Saturday, June 27, 2026

04.01.27: Level 4; listening; Nūntiī Latīnī [1]

Kalendīs Iūniīs in Finlandiā Fīnis Annī scholasticī celebrābātur. Tum amplius quīngenta mīlia scholārium ad fēriās aestīvās agendās dīmissa sunt. Vīgintī quīnque mīlia studentium in exāmine mātūritātis approbāta sunt, octōgintā mīlia specimina scholae professiōnālis absolvērunt. Quī numerus quīnque mīlibus maior est quam annō praeteritō.

[i] What was celebrated on June 1st?

[ii] What was the total number of students involved?

[iii] How many students passed the matriculation examination?

[iv] How many students completed vocational school qualifications?

[v] How does this figure compare with the previous year?

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[i] end of the school year

[ii] more than 500,000; amplius quīngenta milia

[iii] 25,000

[iv] 80,000

[v] 5,000 more / higher; quīnque mīlibus maior

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On 1 June, the end of the school year was celebrated in Finland. Then more than five hundred thousand pupils were dismissed / released to spend the summer holidays [ = began the summer holidays]. Twenty-five thousand students passed the matriculation examination, and 80,000 completed vocational-school qualifications. This figure is 5,000 higher than the previous year.

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