5. Put the necessary prepositions

1. I still remember my first day ____ school.

2. It was a chilly September day ____ 1995.

3. I had never been away ____ home.

4. I think that was just big stress ____ me and I was very shy.

5. Anxiously, I picked a spot ____ to a friendly- looking girl.

6. We were going to receive a school cone ___ the first day of school.

7. I was handed ____ from my mom ____ my first teacher.

8. She called me stupid so I threw my pencil case ___ her.

9. I remember I was in class sitting ____ a green table with a girl whose name I won’t mention.

6. Read the sentences taken from James’s story attentively. Listen to the record once more and enumerate the sentences according to his story.

1. Anyway, that day was really great!

2. Good thing all I had to do for detention was stay in the class at launch time and clean the whiteboard – it’s better than sitting in a “no talking room” after school!

3. He couldn’t pronounce the word “truck” properly and the teacher was trying to teach him how.

4. I also remember seeing a boy playing with Lego making a truck.

5. I remember I was in class sitting at a green table with a girl who’s name I won’t mention. She was telling me to do my handwriting but I said that I didn’t know how to.

6. I wonder why I remember these things.

7. My first ever day at school, I remember, I was handed over from my mom to my first teacher who I had no problem going with and loved every minute of it.

8. My sweet first day at school: children receive paper cones filled with all kinds of treats- candies, pencils, erasers, books and games.

9. Now I feel very embarrassed about it.

10. She called me stupid so I threw my pencil case at her.

11. So, I got a detention.

12. So, I was not upset really.

7. Find sentences in the Past Simple in the Terry’s story and make them interrogative and negative.

After listening

1. Match the words with close meaning

a chilly day	away from school building
to be frightened	rightly
outside	I was punished
I was very shy	I did not see
I hardly noticed	to be afraid of something
so I got a detention	a cold day
properly	I was not confident

2. Match the parts of the sentences

I remember how frightened I was mostly…	A) for me and I was very shy.
We drove up to that huge school building…	B) lined up along the walls.
When we entered the classroom…	C) but I said that I didn’t know how to.
I think that was just big stress …	D) because I didn’t know what to expect
Some other kids who seemed concerned…	E) as one of the best and sweetest in my life.
I noticed all the children …	F) so I threw my pencil case at her.
I hardly noticed the parents …	F) and a bit scared.
It is a paper cone …	G) played with me and we became good friends.
Without a doubt this day stayed in my mind…	H) and the teacher was trying to teach him how.
She was telling me to do my handwriting …	I) and my mom walked me in.
He couldn’t pronounce the word “truck” properly …	J) I ran as fast as I could outside.
She called me stupid …	K) dressed in their best outfits, sitting quietly in their seats.
I was excited …	L) embarrassed about it.
But as soon as she did it…	M) with different tasty things.
Now I feel very …	N) there was so much noise