JUN 1 Reading - Different Places, Different Homes

Different Places, Different Homes

By Yassir EL ATTAR

1. Sarah, 12 years old

2. Miguel, 13 years old

3. Joana, 13 years old

4. Futoshi, 14 years old

Prepare to read

​Let's Read!

Four Writers​

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Sarah, 12

My home!

My home is a boat! It's on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. It isn't very big, but it's cool! There's a living room, a bathroom, and two bedrooms. The kitchen is very small with a strove and a fridge. There isn't a yard, but there's a porch outside. It's a beautiful house!

Answer the questions about Sarah's home with True or False

Don't rush! Just read the sentence carefully and choose if it is True or False.

Multiple Choice

Sarah's home is a boat.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Her house is very big.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There are three bedrooms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There isn't a yard.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There isn't a porch outside the boat.

• True

• False

Miguel, 13

My home!

My home is a ranch near Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's nearly 200 years old. There's a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, four bedrooms, and a big kitchen. There's a big porch outside with a barbecue. It's my favorite place in summer!

Tick what there is in Miguel's home. Maybe 1 or 2 answers are correct!

Don't rush! Read the sentences carefully and choose the correct answer(s)

Multiple Select

Miguel's house is nearly ______ years old.

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

Multiple Select

There is a ________ and a big _________

• Dining room

• Living room

• Balcony

• Kitchen

Multiple Select

There are __________ and ____________

• Two bathrooms

• Three bathrooms

• Four bedrooms

• Three bedrooms

Multiple Select

Outside, there is a big ________ with a __________

• garden

• porch

• barbecue

• yard

Multiple Select

It's Miguel's favorite place in ___________

• winter

• spring

• summer

• autumn

Joana, 13

My home!

My home is an apartment in Sao Paolo, Brazil. It's on the 34th floor of an apartment building. There are five rooms and a bathroom. The kitchen is small, but it's modern. My favorite room is my bedroom. There's a big window with an awesome view of the city.​

Fill in the blank with correct information about Joana's place.

Don't rush! This is a TYPING activity. Make sure the word you write is correct!

Futoshi, 14

My home!

My home is near Kyoto in Japan. My bedroom is upstairs. There's a desk with a computer, but there isn't a bed! My bed is a "futon" on the floor! There are two rooms and a kitchen downstairs. There aren't any chairs in the dining room. We sit on the floor!

Read the sentences and choose the INCORRECT word.

ONLY ONE word is not correct!

read the sentences carefully and choose the incorrect information. ​

Multiple Choice

Futoshi's room is downstairs

• Futoshi

• room

• is

• downstairs

Multiple Choice

There's a table with a computer.

• there's

• table

• with

• computer

Multiple Choice

but there's a bed.

• but

• there's

• a

• bed

Multiple Choice

There are five rooms and a kitchen downstairs.

• five

• rooms

• kitchen

• downstairs

Multiple Choice

There aren't any carpets in the dining room.

• aren't

• any

• carpets

• dining room

Poll

Which house do you like?

• Sarah's

• Miguel's

• Joana's

• Futoshi's

Open Ended

Why do you like that house?

Draw

How do you imagine their bedroom?