20.2 -School Issues

Question 1

an argument or discussion expressing different opinions

Debatte

Answer 1

debate

Question 2

an important topic that people are discussing

Thema

Answer 2

issue

Question 3

about sth/sb

syn: concerning sth/sb

etwas betreffend

Answer 3

regarding sth/sb

Question 4

used to say that sb would be happier or more satisfied if they did a particular thing

opp: be worse off

keine deutsche Übersetzung

Answer 4

be better off (doing sth)

Question 5

a school for children between the ages of about two and five

Spielgruppe

Answer 5

nursery school

Question 6

a person who is paid to care for children while their parents are at work

Babysitter

Answer 6

childminder

Question 7

likely to cause arguments between people

entzweiend, polarisierend

Answer 7

divisive

Question 8

based on a system in which a small group of people (= an elite) have a lot of advantages and have the most influence

elitär, einer Elite angehörend

Answer 8

elitist

Question 9

based on information shown in numbers

n: statistics

statistisch

Answer 9

statistically

Question 10

have your concentration interrupted by sth

von etwas abgelenkt werden

Answer 10

be distracted by sth

Question 11

educating boys and girls in the same school

koedukativ, gemischt

Answer 11

co-educational

Question 12

if sth is ___________, you have to do it.

syn: obligatory

Pflicht

Answer 12

compulsory

Question 13

the group of subjects that students study at school or college

Lehrplan

Answer 13

curriculum

Question 14

make a big effort to deal with a diffult situation: _______ a problem.

etwas in Angriff nehmen

Answer 14

tackle sth

Question 15

behaviour that frightens or hurts sb smaller and weaker. The person is a ________.

Mobbing

Answer 15

bullying

… bully