Part 1-style questions
Examiner: Are you studying English at a school?
Michel: Yes … I’m taking an intensive course at a local private language school … I attend classes three times a week …
Examiner: Would you say you are a good student?
Susan: I’m OK I think … I’m pretty good at meeting deadlines and I’m keeping up with my studies … plus I find it quite easy to learn things by heart which is useful when learning a language …
Examiner: When you were younger did you enjoy your time at school?
Theo: Yes … I liked school … it was an ordinary state school … nothing special … a single-sex school … which I’m not sure I liked … but the teachers were great … I had lots of friends and I never played truant like some pupils there …
Part 2-style task
Describe a time during your education that you really enjoyed. You should say:
- when this period was
- where you were
- what you were studying at the time
Caroline: I’d like to tell you about my time at university … I was a mature student … I didn’t go to university until I was 25 … and it was my first time away from my parents so it was very exciting … I was doing a Bachelors Degree and it was a bit of a challenge … some people take a year out but I’d been away from education for 8 years … plus I had to work my way through uni so I was very busy … and sitting exams at the end of each year was a new experience for me as well but I really enjoyed higher education learning about a subject I loved … history … and the social life was great as well … I don’t think I’ve ever had so many friends … I had my graduation ceremony last year in the local cathedral and I know my parents were really proud … so yes … that was a really happy time … I’m thinking of doing a Masters Degree soon … though that might be through distance learning as I have a full-time job now …
Part 3-style questions
Examiner: What qualities do you think a good teacher has?
Anna: They should be patient … they should be subject specialists and be able to explain the subject clearly … they should give feedback quickly … for example not hang on to essay for ages like some of my teachers …
Examiner: What are the advantages of studying on a distance learning course?
Florrie: It’s a more flexible way of studying especially if you have a job … tuition fees are usually cheaper … but you have to be very motivated … and I would imagine more people fall behind with their studies compared to face-to-face classes …
Examiner: Do all children get equal opportunities in education?
Julie: In my country I think it is quite equal but in the UK I’ve heard that most people who go to the top universities have studied at public schools … you have to be very rich to study in a school like that … they’re usually boarding schools as well so the fees are enormous …
Definitions
- to attend classes: đi học
- bachelors degree: bằng cử nhân
- boarding school: trường nội trú
- distance learning: khoá học online
- face-to-face classes: lớp học truyền thống (học theo dạng offline với giáo viên và bạn học)
- to fall behind with your studies: tiếp thu chậm hơn so với người khác
- to give feedback: đưa ra nhận xét, đánh giá về học viên
- a graduation ceremony: lễ tốt nghiệp
- higher education: học sau phổ thông (đại học, cao đẳng,..)
- an intensive course: lớp học cấp tốc
- to keep up with your studies: cố gắng để không bị tụt lại phía sau
- to learn something by heart: học thuộc long
- a mature student: học sinh lớn tuổi hơn các bạn học, thường là do quay trở lại lớp học sau một thời gian đi làm
- masters degree: bằng thạc sĩ
- to meet a deadline: to finish a job or task in the time allowed or agreed
- to play truant: trốn học
- private language school: trường tư thục
- public schools: trường công lập
- a single-sex school: trường dành riêng cho nam hoặc nữ học
- to sit an exam: làm bài kiểm tra
- state school: trường công lập
- subject specialist: giáo viên chuyên ngành, có kiến thức chuyên sâu về môn học mà người ấy dạy
- to take a year out: nghỉ học một năm để đi làm hoặc du lịch
- tuition fees: học phí
- to work your way through university: vừa học vừa làm để trang trải học phí
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