Education Ministry Launches Lifelong Learning Policy, Warns Students About Registration Deadline
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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has a new plan.
The plan is about lifelong learning. This means people learn new things all their life, not only in school.
The ministry also talked to students. These students are in the preparatory certificate. This is a school test for young students.
Some students are late. They did not finish their registration form. This form has their personal information.
The ministry gave a warning. It said this is the last warning.
The ministry said: do not blame anyone else. Students must finish the form now.
The ministry gave instructions for the form. Students must follow these steps carefully.
This news is about school rules in one country. It helps students and families understand what to do.
Vocabulary15 words
- lifelong learning
- learning that continues for all of a person's life
- preparatory certificate
- a school exam for young students before high school
- registration form
- a paper where you write your personal information
- instructions
- words that tell you what to do
- ministry
- a big government department
- deadline
- the last date to do something
- policy
- an official plan or rule
- warning
- words that tell you about a problem before it happens
- data
- information, like numbers or facts
- education
- learning and teaching in schools
- certificate
- a paper that shows you finished something
- student
- a person who studies
- late
- after the correct time
- blame
- to say someone caused a problem
- official
- from the government or an important group
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1. Lifelong learning 2. Preparatory certificate students who are late 3. A registration form with their data
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has a new _____.
The plan is about _____ learning.
This means people learn new things all their _____.
The ministry also talked to _____ in the preparatory certificate.
Some students are _____.
They did not finish their registration _____.
The ministry gave a _____.
It said this is the last _____.
The ministry said: do not blame anyone _____.
Students must finish the form _____.
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