Language skills 2: expressing your agreement/disagreement

e.g. A: I think that there is a big difference between studying at university and at school. I guess that you have to set your own learning objectives and make sure that you meet them.

B: I hold the same opinion and I have come to the conclusion that the main difference is that you have to manage your own time. One way of doing that is to get a diary.

A: I don't think that getting the diary would help if you don’t set your own deadlines.

B: It is true but it can help to keep these deadlines under control.

SPEAKING

Discuss with your partner the following questions using expressions from Language skills 2.

1) Before exams do you usually revise alone or with friends? Which is better?

2) Do you think that making mistakes is an important part of learning? Why/Why not?

3) What courses have you taken/done in the past? What was good/bad about them?

4) If you go to a lecture, do you make lots of notes or just listen?

5) How can you make progress in subjects outside the HEI?

OVER TO YOU