First Day Back: A New Timetable

It is the first morning of the new school year. Anna and Tom meet at school and talk about their timetable, their new teacher and the summer. Listen to their conversation and do the exercises.

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1. Listen to the conversation

Anna and Tom meet on the first morning back at school. Listen to each line. You can listen as many times as you need.

Listen to Anna and Tom talking on the first day of school.

Anna: Hi Tom! It's great to see you again. How was your summer?

Tom: Hi Anna! It was fun. I visited my grandparents at the seaside for two weeks.

Anna: Nice! I stayed at home, but I went swimming almost every day.

Tom: Do you have the new timetable? I can't find mine.

Anna: Yes, here it is. On Monday we have maths first, then English and history.

Tom: Maths first thing on Monday? That's terrible! What about art?

Anna: Art is on Friday afternoon. Oh, and we have a new science teacher, Mr. Green.

Tom: I heard about him. People say his lessons are really interesting.

Anna: I hope so. Are we in the same class this year?

Tom: Yes, we are both in class 7B. Look, it says so on the list.

Anna: Great! And what time is lunch? I'm always hungry by twelve.

Tom: Lunch is at half past twelve. Let's meet in the canteen then.

2. Answer the questions

Choose the correct answer from the list. Listen again if you need to.

1. Where did Tom go in the summer? He went

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2. What did Anna do almost every day? She went

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3. Which subject do they have first on Monday?

4. When is art?

5. Who is Mr. Green?

6. What time is lunch?

3. True or false?

Read each sentence about the conversation and choose True or False.

1. Tom visited his grandparents for two weeks.

2. Anna went to the seaside in the summer.

3. On Monday they have English after maths.

4. Mr. Green is the new history teacher.

5. Anna and Tom are in different classes this year.

4. Complete the lines

Listen to the conversation again and write the missing words from these lines.

1. Anna: "On Monday we have ______ first, then English and history."

2. Anna: "Art is on ______ afternoon."

3. Anna: "We have a new ______ teacher, Mr. Green."

4. Tom: "Yes, we are both in class ______ ."

5. Tom: "Lunch is at ______ past twelve."

6. Tom: "Let's meet in the ______ then."

5. School words

Match each school word with its meaning.

6. Make school sentences

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences about school.

Sentence 1:

Sentence 2:

Sentence 3:

7. Your new school year

Write 40-60 words: What are you looking forward to this school year? Think about subjects, teachers, friends and activities.

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