PARENTS Vs TEACHERS IN BUILDING THE FUTURE CITIZENS By Dr. Guramritpal

PARENTS Vs TEACHERS IN BUILDING THE FUTURE CITIZENS

Children are the building blocks of the society. Siblings born out of same parents differ tremendously in their behavior, distractibility, areas of interest and of course moral values, despite the fact that the schools impart similar premeditated, stereotypic, compulsive knowledge to both of them. What lies beneath?

Children, right from the time they gain their senses and able to learn the evils and holies of the society of their lives, have a major contribution from their parents. This lasts not only till the child is inducted into his elementary and basic schooling, but through the life. Parents are the role models of their wards. The way of living is taught by the parents though the efforts infused by the teachers cannot be marginalized. The children living in the hostels are perfect examples of the claim. Though these children stay closer to their teachers than their parents most hours of the day and more weeks of the month, no sample till date has declared their supremacy over the day scholars in sense of behavior and better human values.

The teachers on the other hand, are like the light house in the middle of the dark sea of uncertainties. They know, better than the parents, about the professional skills, adaptability and field he can excel in. But their contribution in making them a better citizen is dubious. Though teachers’ role is focused only to the field of study or at the most, sports, the parents rear the child and are responsible for their global improvement. All school children are taught about stopping at the “red” light, but the children start obeying the traffic lights and signals when they see the parents abiding by them when they travel with their children. Same is the case of helping a debilitated octogenarian on the verge of busy road, trying hard to cross to the other side. All text books want us to help them, but the children start this good habit when they see passer byes applauding their own parents when they help a blind or not so able person to overcome a hurdle.

Conclusively, the teachers, though make better students out of children, cannot be credited for the moral values, human development and attitude. Contrastingly, the parents, with advertent efforts and continuous labor and perseverance wish, and to a level, succeed in efficient bringing up of the child who could be tagged as a better citizen of the nation.

Speaking Questions May 2013

Part 1

o   What is your name?

o   What is your qualification?

o   Do you like to work at home? What type of work you do at home?

o   In which way electronic devices help us? Like washing machine.

Cue card

Describe a situation when you helped someone.  Please say:

·        Who was that person?

·        Why did he/she need your help?

·        How did you help him/her?

Discussion

·        In which way parents and teachers encourage children to help others?

·        Do you like to help someone?

·        In which way you help?

·        Do people like to help someone?

·        Without money, food and cloth in which way you could help someone?

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Interview

·                    What is your full name?

·                    How can I call you?

·                    Where are you from?

·                    Do you like painting, drawing?

·                    Do you like to do painting?

·                    Which type of painting is liked by children?

·                    Now-a-days which type of painting is liked by adult or old people?

·                    Is there any importance of painting in your life?

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Describe any childhood story which you listened. Please say:

·                    Title of the story.

·                    Contents / Morale

·                    Did you like it or not?

Part 1

o        What is your full name?

o        How can I call you?

o        Do you work or are you a student?

o        What subjects did you study?

o        Do you have friends to study with?

o        Which is your favourite subject and why?

o        Is this subject popular among students? Why or why not?

o        Do you prefer to do a lot of activities or few?

Cue card

           Describe a place, work or study. Please say:

·                    What is the name of place?

·                    What did you do there?

·                    What facilities are available?

Discussion

·                    What kind of activities do you perform in house?

·                    Is it good to do work from house instead of going to office?

·                    What facilities should be provided by the college to students?

·                    Why students like to spend their more time in college?

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Cue card

Describe about your own ideas of learning science (physics, chemistry or biology).

·                    How do they do it?

·                    What it was all about?

·                    Explain likes and dislikes about any one of them.

 Discussion

·                    Any news about recent research.

·                    Should all countries share their information about research?

·                    Research companies should be government or private?

·                    Should scientists help ordinary people more?

·                    People should trust scientist’s research or not?

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           An interesting person you have met recently.  Please say:                                                

·                    Name of the person.

·                    What he does?

·                    Why you consider him to be an interesting person?

 

Discussion

·                    What did you prefer mostly letters or e-mails?

·                    What you mostly send by e-mails?

·                    Why do you like to write an e-mail?

·                    Whenever you are in a need do you prefer family or friend?

·                    Now-a-days do you think people find true friends.

·                    Have you ever met with a true friend?

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Interview

·                    What is your name?

·                    How can I call you?

·                    What is your qualification?

·                    Do you like music?

·                    What kind of music do you like?

Cue card

Describe a polite person. Please say:               

·                    Persons are polite now-a-days or not?

·                    What is the attitude of the person?

·                    Do you think persons are polite?

·                    Persons are polite in cities or in countryside?

Cue card

Message you received. Please say:

·                    When did you receive this message?

·                    From whom did you receive?

·                    Contents of message.

       Discussion

·                    How youngsters communicate with each other?

·                    How elders communicate with each other?

·                    Now-a-days elders write a letter or not?

·                    When did you speak and write formally?

·                    Which transportation is better public or private?

·                    How to improve public transportation?

           

Interview

·                    What is your full name?

·                    Where are you from?

·                    Can I see your ID?

·                    What kind of accommodation do you live? In a flat or a house?

·                    Do you like your home?

·                    What kind of house do you want to live in the future?

·                    Should electronic devices be used in maths classes?

Cue card

Which important lesson did you learn in primary school?

·                    Which was it?

·                    How did you learn it?

·                    Was it easy/ difficult to learn?

Discussion

·                    At what age, should child begin to learn mathematics?

·                    Are mathematical skills important for adults?

·                    How mathematical skills are useful to us in our daily life?

·                    What should government do to teach mathematics to adults?

·                    How was computer reducing the use of mathematics for adults?

Interview

·                    What is your full name?

·                    How can I call you?

·                    Where are you from?

·                    What is the importance of toys in your life?

·                    Do you still have any toy of your childhood?

·                    Why do the people keep their childhood toys?

Cue card

            Electronic equipment which you bought at home.

·                    What was the equipment?

·                    When and from whom did you buy?

·                    Did you go alone?

Discussion

·                    What is the importance of technology these days?

·                    What is difference between men and women’s usage of electronic things?

·                    What is difference between past and present electronic equipments?

·                    Do you like to live in a place surrounded by a lot of trees? Why?

Interview

·                    What is your full name?

·                    How can I call you?

·                    Do you often watch T.V?

·                    What kind of programmes you like to watch?

·                    What is the importance of educational serials telecasted on T.V?

·                    Why people often use mobile phones?

·                    What kind of programmes you mostly watch on T.V?

·                    Why you like to watch those types of programmes?

Cue card

            Talk about a gift that you received recently. Please say:

·                    What was the gift?

·                    Who gave you that gift?

·                    Did you like it or not?

Cue card

            Describe a situation when people visited your home. Please say:

·                    What is the occasion?

·                    How did you celebrate it?

·                    How did you entertain the guests?

Discussion

·                    What is the role of visitors in life?

·                    Why people mostly like tourism?

·                    Do clothes play an important role in the culture?

·                    Which countries people mostly visit for tourism?

Interview

·                    What is your full name?

·                    Do you work or are you a student?

·                    What do you do after your job?

·                    Do you take rest?

·                    Do you think rest is required in the mid of the day?

·                    How many hours of good sleep is required?

·                    Do you think old people require more sleep than young ones?

Cue card

            Describe about recent change in your life. Please say:

·                    What is it?   

·                    What was the cause?

·                    How do you feel about the change?

Discussion

·                    Is there any change in the present children?

·                    How do they differ?

·                    Do you think children should experience new things?

·                    Why do they want new things in life?

·                    Should change be given to the children?