This lesson is to give you practice listening to a short talk on the topic of education and teaching mathematics.
Before watching and listening, discuss these questions in your pairs or groups:
- Did you enjoy studying mathematics at school?
- Were you good at it, or did you find it difficult?
- How much can you remember about what you learned?
- Do you use any of the mathematics you learned in your daily life?
- Is there anything about numbers you wish you had learned but didn’t?
Before listening, check that you understand the meaning of these words:
| Word | Part of speech | Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| implement | verb | daily basis | adjective + noun |
| curriculum | noun | discrete | adjective |
| arithmetic | noun | calculus | noun |
| probability | noun | statistics | noun |
As you watch and listen, think about the answer to this question:
Why does the speaker think statistics is a valuable thing to learn?
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