Вопрос: Work in two groups. Students from group A read Text A and fill in the information in the following table. Students from group В do the same with Text B. Use your Workbook. 
A Teenagers protest over school uniform 
Students at Trinity College [CG] in Royal Leamington Spa [CG] on October 10 boycotted [CG] their first lesson in protest over the introduction of a uniform. The students were surveyed and voted to retain the existing dress code allowing them to wear their everyday dress. The school governors, however, sent parents a letter informing them that a school uniform would be compulsory for the new school year in September. One of the protestors, a 15-year-old girl said, "They will destroy the wonderful atmosphere of our school. They will take away our individualism if this goes ahead." Another student said, "They are just ignoring the views of everybody: parents, students and staff. When they asked us last May whether we wanted uniforms, most people said no. Quite a few parents agree with this protest." Head teacher Catherine Fields said a lot of the clothing that the students were wearing was not suitable for school. She added that she did not believe that a uniform suppressed anyone's individuality. 
B Students demand dress code 
A survey of students at Wilma Comprehensive School [CG] in Wheldrake, York [CG], produced a 2 to 1 vote in favour of a dress code at the school for the first time in its 15-year history. A survey of parents also backed the idea. The school has 800 students aged between 6 and 17. The new uniform was officially launched by the school in September. Students wear a polo-shirt or a T-shirt, both with the school logo. There are no rules for jackets, trousers and shoes, and jeans are not banned — but students are asked to wear plain colours and to avoid brand names. 
The head teacher has said, "Many parents cannot afford to buy the trendy clothes their children want to wear at school. Last school year a group of 9-years told me that there was some bullying around who was wearing what kind of clothes and whether they were brand name or not. They thought that some kind of uniform would help to stop it." 
1    Were the students invited to express their opinion? 
2    Did the students support the idea? 
3    Did the parents support the idea? 
4    What arguments did they give to support their opinions?
Категория: школьный раздел
Ответы:
Text A
1) Firstly, school governors asked students whether they want school uniform, but most of them said no. But school governor decided to do school uniform compulsory for everybody (Изначально школьное начальство спросило у студентов, хотят ли они школьную форму, однако большинство ответило отказом. Но школьное начальство все равно решило сделать форму обязательной для всех).
2) Students don’t support this idea (Ученики не поддерживают данную идею).
3) Parents don’t support this idea too (Родители также не поддерживают данную идею).
4) One student, a 15 year-old girl said: "They will destroy the wonderful atmosphere of our school. They will take away our individualism of goes ahead" (Одна студентка, 15-ти летняя девушка сказала: «Они разрушат чудесную атмосферу, сложившуюся в нашей школе. Они уничтожат наш индивидуализм, если и дальше так будет продолжаться»).
Text B
1) Yes, it was. It’s surprising, but 2 to 1 vote was in favor of a dress-code (Да, опрос был. К удивлению, 2 голоса против одного были за введение школьной формы).
2) Yes, students support the idea (Да, студенты поддерживают эту идею).
3) Parents support this idea too (Родители также поддерживают эту идею).
4) Last school year a group 9-years told the headmaster that there was some bullying of those who was wearing what kind of clothes and whether they were brand name or not (В прошлом учебном году группа 9-летних детей пожаловалась, что было некоторое запугивание тех, кто носил ту или иную одежду, и была ли эта одежда с фирменным знаком или нет).