Okay, when I was in high school, I really, there was one thing I really hated back then. It was obligatory high school uniform. I hated that truly because all women like girls should wear a skirt, a black skirt and it should be long like beneath your knees and white shirt. And I think this official style for school where you spend like eight or nine hours your life is really unnecessary. Like in other countries, like right now I’m in Poland and I was at practice at school school and kids here like they were whatever they want to school and they behave freely. Like they look free and behave like it. But back at school when we were wearing those official clothes I didn’t feel like I was somewhere I could speak up like I felt really restricted with that uniform. I think it was created back in USSR times and maybe it was necessary to them like that children behaved like within the strict rules. But nowadays we live in a democracy, where everyone should have their own opinions. So I think the uniform affects how the children behave themselves and how they feel themselves at school.
Band 6+: Describe a rule (at school, work, or in public) that you think is unnecessary or should be changed. You should say: - What the rule is - Where it is applied - Why this rule exists And explain why you think this rule should be changed or removed.
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Okay, when I was in high school, there was one thing I really hated back then. It was the obligatory high school uniform. I truly hated that because all girls had to wear a black skirt that should be long, beneath the knees, and a white shirt. I think this official style for school, where you spend eight or nine hours of your life, is really unnecessary. In other countries, like right now I'm in Poland, I was at a practice at school, and kids here wear whatever they want to school and behave freely. They look free and act like it. But back at my school, when we were wearing those official clothes, I didn't feel like I could speak up; I felt really restricted by that uniform. I think it was created back in the USSR times, and maybe it was necessary for them to ensure that children behaved within strict rules. But nowadays, we live in a democracy where everyone should have their own opinions. I believe the uniform affects how children behave and how they feel at school.
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