6. Life on the Meridian line.
Paz, Salma, Dramane and Anusibuno live on the Meridian line. Read about their daily activities. Choose the correct pictures.
"I get up at 5:30 a.m. First I clean the house, then I get water from
the well. After that I prepare breakfast with my mother. After breakfast I wash
in the water from the well. Then I get dressed and walk to school. I'm in class
P2, and I like maths
best of all."
Anusibuno, aged 7, Zuo, Ghana
"I get up at 7:00. I have breakfast, then I leave home and walk to school.
Classes start at 8 a.m. and finish at 12:00. I get home at 12:15 and have lunch.
In the afternoon I go to work for three or four hours. I'm an apprentice
carpenter.
We have dinner at 8 p.m., and I go to bed at 9 p.m."
Dramane Oumar Samaké, aged 12, from Bamako, Mali
"I get up at 6:45 a.m., have a shower and get dressed. After that I have
breakfast, then I go to school by car.
I finish school at 2 p.m. In the afternoon I study at home for an hour or two.
On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons I play basketball. We have dinner at 9 p.m.,
and I go to bed at 10 p.m."
Paz, aged 12, Valencia, Spain
"We get up at 7 a.m. and start school at 8 a.m. At midday
we have lunch and listen to the radio. We play football after lunch, then have
a siesta.
Classes start again at 4 p.m. We finish school at 6 p.m. and have dinner at
7:30 p.m. Then we play games
or study. We go to bed at 10 p.m."
Salma, aged 13, Western Sahara refugee camp, Algeria