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Reading 1: About me

I am Mina. I am ………... I am ……….. I am …………..old. I study …………….. I live in ……………. I live in …………….. I ………………. to school.

Questions

1.     What does Mina do?

2.     Where’s she from?

3.     How old is she?

4.     What does she study?

5.     Where does she live?

6.     How does she go to school?

Reading 2: My friend Juan

I’m Mina. This is my ……….. He is from ………... He is also ………. We are in the same English class. Juan …………… to school. He lives ……….. He lives with his …………. Her name ………... She is …………..

Questions

1.     Who’s Mina’s friend?

2.     Where is Juan from?

3.     What does Juan do?

4.     How does he go to school?

5.     Where does he live?

6.     Who does he live with?

7.     Who’s Juan’s wife?

8.     What does Maria do?

Reading 3: A sunny day

It is a ...... There are ......by the tall tree. The ..... are red, pink and purple. There are three kites .......... high in the sky. The kites are ..........and very big!

Questions

1.     What's the weather like today?

2.     How many flowers are there?

3.     Is the tree tall or short?

4.     How many kites are there in the sky?

5.     What color are the kites?

Reading 4: My animals

I have ...... My .......are black. I have six ............ My birds are blue. I have ......... My ........ is green. What animals do you like? I don’t like sharks and snakes.

 Questions

 1.     How many rabbits does he have?

2.     What animals are black?

3.     How many birds does he have?

4.     Does he have a green frog?

5.     Does he like sharks?  

Reading 5: Visiting my grandmother

Today I .........grandmother. She lives in a ...... She .......... and one bathroom. She sleeps on the second floor. She ........................... She ........................ five dogs, and thirteen fish.

 Questions

1.     When will he visit his grandmother?

2.     Is her house small?

3.     How many bedrooms does she have?

4.     Which floor does she eat on?

5.     How many cats and fish does she have?

Reading 6: Lunch time

It ..... for lunch. I am ...... I want to eat a hamburger.I ..........to eat ...... I am thirsty. I .................... water. I don’t want to drink hot chocolate. For .........., I want to eat pancakes.

Questions

1.     Is it time for lunch?   

2.     Is she hungry?

3.     Does she want to eat steak?

4.     What does she want to drink?

5.     What does she want for dessert?

Reading 7: My favorite food

What is your favorite? I ............. My sister likes to ...... My brother likes to ......... What is your ....... drink? I like ....... My ..............apple juice. My brother likes ...............

Questions

1.     What is her favorite food?

2.     What does her sister like to eat?

3.     Does her brother like to eat spaghetti?      

4.     Who likes to eat omelet?

5.     What does her brother like to drink.

Reading 8: Starting school 

Sally .......on September 1st. She is very ...... She ......... to buy supplies. Sally got ......................... ribbon and pink ........ She is almost ...................... for school. Her favorite subjects are ..................... Her English class is on the seventh floor of the school. Her ...... class is on the third floor of the school.

Questions

1.     When does Sally start school?

2.     How does she feel?

3.     Did she buy any red pencils?

4.     What are her favorite subjects?

5.     What is on the third floor?

Reading 9: Animals

Sylvia likes ........ She likes lizards and snakes. She doesn't like rabbits. She has a .......... Her ............... is in her ....... She has a yellow snake. Her snake is in the kitchen. Brooke has a ...... His .......... Chuck. Brooke has a big cat. His name is Chad.

Questions

1.     Does Sylvia like snakes?

2.     What color is Sylvia’s lizard?

3.     Where does Sylvia keep her snake?

4.     What is her dog’s name? 

Reading 10: Berth takes a bus

Beth always takes .......... school. She ..........takes a taxi. Beth watches TV at home every day. She likes to talk to ......, ......, on the telephone. Beth likes ......... She doesn't like to go bowling. The ................. ball is heavier than the .............

Questions

1.     How does Beth go to school?

2.     Does Beth sometimes take a taxi?

3.     What’s Beth’s friend's name?

4.     What does Beth like to play?

5.     Is the volleyball ball heavier than the bowling ball?

Reading 11: Water on the floor

Alicia is ....... She gets a .........She begins to ...... She drops the glass. There ..........on the floor. The puddle is big. She gets a mop. She .....the water off. The floor is .......... She gets another ..................... She drinks it. She ...........

