Michael Morpurgo was born on 5th October，1943 in the south of England.He and his brother were moved from London when the Second World War began.
Michael went to two different boarding schools when he was growing up.He particularly enjoyed playing rugby and singing but he often felt homesick and missed home.After school，Michael joined the army but he did not enjoy being shouted at and so he left shortly afterwards.Michael then decided to go to university instead.
After graduating from university，Michael became a primary school teacher and taught in a small school in Kent.He loved teaching and his favourite thing to do was to read stories to his class.When he ran out of stories to read to them，Morpurgo started to write his own.His first book was written in 1974 and was called "It Never Rains：Five Stories".Morpurgo has stated that the days he spent teaching are some of the happiest of his life.
Michael left teaching after ten years and bought a farm with his wife.Together they began a charity called Farms for City Children.This charity offers children who live in poorer，inner-cities the chance to come and stay on a working farm for a week.Children learn from hands-on experience about how to care for animals and how to work with others as part of a team.The charity is still running today，and thousands of children have been to stay at one of the three farms that the charity now owns.
Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books for children.He writes about children and their relationships with older people and animals.He also writes stories about wars.Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays，including War Horse，which is now well known around the world.Another popular book is Kensuke's Kingdom，which he wrote in 1999.
（1）Michael Morpurgo is a famous British writer，isn't he？
Yes，he is.Yes，he is.
（2）What did Michael probably dislike about his boarding school life？
He often felt homesick and missed home.He often felt homesick and missed home.
（3）When did Michael begin writing stories for children？
When he ran out of stories to read to his class.When he ran out of stories to read to his class.
（4）How long had Michael been teaching before he bought a farm？
For ten years.For ten years.
（5）What do children do in Farms for City Children？
They care for animals and work with others as part of a team.They care for animals and work with others as part of a team.
（6）Why do you think many of Michael's books are set in war time？
Because he experienced the period of time when the Second World War was happening.Because he experienced the period of time when the Second World War was happening.
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【答案】Yes，he is.；He often felt homesick and missed home.；When he ran out of stories to read to his class.；For ten years.；They care for animals and work with others as part of a team.；Because he experienced the period of time when the Second World War was happening.
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