Matthew Thomas is an English boy. He’s 15 and his brother Paul is 13, but they don’t go to school. They are in Africa. They study at home. Here is our interview with Matthew about home schooling.
Why do you study at home?
M: Well, people in the schools here don’t speak English. And we don’t speak very good Spanish (西班牙语).
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M: Math, English, history and so on. But I study them in my own way (自己的方法). I use books or the Internet. And our parents help us.
Do you like studying at home?
M: Yes, I do. I love it! It is fun. I can choose how to do things. I can study math on Monday and English on Tuesday or history on Monday and Math on Tuesday.
Are you lonely?
M: No, I am not lonely. My brother and my parents are here. And now I have some Spanish friends too.
When do you see them?
M: Well, I go to sports center on Saturday and Sunday and I see them there. I play sports games with some of my friends, too. That’s great fun.
【小题1】Which sentence (句子) can you put in ________?| A．Why do you study English? | B．When do you do sports? |
| C．What subjects do you have? | D．Who is your teacher? |
| A．difficult | B．free | C．interesting | D．boring |
| A．Matthew can get help from parents | B．Matthew has many classmates |
| C．Matthew must have math on Monday | D．Matthew sees his friends every day |
| A．games | B．health | C．sports | D．study |
