Part A I. Comprehension
1. Classroom violence in England
has caused parents to demonstrate
has been caused by an old-fashioned school system
has been a problem ever since
has been fought successfully for some time
has worried a lot of people for some time now
2. To master the problem
teachers have been specially trained
headmasters have asked the public for help
walkie-talkies have been introduced into schools
teachers have sent the pupils home
radio messages have been broadcast every day
3. Often lessons are broken up by
noisy trouble-makers
two-way radios
policemen looking for trouble-makers
journalists interviewing pupils
the passing London traffic
4. It's not easy
to teach this kind of pupil
to organize a discussion between teachers and pupils
to hear the teachers speak during the lesson
to speak to the vandals about their behaviour
to contact the headmaster on the two-way radio
5. The vandals are aggressive because
they hate school teachers
they find nothing else to do
they don't like the drinks at school
they are taught to fight in their spare time
they belong to a militant group
6. David Hargreaves sees one reason for the problems in
the old-fashioned school system
the different personality of teachers
over-friendly attitudes of teachers
the teachers' lack of power
the too authoritarian way of teaching
7. In David Hargreave's opinion parents no longer
have the right to influence their children
blame school for their children's, behaviour
are interested in school affairs
dare to beat their children
manage to discipline their children alone
8. Some parents complain about teachers and
demand more control over the pupils
want to teach their children themselves
do not want to cooperate with them
demand their teachers should be less strict
ask for more rights for the pupils
9. Collapsing authority
makes the pupils free and independent
causes problems in the family and at school
has never caused a crisis in the classroom
causes the children to be more tired out after a day's work
makes the pupils go on strike
10. For David Hargreaves a possible solution is
to have more mixed schools
to make the teacher's job mare attractive by better pay
to organize a parents' meeting at school
to have small teachers and big classrooms
to get rid of large schools
II. Language
11. To commit violent acts mean (iine 3)
to act in a violent play
to call each other names
to behave in a polite and friendly way
to be panic-stricken
to use force
12. Vandalism comes closest in meaning to (line 8)
a) hooliganism b) criticism
c) racialism d) nationalism
e) socialism
13. An outsider is a person who (line 10)
plays in a team at a certain position
lives outdoors
commits criminal acts
is not accepted by a social group
like outings most of all
14. To interrupt does not mean (line 11)
a) to hinder b) to continue
c) to break into d) to stop
e) to pause
15. A synonym for disturbance is (line 13)
a) distrust b) alarm c) interruption
d) difficulty e) riot
16. To encourage in this context be replaced by (line 22)
a) to forbid b) to animate
c) to welcome d) to find it good '
e) to ask
17. You punish a person when you (line 24)
a) cheer him up b) praise him
c) ask for advice d) talk to him
e) give him a penalty
18 to support in this context has the same meaning as (line 27) a) to weaken b) to give help to c) to criticize d) to replace e) to transport
19. to put the blame on someone means (line 29)
to knock someone down
to say someone is guilty of something
to make a fool of someone
to ask someone for help
to feel ashamed of something
20. to discipline strictly does not mean (line 30)
to bring under control
to punish severely
to make pupils follow orders
to teach law and order
to let someone do what he wants
PART В II
1. Tenses
During a conversation with parents about the problems at school Mr Hargreaves says:
1)" you ever (think) of the rea
sons for vandalism?
2) Vandalism started after parents (lose) a lot
of their traditional power.
While teachers and pupils (work) in the class
rooms, outsiders swarm in the schools.
Therefore teachers at Holland Park School
(to be given) two-way radios two weeks ago.
They (call) their headmaster by radio dur
ing lessons several times now.
The headmaster hopes that violence
(stop) soon."
2. If-clauses
Two pupils discuss what measures they would take after they have read an article about the school in the local newspaper.
1) If I were a pupil at that school i (try)
To talk to the trouble-makers.
If the school had been built properly, the trouble makers
(never find) it so easy to smash things up.
