Text 22. WHAT IS BETTER ?

I like a lot of things at school. I like the teachers and the classrooms and the things we eat in the school canteen. I have five lessons every day. That’s OK. Some lessons are interesting and some are not. The best days at school are Tuesday and Saturday. On these days we have two lessons of sports. I like sports. I want to be a professional sportsman. A lot of boys like football. After school they play football on the school sports ground. I don’t like football. I go to the swimming pool three times a week. I’m in the school swimming team. At our PE lessons we run, jump, play volleyball or basketball. I am good at these sports. Our PE teacher says I am the best in many games. But I think swimming is better for me. Some girls like tennis. They play it in the sports hall after school. I sometimes play with them.

Every Friday I take piano lessons after classes. I like to play the piano and sing. I sing at school concerts. I can’t say what is better and more interesting for me - music or swimming.

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I. Think about your own title to the text. Give three variants.

II. Find the sentences that mean the same.

1. There are five lessons every day.

2. Tuesday and Saturday are very good days.

3. I am a member of the school swimming team.

4.I do these sports very well.

5.They play tennis when the lessons finish.

6. I go to my piano lessons.

III. Say if the sentences are true or false.

1. All the lessons are interesting for the boy.
2. The boy likes English and Maths.
3. He doesn’t like football.
4. He is the best in games.
5. He often plays tennis with the girls.
6. He takes part in concerts.

IV. Answer the questions.

1. What does the boy like at school?
2. Why does he like Tuesday and Saturday?
3. What does he want to be?
4. What sports does he do?
5. What do they do at their PE lessons?
6. What is better for him: music or swimming?

V. Add more information from the text to the following ideas.

1. The boy likes many things at school.
2. He is a good sportsman.
3. He is the best in games.
4. He doesn’t know what is better for him.