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WORKSHEET 1 PAST SIMPLE

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
William Shakespeare is a very famous British playwright and poet.
To find out about his life, complete the following text using the right form of the
verbs in brackets.

A.
William Shakespeare (1) _____________ (be) born in
Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. He (2) _____________ (grow)
up there and (3) _____________ (go) to school where he
(4)_____________ (learn) poetry, history, Greek and Latin.

When William (5) _____________ (be) eighteen he

(6)_____________ (marry) Anne Hathaway, who
7)_____________ (be) eight years older than William.

They (8) _____________ (have) three children – a daughter

named Susanna and twins named Hamnet and Judith. William Shakespeare
He (9) _____________ (move) to London and (10)_____________ (become)
an actor at the age of 21. Shakespeare (11)_____________ (write) several plays
throughout his career – comedies, histories and later tragedies.
With some friends he (12)_____________ (build) a theatre in London, named ‘The Globe’. Most of his
plays (13)_____________ (be) performed there.
His most famous plays are: The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's
Dream, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.
He (14)____________ (become) a very wealthy man; he (15)____________ (retire) to Stratford-upon-Avon where he
(16)____________ (die) on April 23, 1616 at the age of 52.

He is considered one of the greatest English writers of all time.

B. All the following sentences have a mistake. Identify it and correct it:
1. William Shakespeare leaved Strafford-upon-Avon to go to London.
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Shakespeare’s family don’t move with him to London.
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Where Shakespeare go to school?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Shakespeare also write poems.
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Shakespeare perform in his plays?
____________________________________________________________________________

A famous quotation from a Shakespeare play:

“To be or not to be, that is the question” – Hamlet
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

ADJECTIVES

A. Look at the pictures and compare them. Use the following adjectives in the comparative form.

A. Before B. After

• dirty • pleasant • polluted • clean

Picture A shows __________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Picture B shows ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

B. Complete the blanks with an adjective beginning with the letter given.
1. Everyone helped cleaning the beach, but Mary helped the m_________________.
2. Peter would feel a lot h__________________ if you let him help as well.
3. You were ill yesterday. Are you feeling any b__________________ today?
4. Mary is wearing her b__________________ dress. She’s going to a party.
5. The weather is getting w__________________.
6. Peter’s sister is 2 years o__________________ than him. She’s 21.
7. Today is very hot. It must be the h__________________ day of the year.
8. This exercise is h__________________ than I thought.

Practise your pronunciation with this "tongue twister":

Which witch wished which wicked wish?
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WORKSHEET 3

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE

A. Write for or since.

1. Peter has been in Lisbon ________________ Monday.
2. He has been in Lisbon ___________ four days.
3. Nelson has lived in Lisbon ________________ 27 years.
4. It’s been raining ________________ hours.
5. Stella and Mary have been best friends (BFFs)
________________ a long time.
6. Stella and Mary have been best friends (BFFs)
________________ 2008.
7. I have lived in this flat ________________ three years.
8. I haven’t had a French test ________________ some time.

B. Answer the questions. Use ago in your answers.

1. When was your last test? _________________________________________________
2. When was the last time you did your homework? ____________________________
3. When was the last time you read a book? ___________________________________
4. When was the last time you cleaned your room? _____________________________
5. When was the last time you texted your friends? ____________________________

C. Been or gone? Circle the best option.

1. Somebody told me you have just been / gone to Paris.
2. Where have you been / gone? I’ve been looking for you.
3. James is away. He has been / gone to Germany for a few days.
4. Have you ever been / gone to London?

D. Complete the following text about travelling using the verbs in the right tense.
In recent years, travelling (1)______________ (become) much easier and faster. In the 19th century, it
(2)______________ (take) a long time to cross North America by wagon. The trip
(3)_____________________ (be) very difficult and dangerous. Now things (4)_____________________

(change) a lot and it just takes a few hours to fly from New York to San Francisco.
I (5)________________ (visit / never) Canada, but I (6)____________ (travel) to USA a few times. Last time I
(7)______________ (go) there I (8)______________ (visit) California, Arizona and Nevada. I

(9)______________ (spend) a month travelling.

