2. Use appropriate language from the box above to ask for more detailed information in the following situations.

• You are talking to a fellow student about a mutual friend who suddenly dropped out of the university. Ask for more detailed reasons.

• You are at a public lecture where the local government’s spokesman is speaking about the necessity of reorganizing the school system in the country. Ask for more details on the nature of this reorganization.

• You are interviewing a famous educationalist for a TV programme. Ask for more details about his/her career.

• You are at an interview for a job as a college teacher. Ask for more details about the job.

• You are talking to a university student about the quality of education it provides. Ask for more details about the courses the university offers and the way it prepares for earning a living.

2. Making Comparisons

F Inf	X differs from Y in that + sentence varies
	The (main) difference between X and Y is that + sentence
	One of the differences between X and Y is that + sentence
	One of the (main) (dis-) advantages of X is that + doing sentence
	X has an advantage over Y in that + sentence
	X is better than I because + sentence comes off
	X is more (+adjective) than Y because + sentence
	X is not as (+adjective) as Y because + sentence so
	There’s no comparison between X and Y. X is + sentence.

1. Make the following into statements of comparison using the language in the box above.

E x a m p l e:

– Harvard differs/Stanford University/a research-oriented institution.

• Harvard differs from Stanford University in that the latter is a research-oriented institution.

1. The main difference/a college/a community college/community college studies last two years.

2. Summerhill school/an advantage/a conventional boarding school/it allows children freedom to be themselves.

3. Public schools/off better/state schools because they have more money.

4. One/advantages/private schools/the quality of teaching faculty.

5. There/comparison/public colleges/private colleges/as far as their public funding is concerned. Public institutions receive a larger portion of public tax money than do private schools.

2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements of comparison about the following.

1. Day school/boarding school.

2. Specialized schools/conventional schools.

3. Full-time education/training by correspondence.

4. Teacher-centered approach/learner-centered approach.

5. Clothes/School Uniform.

3. Making generalisations

F Inf	There is a tendency for X (not) to do…
	X has a tendency (not) to do …
	X is inclined (not) to do …
	X tends not to do …
	X seems to do … appears
	In the vast majority of cases, In most cases Generally (speaking), + sentence By and large, On the whole,

1. Make the following into statements about generalisations using the language in the box above.

E x a m p l e:

– School leavers/tendency/to go on for higher education.

• School leavers nowadays have a tendency to go on for higher education.

1. Very intelligent children/inclined/bored at school.

2. In/majority/classes conventional schools don’t benefit from renouncing discipline.

3. Children always/not to like (to do) non-school reading.

4. There/tendency/truancy/be on the increase at conventional schools.

5. Many young people/believe that having a university degree will help them obtain a higher salary on their first job.