Questions

1.     Is Alicia happy?                 

2.     Is she thirsty?

3.     What does she get?

4.     What does she begin to do?

5.     What is there on the floor?          

6.     What does she do with the mop?

7.     How is the floor?

8.     Does she get more water?

Reading 12: Babysitting

Casey wants a ...... She needs ......... She decides to ....... She ........ of the child. She ......... him lunch. She reads ....... The story ........... The child laughs. Casey ........ him. The child's mom comes home. The child ...................Casey. Casey ............ She ...........him again.

Questions

1.     What does Casey want?

2.     What does she need?

3.     What does she decide to do?

4.     What does she do at work?

5.     Does she feed the child?

6.     What does she read for the child?

7.     How is the story she reads?

8.     Does Casey like the child?     

9.     What does Casey do when the child’s mom comes?

10.    And what does the child do?

11.    Will Casey babysit the child again?

Reading 13: A Doctor

Sam is a ......... He takes ........... He ....... at them. He gives them ...... He gives .............to the younger patients. The younger patients like him. They see him when .......... He makes them ........This makes him .......... He ................. his job. He goes home ..........

 Questions

 1.     What does Sam do?

2.     Who does he take care of?

3.     Does he smile at people?

4.     What does he give them?

5.     What does the doctor give to the younger patients?

6.     When do the younger patients see the doctor?

7.     How does the doctor make them feel?

8.     How does the doctor feel? Does he love his job?

9.     How does the doctor go home?

Reading 14: Twins

Jill and Jodi are twins. They .......the same. But they act .......... Jill likes ...... She is good at ............... and golf. She is also loud. She talks all day. Jodi likes ...... She can read ......pages a day. She is also .............. She ................ to talk. Jill and Jodi .................... each other.

Questions

1.     Do Jill and Jodi look the same?

2.     How do they act?

3.     What does Jill like?

4.     What is Jill good at?

5.     What does Jodi like?

6.     How many pages can she read in a day?

7.     Is Jodi loud or quiet?

8.     Does she like to talk?

9.     Do Jill and Jodi love each other?

Reading 15: The Park        

Linda ...........the park. There is so much to do. First, she looks ......... One cloud looks like a dog. Another cloud looks like a sheep. Later, she feeds the ducks. They .................. Linda throws bread crumbs. The ducks ............the food. Finally, Linda ................ the sun go down. It is beautiful.

Questions

1.     Does Linda like the park?

2.     What does she look at?

3.     Are the ducks hungry?

4.     Does Linda feed the ducks?

5.     Do the ducks like the food Linda gives them?

6.     What does she give them?

7.     Does Linda watch the sun when it goes down?

Reading 16: Fruit Shop

Carol walks to ....... The store sells ............ The fruits are .......... Strawberries and apples are red. Tangerines and pumpkins are orange. Lemons are yellow. Limes are green. Blueberries are blue. Grapes and plums are purple. Carol's ................... She buys a ........ She leaves the store. She .......... the plum. It is tasty.

Questions

1.     Where does Carol walk to?

2.     What do they sell in the store?

3.     How are the fruits?

4.     Do the fruits have different colors?

5.     What is Carol’s favorite color?

6.     What does Carol buy?

7.     What does she do when she leaves the store?

Reading 17: Family              

Mark has ............... , his mother, his father, his sister, ..................., and him. Mark’s sister is three years old. Mark’s .................... is twelve year helps animals. What’s ................. her job? She is a veterinarian. Mark’s father ................. What’s his job? He is a ..................

Questions

1.     How many people are there in Mark’s family?

2.     How many sisters does Mark have?

3.     How old is Mark’s brother?

4.     Who is a veterinarian?

5.     What is his father’s job?

Reading 18: Professions

Scott wants to ............... when he grows up. He wants to build houses. He doesn’t want ................. Kate wants to be a .................... She can play the guitar. .................. wants to be famous. Molly ..................to be an astronaut. She doesn't want to be a scientist. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Questions

1.     What does Scott want to be when he grows up?

2.     What doesn’t he want to be?

3.     Who wants to be a musician?

4.     Who wants to be famous?

5.     Does Molly want to be an astronaut?

Reading 19: Going to London

Next week, ...............  my ................ in London; his name is Jack. London is the capital of England. When I go to London, I am going to go shopping. I am going to see a play, and ..................... to go to a museum. The last time I went to London, I was very sick. I had a headache and a sore throat. I am excited to go to England because I can ...................... every day.