I (10)___________ (fly) over the Grand Canyon and (11)___________ (drive) along Route 66.
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Solve this brain teaser: What are the next three letters in the
following sequence?
J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, ___, ___, ___, ___.
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

A. Find the words below in the word
puzzle in all directions, horizontally, S N D N M Y Q Q Y Z Y T M M X X Y
N V Z Z T I T D T L M T L Z R J K
diagonally or vertically.
O X Z N N B L L R K Q B D A E R B
I E G M D Y L K B A S U Y N B K J
N W C Y L C T C B E R T S E J Q Y
O T T I O V H R O T Y T F R N N J
V R Z F R E J T U D T E I K A O T
G M F S E N A P N H Z R S E C E H
T E K S E T R G N G G N H H G W P
E W E R O H W A T E R O O M P G Y
S E L P P A C L J G W C Y L E W S
S U G A R D V I F L O U R L B A S
B G N B P Z O Q W L L P P G B A T
J Q P B N Q L O A D L B N T L T M
P V J W R G Z T F D N G R T J X Z
Y Q D R D D E Q X G J A W T B Q P
W X N V N P W Y X R D M S X M Y N

• Apples • Pears • Coffee • Flour • Potatoes • Rice

• Salt • Milk • Yoghurt • Cheese • Honey • Tea
• Water • Onions • Sugar •Sandwiches • Food • Fish
• Meat • Chocolate • Eggs • Bread • Butter
B. Choose four countable nouns and four
uncountable nouns and write sentences with them. Use some / little / a little / a few / any.
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________

1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________
C. Build questions. Use How much and How many.
1. (bread) _________________________________________________________________
2. (sandwiches) ____________________________________________________________
3. (tea) ____________________________________________________________________
4. (apples) _________________________________________________________________

Practise your pronunciation: I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
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WORKSHEET 5

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
RELATIVE PRONOUNS

A. Write sentences. Use a beginning in box 1 and match it to an ending in box 2.

The first one is done for you.

1. 2.

a doctor a playwright steals things arrests criminals

an actor a singer helps children to learn paints walls and
a carpenter a police officer acts in plays, films professionally surfaces
a painter a teacher makes music with words treats sick people
a thief builds or repairs wooden objects
writes dramatic shows

1. A doctor is a person who treats sick people.

2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________
8. _________________________________________________________________________
9. _________________________________________________________________________

B. Join the two sentences using a relative pronoun. The first one is done for you.
1. The teacher always asks me questions. The questions are difficult to answer.
The teacher always asks me questions which / that are difficult to answer.
2. Some people live next door. They are very friendly.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Have you seen the car keys? They were on my desk.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. A lawn mower is a machine. It is used to cut grass.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. There goes the man. His dog is very noisy.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Jane is wearing my jeans. They are very tight.
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Solve this brain teaser: Which word is the odd one out:
First Second Third Forth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth.
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WORKSHEET 6

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

CONDITIONALS

A. Choose the correct form.

1. If the weather is / will be nice tomorrow, we can have
a picnic.
2. If I am / will be late for dinner, don’t wait for me.
3. If you speak / will speak Spanish slowly, I can
understand you.
4. We’ll miss the train if we don’t hurry / won’t hurry.
5. If you are / will be hungry, have something to eat.
6. Do you mind if I close / will close the window? It’s
cold in here.
7. John, if you aren’t / won’t be careful, you’ll drop the
plates.
8. If you leave / will leave now, you’ll arrive on time.

B. Build sentences with the words given.

1. If / you / want / to help / save the environment /, / you / have to / do your part.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. If / you / reuse / plastic bags /, / you / reduce / your carbon footprint.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. If / you / clean / the forests /, / you / prevent / summer forest fires.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. If / you / recycle / paper /, / you / save / some trees.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. If / you / not use / the car / so often /, / you / not pollute / so much.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. If / it / rains / a lot / in winter /, / dams / get full.
_________________________________________________________________________
7. If / you / turn on / the lights / when you need them /, / your electricity bill / be smaller.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. If / you / draw / the curtains / at dusk /, / you / keep / heat in.
_________________________________________________________________________

Practise your pronunciation:

She sells seashells on the seashore.
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WORKSHEET 7

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
MODALS

A. Can you do these things? Write sentences about yourself using the
following verbs / expressions.
Use can / can’t.

• ride a bike • speak English • play the piano

• drive • skate • dance kizomba

1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________

B. Using the same verbs, begin your sentence with When I was younger…
Use could / couldn’t.
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________________

