Reading N M1

Text 1 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

In China, children have school for five hours every day. 

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

All children have classes after school. 

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

Chinese pupils don’t talk in the lessons. 

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

Girls and boys do different sports in PE. 

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

Some pupils have lunch at home. 

Complete the sentences with the numbers .

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

School starts at______      .

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

Schools finishes at __________      .

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

Schools starts with _______  minutes of exercise. 

A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

Some classes have got ______  pupils.

 A day at school in China

The school day in China is long. It starts very early, at half past seven in the morning and finishes at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Many pupils also go to classes after school, so their day is really long!

Every day starts with twenty of minutes exercise and the pupils really like this activity. All the girls and boys go to the playground and stand in long lines. Girls stand in one line and boys stand in a different line. A teacher gives the instructions and the pupils do the exercises. 

Classes in Chinese schools are big: there are 55 to 60 sixty pupils in each class! Lessons are very traditional: the teacher speaks and the pupils listen. Students don’t work in small groups. In PE the boys play table tennis or basketball and the girls do gymnastics. All students do PE in their school uniform!

After their lessons in the morning, pupils have two hours for lunch. Some pupils have lunch at school and some go to a restaurant.

   Pupils have__________  hours for lunch.

Text 2 Read the two texts. Who Joe (J) or Dominic (D) ...

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic

Who likes music?          

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic



Who  likes sport?       

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic



Who hasn’t got many things?       

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic

Who has got a bicycle?       

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic



Who has got a dog?       

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic



Who has got a small family?    

Text 2 Are the sentences true (T), false (F) or don’t know (DK)?

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic

Joe and Dominic are different.

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic



Joe has a shower in the morning, but Dominic doesn’t.    

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic

Dominic doesn’t do any sports. 

Two lives

I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I’m a very active person. I get up early and I have a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple and I haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates, and I use them very often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. Joe

       I live in a big city in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I love music. I play the guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic

Joe’s school is very near his house.