Questions

1.     When am I going to go to London?

2.     Who am I going to visit?

3.     Am I going to visit a museum in London?

4.     Have I been to London before?

5.     Why am I excited to go to England?

Reading 20: Kate and her family 

Kate has long black hair and ................... She wears glasses. There .................. in Kate’s family, her ........................ her brother, her grandmother, her grandfather and her. Her mother has curly brown hair. Her .............................. has short black hair, a beard, and blue eyes. ............................... She doesn't like to collect baseball cards.

Questions

1.     What color are Kate’s eyes?

2.     How many people are there in Kate’s family?

3.     Who has short black hair?

4.     What does Kate like to play?

5.     Does Kate collect baseball cards?

Reading 21: going to the beach

------------------- this weekend with friends. He should wear his ................ His bathing suit is green and blue. Andy should bring sunscreen and sunglasses. The weather is going to be very ......................... He should not bring a jacket. Andy is going to go swimming in ............ He is also going to play .............on the beach.

Questions

1.     Where is Andy going this weekend?

2.     What should Andy wear?

3.     How is the weather going to be?

4.     Where is Andy going to go swimming?

5.     What is he going to play on the beach?

Reading 22: A bad day

Emily is having a bad day. She woke up very late this morning. She .................. to eat breakfast and she missed the bus to school. When she got to school, she remembered she had an English exam ................. She forgot to study for her exam last ............................ her English verbal exam, so she ............ do well. “I was so .............. today,” said Emily. “I hope tomorrow will be a better day!”

Questions 

1.     Did Emily eat breakfast?

2.     When was her English exam?

3.     How did Emily speak in her verbal exam?

4.     Did Emily do well in her exam?

5.     How was Emily today?

Reading 23: Food

Lisa loves .........! She ..................... eat food all day long. For breakfast, she has a lot ................, a few chopped bananas, and three oranges. Her ........... is more expensive than her ............ For ........., she eats a piece of pizza, a bowl of rice, and drinks a bottle of water. Lisa eats chicken, a lot of grapes, and some salad for dinner. Her ................. is the least expensive meal of the day.

Questions

1.     What does Lisa love?     

2.     Can she eat all day long?

3.     What does she have for breakfast?

4.     What does she drink for breakfast?

5.     How many oranges does she eat?

6.     When does she eat pizza?

7.     Is he her breakfast more expensive than her dinner?

8.     Which is her least expensive meal?

Reading 24: A student

Alex is a Thai student who is studying .......... this term. He lives with a host family. His host mother ......... She likes to cook delicious meals for Alex. His favorite Italian food is ................. On ............., Alex makes Thai food for his host family. Their favorite dish is fried rice. Alex’s host father is named Mario. His host father likes to take Alex to ................. Last month, they went to an AC Milan match.

Questions

1.     Where is Alex studying?

2.     What is his host mother’s name?

3.     What is Alex’s favorite Italian food?

4.     When does Alex make Thai food?

5.     Where does Alex’s host father take him?

6.     Where is Alex studying?

Reading 25: A trip

Jane is on a ..... with her family in ...... Their language is Swahili. Did you know that safari means ............ in Swahili? Jane and her family had to get up at dawn to get ready for their safari. On their safari, they saw many wonderful animals. They saw giraffes, crocodiles, elephants, and a rhinoceros wearing shoes. Jane had never seen these animals before, so she made sure ...................

Questions

1.     Where is Jane?

2.     What does “safari” mean in Swahili?

3.     What time did she have to get up for her safari?

4.     Did they see elephants?

5.     Did she take pictures?

6.     Did Jane and her family see many animals?

6.     Had Jane seen these animals before?

Reading 26: At home

Bill is ............... watching TV. His .......... her homework in her bedroom. His brother is in the bathroom, washing his face. At ................., the doorbell rings. Bill runs down the stairs and answers the door. It is his ........... “Where is Tony?” asks Bill. “He is sick,” replies Mark. “His mother said he cannot go to .............. with us. Are you ready? Don’t forget your hat, scarf, and gloves because it is very cold today.”

Questions

1.     Where is Bill?

2.     Who is in the bathroom?

3.     What time does the door bell ring?

4.     Who is at the door?

5.     Where are they going?

6.     What’s Bill doing at home?

7.     How's the weather today?

Reading 27: Scott’s mother’s birthday

Scott went to Big C this morning because ................ is his mother’s birthday. He wanted to buy her a present. He asked Andy to go with him. Big C is ...... their ....... It is ............the bus station .............----. Scott wanted to buy a ........................ for his mother. Andy said he bought his .................................. and she liked it. Scott said he didn’t have enough money. So they went to the bookstore. Scott bought a ........................ for his mother because she likes cooking.

