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Initially, we … (Q5) to home educate for a year while we searched for a more creative, stimulating school for Matilda and her younger sister Verity. We created a schoolroom at home. We found a ready-made curriculum on the web and divided the day into a timetable. You can be relaxed about informing the authorities in the UK as, unlike in some other countries (e.g. Japan and Germany), there is no formal legal obligation to educate your children at a school or to follow the national … (Q6) . I led on science while my wife plunged into music, maths, history and English. We found a French tutor and a tennis coach, and the girls joined local dance and drama groups. I moved to a four-day working … (Q7) while my wife threw herself into home educating full time. After the initial novelty of not going to school wore … (Q8) (it took perhaps a week) everyone’s patience began to wear thin, frustration boiled over, attention spans shortened and, to cap it all, Matilda said she found it just like being at school but at home. In a word: boring. But we knew that for Matilda, the world was a wonderland of curiosity and fascination. We were desperate to find a way back to that place. And so … (Q9) reading books written by people with similar experiences, and a great deal of discussion, we tried something totally different, sat Matilda down and asked her, “Matilda – what are you interested in?” It sounds crazy, but – think about it – our educational system never asks that question. Rather it says that at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays you will do biology, and in term 2 of year 6 you will be doing photosynthesis. Why? Because it says so in the curriculum. There is no connection or relevance to the child’s life. And her … (Q10) to our question? “PENGUINS!”What?! “I want to learn all about penguins.” And so began our new educational adventure. (Christopher Lloyd, The Telegraph , 2 September 2013; adapted and abridged) 0 questions Q1 Q6 Q2 Q7 Q3 Q8 Q4 Q9 Q5 Q10 d) Match the words taken from the text above with the correct definitions 1. cauldron F A sth. new or unusual 2. to brim with sth. B to be or become upset or worried 3. innate C courses that are taught by a school or college 4. mind-numbing D commitment to do sth. because of a law or rule 5. to fuss over sth. E very dull or boring 6. curriculum F large pot 7. obligation G to overflow, to bustle 8. novelty H determined by factors present in an individual from birth ✔ / 101 20 Lifelong learning Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv