One class ditched their school uniforms for a week to test if uniforms are a waste of time. Some students said they felt more relaxed and class seemed brighter without uniforms. However, the teacher thought behavior had gotten worse as students were messing around more. Opinions were mixed on whether uniforms are necessary, and students were asked to share their views on the school's website.

1. ENGLISH 4 LISTENING
DISCOURSE MARKERS IN SPEECH/BELIEF AND OPINION/MOCK EXAM
ARE UNIFORMS A WASTE OF TIME?
FROM :C BBC , NEWSROUND, FRIDAY 22 0CTOBER 2O10
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Next up, most of you probably have to wear a uniform to school, but is it just a
waste of time? W---------- (1), we th_____ (2) we'd put it to the test. We got one
class to ditch their green uniforms for a week and wear their own clothes
instead. So how did they get on? I went along to find out...
CLIP: "It's gone really good. I feel much more relaxed in class. It seems so much
brighter and more colourful in class." "I th_____ (3) that the behaviour has gone
down. Like, everyone keeps mucking about."
W_____ (4), the teacher wasn't that impressed either, but what do you
re__________ (5= think) ? Let us know on the Newsround website.
PODCAST AND SCRIPT : http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass/bulletin_scripts.shtml

2. ENGLISH 4 LISTENING
DISCOURSE MARKERS IN SPEECH/BELIEF AND OPINION/MOCK EXAM
ARE UNIFORMS A WASTE OF TIME?
FROM :C BBC , NEWSROUND, FRIDAY 22 0CTOBER 2O10
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Next up, most of you probably have to wear a uniform to school, but is it just a
waste of time? Well (1), we thought (2) we'd put it to the test. We got one
class to ditch their green uniforms for a week and wear their own clothes
instead. So how did they get on? I went along to find out...
CLIP: "It's gone really good. I feel much more relaxed in class. It seems so much
brighter and more colourful in class." "I think (3) that the behaviour has gone
down. Like, everyone keeps mucking about."
Well (4), the teacher wasn't that impressed either, but what do you reckon (5=
think) ? Let us know on the Newsround website.
PODCAST AND SCRIPT : http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass/bulletin_scripts.shtml