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Let’s Begin
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Read the following dialogue and discuss what Anup and

Jane are talking about.
Anup : Hello, Jane. How are you? Are you ready for school?
Jane : Well, I am fine. I’ve got a new uniform. What about you?

Anup : My old uniform is OK. I can wear it. But I feel sorry.
Jane : Why?
Anup : Winter is not yet over, but holidays are over...
Jane : So what? We are going to meet at school again. Isn't it nice?

B. How do you feel when you get a new school uniform? Share
your ideas with your friends.

Let’s Read

Read the following speech script prepared by a students on
'School Uniforms'.
Good Morning, Ladies and Gentlemen!
My name is Karishma Tamang and I am from class four. I am going to

express my views against the given motion ‘School uniforms should
not be made compulsory’.

Firstly, let me define what a school uniform is. The word 'uniform'
means 'having the same form'. So a school uniform means that every
student in school wears the same clothes (though girls often have a

different uniform from boys).
I can almost hear some of you say, "Why do we need to wear school

uniform? Why can’t we wear what we like?" Well, let me clarify.

Having a school uniform gives you an identity. It means that you
belong to that particular school. You are part of a special group of
people and you belong to that group. Having a school uniform is also

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