Education and qualifications

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Hello. This is Real Easy English, the podcast

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where we have conversations in easy English to help you learn. I’m Beth.

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And I'm Neil. Remember, you can find all the

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vocabulary for this episode and a text version on our website:

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BBC Learning English dot com.

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How are you today, Neil?

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I'm very well, thank you, Beth. How are you?

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I'm good, thank you.

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What is the topic of our conversation today?

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Well, today, Beth, we're talking about schools.

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We'll talk about our favourite subjects and what qualifications we have.

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OK, Neil. First, can you explain the word qualifications?

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Yes, a 'qualification'

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is 'an official record that you have successfully done an exam

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'or training for something'.

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So, for example, you can receive a qualification in speaking English,

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if you pass a certain exam.

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OK, great. So, Neil, what qualifications did you do at school?

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Well, I took all of the normal exams we do in the UK, GCSEs and then A-levels.

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These are school exams.