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You will hear a woman called Yvonne on a TV programme giving her opinion about children being punished at school. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for (1) children's palms.

Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a (2) .

In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school in (3) .

Yvonne thought the way she was disciplined at schools was (4) and unfair.

The members of the organisation P.O.P.P.I. all had (5) .

In 1979, because of P.O.P.P.I., (6) made the strap illegal.

Yvonne describes her children as (7) and irresponsible.

Yvonne does not think her children understand (8) they are.

She is now sorry that the government (9) .

She believes that there would be less (10) if the strap was still used.