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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.

What is Mr. Green?

a) He is a teacher.

b) He is a doctor.

c) He is a builder.

How old is Mike?

a) He is twelve.

b) He is thirteen.

c) He is ten years old.

Where is the uncle’s house?

a) on a hill

b) in a big city

c) on the bank of a river

What is the village school like?

a) It is big.

b) It is small.

c) It is very old.

All the three children in the Greens family are...

a) students

b) pupils

c) farmers

Now the Greens are in...

a) Africa

b) America

c) Australia

In Australia January, February, March and April are..

a) winter months

b) spring months

c) summer months

All the pupils in the village school have...

a) one teacher

b) many teachers

c) two teachers