Parts1,20F3. In peaking Part 3, you need a wide vocabulary tospeak about various topicsat length and make your ‘meaning clear.Pen earl TIED) '" Speaking Parts you might alsohave to talk about the causesand effects related toa topic. With a partner, brainstorm some possible causes forthe problemsin thetable. Problem Causes @ Parents haveto 1 Because students are under alot of ay spend alotof [2 OTL ‘money on private education. 3 b Students donot haveenough free time to socialise. € Manystudentshave | 1 Astheyhave-to spend reported thatthey [> are unhappy with studyingEnglish. | 3 alot oftine memorising ets of vocabulary. [Ty Witha dtterent partner, brainstorm some possible effects ofthe causesinthe table. Cause Effect ‘a Becausestudents | 1 Parentshave to spend a lot of money on prt education. areunder alot of pressure to get good grades bb Duetothe fact that they have to study from morning until night ¢ Astheyhaveto spend a lat of time memorising. vocabulary Mn en ener ‘Speaking Part 3 questions often ask you tomake suggestions or recommendations. Make some uggestionsabout your country's education system by completing these sentences. 1 In order to improve our education system, the government You should study the way that should, must and have to are used and try to include them in your should responses. 2 Teachers should toimprove their students’ grades. 3 Students must to improve their chances of getting ajob after graduation. 4 Parentshaveto with teachers to help their children. do better at school 5 Our country must. inorder to compete internationally. unrro7/ sPeakinc FEE ed al aeFor each sentence in exercise 8, give a reason for your answer. This may include some causes and effects. Inorder to improve our education system the government shoul change the tet system — mighaeaanc eres tian >) tna eshte, 4 aT suggestion [T]o]y Your classis going to make a ‘time capsule’that willbe openedin the year 3000. You can include only TEN items in the capsule. in small groups, decide whichitems you willinclude, and justify your selection. To do this, try to give reasons, causes, effects and suggestions. Use the table to help you. tem Why? ‘picture of the students | Themain reasons thatthe people who open the capsule should know who buried Inthe cass Otherwise, they might not be able tounderstand the objects side. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [I[I) Once your grouphas decided on TEN items, present yourlistto the clas, giving reasons, causes, effects and suggestions. Your class now has to decide on the final TENitemstobe selected.ene oy T[a[] Write the contraction of the pronoun and ver in these sentences and then practise sayingthem, © _tsseech,weoten shorten words like would, 1 She would often give us extra homework before our exams. wil andistomake 2 Theproblem with studyinglate at night sthatitis hardto contractions for example: rememberthe next day what you learnt. + twould— rt 3 know that if] work harder, Iwill get good grades. + till + Thotis~ That's TIE Uistento the contractions in these sentences, then practise saying the sentences to your partner. © 1 Ve suggest going to bed earlier or you won’tbe ableto remember what you've learnt. 2 Wemustn't push young people into studying to hard, or they'll drop outof school 3 That's not the right solution. Instead, we should've banned homework for pupils some time ago. (Exam sKiLLs ] Tag Respond tothe promptsin this Speaking Part2 task. Try totalkfor TWO full minutes. =] Describe a problem with the education system in your country. You should say: + what kind of problemitis + howlong the problem has existed + what effect the problem has had on education ‘And explain what we can do to solve the problem. [BI] Ustentoa student answering these Speaking Part3 questions. Notedown any reasons, causes, effects or suggestions they give. Then answer the questions with your own ideas. 4 Whatis the effect of private tutoring on education? 2 Isprivate tutoring more important today than it was in the past? 3 What more can governments do toreduce the need for private tutoring? 4 How can we encourage more parents to teach their children at home? FY ror sPeanne