WorksheetsEnd of the summer holidays?
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 4mins
Why is Sonia in favour of shorter school holidays?
She can't get anyone to mind her children in summer.
She thinks that secondary school holidays are too long.
She can't afford to pay someone to look after her children.
She doesn't get any summer holidays in her present job.
What does Jason say about long summer holidays?
They can help children forget about school.
They have no effect on children's education.
These days many older people have them too.
Schools in other countries don't have them.
What does Nadia say about young people in summer?
They behave badly when they go back to school.
Long holiday are very bad for their education.
They would like to spend more time at school.
Where she lives there is nothing for them to do.
Which of the following emails best explains the article?
They've changed all the school terms and some students are getting very angry about it.
Some people want to change the school year but everyone thinks it's a good idea.
Everyone's against the idea of shortening the summer holidays so they've decided to forget the idea.
Teenagers are very worried because there are going to be fewer school holidays in the year.
