Present Simple – READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the text carefully
Alex is an American boy. He lives in Los
Angeles, California. He lives with his family in a
modern house. He is eleven years old and he has
got an older brother David and a younger sister
Emma. He starts his day at about half past
seven. He gets up, goes to the bathroom, takes
a shower, brushes his teeth and gets dressed.
Then he has breakfast and at a quarter to eight
he leaves home and catches the bus to go to
school.
Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has
lunch at the school canteen at half past twelve.
After school, at quarter past five, he goes home.
There he does his homework and when he
finishes it he helps his Mom setting the table. At half past seven the family has dinner
all together. Alex is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything
after dinner. He usually watches TV a while after dinner and at about ten o'clock the
most he brushes his teeth again puts on his pajamas and goes to bed. His parents
always kiss him good night before he gets asleep. Alex is a very happy boy
3.- Match the antonyms 4.- Complete the blanks with the correct verb and its
correct form:
1. Modern a) Enters 4
2. Older b) Alone 6 Start – watch - do - like - play
3. Starts c) End 5
4. Leaves d) Old fashioned 1 1.- Tina and Lili do their homework at home
5. Begin e) Unhappy 8 2.- The class starts at 2 o’clock
6. Together f) Younger 2 3.- My dad likes to eat pizza and pasta
7. Helpful g) Finishes 3 4.- My brother and me play computer games
8. Happy h) Unhelpful 7 5.- Dana watches series with her sister