day 23schools then and now

unit 4 · learning

schools then and now

Say how far something went: llegó a…, acabó por…, viene a decir que….

today’s words

pasar lista · to take the register, to call the roll
jefe de estudios · head of studies (deputy head)
la oposición · las oposiciones: state exams for a post
calificar · to mark, to grade; to describe as
evaluar · to assess, to evaluate
el semestre · semester, half-year
la calificación · mark, grade
el abandono · dropping out; abandonment
puntual · punctual, on time
interino · temporary (job); a temporary teacher
suplente · substitute, supply (teacher)
el clip · paper clip
el profesorado · teaching staff, teachers
el suspenso · a fail (mark)
puntuar · to mark, to give points
la tutoría · tutorial; tutor’s meeting
el rotulador · felt-tip pen, marker
el subrayador · highlighter (pen)
la libreta · notebook, exercise book
el absentismo · absenteeism, truancy
la calculadora · calculator
la puntualidad · punctuality
optativo · optional (subject)
convalidar · to give credit for (a subject)
la grapa · staple

sentences

En la escuela del pueblo llegaron a ser cuarenta niños. · At the village school there were as many as forty children.
La maestra pasaba lista y ponía una calificación a cada ejercicio. · The teacher took the register and gave a mark for every exercise.
Muchos niños acabaron dejando la escuela para trabajar en el campo. · Many children ended up leaving school to work in the fields.
Antes, un anuncio de champú contra la caspa era solo un dibujo. · In the old days, an advert for dandruff shampoo was just a drawing.
Al final, Elena acabó por aprobar las oposiciones de maestra. · In the end, Elena ended up passing the state exams to become a teacher.