Reading: At school in Japan

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

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Students in Japanese schools clean the schools themselves.

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Japanese students don't wear school uniform

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Students always follow the rules.

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Japanese students do extra activities after school.

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Many students in Japan are good at languages.

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Students usually do one hour of homework.

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Answer the questions.

What age do students in Japan clean their school?

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

How much time do students spend a day cleaning the school and taking the rubbish out?

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Why do students in this country work very hard?

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

They do their homework ... .

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

They are good at ... .

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At school in Japan.

It is the end of a school day. Senzo is cleaning the floors in the toilets. '' Cleaning the toilets is the worst job. I hate it '', laughs Senzo.

In Japan children at the age of 6 to 18 clean their school. They spend fifteen minutes to half an hour a day cleaning , taking out the rubbish and removing graffiti from the walls.

''Kids write graffiti in pencil'', explains Miyuki Shibhara, a teacher, ''because they have to clean the walls themselves''.

All students in Japan wear school uniform, and there are a lot of school rules. But the teenagers don't always follow the rules. For example, one 15-year-old boy in Omiya changed the colour of his hair from black to brown, but the teachers made him change it back again!

Students in Japanese schools work very hard. Shingo is a typical 16-year-old boy. He catches a train to school at 7 a.m. every morning. After school he and his friends do extra school activities. Shingo plays basketball and gets home at 8 p.m. He goes 2 or 3 hours of homework. ''I have no time for friends'', he says. ''We work very hard because we want to go to good universities''.

Many Japanese students are among the best in the world in Maths and Science. Should our schools be more like Japanese schools?

Shingo plays ... and gets home at 8p.m.