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D.education English lessons software
In Greek GR
 
Speaking & Writing topics Proficiency class -  D.Education English
 
Here we have written in all classes, several speaking topics (passages) , which are also
essay topics. When you have finished all the main exercises in each class,
you should read the passages very carefully and try to remember them well.
This way,You will be able to write better essays and talk about these topics .
So later,when you take an exam, you will be ready to pass the exams successfully.
 
To listen to the passages just click on the media icon.
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Speaking 01
 
 
 
 
 1Articles
You are the activity coordinator for your local sports centre. You read an article criticizing
the centre in the local newspaper. Talk to the editor to correct the inaccuracies.
 
Dear Editor,
As a coordinator of sports and leisure activities for the Woodward Sports Centre, I feel that I must
point out several inaccuracies in your recent article.            
 
"Sports Centre Troubles"
I was distressed by your implication that there have been several injuries as a result of our staff's inadequate training.
Our instructors are required to have a degree in physical education and at least five years of previous work experience.
Furthermore, there has been only one injury since the opening of the Centre. As this was a boy who fell off his bicycle on
his way to the Centre, we can hardly be held responsible.
Another criticism expressed in your article was that the high school basketball team did not have sufficient time on
the basketball court.
 
This problem came to our attention during our first month. We immediately arranged a meeting with the coach
and reorganized the schedule to accommodate the team's needs.
After reading your article, we carried out a survey among parents of children who use our facilities.
While it is true that approximately 10% of the parents expressed some dissatisfaction, according to survey results,
the majority are very satisfied with our services.
With regard to being more aware of parents' opinions, I would like to point out that we have monthly meetings where parents
can express their concerns and offer their suggestions for improvement. Many of these suggestions have been implemented.
We trust that you will publish a new article so that your readers will get a more accurate picture of the Woodward Sports Centre
and its activities.
 
 
Speaking 02
 
 
 
 
Future schools with present tools
 
There's no need to reinvent education in order to improve our schools. We simply have to make better use of the resources that
we already have. One example is the community around us. Another is technology, which could be developed into
a powerful educational tool.
The community surrounding the school already exists, but how can we exploit it?
For one thing parents have a lot to teach us - either interesting professions to tell us about, or life experiences we can learn from.
In addition, there are local industries which will probably employ some of the students in the future. How about having representatives
from these industries explain how their companies work and what employment opportunities they can offer after graduation?
Computers are another resource already present in plenty of schools.
But are they being used to the best advantage of the students and teachers? It's easy to imagine classrooms where computers
with Internet access are a regular feature. Students could work with class material on an Internet site that also has answers,
so that they would be able to work at their own pace and check themselves on-line.
This would free teachers to devote more time to students who are having trouble.
To sum up, I'd like to see schools of the future make better use of the resources and tools we have at hand such as people
in the community and computer technology.
I think these changes would go a long way to creating a better learning environment, and they should be quite easy to implement.
 
 
Speaking 03
 
 
 
 
State your opinion about a healthy lifestyle.
 
What are the keys to such a lifestyle?
Nowadays we are all keen on being healthy. But what is actually involved in maintaining a healthy lifestyle? 
To my mind there are two main ingredients: exercise and sensible diet.
For me, the most important factor for a healthy future is exercise. Without exercise, we are inviting trouble.
Take "couch potatoes," for example, who just sit in front of the television all day eating junk food and never do
anything to look after their bodies.
They end up fat and unhealthy their arteries full of cholesterol. They're just asking to die young from a heart attack.
We've all got a bit of the "couch potato" in us, but I believe that we must try to exercise as often as we can. No matter
how busy we are with school or work, we can still find two or three times a week to enjoy recreational sports,
go to a gym for aerobics or even go for a walk with some friends. After all, it's important that we do something to
get our hearts pumping, burn off those extra calories and keep our stress levels down.
The second most vital ingredient for a healthy lifestyle in my opinion is to eat sensibly.
When it comes to diet, a lot of people don't care enough about their food. As a result, they eat too much fast
food and other non-nutritious junk foods and not enough fresh fruit and vegetables. It wouldn't hurt us to review
our eating habits, and strive for a more balanced, low-fat, high-fiber diet. We could also try to eat more fish and poultry,
thereby cutting down on our intake of red meat, which is not only high in fat but also loaded with hormones.
To sum up, we have everything to gain by exercising and eating more sensibly.
As the old saying goes, "Prevention is better than cure," and exercising and eating sensibly are the best forms of prevention I know.
 
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