-Opinion Essay : What should we learn at school?

*Opinion Essay : Think about the type of things you should learn at school and give your opinion (Use Modal Verbs)

-First Paragraph : Introduction

  • What subjects / things do you find easier to learn? Why?
  • How do you learn faster?
  • What do students have to learn? What must students learn?

-Second Pragraph : Explain and Justify your personal opinion. Give some examples

  • What don´t students have to learn?
  • What mustn´t students learn? What can´t students learn?
  • What may / might students learn? Students ought to …
  • What subjects should be taught at school? Why?
  • What should students learn? It had better ….

-Third Paragraph : Conclusion = Summarize

  • If you were the Minister of Education, what would you do?
  • If you were a teacher, what would you do in your lessons?
  • How can teaching be improved?

-Useful vocabulary :

  • Verbs : absorb, do one´s best, draw attention, improve / get better, learn by heart, listen, pay attention, pick something up, read, revise, study, try hard, write
  • Adjectives : attractive, basic, boring, handy, important, interesting, practical, useful, unuseful
  • Nouns : ability / skills,  knowledge, learning, intelligence, brain training, experience, revision, self-study, subjects,

-Grammar :

  • Modal verbs : Education should be …
  • Comparative and Superlative : The best / worst thing  is …
  • Passive : It is said that …, Teachers are thought to …, Teaching can be improved …
  • Conditional sentences : If I were the Minister of Education, I would …