IS SCHOOL COOL?

LINDSAY, 13: What I really like about school is being with my friends during the breaks. But classes are fun and interesting too. For example, Music isn’t difficult at all. I just don’t like French so much because I don’t understand it.

I’m very keen on sports too – I’m part of the school’s basketball team. I started playing three years ago.

Of course there are things I don’t like. Some rules are very strict: we can’t take our mobiles to school. I think we could take them to class if they were switched off.

STEVE, 12: Every morning when I wake up I feel bad, because I must go to school. Lessons are boring and I can’t concentrate in class. My classmates are always talking. And some students call me names just because I’m very short. I also hate it when teachers give me lots of homework.

I never have lunch at school. It’s a good thing that I don’t have classes in the afternoon because the food is horrible.

ADAM, 14: The best thing about my school is our school library. There is an area where you can just sit and read quietly or do your homework.

A. Write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct only the false statements 

. Lindsay thinks her lessons are boring.

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2. She doesn’t do any exercise in school.

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3. She uses her mobile phone in class.

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4. Steve doesn’t like going to school.

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5. Steve hates the canteen food.

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Answer these questions in complete sentences.

. When did Lindsay start playing basketball?

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2. Why can’t Steve concentrate in class? ____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Where does Adam like reading a book in silence?

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4. What does Adam like about his English classes?

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The city where I live

DESCRIBE YOUR CITY WITH YOUR OWN WORDS.  IT MUST BE A CONTINUOUS WRITING AND NOT LESS THAN 120 WORDS.

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Basketball

In 1891, a Canadian sports teacher that worked in an American school in Massachusetts invented a

new game. His name was James Naismith.James decided to create a game for his lazy and rebellious students. They had to keep fit but they couldn’t go outside because it was a very cold winter. They

had to play in the gym.He took two old peach baskets that he saw on the floor and put them on the wall. Then, he organized the students in two teams and he asked them to pass a big round ball

and throw it into the baskets. This is how J. Naismith invented basketball.His students loved the game and learnt the 13 rules that their teacher made. Soon it became very popular in the USA.

Today basketball is still a very popular team game. Millions of people play this sport all over the

world. And there are excellent basketball players!! Can you name any?

Answer the questions:

1-     What was James Naismith’s job?

2-    Where was he from?

3-    When did Naismith invent Basketball?

4-    Why did they have to play in the gym?

5-    Did they use pear baskets to play the game?

6-    How many rules did the game have?

7-    Did the students like the new game?

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1) How many boys are in the picture?

2) How many trees are there?

3) What things are on the cloth/mat?

4) How many hens are there?

5) How many butterflies are there?

6) Where is the spider’s web?

7) Is it raining?

8) Colin has a C on his bag. What is he doing?

9) What has the boy in striped trousers holding? A fork or a ladle?

10) Where is the boy in the beret?

11) Where are the oars?

12) What is in front of the tent?

13) What is the hen doing?

14) Is the cooking pot beneath or above the fire?

15) How many boys are camping? 

Higher level thinking questions.

a         What season is it?

             When did they arrive: today or a few days ago?

       How did they get there?

       Is there a village or town nearby?

      Which direction is the wind blowing from: North or South?

f     What time of day is it, approximately?

      Where has Alex gone?

     Who was on duty yesterday?

MY ROOM

My name is Luke. I want to tell you about my room. My room is quite big. When you go through the door you can see a chest of drawers and a bed on the left. Opposite the door there is a shelf, a desk and another chest of drawers. There is a comfortable armchair in the middle of the room.

A standing lamp is next to the bed, between the bed and the chest of drawers on the left. The stereo is on the chest of drawers next to the bed. The shelf on the left of the desk has a collection of books. There are books, pens and pieces of paper on my desk.

There is also my favourite possession - a computer! I love my PC because it's a great tool. I can find lots of information online. I can use my  computer when learning English, for example.

On the right of the desk there is the other chest of drawer. There is a small TV on top of it. I keep my school things and some of  my clothes in this chest of drawers.

Opposite the door there is a big window. It's above the desk. There are plants on the window sill!. Sometimes, I open the window and break a pot. Clean or a bit messy, I like my room very much.

1. Read and decide TRUE or FALSE

1. The room is not big. …………

2. There is one chest of drawers there ……

3. The armchair is in the corner. …………

4. There are lots of things on the desk ……

5.. Luke’s favourite thing is his PC  …………

6.. He does not surf online …………

7.His computer helps him to learn I.T. …..

8. There is no TV in his room  …………

9. There are two windows there. …………

10. He does not like his room. …………

Match the halves to make phrases.

1. chest              ………             a. English

2. tell                         ……..            b. the pot

3. on                        ………            c. example

4. in                         ………            d. the window

5. use                         ……….            e. the right

6. learn            ………            f. of dawers

7. for                        ………            g. the top

8.on                         ………            h. the middle

9. open            ………             i. a computer

10.break             ………            j. sth about