READING

Reading 1: My Family Tree

My family is quite big. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. My brothers names are John, James and Jake. My sisters names are Sarah, Samantha and Stacey and there is me, Sally. We all live with my parents, Joseph and Stella. My Dad has two brothers and one sister. His brothers are John and Jack and his sister is Melissa. My Mum has one brother his name is Robert. I still have all of my grandparents. My mothers parents are May and Edward and my fathers Parents are Robert and Lucy. So, this is my family!

Reading 2: The waiter

My name is Pedro Mastrides and I am from Greece. I work in a restaurant in I allisos , Rhodes. I'm a waiter. I'm 35 years old. I'm married and I have 4 children. I have 2 sons and 2 daughters. My daughters are called Lisa and Maria and my sons are called Pedro and Michael. Michael is 11 and Pedro is 18

Reading 3: The pop star / actress

Miss Eliana Williams, 24, is a pop star and actress. She's English, but she lives in America, in California. Every Monday, Eliana gets up at 05:00 in the morning and drives 50 kilometres to work. She starts work at approximately 05:45. She works in a film studio in California. She works from 05:45 in the morning to 13:00 in the afternoon. At 13:00 Eliana catches a bus to San Francisco. The journey takes about an hour. She goes to a studio and has a singing lesson. After, she practises songs for her new album. She finishes in the studio at 18:00. Then, she catches the bus to the film studio and drives home. This journey takes one and half-hours. She arrives home at 20:00. Fortunately, Eliana only works on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. But what does she do on the other days? She stays at home, relaxing! She goes shopping, goes to the gym and goes out with her friends! "Yes, on Tuesdays I'm tired" she says, "but I love my job. I want to be famous so I have to work hard!!"

Reading 4: Walt Disney

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, USA, 5 December 1901. He grew up in Illinois and was one of the first people to create a new film business. He started his career making advertisements. These, however, were not very successful. They were criticised greatly! It was then that Walt decided to move to Hollywood. He made two silent animated films starring a new cartoon character called Mickey Mouse. They were extremely popular. In 1928, Walt created a new film where Mickey talked. The film was called Steamboat Willie. Soon Mickey was seen with friends Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck. These films were great hits and made Walt Disney a millionaire. Later in his career, Walt Disney made films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Bambi, (1942). They are still very popular. Disney was also the person that invented theme parks. The most famous are Disneyland in California, Disney World in Florida and Euro Disney in Paris. Walt Disney died 15 December 1966. His body was not buried or cremated, it was frozen. His frozen corpse is in Los Angeles, California

Reading 5: My cottage
My beautiful cottage is 300 years old. It is in the countryside near the village of Burston, where there is a post office, a restaurant and one shop. The cottage has two double bedrooms, a big living room, a small dining room, a bathroom and a kitchen. Downstairs there is the kitchen, dining room, bathroom and living room. The living room is next to the dining room and the kitchen and bathroom are to the left of the living room. The kitchen is very large. It has lots of appliances; it has a washing machine, a dishwasher, a fridge, a bread maker and a microwave. We also have a big garden with lots of flowers and trees. I live in this cottage with my Mum, Dad, brother, dog and cat. My parents, brother and pets love living in the cottage. My dog because it has a big garden to play in and my cat because he loves catching and eating mice - and believe me there are hundreds! I don't like where I live because there aren't a lot of things to do. There aren't any shops, pubs, cinemas or leisure centres. If I want any of these places I have to go to the city centre and the city centre is far! I think that when I have enough money I am going to move to the capital of my country, London. I believe that, although I won't live in such a beautiful house, I will have a lot more things to do!