5-la Enseñanza Flashcards

1
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School (normally primary school)

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La escuela

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State primary school or private school for ages up to 18

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El colegio (el cole)

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State secondary school

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El instituto

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Center (can mean school)

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El centro

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5
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Subject

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La asignatura

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Back / return to school

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La vuelta al cole / colegio

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Teacher

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El profesor

La profesora

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Teacher

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El / la profe

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Primary school teacher

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El maestro

La maestra

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10
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Punishment

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El castigo

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11
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To punish

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Castigar

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12
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The school system

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La escolaridad

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13
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Educational / teaching establishment

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El centro docente

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14
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Compulsory basic education

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Educación básica obligatoria

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15
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Primary education

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Educación primaria (EP)

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16
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Compulsory secondary education

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Educación secundaria obligatoria (ESO)

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17
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Module

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El módulo

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18
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Boarding school

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El internado

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19
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‘Crammer’

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La academia

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20
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Play school /nursery

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El parvulario

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21
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A change of school

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Un traslado de colegio

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22
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School year

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El curso

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23
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To move up a year

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Pasar de curso

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24
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Period of schooling / the school system

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La escolaridad

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25
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To sign up / enrol (for a school)

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Matricularse

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26
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School performance

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El rendimiento escolar

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27
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Private classes

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Las clases particulares

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28
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Educational / teaching methods

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Los métodos de enseñanza

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29
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Information booklet

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El folleto de información

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30
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Syllabus

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El temario

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31
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Compulsory subjects

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Las materias obligatorias

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32
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Sports facilities

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Las instalaciones deportivas

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33
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To send a report home

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Mandar partes a casa

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34
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School report

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El parte de clase

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35
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Your abilities and aptitudes

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Tus capacidades y aptitudes

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36
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An infallible method

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Un método infalible

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37
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Gifted pupil

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El alumno talentoso / la alumna talentosa

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38
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To be well motivated

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Estar bien motivado/a

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39
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I lack motivation

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Me falta motivación

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40
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I find it hard to concentrate

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Me cuesta concentrarme

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41
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Capacity for work

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La capacidad de trabajo

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42
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To have a thirst for knowledge

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Tener sed de conocimientos

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43
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To make a greater effort

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Hacer un mayor esfuerzo

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44
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To rack ones brains

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Devanarse los sesos

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45
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The subjects which present the greatest difficulty

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Las asignaturas que presentan mayor dificultad

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To tackle the difficult subjects first

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Abordar primero las asignaturas difíciles

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47
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The subjects which can be most easily marstered

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Las asignaturas que se pueden superar con más facilidad

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48
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To have a flair for languages

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Tener aptitud para los idiomas

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49
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I’m not very good at science

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No se me den las ciencias

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50
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To be a swot

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Ser empollón / empollona

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51
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To be a workaholic

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Ser curroadicto/a

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52
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It is (not) Worth the effort

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(No) vale el esfuerzo

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53
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Got it !

A

¡Ya caigo!

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54
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I don’t get it !

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¡No caigo!

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55
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To organise ones time

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Organizar su tiempo

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56
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To obtain results

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Obtener resultados

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57
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To know ones weaknesses

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Conocer sus deficiencias

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58
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The ability to retain knowledge

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La capacidad de retener conocimientos

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59
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To get out of the habit of studying

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Perder el hábito del estudio

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60
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A system suited to the capabilities of the pupil

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Un sistema adecuado a las capacidades del alumno

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61
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To develop ones capacity for self-appraisal

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Desarrollar la capacidad autocrítica

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62
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Problems at school

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Los problemas escolares

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63
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Failure at school

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El fracaso escolar

64
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To fail

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Lack of schooling

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La falta de escolaridad

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Parents expectations

A

Las expectativas de los padres / progenitores

67
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Over-expectation

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La sobre exigencia

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To be weak (at)

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Flojear /ser flojo/a (en)

69
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Lack of parental attention

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La escasa atención de los padres

70
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Dyslexia

A

La dislexia

71
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To be dyslexic

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Ser disléxico/a

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To fall behind in ones schooling

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Sufrir retraso escolar

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To repeat a year

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Repetir curso

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To skip lessons

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Faltar a clase

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Overcrowding in the classroom

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La masificación en las aulas

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Out of date materials

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Los materiales trasnochados

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To guarantee / improve the quality of education

