What might the girl say?

I don't want to be late for school

1. Understand Nick’s story

2. Talk about causes of being late for school

3. Analyse the main reasons for being late

4. Think about solutions of the problem

5. Create a book of tips

6. Evaluate the importance of being punctual

Ask your partner about:

to get up

to leave the house

to come to the school

Example: to have breakfast - (When) Do you have breakfast?

Nick was a good pupil* and he was never late for school. His parents were doctors and worked at the hospital. They went to work earlier than Nick. One morning Nick opened his eyes and looked at the clock: “Oh, it’s  8  o’clock! I must go. Mummy! Daddy!” Nobody answered. “They are at work. What shall I do now? I will be late* for school.”

*Click on the highlighted words to watch the definitions.

Put the the events in the correct order

Did Nick go to school?

Nick has no time to clean his teeth and have his breakfast*. He took his school-bag and ran to school. When he got there, it was 9 o’clock. He wanted to get in* but he couldn’t open the door. “Open the door! Open the door, please!” he said again and again.  Then a woman came up* to him and asked:

“What are you doing here?” 

“I’m sorry, I’m late today….” Nick began. 

“Late? Late for what?” She looked at Nick and began to laugh*.

*Click on the highlighted words to watch the definitions.

Guess which picture matches to the end of the story

“It’s Sunday* today! No school on Sunday! Don’t you know?” 
“Is it Sunday today? But where are my parents then?” 
When he came home, he saw that his mother and his father were sleeping.

*Click on the highlighted words to watch the definitions.

Discuss in pairs who was right choosing the end for the story.

Why did you schoose that variant of the end?

Choose one cause* from the article and think about solutions.

*Click on the highlighted word to watch the list of causes.