Life Swap
on a farm in the north of Scotland. They are
swapping families and schools for a week.
Sara
Annabel (14)
Day 2
Day 4
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Day 2
Everyone gets up at 5 am because there's a lot Everyone stays in bed late here. It's
to do on the farm. Sarah's mum is very nice. She Annabel's mum is making breakfa
brings me a cup of tea in bed, but I just go back afternoon, we're going shopping
to sleep. Later, I go outside to the farmyard to Street and then we're going to the
help Sarah's family. Today we are milking the So excited!
cows in the barn and feeding the chickens. The
Day 4
animals are lovely, but I can't stand the smell.
I travel to Annabel's school by tube
is huge with 1,500 students and he
Sarah's mum takes me to school every morning. very interesting and helpful. I'm
We drive five miles to meet the school bus, which lessons, but most of all I love the fa
leaves at 7 am. Sarah's school is very small, but computer room and the swimming
everyone's so friendly.
favourites.
Day 6
Learning about farming is interesting, but I'm happy Today, I'm feeling a bit tired. It's
I'm going home tomorrow. The fresh air is nice but here and you can hear the traffic a
it's too quiet here. I also feel isolated. In the city, the I'm getting a bit homesick, to
streets are crowded but you have everything close beautiful landscapes and the pe
at hand. I miss the hustle and bustle of London but hometown. I'm happy I'm
I don't want to leave all my new friends.
tomorrow but I'm sure I'll visit Lo
Annabel's lovely family again
Day 6
Christmas is a joyful religious A holiday. For people all over the world, Christmas is a season of giving and receiving presents. In Scandinavian and other European countries, Santa Claus B visits houses in the night and leaves presents for children. Santa Claus is represented as a kindly man with a red coat and long white beard. He usually C brings people happiness in the coldest months of the year. Mary and Steve are twins. Every year they D expect Santa Claus and his gifts. Last year Santa E brought a beautiful doll for Mary and a soccer ball for Steve. The children F have already decorated the Christmas tree. Now Mary G is helping her mother in the kitchen, and Steve H is watching a football game on TV. He I loves football very much. After supper the children will go to bed. Santa Claus usually J comes at night. Tomorrow Mary and Steve K will find presents in a Christmas stocking. What will Santa give them?
2 Does this student come to college regularly? Yes, he (she) does.
3 Does general education aim at production intelligent, well-informed citizens? Yes, it does.
4 Does vocational education prepare the students for a job? Yes, it does.
5 Does a student in a technical school take some general education courses and vocational training? Yes, he (she) does.
1. Informal education involves people in learning during their daily life, doesn't it? Yes, it does.
2 This student comes to college regularly, doesn't he/she? Yes, he/she does.
3 General education aims at production intelligent, well-informed citizens, doesn't it? Yes, it does.
4 Vocational education prepares the students for a job, doesn't it? Yes, it does.
5 A student in a technical school takes some general education courses and vocational training, doesn't he/she? Yes, he/she does.