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Garantizar / mejorar la calidad en la enseñanza

78
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Opportunities

A

Las oportunidades

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Equality ofopportunities

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La igualdad de los oportunidades

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To broaden ones education

A

Ampliar la formación

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To shape future generations

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Moldear a las generaciones futuras

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Government education policy

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La política educativa del gobierno

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The birth rate in the nineties

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La natalidad de los años noventa

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State expenditure on education

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El gasto estatal en educación

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To come from the most disadvantaged social classes

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Proceder de las clases sociales más desfavorecidas

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Teaching staff

A

El personal docente

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To apply for a teaching job

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Hacer oposiciones para profesor(a)

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To teach a subject

A

Enseñar una asignatura

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To teach pupils

A

Dar clase a loa alumnos

90
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Head teacher

A

El director

La directora

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Pedagogue (posh word for teacher)

A

El pedagogo

La pedagoga

92
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Head of department

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El catedrático

La catedrática

93
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Assistant teacher

A

El agregado

La agregada

94
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Trainee teacher

A

El / la PNN (penene)

95
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Caretaker

A

El bedel

La bedela

96
Q

Staff meeting

A

El claustro

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A teachers attributes

A

Las cualidades del profesor

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To maintain discipline

A

Mantener la disciplina

99
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To relate to ones pupils

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Relacionarse con los alumnos

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Not to have favourites

A

No tener favoritismos

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To be capable of motivating pupils

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Ser capaz de motivar a los alumnos

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To try and make classes more enjoyable

A

Esforzarse en hacer las clases más agradables

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Authoritarian

A

Autoritario/a

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Undemanding

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Poco exigente

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Relaxed / laid back

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Relajado/a

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Austere

107
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Strict

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Estricto/a

108
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To encourage discussion

A

Fomentar la discusión

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To retrain

A

Reciclarse

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Teachers demand to be appreciated in society

A

Los profesores reclaman su valoración en la sociedad

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Examinations

A

Los exámenes

112
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Assessment

A

La evaluación

113
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To get good / bad marks

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Sacar buenas / malas notas

114
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To get an ‘excellent’

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Sacar un sobresaliente

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Very good (in a test)

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Good

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A satisfactory (eg mark in test)

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Un insuficiente

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A very poor (eg mark in a test)

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Un muy deficiente

119
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To scrape through an exam

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Aprobar un examen por los pelos

120
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To fail an exam

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Suspender un examen

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Retake

A

La recuperación

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To cheat

A

Hacer trampas

123
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To have exam nerves

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Tener miedo a los exámenes

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To come out ready and able to join the labour market

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Salir preparado/a para poder incorporarse al mercado de trabajo

125
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University

A

La universidad

126
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The university system

A

El sistema universitario

127
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To gain access to university education

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Acceder a la enseñanza universitaria

128
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To get into university

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Ingresar en la universidad

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Entry application

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La solicitud de admisión

130
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University entrance exams

A

La selectividad

131
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To get qualifications

A

Lograr títulos

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Selection procedure

A

El procedimiento de selección

133
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To follow a university course

A

Cursar estudios universitarios

134
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University faculty

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La facultad universitaria

135
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Exchange of knowledge

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El intercambio de conocimientos

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Free circulation of ideas

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La libre circulación de las ideas

137
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An enriching experience

A

Una experiencia enriquecedora

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Enrichment

A

El enriquecimiento

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Cultural development

A

El desarrollo cultural

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Scientific development

A

El desarrollo científico

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Technological development

A

El desarrollo tecnológico

142
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Mutually agreed validation of qualifications (between countries)

A

La convalidación mutua de títulos

143
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Arts / humanities

A

Las humanidades

144
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Sciences

A

Las ciencias

145
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Degree

A

La licenciatura

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To have a degree in law

A

Ser licenciado/a en derecho

147
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Tuition fees

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To get a grant

A

Conseguir una beca

149
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Government loan

A

El préstamo gubernamental

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To repay a loan

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Reembolsar un préstamo

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To be hard up (poor)

A

Estar peleado/a

152
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To be skint

A

Estar sin blanca

153
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To pile up future debts

A

Acumular deudas para el futuro

154
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Brain drain

A

La fuga de talentos

155
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Student demonstrations

A

Las manifestaciones estudiantes

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Student leader

A

El líder estudiantil