Read the newspaper article below about children who aren’t educated in schools and do the following tasks (1-6). An unusual classroom by education correspondent Jenna Ray Many teenagers attend schools to study subjects like Geography, Science and Maths. But for an increasing number their main place of learning is at home, where their parents become their teachers. And some families go even further and give up the family home to take their children on round-the- world trips! They feel that seeing everything for themselves is a better education than reading about it in a classroom. One such couple are Ben and Emma Banks with teenage children Dan and Fiona. They’ve travelled around Europe with their car and caravan, stopping at places of interest – and Dan and Fiona take part in the planning. They both get ideas from guidebooks about places they’d like to see. But then the whole family has to agree before they set off. Ben and Emma are both school teachers and decided to take a year off their work, and take the children out of school. Ben teaches Science, so he looks after those lessons, plus the Maths and Geography. Emma teaches art but also speaks several languages, so between them they can cover a number of different classes, and if they feel they’re not expert in something, they look it up online. Says Dan, ‘It’s wonderful that we’re not limited to the classroom to learn things. It’s helped me to really know how things work, for example, rather than just remember facts. Everywhere we go, we find opportunities linked to various subjects, like Maths – working out average plane speeds, and so on at the airport, or Biology – studying the wildlife around a river.’ Fiona agrees with her brother, but adds, ‘While I’ve enjoyed it all, I do sometimes miss sleeping in our house, and just going into town with friends at the weekends. We still keep in touch with friends, though, and we can watch programmes on our laptops, so it’s not too bad. And I wouldn’t want to swap places with my classmates for anything!4 (Reading) Choose the correct option. Jenna says that Dan and Fiona’s parents … А have the knowledge required to communicate with their children. Б have a knowledge of similar subjects. В have the skills required to play with their children. Г have a knowledge of different subjects. Д have the skills required to teach their children. 5 (Reading) Choose the correct option. What is Dan’s opinion about the education he’s getting? А He’s learnt to remember facts better. Б He’s got a better understanding of things. В He’s studying a really wide range of subjects. Г He’s got a worse understanding of things. Д He’s studying a really narrow range of subjects. 6 (Reading) Choose the correct option. Fiona sometimes wishes that … А she was back at university. Б she couldn’t live in their house again. В she was back at school. Г she could live in their house again. Д she could have contact with her friends. 7 (Grammar) Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. Tom’s walked a really long way today. He ________________ be tired. Take an umbrella with you because it _______________ rain later. А can’t, may Б might, must В must, must Г might, may Д must, may