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day 68school then and now

unit 12 · looking ahead

    school then and now

    Tell what had already happened before another past event: quando sono arrivata, la lezione era già iniziata.

    today’s words

    • la fisica · physics
    • la biologia · biology
    • la geografia · geography
    • l'asilo · nursery school
    • il/la preside · headteacher
    • l'allievo · pupil, student
    • il diploma · diploma, certificate
    • l'istruzione · education, schooling
    • educare · to educate, to bring up
    • l'educazione · education, good manners
    • scolastico · school (adj.)
    • la maturità · school-leaving exam; maturity
    • bocciare · to fail (a student)
    • il dottorato · doctorate, PhD
    • laurearsi · to graduate (from university)
    • l'adolescente · teenager
    • discreto · decent, fairly good
    • la tabella · chart, table
    • a caso · at random

    sentences

    • Quando la nonna è arrivata a scuola, la lezione era già iniziata. · When Grandma got to school, the lesson had already started.
    • Il preside aveva già chiuso la porta. · The headmaster had already closed the door.
    • Marco si era laureato prima di cominciare lo stage. · Marco had graduated before starting his internship.
    • Non c'era l'asilo: i bambini restavano a casa con la mamma. · There was no nursery school: the children stayed at home with their mum.
    • Un diploma è importante, ma l'educazione viene prima. · A diploma is important, but education comes first.