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Global View - Homeschooling (C0354)

A: I think we should home school our children when

we decide to have kids.

B: What? Why?

A: Well, our public schools here are not very good

and private school are just too expensive. I have

been reading up on home schooling and it has a

lot of advantages.

B: Like what? I think that by doing something like

that we would be isolating our children from social

interaction.

A: Well, first of all, I would be able to teach them

everything they learn in school in a more relaxed

and fun way. I also think that having a one-on-one

class is much better since you can focus more on

his or her strengths or weaknesses.

B: I think neither your parents or mine would agree

to such an idea.

A: I will bring it up over Sunday brunch.

B: Good luck with that!

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c 2011 Praxis Language Ltd.Key Vocabulary

home

school

V to educate kids at home

by a parent or tutor

first of all P firstly

read up V to do research or instruct yourself on a

topic

isolate V to set apart from others; place alone

social interaction

N meeting, talking, doing

activities with people

one-onone

P a meeting or class between two people

strengths N a quality that makes

someone effective or

useful

weakness N the quality or state of

being weak

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something up

P to mention or open for

discussion

Supplementary Vocabulary

GED N general education

diploma which is the

equivalent of a high

school diploma

SAT N Scholastic Aptitude

Test is a test which is

taken throughout the

US as an admission test

to US colleges

tutor N a person employed in

the education of others,

either individually or in

groups.

recess N a short period of free

time between school

classes.

quiz N a short quick test

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