Reading homework

1. Introducing Yourself
Hello! My name is Ana. I am twenty-five years old. I live in Miami, Florida with my husband and two children. I have one son in kindergarten and one daughter in first grade. They both attend public school. My husband is a mechanic. On weekends, he works at a restaurant as a dishwasher. The restaurant usually gets more customers on weekends, so they need extra people to wash dishes.

Answer the questions

Q1: Who is introducing herself?
Q2: How old is she?
Q3: Where does Ana live?
Q4: What is her husband’s profession?
Q5: Where does he work on weekends?
Q6: How many children does Ana have?
2. Family
My name is Sangeeta. I am 11. I live in New Delhi, India with my father, mother, two brothers and three sisters. My grandparents also live with us. In India, family is very important. It is common to have grandparents, aunts, uncles and/or cousins living in the same house. My aunts, uncles and cousins also live nearby. We see each other often. My older brother is a computer programmer. Right now, he is in Australia. His company sent him there for one year. We all miss him a lot. We write him letters every week. I want him to come home soon.

Answer the questions

Q1: How old is Sangeeta?
Q2: Which country does she live in?
Q3: Does she live with her parents? Who else lives with her?
Q4: What does her older brother do?
Q5: Where is he right now?
Q6: Does the family miss him? How do you know?

3. Work

Carolina writes an email to her friend about work:
"Hi Cristina, I am sorry I haven’t called you for so long. How are you? How is your new apartment? I have been very busy at work. I arrive at the office at 7 am and leave at around 6:30 pm. I just get half an hour for lunch and a five-minute break in the morning and in the afternoon. I am very tired when I get home so I just eat, watch some television and go to bed. In the office, I am on the phone all day, listening to customer complaints and entering them into our computer system. At the end of the day I have to write a summary of all the calls I received during the day and give my boss a status on the complaints that are not yet resolved. I do not know how much longer I can do this. I need a vacation, or even better, I need another job! I’ll call you this weekend.

Answer the questions.

Q1: At what time does Carolina usually arrive at the office?
Q2: At what time does she leave?
Q3: What does she do almost all day at work?
Q4: What does she have to give her boss at the end of each work day?
Q5: Does it seem like she likes her job?
4. At the Airport
Miguel is standing in line at the airport. It is his turn and he walks to the counter. The lady at the counter asks him for his ID and she checks his flight details. Yes, he is confirmed on flight 103 from Los Angeles to Hawaii at noon. He does not have any bags to check in but has one small carry-on bag that he will take with him. The agent prints out his boarding pass. The airport security officers walk past him with a big dog. The dog is sniffing around people’s luggage trying to detect drugs and explosives. Miguel is relieved when he sees the dog walk past him. Suddenly, the dog turns and begins to sniff his bag and bark. The security officer looks at Miguel. “Sir, please bring your bag and come with me.”
Q1: Where is Miguel?
Q2: What is an ID?
Q3: What time does Miguel’s flight leave Los Angles?
Q4: What does Miguel need in order to get on the plane?
Q5: What are the airport security agents trying to detect?
5. A New Home
Francisco stands outside his new house. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the key. He turns the key in the lock and opens the door. He steps into the living room and looks around. The paint is peeling off the walls. There is no furniture. The house is dirty and smells bad. He tries to open a window but it is broken. The house does not have a kitchen or a bedroom but there is a microwave on the floor on one side of the room. He wonders if it works. The place looks terrible but it is all he can afford. He covers his nose and mouth with his hand and opens the bathroom door. It is in bad condition.
Q1: Is Francisco's new house clean?
Q2: Is the house in good condition?
Q3: How many bedrooms does the house have?
Q3: How many bedrooms does the house have?
Q4: Does the house need to be repainted?
Q5: Why did Francisco buy a house that is in such bad condition
6. PetsJacob takes the ladder and leans it against the tree. He starts to climb up and tries not to look down. He cannot believe he is doing this. His neighbor’s cat climbed up the tree in front of the house and cannot climb down. Now normally, Jacob would not offer to rescue a cat in a tree. He is afraid of heights, ladders and cats. But his neighbor, Anita, is gorgeous and rescuing her cat would be the perfect way to be a hero and get her attention.
He is almost there. The ladder begins to shake and he looks down and realizes how high he is. He looks at his beautiful neighbor and decides that it is not worth it. He screams loudly “HELP!!! I’M FALLING!!!” The cat suddenly jumps from the tree onto his head. They both fall to the ground and the cat runs to her owner. Anita runs to Jacob, who is lying on the ground.
“Thank you so much”, she says. “That was very heroic! I hope you are not hurt.”
“It was nothing”, he whispers. “By the way, if it’s not too much trouble, would you be so kind as to call me an ambulance?”He is almost there. The ladder begins to shake and he looks down and realizes how high he is. He looks his beautiful neighbor and decides that it is not worth it. He screams loudly “HELP!!! I’M FALLING!!!” The cat suddenly jumps from the tree onto his head. They both fall to the ground and the cat runs to her owner. Anita runs to Jacob, who is lying on the ground. “Thank you so much”, she says. “That was very heroic! I hope you are not hurt.” “It was nothing”, he whispers. “By the way, if it’s not too much trouble, would you be so kind as to call me an ambulance?”

Answer the questions

Q1: What is Jacob doing and why?
Q2: Why does Jacob offer to rescue the cat even though he is afraid?
Q3: Why does he fall off the ladder?
Q4: Do you think Jacob is hurt at the end?
Q5: Do you think he has a chance of going out with Anita?

7. Personal Information

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“Hello! My first name is Pierre and my surname is Shaw. I am twenty-five years old. I was born in Berlin but I live in a quite small town called Loutraki. It is located in Greece. I live in a big apartment with my wife and my two children. I have a daughter and a son. My daughter’s name is Susana; she is three years old. My son’s name is Paul; he’s three months old. My wife’s name is Emily; she is Spanish. I am a lawyer and my wife is a pilot. We have lived in Greece for four years. I love living here but my wife misses Barcelona a lot; her parents live there. We are moving to Spain next year in October.”

Answer the questions

1. What is the man’s last name?

2. Where does Pierre live?

3. How old is Pierre’s son?

4. Does Pierre like living in Loutraki?

5. Who lives in Barcelona?

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