READING (A1-ELEMENTARY) 16/03/2020

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1. Read the text about an unusual doghouse. Then underline the correct answer.

A Dog Palace

Some dogs live inside a house with their families and some dogs live outside in the garden. Dog
owners have often got doghouses in their gardens to protect their dogs from bad weather.
Doghouses are usually about two metres long and one metre wide, with four walls and an
opening, not a door. There usually isn’t any furniture in a doghouse, but in California, USA,
some lucky dogs have got very special doghouses. They look like real houses with rooms,
windows and furniture!

Celebrity Paris Hilton has got an incredible $325,000 doghouse for her dogs. She has got 17
dogs, including her favourite Chihuahua, Tinkerbell. The doghouse is pink and beautiful. There
isn’t a bathroom or a kitchen in the house, but there is a door at the front of the house, and the
rooms have got windows. There is also a small garden. The house is a small replica of Paris’
home, and there are beautiful sofas, beds and cupboards. The dogs have got clothes, too. They
are in a special cupboard in the bedroom! Some dogs have got a very good life!

1) Doghouses aren’t usually…

a. in the garden
b. for bad weather 4) There are replicas of Paris’…….. in
the doghouse.
c. big
2) Paris’ doghouse isn’t… a. dogs
b. furniture
a. pink
b. big c. clothes
5) Paris’ dogs haven’t got…
c. ordinary
3) The doghouse hasn’t got a … a. beds
b. good life
a. bedroom
b. kitchen c. a bid garden
c. living room

2. Answer the following questions. Use a different colour from black to write your
answers.
a. Why have some people got doghouses?

b. How many dogs has Paris got?

c. What is her doghouse a replica of?

d. What furniture is there in the doghouse?

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3. Match the highlighted words with their definitions.

a. A very good exact copy of something:___________________________________
b. A small shelter for a dog to sleep in:_____________________________________
c. A state in the USA:___________________________________________________
d. A piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes,
etc.:_______________________________________________________________
4. Check information online about who Paris Hilton is.