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IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• defining relative clauses
• non-defining relative clauses
VOCABULARY
• education and studying
SCENARIO
• discussing options
• problem-solving
STUDY SKILLS
• reading strategies
WRITING SKILLS
• a formal letter
Education
6.1
EDUCATION ISSUES
6
Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Malcolm Forbes, 1919–1990, US magazine publisher
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
EDUCATION AND STUDYING
1
Work with a partner to discuss these questions
about education in Bahrain. Check that you know all
the words in
italics
.
1
What age do children usually start
primary
(or
elementary
) school?
2
What age do children usually start and leave
secondary
school?
3
What age does
compulsory education
start? At what age
does it finish? Do you think these are the correct ages?
4
Is there both
state
(public)
education
and
private
education
? Which is better? Why?
5
Do most people go on to
higher education
? Why?/
Why not? Do they have to pay?
6
Are
exams
or
continuous assessment
more common?
Which is the better way of monitoring progress? Why?
7
Do many students start and then
drop out of
courses in
Bahrain?
2
Look at the phrases below. Which two nouns in
each group are correct? Cross out the incorrect noun
and write the correct collocation for this noun. You
may need to change the verb or the preposition.
1
go to
school / a place at university / college
get a place at university
2
revise for
an exam / a subject / a test
3
graduate from
university / primary school / high school
4
get
a degree / a good grade / an exam
5
take/retake
homework / an exam / a course
6
pass/fail
an exam / a course / a good result
7
hand in
an essay / a seminar / an assignment
8
do
progress / coursework / your best
9
make
mistakes / progress / homework
10
study
an exam / a subject / a language
3
a
6.1
Inferring attitude
Listen to three people
talking about their education experiences. Is each
person positive, negative or neutral?
3
b
Listen again and tick (
ü
) the collocations in
Exercise 2 you hear.
3
c
In small groups, ask and answer questions using
the collocations above.
How do/did you revise for exams?
