To: Mr.

John Smith, Headteacher

From: Anastasia Mambenzidou
Subject: Break times
Date: 5th May 2021

Introduction
The main purpose of this report is to outline how shorter break time affect students and make
suggestions regarding this problem. To prepare for this report, I discussed the issue with some of my
fellow students.

The bad effects

As school breaks have shortened, most students feel dissatisfied. They do not have time to buy
snacks and drinks from the school canteen, as they have to wait in a long queue, even for 7 minutes.
To make matters worse, some teachers do not let the students get out of the classroom as soon as
the bell rings. As a result, students do not have much time to socialise, connect with other students
and make friends. Not only do they have little time to stretch their legs, but also they are not
exposed to sun enough to get Vitamin D. Moreover, they do not have enough time to relax their
mind and unwind.

Suggestions
Most students expect break time to be extended for one hour a week. Each teaching period should
be 40 minutes instead of 45 as it is now. There should be three 20 minutes breaks outdoors
everyday. A female student believes that this will help students be more attentive after a break and
more focused on the lesson. According to a member of the school council this change will boost the
students’ brain function and as a result they will be more productive.

Conclusion
To sum up, if the aforementioned suggestions are taken into consideration, longer break times will
benefit students.