47.Describe a skill you learned when you were a child. Flashcards
47. Describe a skill you learned when you were a child. You should say: \+ what skill it was \+ who taught you this skill \+ how you learned it And explain why you learned this skill.
Well! When I was a little kid, there was a craft activity that I still remember clearly, that was making a birthday card.
That time our teacher gave us a video in a TV show, which is a series on Disney Channel showing you how to make handmade products.
The video provided us step-by-step how to fold a paper to create a heart shape and how we could glue the heart shape onto the blank card so that when we opened it, the heart popped up. I had to spent 2 hours of woking with my friend to do it.
It was very interesting to see the product after it was done. Nowadays, it is easy to buy preprinted cards. However, being handmade makes the card more unique and the most important is that it was made by me. Imagine if someone gave you a present and said that it was made by him or her, how special you would bel!
Teaching kid nowadays in the past Teaching kid in the futures Advantages of modern education Disadvantages of modern education Study nowadays vs in the past Study in the futures Advantages of study abroad Disadvantages of study abroad Technology in Education: Advantages Technology in Education: Disadvantages Education in Developing countries: Problems Education in developing countries: solutions
Teaching kid nowadays in the past
+ Have to study too much < don’t have time to enjoy
+ Parents spend a lot of money for their kid education
Teaching kid in the futures
+ Technology has made lessons much more interesting
+ Students can study at their own place
Advantages of modern education
+ Environment is better < technology
+ Students have chance to choose their favorite courses
Disadvantages of modern education
+ rely too much on technology > students are more lazy
+ focus on 1 subject > grow in a bias way More mature
Disadvantages of study abroad
+ Living and studying abroad can be difficult
+ Problems with paperwork such as visa applications
+ The language barrier can be a problem
Technology in Education: Advantages
+ Technology can make lessons much more interesting
+ Students can do research using online resources
+ Students can study at their own place
Technology in Education: Disadvantages
+ Do not become proficient in some basic skills
+ Technology is no substitute for a real teacher
+ Expensive to maintain and can be unreliable
Education in Developing countries: Problems
+ Children often have to work from an early age
+ Families do not have access to books or computers
Education in developing countries: solutions
+ Developed countries could help developing nations by providing money < schools and technology
+ Encourage parents to send their children to school
Higher education: Advantages
+ A degree can open the door to better career
+ Skilled workers are needed for sectors such as information technology and engineering
Higher education: Disadvantages
+ A university degree is not necessary for many service professions
+ A healthy economy needs a wide range of workers
