university 2.0 Flashcards

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the syllabus

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le programme

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the basics

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les notions de base

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to spell

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épeler

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spelling

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orthographe

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liberal arts

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arts et sciences humaines

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the humanities

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les lettres

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literature

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la literature, les lettres

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economics

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sciences economiques

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foreign languages

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langues etrangeres

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business studies

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études de commerce et gestion

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computer studies

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l’informatique

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PE

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éducation physique

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RE

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éducation religieuse

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optional

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facultatif

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compulsory

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obligatoire

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teaching

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enseignement

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teaching material

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documents pédagogiques

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a teaching tool

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un outil pédagogique

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group teaching

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pédagogie différenciée

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to stream

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repartir en groupes de niveau

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streaming

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répartition en groupes de niveau

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thé top/middle/bottom stream

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le groupe fort/ moyen/ faible

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to learn

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apprendre

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to revise

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réviser

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a lesson

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une leçon

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a dictation

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dictée

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an essay

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une rédaction

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an assignment

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un devoir/ une dissertation

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to recite

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réciter

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to add

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additionner

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to subtract

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soustraire

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to multiply

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multiplier

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to divide

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diviser

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to swat/ to cram

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bachoter

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indiscipline

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indiscipline

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disciplined

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disciplinée

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undisciplined

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indiscipliné

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respectful

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respectueux

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disrespectful

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irrespectueux

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obey

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obéir

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obedient

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obéissant

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disobedient

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désobéissant

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obedience

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obéissance / docilité

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to manage

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gérer

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manageable

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gérable / docile

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unmanageable

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incontrôlable

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unruly

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turbulent / indiscipliné

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boisterous

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turbulent

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mayhem in class

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le chahut dans la classe

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to misbehave

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mal se comporter

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misbehaviour

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mauvaise conduite

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to talk

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bavarder

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talkative

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bavard

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to talk back

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répondre (avec insolence)

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cheeky

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effronté

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cheekiness

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effronterie

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to disrupt

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perturber

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disruptive

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perturbateur

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lazy

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paresseux

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laziness

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paresse

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absent-minded

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distrait/étourdi

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absent-mindedness

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distraction / étourderie

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scatter-brained

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étourdi/écervelé

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care

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le soin

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careless

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peu soigneux

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to cheat

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tricher

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a cheat

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tricheur

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cheating

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la tricherie

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to crib (from)

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copier (sur)

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crib

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antisèche/plagiat

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truant

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absent sans autorisation

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truancy

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absentéisme

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absenteeism

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absentéisme

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to chide/ to scold

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gronder

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to tell off

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gronder

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to reprimand

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réprimander

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a reprimand

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une réprimande

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to punish

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punir

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punishment

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punition / sanction

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corporal punishment

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châtiment corporel

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detention

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la retenue/ la colle

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to be put in detention

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se faire coller

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to suspend

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exclure temporairement

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suspension

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exculsion/ revoi temporaire

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to expel (from school)

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renvoyer/ exclure définitivement

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to have a class

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avoir un cours

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to learn by heart / by rote

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apprendre par cœur

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to look up a word

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chercher un mot

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to do one’s homework

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faire ses devoirs

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to undertake/ carry out a study

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faire une étude

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to read over one’s lesson

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revoir ses leçons

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set texts

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un programme imposé

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to do research

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faire de la recherche

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individual tuition

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les cours particuliers

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remedial teaching / course

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les cours de soutien / de rattrapage

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extra-curricular activities

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des activités extra scolaires

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school bag

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le cartable

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school bus

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le car de ramassage scolaire

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to call the roll

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faire l’appel

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to be late for class

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arriver en retard en cours

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to play truant

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faire l’école buissonnière

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to skip lessons

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sécher les cours

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lax/ slack discipline

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discipline laxiste

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strict/ harsh discipline

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discipline stricte / dure

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to rag a teacher

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chahuter un professeur

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to play up a teacher

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en faire voir à un professeur

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to mess / lark around

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faire le fou/ l’imbecile

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a chatter box

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un bavard / une pipelette

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in those days pupils could be punished by caning for chattering during morning assembly

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A l’époque, un élève pouvait être sanctionné par un châtiment corporel pour bavardage pendant la réunion matinale pour la prière.

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Bullying i.e. verbal harassment, physical assault, or other methods of coercion used by a pupil or a group to attack another pupil, is increasingly recognized as a serious problem in schools.

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Les brimades à l’école, qui se traduisent par
le harcèlement verbal, les coups, ou toute autre méthode de coercition à l’encontre d’un autre élève sont de plus en plus considérées comme un grave problème.

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Concerns have been raised by employers and
academics that, despite Labour’s massive investment in schools, children are leaving without a solid foundation in core subjects.

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Des employers et des universitaires se disent préoccupés car les enfants quittent le système scolaire sans bases solides dans les matières essentielles, et ce on dépit de l’investissement massif pour l’éducation engagé par le gouvernement travailliste.

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the three R’s (def)

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reading, writing and arithmetic

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a perfect (def)

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a student who is given some authority over other pupils in matters of discipline in a private school

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the cane (def)

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the cane was a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

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caning (when was banned)

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caning was banned in public schools in 1987 but was used in private schools until 1999

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magnet schools (def)

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magnet schools are highly competitive, selective public schools renowned for their special programs, superior facilities, and high academic standards

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charter schools (def)

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charter schools are experimental autonomous public schools created by teachers, parents, community leaders and for-profit companies

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art

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le dessin

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arts

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lettres

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