A Kid's Life In United States

Hi! My name is Robert and I live in Chicago, Illinois in the USA (United States of America). The USA (also called America) has the third-largest population in the world and is the fourth-largest country. It covers the middle part of North America and stretches between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The USA is divided into 50 sections called states. One of our states is a group of islands called Hawaii and is in the Pacific Ocean. Another state is actually attached to Canada and is called Alaska. The state I live in, Illinois, is located in the center part, or Midwestern section, of our country. I am 10 years old. I have a mom a dad and three brothers and one sister. Their names Michael, Trevor, Jake, and Elizabeth. Michael is 14, Trevor is 12, Jake is 8, and Elizabeth is 7. My ancestors are from Ireland and Italy. Many of the people in this country come from European ancestry. There are also many African Americans, Hispanics, Asian, and Native American people living here. The average temperature in Chicago is usually around 75 degrees in the summer, and in the spring it is usually around 60 degrees.There are many different climates found in my country depending on where you live. Chicago is a great place to visit. There are also lots of terrific museums to visit such as Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the world-famous Art Institute of Chicago. You also won't want to miss seeing the Sears Tower. It is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It is 110 stories and 1,707 feet (if you include the antenna) tall. Some food and drinks here in the USA that I really enjoy are macaroni and cheese, chicken, ham, milk, and soda. But I can't take any soda without asking mom. Otherwise, you can buy a hot lunch from the school. After we eat our lunch, we go outside for recess. Maybe sometime you will come to America! I'm sure you would love it. You would probably like the parks and the big buildings. The deserts down south, the Rocky Mountains, and the Grand Canyon are really beautiful too! Well, I have to go! Bye!

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Activities
Meaning Objectives: Identify the concepts and definitions of the words in the text and apply in the crossword puzzle. Complete the following Crossword puzzlerelatedd to the text A kids life in United States.

Sentence Completion
Use Objective: Choose the correct word to understand the meaning. Directions: Choose the best word related to the text to complete each sentence. 1. The _________ is a middle of the day meal. A. Dinner B. Breakfast C. Lunch D. Meal 2. The nose is ____________the eyes. A. Next to B. Closer C. Away D. Between 3. The United States has 50 _____________. A. States B. Places C. Territories D. Nations 4. United States is the third ________country in the world. A. Biggest B. Shorter C. Smallest D. Largest

5. I really _________ to eat icecream. A. Enjoy B. Happy C. Drink D. Hungry

6. The ____________ are very tall. A. House B. Supermarket C. Buildings D. Shop

7. The temperature is high , is very __________ here. A. Hot B. Cold C. Frozen D. Cloudy

8. I went to the _________ of history. A. Hospital B. School C. Museum D. Hotel

A Kid's Life In England

My pins are so tired I thought I'd take the lift. Hello, my name is Porsche, and I live in England. England is in the southern and eastern part of the island of Great Britain in the British Isles. I am eleven years old, and I am in primary school. Next year I will go to secondary school. We go to school from age five to eleven. I have a test to take tomorrow because you take tests when you are seven, eleven, fourteen, and sixteen. We wear uniforms when we go to school. Our summer vacation is six weeks long. Our food is very simple. Beef, lamb and pork are common meats. Sometimes people roast or boil potatoes.The names of foods often tell what part of England they come from. Yorkshire pudding and Cornish pasties are my favorite foods. We play many sports here, like rugby, cricket, and tennis. My personal favorite is soccer. In England, we call it football. Some other things we do for fun include golfing, fishing, and hunting. Some party games are dominoes, darts, and snooker. Snooker is similar to pool. For clothes we wear western clothing, just as kids in America do. The weather is never too hot and never too cold. It rains a lot, England is well known for its rainy weather. There is little snow, even in the mountains. We get the most sunny weather in the southeast coast. Some really fun places to visit are the sunny regions. London is also the most popular place to visit. My favorite attractions are Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. You can also visit Buckingham Palace except you can't go inside because that is where the queen lives. My country is smaller then the U.S. state of Alabama so it is not very large. Well, I've got to go study for that test I have to take tomorrow. I hope you liked my page about my country and I, and I hope you can visit me someday. Cheers, Porsche

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Activities
Meaning Objective: Locate the words in the word search to learn new vocabulary related to the text. Find the words that you read in the text and mark with a pencil, there are 20 words, Find them!

