News English: Teachers Told To Wear School Uniform

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Teachers told to wear school uniform

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IN THIS LESSON:
The Reading / Tapescript 2
Phrase Match 3
Listening Gap Fill 4
Multiple Choice 5
Spelling 6
Put the Text Back Together 7
Scrambled Sentences 8
Discussion 9
Writing 10
Homework 11
ALL ANSWERS ARE IN THE TEXT ON PAGE 2.
10th October, 2009

THE READING / TAPESCRIPT
From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0910/091010-school_uniform.html
Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in England must
wear smart clothes. If they wear jeans or scruffy pants to work,
the head teacher will send them home to change. The teachers
are very angry at this. They said their bosses were acting like
“fashion police”. There are many new college dress rules.
Teachers must now keep their hair tidy, wear business suits and
skirts, have no tattoos that students can see, and keep ear-rings
simple. The college said it was "important that our staff present a
professional image".
It is interesting that the college has made these rules. In many
colleges nowadays, it is sometimes difficult to know who is a
student and who is a teacher. Many students are smarter than
teachers – and I’m talking about smarter clothes here, not
smarter intelligence. Teachers are professionals, so perhaps it is
right they should dress well. It is OK for elementary school
teachers to wear what they want because their students don’t
really care. I don’t think it’s good that a teacher wears a football
T-shirt and baseball cap to class.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
1. wear smart a. “fashion police”
2 wear jeans b. students can see
3. bosses were acting like c. rules
4. new college dress d. clothes
5. no tattoos that e. image
6. present a professional f. or scruffy pants
Paragraph 2
1. the college has made a. dress well
2 who is a student and b. smarter than teachers
3. Many students are c. T-shirt
4. it is right they should d. they want
5. wear what e. these rules
6. a football f. who is a teacher

LISTENING GAP FILL
Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in England

__________________ clothes. If they wear jeans or scruffy
pants to work, the head teacher will send them
__________________. The teachers are __________________.
They said their bosses were acting like “fashion police”. There are
many new college dress rules. Teachers must now
__________________, wear business suits and skirts, have no

tattoos that students can see, and __________________. The
college said it was "important that __________________
professional image".
It is interesting that the college __________________ rules. In

many colleges nowadays, it is sometimes difficult
__________________ student and who is a teacher. Many

students are smarter than teachers – and I’m talking about
__________________, not smarter intelligence. Teachers are
professionals, so perhaps it is right they __________________.

It is OK for elementary school teachers __________________
want because their students don’t really care. I don’t think it’s
good __________________ a football T-shirt and baseball cap to

class.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in England (1) ____ wear

smart clothes. If they wear jeans or scruffy pants to work, the (2) ____
teacher will send them home to change. The teachers are very angry at this.
They said their bosses were (3) ____ like “fashion police”. There are many
new college dress rules. Teachers must now keep their hair (4) ____, wear
business suits and skirts, have no tattoos that students can see, and keep
ear-rings simple. The college said it was "important that our (5) ____
present a professional image".
It is interesting that the college has (6) ____ these rules. In many colleges
nowadays, it is sometimes (7) ____ to know who is a student and who is a
teacher. Many students are smarter than teachers – and I’m talking about
smarter clothes here, not smarter intelligence. Teachers are professionals,
so perhaps it is right they should dress (8) ____. It is OK for elementary
school teachers to wear what they want because their students don’t
(9) ____ care. I don’t think it’s good that a teacher wears a football T-shirt
and baseball cap to (10) ____.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
1. (a) had (b) must (c) must have
2. (a) brain (b) skull (c) head
3. (a) acting (b) acted (c) acts
4. (a) tidiness (b) tidy (c) tidied
5. (a) stuff (b) stiff (c) staff
6. (a) made (b) make (c) making
7. (a) difficulty (b) difficulties (c) difficult
8. (a) well (b) good (c) bests
9. (a) real (b) reality (c) really
10. (a) classroom (b) class (c) classless

SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
Paragraph 1
1. wear atsmr clothes
2. jeans or rffsycu pants
3. teachers are very ragyn
4. wear issnseub suits
5. no sottaot
6. enesrpt a professional image
Paragraph 2
7. In many colleges dyanoaws
8. I’m ngaiklt
9. they should dsers well
10. mlerynetae school
11. students don’t eylarl care
12. bsallbea cap

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) pants to work, the head teacher will send them home to

change. The teachers are very angry at this. They said
their bosses
( ) were acting like “fashion police”. There are many new

college dress rules. Teachers must now keep their hair
( ) here, not smarter intelligence. Teachers are

professionals, so perhaps it is right they should dress
well. It is OK for
( ) simple. The college said it was "important that our staff

present a professional image".
( ) It is interesting that the college has made these rules.

