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LESSON 57 --- VIOLENCE IN JAPAN’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Lesson57: VIOLENCE IN JAPAN’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Japanese elementary school children are becoming more violent. A government report shows that the number of cases of violence rose to a record 1,890 during the past school year. This broke the previous record of 1,600 cases set in 2003. This is worrying for Japanese citizens who are used to a well-behaved society. Schoolchildren are traditionally famous for their good behavior and respect for teachers. A government spokesman said the violence is because children have “difficulties expressing their feelings” or “lack patience”.

Attacks against teachers jumped nearly 33 per cent to 336 cases during the latest school year. The government report stated: “Children easily lost their tempers because of trivial things and quickly turned to violence.” This included stabbings and destruction of school property. Worried parents stayed in the classroom and watched their own children in one school to try and get students to study. Teachers have said they no longer know how to control many children. Police statistics show serious crimes committed by children are increasing.

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F): 


a.

A lot of violent crime has hit Japan’s schools this week.

T / F

b.

There are record levels of violence in Japan’s elementary schools.

T / F

c.

Japanese elementary schoolchildren are usually well behaved.

T / F

d.

The government said the violence is because of video games.

T / F

e.

Teachers jumped after children attacked them.

T / F

f.

Children lost their tempers over trivial things.

T / F

g.

Worried parents have fitted classrooms with web cameras.

T / F

h.

Police statistics show children are committing more crimes.

T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:


a.

Report

Alarming

b.

Rose

small

c.

Worrying

Almost

d.

Expressing

Increased

e.

Lack

Incidents

f.

Nearly

Showing

g.

Cases

Study

h.

Trivial

Concerned

i.

Worried

Done

j.

Committed

don’t have

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):


a.

school children are becoming

for teachers

b.

the number of cases of violence

their tempers

c.

This broke the

expressing their feelings

d.

good behavior and respect

Students to study

e.

children have difficulties

of school property

f.

Attacks against teachers jumped

more violent

g.

Children easily lost

by children are increasing

h.

stabbings and destruction

nearly 33 per cent

i.

try and get

Rose to a record 1,890

j.

show serious crimes committed

previous record
  1. What is your image of schools in Japan?
  2. Do elementary schoolchildren in your country respect teachers?
  3. What are the biggest problems in your county’s elementary schools?
  4. Did you see or experience any violence at elementary school?
  5. Why do you think violence is increasing in Japanese schools?
  6. Would you like to be a schoolteacher?
  7. What should happen to a child who attacks teachers?
  8. What is the best way to make elementary school students behave?
  9. What would you do if your intelligent child could not learn because of bad students and bullies?
  10. Do you think teachers are too weak?

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