C Synonyms

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 538.

B Opposites

A Contrast and comparison

Vocabulary tasks

D How the text is organised

The following phrases summarise the purpose of each paragraph. Match each phrase with the correct paragraph.

a. cultures in which discussion and debate are favoured ways of learning

b. the importance of culture when planning the way training is structured

c. the benefits of using different training styles

d. an intellectual and rational approach vs. a practical and activity-based approach

e. reasons for standardising training approaches

f. when group work can cause problems

1. The text uses the phrase “in contrast with” (line ) to express contrast. Find another phrase with a similar meaning.

2. In paragraph 4 the Anglo-Saxon and continental European approaches to teaching and learning are described and compared in considerable detail. One phrase is used our times to indicate the idea of preferring one way to another.

a. What is it?

b.Can you think of another phrase to replace it?

Find a word in the text that has an opposite meaning.

1. structured (line 4) open-ended

2. clear (line 4)

3. reflective (line 30)

4. theoretical (line 36)

Find a word in the text that has a similar meaning.

1. right (line 5) correct

2. disagreement (line 14)

3. express ideas and opinions (line 18)

4. challenge (line 19)

5. development (line 46)