Education at home About 4000 families (1) _their children at home, and they (2) _very (3) _ One example is the Tanner family from Hertfordshire Eve Tanner, 27, and her 29 year old husband James (4) _their children to school The Taner children, six-year-old Stephen and eight year old Jason, study at home with their mother They (5) _ a bright, comfortable study in their home All around there are (6) _books and the children’s paintings are on the wall James says, “Both Eve and I think we (7) _ nothing from school – only a diploma We (8) _ no fun at all; in fact, everything was (9) _.” Some parents who are teaching their children at home have a study programme, but the Tanners don’t Eve says, “The children love books They read all sorts of things And, of course, we read story books together I teach them writing and mathematics, too They write shopping lists for me Then they go (10) _shopping with me and pay for the things we buy.” Eve and James take their children to the library, to museums, to concerts, to swimming pools and to gymnastics They think these activities are very important What (11) _friends _? Eve says, “Most of (12) _ are very (13) _ Some friends (14) _about teaching their children at home.” A) Choose the best option a) are teaching b) teach c) taught d) teaches a) did b) c) are doing d) does a) good b) well c) better d) the best a) did not send b) not send c) are not sending d) doesn’t send a) have b) had c) are having d) has a) a little b) a lot of c) any d) a bit of a) get b) are getting c) gets d) got a) have b) had c) are having d) has a) boring b) bored c) more boring d) the most boring 10 a) a b) an c) the d) - 11 a) did / think b) / think c) are / thinking d) does / think 12 a) their b) theirs c) they d) them 13 a) interesting b) interested c) more interesting d) the most interesting 14 a) thought b) think c) are thinking d) thinks