What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Let's see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time?
Mess around（消遣逗乐） with Dress-up Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school，you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!
Start a Club Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren't in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries’ schools，there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is a French club，a student government, a theatre，a choir（合唱队）and a photography club.
Take a photography club as an example. One may learn all the skills about taking photos. For example，you will learn how to choose a camera，how to use the light and how to develop pictures.
One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It's always good to enjoy your free time with friends, isn't it?
【小题1】How do kids in foreign countries spend their free time?       .

What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower(割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
【小题1】How do the children in western countries get pocket money?
【小题2】When do they usually start to get pocket money?
【小题3】Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?
【小题4】Why do the elder kids have to work harder?
【小题5】How do they do the chores at the beginning?

What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Let's see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time?

Mess around（消遣逗乐） with Dress-up Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school，you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!

Start a Club Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren't in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries’ schools，there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is a French club，a student government, a theatre，a choir（合唱队）and a photography club.

Take a photography club as an example. One may learn all the skills about taking photos. For example，you will learn how to choose a camera，how to use the light and how to develop pictures.

One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It's always good to enjoy your free time with friends, isn't it?

1.How do kids in foreign countries spend their free time?        .

A. Playing football                            

B. Playing dress-up

C. Watching TV                             

D. Having a party in clubs

2.For foreign kids, what do they collect clothes and shoes for?        .

A. having them in future               

B. changing with their friends

C. making themselves into other person

D. preparing for parties

3.What do kids mainly want to do when they start a club?        .

A. Put on a show                                B. Learn new things

C. Talk with friends                                D. Take photos

4.In a photography club, kids can learn        .

A. how to use cameras          

B. how to collect cameras

C. how to repair cameras       

D. how to make a lot of friends

5.What will you learn from the passage?        .

A. Foreign kids like to put on a show in their school

B. Foreign kids usually play dress-up in clubs

C. Foreign kids spend their free time taking photos

D. Foreign kids usually join all kinds of clubs