Speaking Activity: Subjects at school.

 Pre-task: Oral debate

o What subjects do you study at school? Make a list of all the subjects you are
currently studying. Maths, Language, English, IT, P.E., Geography, History,
Chemistry & Physics, Philosophy, etc.
o Which subjects do you think are completely useless? Why? Which ones do you
think are very important but need to change a bit? Why? Which subjects do you
find motivating and interesting?
 Task: Read the article about Finland’s new educational system.
o Work on vocabulary
 What do you think about these changes? Would you like to study in a school like that?
Do you think students learn better when everything is connected and related instead of
separated?
 After task: Imaginary situation
o Let’s imagine you can eliminate two subjects but you have to add two new
ones: which ones you would eliminate and which ones you would add?