Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.4 - Teachers and learners for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. -
  2. Watch Part 3 of the interviews. Which speakers feel most strongly about having a teacher? Which speaker is closest to your point of view?
  3. Watch again. Which speaker mentions each of the following concepts, and what do they say about it?

Answer

b)

Tricia and Priscilla feel most strongly about having a teacher.

c)

Human interaction

  • Tricia → needs human interaction. Uses apps but needs a teacher as well. Gives structure. Can learn at own pace.
  • Priscilla → needs a teacher in front of her.
  • Sami → learnt to play the guitar without a teacher.

A steep learning curve

  • Jeanne → worked at law firm - very different from school. In a real situation learnt about how to deal with people and work as a team, etc.

A point of reference

  • Hamza → it's important to have a point of reference (he says), but implies that this doesn't have to take a human form, i.e. it can be an online resource.