№2 Reading
Rita Nelson is fourteen, and she has changed her school because her parents moved to another town this
summer.
"Let me tell you about my new school. I'm having a great time. All pupils are very friendly, but it's very
different from my old school. I can tell you! First of all school starts at 8.00 here, a whole, hour before it did
in that school. This morning I forgot about it and got to school ten minutes late, so the teacher put a note into
my record-book. I was really angry!
There are a lot of other differences in this school, of course. We have seven lessons here almost every day.
What else? The school day is different, too. In my former school we finished school at 3.00, and then most
pupils went home. Here we finish lessons at 3.30, and then most pupils go to sports practice. Well, they love
sports here.
I joined gymnastics and football clubs here. A lot of girls play football in this school. I had my first practice
yesterday, and I feel tired today.
Another important thing here is learning to do practical things. Their metal and wood shops are like small
factories, and we are taught to drive as well. It's fantastic. I had my first lesson in driving a tractor
yesterday."
1) How many lessons does she have?
2) When does she finish her lessons?
3) What did the most students do after lessons in her former school?
4) Does Rita come to school in time today?
5) What kind of transport did she try to drive?