Reading test
My New School Is Fantastic
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.”
Задания к тексту.
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 2. Name the things in Rita’s new school that are different from her previous school.
Number of pupils in Rita’s class.
Time when the lessons begin
Time when the lessons end
Number of subjects in the curriculum (расписание)
Number of lessons every day
Exercise 3. True or false?
Rita doesn’t like her new school.
Today Rita came to school in time.
Student don’t love sports in the new school.
Many girls play football in the new school.
Rita likes to drive a tractor.
Exercise 4. Answer the questions on the text "My New School Is Fantastic”.
Why has Rita changed her school?
When do the lessons begin?
Why did the teacher put a note into Rita’s record-book?
What clubs did she join?
What games do girls play in her new school?
What practical things are the children taught?
B: Yes, it is. If it b) was frozen, we could have gone skating.
2 A: Haven't you got enough money for a holiday?
B: Oh yes. I've got some saved up b) in case I suddenly need it.
3 A: What are you going to do next year?
B: I wish I a) knew the answer to that question.
4 A: These figures are too complicated to work out in your head.
B: Yes, if b) only we had a calculator.
5 A: What are you doing later this afternoon?
B: Oh, b) in case the game finishes, I'll go home, I expect.
6 A: Do you think I should take the job?
B: You shouldn't do anything c) unless you think it's the right thing to do.