60 UNiT 08 | Rules – make or break? Read the article about a school policy. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–11). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE iN USE 10 0 unpleasant 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 No uniform? Go home! On what should have been an exciting first school day, some pupils had a rather (0) (pleasant) start to Biggly school in the UK this September. (1) (fortunate) for their pupils, the school has introduced a very strict uniform policy, which means they have to wear certain items of clothing. Students are obliged to wear flat, black shoes, which they feel are (2) (attract) and dull. Apart from that, most of the Biggly pupils (3) (like) wearing the – in their opinion – nasty, scratchy and (4) (comfort) pullovers and shirts which are now required. However, the school insists that, unless they wear regulation clothes, they will look untidy and too (5) (form). The pupils would like to wear the same clothes they used to in past years, saying that has never been a problem. One girl said, “This school is ignoring our (6) (person) choices by telling us what to wear. In (7) (real), we look smart enough in our own clothes.” Teachers (8) (agree) with the pupils and are sending them home to change their clothes, telling the children that last year’s clothes are (9) (suit) for school. Many parents find these strict rules (10) (believe) and are angry that they will have to (11) (place) expensive clothes and shoes. One father said, “It’s completely (12) (fair) to send kids home on their first school day. I don’t have much money, so we try to buy (13) (expense) shoes, but the headteacher says they’re no longer allowed. I have no idea where I can get the money to buy a new outfit for all of our kids!” Some parents and pupils are now planning a protest against these new rules. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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