It took us half an hour to reach the school. I saw many students on the school campus. Some were playing and some were talking to each other. I didn't know anyone. So I was a little afraid.

My mother soon took me to the Head Teacher. He asked me a few questions and I answered them intelligently. The Head Teacher was very pleased. He put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Good! You're a highly intelligent child. You know a lot. I'll take you in my school. I hope you'll be happy here."

I was admitted to class 1. The Head Teacher was a very nice person. He called a teacher and said to her, "Ms Laila, this is Flora. She is a new student in class 1. Take her to the class, please."

Ms Laila took me to the class. The class teacher welcomed me and gave me a seat. All the students in the class were staring at me. I felt a bit nervous to see all the new faces. But soon I felt easy. I could make friends with two or three students sitting close to me.

A new place is a new experience. So my first day at school is a new experience in my life. I will remember the day as long as I live.

Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given.

MCQ: 40 CQ: 74

Practice

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Learning outcomes

After we have studied this unit, we will be able to

• look up words in a dictionary
• read and understand the table of content pages