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 ss73
 
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							| The Word  ´objective ´ 
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| I ´m writing vocabulary questions for the exam. The word I want to test is  ´objective ´.   Will it be wrong if I ask students about their objectives? or is it only the teachers who have objectives in teaching?  They are just 13 years old students.  What do you think? My question is: What do you have to do to achieve your objectives at school? 
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 ueslteacher
 
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							| "Objectives" sounds rather formal for students. Referring to their studies or perspective on future college education it would be better to use goals. So I wouldn ´t recommend this question for the test. Why not use it in a dfferent context, something like: What do you think the main objectives of the .... educational program (something that you have in your school, run by the government or the school board) are? Let´s see what the native speakers think. Sophia |  26 Feb 2013     
					
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 ss73
 
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							| Thanks a lot, Sophia... :)) Yes I agree with you. I have some doubts about this question. And thanks for your suggestion but as I said they are just 13 and I  ´m not sure whether they can give opinions about the objectives of an educational programme or not. Some native speakers  will proofread it tomorrow so let ´s see what they are going to say. |  26 Feb 2013     
					
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 ueslteacher
 
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							| have you done any projects with them? you could ask them about the objectives of the project... |  26 Feb 2013     
					
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							| Yees :)) A good idea thanks :)) |  26 Feb 2013     
					
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