Misbehaving students punished with Mozart

Question 1

a. True. “He forces his students to listen to Mozart and other classical music. He also makes them copy his favourite poems.”
b. False. “… the students staying behind are “not the smokers, the truants or the people who are late…”
c. False. “It helps them see they are part of something bigger that will enhance their life chances. …” “Hopefully, I open their ears to an experience they don´t normally have…”
d. True. “In 2004, it reduced crime on London’s subway by 25 per cent.”


Question 2

a. He wants his students to realize that education is essential for them and that it will give them more and better opportunities in life.
b. They are students who disturb the good ones by making noise, which makes the learning process slower.

Question 3

a. cut down on
b. spoiling
c. chances

Question 4

a. Classical music is used by a school in England to cut down on students´ bad behaviour.
b. He makes his students listen to Mozart.
c. B. Walker said that it helped them see they were part of something bigger that would enhance their life chances.