77 Discuss the following questions with a partner: 1 It is often said that “parents are a child’s first and most important teachers.” Do you agree with this statement? Why?/Why not? 2 How involved do you think parents should be in their child’s education? For example, should they check homework, reward good grades or punish poor grades? 3 Write down three positive and three negative effects of parents being involved in their child’s learning. Share your ideas with the class. Expand your vocabulary: Education Read the following emails from parents to an advice column in a magazine. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. SPEAKING 16 LANGUAGE 17 a Education – a family affair? Now use six of the green expressions to write meaningful sentences about education. Try not to use an expression more than once. Example: Once you have passed your final exams, you will graduate from high school. Talk to a partner. What advice would you give the parents? Although parents have their children’s best interests at heart, it can be difficult to know how to support them properly. Have you ever heard of ‘helicopter parents’? Work in pairs and write down what you think ‘helicopter parents’ are (look it up online if you need to). Then write down three reasons why such parents may do more harm than good. b SPEAKING 18 READING 19 Dear Dr Ross, I am very concerned about my daughter, who will be taking her (1) final exams / last assessment next year. She shows no interest in studying and spends all her time with her boyfriend. She’s rude and disrespectful towards me, insisting that school isn’t important. Her teachers say she has no respect for authority and refuses to listen or do the (2) curriculum / coursework they set. She won’t do any (3) lectures / revision at home or study with a (4) tutor / trainee. I’m sure she won’t (5) memorise / graduate if she keeps going down this path. How can I help her before it’s too late? Yours anxiously, Margie Dear Dr Ross, My son spends all his time in his room, reading and doing schoolwork. He is a (6) bright / naughty boy and only happy when he gets top marks in his tests. I’m glad I don’t have to nag him to do his homework, but, as the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” How can I convince him that (7) practical / academic success isn’t everything and encourage him to go out and enjoy some free time? He says he wants to get the best grades to earn a (8) detention / scholarship to a good university in the USA so we don’t have to pay the expensive fees. Please help! Yours desperately, Ondrej Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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