Answer — Exercise 3
8e - Speaking skills·On Screen B2+ - Student's Book
Question
Work in pairs. Use the ideas below and the phrases from the language box to act out a dialogue expressing your opinion on attending a private school or a state school.
Answer
A: Have you decide which high school you are going to?
B: No, not yet. I'm thinking about going to a state school, though.
A: Are you? In my opinion, private schools are better.
B: Really? Why?
A: Well for one thing, they have modern facilities and equipment. They can afford to buy better books and supply up-to-date computers whereas at a state school students may have limited access to learning materials.
B: I'm not really sure about this. Tuition fees at private schools are very expensive and the cost of attending a state school is low.
A: That may be true, but at a private school there is a lower student-teacher class ratio than at state schools where the class sizes are much larger.
B: I suppose so, but at state schools there is a more diverse student body with kids from different backgrounds.
A: I take your point, but private schools have a more challenging curriculum.
B: I'm sorry, but I think that this only means that there is also high pressure to succeed.