/ Read about life in Britain Complete the text with the words in the box
start open a big meal in the evening go to work a snack in the morning go home close finish
- Homes
Most British people live in houses not flat. Most houses have gardens.
- Daily life
Most office workers (1) ______________ at about nine o’clock in the morning and finish at about five or six (2) _______________ . People don’t go home for lunch. They usually eat big meal in the evening – they just have (3) _________ at lunchtime.
- School life
Children start school at about nine o’clock and (4) _____________ at about half past three. Most children have lunch at school. Children (5) ____________ school when they are four or five years old and leave when they are sixteen or eighteen.
- Sports and restaurants
Shops (6) __________________ at about nine o’clock in the morning and (7) _____________ at about six in the evening. Normally, they don’t close for lunch. Most shops open on Sunday, too. Many supermarkets stay open twenty – four hours, but most pubs and restaurants close at about eleven o’clock in the evening.