Lesson 14: My Best Friend

My best friend is Alice. She is 10 years old. Alice lives with her family in New York.
She has a little brother named Thomas. Alice’s dad is a zookeeper working for
Central Park Zoo. His name is Simon. Alice’s mum is a teacher. She is 35 years old.
Her name is Kerin.

Alice is studying at New York Primary school where her mum is working. She is in
grade 4X. She loves her school very much. At school, Alice has lots of friends. Her
best friends are Jill, Paul, and Nancy. I’m Belt, of course her best friend, too.

Alice has lots of hobbies. She likes playing sports on free time. She loves
swimming, jogging, and roller-skating. However, she likes dancing best. At the
weekends, Alice often enjoys reading. Her favourite books are comics and fairy
tales. After school, Alice often plays with her pets in the garden behind her house.
She has a dog, a cat, and a little rabbit. Alice loves her pets very much.
Questions:

1. How old is Alice?

2. Where does Alice live?

3. What school is Alice studying?

4. Who are Alice’s best friends?

5. What are Alice’s hobbies?

6. Alice has 4 pets. Her brother has 3 ones. How many pets do both Alice and her
brother have?

7. Alice is 14 decimeters tall. Her brother is 12 decimeters tall. How many

decimeters is Alice taller than her brother?

8. On Friday, Alice said to her mum: “I’m going to the park with my friends
tomorrow.” What the day will she go to the park?

9. On Thursday, Alice said to her mum: “I had an exam yesterday.” What the day
did she have the exam?

10. Alice’s class has 12 girls and 11 boys. How many students are there in her
class?