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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 548.

THE DANGERS OF TRUENCY

WHAT CAN PARENTS DO?

DO have a positive attitude towards education and get involved – many truants said they were sure their parents knew but ignored.

DON'T condone truancy by taking your child out of school for shopping trips or treats. If you give them days off, they'll start their own.

DO make dental appointments after school. Many children skip the entire day after a morning appointment.

DO keep in contact with the school and don't be afraid to admit it if you think you've got a problem.

Truants are less likely to pass exams, so more likely to be out of work or in lower-paid jobs – they may even end up homeless.

Truancy and crime are linked. Home Office research shows that truants are three times as likely to offend as non-truants.

Truants are at risk from drug pushers and paedophiles, who target kids who are clearly not where they should be.

A truant – a person who stays away from school without permission.

To play hooky – to play truant, to skip a lesson

A dead-line – a fixed date for finishing (doing) smth.

To cite – to mention.

To bully – to use strength.

To drop out – to withdraw from conventional social activities.

To condone – to overlook, or to forgive.

Ex.1 Find words and phrases synonymous to the ones given below:

To play truant, to miss classes, to be in danger, to mention, to violate, the feeling of fear, to overlook or to forgive truancy, not to pay attention to smth, to participate, to insult,.

Ex.2 Paraphrase:

..it disables them for the rest of their life, to reduce by third, to get to the bottom of the problem, failed to attend, the reason for dropping out, a positive attitude towards education, to condone truancy, to skip the entire day, they can't work miracles, to keep in contact, to be out of work, truants are three times as likely to offend as non truants.

Ex.3 Think of your own sentences with the following phrases:

To play truant, turn a blind eye, to play hooky, to get to the bottom of the problem, to fail to attend, anxiety over deadlines, a reason for dropping out, to dislike a particular teacher, to get involved, to condone truancy, to skip the whole day, to keep in contact, to be out of work, to be at risk.

Ex.4 Answer the questions:

1. Is truancy a problem at school?

2. Can this problem be solved only by teachers?

3. What are the main reasons of playing truant?

4. What can parents do?

5. What are the dangers of truancy?