Home from home Mindset 1 Unit 2 Reading

The writer's mother often cooks ____

Answer explanation

Nowhere would smell like my home - my mum's roast chicken in the oven and the salty, seaweed smell that drifted in from the nearby beach.

* My mum's roast chicken = The roast chicken that my mom often cooks

Answer: Roast chicken

She thought the visit to Germany would make her feel____

Answer explanation

I knew I would spend three weeks, homesick and sad, missing my family back home.

Answer: homesick and sad

Brigitte came to pick up the girl with ____

Answer explanation

Suddenly I heard my name called and the name of my exchange partner, Brigitte Schmitt. A pretty, blonde girl stepped forward, smiling widely. Behind her stood her parents, a pleasant looking couple who were also smiling.

Answer: her parents

The Schmitt family's pets' names are ____

Answer explanation

They had two cats, Ping and Pong, who sat on my lap as I looked into the fire in the evenings.

Answer: Ping and Pong

From her bedroom the girl could see a ____

Answer explanation

My room was cosy and warm and looked out onto a forest.

Answer: forest

The girl and her family tried hard to make Brigitte____

Answer explanation

The whole family were kind and welcoming.

I learnt in those three weeks that you can feel at home anywhere that people are kind to you.

Answer: feel at home