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GLOSSARY OF TERMS: EDUCATION SCHOOLS – GENERAL 1.- Government school / state school 2.- Non-government / private / church school 3.- Pre-school / kindergarten / infant school 4.- Reception / junior primary 5.- Primary / elementary school 6.- Secondary school 7.- High school / College 8.- Special School 9.- Tertiary Education 10.- University 11.- Institute of Advanced Education 12.- Institute of Technology 13.- Technical and Further Education 14.- Trade School 15.- Education Department 16.- Class : Clase 17.- Year / Grade :Año STAFF 1.- Principal 2.- Headmaster / Headmistress (private schools) 3.- Deputy Principal 4.- Deputy Headmaster / Headmistress (private schools) 1

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS: EDUCATION

SCHOOLS – GENERAL

1.- Government school / state school

2.- Non-government / private / church school

3.- Pre-school / kindergarten / infant school

4.- Reception / junior primary

5.- Primary / elementary school

6.- Secondary school

7.- High school / College

8.- Special School

9.- Tertiary Education

10.- University

11.- Institute of Advanced Education

12.- Institute of Technology

13.- Technical and Further Education

14.- Trade School

15.- Education Department

16.- Class : Clase

17.- Year / Grade :Año

STAFF

1.- Principal

2.- Headmaster / Headmistress (private schools)

3.- Deputy Principal

4.- Deputy Headmaster / Headmistress (private schools)

5.- Teacher

6.- Senior master / mistress

7.- Teacher in Charge: eg. Of a special program (Language)

8.- Teacher Aide

9.- School Counsellor

10.- Librarian

11.- Laboratory Assistant

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12.- Coach

13.- P.E. Teacher

ORGANISATION

1.- Enrolment Form

2.- Consent Form

3.- Health Form

4.- Book list / List of materials

5.- Government assisted study scheme (GASS)

6.- School uniform

7.- Track suit

8.- School Assembly

9.- Parent`s newsletter

10.- Notice

11.- School Report

12.- Interim Report

13.- Assessment Report / Report Card

14.- Term

15.- Holidays

16.- Half day holiday

17.- School camp

18.- Excursion

19.- Homework

20.- School diary

21.- School leaver`s statement/report

SUBJECTS

PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

1.- Language Studies

Speaking and listening

Reading

Writing

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Spelling

Composition

Comprehension

Community language

Foreign language

2.- Mathematical Studies

Mathematics

Geometry

3.- Environmental Education

Social Studies and Science

Craft

Physical Education

Sport

Religious Education

4.- The Arts

Music

Art

Drama

SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

1.- Environmental, Health & Personal Development

Health Education (eg. Use and Abuse of Drugs)

Home Economics (eg. Nutrition, Chilcraft and Parenting)

Physical Education(eg. Sport, Outdoor Education)

Social Education (eg. Social Issues, Rights and Responsibilities)

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2.- Human Society

Business Education (eg. Accounting, Typing, Legal Studies)

Economics (eg. Industrial Relations, Inflation )

Geography (eg. Mapping Skills, Natural Resources)

History (eg. Ancient Studies, Peruvian History )

Humanities (eg. History, Geography and Cultural Studies)

3.- Language Studies

English (eg. Descriptive Writing, Literature, Poetry, (ESL) English as a Second Language

Languages (eg. French, German, Italian, (ESL)

4.- Mathematical Studies, Science and Technology

Mathematics

Computer Studies (eg. Word Processing, Programming)

Science (eg. Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Electronics)

Technical Studies (eg. Woodwork, Metalwork, Plastics)

5.- The Arts

Art (eg. Technical Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Painting)

Dance (eg. Dance, Theory of Dance, Choreography)

Drama (eg. History of Theatre, Acting, Lightning)

Music (eg. Theory and Practice of Music, History and Literature)

TRANSITION EDUCATION

Employment Skill

Career and Social Awareness

Numeracy and Literacy (Basic Skills)

OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS

Year 12 Public Examined Subjects (PES)

Matriculation

School Assessed Subjects (SAS)

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Hybrid Courses (PES and SAS)

General Stream

Matriculation Stream

Work Experience Programs

Electives

STANDARDS AND LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT

Attitude

Aptitude

Effort

Level/Grading

Achievement

Excellent

Above average

Average

Satisfactory

Below average

Unsatisfactory

Pass (eg. A, B, C )

