H do students spend in the system?

Pronunciation

5 a GOD Listen to the questions. Does the voice go up (7i) or down (id) at the end?

1 What did you do there?

2 Was it interesting?

3 Who did you see?

4 Did you like it?

b (ZD Listen and repeat the questions from Ex. 4a.

Speaking

6 Write ten wh- questions to ask about a person's education. Ask and answer in groups.

A: Where did you go to primary school? B: When did you leave secondary school? A: What did you study at university?

Writing

7 a In pairs, complete the Your country column in the table in Ex. ib.

b Make some more notes about your country's educational system. Think about these things:

• private/public

• years of compulsory education

• length of college/university courses

• pay for university

С Using the table and your notes, write a short account of your country's educational system for an international students' magazine. Use the text in Ex. 2a as a model.

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Reading[6]

1 a Read the email quickly. What does Joanna plan to do? Where?

b Read again and mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).

1 Joanna wants to leave work.

2 She wants to study languages.

3 The Open University offers distance-learning courses.

4 joanna can study from home.

Lifelong learning

Recognising word groups When you don't understand a word in a text, first decide if it is a noun, verb or adjective.

January 25th Hi Marisa

Thanks for your email before Christmas.

I've got some interesting news - I'm returning to studying!

My job is a bit boring now but I can't afford to leave work, so

I've joined the Open University. I'm starting the course next

Month (February) and I'm taking a degree in Art History. As

You know, I haven't got any academic qualifications, so I think

It's a good idea. It's a distance-learning course, so I can study

At home in my free time. You have a personal tutor who helps

You. I'll tell you all about it when I start.

That's the only exciting news from here. We're having a few

Days in the country next week, before my course starts, and

Geoff is working in the US again in March - he organised it

All last week. Are you doing anything exciting in the next few

Weeks?

Write soon.