Sunday, December 23, 2012

Confusing words


Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.



BRING UP and the noun UPBRINGING are mostly used for the moral and social training that children receive at home

Examples:

He was brought up by his grandparents.

Their kids were brought up to respect authority.

Their daughter is very badly brought up – always screaming and fighting.



EDUCATE and EDUCATION are used for the intellectual and cultural training that people get at school and university

Examples:

How much does it cost to educate a child privately?

It's important for children to get a good education.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. - Albert Einstein
  

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