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This is what's known as a 'Buddy' or Friendship Bench'. They're needed because playgrounds can be lonely places sometimes. And these benches can help pupils feeling lonely to find a friend. Benches like this have been around for a while now in some schools. But in Ireland, they are trying to do something a bit different with them.

This school in Cork in the south of Ireland is the 47th to get one from a social enterprise called Buddy Bench Ireland that doesn't just provide schools with benches, it also runs special workshops with trained child psychiatrists. They use the bench as an opportunity to start conversations about mental well-being. They talk about the importance of being aware of your feelings and those of others. The children need to understand what the bench is about, what it symbolizes— friendship, listening to each other and the most important thing is to express feelings.

But do children actually use the bench? It's something an independent academic study has been looking at. We found that 40% of the children told us that they had actually used the benches at the time of the study. And over 90% said that they would talk to a child if that child was sitting on the bench. So, certainly there doesn't appear to be any issues around whether they are properly used. Children's mental health at school is increasingly a concern in many countries. Buddy Bench Ireland is hoping these benches will not only handle issues like social isolation and bullying but also give a future generation the confidence to open up about their feelings. Therefore, they are attempting to make the bench gain high popularity in Ireland schools in a larger scale.

1.Why the school in Cork in the south of Ireland uses the bench?

A.To help children with psychological problems fully recover.

B.To replace the old benches in school.

C.To cut the cost of school's facility.

D.To start conversations about mental well-being.

2.What makes the bench work in Ireland schools?

A.Teachers and parents encourage children to try it.

B.All the children understand what the bench is about.

C.Most children are willing to express feelings.

D.The bench helps children get rid of loneliness.

3.What will Buddy Bench Ireland expect of the bench?

A.It will deal with social isolation and bullying completely.

B.It will motivate a future generation to bravely convey their feelings.

C.It will make children prefer the bench to old one.

D.It will appeal to more students to sit on it.

4.In your opinion, what content will be covered in the following paragraph ?

A.The reasons for the popularity of the bench.

B.The importance of being aware of students’ mental well-being.

C.The concrete approaches to promoting the use of the bench in more schools.

D.The ways to make the bench function effectively.

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