Fail

BEHAVIOUR AND DISCIPLINE

Education Department Welfare Officers

Education Department Psychologists

Good/Poor study habits

Good/Poor concentration

Model

Exemplary

Keen

Cooperative

Disruptive

Disobedient

Punishment

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Imposition (“Lines”)

Corporal Punishment

Detention / To Detain

Suspension / To Suspend

Expulsion / To Expel

In-school suspension (Isolation at school)

Course Counselling

Student Counsellor

MISCELLANEOUS

School Council

Parents and Friends Association

Parent-Teacher Interview

Annual General meeting

School Canteen

VOCABULARY PRACTICE II

ATTENTION

ABSENT MINDED

CONCENTRATION

DREAMING

DAY-DREAMING

REPRIMAND

PUNISH

IMPOSITION

TROUBLESOME

INATTENTIVE

RESTLESS

STUBBORN

CARELESS

CHEERFUL

FUN-LOVING

EASY TO GET ON WITH

TO SEEK ATTENTION

MISCHIEF-MAKER

TO CAUSE TROUBLE

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DETRIMENTAL

INTIMIDATE

OUTSIDER

DISCRIMINATE AGAINST

TOLERANT TOWARDS

PREJUDICE

PREJUDICED AGAINST

TO PREJUDGE

A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT

TO BE SULKY

WITHDRAWN

EXTROVERT

TO INTERFERE

TO UPSET: molestar

TO CHEAT: hacer trampa

TO BE DISHONEST: ser deshonesto

TO PRETEND: fingir

TO SATISFY: satisfacer

DISSATISFACTION: insatisfecho

INTELLIGENT: inteligente

INSUFFICIENT: insuficiente

TO INSTIGATE: instigar

INSTIGATOR: instigador

KEEN: entusiasta

EAGER: ansioso

ABILITIES: habilidades

CAPABLE: capaz

TO ENCOURAGE: alentar

TO DISCOURAGE: desalentar

TO CONFORM: cumplir

TO KEEP UP WITH: mantener el ritmo

STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR: normas de conducta

LENIENT: indulgente

DISCIPLINE: disciplina

STRICT: estricto

A LACK OF: falta de

TO GET RID OF: deshacerse de

MISCELLANEOUS: variado

TO MISBEHAVE: portarse mal

TO TOE THE LINE: seguir las reglas

TO SET AN EXAMPLE: establecer un ejemplo

TO RIDICULE: ridiculizar

INNUMERABLE: innumerable

TO INSIST: insistir

INTENTION: intención

INTOLERANT: intolerante

TO INTERRUPT: interrumpir

TO FALL BEHIND: quedarse atras

TO USE ONE’S ABILITIES: aprovechar habilidades

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EXERCISES

READING SIGHT TRANSLATION INTERPRETING EXERCISES: English/Spanish and Spanish/English PRESENT IN FOLDERS THE TRANSLATION OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

EXERCISE I

1.- My daughter says she doesn’t like her teacher. She picks on her all the time.Mi hija dice que no soporta a la profesora. La hostiga todo el tiempo.

2.- Who picks on whom?¿Quién hostiga a quién?

3.- Common sense should tell you that the teacher picks on my daughter.El sentido común indica que la profesora a mi hija.

4.- She leaves her out and makes her feel different.La deja de lado y la hace sentir diferente.

5.- And she treats her unfairly, punishing her for no reason at all.La trata de manera injusta, castigándola sin motive alguno.

6.- She gets far too many impositions, and she is made to feel inferior.Recibe muchos castigos, y la hace sentir inferior.

7.- The other children laugh at her and are having fun at her expense.Los demás niños se ríen de ella y se divierten a sus costas.

8.- It just isn’t fair. You should give her extra lessons in English so that she finds it easier to cope with all the other subjects.

No es justo. Deberías darle más lecciones adicionales en inglés para que ella pueda desempeñarse mejor en sus otros cursos.

9.- And why did you put her in grade 6 when she should be in grade 7?¿Y por qué la inscribiste en sexto cuando ella debería estar en séptimo?

10- According to her age she should be in grade 7, shouldn’t she?Pos su edad ella debería estar en séptimo, ¿no es así?

11- Being older than all the other children makes her feel bad, don’t you agree?Ser mayor que todos los otros chicos hace que se sienta mal, ¿no crees?

