A Little Sister Pete and Jane have a little sister. Her name is Nelly. Their little sister doesn`t go to school. She cannot read, she cannot write; she is only four years old.
In the morning Pete and Jane take their bags with books and exercise-books and go to school. Little Nelly says, ”Oh, Pete, give me your bag! I want to go to school with you. I do not want to stay at home. I don`t want to play with my toys. I want to read books. I want to look at the pictures in Jane`s English book. Take me with you”.
But the children say, ”You are very little, Nelly! We come back after school, and we read books for you and play with you”.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 73
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. Pete and Jane have a big sister.
2. Their little brother doesn`t go to school
3. Their sister goes to school.
4. She cannot read, cannot write.
5. She can read but she cannot write.
6. Pete and Jane take their bags and go to school.
7. Nelly wants to have Pete`s bag
8. She wants to read books.
9. She wants to play with her toys.
10. Nelly doesn`t want to stay at home.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. Peter and Jane have…
a) a little sister. b) a big sister. c) a little brother.
2. Nelly…
a) does not go to school. b) goes to school. c) goes to the institute.
3. Nelly…
a) can read and write. b) cannot read and write. c) can only read.
4. Nelly is … years old.
a) five b) six c) four
5. In the morning Peter and Jane go to…
a) school. b) the institute. c) the park.
6. Peter and Jane take … to school.
a) toys b) bags c)pictures
7. Nelly wants to go to … with her brother and sister.
a) school b)the hospital c) the garden
8. Peter and Jane don`t take Nelly to school because…
a) they don`t like her. b) she is a bad girl. c) she is very little.
9. After school the brother and the sister want to … for Nelly.
a) read books b) give an apple c) do the homework
10. Nelly wants to…
a) draw in the book. b) look at the picture. c) read the book.
