Monday, 27 April 2020

UNIT 7_EDUCATION_YOUR SPEAKING PRACTICE_YOUR ONLINE PRACTICE


I have tried to sum up some information and ideas you were able to provide during your online meeting.

You described teachers and used a wide range of adjectives:

PATIENT

STRICT   

EASY-GOING 

BRILLIANT

EXCELLENT

AWFUL

GOOD AT…

EASY TO TALK TO

ENCOURAGING

LAZY

DISORGANISED

FLEXIBLE

POLITE

RUDE

AUTHORITARIAN

CREATIVE

IMAGINATIVE

KNOWLEDGEABLE

EXPERIENCED

You also got the chance to talk about the role of students and you used these words and phrases:

BEHAVIOUR

TO BEHAVE

TO MISBEHAVE

TO STRUGGLE TO DO SOMETHING

TO DO WELL

DISCIPLINED

MOTIVATION

TO PARTICIPATE

TO TAKE PART IN…

ORIGINAL

UNIQUE LEARNERS

PUNISHMENT


You also talked about doing a course:

TO SIGN UP FOR…

DEMANDING

STRESSFUL

REWARDING

TO ATTEND…

TIMETABLE

ASSIGNMENTS

WORKSHOPS

TO GIVE UP

EFFORT

KNOWLEDGE

KEEN ON…


You practised pronouncing some words:

EASY

EASIER

CREATIVE

CREATIVITY

COURSE

COURSES

SIGN UP FOR

AREN’T

PRIVATE

RELIGIOUS

PATIENT

ISOLATED

STUDENTS

SPEND

STRICT

STUDY

AUTHORITY

During the class you used phrasal verbs that have to do with Education:

TO SIGN UP FOR…

TO GET ON WITH…

TO FALL BEHIND

TO KEEP UP WITH…

TO CATCH UP WITH…

You also considered RULES:

TO HAVE TO…

TO NEED TO…

TO BE SUPPOSED TO

TO BE ALLOWED TO…

SHOULD…

MUST…


During your interaction you used some functional language:

THAT SOUNDS/LOOKS/SEEMS…

I’D RATHER…

SHALL WE….?

HOW ABOUT…?

WHAT ABOUT…?

WHY DON’T WE….?

LET’S…

IF I WERE YOU, I’D…

WE COULD…

MAYBE YOU’RE RIGHT

I THINK YOU’RE RIGHT

I DON’T THINK YOU’RE RIGHT

MAYBE WE SHOULD…

GOOD IDEA!

LET ME THINK.

I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.

AN ONLINE COURSE? Hmm, I DON´T KNOW.

I DON’T THINK SO

I’D LOVE TO.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THAT’S TERRIBLE/AWFUL

WAIT A SECOND

WAIT A MINUTE

HOLD ON

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

SERIOUSLY?

YOU MUST BE JOKING

YOU MUST BE KIDDING

DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT…?

ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THAT…?


I hope this helps.


I really appreciate your effort, motivation and support.





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