43. A) Read the sentences below and fill in the sentence using the necessary preposition.

1) Some parents object ___ conformity and bureaucracy in the schools.

2) Other parents are concerned ____ declining quality of education.

3) The student who receives his instruction simultaneously from the home and the community will be a more culturally sophisticated child than the one the bulk of whose learning experiences is confined ___ a school.

4) Homeschollers may rely ____ homemade materials or borrow heavily from local libraries.

5) Homeschooled children also participate ____ field trips and earning co-ops with other homeschooled students or even take courses at a day school or community college.

6) Homeschooled children engage ____ a variety of scouting programs, church, community service, or part-time employment.

7) Their primary goal is to provide their child ____ useful and interesting educational experiences.

8) After a period of trial and error, most families fall ____ a satisfactory routine with their homeschools.

9) A growing number of colleges and universities admit homeschooled students ____ their freshman classes.

b) Fill in the table forming a word that fits the gap.

Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissatisfaction
		object
	excellent
		permit
confidence
		interfere
		admit
		select
		vary
applicant

c) Using the words from the table make up ten sentences which are true about homeschooling.

44. A) Match the words in column a with the words in column b.

	A		B
1)	elicit	a)	religious values
2)	laud	b)	a home education programme
3)	impart	c)	personal contact with like-minded families
4)	build	d)	innovation
5)	establish	e)	admission to selective colleges
6)	maintain	f)	contact with the state
7)	win	g)	criticism, misunderstanding
8)	initiate	h)	strong family bonds
9)	purchase	i)	homeschoolers
10)	target	j)	a preplanned curriculum

b) Using the phrases from the table make up ten sentences which are true about homeschooling.

45. a) Listen to two students talking and mark the statements below T (True) or F (False).

1) Tina believes that her time at school was good for her.

2) Nick had a bad experience at school.

3) Nick believes that the boy who was bullied probably feels bad about his school days.

4) Nick likes the idea of staying at home all day.

5) Tina’s friend was able to meet new friends easily.

6) Tina believes that you receive a better standard of education in school.

b) Listen again and fill in the gaps writing no more than four words.

Tina went to an ordinary school and she doesn’t regret it. The teachers did a really good job and she has derived much benefit (1) __________. Nick went to a normal school too and he had a great experience there. To his mind (2) ______ would be great for some children. There was a boy in his class who (3) _________ by some older schoolmates, and he feels really bad. If he’d been educated at home he’d probably feel quite different. Tina knew a girl on her course who was taught at home by (4) ______. As Tina’s friend told homeschooled children participated in field trips. There is a network of parents teaching at home and they organize clubs for their children (5) _______and _______. Nick finds it doubtful that homeschooled children meet a lot of people from (6) _______. The fact that schools are more overcrowded and less well-funded these days makes Tina believe that the positive aspect of homeschooling is the (7) _______. It is difficult for homeschooled children (8) _______ in large groups of people. And Tina’s friend isn’t getting on (9) _________ these days. Probably she had enough of them as a child.