Part One: Reading and Interpreting (15 pts)

Read the text carefully, then do the following activities

A new report into world education shows Finland has the best system. The global
study is called "The Learning urve" and is from the !ritish maga"ine "The #conomist". It
aims to help governments provide a better education to students. The $%&page report loo'ed at
the education system in $( countries. Researchers analysed millions of statistics on exam
grades, literacy rates, attendance, and university graduation rates. Asia did well in the report,
with )outh *orea, +ong *ong, ,apan and )ingapore finishing second, third, fourth and fifth.
The -nited )tates came ./th in the study, while 0exico, !ra"il and 1ndonesia filled the
bottom three positions in the top $(.
The Learning urve reported on five things that education leaders should remember.
The first is that spending lots of money on schools and teachers does not always mean
students will learn. )econd is that "good teachers are essential to high&2uality education". The
report said teachers should be "treated as the valuable professionals they are, not as
technicians in a huge, educational machine". 3umbers three and four are that a country4s
culture must have a strong focus on the importance of education, and parents have a 'ey part
to play. Finally, countries need to "educate for the future, not 5ust the present." The report
said6 "0any of today4s 5ob titles7simply did not exist %( years
Sources: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk /
A-Comprehension (7pts)
1-Choose the title that best summarizes the tet:
a-The world8s best education system b-#ducation leaders !- 9ood teachers and education
"-#hat do the underlined $ords re%er to in the tet&
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'-(a) $hether the %ollo$ing statements are true or %alse a!!ording to the tet
a. The article says Finland4s 'indergarten education is the best worldwide.
b. Researchers loo'ed at attendance figures during their research.
c. The report states parents should 'eep away from schools and teachers.
d. The report says spending more money will result in a better education.
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-- .et /ploration (7pts)
1-0ind in the tet a $ord $hose de%inition %ollo$s:
The process of teaching, training and learning ?:;%<
"- 0ind in the tet $ords that are opposite in meaning to :
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1 b 2 so that it means
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5- 3nderline the stressed s)llable in the %ollo$ing $ords:
education & statistics - university government
Part .$o: #ritten epression (4 pts): Choose one topi!
.opi! 1: -sing your own words, summari"e the text :no more than C lines<.
.opi! ": The report above shows that Finland has the best educational system.
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results among pupils> :tal' about ideal schools, textboo's and programmes, teachers, ways of
testing7.etc<
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