Spanish
students are on strike for three days from the 5th February 2013
till 7th February 2013. They claim to the Minister of Education:
1.
To retire the draft law called LOMCE.
2.
To leave his position (to dismiss).
Students
Trade Unions are satisfied with the number of the students that have followed
the strike. They affirm that between 80% and 90% of the students haven’t gone
to class.
Students from
the third and four year of Secondary School, High School and Vocational
Training courses have been called to go on strike.
“Thousands of
students and hundreds of pickets explained the reasons why a strike to defend
Public Teaching, Public Education.
Yesterday
many students in the protests in Madrid chanted together: “Where are our
envelopes”.
Let me remind
you what the law says about the fundamental right to assembly to discuss whether
or not going to class when students are called to go on strike. It will not be
consider a fault. Teachers are not
allowed to penalise students. However students have to communicate on writing
the decision of going on strike by their student delegate.
VOCABULARY
Ir a la
huelga to
go on strike
Pedir/reclamar to ask for, to
claim
Retirar to
retire
Dimitir to
dismiss
Seguir la
huelga to
follow the strike
Secundaria Secondary
Bachillerato High School
Formación
Profesional Vocational
Training
Llamados a la
huelga to be called on
strike
Enseñanza Pública Public
Teaching
Manifestación Protest
Corear to
sing/ to chant together
Regular to
regulate
Derecho de
reunión the right to
assembly
Sancionar penalise
Falta fault
Permitir to
allow
Sancionar to
penalise
Piquete picket
Esquirol strike-breaker
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EXERCISE TRUE OR FALSE: (T F)
1.
Students Trade Unions represent
students who fight for their rights
2.
If the Trade Union calls you to go on
strike you are obliged to go to
3.
Students are not allowed to assemble
in class and discuss their decisions
4.
A strike breaker is a person who
doesn’t follow the strike and goes to work
5.
If the students go on strike they
will be penalised and punished
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EXERCISE 2
Students
chanted together “Where are our envelopes”. Is there any important and current
news about possible corruptions within the members of the Spanish Government?
Try to write about it as much as you can. Don’t forget to add the web pages you
have been visiting.
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EXERCISE 3
Right
now, many different sectors of the Civil Servants are claiming for their rights
because of the cuts and reforms: the Health Sector, the Educational Sector and
the Justice Sector. Look for images and don’t forget to add their links. Can
you write down only one claim of each sector?
Textos escritos por Mª Isabel Pérez
Ortega y corregidos por Samantha Potts
Málaga, 6 de Febrero del 2013.
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