Questions

1.     When is Scott’s mother’s birthday?

2.     Where did he go?

3.      Who went to the store with Scott?

4.       Where is the store?

5.     What did Andy buy his mother?

6.     What did Scott want to buy for his mother?

7.     What did Scott buy for his mother?

Reading 28: A trip to Vietnam

Anna comes .................. She is ................... old. She speaks English. Anna’s friends like her and say she is nice. Anna and ................................. Anna’s mother lived in Vietnam until she was sixteen years old. Next week Anna will ......................for the first time with her parents. She is excited. She has never been on an airplane before. She wants ......................... in Vietnam.

Questions

1.   Where does Anna come from?

2.    How old is Anna?

3.    Where was her mother born?

4.    Has Anna been to Vietnam before?

5.    When will she go to Vietnam?

6.     What would she like to eat there?

Reading 29: To the market

.................... Mark went to the market. He bought ...................., one cabbage, and five carrots. He brought them home for his mother. He ate ...................... for lunch. ......................, he had a headache and felt sick. So he visited the clinic. The doctor gave him some ................. and told him to take his medicine twice a day. He then went home by ................... He watched TV, listened to music, played computer games and then ....................

Questions

1.     When did Mark go to the market?

2.     How many eggs did he buy?

3.     What did he eat for lunch?

4.     When did he visit the clinic?

5.     How did he go home?

6.     What happened after lunch?

7.     What did the doctor give him?

8.     How did he go home from the clinic?

9.     What did he do at night?

Reading 30: My pets - Carl is talking about his pets

These are my pets. Rex is a ……….. and Lucy is a ………. Rex is big. He is white with brown ……….. Lucy is small. She is orange with stripes. ………………. I …………….. They are fun to play with. They ………….. My pets are ………………..

Questions

1.     How many pets does he have?

2.     What does he give them?

3.     Does he play with them?

4.     Are the pets fun to play with?

5.     Where do they sleep?

6.     Who’s Carl’s best friends?

Reading 31: A rainy day – Listen to Hilary.

It isn't ……………. It is rainy and windy. I stay ……………………... I watch TV.

I play on the …………... I eat …………. It is a fun day. It ……………… to eat dinner. I ……………….. hungry. My mom ……………… happy. She is ……………. Maybe rainy days aren't fun.

Questions

1.     Is it an ugly day?

2.     Where is Hilary?

3.     What does she do in the house?

4.     Does Hilary like the day?

5.     Is time to eat dinner?

6.     Is Hilary hungry?

7.     Is Hilary’s mother happy?

Reading 32: On the farm – Listen to Henry.

Every summer, I ……………. my grandfather. He's ………………. years old. He ………………………….. He's …………………. I ……………………………. on the farm. We get up early in the morning. We ………………..the animals. We give …………………….. Many ………………….. on the farm. The ………………. are my favorite. They're ……………………. I'm …………….. on the farm.

Questions

1.     What does Henry do every summer?

2.     How old is Henry’s grandfather?

3.     Where does he live? And what does he do?

4.     Does Henry help his grandfather on the farm?

5.     When does he get up in the morning?

6.     What do Henry and his grandfather do in the morning?

7.     How many animals are there on the farm?

8.     Which ones are Henry’s favorite?

9.     Why does Henry prefer the ducks? – Is he happy on the farm?

Reading 33: At the park – Joe goes to the park.

It's a ………….. day. Joe walks …………... He …………... Joe walks around the lake. He ……………….. He sees ducks ……………….. He ………………. to the ducks. Joe …………………. He …………... He reads a book. It's …………………….. Joe walks home.

Questions

1.     How is the day?                 

2.     Where does Joe go?

3.     What does he buy?    

4.     What does he eat?             

5.     Where are the ducks?        

6.     Does Henry see the ducks?

7.     What does he give the ducks?

8.     Where does Joe sit?

9.     Is Joe tired?

10.    Why does he walk home?                                           

Reading 34: Mary’s day

Mary ………………. She …………………………. She ………………………. breakfast. At ………………….., she goes to school. She ………………... After school, she goes to the library. She does homework. At …………………, Mary ……………... She eats dinner. After …………………... She goes ………………………………………..

Questions

1.     What time does May get up?

2.     What does she do when she gets up?

3.     Does she eat breakfast?

4.     When does she go to school?

5.     How does she go to school?

6.     What time does Mary go home?

7.     What does she do after dinner?

8.     When does Mary go to sleep?

Reading 35: A busy Saturday

Today …………………. But it's ………………… for Max. In the morning, ………….. He ……………………... After lunch, ………………………. Then, he …………………... He ………………... He carries the ……………….. home. Max ……………………………. After dinner, he ……………………………………….. Then, he tries to study math. But he is too tired.

