Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like using a backpack? Please explain your answer.
- Do you think backpacks are easy to bring? Why or why not?
Vocabulary:
- require /ri-KWAHYUHr/
[verb] to order someone to do something
The faculty requires the students to wear P.E. uniform. - campus /KAM-puhs/
[noun] the grounds of a school or a university
There are dormitories inside the campus. - prescribe /pri-SKRAHYB/
[verb] to tell someone what he or she must have or do
The doctor prescribed her some medicine. - security /si-KYOOR-i-tee/
[noun] freedom from danger
Security was increased in the city. - policy /POL-uh-see/
[noun] rules followed by business, government, or group of people
The management said there will be no changes in the policy.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland, Florida is requiring students to use clear backpacks. They are not allowed to enter the campus unless they use the prescribed bag. This new rule aims to tighten security in the school. However, some students find the policy ineffective. They believe that metal detectors are still more effective to detect firearms.
True or False:
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas School does not allow students to use clear backpacks.
- Students cannot enter the campus unless they use the prescribed clear backpack.
- The new rule aims to tighten security in the school.
- Some students find the policy effective.
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas is in Parkland, Florida.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| require | prescribe | campus | security | policy |
- John wanted the _______ to be changed.
- The school doesn’t allow students, teachers, and staff to smoke inside the _______.
- This medicine should not be _______ to children.
- He is _______ to wear suit and tie at work.
- The bank must tighten _______ against fraud.