Reading Comprehension: Homes Around the World

 


All around the world, people live in different types of homes. Many people live in apartment buildings reaching high into the sky. In Spain many people live in villas with big swimming pools. Eskimos live in igloos. Igloos are made of huge blocks of ice. In some hot countries people live in huts with no windows or doors, made of mud, straw and leaves. Some Indians still live in teepees made from animal skins. In many countries people live in houseboats, which are houses on the water.

Complete:

water – igloo – animal – buildings – huts

1- Some people live in apartment ………………………………

2- Eskimos live in …………………………………

3- …………………………… are made of mud, straw and leaves.

4- Teepees are made out of …………………………… skins.

5- Houseboats are on the …………………………………

Write true (T) or false (F):

1- Huts are made from blocks of ice.                      -------

2- Houseboats are on the land.                               -------

3- Everyone lives in the same type of house           -------

4- Indians live in teepees                                       -------

Answer the following questions:

1- Are there villas in Spain?

2- What are igloos made out of?

3- Do houseboats float on the water?

Test Unit 4

Our next English test will be on February 17th (next Friday).
Contents:

VOCABULARY:

• Places in a town
• Shops
• Expressing likes and dislikes

GRAMMAR:

• Present Simple: Questions and Short Answers
• Adverbs of Frequency: Use and Position

Online Exercises to revise the main grammar points:

Exercise on Present Simple (Questions I)
Exercise on Present Simple (Questions II)
Exercise on Present Simple (Short Answers I)
Exercises on Present Simple (mix)
Exercise on Frequency Adverbs (I)
Exercise on Frequency Adverbs (II)

Good luck!!

St Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day falls on February 14 every year. Red and pink hearts decorate classrooms. Children make or buy cards to give to their friends. Adults often buy cards for the people they love. Friends may give gifts of candy, chocolate, flowers, or jewelry.

The cards given on Valentine’s Day are called “valentines”. Valentines often have poems written on them: 

Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you

Valentine's Day / Is a wonderful way / To make I love you / Easy to say

Valentine’s Day is not a legal holiday. Children go to school on Valentine’s Day. Moms and dads go to work. But Valentine’s Day is still a very special day. Valentine’s Day is a good time to tell someone “I 'm glad you are my friend”, or “I love you”.

Now play filling in the lyrics for the song Love Story by Taylor Swift.
  

How to play:

• » To continue playing you must complete each line.
• » To listen again the last line, press backspace key.
• » If you can't understand a word, press tab key to jump to the next.
• » Don't write spaces neither any special character.