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What is Tom studying?
Tom is studying French, graphics, IT, technology and business for Highers. He says je suis en tra卯n d鈥櫭﹖udier le fran莽ais, les arts graphiques, l鈥檌nformatique, la technologie et le commerce au niveau 鈥楬igher鈥.
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What does Tom hate and why?
Tom hates writing as he says j鈥檃i horreur d鈥櫭ヽrire de longues r茅dactions.
He is not interested in writing at all. He says et la lecture ne m鈥檌nt茅resse pas du tout.
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What is the problem with the school? Give one example.
The problem with the school is that there are too many rules. He says m锚me si j鈥檃ime bien mon 茅cole en g茅n茅ral, je trouve qu鈥檌l y a beaucoup trop de r猫gles.
One example would be that they have to wear uniform. He says par exemple, il faut porter un uniforme.
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Why does he not like this rule?
He would prefer to wear his own clothes, which are more comfortable. Also a uniform stops young people from expressing their own identity.
He says qui ne me pla卯t pas, parce que je pr茅f茅rerais porter mes propres v锚tements qui sont plus confortables. A mon avis l鈥檜niforme emp锚che les jeunes 脿 montrer leur identit茅.
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What would Tom like to use mobiles for in lessons?
He thinks mobiles should be used in class to do research and to take photos of texts and notes on the whiteboard (instead of copying so much).
He says je pense que ce serait utile d鈥檃voir la permission d鈥檜tiliser les portables en classe pour faire de la recherche... et m锚me pour prendre des photos des textes ou des notes au tableau blanc (au lieu de tout copier!)
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Why does Tom get on well with this/her teachers?
He finds them quite relaxed and so he gets on well with them. He says pour la plupart, je les trouve assez d茅tendus, et voil脿 pourquoi je m鈥檈ntends bien avec eux.
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What benefits are there to a small school? There are three things to identify.
In a small school everyone knows everyone. He says Mon 茅cole et assez petite, donc tout le monde se conna卯t.
There is a good atmosphere. He says et il y a une bonne ambiance.
There aren鈥檛 really any problems like bullying, violence or vandalism. He says il n鈥檡 a pas vraiment des probl猫mes comme le harc猫lement, la violence ou le vandalisme.