Live Lesson Notes Education Flashcards
Fill in the gap with one or two words
- Next week I am going to _____ the IELTS test. (Take / Sit / Pass / Crack / Fail / Have/ Attend)
- At school you will get into trouble if you don’t _________ the rules (stick to / abide by / follow / obey / respect)
The examiner gives the test.
Cambridge English write the test.
IELTS Speaking: Schools
Curriculum (n.)
Curricula (n.) Plural جمع
= subjects / lessons in a course
What do we call classes we do after school?
Extra curricular activities
After school activities
فوق برنامه
Tests and Exams
I am going to _____ the IELTS test
Sit = take
To pass = Succeed
fail = not to pass
re-sit = re-take / re-do = do/take again
To pass with flying colors = pass with a really high score
To pass with merit = to pass very well با شایستگی
To pass with (a) distinction = to pass at the highest level
To flunk a test = To fail a test
to sail through a test= it was easy (easy like a ship sails through the sea)
It was a breeze = it was really easy
Discipline (v.) (n.)
~ control, order, authority
Our form teacher would keep us in line = keep control over us
She was a no-nonsense teacher =doesn’t accept silly behaviour
Strict (adj.) = keeps strong control
The opposite of strict is ______ ?
- Easy-going
- Liberal
- Indulgent
- Relaxed
- Kind
- Flexible
- Lax
- Lenient
- Laid-back
Non-sense: silly, stupid, crazy
Laid -back: آدم آسان‌گیر خونسرد، سخت‌نگیر
Lenient: بامدارا، ملایم، با گذشت
Indulgent: let people do what they want to do
Rules
“Rules are there to be broken!”
____ the rules
Follow _____
Obey _____
Stick to _____
Keep to _____
Break _____
Punishment
Detention = when you stay behind after class
Writing lines = writing the same line 100 times
Suspension = when you cannot go to school for a few days
Expulsion = when you are kicked out of the school or to expelled from
school
Corporal punishment = hitting the student (caning, giving the slipper,
slapping with a ruler)
standing up the whole class
توقیف بازداشت، حبس
Expulsion: اخراج
Teachers
Adjectives
knowledgeable~ knows a lot
well-read = s.o. who reads a lot
strict
tough but fair
easy-going = relaxed
nurturing = encouraging
ill-prepared = badly prepared
rambling = talking too much without a goal
inept = not competent, not good
well-read : اهل مطالعه، فرهیخته
Inept: نالایق، ناکارا، بی مورد، نامناسب، به دردنخور، نا شایسته
All of the following can be used to describe a teacher who treats some
students well and others badly.
For example they might care about smart students & don’t care about others
- unfair
- discriminating
- biased
- guilty of favouritism
Favouritism: استثناء قائل شدن نسبت بکسی
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Pyramind of learning
Taxonomy: طبقه بندی، علم رده بندی، ره ارایی
This is a pyramid of learning levels.
The bottom level is the lowest level of learning, and the top one is the
highest level of learning.
To learn deeply, you need to try and do activities that will move you up
the levels.
-
Remember: Recall facts and basic concenpts
Define, duplicate, list, memorize, repeat, state -
Understand: Explain ideas or concept
classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate -
Apply: Use information in new situation
execute, implement, solve, use, demonstrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch -
Analyze: Draw connections among ideas
Differentiate, organize, relate, compare, contrast, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test -
Evaluate: Justify a stand or decision
appraise, argue, defend, judge, support, value, critique, weigh. -
Create: Produce new or original work
Design, assemble, construct, conjecture, develope, formulate, author, investigate
Pyramind of learning
(IELTS)
6: Create: Writing a blog post in Englsih
5. Evaluate: Debate with others in english
4. Analyze: compare the idiom to another
3. Apply: try to use a new word
2. Understand: explain the meaning of a word
1. Remember: Memorize a word list
EX: Phrases
6: Create: To think out of the box
5. Evaluate: To weigh up
4. Analyze: To break down
3. Apply: To have a go
2. Understand: To get it
1. Remember: To learn by heart
Listen and fill in the gaps with ONE word!
At school I had a teacher who just used to make us [1] (Learn)
everything by heart. I didn’t enjoy it that much, but sometimes we had
to have a [2] (go) at using those ideas in a [3] debate, and I felt that
was much more beneficial. You know, [4] weighing up other people’s
ideas, and thinking out of the [5] (box), I found that really useful.
have a go: try
out of the box: به روشی متفاوت، غیرمعمول، مبتکرانه یا از جنبه ای متفاوت، خارج از چارچوب
What is the Impact of Technology on Education?
Here are some ideas phrases you can use to talk about this.
Good or Positive Impact
We have more access to resources and information worldwide
Technology can create shortcuts (=a way to do things more quickly)
e.g. (AI) chat GPT
Learn more quickly
It has led to personalised learning
Motivate young people in particular
Unleash our creativity
Bad or Negative Impact
It can put older people off = It can discourage them
put sb off: از دست دادن علاقه کسی به چیزی
It can be frustrating
It can fail
It can be distracting
To put someone off something = to discourage someone from doing it
To put someone off something = to discourage someone from doing it
With this question you can also consider the impact on different groups
of people.
Old People
It can be off-putting
It can make learning daunting or overwhelming
Kids
Make it fun
They are digital natives, so it’s easy to use
Teachers
There’s pressure to keep up with the latest changes
There’s a steep learning curve
With this question you can also consider the impact on different groups
of people.
Old People
It can be off-putting
It can make learning daunting or overwhelming
Kids
Make it fun
They are digital natives, so it’s easy to use
Teachers
There’s pressure to keep up with the latest changes
There’s a steep learning curve
IELTS Speaking Topic: Education
Listening Task
Watch and listen to this person talk about their first day at school
So I actually went to a number of different schools as a child.
I’m going to tell you about the second school I went to.
So the first day, and I remember at my second school, was quite
interesting.
I moved there when I was six. I think I must have been about six or
seven.
My mother wasn’t …. she hadn’t been very happy with me, with the
previous school, I should say, so she insisted that we change.
I remember on the first day turning up (=to appear), or more accurately,
my parents dropped me off, and they were quite anxious and
apprehensive (=worried), as it was my first day at school. And me too, I was a bit nervous. I had no idea what was in store for me (=waiting for me).
And I just remember walking in and thinking it was so big. I was
overwhelmed (=a feeling that everything is too much) by the size of
everything; the playground, the classrooms, the assembly hall just
seemed gigantic,(=very big) and everything was a bit of a blur. (=not
clearly visible = not clear)
It just happened so quickly. But I can still recall quite vividly
(=remember clearly) going into the first classroom with my first teacher,
who appeared to be a very calm and thoughtful lady, very much in
control.
She seemed to be kind of tough and fair, I would say.
And she introduced me to the whole class, which was great because it
really made me feel at home.
And although I was a bit fidgety (=moving your body nervously), this
helped me relax and settle in (=feel comfortable in a new place) quite
well.
I also remember the first playtime, the break, right, when we went out
into the playground. There was this great big climbing frame and an
obstacle course, and I just found it so easy to make friends. And we
played together, and I felt great.
I think, talking about my feelings of the whole day, I was really
comfortable, and I felt quite relaxed at the end of the day.
And I thought, yeah, this is a school. It’s going to be easy for me to fit
in. (=feel comfrotalbe & feel a sense of belonging in a new place)
And as it turns out (=the end result was…), it was.*
I really, really liked that school. I enjoyed it a lot.
Fidgety: بیقراری
