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IELTS Speaking Lesson about Education

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IELTS Speaking vocabulary: Education

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Fill in the gap with one word

  1. Next week I am going to _____ the IELTS test.
  2. At school you will get into trouble if you don’t _________ the rules 

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  1. Next week I am going to take / sit / re-sit / re-take / pass the IELTS test.

The examiner gives the test

Cambridge English write the test

  • To pass = to succeed

2. At school you will get into trouble if you don’t _follow / obey / respect / stick to / keep to / abide by the rules 

IELTS Speaking: Schools

Curriculum (n.) 

Curricula (n.) Plural = subjects / lessons in a course 

  • What do we call classes we do after school?

Extra curricular activities 

After school activities

Tests and Exams

  • I am going to _______ the IELTS test
      1. sit / take 
      2. pass = succeed  
      3. fail = not to pass
      4. re-sit / re-take / re-do = do / take again
  • To pass with flying colours = to pass with a really high score
  • To pass with merit = to pass very well
  • To pass with (a) distinction = to pass at the highest level 
  • To flunk a test = to fail a test 
  • I sailed through the test = it was easy 
  • 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  

Rules are there to be broken!”

rules

_____ 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)  

Teachers 

Adjectives

  • knowledgeable
  • 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

All of the following can be used to describe a teacher who treats some students well and others badly. 

  • unfair 
  • discriminating
  • biased 
  • guilty of favouritism

IELTS Speaking: Learning

Bloom’s Taxonomy

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. 

Blooms taxonomy

If you are a teacher, find out more about how to use Bloom’s Taxonomy here

The table below shows you the kind of activities you can do to move up the learning levels.

Learning Levels

The table below shows you some useful phrases you can use to talk about learning in your IELTS Speaking test.

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IELTS Speaking: Listening task

IELTS Speaking: Listening Task

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At school, I had a teacher who just used to make us [1] _______ everything by heart. I didn’t enjoy it that much, but sometimes we had to have a [2] ____ at using those ideas in a [3] ________, and I felt that was much more beneficial. You know, [4] _________ up other people’s ideas, and thinking out of the [5] ________, I found that really useful.

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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.

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)
  • 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 be frustrating 
  • It can fail 
  • It can be distracting 

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 

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