{"podcast":{"title":"通勤學英語 15Mins Today","slug":"15mins-today-1154318","podcast_index_feed_id":1154318,"rss_url":"https://feed.firstory.me/rss/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s","website_url":"https://open.firstory.me/user/15minstoday","image_url":"https://d3mww1g1pfq2pt.cloudfront.net/Avatar/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/1663569587368.jpg","author":"fifteenmins","episode_count":1316,"summary":"🎧 通勤學英語Podcast — 2020 Apple Podcast 十大熱門節目 | 2021 KKBox 十大風雲Podcast | Himalaya 年度Best Podcast 每天15分鐘，利用喝咖啡、通勤、塞車的零碎時間，輕鬆學英語！不用死背單字和文法，讓你沉浸在自然英語環境，學了就能用！ 🌟 加入VIP方案，解鎖更多專屬內容與優惠 → https://15minstoday.firstory.io/join 💙 喜歡我們的Podcast? 別忘了在 Apple Podcast 給我們 五星好評，讓更多人一起輕鬆學英語！ 📍 官方網站: www.15mins.today 📍 Facebook: 15mins English Cafe 📍 商業合作: 15minstoday@gmail.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:18:32.887409+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318"},"episode":{"title":"精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.082: 英國畢業考政策大轉彎 Angry students petition unfair A-level assessment","slug":"vocab-ep-082-angry-students-petition-unfair-a-level-assessment","published_at":"2026-06-25T10:02:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318/vocab-ep-082-angry-students-petition-unfair-a-level-assessment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318","url":"https://open.firstory.me/story/cl88ftvuk00ocjey293kddvcg","audio_url":"https://m.cdn.firstory.me/track/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/cl88ftvuk00ocjey293kddvcg/https%3A%2F%2Ffile.cdn.firstory.me%2FRecord%2Fcl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s%2Fcl88ipvwt008gof9wg0szg6hw.mp3?v=1783419078553","summary":"☆現在下載中廣線上聽APP 隨時收聽精彩節目還有經典好音樂！ https://fstry.pse.is/99xxae —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: For British students, A-level exams are the most important exams before leaving school for University. Due to the pandemic, the exams in June were abandoned and students were given a grade by their Teachers based on past performance. However, once the A level grades were published, people realized that 39 percent of teachers’ assessments had been downgraded under an algorithm based on a school’s past performance. This meant that it was harder for smart students in disadvantaged areas to do well while rewarding the mediocre students in top private schools. Students were outraged and took to the street and started a petition to demand change. 原討論文章:  https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-949-angry-uk-students-force-government-u-turn-over-virus-hit-exams     Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Assessment n. evaluation of the nature, quality, ability, of someone or something The teachers had to make an assessment of the student’s math abilities with a test. Peter’s assessment of the accident helped prevent further conflict.     Mediocre adj. of moderate quality The new sushi dish at our favorite restaurant is mediocre. Students should not be rewarded for their mediocre performance in school.     Inflation n. the action of inflating something According to the exam regulator, the downgrade of assessments is to avoid grade inflation. If you want your balloon to float, you would have to inflate it with helium.  ","meta_description":"☆現在下載中廣線上聽APP 隨時收聽精彩節目還有經典好音樂！ https://fstry.pse.is/99xxae —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: For British students, A-level exams are the most importa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1261,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/15mins-today-1154318/episodes/vocab-ep-082-angry-students-petition-unfair-a-level-assessment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318/vocab-ep-082-angry-students-petition-unfair-a-level-assessment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}