• one boy, two shoes, and a very funny morning

Vocabulary:

• to be late: to come after the right time
• to wake up: to stop sleeping
• to feel nervous: to feel worried or not calm
• a bathroom: a room with a toilet and a sink
• to brush one’s teeth: to clean teeth with a toothbrush
• to put on clothes: to wear clothes
• a bag: something to carry things
• just in time: at the last moment, not late
• to feel proud: to feel very good about something you do
• to start a lesson: to begin a class
• to smile: to show you are happy with your face
• to laugh: to make a happy sound
• to feel surprised: to feel something is new or unexpected
• to feel shy: to feel quiet or not confident with people
• funny: something that makes you laugh

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Listen to the story, then do the following exercises below
(full text at the end of the exercise)

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True or false:

1. He wears two different shoes.
2. He sleeps very early that morning.
3. Ben goes to school.
4. He enjoys a calm morning without stress.
5. He runs to the school building.
6. He enters the classroom just in time.
7. He teaches in a school.
8. He cleans his teeth quickly.
9. He feels nervous about the time.
10. He walks slowly and carefully to school.
11. He arrives after the lesson starts.
12. He wakes up late in the morning.
13. He eats a big breakfast before leaving.
14. He wears matching shoes of the same color.

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True: 1,3,5,6,8,9,12

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(a) or (b)?

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1
(a) The teacher starts the lesson.
(b) The teacher ends the lesson.

2
(a) Ben feels calm and relaxed.
(b) Ben feels nervous about the time.

3
(a) Students laugh at Ben’s shoes.
(b) Students ignore Ben completely.

4
(a) Ben arrives after the lesson starts.
(b) Ben arrives just in time.

5
(a) Ben goes to a cinema.
(b) Ben goes to school.

6
(a) Ben wakes up early in the morning.
(b) Ben wakes up late in the morning.

7
(a) Ben feels proud at the end.
(b) Ben feels angry at the end.

8
(a) Ben walks slowly to school.
(b) Ben runs to the school building.

9
(a) Ben sleeps during the lesson.
(b) Ben sits in the classroom.

10
(a) Ben wears matching shoes.
(b) Ben wears two different shoes.

11
(a) Ben eats a big breakfast.
(b) Ben skips breakfast and leaves quickly.

12
(a) Ben brushes his teeth quickly.
(b) Ben does not brush his teeth.

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Answers:

1b, 2a, 3a, 4b, 5b, 6b,
7a, 8b, 9b, 10b, 11a, 12a
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Listen and complete the following text – dictation,
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Ben is a __________.
One morning, he wakes up late and _________ nervous.
He gets ready quickly and runs to school.
He _________just in time for the lesson.
The teacher starts the lesson in the _________.
Ben feels proud but also a _________ worried.
The other students notice something _________.
Ben is wearing two different _________.
The students _________ in class.
Ben feels shy for a moment.
Then he _________to laugh too.
The situation becomes very _________ for everyone.

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Correct version:

Ben is a student.
One morning, he wakes up late and feels nervous.
He gets ready quickly and runs to school.
He arrives just in time for the lesson.
The teacher starts the lesson in the classroom.
Ben feels proud but also a little worried.
The other students notice something funny.
Ben is wearing two different shoes.
The students laugh in class.
Ben feels shy for a moment.
Then he starts to laugh too.
The situation becomes very funny for everyone.

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ORIGINAL STORY

Ben is a student. He is often late for school. One morning, he wakes up very late. He looks at the clock and feels nervous.

Ben runs to the bathroom. He brushes his teeth very fast. He puts on his clothes quickly, but something is wrong. He does not see it.

Ben takes his bag and runs to school. He runs fast and arrives just in time. He sits in the classroom and feels proud.

The teacher starts the lesson. Ben looks at his friends. They look at Ben and smile. Some students laugh.

Ben looks down at his clothes. He has two different shoes. One shoe is black, and one shoe is white.

Ben feels surprised and a little shy. Then he laughs too. Now the day is funny for everyone.