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Here is some vocabulary connected with life at school that will help you get started:
| aburrido | boring |
| castigar | to punish |
| una competición | competition |
| la conducta | conduct, behaviour |
| demasiado | too, too much |
| divertido | fun, amusing |
| entregar | to hand in, hand over |
| esforzarse | to make an effort |
| hacer una pregunta | to ask a question* |
| un juego | game |
| levantar la mano | to put one's hand up |
| la pizarra interactiva | smart board |
| poner deberes | to set homework |
| la reunión | meeting |
| riguroso | harsh |
| simpático | nice, kind |
| aburrido |
| boring |
| castigar |
| to punish |
| una competición |
| competition |
| la conducta |
| conduct, behaviour |
| demasiado |
| too, too much |
| divertido |
| fun, amusing |
| entregar |
| to hand in, hand over |
| esforzarse |
| to make an effort |
| hacer una pregunta |
| to ask a question* |
| un juego |
| game |
| levantar la mano |
| to put one's hand up |
| la pizarra interactiva |
| smart board |
| poner deberes |
| to set homework |
| la reunión |
| meeting |
| riguroso |
| harsh |
| simpático |
| nice, kind |
Read what these students say about their teachers.
'El profe de biología es demasiado estricto. No se puede hacer una pregunta si no levantas la mano antes.'
'La profesora de geografía es muy divertida. Hacemos muchos juegos y competiciones en la clase con la pizarra interactiva. ¡Qué divertido!'
'El profesor de matemáticas es muy serio. Ha pedido una reunión con los padres de uno de los chicos en mi clase porque quiere hablar con ellos sobre la conducta de su hijo. Dice que tiene que esforzarse más.'
'El profesor de historia es guay. Casi nunca nos pone deberes.'
'El profesor de inglés es simpático. La semana pasada olvidé entregar mis deberes, pero no me castigó.'
Question
Now answer these questions in English.
- Which teacher is described as being cool? Why?
- Which teacher is too strict? Why?
- Which teacher is kind? Why?
- Which teacher uses the smart board to play games?
- Which teacher has asked for a meeting with a student's parents because of his behaviour?
- The history teacher is described as cool because he hardly ever sets homework.
- The biology teacher is too strict because students can't ask questions without putting their hands up first.
- The English teacher is kind because he didn't punish a student for not handing in their homework the week before.
- The geography teacher uses the smart board for lots of geography games and competitions.
- The maths teacher asked for a meeting with a student's parents.