summer holiday
Read the
passage and do the task that follows/do the tasks that follow:
Seumas Macsporran is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he
has thirteen jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a
boat man, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an
undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.
Seumas lives and works on the island
of Gigha in the West of
Scotland. Only 120 peole live in Gigha but in summer 150 tourists come by boat
everyday.
Every weekday, Seumas gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for
the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the island's children to school. At 9.00,
he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the house on the
island. He also delivers the beer to the island's only pub. Then he helps
Margaret in the shop.
He says: "Margaret likes being busy, too. We are never on
holidays and we don't like watching TV. In the evenings, Margaret makes supper
and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine then we go to bed.
Perhaps, our life isn't very exciting but we like it."
Task:
1. Decide if the statement is
TRUE or FALSE
A. Seumas is a waiter in a
hotel.
B. His wife doesn’t like a
busy life.
C. Seumas usually makes
breakfast for the hotel guests.
2. What does NOT Seumas do in
the morning?
A. Make breakfast for his
hotel guests.
B. Deliver post for the house
on the island.
C. Drive the children to the
school.
D. Do the accounts.
3. Match the verbs with their
right nouns:
make the post
watch the accounts
do breakfast
deliver television
4. How many jobs does he
have?
A. 13
B. 30
C. 15
D. 20
5. What time does he collect
the post from the boat?
A. At 6.00
B. At 8.00
C. At 9.00
D. At 10.00
Right answers:
1. A. False.
B. False. C. True
2. D
3. make
breakfast, watch television, do the accounts, deliver the post
4. A
5. C