Learning for
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"steve, i don't know if i can go
through with this after all.
ex 1
go on, michelle
just do it!
bored troublemaker
he vandalised his lon
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le against his neigi
lent, he caused
was given an asbo
t. he was banned from so
ta hard lesson to learn
scan the text. how many years in shane
when shane preston from darling
of england) was 14, he was a bored
he broke all the rules. he van
bruke windows and kicked footballs
cars. he rode motorbikes on the pave
at school and he got into fights,
things got so bad that shane
punishment by the court. he was bo
his town, he was not allowed to leave he
7 am, and posters with his name and phot
area. his mum says: "it was difficult for his
posters with his photo in town, it was
three years later shane is reliable and
has nearly finished his training as a build
volunteer and has helped to build a children
i've grown up," shane says. "i stay out of tro
b) answer the questions.
1 what did shane do wrong? write a list.
2 what was he not allowed to do? (two things)
3 how has he changed?
leave home between 9
photo were put up
steve and kofi are year 9 students. they often
write graffiti near the school. today steve's cousin
michelle is with them.
michelle hesitates. she has never been in trouble
before, but she also doesn't want to lose steve and
kofi as friends. she doesn't know what to do.
for him. when he
wn, it was really bad."
what are you doing?
maybe if i do it just
this once, they won't
ask me to do it again
d hard working
builder. he works
children's play area
out of trouble
mr bains
suddenly they all hear a shout. steve and kofi run
into the school when they see a teacher, mr bains.
michelle is too shocked to move.
michelle is very nervous and feels under pressure
from kofi and steve. she begins to write
do you think banning someone from some places is
good idea?
i'm surprised by you,
michelle you're in big
trouble!
what is the right
thing to do?
exs
what is the right thing to do?
read the picture story. complete these sentences:
fabio is a boy who
steve and kofi are boys who
michelle is a girl who
well, if i stand here
i've got a good view
what they are up to. ita
seems a bit odd.
mr bains knows that michelle is a good student.
he can't understand why she did it. he wants to
know who she was with.
fabio saw what happened. but should he tell
mr bains? the problem is that he might be in
trouble because he didn't try to stop them.
b) complete the sentences.
1 fabio is surprised to see the students because
2 steve and kofi often
3 michelle doesn't want to do it, but she doesn't want
4 michelle hopes that if she
5 when they see mr the two boys but michelle
why are the students stil 6 mr bains is surprised that michelle did it because
fabio is surprised. why are the students stil
outside? lessons have already started. he watches
them.
c) do you think fabio should tell mr bains?
