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Work in small groups. Discuss the questions. 1. Does your school reward students for the achievements in their studies? Yes, it does. In the beginning of every school year the best pupils are awarded diplomas on the results of the previous year. The best of the best pupils are given tourist vouchers or vouchers to teenagers’ camps. 2. Who can become a top student? Nearly everyone can. If a pupil attend all classes, listens attentively and participates and does his/her homework, he/she can become a top student. 3. What can motivate students to study better? І think it could. If adults get paid for their work, even if it is sometimes not so well done, why shouldn’t pupils be paid for their work? Mind, most adults work up to 8 hours a day, while pupils have five or six lessons, plus as many hours of homework, plus afterschool activities, plus the house-chores, no wonder that by the time they leave schools their health is undermined, according to doctors and educationists.