Negative Present Simple Listening/Reading “The Difference Between My Mom and ME” My name is Sara and I am 13 years old My mom’s name is Cathy and we are very similar in personality, but we look very different We both have blonde hair My mom doesn’t have curly hair like me She has long, straight hair I don’t have long hair like she does My mom has blue eyes, but I don’t I have green eyes My mom is very tall, but I am not My mom doesn’t have to wear high heels like I My mom likes to cook and clean I don’t like to clean I like to watch TV and play on the computer My mom doesn’t watch TV because she prefers to read I don’t like reading because it hurts my eyes My mom says I need glasses She doesn’t wear glasses, she wears contact lenses I also like to sing and dance My mom doesn’t like to sing because she doesn’t have a good voice, but she likes to dance salsa with my dad She also goes to the gym every day I don’t go to the gym because I am too young I don’t worry about exercising, though, because I am always playing outside with my friends We always ride our bikes together in the summer My mom doesn’t know how to ride a bike She can run really fast, though I don’t run fast because I have small legs My mom says that I will grow when I get older My mom and I don’t spend a lot of time together because she has to work a lot I don’t mind because I have my dad, too A lot of people think my mom and I are very similar I don’t think we are alike at all Negative Present Simple Comprehension Questions How old is Sara? Does Sara have long or short hair? Does color eyes does Sara’s mom have? Why does Sara wear high heels, but her mom doesn’t? What things does Sara’s mom like to do? Who wears reading glasses? Why doesn’t Sara go to the gym? What can Sara that her mom cannot? Does it bother Sara that she can’t spend a lot of time with her mom? 10 Does Sara think that she and her mom are similar?