1. Speaking tutorial.
You will use this structure in your speaking tutorial:
- Greetings and chat.
- Questions or comments about your written work or feedback.
- Conversation. Choose one of the two alternatives.
Alternative 1 – Good and bad learning experiences
- In this first stage, you will talk about the four images below. Briefly describe them and talk about how they relate to the topic of this unit.
- In this next stage, choose two of the images and discuss with your tutor what they have in common.
- Talk about the good and bad learning experiences that you have had. Your tutor may ask you the following questions.
- Do you think education systems need to change?
- How have the needs of society changed over the past 50 years?
- What do you see as an ideal learning environment?
Alternative 2 – Pros and cons
- Talk about the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2, Alternative 2, discussing the pros and cons of one of the following or a topic of your own choice:
- flexi-time vs. a fixed timetable
- working from home vs. working in an office
- working in a team vs. working alone
- online learning vs. face-to-face classes
- your own educational experiences vs. an ideal education
- General questions about your studies or the course.