Group discussion exercise

Should children be made to learn English? Alex, Sam and Pat discuss the issue.
objection (n) object (v)
make an objection (to sth) There was an objection to the new plan.
object (to sth) The students objected to the rise in fees.
point (n)
point She made some good points in her assignment.
What's the point in learning Hungarian? It's not a useful language.
There's no point in learning Hungarian.
“Not necessarily.”
you say this in response to somebody when you think that their statement is not always or not completely true.
mean (v)
people follow the verb mean with a statement (or restatement) of the essence of their overall message.
Exercise is important. I mean how can you stay healthy if you don't do any.
Expressions commonly used in discussions
Other useful language
1.What point does Sam make about motivation?
2.Who is embarrased and why?
3.Sam gives some reasons to learn a language other than English. Can you think of any
others?
4.Do you agree with Pat’s point about language learning in later life?
Nowadays computers and the internet make it possible to learn a language (or anything else) at home, so there is no reason for students to travel to an English speaking country to study.
New Zealand, The USA, the UK, Australia and Canada are all English speaking countries. Place them in order of preference as places to study and explain the reasons for your ordering.
There is no point in learning another language after learning English. Discuss.。