12- I am sure she is trying hard to please and keep up with her school work.Estoy segura que ella se está esforzando para complacer y mantenerse al día con sus tareas.

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13- In our country she was always making good progress, and she was using her abilities to her best advantage.

En nuestro país a ella siempre le iba bien y usaba todas sus habilidades al máximo.

14- You say she is always getting into arguments with her teachers and that she is skipping lessons, I wonder why?

Dices que siempre discute con sus profesores y que falta a sus clases, ¿Por qué será?

15- At home she is never doing anything wrong.En casa ella nunca hace nada malo

16- She always does what she is told.Siempre hace todo lo que se le dice.

17- If she is causing so much trouble, why don’t you take the trouble to find out why?Si ella causa muchos problemas, ¿por qué no intenta averiguar la causa?

18- Must it be entirely her fault?¿Será siempre su culpa?

19- Could there be something wrong with the system perhaps, or with the teachers’ attitude? ¿Será una falla del sistema educativo o tal vez sea la actitud de los profesores?

20- As I said before, her behaviour at home is as good as can be expected.Como dije, en casa se comporta muy bien.

21- Of course, there is always room for improvement, and that goes for everything and for everybody, don’t you think so?

Claro, siempre se puede mejorar, tanto en todo como en todos, ¿no cree?

22.- I am sure she won’t initiate any trouble, she is really quite an innocent little girl.Estoy segura que ella no es la que causa los problemas, ella es una niña extremadamente inocente.

23.- Now, what do you expect if she can’t follow the teacher’s instructions.Pero que puedes esperar si no puede seguir las instrucciones de la profesora.

24.- I wish the teacher to be more flexible and tolerant towards her difficulties and differences.Quisiera que la profesora fuera más flexible y tolerante con sus problemas y diferencias.

EXERCISE II

1.- She likes to please her teachers with good work. A ella le gusta complacer a sus profesores con su buen trabajo.

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2.- She takes great care with the setting out of her written work.Ella cuida mucho la presentación de su trabajo escrito.

3.- She participates readily in several school activities.Ella participa con buena disposición en varias actividades escolares.

4.- She voluntarily takes on extra duties.Ella voluntariamente acepta tareas adicionales.

5.- She has leadership qualities.Ella tiene cualidades de líder.

6.- She is always polite and friendly.Ella siempre es educada y amable.

7.- We need not push her to continue her studies.No necesitamos presionarla a continuar con sus studios.

8.- He works most diligently.Él trabaja muy diligentemente.

9.- He can be proud of himself.Él puede estar orgulloso de sí mismo.

10.- He is a credit to his sports team and to the school.Él es un motive de orgullos para su equipo deportivo y para el colegio.

11.- He never answers back.Él nunca responde mal.

12.- She’s without doubt the best student in her class.Ella es sin lugar a dudas, la mejor estudiante de su clase.

13.- She always behaves with taste and decorum.Ella siempre se comporta con tacto y decoro.

14.- Her attitudes are commendable.Sus actitudes son loables.

15.- We are satisfied with her performance and her progress.Estamos satisfechos con su desempeño y su progreso.

16.- He never misses a chance to broaden his horizons.Él nunca pierde la oportunidad de ampliar sus horizontes.

17.- He takes every opportunity to find out about things.Él aprovecha cada oportunidad para investigar cosas.

18.- He is an average student.Es un estudiante promedio.

19.- He always tries to do his best.Él siempre trata de dar su mayor esfuerzo.

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20.- He is above average in most of his subjects.Él está encima del promedio en la mayoría de sus cursos.

21.- He gets good marks for most of his tests.Él obtiene buenas notas en la mayoría de sus exámenes.

22.- He usually gets 10/10 for his math tests.Él siempre saca 10 sobre 10 en sus pruebas de matemáticas.

23.- He never fails a subject.Él nunca reprueba en sus cursos.

24.- He is honest and trustworthy.Él es honesto y confiable.

25.- He never lets his friends down.Nunca le falla a sus amigos.

26.- We don’t want him to feel left out of things.No queremos que él se sienta excluido.

27.- We’ve had to warn her on several occasions.Tuvimos que advertirle en muchas ocasiones.

28.- We can’t allow that, to go for much longer.No podemos permitir eso por más tiempo.

29.- The necessary measures will have to be taken to make sure it doesn’t happen again.Las medidas necesarias serán llevadas a cabo para asegurar que no vuelva a pasar.

