Lesson 1

Reading

1. Read the text. What helped some children to improve their lives?

Some of them learned a new skill. This helped them to get better jobs when they were older.

2. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. What can you say about poor children in England in the 1800s?

A None of them worked.

B Many of the worked.

C They all went to school.

2. Why did factories like to have children?

A They were not expensive.

B They worked harder than adults.

C They were fun.

3. Why did children sometimes go under machines?

A To build them.

B To hide.

C To repair them.

4. How did the children often feel?

A very sad

B angry

C very tired

5. Why could many children not improve their lives?

A They did not have time.

B They did not want to.

C They liked their work.