Listening practice - opinions on school life and rules
Listen to the following school students discussing the advantages and disadvantages of wearing school uniform.
This vocabulary will help you.
| apropiado | appropriate |
| el aula (fem.) | classroom |
| el chicle | chewing gum |
| la libertad | freedom |
| masticar | to chew |
| las normas | the rules |
| obligatorio | compulsory |
| la regla | rule, ruler |
| apropiado |
| appropriate |
| el aula (fem.) |
| classroom |
| el chicle |
| chewing gum |
| la libertad |
| freedom |
| masticar |
| to chew |
| las normas |
| the rules |
| obligatorio |
| compulsory |
| la regla |
| rule, ruler |
For the following questions, choose whether each student's views are positive, negative or positive and negative.
Write:
P if the opinion is positive
N if the opinion is negative
P+N if the opinion is positive and negative
Question
N.
Transcript:
A mí no me gusta nada la idea de llevar uniforme escolar. Para mí, es importante que los jóvenes tengan la libertad de tomar sus propias decisiones en cuanto a la ropa que llevan. No me parece apropiado que los profesores o los padres tomen este tipo de decisión por nosotros.
Translation:
I don't like the idea of wearing a school uniform at all. As far as I'm concerned, it's important for young people to have the freedom to make their own decisions as regards the clothes they wear. I don't think it's appropriate for teachers or parents to make this decision for us.
Question
P+N.
Transcript:
Lo peor del uniforme escolar es que cuesta mucho. Por otro lado, cuando te levantas por la mañana, es mucho más práctico no tener que escoger la ropa que vas a llevar al instituto.
Translation:
The worst thing about school uniform is that it costs a lot. On the other hand, when you get up in the morning, it's much more convenient not to have to choose what you're going to wear to school.
Question
N.
Transcript:
Ya hay demasiadas reglas en mi insti - no se puede comer en las aulas, no se puede masticar chicle, no se puede llevar el móvil al instituto. Si fuera obligatorio llevar un uniforme sería una regla más.
Translation:
There are too many rules at my school - you can't eat in the classrooms, you can't chew gum, you can't take your mobile to school. If it were compulsory to wear a uniform, it would be one more rule.
Question
P.
Transcript:
A mi parecer es importante que no haya ninguna discriminación entre los alumnos ricos y los pobres. Con un uniforme, todos tienen el mismo aspecto. Sin uniforme, los estudiantes ricos llevarían ropa muy cara que los demás no podrían comprar.
Translation:
I think it's important that there's no discrimination between rich pupils and poor ones. With a uniform, everyone looks the same. Without a uniform, rich students would wear very expensive clothes that the others would not be able to buy.
