Teacher and mother arrested for stealing exam papers

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Date: 2025/07/22

Difficulty: Intermediate B1

PDF: Teacher and mother arrested for stealing exam papers

Vocabulary Match

arrested •• helped
tutored •• caught
charges •• removed
trespassing •• entering
facilities •• buildings
expelled •• accusations

Vocabulary Answers

arrestedcaught
tutoredhelped
chargesaccusations
trespassingentering
facilitiesbuildings
expelledremoved

Article

In South Korea, a high school teacher and a student's mother were arrested for trying to steal exam papers. They broke into a school in Andong at night, but the alarm went off and they were caught.

The teacher had secretly tutored the mother's daughter, which is not allowed, and is now facing charges of trespassing and accepting bribes. A facilities manager at the school who helped them was also arrested.

Media say the daughter usually came first in her year, but the school has now expelled her and given her zero for all past exams.

This is the latest scandal in South Korea's high-pressure school system.

Quiz

  1. How many people were arrested?
  2. Where did the break-in happen?
  3. What did the teacher do that was not allowed?
  4. What happened to the student after the scandal?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Three people were arrested.
  2. At a school in Andong.
  3. The teacher secretly tutored the mother's daughter.
  4. The student was expelled and given zero for all past exams.

Conversation

A:I can't believe we got caught!
B:I know, the alarm was so loud!
A:What will happen to us now?
B:Well, we're in big trouble.
A:I just wanted my daughter to do well.
B:I understand, but this was not the way to do it.

Discussion

  1. What would you do if you accidentally set off an alarm?
  2. Have you ever been caught doing something you shouldn't?
  3. How do you feel about exams?
  4. What subjects do you find most challenging?

Source Material

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6m17y8g25o


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