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This is Meg. She lives in New York, USA. She’s got a big family. Her mother’s
name is Mary, her father’s name is Ben. Meg has got a sister and two brothers –
Nelly, Carl and Peter. Meg’s mother has got a brother, Richard. Meg’s father has
got a sister, Christine. Meg’s father’s parents are Nick and Julia. Meg’s mother’s
parents are Nicol and Nick.
Meg is good at playing snowballs. But she isn’t good at doing puzzles.
The girl goes to school from Monday to Friday. She likes Art and P.E.
She’s good at painting and running. Her favourite subject is Chinese. She loves
reading books in Chinese and speaking Chinese. But the girl hates Maths. She’s not good at
calculating. At school Meg has to wear a green and black uniform. She has to have 5 lessons every
day but she doesn’t have to have lunch at school, she can go home.
Meg helps her parents every day. In the morning she takes her dog Buster for a walk at
quarter to seven. At ten to three Meg helps her father to wash the car. They use a bucket because
they want to save water. The girl helps her mum to cook dinner at half past four. Before dinner she
usually lays the table. After dinner Meg always washes up at half past seven. She never dries the
dishes, her sister does it. Meg feeds her dog at half past six. On Saturday when Meg doesn’t go to
school, she tidies up. She puts all her toys in the box and all her books in the bookcase. She sweeps
and mops the floor. Then she goes shopping with her mum at ten past twelve, after her mother’s
favourite film.
I. Read the text and write T (true) or F (false):
1. Meg’s uncle is Richard. ____
2. Meg hasn’t got an aunt. ____
3. Her grandparents are Nick and Julia. ____
4. Meg can play snowballs very well. ____
5. The girl doesn’t like Chinese. ____
6. She can’t calculate very well. ____
7. Meg has to have lunch at school. ____

8. Meg walks her dog at . ____

9. Meg sometimes washes up at . ____

10. Her sister dries the dishes. ____

11. She feeds her dog at . ____

12. She goes shopping on Saturday. ____
II. Answer the questions:
1. What are her brothers’ names?
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2. What isn’t the girl good at?
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3. Why does she like Chinese?
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4. What time does she help her mother to cook dinner?
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5. What does she do at 2.50?
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6. Does she tidy up on Monday?
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Key:
I. 1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. T
9. F
10. T
11. F
12. T
II. 1. Her brothers’ names are Carl and Peter.
2. She isn’t good at doing puzzles.
3. She likes Chinese because she likes reading books in Chinese and speak
Chinese.
4. She helps her mum to cook dinner at half past four.
5. At ten to three Meg helps her father to wash his car.
6. No, she doesn’t.