Friday, October 30, 2009

My School Will Close


My name is Mohamed Ali. I am 12 years old. I live in France. I speak French. I have two sisters. My father and my mother come from Moracco.
I study at an Islamic school near Paris. Paris is the capital city of France. I have many friends in my school. We study together. We love our school very much. We learn Arabic. I play sports with my friends and I learn music too.
The bad news is that my school will have to close down. The French government does not want to give money to our school.
I am not happy about this. I want to come to my school and study here.
The parents are not happy either. The girls started to cry. They love the school too. I don't know what to do. I can't give money to my school because we are poor. I hope the French government gives money to the school. I hope my school will not close.
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Fill in the gaps:
have - Paris - school - poor - live - happy
My name is Mohamed Ali. I am 12 years old. I ............ in France. I speak French. I have two sisters. My father and my mother come from Moracco. I study at an Islamic school near ........ . Paris is the capital city of France. I have many friends in my school. We study together. We love our school very much. We learn Arabic. I play sports with my friends and I learn music too. The bad news is that my school will .......... to close down. The French government does not want to give money to our school. I am not happy about this. I want to come to my school and study here. The parents are ........... either. The girls started to cry. They love the ............. too. I don't know what to do. I can't give money to my school because we are ......... I hope the French government gives money to the school. I hope my school will not close.
Can you find some mistakes?
My name is Mohamed Tom. I am 12 years old. I live in France. I speak French. I have two sisters. My father and my mother come from Spain. I study at an Islamic school near Paris. Paris is the capital city of France. I have many friends in my school. We study together. We love our school very much. We learn Arabic. I play sports with my friends and I learn music too. The bad news is that my school will have to close down. The French government does not want to give money to our school. I am not happy about this. I want to come to my school and study here. The parents are not sad either. The mothers started to cry. They love the school too. I don't know what to do. I can't give money to my school because we are poor. I hope the French government gives chocolate to the school. I hope my school will not close.
Read this conversation:
A: What is your name?
M: My name is Mohamed Ali.
A: Where do you come from?
M: I come from France. France is a country in Europe.
A: How old are you?
M: I am 12 years old. I am a student.
A: Where do you study?
M: I study at an Islamic school near Paris.
A: What is Paris?
M: Paris is the capital city of France. It is a very big city.
A: What do you study there?
M: I study music, history, Arabic and math.
A: Do you like your school?
M: Yes, I do. I like my school very much. I have many friends there.
A: Why are you sad today?
M: Because my school will close down.
A: Why will your school close down?
M: Because the French Government does not want to give money to the school.
A: How do the students feel about this?
M: They are not happy. The girls started crying in class yesterday when the teachers told us. We don't know where to go.
A: How do your parents feel about it?
M: They are not happy at all. They want me to have good education.
A: Can your parents pay money to help the school?
M: They can pay little money. We are poor. The school needs a lot of money.
A: Are you a good student?
M: Yes, I am a good student. I study hard. I do my homework every evening.
A: Ok, Mohamed. I hope your school will not close down. Nice talking to you.
M: Thanks very much. Bye.
A: Bye.
What is wrong with these sentences?
Mohamed is a student at an Islamic school in Australia.
Mohamed is very happy because his school will close down.
The girls started to eat when the teachers told them the school would close down.
The parents can help the school with money because they are all poor.
The French Government wants to give the school the money it needs.
Mohamed speaks bad French because he was born in France.
Paris is the capital city of Canada.
Fill in the missing letters:
My name is Moh_med. I am 12 years old. I live in Fran_e. I speak French. I have two sis_ers. My father and my mot_er come from Moracco. I study at an Isl_mic s_hool near Paris. Paris is the cap_tal city of Fra_ce. I have many friends in my sc_ool. We study together. We love our school very m_ch. We learn Arabic. I play sports with my friends and I learn mus_c too. The bad ne_s is that my school will _ave to close down. The French govern_ent does not want to give money to our school. I am not happy about this. I want to c_me to my school and stu_y here. The pare_ts are not happy either. The girls star_ed to cry. They lo_e the school too. I don't know w_at to do. I can't give money to my sc_ool because we are poor. I hope the French govern_ent gives money to the sc_ool. I hope my school wi_l not close.