"a. According to the OECD report, would you think that children from poorer backgrounds perform less well at school than children from richer backgrounds?
b. What Professor Kelly says about children from low-income families?
c. According to Professor Kelly, how many times more likely were children from poorer backgrounds to suffer from social and emotional difficulties?
d. Which country do you think came top in the OECD list for poorer students getting higher grades, even when the odds are stacked against them?"
[...] Have you seen her? 8. What are you going to do? Have you decided? 3.3 - Exercise 3 Complétez les phrases suivantes avec le mot qui convient. 1. Freedom, space and thirst are abstract nouns, not concrete nouns like man and woman. 2. Large, blue and red are adjectives and happily, sadly and softly are adverbs. 3. It, him her and they are pronouns. 4. In, on, out of and about are prepositions. 5. But, although, while and after are linking words. 6. [...]
[...] 3.2 - Exercise 2 Complétez chaque phrase en utilisant le verbe qui convient et le temps approprié qu'exige la situation dans laquelle se passe l'action : 1.I have bought some new shoes. Do you want to see them? 2. 'Where is Liz?' 'She went out.' 3. I can't find my umbrella. Somebody took it. 4. I'm looking for Sarah. Where has she gone? 5. I know that woman but I don't know her name. 6. Catherine is having a party tonight. She has invited a lot of people. [...]
[...] Be, have and do are auxiliary verbs. 8. Nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs and prepositions are grammatical categories. Translate into English the following text (including the title): A big discovery It has happened billion and billion times since the world is world ; but Man has attended that show for the very first time : Hubble the spatial telescope has just enabled European and American scientists to record the birth of several stars. Tiny « baby stars », far too fine to be detected by any human eye from Earth, but the study of which will enable to understand far better how does our Universe live. [...]
[...] Poverty and education 1. a. No as the EOCD report show that pupils coming from poorer backgrounds may get higher degrees and perform better in some specific countries than richer pupils. b. Professor Kelly says that economical backgrounds may influence childhood development. Children from low-income families do suffer more from emotional and social problems. c. According to Professor Kelly, children from low-income families tend to present up to seven or eight times more emotional and social difficulties. d. We usually think that Northern countries such as Finland would tend to lead the EOCD top countries offering higher grades to poorest children. [...]
[...] have good results: achive good grades c. likeliness: likelihood d. revenue: income e. extremely: highly f. ambition: success 2.2 - Explain the following words giving only what is meant in the text: a level playing field: a fairness educational system cognitive: intellectual fidgety: nervous restless: quietless clingy: attached 3.1 - Exercise 1 Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses dans leur forme correcte. Les adverbes ou la période dans laquelle se passe l'action peuvent vous orienter pour utiliser le temps qui convient. [...]
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