Ex. 5. Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words and phrases from the text
zero tolerance scrutinize accountability discrepancy peer vehemently mentor disadvantaged sponsor needy 1. A ____________ is an experienced person who helps someone with less experience.
2. A ____________ is someone who belongs to the same social or professional group as another
person or who is the same age as another person.
3. A ____________ is a person or business who pays money to support an event or programme.
4. ____________ is a situation in which people are questioned or criticized for their actions.
5. ____________ is a situation in which all offences, even the most minor, are strictly punished in
accordance with the law or a set of rules.
6. A ____________ is a difference between two things that should be the same.
7. If you are ____________, you do not have enough money for basic things such as food and clothing.
8. If you are ____________, you do not have the same advantages as other people.
9. If you protest ____________, you protest very strongly and with passionate feelings.
10. If you ____________ something, you examine it very carefully.
Ex. 6. Decide whether you think these statements are True (T) or False (F). Then check your answers in the text. 1. In the US, statistics show that 95% of parents want a better education for their children.
2. At small 200-pupil academies in the US, children attend class for 12 hours a day.
3. Academies like these have better test scores than private schools.
4. In one academy in a tough area of the South Bronx (the Kipp academy), all the children can read music.
5. More boys apply to join the academies than girls.
6. Some British educationalists believe the UK could learn a lot from the US small academies programme.
Coming to an inner city near you, extreme education Small US academies with tough rules and excellent results are model for British
