READING ACTIVITY

READING ACTIVITY

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MY BLOG ABOUT MY DAY AND OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS

READ TEH FOLLOWING BLOG INFORMATION, TAKE NOTES, AND COMPLETE THE EXERCISES.

PART 1

Not a good day. My older brother Jeremy is cooking

tonight. "What's the problem?" I can hear you saying.

Well, the problem is that you don't know my brother. You

don't know how he cooks. And you don't know that every

Friday is a nightmare for me because my parents go to

their dance class. When they come back, we all sit down,

and Jeremy starts serving what he calls "another surprise

meal." Jeremy isn't a bad cook. He's a catastrophe!

PART 2

First of all, he always cooks too many things, like fish, steak, chili, roast chicken, and sausages. All on one plate! That's too much food for a week! How can one person eat all that in one meal? Mom and Dad don't say a word, of course. They're too polite. And they don't want to quit their dance classes.

PART 3

Spaghetti tonight. When Jeremy says "spaghetti," he doesn't say it. He sings it (he loves cooking spaghetti – well, he loves cooking anything!). But that doesn't make a difference. It tastes terrible. There isn't enough tomato sauce on it. There's too much pasta. And there's too much salt. Yuck! Another one of my brother's favorites is vegetable soup. It's always too spicy, and there are never enough vegetables in it. And he puts in little pieces of fish, steak, chicken, and sausages. You can guess where they're from. It's the leftovers from the week before.

PART 4

My brother's desserts aren't bad. He gets them at the supermarket. Dessert is usually ice cream with strawberries or chocolate mousse with pieces of mango. But of course, there are never enough strawberries, and there's never enough ice cream. I want to talk to Mom and Dad today. I want them to quit dancing. It's not healthy. You know what I mean. It's unhealthy for me when they go dancing every Friday!

ACTIVITY:

CHOOSE CORRECT ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

How old is Jenny?

• 12

• 13

• 14

Multiple Choice

How is she feeling?

• Not so good

• terrible

• surprised

Multiple Choice

What's the problem?

• Her brother is a bad cook

• She doesn’t like spaghetti

• Her brother never makes dessert.

Multiple Choice

How do Jenny's parents react to Jeremy's cooking?

• Because she has to eat her brother's food.

• They don't say anything.

• He loves cooking spaghetti.

• She likes the desserts.

Multiple Choice

What does Jeremy sometimes do with the food his family doesn't eat?

• Because she has to eat her brother's food.

• They don't say anything.

• He keeps it for next week's meal..

• She likes the desserts.

Multiple Choice

Why does Jeremy sing when he serves his spaghetti?

• Because she has to eat her brother's food.

• They don't say anything.

• He keeps it for next week's meal..

• He loves cooking spaghetti.

Multiple Choice

What does Jenny like about the meals Jeremy serves?

• Because she has to eat her brother's food.

• They don't say anything.

• She likes the desserts.

• He loves cooking spaghetti.

Multiple Choice

Why does Jenny say that her mom and dad's dance class is "unhealthy"?

• Because she has to eat her brother's food.

• They don't say anything.

• She likes the desserts.

• He loves cooking spaghetti.

Multiple Choice

How do Jenny's parents react to Jeremy's cooking?

• Because she has to eat her brother's food.

• They don't say anything.

• He loves cooking spaghetti.

• She likes the desserts.