Истории на английском про школу и жизнь. Учебное издание для подростков

Max looked at his food.

Sophie looked at her plate.

«That is awkward,» she thought.

Finally, Max said, «So… how was your math test?»

Sophie looked up.

«It was okay, I think,» she said. «It was a bit difficult.»

«Same,» Max said. «I didn’t understand the last question.»

They both laughed.

The silence was gone.

They started to talk about school, teachers, and homework.

After some time, Sophie felt relaxed.

«I’m glad I sat here,» she thought.

At the end of lunch, Max said, «We can sit together again tomorrow.»

«Yes, that would be nice,» Sophie said.

When Sophie left the cafeteria, she felt better.

Sometimes, awkward moments can turn into something good.

Exercises

A. Reading Comprehension

Where was Sophie at the beginning?

Why didn’t she sit with Emma and Lily?

Who was sitting alone?

What did Max ask Sophie?

How did Sophie feel at the end?

Beginning / Middle / End

Beginning:

Middle:

End:

True / False

Sophie felt confident at first. ______

Emma and Lily invited her to sit. ______

Max was alone. ______

They didn’t talk at all. ______

Sophie felt happy at the end. ______

B. Vocabulary

Match the words with their meaning:

awkward ___

quiet ___

alone ___

smile ___

relaxed ___

a. not nervous, calm

b. not comfortable or a little strange

c. not with other people

d. not loud

e. a happy expression on your face

Make sentences:

awkward

alone

relaxed

C. Grammar

Fill in the blanks:

Sophie ______ in the cafeteria. (stand)

She ______ for a place to sit. (look)

She ______ not know what to say. (do)

Max ______ her a question. (ask)

They ______ together. (laugh)

Put the words in the correct order:

sit / can / I / here

didn’t / she / say / what / know / to

felt / she / relaxed

Choose the correct option:

She (feel / felt) uncomfortable.

They (talk / talked) after that.

He (smile / smiled) at her.

D. Practice

Do you feel awkward in new situations?

What do you do when you don’t know what to say?

E. Translation

English → Russian

It was an awkward moment.

They talked during lunch.

Russian → English

Я чувствовал себя неловко.

Мы сидели вместе.

I Wish I Didn’t Say That

Story

It was Tuesday afternoon. Emma was walking home from school with her friend Lily. The weather was nice, but Emma didn’t feel happy.

«Are you okay?» Lily asked.

«Yeah… I think so,» Emma said, but her voice was quiet.

In class that day, something happened. During a group discussion, their classmate Ben was talking about his idea for a project.

«I think we can make a video,» Ben said. «It will be fun and creative.»

Emma didn’t like the idea. She thought it was too difficult.

«That’s a bad idea,» she said.

The class became quiet.

Ben looked surprised.

«Oh… okay,» he said slowly.

Lily looked at Emma.

Emma suddenly felt uncomfortable. She didn’t want to be rude, but the words came out too quickly.

After class, Ben didn’t talk to her.

Now Emma felt bad.

«I wish I didn’t say that,» she said.

«What do you mean?» Lily asked.

«I was too direct,» Emma said. «I didn’t think before I spoke.»

Lily nodded. «Maybe you should talk to him.»

Emma thought for a moment.

«You’re right,» she said.

The next day at school, Emma saw Ben near the classroom.

«Hi, Ben,» she said.