Test yourself 1. Read the following statements, then read the text and match its paragraphs with the statements. There is one extra statement.
1 Studying is very important for Chinese students.
2 Students stay in their classrooms for lunch.
3 Students have all the classes in the same classroom.
4 Maths and English are students' favourite classes.
5 Homework does not take too much time.
6 Chinese schools have their own typical features.

A In China education plays a very important role. Schools in China are very much like schools in Europe or America. There are, however, some differences.
В There are usually about 45 students in a classroom. Students stay in the same classrooms for all subjects, teachers travel from classroom to classroom to teach their subjects. Starting from the third grade, each subject is taught by a teacher who specialises only in that subject.
С School hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students have 10-minute breaks in between 40-minute classes. At noontime the students eat lunch, which is prepared by school kitchen staff and brought to their classrooms.
D Chinese schools do not generally give much homework. Most students can complete it in about one hour, after that they do extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities for many students include weekend classes. The majority of kids prepare for the Olympiads in maths and English in their extracurricular weekend classes.
E The Chinese hold learning and education in the highest regard. Even when in hospital, they would do homework while receiving treatment. Teachers say that though children are smarter and more confident today, there is always room for improvement. Today students need to be taught discipline and teamwork.

2. Fill in the gaps. Use should or shouldn’t.
1. You … learn foreign languages.
2. Children … watch TV all day long.
3. People … drop litter.
4. The rich … help the poor.
5. We … recycle our rubbish.
6. We … protect the environment.
7. Everybody … eat vegetables and fruit.

3. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (watch) TV when she (call).
2. Sam (wait) for us when we (arrive).
3. He (break) his leg while he (skate).
4. Emily (talk) on the phone when I (come) in.
5. When I (see) her, she (stand) at the bus stop.
4. Complete the sentences with the words much, many.
1. Trevor has free time.
2. He doesn't getmoney for it, but he enjoys his work.
3. Trevor couldn't find information for his article in the library,
4. There are computers in Trevor's school, so he used the computer in The RAP office.
5. teenagers liked his article and wrote about it to The RAP.