Prepare 7, Unit 5, Reading

Clarissa's blog. 31 July 2018.

A few years ago, I wasn't very happy at school and I wasn't doing well in tests. So, when I was eight, Mum and Dad decided to teach me at home. Homeschooling -great, I thought I could stay in bed all day! Well, it wasn't quite like that! My parents found out what I needed to learn. Sometimes I had lessons, but most of the time I studied things I liked and found interesting. That's how home schooling works best. My favourite hobby was playing computer games, so, with Dad's help, I began to write my own computer programs. But I liked making models too, and for that I needed... maths! At school, maths was boring, but now it was useful for making my models. I made a model boat and I needed to understand science and maths to do that-oh, and design and technology too! So were there any bad things about homeschooling? Not really. I missed my friends, but I saw them at weekends and we talked about school. They told me about their week at school, and I told them about mine. Mine always seemed more fun to me. Some weeks I studied more than they did. Other weeks I didn't study much at all. And I never had homework! I'm 15 now, and I'm back at school because I need to take exams. I don't mind. It's nice to study with my friends again.

True/False

Clarissa’s parents decided to homeschool her because she wasn’t doing well in tests.

Clarissa's blog. 31 July 2018.

A few years ago, I wasn't very happy at school and I wasn't doing well in tests. So, when I was eight, Mum and Dad decided to teach me at home. Homeschooling -great, I thought I could stay in bed all day! Well, it wasn't quite like that! My parents found out what I needed to learn. Sometimes I had lessons, but most of the time I studied things I liked and found interesting. That's how home schooling works best. My favourite hobby was playing computer games, so, with Dad's help, I began to write my own computer programs. But I liked making models too, and for that I needed... maths! At school, maths was boring, but now it was useful for making my models. I made a model boat and I needed to understand science and maths to do that-oh, and design and technology too! So were there any bad things about homeschooling? Not really. I missed my friends, but I saw them at weekends and we talked about school. They told me about their week at school, and I told them about mine. Mine always seemed more fun to me. Some weeks I studied more than they did. Other weeks I didn't study much at all. And I never had homework! I'm 15 now, and I'm back at school because I need to take exams. I don't mind. It's nice to study with my friends again.

True/False

Clarissa enjoyed staying in bed all day during homeschooling.

Clarissa's blog. 31 July 2018.

A few years ago, I wasn't very happy at school and I wasn't doing well in tests. So, when I was eight, Mum and Dad decided to teach me at home. Homeschooling -great, I thought I could stay in bed all day! Well, it wasn't quite like that! My parents found out what I needed to learn. Sometimes I had lessons, but most of the time I studied things I liked and found interesting. That's how home schooling works best. My favourite hobby was playing computer games, so, with Dad's help, I began to write my own computer programs. But I liked making models too, and for that I needed... maths! At school, maths was boring, but now it was useful for making my models. I made a model boat and I needed to understand science and maths to do that-oh, and design and technology too! So were there any bad things about homeschooling? Not really. I missed my friends, but I saw them at weekends and we talked about school. They told me about their week at school, and I told them about mine. Mine always seemed more fun to me. Some weeks I studied more than they did. Other weeks I didn't study much at all. And I never had homework! I'm 15 now, and I'm back at school because I need to take exams. I don't mind. It's nice to study with my friends again.

True/False

Clarissa started writing her own computer programs with the help of her dad.