Reading activities

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LEARNING IS FUN!!!

Before you read,

answer these questions

·

Do you like to

study?

·

What do you

like about your school?

·

What are you

studying for?

·

Who would you

like to become in?

A school is a place where people learn

from a teacher and from each other as well! A school can be in a room or in any kind of building. It can even be in the open

air. Schools are not the same in all countries. Let’s take a look around the world!!!

A

Hassan is nine years old. He is from Kashmir, India.

“This is a picture of my school. It is outdoors. There is a blackboard outside,

but there aren’t any chairs. We have

our lessons in the open air everyday”

B

Emma is from Canada. She is ten years old. “I have my

lessons in a big classroom. There are pictures on the walls. In this photo I am

at my desk with my friends.”

Marc is eight years old and he is from Holland. His

home is on a boat. He and his family are always in different places. “My

school is on a boat. It’s fun. Some days there is no school at all.”

C

I. Look at the pictures. Write the correct letter ( A- C ) . Which shows:

1.

An outdoor school

____________

4.

A big classroom

____________

2. Children in the open air

____________

5.

Pictures on the walls

____________

3.

A boat

____________

What do these words mean?

Learn

Building

Chairs

World

Place

Even

Picture

As well

Countries

Lessons

School

Outdoors

Take a look

Blackboard

Everyday

Room

Around

Classroom

Desk

Outside

Walls

Friends

Boat

Places

II. Read the texts and

answer the questions. (5 marks)

1. Where is Hassan from? _________________________________________________

2. Where is Hassan’s school? _________________________________________________

3. How old is Emma? _________________________________________________

4. What’s Emma’s nationality? ________________________________________________

5. Where is Marc’s school? _________________________________________________

Writing activity

Alisha’s school.

Hello!

My name is Alisha. I am writing this letter to

describe my lovely school of Springfield. It’s a Junior high school.

I like my school. It seems to be a bit old, but it’s

cool and has got character. The teachers are nice and understanding. And we

have lots of activities, so we never got bored.

There are interesting places to go. There are a

gymnasium and a big playground. Some pupils like going there after classes to

play football. That’s my favorite sport.

There is also a library with lots of books. At first,

it seems to be unpleasant place to stay because of the dust in the bookshelves.

In the library there aren’t only books; there is a screen, some computers, some

magazines. We can play chess or even cards in there.

Then, there are the classrooms. They are many. I

didn’t count them. They are cosy and comfortable. There are some specific

rooms, too. Some of them are called laboratories. There is a laboratory of

Chemistry, Physics, Science Computing, Biology and Math. There is one computer

room. I think, pupils go there to do their project works or homeworks. This is

the best place for me. Finally, there is a music room. I play the flute. I

think, I play it well, but my teacher doesn’t agree.

I really like studying here. My favorite subjects are

English and Math.

I love my timetable. I get up at 7:25 a.m. to come to

school every day. I have classes at 8:30. I finish at 3 p.m. every day. It

gives me time to do after-school activities like theater. I am studying

Languages and I go to the Language club three times a week. There i can read

magazines in German and French, watch a foreign video and listen to music.

I think, that’s all for today. I will send a map of my

school for you to see as it is really big!

Write to me and talk about your school and your

timetable.

Your friend.

Ashita

Now write about how your school is.

(200 words)

Primera imagen A - Segunda B y Tercera C

Reading comprension

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Reading Comprehension

Routines

What are the

activities you usually do on weekdays? And make a list.

What do you

usually do on Monday?

Do you prepare

your own breakfast?

This is Mr.

Clay.

He is a factory worker.

He works in a car factory.

He gets up at 6.30 every day.

He goes to work by train.

It takes him half an hour to get to work.

He starts work at 8 o’clock.

He has lunch in the canteen.

He works 8 hours a day.

He works 5 days a week.

He usually goes to the pub in the evening.

He likes beer, football and rugby.

This is Mrs. Rogers.

She works at

home.

She is a

housewife.

She gets up at 7

every day.

She makes

breakfast for her husband and her two sons.

She washes up.

She cleans the

house.

She makes the

beds.

She washes and

irons clothes.

She goes out

shopping.

She cooks.

She works 11

hours a day.

She works seven

days a week.

She likes

flowers, cakes and television.

This is Miss Lennon.

She is a

secretary.

She works in an

office.

