Exercise 1-Fill in each blank of the passage with the words in the box.
a snack
open
gardens
start
stay
go to work
close
finish
 
Life in Britain
Homes: Most British people live in houses, not flats. Most houses have (1)__________.
Daily life: Most office workers (2)_____________ at about nine oclock in the morning and finish at about five or six in the evening. People dont go home for lunch. People usually eat a 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.
Shops and restaurants: Shop (6)______________ at about nine oclock in the morning and (7)____________ at about ten in the evening. Normally, they dont close for lunch. Most shops open on Sunday, too. Many supermarkets (8)___________ open twenty-four hours, but most pubs and restaurants close at about eleven oclock in the evening.