READING AND ROLE-PLAY

Conversation 1

 Situation: Jane meets a friend, Alice, at a reunion of former pupils at their old school.

Jane: Hello Alice. Do you remember me?

Alice: Hi Jane. You look well.
Jane: It must be eight years since you left school.
Alice: That's right. You were five years below me. I was in the same year as your older sister, wasn’t I?
Jane: Yes. After school I got a place at university and am studying Accountancy and Business studies.
Alice: That sounds interesting. I got a job as a translator.
Jane: What languages do you speak?
Alice: Apart from English, I speak French and German.
Jane: I didn't get on well with my French teacher here at school, so I dropped the subject at the end of my fifth
year.
Alice: Where do you study?
Jane: In London. I enjoy living in London.
Alice: I sometimes travel to different parts of Britain to do translating. Next week I have an assignment in
London.
Jane: Will you have time to call and visit me whilst you are in the area?
Alice: Yes, I'd love to.
Jane: I'll give you my phone number. Ring me in the evening.
Alice: Thank you. We'll be able to have more time to catch up and reminisce about our school.

Conversation 2

 Situation: Alice’s five year old daughter goes to school for the first time

Alice: Come along Katie, we don't want to be late. Look, here is your teacher.
Teacher: Hello Katie, lovely to see you. Come this way and I'll show you where to hang your coat.
Alice: Katie is a bit nervous as it is her first day at school.
Teacher: Yes, I understand. A lot of children find the classroom situation a bit overwhelming at first.
Alice: Oh there's no need to cry Katie!
Teacher: Follow me and I will introduce you to the teacher of the reception class.
Alice: Look Katie, there is your friend Toby.
Teacher: I think it is a good idea for you to slip away now and leave her with her friend.
Alice: What time can I come and collect her?
Teacher: When five year old children start school, they only come for the morning session. You can collect her
at 12 noon.
Alice: I think she will settle down now that she has seen Toby. They have met at the play group which is run for
children under five, in our village.
Teacher: She'll be full of smiles when you see her at lunch time.
Alice: Thank you
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks

 Situation: Alice talks to her neighbour Nick.

Alice: Hello Nick. It's Katie's ___________[1]__________ at school.

Nick: I've just taken Toby to school. He didn't want to get out of bed this morning.

Alice: We saw Toby. He is in the same group as Katie.

Nick: The teacher and assistant teacher of the reception class are wonderful.

Alice: They will need lots of energy.

Nick: Yes and they are very patient.

Alice: Katie __________[2]___________ when I left her.

Nick: Toby will make sure she is alright. He's ___________[3]__________ than Katie so he knows the routine.

Alice: I feel really sad seeing her so upset.

Nick: I promise you, within minutes of your leaving she will start to make friends and
__________[4]__________.

Alice: As it is her first term, she only attends school in the morning. I will pick her up at
__________[5]__________.

Nick: Come in and have a cup of coffee. The morning will pass very quickly. In no time at all it will be 12
o'clock.

Alice: Thank you. I'd love a cup of coffee.

 Choose the best option (A-D) in the following five questions to fill in the blanks in the school
conversation given above.

1) Which option is the best to fill in the first blank? 2) Which option is the best to fill in the second
blank?
A) First day
A) Started to laugh
B) First year
B) Started to cry
C) Second year
C) Started to run around
D) Second day
D) Started to shout
3) Which option is the best to fill in the third blank? 4) Which option is the best to fill in the fourth
blank?
A) Play with the toys
A) Four o’clock
B) Rub and hide
B) Three o’clock
C) Sit and read a book
C) Lunch time
D) Go outside
D) One o’clock

5) Which option is the best to fill in the fifth blank?

A) Four o'clock

B) Three o'clock

C) Lunch time

D) One o'clock
 ANSWERS

1. A

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. C