If the police want to make a better job of looking after
our school, they (have to) Patrol the grounds
more often.
4)+5) If the parents (have) more control
over the children, they (never behave)
in the way they do.
3. Reported Speech.
The mother of a 15-year-old son said to a teacher: 1)1 must ask my son to do his homework a hundred times before he finally sits down to do it.
When he was small he often helped me in the household,
but he has not done that for quite a while now.
My son has always been a friendly child, but now I often
ask what I have done wrong.
The teacher told the staff about the mother's complaints.
1) She complained that
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II
1. Find the corresponding noun or verb or adjective, please!
2. Gap-text
A newspaper article
Manchester: A new case of (I) Has been
reported from Manchester Comprehensive School. Early in the
morning the general assembly was (2) by about 10
youngsters who broke into the assembly hall and started to (3)
the furniture Some teachers and older pupj|s
tried to talk to the (4) , but did not manage to
(5) them. The youngsters behaved in a (6)
way. In the end the police were called in order to (7)
Them. How long are we going to endure such a behaviour?
There is no use complaining about the (8) Par
ents or blaming the teachers. We think we must (9)
those vandals more strictly and above all try-
to lead them back to (10)
3. Ask questions.
After a vandal's attack on a school the headmaster had to answer many questions at the parents' meeting.
Ask the questions, please. Here are the answers.
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"There is actually no
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chance to protect ourselves
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against the vandals."
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"They rushed into the class-
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room, swung sticks, flicked
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open their knives, and
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threatened the teacher."
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"Oh, Mr Smith the teacher.
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He did a marvellous job. He
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was able to calm the van-
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dals down, so that they only
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smashed the furniture.
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"Well, I don't know. Maybe
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they were bored. They have
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no special reason, I m
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afraid."
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"That's difficult to answer.
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I'm afraid we can't do more
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about it than what we already do."
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1. Defective dialogue.
One boy whom the pupils and teachers thought was one of the major vandals was taken down to Holland Centra! Park Police Station.
Sergeant Smith' Well, you know what you are here for Windows and Samps have been completely smashed, table legs broken and doors damaged. I have to write down some details. What's your name, address and age?
l.The young offender:
Sergeant Smith: Hmm, well, you had better try and tell me what you have to say for yourself. You're in bad enough trouble as it is. Why did you get mixed in that sort of nonsense?
2 The young Offender-
Sergeant Smith: How many of you take part in breaking up
the furniture at school? Quite a lot of damage has been done. You can't be the only vandal.
3 The young offender:
Sergeant -Smith: My word, there must be better ways to
spend one's free time surely. What do you think your parents are going to say? You can't keep this from them, you know. Even the -local newspaper have got wind of the story.
4 The young offender:
Sergeant Smith: Well, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes.
What do you think the judge will tell you.
5.The young offender:
Sergeant Smith: Well, all I can say is, just try and think of your
future. It's a shame to go and spoil it, the way you are doing.
6.The young offender:
Sergeant Smith: Well, it's your life. We'll meet again at the
juvenile court. If I were You, I would think positive and act
positive. That's my motto in life.
2. What are the reasons of growing violence in our schools? Discuss the following arguments, please!
Children watch too much TV and see too many violent
films.
Teachers are too authoritarian You can't talk to them.
с) A lot of children don't know what to do with their spare time.
d)Too many children grow up in broken families.
Punishment for vandals is not effective enough.
In large schools teachers can't control their pupils.
g)A lot of children think they have "no future".
h) Teachers should be specially trained to fight violence at school.
a)
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IV
Holland Park School tries to fight vandalism. Parents, pupils and teachers are invited to a meeting.
Write this letter, please. Don't forget the beginning and ending of the letter.
Write about:
reason for the letter, what happened at the school
the reactions of the teachers, the pupils, the parents
what could be done to fight vandalism
why it is important that many people help to fight the
problem.
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