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IV. SPEAKING
Great role models for lifelong learning
1. Work in pairs. One of you is A, and the other is B. A reads the information card about Uncle Ho. B reads the information card about Marie Curie below.
Student A's card
Uncle Ho as a lifelong learner
- Managed to learn every day throughout his life (e.g. by reading and writing until midnight after a working day)
- Learnt to speak French, English, Chinese, Italian, German, and Russian (mainly through self-study, had an effective way to learn new words: writing them on pieces of paper or his arms and revising them throughout the day)
- Learnt to speak French, English, Chinese, Italian, German, and Russian (mainly through self-study, had an effective way to learn new words: writing them on pieces of paper or his arms and revising them throughout the day)
- Kept fit and healthy (e.g. by doing exercise every day, doing traditional martial arts, and enjoying physical activities)
Marie Curie as a lifelong learner
- Managed to go to university _____________________________________.
- Spent a lot of time studying _____________________________________.
- Won prizes prizes ________________________________________________.
Student B's card
Marie Curie as a lifelong learner
- Managed to go to university (because there were no universities accepting women in her country, Poland, she moved to France and studied physics and maths at the Sorbonne University)
- Spent a lot of time studying (e.g. studied on her own while working as a governess or tutor, borrowed books from the library, registered for many different courses at university)
- Won prizes (was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice, won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and another Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911)
Uncle Ho as a lifelong learner
- Managed to learn every day throughout his life _______________________________.
- Learnt to speak French, English, ________________________________________________.
- Kept fit and healthy _____________________________________________________________.
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2. A talks about Uncle Ho as a lifelong learner. B listens and completes the notes. Then compare your notes.
Example:
Uncle Ho is a great role model for lifelong learning. He managed to learn every day throughout his life. He often learnt by
reading and writing until midnight after a working day.....
3. Switch roles. B talks about Marie Curie as a lifelong learner. A listens and completes the notes. Then compare your notes.
Example:
Marie Curie is a great role model for lifelong learning. She managed to go to university because in her country, Poland, women were not allowed to go to university to study. Marie moved to France and studied physics and maths in Sorbonne University. ...
4. Use your notes to talk about Uncle Ho or Marie Curie as great role models for lifelong learning. What can you learn from them? Present your talk to the class.
