Reading practice - performance and progress at school
Here is some vocabulary which will help you talk about performance and progress at school.
| el comportamiento | behaviour |
| comportarse | to behave |
| desobediente | disobedient |
| decepcionado | disappointed |
| decepcionante | disappointing |
| el esfuerzo | effort |
| faltar | to be absent |
| mejorar(se) | to improve |
| las notas | marks |
| sacar buenas/malas notas | to get good/bad marks |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| hacer progresos | to make progress |
| sobresaliente | excellent, outstanding |
| trabajador/a | hardworking |
| el trimestre | term |
| el comportamiento |
| behaviour |
| comportarse |
| to behave |
| desobediente |
| disobedient |
| decepcionado |
| disappointed |
| decepcionante |
| disappointing |
| el esfuerzo |
| effort |
| faltar |
| to be absent |
| mejorar(se) |
| to improve |
| las notas |
| marks |
| sacar buenas/malas notas |
| to get good/bad marks |
| perezoso/a |
| lazy |
| hacer progresos |
| to make progress |
| sobresaliente |
| excellent, outstanding |
| trabajador/a |
| hardworking |
| el trimestre |
| term |
Question
Read what teachers have written about their pupils' progress and match their comments to the summaries below.
| A | An outstanding term's work. A hardworking pupil. |
| B | Behaviour must improve. |
| C | Disappointing. Could do better. |
| D | Has ability but can be lazy. She must take more care with her work. |
| E | Making good progress but attendance is poor. |
| F | Marks are consistently poor. |
| G | Too chatty. More effort needed. |
| A |
| An outstanding term's work. A hardworking pupil. |
| B |
| Behaviour must improve. |
| C |
| Disappointing. Could do better. |
| D |
| Has ability but can be lazy. She must take more care with her work. |
| E |
| Making good progress but attendance is poor. |
| F |
| Marks are consistently poor. |
| G |
| Too chatty. More effort needed. |
- Estoy un poco decepcionado con las notas que ha sacado Alonso en matemáticas este trimestre. Sus notas no representan sus aptitudes en la asignatura.
- Marisol tiene mucho talento para el francés, pero a veces es un poco perezosa. Debe trabajar con más cuidado.
- Enrique es un poco desobediente. Su comportamiento en clase debe mejorarse.
- Elena ha sacado muy buenas notas este trimestre. Es muy trabajadora y su trabajo es siempre excepcional.
- Jaime es algo vago. Puede trabajar bien, pero a veces prefiere charlar con sus amigos. Espero que trabaje con más esfuerzo el trimestre que viene.
- C
- D
- B
- A
- G
Translation:
- I am a little disappointed with the marks Alonso has achieved in mathematics this term. His marks do not represent his ability in the subject.
- Marisol has a lot of ability in French but at times, she is a little lazy. She must work with more care.
- Enrique is a little disobedient. His behaviour in class must improve.
- Elena has got very good marks this term. She is very hardworking and her work is always excellent.
- Jaime is rather idle. He can work well but sometimes prefers to chat with his friends. I hope he will work with more effort next term.
