School children punished over wrong trousers

School children punished over wrong trousers (8th September, 2014)

The Reading / Listening - Level 4

A school in England apologised to 50 students for punishing them for wearing the "wrong trousers". Pupils at the school got detention for not following school uniform rules. They spent eight hours in a small classroom. School bosses said the trousers were "skintight" and not right for school. The school was tightening its uniform rules. It did not think students would wear so many different types of trousers.

Parents were very angry. A mother said her daughter was in a room for eight hours and was "deeply distressed". She said her daughter was punished because teachers did not like her trousers. The school said her daughter's trousers were "skintight" but the mother said they weren't. She said her daughter lost two days' education because of a "ridiculous" rule. The school sent parents a letter to say students should wear black "tailored" trousers.

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Sources

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2744764/School-puts-50-children-isolation-two-DAYS-term-wearing-wrong-trousers.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/more-than-50-children-put-into-detention-for-wearing-the-wrong-trousers-9715795.html

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	A school in England apologised	a.	rules
2.	Pupils at the school	b.	types of trousers
3.	following school uniform	c.	to 50 students
4.	bosses said the trousers	d.	tightening its uniform rules
5.	The school was	e.	got detention
6.	wear so many different	f.	were "skintight"

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	her daughter was	a.	two days' education
2.	deeply	b.	not like her trousers
3.	punished because teachers did	c.	in a room for eight hours
4.	The school said her daughter's trousers	d.	trousers
5.	her daughter lost	e.	distressed
6.	black "tailored"	f.	were "skintight

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A school in England apologised to 50 students (1) ___________________ wearing the "wrong trousers". Pupils at (2) ___________________ for not following school uniform rules. They spent (3) ___________________ small classroom. School bosses said the trousers (4) ___________________ not right for school. The school (5) ___________________ uniform rules. It did not think students would wear so (6) ___________________ of trousers.

Parents (7) ___________________. A mother said her daughter was in a room for eight hours and was "(8) ___________________". She said her daughter (9) ___________________ teachers did not like her trousers. The school said her daughter's trousers (10) ___________________ the mother said they weren't. She said her daughter (11) ___________________ because of a "ridiculous" rule. The school sent parents (12) ___________________ students should wear black "tailored" trousers.

SCHOOL UNIFORM SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about school uniform in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about school uniform for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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