In many colleges nowadays, it is sometimes difficult to
know who
( ) is a student and who is a teacher. Many students are

smarter than teachers – and I’m talking about smarter
clothes
( ) elementary school teachers to wear what they want

because their students don’t really
( 1 ) Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in

England must wear smart clothes. If they wear jeans or
scruffy
( ) care. I don’t think it’s good that a teacher wears a

football T-shirt and baseball cap to class.
( ) tidy, wear business suits and skirts, have no tattoos

that students can see, and keep ear-rings

THE READING / TAPESCRIPT
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
1. change head send to The will home teacher them.
2. The this at angry very are teachers.
3. dress college new many are There rules.
4. see can students that tattoos no Have.
5. that professional our image staff present Important a.
6. The has these college made rules.
7. difficult to know who is a student It is sometimes.
8. well dress should they right is It.
9. teachers school elementary for OK is It.
10. a that good It’s T-shirt football a wears teacher.

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________

WRITING
Write about school uniforms for 10 minutes. Show your

partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words

from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or
another search engine) to build up more associations /
collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information

about school uniforms. Talk about what you discover with your
partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about school

uniforms. Include imaginary interviews with two people who
agree and disagree with them. Read what you wrote to your
classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your
articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about

the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your
classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your
articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to the head teacher of a school. Ask

him/her three questions about school uniforms. Give him/her
three of your opinions on school uniforms. Read what you wrote
to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer
the questions you asked.


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NEWS ENGLISH

Teachers told to wear school uniform

Listening Gap Fill 4

Put the Text Back Together 7

ALL ANSWERS ARE IN THE TEXT ON PAGE 2.

10th October, 2009

Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in England must

wear smart clothes. If they wear jeans or scruffy pants to work,

“fashion police”. There are many new college dress rules.

It is interesting that the college has made these rules. In many

colleges nowadays, it is sometimes difficult to know who is a

student and who is a teacher. Many students are smarter than

teachers – and I’m talking about smarter clothes here, not

smarter intelligence. Teachers are professionals, so perhaps it is

right they should dress well. It is OK for elementary school

teachers to wear what they want because their students don’t

T-shirt and baseball cap to class.

Teachers told to wear school uniform – 10th October, 2009

Match the following phrases from the article.

1. wear smart a. “fashion police”

2 wear jeans b. students can see

3. bosses were acting like c. rules

4. new college dress d. clothes

5. no tattoos that e. image

6. present a professional f. or scruffy pants

1. the college has made a. dress well

2 who is a student and b. smarter than teachers

3. Many students are c. T-shirt

4. it is right they should d. they want

5. wear what e. these rules

6. a football f. who is a teacher

Teachers told to wear school uniform – 10th October, 2009

Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in England

pants to work, the head teacher will send them

__________________. The teachers are __________________.

__________________, wear business suits and skirts, have no

It is interesting that the college __________________ rules. In

__________________ student and who is a teacher. Many

professionals, so perhaps it is right they __________________.

good __________________ a football T-shirt and baseball cap to

Teachers told to wear school uniform – 10th October, 2009

Teachers at the Birmingham Metropolitan College in England (1) ____ wear

Teachers told to wear school uniform – 10th October, 2009

Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

1. wear atsmr clothes

2. jeans or rffsycu pants

3. teachers are very ragyn

4. wear issnseub suits

6. enesrpt a professional image

7. In many colleges dyanoaws

9. they should dsers well

10. mlerynetae school

11. students don’t eylarl care

12. bsallbea cap

Teachers told to wear school uniform – 10th October, 2009

Number these lines in the correct order.

( ) pants to work, the head teacher will send them home to

( ) were acting like “fashion police”. There are many new

( ) here, not smarter intelligence. Teachers are

. The teachers are .