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1
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Let’s take as a basic principle

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partons du principe que

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What in fact is the issue?

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de quoi s’agit-il en fait?

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The pros and cons

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les avantages (m) et les inconvénients (m)

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We can see that

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on peut constater que

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On a European scale

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à l’échelle européenne

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The stumbling block

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la pierre d’achoppement

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7
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The main worry

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le souci prédominant

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The situation is getting worse

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la situation s’aggrave

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The situation is becoming disastrous

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la situation tourne à la catastrophe

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10
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To cap it all

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pour comble de malheur

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The obvious solution

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la solution qui s’impose

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Urgent measures are needed

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des measures d’urgence s’imposent

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13
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It’s better to…than to

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mieux vaut (+ inf)…que de (+ inf)

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To attend school

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être scolarisé

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Report

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le bulletin

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16
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Break

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la récréation

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Headmaster

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le proviseur

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18
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School record

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le dossier scolaire

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19
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To avoid dead end subject

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éviter les filières poubelles

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20
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To choose a subject

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choisir une option

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21
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To be good at modern languages

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être fort en langues vivantes

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22
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To be rubbish at

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être nul en

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23
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Rough copy

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le brouillon

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Essay

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la rédaction

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To fill in gaps (in knowledge)

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combler des lacunes

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To broaden one’s knowledge

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élargir des connaissances

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To get down to work

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se consacrer à son travail

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To work like mad

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travailler avec acharnement

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A subject you like

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un sujet qui vous accroche

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To be lazy

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être fainéant

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Detention

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la retenue

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To be called a dunce

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se faire traiter de cancre

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To cut lessons

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sécher les cours

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Cramming

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le bachotage

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A hectic day

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une journée surchargée

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Worn-out buildings

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des locaux vétustes

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Teaching staff

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le personnel enseignant

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Quality of teaching

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la qualité de l’enseignement

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At first sight

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au premier abord

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To get played up

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se faire chahuter

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To be likeable

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être antipathique

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To live in one’s own world

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être cloîtré dans son petit univers

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Laid-back atmosphere

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une ambiance décontractée

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Continuous assessment

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le contrôle continu

45
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To take mocks

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passer un examen blanc

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To take A-Level

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passer le bac

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To fail A-Level

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rater le bac

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To pass A-Level with very good grades

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être reçu au bac avec mention Bien

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To continue studies

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poursuivre ses études

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To register for university

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s’inscrire à la fac(ulté)

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Diploma awarded after two years of university

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le DEUG

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Degree

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la licence

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Master’s degree

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la maîtrise

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Secondary school teaching qualification

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le CAPES

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Tertiary education teaching qualification

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l’Agrégation

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PHD, doctorate

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le doctorat

57
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To think about

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penser à (+ y) (+ inf)

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To remember

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se souvenir de (+en) (+inf)

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To start, begin

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se mettre à (+inf)

60
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To persuade s.o to

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persuader à qqn de (+ inf)

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To count on s.o

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compter sur qqn

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To intend to

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compter (+ inf)