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Revision: Student’s Book page 36
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the age of thirteen and continues right through the
teenage years. The scientists conclude that students
2 Read the text. Does the research support the theory that inevitably fea! tired in the morning and will therefore’
students perform better if school starts later? pperform worse at school before lunch.
aie (B] Schools in some US states have tested this theory,
and the findings back up the science. By delaying the
start of school by just one hour, academic achievement
has risen, absenteeism has dectined and cases of
depression among teenagers have also fallen, One
study that involved 9,000 students revealed that grades
in maths, English and science all rose when school
began at 8.35 am. or later. Studios in other countries
such as Braz, Italy and Israel also show that later start
times improve learning,
Reading Strategy
When matching questions with texts, follow these steps.
Read the text to get a general idea of the meaning.
2 Read the task’s lead-in line very carefully. (in which
paragraph .). Then read all the options carefully
3 Read the paragraphs of the text carefully one by one
‘and match them to the correct option.
4 If you can’t find the answer, leave itfor now and come
back to it later when you have fewer options left.
(E] However not everyone advocates changing the schoo!
timetable. They claim that it would cause a huge amount
of disruption. Others are opposed tothe change because
students won't have time fo after-school activities or
3. Read the Reading Strategy. Then match paragraphs A-C with
questions 1-4 below. One paragraph matches two questions.
In which paragraph does the author part-time jobs. However one benefit of ater start time
1 suggest that students might be safer ifthe school start. ‘may yet convince the doubters. A study in Wyoming
time were changea?_] showed that car crashes among 16-18-year-olds fell by
2 refer to evidence that shows that adults’ body 70% after the start time was changed from 7.35 aim. to
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4 mention some practical problems that might result
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