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1. Victor and Sally withdrew their children from school because it was a small country school. 2. Sally believes that watching television does the children a lot of good. 3. When Sally finds that something is neglected she makes the children keep a diary. 4. Sally was the first to think about educating their children at home. II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы. 1. Why, according to Sally, is it not good for children to hear conflicting opinions? 2. What does a typical education-at-home day begin with? 3. Who recommends the children which subjects from the list they should select? 4. Why was Victor uneasy about home education at first? III. Исправьте предложения в соответствии с содержанием текста. 1. At week-ends the children often attend the local cinema. 2. Going to a conference made Victor feel uneasy about home education. №23 Прочитайте текст два раза и выполните следующие задания. Bert Rogers has two sons. His younger son, Howard, is an artist; he is married and has two small daughters. BERT: «I missed out on quite a big part of Howard's childhood. When he was little I was working very long hours. I had to be content with seeing my children at week-ends.» «From an early age he was always working with paints and pencils. He had a natural talent for it — all I needed to do was guide and encourage him. We used to draw together because I, too, had always enjoyed painting and drawing. «By the time he was 13, Howard had made up his mind that he wanted to be an artist. I would have preferred him to have followed a more academic career, but he left school at 16 and went to art college; I was disappointed, but I had no choice but to support him and try to take pride in his achievements. 136
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