Reading practice - Higher tier
Read this text about Secondary Education in Spain.
Here is some vocabulary to help you:
| etapa | stage |
| obligatorio/a | compulsory/mandatory |
| evaluaciones | assessments |
| gratuito/a | free |
| la formación profesional | vocational training |
| aprobar | to pass |
| la mayoría | the majority |
| el bachillerato | similar to A-Level qualifications |
| las modalidades | strands |
| sacar la nota que piden | to achieve the required mark |
| etapa |
| stage |
| obligatorio/a |
| compulsory/mandatory |
| evaluaciones |
| assessments |
| gratuito/a |
| free |
| la formación profesional |
| vocational training |
| aprobar |
| to pass |
| la mayoría |
| the majority |
| el bachillerato |
| similar to A-Level qualifications |
| las modalidades |
| strands |
| sacar la nota que piden |
| to achieve the required mark |
La Educación Secundaria en España
La Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) es una etapa educativa obligatoria y gratuita que completa la educación básica. Consta de cuatro cursos académicos que se realizan entre los 12 y los 16 años. No se hace un examen final, como los GCSE, pero durante el año hay que aprobar la mayoría de las evaluaciones de las asignaturas que se estudian para poder obtener el título de Graduado en Educación Secundaria.
Este título te permite continuar con estudios de bachillerato o cursos de formación profesional. El bachillerato tiene una duración de dos años y se pueden estudiar diferentes modalidades: Artes, Ciencias de la Naturaleza y la Salud, Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales y, por último, Tecnología. Es obligatorio aprobar todas las asignaturas para obtener el título. El bachillerato te da acceso a la universidad o a cursos superiores de formación profesional. Si quieres ir a la universidad, debes hacer otro examen y, si apruebas con la nota que pide la universidad que has elegido, entonces puedes entrar.
Question
When does compulsory secondary education start and finish in Spain?
It starts at the age of 12 and finishes at 16.
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What do you need to do to achieve the compulsory secondary education title?
You have to pass the majority of the assessments carried out throughout the year.
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What paths can you follow once you achieve the compulsory secondary education title?
You can do the 'bachillerato' (equivalent to the A-Levels) or you can do some vocational training.
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What are the different strands you can do if you choose to do the 'bachillerato'?
You can do Arts, Natural and Health Science, Humanities and Social Science, and Technology.
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If you want to go to university, what else do you need to do?
You need to pass another exam.
Translation:
Secondary Education in Spain
Secondary Education in Spain is a mandatory and free educational stage which completes the basic education. It consists of four academic courses between the ages of 12 and 16. You don’t have to do a final exam, as you do with the GCSE. However, you have to pass the majority of the assessments in all the subjects studied carried out throughout the year to achieve the compulsory secondary education title.
This title allows you to continue to study the 'bachillerato' (equivalent to the A-Levels) or you can do some vocational training. The 'bachillerato' lasts for two years and you can study different strands: Arts, Natural and Health Science, Humanities and Social Science and, finally, Technology. It is compulsory to pass all your subjects to achieve the title. The 'bachillerato' gives you access to university or to superior vocational training courses. If you want to go to university, you must do another exam and, if you pass it with the marks requested by the university that you have chosen, then you can enter it.
