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A discussion on the school leaving age being raised to 18. Team up with classmates into groups of four. Decide who will be the interviewer etc.
| Role A – A problem 15 year old You are 15 years old. You hate school and want to leave as soon as you reach 16. You are dismayed to learn you will have to stay on till you are 18. Protest! |
| Role B – Teacher You are a teacher. You teach students aged 11-18. You have first hand knowledge of pupils. You think the idea to raise the age limit to 18 is unworkable for some problem pupils. |
| Role C – Head Teacher As a Head Teacher you are very positive about the new legislation to raise the school leaving age limit to 18. Discuss the benefits. |
| Role D – Britain’s Minister of Education Alan Johnson You have pioneered this legislation so are very positive about it. You left school at 16 with no qualifications. You struggled for many years trying to get a decent job. It was hard work. With hindsight you wish you’d had more qualifications. |
Task 22. Choose the correct words from a – d below and write them in the article.
The British government is soon to (1) ____ legislation that would raise the school leaving age to 18. The new (2) ____ will come into effect by 2013. Pupils will have the (3) ____ of staying in formal classroom education that covers academic lessons, or of receiving vocational (4) ____. It is the first major revision of the compulsory education age limit (5) ____ 1972, when it went up to the present 16 years old. The government hopes the additional two years of schooling or training will bolster the (6) ____ of young Britons and ensure more British youth have qualifications or workplace skills. If successful, Britain may be able to boast the best educated and most highly trained school leavers in the world, which is (7) ____ to have positive knock-on effects for industry and the economy. It should also bring down levels of crime.
Britain’s Minister for Education Alan Johnson told The Times newspaper that it was "(8) ____ that a youngster of 16 is not getting any training". He lamented on his mistakes of the past, saying: "I (9) ____ not staying on in education... when I left school there were loads of jobs you could (10) ____ into without qualifications. That's not going to be the case in the future." The leader of Britain’s teaching union Steve Sinnott concurred. He described the upcoming legislation as (11) “____". He warned: "We cannot afford to neglect those young people who currently leave school at 16 unprepared for the rigors and demands of life in the 21st Century." Toby Ashford, a 16-year-old student from London wasn’t as enthusiastic. He complained that: “It is another example of politicians trying to be (12) ____ with young people.”
| 1. | (a) | past | (b) | pass | (c) | passed | (d) | passing |
| 2. | (a) | plenary | (b) | planned | (c) | plans | (d) | plane |
| 3. | (a) | choose | (b) | choosing | (c) | chocs | (d) | choice |
| 4. | (a) | training | (b) | train | (c) | trained | (d) | bus |
| 5. | (a) | throughout | (b) | while | (c) | during | (d) | since |
| 6. | (a) | qualify | (b) | quality | (c) | qualified | (d) | quacks |
| 7. | (a) | bounding | (b) | bound | (c) | tied up | (d) | strung up |
| 8. | (a) | repellent | (b) | repealing | (c) | repel | (d) | repeal |
| 9. | (a) | register | (b) | regardless | (c) | regretful | (d) | regret |
| 10. | (a) | wake | (b) | want | (c) | walk | (d) | wave |
| 11. | (a) | inept | (b) | inebriated | (c) | inevitable | (d) | inedible |
| 12. | (a) | Scary Uncle | (b) | Little Sister | (c) | Big Brother | (d) | Silly Cousin |
Writing
Informal Letters
Task 23. Work in pairs. Think and write down a list of as many purposes as you can for writing an informal letter. Compare it with other students’ ideas.
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