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Read the letter and answer the questions
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Questions about the Letter
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Student Testimony 1
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Student Testimony 2
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Let me tell you about myself
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ESOL Cuts Survey
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Read the letter and answer the questions
Dear students,
This is a letter from your teachers. We are writing to share with you
our concern about the education cuts planned by this government.
The government has already said it will stop the EMA, which helped
635,000 students to stay in education last year.
Adult education and ESOL are also being attacked. If you are not on
'active benefits', for example Job Seeker's Allowance or the new
Employment Support Allowance, you will have to pay full fees for
your course. This will discriminate against women who depend on
their husband's benefits.
Best wishes
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Student Testimony 1
Twenty years ago my country started civil war. I didn’t have any
opportunities. Now I have opportunities to study.
In the wintertime you need a jacket and you can’t afford it. The kids
need a jacket and boots, winter clothes. You need to pay the bills
because the benefit is not enough. I live on £148 a week. With that I
have to pay the bills, buy food and clothes, bus fares, toys for kids,
shoes for the kids.
When they cut this benefit, how can I survive? Every three months I
go to interview and they say ‘Do you want a job?’ I apply for jobs,
and I fail the interview because I can’t speak English properly. Every
time they ask me ‘Do you have any qualifications? How can you
work because you don’t have any qualifications.’ That’s why I failed.
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Student Testimony 2
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can we have an educated nation then? We will just sit at home and worry
about the future. We will not have anything positive to do.
What shall we do? Why are the politicians doing this? What good will it
bring? Correct me if I am wrong, but I don’t think this will bring good
results.
Thank you.
Roushon Choudhury
Let me tell you about myself
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ESOL Cuts Survey
Do you get JSA?
Can you pay the full course fees next year?
Will you come back to college next year?
How will this affect you?
Can I take your name?
Male / Female
Do you get JSA?
Can you pay the full course fees next year?
Will you come back to college next year?
How will this affect you?
Can I take your name?
Male / Female
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