A busy-day report, blog posts and a first story
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Match each idiom with its meaning: (1) pale as a ghost (2) soaked to the skin (3) jump into action. Meanings: (a) start at once (b) completely wet (c) very white in the face.
(1) c, (2) b, (3) a.
2
Read: The school bus broke down on the way to a trip. The teacher phoned the office, the pupils played word games in the shade, and a new bus came after forty minutes. Write the main idea in one sentence.
For example: A broken-down bus was dealt with calmly, so the trip could go on. Any sentence that covers the whole text is accepted.
3
Make this title catchy: “A Post about My Bike”.
For example: The Day My Bike Taught Me Patience. Any specific, interesting title is accepted.
4
Write a conclusion of two sentences for a blog post about a school repair club. The last sentence must be a question to the readers.
A message sentence followed by a question, for example: Every broken thing has a second chance. What will you fix first?
5
A girl lets a boy go first in the queue, although she is in a hurry. Write one trait and the clue with because.
For example: She is generous because she lets the boy go first although she is in a hurry.