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Meet Sophea 5

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My name is Sophea. I am ten years old. I want to be a hotel __________when I grow up. I love hotels because they are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps __________ and makes the hotel a nice place.

I work hard in __________because I want to learn a lot. A good hotel manager must know many things. I also try to improve my English every day. Many guests in hotels __________ English, so I need to speak well to help them. I read books, watch English videos, and practice speaking.

I dream of working in a big __________one day. I want to welcome guests, make them happy, and run a great hotel. That is why I study hard and never give up. If I work __________ now, I can make my dream come true!

Fill in to complete the story: hotel – school – manager – speak – hard – guests

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Find definition of the word/s given (answers below):

  • To grow up –
  • Guests –
  • Work hard –
  • To improve –
  • To watch – To look at something carefully, like TV or a movie.
  • To practice –
  • To welcome –
  • To run a hotel –
  • To give up – To stop trying when something is difficult.
  • Dream –

a) To do something again and again to get better.

b) People who visit a place, like a hotel or a home.

c) Something you really want to do or be in the future.

d) To get better at something.

e) To manage a hotel and make sure everything works well.

f) To become older from a child to an adult.

g) To say hello and make someone feel happy in a place.

h) To try your best and put in a lot of effort.
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Here are 12 statements on the text of which 6 are incorrect – which?

  1. Sophea is ten years old.
  2. Sophea wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
  3. Sophea works hard in school because she wants to learn a lot.
  4. Sophea does not try to improve her English.
  5. Sophea reads books, watches videos, and practices speaking English.
  6. She dreams of working in a big hotel one day.
  7. A hotel manager does not help guests.
  8. Sophea wants to welcome guests and make them happy.
  9. Sophea plans to be a hotel manager because she likes the people in hotels.
  10. She will stop trying if her dream is hard to reach.
  11. A hotel manager must know many things.
  12. Sophea wants to make her dream come true by working hard.

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Here is the rewritten story with 15 orthographic mistakes, can you find them?

My name is Sophea. I am ten years old. I want to be a hotel [maneger] manager when I grow up. I love hotles because they are big, beautifull, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps gests and makes the hotel a nice place.

I work hrd in school becase I want to learn alot. A good hotel manager must knw many thigs. I also try to improove my English evry day. Many guessts in hotels speak English, so I need to speek well to help them. I red books, watch English videos, and pratice speaking.

I dreem of working in a big hotel one day. I want to welcom guests, make them happi, and run a grate hotel. That is why I study hard and never give up. If I work hard now, I can make my dreem come true!
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Here are 8 multiple-choice questions based on the text, with more than one correct answer possible:

  1. What does Sophea want to be when she grows up?
    a) A teacher
    b) A hotel manager
    c) A doctor
    d) A chef
  2. Why does Sophea love hotels?
    a) They are big
    b) They are beautiful
    c) They are full of guests from many places
    d) They are quiet
  3. What does Sophea do to improve her English?
    a) She watches English videos
    b) She reads books
    c) She speaks in her native language
    d) She practices speaking
  4. Why does Sophea work hard in school?
    a) She wants to learn a lot
    b) She wants to become a hotel manager
    c) She wants to visit hotels
    d) She likes school
  5. What is important for a hotel manager to know?
    a) Many things
    b) How to make guests happy
    c) How to sing
    d) How to read books
  6. What does Sophea dream of doing one day?
    a) Working in a big hotel
    b) Welcoming guests
    c) Making guests happy
    d) Becoming a teacher
  7. What does Sophea believe is necessary to make her dream come true?
    a) Studying hard
    b) Working hard
    c) Waiting patiently
    d) Giving up
  8. What does a hotel manager do?
    a) Helps guests
    b) Makes the hotel a nice place
    c) Takes care of animals
    d) Runs the hotel

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Rewrite the story, make all changes necessary:

My Her name is Sophea. I am She is ten years old. I want She wants to be a hotel manager when I grow she grows up. I love hotels because they are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps guests and makes the hotel a nice place. I work hard in school because I want to learn a lot. A good hotel manager must know many things. I also try to improve my English every day. Many guests in hotels speak English, so I need to speak well to help them. I read books, watch English videos, and practice speaking. I dream of working in a big hotel one day. I want to welcome guests, make them happy, and run a great hotel. That is why I study hard and never give up. If I work hard now, I can make my dream come true!

If you want you can send me the text via SMFrockZ(at)gmx(dot)at, I’ll go through it, correct it, and provide information about possible mistakes.

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