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1、Readcarefullythefollowingexcerptonterm-timeholidayargumentsintheUK,andthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthencommentonwhetherparentsshouldtakechildrenoutofschoolforholidayduringtermtimeinordertosavemoney.Youshouldsu
2、pportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Term-timeholidayswillbebannedParentsaretobebannedbyMichaelGove,UK'sEducationSecretary,fr
3、omtakingtheirchildrenoutofschooltosavemoneyonholidays.Heistoabolishtherightofheadteachersto'authorizeabsence'fromtheclassroom,whichhasbeenusedtoletfamiliestaketerm-timebreaks,andwillwarnthemtheyfacefinesfortheirchildrennotbeingatschool.‘Anytimeoutofschoolhasthepotentialtodamage
4、achild'seducation,'aseniorsourceattheDepartmentforEducationsaidthisweekend.'Thatiswhythegovernmentwillendthedistinctionbetweenauthorizedandunauthorizedabsence.‘Thisispartofthegovernment'swidercommitmenttobringdowntruancylevelsinourschools.Therewillalsobestricterpenaltiesforpare
5、ntsandschools.‘ThetoughmeasuresontruancyarepartofawiderattemptbyMr.Govetomakeeducationmoreacademicallyrigorousandtotackleacultureintheeducationalestablishmentwhichhebelieveshasaccepted'excusesforfailure’.RussellHobby,thegeneralsecretaryoftheNationalAssociationofHeadTeachers,sai
6、dthemeasurewoulddiscourageparentsfromtryingtoputpressureonheadstosanctiontermtimeholidays.'Thehighcostofholidaysoutsideoftermtimeisstillanissuebutultimatelyachild'seducationismoreimportantthanaholiday,'hesaid.参考答案Whenitcomestowhetherparentsshouldtaketheirchildrentospendholidays
7、duringterm-time,viewsontheissuevaryfrompersontoperson.Parentsclaimthatbydoingso,theycansavealotofmoneybornofbusyschoolholidays.Educationalofficialsstronglyopposethistendencyonthegroundthatitencouragestruancy,whichinturndamagesachild’seducation.Frommyperspective,themeritsofbanni
8、ngterm-timeholidaysoutweighitsdemerits.Tobeginwith,tak