Unit 1

About Mariam 

       I am Mariam. My daily routine is the same every school day! I always get up at 6:30 in the morning. My mum always makes my breakfast. I go to school by bus with my friend, Dina. Sometimes, we listen to music. My parents work at the hospital. They get home late, so I often help to make dinner. In the evening, I do my homework, read on the sofa, watch TV and text my friends. Then I go to bed.

My best friend’s family

Hi everyone. Today’s interview is with my best friend Sherifa and her family. Here’s aphoto of us. Sherifa is on the right.

How many people are in your family?

There are five people me, Mum, Dad and two brothers.

When do you get up?

I usually get up at 6:30 and help Mum make breakfast. My brothers help, too. My dad starts work very early, so he leaves home before we get up. That’s why he doesn’t have breakfast with us. He eats when he gets to work. I walk to school with my brothers.

Do you like to study?

Yes, I do. My favorite subject is English.

What do you do in the evening?

I often listen to music. My dad and I sometimes play chess. My brothers always watch TVand my mum usually reads

Lives around the world

Tell us about your life!

What are your hobbies and interests?

What is a typical day in your life

What job do you want to do one day?

my name’s Shahana. I’m from India. I live in a village with my parents, my brother and my sister. I share a room with my sister. We all get up early. There is an outside tap at the end of street where we live, My mum gets water from the tap every morning. Then we all have breakfast. We have bread with a cup of tea. My dad works in a shop. I have two jobs to do when I get home from school. I feed the chickens, then I help my mum make dinner, After dinner, I do my homework. Sometimes I help my brother and sister to do their homework, too. Then I go to bed.

The Railway children  By  E Nesbit

     It is the 1900s. Roberta, her younger brother Peter and their little sister, Phyllis live with their parents in London. They have a big, attractive home with a large garden. One terrible day, two men take their father away from home. The children do not know where he is going or why.

The children move from the city with their mother to a small house near a railway line. The family are poor and life is very different for them. The children have lots of adventures near the railway line. A kind old man, who travels on the train every day, becomes their friend. The old man helps the family in many ways. He helps their father too, because their father is in prison for something he did not do. Finally, their father comes home. The family is so happy to be together again at last.

I’m from El Faiyoum, It’s a large city with beautiful nature reserves nearby. I live with my parents and my brother in a flat. My grandparents live in a flat downstairs. On Saturdays, I usually get up early and help my grandmother with her shopping, then I read or do my homework. In the afternoons, I visit my friends or play computer games with my brother. My favourite subjects are maths and English. I’m looking for a penfriend because I want to practise my English!

New message

Hi Abdul!

Thanks for being my pen friend. I’m from England, I get up at about half past

seven, and then my mum makes breakfast for the family. I walk to school with my brother. Our school finishes at three o’clock. After school, we sometimes do

sports or play music. I don’t watch TV when I get home, I always do my homework, first. Tell me about your typical daily routine in Germany!

Hi Dan!

Thanks for your email. In Germany, school starts very early in the morning. So I

don’t have breakfast before school. There is a ‘breakfast break’ after the first

lesson. How many lessons does your school have every day?

My bedroom is beautiful. I have a lamp on my

bookshelf. It helps me to read in bed. There are

                                                                                 big curtains on the window. The curtains

match the carpet. The best thing I like about

my room is that it is big and comfortable.

I like my bedroom very much. I have nice

curtains. I sometimes sleep with the

curtains open. I like to read on my

armchair . I have a basin in my bedroom

where I wash my face before I go to bed