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Reading Comprehension: Jade the Primary School Teacher

Read the following passage and then complete the task below:
This is my sister Jade Richards. She is twenty
eight years old. She is a school teacher. She loves
her job. She works at Breckon Hill Primary
School. She teaches year 5 children. Every
morning she gets up at half past six in the
morning, takes a shower and puts on her clean
clothes. Then she eats breakfast at seven o’clock.
At half past seven, she drives her car to school.
Jade starts work at eight o’clock. She gets her
classroom ready, corrects homework and
welcomes the children as they arrive. Lessons start at nine o’clock after
assembly. At twelve o’clock, she has lunch with the rest of the teachers
in the hall. She teaches again in the afternoon until half past two. In the
evening on the way home, she goes to the gym for an hour, drives
toTesco to buy something for dinner and then goes home. She has dinner
at seven o’clock with her husband Dan and then relaxes infront of the
TV. At ten o’clock, she goes to bed.
Answer the following in full sentences:
1.What is the teacher’s name? ____her name is Jade Richards
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2.Where does she work? ___she work at school
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3.Who does she teach? _she teach 5 children
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4.What does she do before school starts? __takes a shower and puts on her clean clothes
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5.Does she walk to work? _Yes she does
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6.What time does she have lunch? ___she havelunch at 12 o’clock
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8.Where does she go before going home? __she __gets her classroom read corrects homework and
welcomes
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9.Is she married? _yes she is
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10.What time does she have dinner? ___she eat at 7 o’cock
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11.Who has dinner with her? ____Dan have dinner _with her
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12.What does she do before going to bed? __she is have dinner relaxes in front of TV
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13.What time does she go to bed? __she sleep at 10 o’clock
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Discussion: Would you ever like to be a teacher? Why/ Why not?