Sep 29, 2020
Some people believe that students should be taught international news as a subject at school. Others feel that this would be a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
global news
world news
current affairs
a mandatory/compulsory school subject
benefit
be beneficial to
equip somebody with something
a highly-skilled workplace task
be enthusiastic about
exposure to something
be eager to do something
scientific breakthroughs
For example, students in the underdeveloped world may find themselves living in a very uninspiring country. However, by studying the news about the powerful rockets that the space travel company SpaceX has been launching, some of them may become very interested in rocket science and want to grow up to be a great engineer like the company's CEO Elon Musk.
be are passionate about