A VILLAGE SCHOOL
The Greens are a British family. Mr. Green is a builder and Mrs. Green is a housewife. There are three children in the family: a son and two daughters. Mike is thirteen years old, Sandy is twelve and Kate is ten.
All the three children are pupils. Mike is at the boys’ school; his sisters are at a school for girls. Mike is a tall boy. He is clever. He is a very good pupil.
Sandy has dark hair and hazel eyes. She is a pretty girl, she is clever and a good pupil. Her sister Kate is a nice girl with long fair hair and large blue eyes. She is good at music.
The Greens are in Australia now. Mr. Green’s uncle is a farmer. His house and farm in Australia are in a village. The Greens are in their uncle’s house now.
The house is big. It is on a hill. It is summer now. In Australia January, February, March and April are summer months.
The school in the village is small. In fact, it is a one-room school. There is only one teacher for all the pupils. The garden around the school is very beautiful. The Greens are fond of the farm and the school in the village.
Выбери Т-верно, F-неверно.
Exercise 1. Say if the sentences are true or false.
Mike is a small boy.
Sandy is not a good pupil.
Mr. Green’s uncle is a builder.
The Greens are happy in Australia.
There is no garden round the school.
1. Mike is a small boy.
False. The passage states that Mike is a tall boy, not a small one.
2. Sandy is not a good pupil.
False. The passage mentions that Sandy is clever and a good pupil, so she is indeed a good student.
3. Mr. Green’s uncle is a builder.
False. Mr. Green himself is a builder, not his uncle. The passage states that Mr. Green's uncle is a farmer.
4. The Greens are happy in Australia.
True. Although the passage does not explicitly state it, we can infer that the Greens are happy in Australia because they are staying in Mr. Green's uncle's house, and they are fond of the farm and the school in the village.
5. There is no garden round the school.
False. The passage specifically mentions that the garden around the school is very beautiful. So, there is indeed a garden around the school.