Full summary of the 10 texts for the oral exam (Business and Economic English 1). This document contains a glossary of the most important voc from the texts, conclusion by text... Made for the exam in 2021.
Engels teksten EXAMEN
Standaard vragen:
- What is the key message the author wants to communicate in the text?
- How would you describe the tone of the text?
Tekst 1: Besproke Education: Are Australia’s private schools word
the Price Tag?
To lob (lobbing) Throwing/smacking it on the table
Bespoke Bespoke has provided the highest quality tutoring, test
preparation and academic support to students from
elementary through graduate school.
Vexed Difficult and much debated question
Prejudice Harmful influences that make you form an unreasonable
opinion
Guilt A feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an
obligation.
Distorted by Affected by (in a bad way)
Peer group A group of the same age, status and interests
Carefully curated Carefully presents/organized using professional or expert
knowledge
Aura Feeling or character that a place seems to have
Egalitarian Believing that all people are equally important and
should have the same rights
Disparity A lack of equity (between rich and poor)
To politicize To make something political; more involved in political
matters
Lured Persuaded
Smorgasbord Diverse types of something; the variety
Extracurricular Not part of the usual school or college course
Boaters A had made of straw
Blazers A formal jacket (mostly) with a symbol of the school
Disservice An action that harms someone
Bespoke Specially made for a certain person
Co-ed Education of both sexes together
Fee Amount of money for a particular service
Ambience The character or quality that a place seems to have.
Inner Inside of
Compounded Added to
Superficially In a way that seems to be real but is not correct
To concede To admit
To enrol To accept someone into school
Tertiary entrance scores Entrance scores of a college or university
To revert To reply
, Broadly In a general way
To skim Take them quickly
Discretionary Available to someone by choice
To reckon To think or believe
To screen out To prevent someone from coming in
Allegiances The loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group or
belief
Aspirations Something that you hope to achieve
Disclosure The act of making something known
Dismissals The employer makes a teacher leave his job
Segregation Keeping groups apart
Instilling Putting an idea in someone’s mind so it has a major
influence on the way that person acts and thinks
To convey To express a thought, feeling or idea so that is
understood by other people
Rhetoric Speech or writing intended to be effective and influence
people
Sprawling Covered with buildings across a large area
Gleaming Bright and shiny from being cleaned
Cite To mention something as proof for a theory
Maddening Making you angry
Cultivated To try to develop and improve something; improved
Homogeneous Homogeneous grouping is the placement of students of
similar abilities into one classroom.
Summary:
The debate is about the choice of a private or a public school. A private school has more
luxurious facilities and gives a sense of generations of institutional history. Some parents
think they are doing their children a disservice by sending them to the local public school.
Sharon Leifer, a mother of three children in private school, says independent schools offer
more tailored education. They can get extra help specifically for each individual child. She
had a son who had problems in a public school, but they would not give him extra help. Her
eldest son was rejected from a public selective school because of his Naplan results.
Bradley Stringer's family wanted a private school for their two children. But they were
disappointed with their private primary school in Sydney and did not feel they were getting
value for money. This was while the annual fees were rising sharply each year and there was
no communication about why the fees were being charged.
Most families do not want their children to change schools. Admission results for universities
are an obvious place to start. But the results of most of Australia's 30 studies since 2000
show that public schools are no better at student learning than state schools.
, Trevor Cobbold, a supporter of public schools, says that public schools superficially seem to
have better results. But the majority of disadvantaged pupils attend public schools, which
largely explains the differences in school performance.
Researcher Peter Goss says: "It's a pretty clear finding that the differences in progress
between the three sectors just aren't there, according to Naplan. So if parents are choosing
their sector based on Naplan's results, they are missing the point." Naplan is a narrow
measure, the data available for research comparing the results of schools is limited.
There is research that suggests that children from public schools do better at university than
children from public schools with the same Atar. This may reflect the ability of some public
schools to get their students to score as high as possible on admission to tertiary education,
while those students fall back on their "underlying capabilities" after leaving school.
The academic excellence of high-tuition schools is due to a virtuous cycle or feedback loop.
These schools lure smart students with scholarships. Also someone from Harvard University
says they choose the best. Associate Professor Piccoli says the key difference between
school sectors is “the ability of the non-government sector to choose who their students
are.”"If Catholic and independent schools were also covered by freedom of information, it
would be more equal. Public schools are more publicly accountable. Catholic and
independent schools don't have to provide that kind of information, and in a way that gives
them a marketing advantage.
Dr Mark Merry, headmaster of Yarra Valley Grammar in Victoria, a private, mixed-age
school, says the idea that independent schools are morally superior is really not true.
Bladden, who has previously worked in expensive private schools in Sydney, says the most
important thing is the relationship between the teachers and the students, and their
involvement.
In addition, those who work in the public sector admit that poorly performing teachers in
public schools are harder to get rid of. An important difference is the autonomy of the head
of the school to make decisions related to that school. It is certainly reflected in the hiring of
colleagues. The process of firing a poorly performing teacher is too difficult. Research says
that you can increase quality by giving all teachers the right support.
Conclusion: schools cannot be judged by sector, individual school culture is the most
important factor.
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