115 3 Growing up Last but not least, it will be good for the social life of our school. Many students spend their breaks outside the school area, and others end up alone roaming the hallways. In the canteen there will be tables and chairs, a social space for everyone. Maybe we can even have chess games, quizzes and other activities. To sum up, there are many good arguments for starting a school canteen. I think it will benefit everyone: the students, the teachers and the school as a whole. I really hope the head teacher will consider it, at least for a while to see how it works out. What do we have to lose? Johanna 8C Member of the student council Understanding 19 Work with the text Read the following questions and write down your answers in full sentences. a) How many arguments can you find in “Food for thought” and what are they? An argument is both an opinion (We should ban plastic straws.) and the supporting reasons for that opinion. (It takes 200 years for plastic straws to decompose. Plastic straws cannot be recycled and they end up polluting our oceans.) b) Which argument do you think is the strongest? Give reasons for your opinion. c) Can you think of any reasons why the school does not have a canteen? Try to come up with three reasons. to roam – ráfa chess games – skák to consider – íhuga a student council – nemendaráð Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu.
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