Questions

1.     According to the reading, what day is today?

2.     Is it a good day for Max?

3.     What does Max do in the morning?

4.     What does he eat for lunch?

5.     What does he do after lunch?

6.     What does he buy?

7.     Does he cook dinner?

8.     What does he do after dinner? 

Reading 36: My siblings – David’s siblings

I have ……………….. Joe is my ……………. He's ……………. He ……………..hair and ………………... My ……………. She's ………….. She …………………… and brown ………………... I'm in the middle. I ……………….. and ……………………….. I look like both of them. 

Questions

1.     How many siblings does David have?

2.     Who is his younger brother?

3.     What does Joe look like?

4.     What’s David’s older sister’s name?

5.     What does Molly look like?

6.     What does David look like?

Reading 37: A present for Mom – Alicia’s mother’s birthday. 

…………………… mom's birthday. I …………………….. for her. I ………………………. But ……………………………. Maybe I ……………………. a present. But I don't know what to make. My ……………………..flowers. I'm ………………... So I paint ……………………………... I give …………………….to my mom. She is happy.

Questions

1.     When is Alicia’s mom’s birthday?

2.     Does Alicia have a present for her mom?

3.     Does Alicia want to buy a present?

4.     How much money does Alicia have?

5.     What does Alicia do? Can she make a present?

6.     Does her mother like flowers?

7.     What does Alicia paint? What does she give to her mother

Reading 38: My family – Franco is speaking about his family.

I have ……………….: a mom, a dad, a brother, and a sister. We………………… every night. My mom and my sister Nina ………………... During dinner, Dad ……………………….. He is very ………………. and loves to ………………………... After dinner, I ………… the table; my dad and my brother ……………. My sister who has many friends spends ……………………………….. My mom stays in her room and ……………………………….

Questions

1.     Does Franco have a big family?

2.     Do they eat dinner together?

3.     What do his mother and his sister do?

4.     What does Franco’s father do during dinner?

5.     What does Franco’s father look like?

6.     What do they do after dinner?

Reading 39: My name is Mark 

Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is Mark Smith. I am ……………………………. in college. I go to ………………………. My favorite courses ………………………and History. English is my hardest course. My professors …………………….. It’s my first year in college now. I love it! I live in ………………………………………... It’s ……………………………………. campus. I share the house …………………………. Their names are Bill, Tony, and Paul. We help each other with homework. On the weekend, we …………………………….. I have ………………….. He just started high school. He is …………………………………………….. They ……………………... Sometimes they visit me in Jersey. I am ……………………………..when they visit me. My Mom always brings me sweets and candy when they come. I really miss them!

Questions

1.     How old is Mark? What’s his occupation?

2.     Where does he go to college?

3.     What are his favorite courses?

4.     What do his professors look like?

5.     Does Mark like his college? Where does he live?

6.     Is his house near the college campus?

7.     Who does he share the house with?

8.     What do Mark and his friends do on the weekend?

9.     Does he have a brother?

10.    How old is Mark’s brother? Who does he live with?

11.    Where do Mark’s brother and his parents live?

12.    How does Mark feel when his parents visit him?

Reading 40: Who is Mr. Brown?

Mr. Brown is an …………………………  ……………………... He lives in a small town in the …………………………….. There are ……………………….. in Brown’s family: ………………………… , Mrs. Brown; two sons and two daughters. Mr. Brown is a ……………………… years man. Mrs. Brown is ……………………. years woman who teaches history in a university …………………from their house.

Their sons are Charles and Thomas, and their daughters are Elizabeth and Anne. The family ……………………………………. In the house there ……………………..: a living room, a ……………………………….. bedrooms. There are also a kitchen and a bathroom. Mr. Brown's office is ……………………….. It is on the tenth floor of a skyscraper. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, …………………………………, he takes …………………………in the city. He works in his office the whole day.

Question 

1.     What’s Mr. Brown´s nationality?

2.     What does he do for a living?

3.     Where does Mr. Brown live in the USA?

4.     How many people are there in his family?

5.     How old is he? And how old is his wife?

6.     What does Mrs. Brown do for a living?

7.     Where is the university located?

8.     Who are their children?

9.     Does the family live in a private house?

10.    How many rooms are there in the house?

11.    Where is Mr. Brown’s office?

12.    When does he work?

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