Recognizing Word Parts

Form Objective: Identify the correct meaning of the words related to the text. Mark the correct meaning of each word , all the meaning are related to the context of the text. 1. Sunny A. B. C. D. Bright with or receiving much sunlight. Having a high temperature. The light or warmth received from the sun. The star round which the earth orbits.

2. Party A. B. C. D. The annual anniversary of the day on which a person was born. The calendar year just begun or about to begin. A group of people taking part in a particular activity or trip A ceremony held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.

3. Pins A. B. C. D. The upper part of the human body. The end part of the arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg. Each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.

4. Lift A. A powered road vehicle designed to carry a small number of people. B. A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. C. A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things. D. A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. 5. Football A. Any of a number of forms of team game involving kicking a ball. B. A game in which two or four players strike a hollow rubber ball with rackets.

C. A game played on a large open-air course, the aim of which is to strike a small, hard ball with a club into a series of small holes with the fewest possible strokes. D. A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court. 6. Cold A. B. C. D. Of or at a low or relatively low temperature. The condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. Of or at a low or relatively low temperature. The perceptible natural movement of the air.

7. Island A. B. C. D. A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. The star round which the earth orbits. A large body of people united by common descent, culture, or language. An area under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

London Bridge Song (Lyrics)

London Bridge is falling down, Broken down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. Build it up with wood and clay, Wood and clay, wood and clay, Build it up with wood and clay, My fair lady. Wood and clay will wash away, Wash away, wash away, Wood and clay will wash away, My fair lady. Build it up with bricks and mortar, Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, Build it up with bricks and mortar, My fair lady. Bricks and mortar will not stay, Will not stay, will not stay, Bricks and mortar will not stay, My fair lady. Build it up with iron and steel, Iron and steel, iron and steel, Build it up with iron and steel, My fair lady. Iron and steel will bend and bow, Bend and bow, bend and bow, Iron and steel will bend and bow, My fair lady. Build it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, silver and gold,

Build it up with silver and gold, My fair lady. Silver and gold will be stolen away, Stolen away, stolen away, Silver and gold will be stolen away, My fair lady. Set a man to watch all night, Watch all night, watch all night, Set a man to watch all night, My fair lady. Suppose the man should fall asleep, Fall asleep, fall asleep, Suppose the man should fall asleep, My fair lady. Give him a pipe to smoke all night, Smoke all night, smoke all night, Give him a pipe to smoke all night, My fair lady.

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Activities
Form Objective: Identify the meaning of the word from the context of the other words. Cross out the word that doesn't belong with the others in the group.
1. bridge / city / town / village 2. rise / climb / fall / grow 3. grind / broke / built / destroy 4. cupper / silver / gold / Wood 5. clay / juice / water / soda 6. larch/ bricks / oak / pinewood 7. travel / go / stay / migrate 8. sponge / cloud / cotton / iron 9. bend / stretch / extend / straighten 10. woman / girl / men / aunt

Compete the phrases

Use-Meaning Objective: Demonstrate the knowledge that the students have in vocabulary. Put the correct letter in the blanks. A ring of _____I_______ The star of the Christmas tree is ____E_________ My ring was ___G________ ___J___ me The ___A_____ is dark What a beautiful ___H____ My grandfather has a ___B______ Is bad for health to __C________ ___F_____ me a kiss You are a ______D___________ A .Night B .Pipe C. Smoke D. Fair lady E. Gold F. Give G. stolen H. Lady I. Silver J. Watch