18/11/2007

NB 1 A day in the life of the Poslett family

This activity will help you find specific information in a text. You do not need to understand every word that you read. Just focus on finding the answers to the questions. You are going to find out about the Poslett family who lived in Victorian England in 1874. The website is going to tell you all about their daily routine.
Click on the days of the week on the left side of the page and answer these questions:
1 What time does John get up on Monday?
2 What time does Elizabeth get up on Monday?
3 What does Alice do on Tuesday when she gets home?
4 What does Frank learn at school on Tuesday?
5 How many people work in the factory on Wednesday?
6 What does Elizabeth do at 12 o'clock on Wednesday?
7 What does Elizabeth do on Saturday morning? What does she buy
?
8 What do all the family have on Sunday evening?

5 comments:

RAMON said...
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RAMON said...

1)JOHN GETS UP AT HALF PAST FIVE.
2)ELIZABETH GETS UP AT HALF PAST
FOUR.
3)SHE GOES THE SHOPPING FOR ELIZA-
BETH AND TAKES EDWIN.
4)HE LEARNS, LACE(ENCAJE?), WOOD-
WORKING, READING, WRITING AND
ARITNETHIC.
5)ABOUT ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE WORK
IN THE FACTORY.
6) SHE TAKES JOHN AND THE GIRLS
FOR THE DINNER.
7)SHE GOES TO THE MARKET AND BUYS
SUGAR, BUTTER AND TEA.
8)THEY TAKE (OR HAVE?) A BATH

Anonymous said...

1.- He gets aup at 5:30am.
2.- She gets up at 4:30am.
3.- Alice'll go to get the shopping for Elizabeth and take Edwin with her.
4.- Frank learns reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, grammar, history, general knowledge and scripture.
5.- The girls and John work in the factory on wednesday.
6.- She takes John and the girls their dinner.
7.- She goes to the market and buy what she needs, some sugar, butter and tea, a mutton joint for Sunday, a bit of bacon and maybe some sausages.
8.- We're whashed in the tin bath.

Anonymous said...

1.John get up at 5:30 on Monday.
2.Elizabeth get up a little bit earlier than usual, at 4:30.
3.When Alice gets home on Tuesday go to the shopping for Elizabeth and take Edwin with her.
4.Frank learns reading, writing arithmetic, geography, grammar, history, general knowledge and scripture at school.
5. There´s about a thousand people work in the factoy´s Jonh.
6. Elizabeth take the dinner´s family around 12 o´clock on Wednesday.
7. Elizabeth go to the market on Saturday morning and she buys what she need:
sugar, butter, tea…
8.On Sunday evening old the family take their bath.

montse said...

1.- Jhon gets up at half past five
2.- Elizabeth gets up about 4,30
3.- She goes the shopping
4.- He learns about lace and woodworking there, as well, as reading, writing and arithmetic.
5.- In the factory work one thousand people.
6.- She takes John and the girls their dinner.
7.- She goes to the market. She buies some sugar, butter and tea, a mutton joint for Sunday.
8.- They take a bath