30.- We can assure you that your child will be all right.Podemos asegurarle que su hijo estará bien.

31.- We insure students while they are on school grounds.Nosotros aseguramos a los estudiantes mientras esten en el plantel del colegio.

32.- He gets carried away easily.Él se entusiasma con facilidad.33.- He distracts other students from their work.Él distrae a otros estudiantes de sus trabajos.

34.- He has been found cheating on several occasions.Se le encontró hacienda trampa muchas veces.

35.- He is talkative and sometimes cheeky.Él es conversador y algunas veces impertinente.

36.- She giggles and whispers behind students’ backs.Ella se ríe y murmura a espaldas de los estudiantes.

37.- She frequently doesn’t attend school assemblies.Ella no asiste frecuentemente a las asambleas estudiantiles.

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38.- She neglects her homework.Ella descuida sus tareas.

39.- His mind wanders.Su mente divaga.

40.- He is a dreamer.Es un soñador.

41.- She refuses to answer questions.Ella se niega a responder las preguntas.

42.- She sulks and can be very childish.Ella se enoja y puede llegar a ser muy infantil. 43.- He makes rude remarks.Él hace comentarios groseros.

44.- He doesn’t concentrate on his work.Él no se concentra en su trabajo.

45.- He is often absent minded.Él es muchas veces distraído.

46.- She has problems with Science.Tiene problemas en Ciencias.

47.- She likes to argue with the teacher.Le gusta discutir con su profesor.

48.- He might have problems of a physical nature.El puede tener problemas de naturaleza física.

49.- Have you had his eyes checked?¿Le han examinado los ojos?50.- Is his hearing all right?¿Su audición está bien?

51.- Has he got growing up pains perhaps?¿Tal vez tiene dolores de desarrollo rápido?

52.- Is he having problems on account of his adolescence?¿Tiene problemas por su adolescencia?

53.- He obviously has difficulties with Maths.Él definitivamente tiene problemas en Matemáticas.

54.- He must learn to reason and develop a more analytical approach.Él debe aprender a razonar y desarrollar un enfoque más analítico.

55.- His mind seems to be preoccupied all the time.Su mente procura estar preocupada todo el tiempo.

56.- He should apply himself more readily to his studies.

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Él debería ser más aplicado en sus estudios.

57.- He’s unwilling to try harder.No desea esforzarse.

58.- Unfortunately he won’t give himself a chance.Desafortunadamente él no desea darse una oportunidad.

59.- He gives up without really trying.Ël se rinde sin siquiera esforzarse.

60.- He withdraws easily.Él renuncia facilmente.

61.- He’s capable of doing better work.Él es capaz de hacer un major trabajo.

62.- He is a very conscientious worker.Él trabaja a conciencia.

63.- She is always neat and tidy.Ella siempre es limpia y ordenada.

EXERCISE III

1.- He is not trying to do his best, to say the least.Él no está dando lo mejor de sí, por decir lo menos.

2.- We’ve decided to take our boy to a private school; the change will do him good.Hemos decidido trasladar a nuestro a un colegio privado; el cambio le hará bien.

3.- Helen would like to go out with her friends on weekends, but she can’t. She’s always up to her ears in work.

Helen quisiera salir con sus amigos losfines de semana pero no puede, siempre está llena de trabajo.

4.- Now that you told me what he’s like at school I’ll keep a close eye on him.Ahora que me ha dicho como es él en el colegio, lo observaré más. 5.- He’s been a good boy for quite some time now. We think he’s up to something, but we don’t

know what it is.Últimamente se ha estado portando muy bien. Pensamos que está planeando algo, pero no sabemos qué es.

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6.- We always encourage him to go out and play football or any other kind of sport, but he’d just as soon stay home.

Siempre lo animamos a que salga a jugar futbol u otro deporte, pero el prefiere quedarse en casa.

7.- He had set his heart on becoming a motor-mechanic, but he doesn’t like the four years apprenticeship.

Él se ha propuesto a ser un mecánico automotriz, pero no le gustas los 4 años de capacitación.

8.- He should be in year 11 but for the time being he might as well stay where he is.Él debería estar en undécimo, pero por el momento el también podría quedarse donde está.

9.- Please come in and make yourself comfortable.Por favor, tome asiento y póngase cómodo.

10.- He got rid of his motorbike after the accident.Se deshizo de su motocicleta luego del accidente.

