V5A - 13-03-2023 - Les 33

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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.

TODAY

After this lesson you will have

• ... read text 8
• ... have studied passives some more
• ... have worked on Kennis van Land en Volk

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

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).

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.

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.

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

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)

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.

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)

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.
  

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.
  

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.

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