Ex.

1 a
1. In my opinion, « tough conditions » might have included corporal punishment
and bullying on a daily basis and also some difficulties in studying, because
there were not so many resources which help us to understand the material
better as it is today.
2. Fortunately, I have never been a witness of bullying in my school, but I can’t
deny the fact that it exists. The issue of school bullying has spread across the
globe to the extent that the United Nations has taken a stance on the matter in
its End Violence Against Children initiative after a published report that 24% of
Ukrainian children are facing harassment in schools. In some other sources it is
mentioned that About 70 % of children in Ukraine are facing bullying in their
daily life and 20% of children who carry out bullying do not understand what
they are doing. And according to recent UNICEF data, in Ukraine, 67% of
teenage children are constantly experiencing bullying cases (mostly school
bullying), 48% of victims were not told or asked for help, 40% are ashamed to
talk about it and 22% consider this behavior a normal phenomenon. At the same
way, more than half of the victims do not tell anyone about such cases because
they fear that their offenders will not be punished.

b
Actions which can be described as bullying:
Violence
Abuse
Hurting person physically and emotionally
Aggressive behavior to someone
Hit
Call names
Play mean tricks on

Ex.3 a
Unfortunate- unlucky
Promote- advance
Mischievous- naughty
Reckless- irresponsible
Rapidly- quickly
Preceding- previous
Ceased- stopped

handed out- to give something to each of a number of people

youngsters- children
master- teacher
endeavouring- attempting
specimens- examples
temptations- something that makes you want to do or have something that
you know you should not
shudder- strong fear
wrath- extreme anger
provocation- an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry

b
Form, school, Latin and Greek, texts, teach, Doctor, master, class, school,
grammar, lesson, progress, books, examinations, examine, work, translate,
passage.