Education
Objectives
How to discuss different generational views on education for kids: i) Language for education. ii) Language for parenting. iii) Past Perfect Continuous for Future in the Past
Grammar
Past Perfect Continuous for Future in the Past: i) She had been preparing to taking her exam for weeks before she finally did. ii) I had been planning to go to university for years before I got accepted. iii) She had been thinking about leaving her husband for months before they finally got divorced. I had been considering changing jobs for about a year, but then my boss offered me more money.
Description
It is common (In the UK at least) for younger people to have a different approach to education compared to their parents. This is often reflected in parenting styles and is seen as a big issue with education and teaching. This unit will look at education vocab and ask learners to debate their ideas on teaching and education.