It is important to be able to understand spoken and written texts on the topic of school and college and to be able to talk about your own experiences of studying.
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 |
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. |
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