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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some schools are infamous for their high rate of dropouts. There are many reasons as to why students prefer to quit their studies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question remains though, does this issue have any impact on communities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about dropout factories and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/headsupenglish.com\/index.php\/advanced-english-students\/advanced-mini-lessons\/165-dropout-factories<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is a \u201dderogatory<\/strong>\u201d? \u201cA dropout factory serves as a <\/em>derogatory<\/em><\/strong> label applied to any high school where 40% or more of the students quit before their final year.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cchurn out<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cLike a factory that <\/em>churns out<\/em><\/strong> a product, sadly a dropout factory <\/em>churns out<\/em><\/strong> students who fail to graduate.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cimpoverished<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cThese schools tend to be in urban and\/or <\/em>impoverished<\/em><\/strong> areas.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms and use \u2018impoverished\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What might be some reasons students dropout from school?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Do you think a drop-out still has a chance to succeed in life? Explain your opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How can high number of students dropping out affect the society\/a community?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Did you ever consider quitting your studies? If yes, when was it and why? If not, what is the reason you finished your studies?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What could be done to lower the number of students dropping out?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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