READING #1
FAMILY
EXERCISE 1. PREDICTION
1. About a family in London
2. About two brothers having fun together
3. About a family that loves sandwiches
EXERCISE 2. List of unknown words
ENGLISH SPANISH
Flat Departamento
Learns Aprender
Goes Va
Exercise 3. The reading in English
This is Benedict. He lives in London in England. He is 12 years old. His
mother is a teacher and his father is a policeman. Benedict also has a little
sister and an older brother. They all live in a flat in the centre of the city.
From Monday to Friday Ben goes to school. Each morning he eats toasts
with jam and drinks orange juice. Then he goes to school by bus. In school
he learns many new things. His favourite subject is history but he doesn’t
like maths. After school he plays football. He also likes to read books and
play computer games with his brother.
Exercise 4. The reading in Spanish
Éste es Benito. Vive en Londres en Inglaterra. Tiene 12 años. Su madre es
maestra y su padre es policía. Benedict también tiene una hermana pequeña y
un hermano mayor. Todos viven en un piso en el centro de la ciudad. De lunes a
viernes Ben va a la escuela. Cada mañana come tostadas con mermelada y bebe
zumo de naranja. Luego va a la escuela en autobús. En la escuela aprende
muchas cosas nuevas. Su materia favorita es historia pero no le gustan las
matemáticas. Después de la escuela juega al fútbol. También le gusta leer libros
y jugar juegos de computadora con su hermano.
EXERCISE 5. Underline all the personal pronouns that are in the reading.
EXERCISE 6. Answer the following questions.
Who is Benedict? He is a 12 year old boy.
Where does he live? In London England.
What are his hobbies? Play soccer, read books and play computer games.
What does his parents do? His mom is a teacher and his dad is a police officer.
Does he live in a house? No, he lives in an apartment in the centre of the city.
EXERCISE 7. Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
Benedict is 15 years old. FALSE
Benedict has two brothers. TRUE
Benedict goes to school every day. TRUE
He likes history. TRUE
He plays volleyball after school. FALSE
His father is a fireman. FALSE
He has two dogs and five cats. FALSE
EXERCISE 8. Write sentences about yourself.
My name is Elisa Getsemani Oliva Valencia
I am a woman and I am 16 years old
I live in Manzanillo, Colima
My favourite school subject is mathematics
My hobby is dance and read
I don’t like history