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4. Do you remember what the world seemed Iike when you were a child?

Iremember quite well that when / was 5/6years oldlthought that... For some reason I was surę that...

I could not understand why...

I couldnot wait to...

It was absolutely obvious to me that...

Ihad theimpression that...

I wondered whether...

Naturally, I was not aware that...

I was afraid that...

5. Being as young as you are, can you see any advantages of being old?

•    Old age can be a period of rest, peace and security in your life.

•    When retired, you eventually have enough time for yourself.

•    You can enjoy spending it with your friends and family.

•    If you can afford it, you can travel to the places you have always wanted to see.

•    You decide how to spend your day.

•    You are experienced and wise and you do not allow unimportant matters to bother you.

•    You are also a respected person who can share life experiences with those who want to learn from you.

•    It can also be a pleasant pastime to recall events and people from your past, having a look througi photographs.

Zadanie 2.

(przykładowe pytania i zagadnienia do dyskusji)

1. Is the modern Polish school a competitive arena or is it a place where the learning of facts and ski done with pleasure and the assessment of progress is carried out in an objective and fair way? Justify opinion.

1.1. How do exams make you feel? Do you think that exams are necessary or should they be abolis Would you support a movement for the abolition of exams at school? Why? Why not?

Some young people are often struck down by the stress of examinations. 1 must admit that like most pe I know I am not particularly enthusiastic about tests and exams. No matter how long I revise and study fo exam, always feel anxious and tense before it starts. Usually the moment I see the ąuestions or problems: solved I calm down a bit but soon I start woriying that I will not manage to write everything I know bec. there is not enough time. This means stress again. I defmitely prefer orał exams to written ones. It is per because I find it much easier to speak than to write.

No, I don't think that exams should be entirely abolished because I have no idea how else students cou checked on their progress. I believe students can benefit from being tested because when they see the rei they can draw conclusions concerning their further study. What I would certainly support and campaign : introducing some changes into the format of exams. Assessment cannot be based on written tests only, happens in many schools. There should be morę orał examinations to give a chance to those students wh> a bit slow in writing. And, above all, there should be morę projects because when doing a project students to be creative and apply the knowledge they have rather than quote the information they can recall.