1) Watch this movie’s trailer and answer the questions with a partner:

• What do you think the plot is about?
• Who do you think are the main characters?
• What type of film is it (drama, action film, science fiction, etc.)?

2) Now you can read the film’s synopsis and check if you were right: 

• Would you like to see the film? Why (not)?
• Have you ever seen a film with a similar plot?
• What’s the relation between the film’s title and its plot?
• What issue is this film describing in connection with women and education?

3) Read the following questions and choose FIVE to ask your partner:

• What should parents learn or develop before they become parents? What’s the most important lesson a parent teaches his/her child?
• Do you agree with the way our children are being educated? What should be included or left out?
• What do you think about the way you were brought up (at home and school)?
• How easy/difficult is it to be a parent? Why?
• Who is mainly responsible for a child’s academic success – the parents or the teachers?
• Are your memories from school happy ones?
• What do you think about bullying? Has it always existed or it’s just a current phenomenon?
• If you had to give advice to a teenage student on what subjects to focus on or how to go about school, what would you tell him/her to do?
• What do you think about single-sex education?
• Should children be prepared to pass exams?
• Is the education system in your country effective or efficient? How can it be improved?
• What are the key components of a successful education system?
• Should education be public or private? What are the pros and cons of each?

4) ROLEPLAY: PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE EDUCATION

Student A and Student B are a couple and need to decide where to send their daughter, a public or state school or a private school. Read your role cards and get ready to start. (time: 5/8 minutes)

5) HOMEWORK:

Watch this TEDtalk:

– Summarise the main points the speaker makes.

– Give your opinion about it (and account for it).