Misha’s Day

Misha is a Russian boy. He lives in Moscow in a big new house in Peschanaya Street. He lives with his mother and father and his small brother.

Misha usually gets up at seven o’clock in the morning. He washes and dresses and then he goes to the dining – room. There he has breakfast with his father.

Misha is a pupil in the fifth form. His father works at a factory, In the morning Misha goes to school on foot, and his father takes a bus and goes to work. Misha’s brother does not go to school, he is too small.

In the evening Misha and his parents sit in the living – room. Misha does his homework. His father sits in an arm – chair and reads the newspaper. The name of the newspaper is Pravda. Misha’s mother sits in front of the TV set and watches TV. Misha’s brother is in bed at that time.

At 10 o’clock Misha goes to bed. He sleeps well all night.

Read the Text and answer the questions.

1. What is Misha?

2. Where does he live?

3. Who does he live with?

4. What does he do in the morning?

5. Does he do his morning exercises?

6. Who does he have his breakfast with?

7. Where does he go to in the morning?

8. Does he go to school by bus?

9. What does Misha do in the evening?

10. Where do they sit in the evening?

11. What does his father do ?

12. What newspaper does he read?

13. Does his mother read the newspaper in the evening?

14. Where is his little brother in the evening?

15. What does he do there?

16. Who reads the newspaper?

17. Who does his homework?

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The Seasons.

Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four seasons. It is spring now. March, April and May are spring months. In spring it is warn. The weather is fine. You can see flowers in the fields.

It is summer. June, July and August are summer months.

In summer it is hot. The weather is fine. The days are long and the nights are short. The fields and the trees are green.

It is autumn. September, October and November are autumn months.

In autumn it is cool. The weather is bad.

The trees are yellow and red. You can see apples in the trees.

It is winter. December, January and February are winter months.

It is cold in winter. The weather is cold. The days are short and the nights are long.

The streets, the trees and the fields are white with snow.

1. Answer the questions.

1. How many seasons has a year?

2. What are they?

3. Which are the summer months?

4. Is it cold in summer?

5. What is the weather like in summer?

6. When are the days long?

7. Are March, April and May winter months?

8. Which are the winter months?

9. Is it cold in winter?

10. Can you see snow in winter?

11. What is the weather like in winter?

12. What colour are the fields in winter?

13. Is the weather fine in winter?

14. Is it cool or warm in autumn?

15. What colour are the trees in autumn?

16. When can you see apples in the trees, in spring or in autumn?

17. What can you see in the fields in spring?