11.- She’s usually very busy at home, helping me in the garden as well as in the house, with the shopping and cooking not to mention the laundry and ironing.

Ella suele estar muy ocupada en el hogar, ayudándome tanto en el jardín como en la casa, con las compras y cocinando sin dejar de mencionar el lavar y planchar.

12.- If he doesn’t want to buy new books he’ll have to make the old ones do.Si él no quiere comprar libros nuevos, tendrá que usar los viejos.

13.- If she wants to do Maths I and II she’ll have to brush up on her mathematics generally.Si ella quiere llevar Matemáticas I y II, ella tendrá que repasar Matemáticas en general.

14.- Helen was sitting in class quietly and attentively, then, all of a sudden, she started to cry.Helen estaba sentada en clase tranquila y atenta, cuando, de pronto, empezó a llorar.

15.- I’d better go now or I’ll be late for class.Major me voy ahora o se me hará tarde para la clase.

16.- Tom was about to leave for school when he remembered he’d forgotten to feed the cat.Tom estaba a punto de irse al colegio, cuando recordó que se había olvidado de dar de comer al gato.

17.- We honestly don’t know what’s the matter with Alice; she looks worried.Honestamente no sabemos qué le pasa a Alice; luce preocupada.

18.- Mary’s an excellent student, therefore, it goes without saying that you as her parents can be very proud of her.

Mary es una excelente estudiante, asi que, no hay ni que decirlo, ustedes pueden estar muy orgullosos de ella.

19.- Every now and then he gets into this frame of mind which makes him do silly things.Cada cierto tiempo a él le da un estado de ánimo que le hace hacer cosas tontas.

20.- He should let us know in advance if he wants to have extra English lessons; we can arrange it for him.

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Debe avisarnos con anticipación si quiere tener clases adicionales de inglés; podemos organizárselas.

21.- We would certainly like to buy him new sports gear, but to be honest with you, I’m broke.Nos encantaría poder comprarle un nuevo equipo deportivo, pero siendo honestos, estoy sin dinero.

22.- He’ll have to do without a calculator at school, it’s too expensive.Tendrá que prescindir de la calculadora; es muy cara.

23.- It often seems that she doesn’t feel up to joining in with the other children singing songs.Muchas veces parece que ella no le gusta juntarse con los otros niños para cantar canciones.

24.- He’ll have religious instruction every other week, not every week. Él tundra instrucción religiosa cada 2 semanas, no cada semana.

EXERCISE IV

(Expressions with The Present Perfect Tense and The Past Perfect Tense)

1.- He has gone home on his bike.Se ha ido a su casa en bicicleta.

2.- He has come to school by bus.Ha venido al colegio en autobús.

3.- He has got off the bus at Bus-stop 29, and he has walked the rest of the way.Él se ha bajado en el paradero 29, y ha caminado el resto del camino.

4.- She has arrived late again.Ella ha llegado tarde de Nuevo.

5.- She has stayed behind because she wanted to do some extra studies.Ella se ha quedado porque quería estudiar más.

6.- He has remained in the classroom even during lunch time.Él se ha quedado en clase aún durante la hora de almuerzo.

7.- She has gone away without giving any reasons.Ella se fue sin dar razón alguna.

8.- He had gone before I had a chance to speak to him.Él se había ido antes de que tuviera oportunidad de hablar con él.

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9.- They had moved to a place in the country.Ellos se habían mudado a una casa en el campo.

10.- He has practically run all the way to school.Él ha corrido prácticamente todo el camino al colegio.

11.- This letter has been sent by her teacher.Su profesor ha enviado esta carta.

12.- We had been taught the multiplication tables parrot fashion.Nos habían enseñado de paporreta las tablas de multiplicar.

13.- You have been busy, haven’t you?Has estado ocupado, ¿verdad?

14.- She has come to say “Good-bye”.Ella ha venido a decir adiós.

15.- It’s a pity that it has had to come to this, isn’t it?Es una lástima que se haya tenido que llegar a esto, ¿no es así?16.- He has been told off by his class teacher on several occasions.Su profesor le ha llamado la atención en varias ocasiones.

17.- He went to school all right, but he hasn’t learnt anything, has he?Efectivamente fue al colegio, pero no ha aprendido nada, ¿cierto?

18.- Again he hasn’t done his homework and he has been found out cheating.De Nuevo no ha hecho su tarea y se le ha encontrado hacienda trampa.

