Answer to Dictation 1
Thousands of students across France have taken to the streets to protest.
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Answer to Dictation 2
They have clashed with riot police in violent protests.
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Answer to Dictation 3
There are reports that police used tear gas against some demonstrators.
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More than 1,020 high schools have been affected by protests or strikes.
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The interior minister reported that around 5,000 people had been arrested.
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The students' main concerns are what they perceive as poor conditions in high schools.
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Overcrowded classrooms inadequate facilities and dilapidated school buildings.
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Students want more spending on schools in poorer suburbs.
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Students say schools in deprived areas of Paris receive fewer resources.
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Answer to Dictation 10
The education minister said there would be concrete responses.
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