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«Teach is a swear word in this house,» says John. «It destroys the child's own natural talent and creativity. Now learning—that's a different matter. All our children learn when and if they want to learn something. They look it up in books or they go and ask someone who knows, they . use their initiative — which is more than any school could teach them.» Test № 9 I. Определите, верны (True) или неверны (False) следую щие утверждения. ' 1. The Kirkbride household is typical of the east coast of Britain. 2. None of Melinda and John's children have ever attended school. 3. John and his wife do not accept the traditional school system. 4. The parents don't make any of their children learn anything. II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы. 1. How many children do the Kirkbrides have? 2. What kind of house do the Kirkbrides live in? 3. What is the Kirkbrides children's daily routine? 4. What are the children's personalities like? III. Исправьте предложения в соответствии с содержани- ем текста. 112
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