V5A - 13-03-2023 - Les 33

WELCOME
Today is the 13th of March

The Word of the Day is lyrical
adjective | LEER-ih-kul

"artistically beautiful like a song"

His speech had an elegant, lyrical quality.
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolvwoLeerjaar 5

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WELCOME
Today is the 13th of March

The Word of the Day is lyrical
adjective | LEER-ih-kul

"artistically beautiful like a song"

His speech had an elegant, lyrical quality.

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TODAY
After this lesson you will have
  • ... read text 8
  • ... have studied passives some more
  • ... have worked on Kennis van Land en Volk

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speed cameras = snelheidscamera's
mounting = groeiende
indisc. implementation = lukrake invoering
credibility = geloofwaardigheid
regulation = reglement
generate = creëren
comtempt = minachting
circumvented = ontduiken
revenue = belasting
CCTV = beveiligingscamera's
utilised = gebruikt, benut
interest = interesse
safeguarding = het veiligstellen
communities = gemeenschappen
blighted by = geteisterd door
main roads = hoofdwegen
scythe through = snijden
adhere to = zich houden aan
exceeded = te boven gaan
excess speed = overmatige snelheid
at a stroke = met een zet
commodity = hulpbron
 spice up = opfleuren, spannender maken
registration = kenteken
additional benefit = bijkomend voordeel
reappearance = terugkeer
timer
10:00

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SCHOOLS
Full-time education is compulsory betwen the ages of 5-16 in England, Schotland and Wales (4-16 in Northern Ireland).

Most children receive free education at state schools. 7% go to private schools (and their parents pay a lot of money).

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SCHOOLS
1988: Major reform in education. A National Curriculum was set up. This prescribes the subjects that should be taught and which subjects should be tested at ages 7, 11, and 14. 

Scotland has a slightly different school and exam system.

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EXAMS
England and Wales: at the age of 7, 11 and 14 all pupils take national tests (SATs = Standard Assessment Tasks) in the core subjects of English, mathematics and science (and Welsh in Wales).

At the age of 14 pupils ALSO take tests in otehr subjects.

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EXAMS
England and Wales: at the age of 16 pupils take the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) in up to 10 subjects.

At the end of the sixth form A-levels (Advanced Levels) are taken. Three A-levels are required to enter university

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EXAMS
NVQs = National Vocational Qualifications are undertaken by young people attending vocational training (= mbo)

In Schotland the GCSE is called SCE (Scottish Certificate of Education) and the equivalent of A-levels is Highers (Higher Grade Scottish Certificate of Education)

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EXAMS
In the US, high school students who want to go to college must take the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or the ACT (American College Testing Program) in their last or next-to-last year.

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GRADES
British schools:
  • Course work and tests : A-G (A is best)
  • A-levels: A-E
  • GSCE results: 10-4
American schools:
  • A-D (D = our 5; F = fail)

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MORE ON SCHOOLS
  • Public schools are not public at all, but private. 
  • 'Public' meant general public, not noble.
  • Eton is a good example: Middle Ages, discipline, hierarchy
  • Prep Schools: preparatory schools to prepare for public sch.
  • In Scotland and the US 'public' does mean 'openbare school'
  • Boarding schools: students live there during term.
  • All public schools are boarding schools.

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MORE ON SCHOOLS
  • Uniforms = primary and secondary schools, not 6th form
  • Often hot lunch at school
  • Extracurricular activities (sports, music, drama) are organised at school. Students have long days at school.

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HIGHER EDUCATION
+/- 90 universities and polytechnics (hbo) in Britain.
Oxford and Cambridge are very old (13th century).
Universities founded in the 60s often have a campus

Getting into university in Britain is selective. Sixth-form pupils apply to a number of universities and are selected based on their A-level results and an interview.

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HIGHER EDUCATION
The better your exam grades, the more chance you'll get in.

Students studying for a first degree are called undergraduates. It takes three years to get a Bachelor's Degree and one or two years more for graduates to get a Master's Degree.

Study p.48 in iBook #2 or work on passives

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