AN EYE ON THEIR CHILDREN, theywilloftenDOBADLY/UNDERPERFORMat
school.However,FAILUREATSCHOOL/ACADEMICFAILUREis nothing new even
when one or both parentsareathome.If childrenARENEGLECTED/DON’T HAVE
ATTENTIONGIVENTOTHEMbytheir parents,theywillsuffer.
Iguesschildren probably hadmore problemsinthepastwhentheyandtheir parents
had to work non-stop just to get by. These days, the law looks afterchildren
andtheycan gotoschool,sochildren havelotsmorechancesthantheyeverhad
before.
- Lookat the words or phrases incapitals.Choosetheword orphrasewhich
soundsmoreformal. - Rewritethefinal paragraphinamoreformalstyle.
People whoARGUE that nowadays parentsgivelessattentiontotheirchildren
than in the past areFREQUENTLYlookingbacktoaBRIEFperiodoftimeinthe
twentiethcenturywhenMOTHERSinmiddle-class familiesREMAINED at hometo
lookaftertheirchildren.Whatthese people areSUGGESTING is thatwomen
nowadaysshould notgo outtowork.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER ISTHAT inTHEMAJORITYOFfamiliesin the
past both parents workedMUCHLONGER HOURS than they do nowadays. What
has changed is that nowin most countries their childrenATTEND
school rather than also workingthemselves.InthatsensetheymayHAVELESS
CONTACTWITHtheirparents.
Nowadays, as a result ofACQUIRINGANEDUCATION,childrencomeintocontact
with teachers whoNATURALLYhavetoexplainwhysomeoftheirstudentsare failing.
What teachers come up with areFREQUENT stories of parents who a r e
SIMPLY too busy for theirCHILDREN. AndIFCHILDREN ARENOT
SUPERVISEDBYTHEIRPARENTS,theywilloftenUNDERPERFORMatschool.
However,ACADEMICFAILURE isnothingneweven when one or both parents are
at home. If childrenARE NEGLECTED bytheirparents,theywillsuffer.
Iguesschildren probably hadmore problemsinthepastwhentheyandtheir parents
had to work non-stop just to get by. These days, the law looks afterchildren
andtheycan gotoschool,sochildren havelotsmorechancesthantheyeverhad
before.
Inmy opinion,children probablysufferedmore in the past when the whole family
wasobligedtoworklonghoursjusttosurvive.Nowadayschildrenareprotected bythe
law.Moreoveraccesstoeducationmeansthatthey havegreateropportunitiesthanever
before.
Sample 7
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.