Name: …………………………..

VOCABULARY

1 Who’s reading what? Match the speakers in A to the text types in B.

A B
1. “To view photos, press the play button.” …… a. novel
2. “This chocolate bar has got 250 calories.” …… b. text message
3. “Zara is having a big sale on coats.” …… c. recipe
4. “There’s a lot of information here on the planet Jupiter.” …… d. travel guide
5. “Stephen King’s new book is great!” …… e. book review
6. “Now we add the eggs and the sugar.” …… f. encyclopedia entry
7. “This has got a list of the best tourist sites.” …… g. label
8. “It all happened on a cold and rainy night.” …… h. instruction manual
9. “It’s from Jane. She wrote, ‘W8 4 me’.” …… i. poem
10. “This one doesn’t rhyme. It’s written in another style.” …… j. advertisement

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

comics • website • article • blog • letter

1. A lot of people read Emily’s …………………… . She writes about her life, feelings and opinions.
2. Jeff likes reading …………………… because he enjoys looking at the drawings.
3. I wrote a …………………… of complaint to the hotel manager.
4. Did you read the …………………… about Bono in last Sunday’s Times?
5. This is the best …………………… for cheap flights in Europe. There are always special deals here.

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GRAMMAR

3 Look at the picture. Then complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
Use the affirmative or negative form of the Present Perfect Simple.

Tom Jane

1. Tom …………………… already …………………… (pay) for his books.

2. Jane …………………… just …………………… (take) her purse out of her bag.
3. Nobody ……………………………… (tidy) the shop recently.
4. Stephenie Meyer ……………………………… (be) at Martin’s Bookshop yet.
5. The sales assistant ……………………………… (answer) the telephone yet.

4 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect
Simple. Put the time expression in the correct place.

1. you / eat / Thai / food / before / ? (ever)

Have you ever eaten Thai food before?
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2. Ellen / ride / her / bike / to / school / . (yesterday)
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3. I / ride / a / motorbike / . (never)
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4. Ellen / show / you / the photos / from / our trip / ? (yet)
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5. Mark’s / computer / break / . (two weeks ago)
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