Free lesson Level A1 · Reading · Unit: He Works, She Works

Reading, listening and 10 questions

Different days

Read the passage, then listen to it. Answer ten questions about what you read or heard. You can return to the passage while answering.

My sister Eva is a teacher. She teaches at a school near our home. She usually walks to work. She leaves home at seven and arrives at school at half past seven. She is usually busy at school. She has a busy day and finishes at four. In the evening, she studies English. She reads books before bed.
My brother Dan has a different day. What does he do? He is a driver. His bus goes from the hospital to the office buildings in town. He always gets up early on workdays. He often works late, but he never drinks coffee at night. He drinks water.
“Does Dan drive to work?” Eva asks. “No, he doesn't. He walks to the bus station.” “Does he play tennis?” “Yes, he does.” “How often does he play?” “Every Saturday. We sometimes play football together too.”
On Sunday we spend time together. We visit our parents. We listen to music and cook dinner. Our parents watch TV after dinner. Dan watches a film with them, but Eva doesn't watch football or films on Sunday evenings. She does her English homework.
“Do you go to the gym, Eva?” I ask. “No. I run in the park before breakfast.” “Do you get up early on Sunday too?” “Yes! But Dan doesn't get up before nine on Sundays.”
On Monday, Dan and Eva go to work again. I study at home. We all have different days, but we always have time for our Sunday dinner.

Words in this lesson

Word	Meaning	Example
work	work	He works in a bank.
teacher	teacher	She is a teacher at a school.
teach	teach	She teaches math.
driver	driver	He is a bus driver.
drive	drive	He drives to work every day.
office	office	She works in an office.
hospital	hospital	He works in a hospital.
school	school	She teaches at a school.
finish	finish	He finishes work at six.
study	study	She studies English at home.
always	always	I always check my email in the morning.
usually	usually	She usually walks to school.
often	often	He often plays chess after dinner.
sometimes	sometimes	We sometimes watch films on Friday.
never	never	My father never drinks coffee.
go to the gym	go to the gym	They go to the gym after work.
play football	play football	Tom plays football on Sundays.
read books	read books	Anna reads books before bed.
listen to music	listen to music	I listen to music on the bus.
watch TV	watch TV	My grandparents watch TV in the evening.
get up early	get up early	My partner gets up early every weekday.
go to the gym	go to the gym	She goes to the gym after work.
play tennis	play tennis	Does he play tennis on Saturdays?
watch football	watch football	He doesn't watch football at home.
run in the park	run in the park	She runs in the park before breakfast.
work late	work late	My husband works late on Thursdays.
cook dinner	cook dinner	Does she cook dinner every night?
drink coffee	drink coffee	He doesn't drink coffee in the evening.
study English	study English	My partner studies English online.
drive to work	drive to work	Does he drive to work every day?
work	work	My brother works in a shop.
study	study	She studies English every evening.
go	go	He goes to school at eight.
watch	watch	My dad watches TV after dinner.
drink	drink	She drinks tea in the morning.
always	always	He always gets up early.
usually	usually	She usually walks to work.
often	often	He often calls his sister.
sometimes	sometimes	She sometimes cooks on Sunday.
never	never	He never drives to work.
get up	get up	She gets up at six every day.
leave	leave	He leaves home at eight.
arrive	arrive	She arrives at work at nine.
spend	spend	I spend Sundays with my family.
visit	visit	She visits her friends on Saturdays.
busy	busy	My sister is busy today.
early	early	I get up early every day.
late	late	He often works late.
What does he do?	What does he do?	What does he do? He's a driver.

Exercises

This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:

multiple choice: 10

Try the first one

Check this statement against the passage: «Eva works in a hospital.»

True
False

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