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One in ten pupils "cheat" in English lessons by watching film adaptations instead of reading the original books, a poll has found.
Baz Luhrmann 's Romeo And Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, was revealed to be a favourite of schoolchildren forced to study Shakespeare's play.
Watching the BBC adaptation of Pride And Prejudice with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle was also a popular alternative to Jane Austen's book.
The YouGov poll for booksellers Blackwells found that Londoners were the worst culprits, with 16% viewing the films instead of studying classic texts.
The survey also found that two-thirds of Britons did not know that movies including Ten Things I Hate About You and Clueless were adaptations of older works.
