Read the paragraph and do the tasks below.
Education is a very important part of a child’s life, and yet an increasing number of children don’t want to attend school. It is not that they find the work too difficult or are afraid of the teachers. It is because they are being bullied.
School bullies can make other children’s lives a misery and their bullying takes different forms. Often they will use their physical size to threaten those who are smaller and weaker than themselves. They will frighten their victims with a beating if they don’t do as they say, often using physical force to take money, and other possessions from them.
Some psychologists say that the desire of the class bully to dominate the others is a result of an inferiority complex or some personal unhappiness. The bullying problem is so great that many schools have been forced to draw up an official strategy for dealing with it.
Because it is so difficult to get victims to report bullies, and often difficult to prove coercion, many bullies escape unpunished. We must protect our children from this issue. They have a right to enjoy their schooldays.
Notes: bully: bắt nạt; kẻ bắt nạt
A/ Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Some children don’t want to attend school because of ________ .
A. difficult work B. fear of bullying n C. fear of teachers D. their laziness
2. Often bullies pick on students who are ________ .
A. rich B. poor C. smaller than themselves D. stronger than themselves
3. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as a form of bullying?
A. Using physical strength to frighten other people.
B. Beating people when they do not follow what they are asked.
C. Using physical force to take things from people. D. Laughing at smaller and weaker people.
4. Why do many bullies escape punishment?
A. Because the problem is great. B. Because they are well-behaved.
C. Because the victims do not report bullies. D. Because they are intelligent.
B. Answer the questions.
1. What are the two main forms of bullying?
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2. Do children have a right to enjoy their schooldays?
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