19.- He has got on a bus all right, but was it the right bus?Efectivamente él ha subido al autobús, ¿pero era el correcto?

20.- They have always been good students throughout their entire school years.Ellos siempre han sido buenos estudiantes durante todos sus años escolares.

( Expressions with “USE” , “USED TO” and “TO BE USED TO” )

21.- Most students usually use their off-lessons to catch up with their studies.La mayoría de los estudiantes usan su tiempo libre para ponerse al día en sus estudios.

22.- He used to spend most of his lunch time in the library.El solía pasar el tiempo de refrigerio en la biblioteca.

23.- She used to wear heavy make-up.Ella solía usar mucho maquillaje.

24.- She wasn’t used to thinking for herself, she was used to rote learning.Ella no estaba acostumbrada a pensar por sí misma, ella estaba acostumbrada a memorizar.

25.- He used to learn everything by heart, he was good at that.Él solía aprender todo de memoria, él era bueno en eso.

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26.- He’ll get used to the new language, don’t you worry.Él se acostumbrará al nuevo idioma, no te preocupes.

27.- She used to like school.A ella le solía gustar la escuela.

28.- These days they use computers to work out their sums.Hoy en día se usan computadoras para sumar.

29.- They are used to acting Shakespeare’s plays out in class.Ellos están acostumbrados a actuar obras de Shakespeare en clase.

30,- I’m going to use all my pocket money in books. Voy a usar toda mi propina en libros.

EXERCISE V

1. I am the school Counselor.Soy el consejero escolar.

2. I believe you wrote to the headmaster asking for advice with regard to the future of your son Michael.

Creo que usted le escribió al director pidiéndole consejo respecto al futuro de su hijo Michael.

3. Now, Michael is in year 10, and he was 15 on his last birthday.Ahora, Michael esta en décimo, y cumplió 15 en su último cumpleaños.

4. He is a year older than all the other students in his class, I understand. And he has reached the compulsory school-leaving age.

Él es un año mayor que sus compañeros de clases, lo entiendo. Y él ya esta en la edad obligatoria para dejar el colegio.

5. He could leave school at the end of the year if he wanted to. You realize that, don’t you?Él podría retirarse del colegio al final del año si así lo desea. Se ha dado cuenta de eso ¿no es así?

6. However, you would like him to stay on and perhaps go on to matriculation. Will Michael be happy, though? Are you sure that would be the best for him?

Sin embargo, a usted le gustaría que él se quedara y tal vez que continuase hasta el último año de secundaria. ¿Pero Michael estaría feliz? ¿Está seguro que sería lo mejor para él?

7. I have looked at Michael’s past school records, and while he is above average in some of his subjects he is only average and even below that in others.

He revisado los registros académicos antiguos de Michael y mientras el está por encima del promedio en algunos cursos, en otros es promedio e incluso inferior en otros.

8. I have spoken to two of his class-teachers and also to a couple of his subjects teachers, and they all tell me that Michael never causes any trouble and that he never complains. That’s not surprising because he tends to find the easy way through his course of studies. He wouldn’t be normal if he complained about that, and, in a way, there’s nothing wrong with that.

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He hablado con 2 de sus tutores y también con unos cuantos de sus profesores y todos me dicen que Michael nunca causa ningún problema nunca se queja. Eso no es sorprendente puesto que el tiende a encontrar la manera más fácil de estudiar. Él no sería normal si se quejara de eso y en cierto sentido, no tiene nada de malo.

9. By doing that, however, he spoilt his chances to go on to matric. Unfortunately he selected subjects which aren’t included in the list of examination subjects for matriculation, as for example “motor repairs”.

Pero al hacer esto, él arruina la oportunidad de ir al último año de secundaria. Desgraciadamente él a eligió materias que no están incluidas en la lista de cursos a examinar en el último año, como por ejemplo, “Reparación de motores.”

10. We offer subjects like that to allow students to develop their interests and natural abilities. After all, that’s what education is all about, don’t you agree?

11. If Michael wants to go on to matric he will have to select six or seven subjects and work fairly hard. He must make a real effort and not let himself be side-tracked. I can assure you, we’ll give him all the help and assistance he’ll need.

12. Sorry, I took so long to answer your question. I must admit, I got a bit carried away. Disculpe, me he demorado demasiado al responder su pregunta, debo admitir que me emocioné.

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