Chinese · B2 · Unit 8
Schools and education
学校和教育
By the end you can
- Compare education in two countries
- Argue for what schools should teach
- Understand a debate about schools
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 作业 | (zuòyè) homework | 孩子每天写作业写到十点。 |
| 负担 | (fùdān) burden, load | 现在学生的学习负担太重了。 |
| 家长会 | (jiāzhǎnghuì) parents' meeting | 明天下午学校开家长会。 |
| 补习班 | (bǔxíbān) after-school tutoring, cram class | 很多孩子周末都要上补习班。 |
| 高考 | (gāokǎo) the national university entrance exam | 高考是很多中国家庭最重视的一件事。 |
| 应试教育 | (yìngshì jiàoyù) teaching to the test, exam-centred education | 很多人批评应试教育只看分数。 |
| 素质教育 | (sùzhì jiàoyù) all-round education (as opposed to teaching to the test) | 学校说要搞素质教育，可作业一点儿没少。 |
| 培养 | (péiyǎng) develop, foster | 培养孩子的兴趣比分数更重要。 |
| 独立思考 | (dúlì sīkǎo) think for yourself | 我希望学校教孩子独立思考。 |
| 起跑线 | (qǐpǎoxiàn) starting line (不能输在起跑线上: the pressure to start young) | 很多家长怕孩子输在起跑线上。 |
| 因材施教 | (yīn cái shī jiào) teach each pupil in the way that suits them (a Confucian idea) | 一个班五十个学生，老师很难因材施教。 |
| 教育制度 | (jiàoyù zhìdù) education system | 两个国家的教育制度很不一样。 |
Then talk it through
Parents discuss homework at a school meeting. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.