CRISIS IN THE CLASSROM

CRISIS IN THE CLASSROM

The image of a Japanese school that we have in the West is one of children, 1)________________ towards their teachers, studying hard in tidy classrooms. In contrast, teachers report that the classroom is 2) ________________ becoming a battleground, and the rising tide of 3) ________________ affects them as well as other pupils. There is a widespread 4) ________________ among them that this represents a breakdown of traditional values in society. One teacher commented: “We meant to 5)________________ students to think for themselves and express themselves 6)________________ but the idea of 7) ________________ thought we had in mind was very different from what has developed. 8) ________________, most students think that it just means ‘freedom to do as you like´.”

RESPECT
INCREASE
VIOLENT
BELIEVE
COURAGE
FREE
DEPEND
FORTUNE

From Cambridge Practice Tests© W. S. Fowler

KEY

1.RESPECTFUL

2. INCREASINGLY

3. VIOLENCE

4. BELIEF

5. ENCOURAGE

6. FREELY

7. INDEPENDENT

8. UNFORTUNATELY