Rita nelson is fourteen, and she has changed her school because her parents moved to another town this summer. “let me tell you about my new school. i’m having a great time. all pupils are very friendly, but it’s very different from my old school. i can tell you! first of all school starts at 8.00 here, a whole, hour before it did in that school. this morning i forgot about it and got to school ten minutes late, so the teacher put a note into my record-book. i was really angry! there are a lot of other differences in this school, of course. we have seven lessons here almost every day. what else? the school day is different, too. in my former school we finished school at 3.00, and then most pupils went home. here we finish lessons at 3.30, and then most pupils go to sports practice. well, they love sports here. i joined gymnastics and football clubs here. a lot of girls play football in this school. i had my first practice yesterday, and i feel tired today. another important thing here is learning to do practical things. their metal and wood shops are like small factories, and we are taught to drive as well. it’s fantastic. i had my first lesson in driving a tractor yesterday.” exercise 1. choose the right answer. rita nelson is a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 lessons in rita’s previous school started at a) 7 o’clock b) 8 o’clock c) 9 o’clock rita has lessons every day. a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 rita’s lessons are over at a) 3. 00 b) 3.30 c) 4.00 after lessons most pupils go a) to sports practice b) home c) for a walk exercise 3. true or false? 1)rita doesn’t like her new school. 2)today rita came to school in time. 3)student don’t love sports in the new school. 4)many girls play football in the new school. 5)rita likes to drive a tractor.
Lessons in Rita's previous school started at 9 o'clock. (Ответ: c) 9 o'clock)
Rita has lessons every day. (Ответ: b) 6)
Rita's lessons are over at 3.30. (Ответ: b) 3.30)
After lessons, most pupils go to sports practice. (Ответ: a) to sports practice)
Exercise 3. True or false?
1) "Rita doesn’t like her new school." - False. In the passage, Rita says she is having a great time at her new school, so she does like it.
2) "Today Rita came to school in time." - False. Rita mentions that she arrived at school ten minutes late this morning, so she didn't come on time.
3) "Students don't love sports in the new school." - False. Rita mentions that students in her new school love sports.
4) "Many girls play football in the new school." - True. Rita mentions that a lot of girls play football in her new school.
5) "Rita likes to drive a tractor." - True. Rita mentions that she had her first lesson in driving a tractor yesterday and she thinks it's fantastic.