BEING ON STRIKE AT THE INSTITUTE VOCABULARY To go on strike (v) Classmate (n) To participate on (v) Trade Union (n) To organize (v) To call for (v) Primary (n) Secondary (n) Empty (adj) To stop (v) Full of sth (adj) To take the streets (v) To defend (v) To oblige (v) To cut (v) Budget (n) Healthcare (n) To improve (v) Relationships (n) Temporary teacher (n) Timetable (n) To reduce (v) Yo be used as (v) To wear (v) T-shirt (n) Temporary (adj) Half (adj) The chance (v) Quite (adv) Also (adv) Less (adj) To increase (v) At least (adv) Scab (n) Scholarship (n) Young (adj) Workmate (n) Company (n) For free To be able to (v)
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EXERCICES # Fill in the blanks with these verbs: GO, PARTICIPATE, DEFEND, AGREE, OBLIGE, CUT, HAVE (x2), EARN, IMPROVE, INCREASE, WORK, and REDUCE. Be careful and use the correct form. 1.
She is my teacher and she _________ on strike on 22nd May 2012
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Those are my classmate´s parents and they _____________ in the strike too.
I study at I.E.S. “La Rosaleda”. We went on 22nd May 2012 because we were ___________ our rights. 3.
4. All Trade Unions ___________ on being all together to fight for the Public Educational System.
5. The State Government _____________ the Andalusian Government to _________ 10,000 million euros from the budget, and so the Andalusian Government cut 3,000 million euros from schools and 7,000 million euros from healthcare. 6. We will _______ quite a small number of teachers. They will also __________ less money because their salaries will be reduced.
7. The Minister of Education wants the Institute classes with five more students so they can _____________ their relationships. 8. Because there will be less money for schools, the numbers of working hours at school for teachers will be _________ by two more hours per week.
9. Temporary teachers should be happy because half of them will at least have the chance to ___________ in a school. 10. Temporary teachers will have their timetable and their salary _____________ by 15%. # Make five sentences using some of the words which are outlined in yellow
# Now fill in the blanks using the following words: FULL, T-SHIRTS, SYMBOL, SCAB, SALARY, SCHOLARSHIP and GET. 1.
The streets were ________ of young people, parents and teachers.
2. Most of them wore green ____________ which is used as a ____________ to defend the Public Educational System.
3. A _______________ is a worker who goes to work when his workmates are on strike. 4. The company will take one day´s pay from your __________ when you are on strike.
5. A ____________ is the public money a student gets for free to be able to study. Now it will be a bit more difficult to _________ one.
DID YOU KNOW THAT....? •
The Church does not have to pay property taxes like all Spanish house owners do.