Listening - Poetry

Part 1:

What is the poem about?

• Children are not allowed to drink tea at school.

• Children like going out in the rain.

• Children don't like going out in the rain.

Part 1:

What is the name of the author?

Part 1:

Why is the poem called Breaktime Blues?

• Because the children are not happy.

• Because the sky is blue.

• Because the breaks are the best time of the school day.

Part 2:

What season is the poem about?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

Part 2:

What does the author of the poem think about that season?

• It's dark and cold.

• It's cold and sunny.

• It's a good time to be outdoors.

Part 2:

What does the author do inside his house?

Part 3:

What is the poem about?

• What it's like to lose a friend.

• When you are happy, sad and late.

• What a friend is like.

• The author describing herself as a friend.

Part 3:

What is true about this poem?

• Every line rhymes with the next.

• Every line starts in the same way.

• Every line ends with the words "a friend is a person".