She gets up at 8

o’clock on weekdays.

She goes to work

by train or by bus.

It takes her a

quarter of an hour to get to the office.

She starts work

at 9.

She takes notes,

writes letters and types them.

She answers the

telephone.

She works 7

hours a day.

She works 5 days

a week.

She likes

cinema, swimming and dancing.

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Read the questions and give short answers.

1.

Does Mr. Clay

work in a car factory? __________________________________________.

2.

Does Miss Lennon

go to work by train? __________________________________________.

3.

Does Mrs. Rogers

get up at 9 p.m.? __________________________________________.

4.

Does Mr. Clay

have lunch at home? __________________________________________.

5.

Does he start

work at 8 o’clock? __________________________________________.

6.

Does Mrs. Rogers

work 11 hours a day? __________________________________________.

7.

Does she work

five days a week? __________________________________________.

8.

Does Miss Lennon

work eight hours a day? __________________________________________.

9.

Does she like dancing? __________________________________________.

10. Does Mrs. Rogers live alone? __________________________________________.

Now use complete sentences in your answers.

ABOUT MR. CLAY ABOUT

MISS LENNON

1. What does Mr. Clay do for a living?

_________________________________

2. What time does he usually get up?

__________________________________

3. How does he go to work?

__________________________________

4. How long does it take him to get to work?

___________________________________

5. Where does he have lunch?

___________________________________

6. What does he usually do in the evening?

_______________________________

7.

What sports does he like?

_______________________________

1.

What is Miss

Lennon’s job?

_____________________________

2.

What time does

she start work?

______________________________

3.

Does she go to

work on foot?

______________________________

4.

How long does

it take her to get to work?

______________________________

5. Does she work every day?

______________________________

6. What does she do at the office?

______________________________

7. What does she like to do after work?

______________________________

Now ask questions for these answers about Mrs.

Rogers.

1.

____________________________________? She works at home.

2.

____________________________________? She gets up at 7 every day.

3. ____________________________________?

She works 11 hours a day.

4.

____________________________________? Yes, she works at the weekends, too.

5.

____________________________________? No, she eats at home.

6.

____________________________________? After the meals she washes up.

7. ____________________________________?

She lives with her husband and two sons.

8.

____________________________________? She cleans the house every day.

9.

____________________________________? Yes, she usually goes out shopping.

10. ___________________________________?

She likes flowers, cakes and TV.

Read the text:

Susan’s daily

routine

Susan gets up at a half past seven. She

has a shower at twenty-five to eight. She gets dressed at a quarter to

eight. She has breakfast at eight

o’clock. She goes to school at a quarter past eight. She has classes at half

past eight. She has lunch at half past twelve. She finishes school at three

o’clock. She studies at half past three and at half past four she has tea. She plays at a quarter past five. She has

dinner at eight o’clock. She watches TV at half past eight. She goes to bed at

ten o’clock.

1. Mark the

following sentences True (T) or False

(F).

a) She goes to school at a quarter past eight. __________________

b) She gets dressed at eight o’clock. __________________

c) She has lunch at half past twelve. __________________

d) She watches TV at ten o’clock. __________________

e) She has tea at four o’clock. __________________

2. Answer the

questions about the text.

a) What time does Susan get up?

_______________________________

b) What time does Susan have breakfast?

________________________

c) What time does Susan go to school?

___________________________

d) What does she do at half past twelve?

_________________________

e) What does she do at half past three?

__________________________

f) What time does Mary go to bed?

_____________________________

3. Rewrite the

following sentences beginning with He or She.

a) They play sports.

_________________________________________

b) I go to school by car.

______________________________________

c) We watch TV in the evening.

_________________________________

d) I have breakfast at seven o’clock.

____________________________

e) They like English.

_________________________________________

f) We sometimes play Playstation.

______________________________

4. Fill in the

gaps with the appropriate Preposition of time (in, on, at).

a) The classes start ______ 8:30.

b) I only have classes _____ the morning.

c) _____ night I watch TV.

d) My birthday is _______25th August.

e) I don’t have classes _____ Summer.

f) ________ Sundays I sleep till 11:00.

5. Build

sentences.

1. always/her bike/at the weekends/She/rides

2. plays/never/tennis/He

3. watch/They/TV/at night/often

1.

in the

afternoon/She/reads/usually