Possible answer for Writing Task 2 assignment – ‘student behaviour’	

Poor student behaviour seems to be an increasingly ___________ problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably _________ for this.

In many countries, the birth rate is ________ so that families are smaller with fewer children. These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because working parents do not have the time for this, but in more material ways. They are allowed to have whatever they want, regardless of price, and to ________ as they please. This means that the children grow up without _______________ for others and without any _________________ of where their standard of living comes from.

When they get to school age they have not learnt any self control or discipline. They have less _________ for their teachers and refuse to ___________ school rules in the way that their parents did.

Teachers continually complain about his problem and measures __________ be taken to combat the situation. But I think the __________ to the problem lies with the families, who need to be more aware of the future ____________ of spoiling their children. If they could raise them to be considerate of others and to be social, responsible individuals, the whole community ___________ benefit.

Perhaps parenting classes are needed to help them to do this, and high quality nursery schools _______ be established that would support families more in terms of raising the next generation. The government _________ fund this kind of parental support, because this is no longer a problem for individual families, but for society as a whole.

Use these words:

behave		consequences		consideration		could		falling
obey		respect			responsible		should		should
solution	understanding		widespread		would

Answers	

Poor student behaviour seems to be an increasingly widespread problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this.

In many countries, the birth rate is falling so that families are smaller with fewer children. These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because working parents do not have the time for this, but in more material ways. They are allowed to have whatever they want, regardless of price, and to behave as they please. This means that the children grow up without consideration for others and without any understanding of where their standard of living comes from.

When they get to school age they have not learnt any self control or discipline. They have less respect for their teachers and refuse to obey school rules in the way that their parents did.

Teachers continually complain about his problem and measures should be taken to combat the situation. But I think the solution to the problem lies with the families, who need to be more aware of the future consequences of spoiling their children. If they could raise them to be considerate of others and to be social, responsible individuals, the whole community would benefit.

Perhaps parenting classes are needed to help them to do this, and high quality nursery schools could be established that would support families more in terms of raising the next generation. The government should fund this kind of parental support, because this is no longer a problem for individual families, but for society as a whole.