Lesson : School Uniforms / Lessons

Lesson: School Uniforms

Task 1 -9

Task 1.

Write down your opinion on school uniforms in at least 50 words.

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Task 2.

What should the school rules be. Write down the rule and a punishment for breaking the rule.

Task 3.

SCHOOL NO-NO'S: Rank these No-No’s. Put the biggest school no-no's at the top.

• purple hair

• facial tattoo

• smoking

• sleeping in class

• nose ring

• truancy

• bullying

• cheating

Task 4.

PUNISH: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "punish".

Before reading

Task 5

TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.) A school in England apologised to over 500 students.

b.) Students were given 8 hours' detention for not following a dress code.

c.)A school boss said skintight trousers were inappropriate for school.

d.)The head teacher said the school should have been stricter.

e.) Parents agreed with the students getting detention.

f.) One parent was angry her daughter had lost two days of education.

g.) The school did not send a letter informing parents of the dress code.

h.) The head teacher said the school should be clearer about uniforms.

Task 6. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

Task 7. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible)

Task 8. Gap Fill

Task 9. Answer the questions

1.)How many students got an apology from the school?

2.)In which part of England is the school?

3.)For how long did the school detain the students?

4.)What is the school in the process of doing?

5.)What did the head teacher admit?

6.)How did parents feel about the treatment of their children?

7.)How did an 11-year-old girl feel?

8.)What did a mother say her daughter had lost?

9.)What kind of trousers did a school letter describe?

10.)What did the head teacher say the school needed to be in the future?