C. Fill in the blanks with must or have to:

1. The Hobbit is a fantastic film. You _____________ see it.
2. I _____________ go the ATM (Automatic Teller Machine).
I have no money.
3. The car park isn’t free. You _____________ pay.
4. My tooth hurts. I _____________ go to the dentist.
5. School begins at 8:30. I _____________ get up at 7:30.
6. These trousers are too small. You _____________ buy a new pair.
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Solve this brain teaser:

Johnny’s mother had three children. The first was April. The second was May. What was
the name of the third child?
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WORKSHEET 8

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS (REVISION)

A. Use the adverbs of frequency sometimes, never, often,

always, usually. Rewrite the sentences and insert them into
the correct place.
1. I have breakfast before coming to school. (always)
____________________________________________________
2. I have a shower before coming to school. (sometimes)
____________________________________________________
3. I am late for school. (never)
____________________________________________________
4. Mary gets up at 7 o’clock. (always)
____________________________________________________
5. I ride my bike in the summer. (often)
_________________________________________________________________________
6. What time do you go to bed? (usually)
_________________________________________________________________________

B. Complete the sentences with the verb in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. I’m sorry, Miss. I ____________________ (not understand).
Could you repeat that, please?
2. Listen! Your classmate ____________________ (speak).
3. Where ____________________ (you / come) from? From the United
Kingdom?
4. I usually ____________________ (drive) to work, but today I
____________________ (go) by bus.
5. James _____________ (have) a driving lesson at the moment.
6. I’m not feeling well. I ______________ (want) to go home now.
7. Where are the children? They ___________________ (play) in the garden.

C. Build questions for the underlined parts of the sentences.

1. I go to the cinema every week. How often__________________________________ ?
2. Yes, I like reading very much. ____________________________________________ ?
3. She is watching television. What __________________________________________ ?
4. She is a teacher. What __________________________________________________ ?
5. I have toast and coffee with milk for breakfast. What _______________________ ?
6. Your friends are coming tomorrow. When __________________________________ ?

Practise your pronunciation: Chop shops stock chops.

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WORKSHEET 9

Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
DIRECTIONS
A. Match each sign with the right word or expression.

1. a) Go along the river 7. a) Cross the bridge

b) Go up the hill b) Go straight on
c) Turn right c) Take the second road on
the right
2. a) Go straight on
8. a) Go straight on
b) Cross the bridge
b) Cross the bridge
c) Go down the hill
c) Go towards the church

3. a) Take the second

9. a) traffic lights
road on the right
b) roundabout
b) Go down the hill
c) pet shop
c) Turn right

4. a) Cross the bridge 10. a) crossroads

b) Turn left b) church
c) Go straight on c) bridge

5. a) Go up the hill 11. a) river

b) Turn left b) corner
c) Go along the river c) car park

6. a) Go straight on 12. a) car park

b) Take the first road b) roundabout
on the left c) traffic lights
c) Go down the hill

B. Build the dialogue and give directions. Cinema

The tourist wants to go to the castle.
Tourist: Excuse me, how can I go to the castle?
_________________________________________ Castle
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

PAST CONTINUOUS

A. Write sentences using the Past Continuous. Begin with:

Yesterday at 3 o’clock…

1. Mary / read / newspaper.

_________________________________________________________________________
2. Peter / cut / the grass.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. The children / play / football.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. I / study / for my Maths test.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. Margaret / wait / at the bus shop.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Bruce / watch / TV.
_________________________________________________________________________

B. Describe what these people were doing last Sunday in the afternoon. Use the verbs in the box.

• chat • wash the dishes • take a nap • work

• watch a football match • listen to music

1. ___________________ 2. ___________________ 3. ___________________

4. ___________________ 5. ___________________ 6. ___________________

Practise your pronunciation: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
HOLIDAY PLACES

A. Find 5 words in the puzzle for each holiday place and write them in the table below.

V S W I M S U I T N C N S S F M U
I L E S U N S C R E E N E I C N O
S T C B E A C H U M B R E L L A N
I S I G H T S E E I N G B M N G G
T B I E F U I L D U C E I N N N L
I S U T T R I S E I E N E I I B L
N T E T R E C I N E V S D B I I I
G C C I M W R R G O P I M G I N P
M O U N T A I N E E R I N G G O I
U M D G G L P I I E L K N G T C S
S P S S U K E G K C I E E G B U I
E A H U M I M I S U E T N L B L E
U S O N S N B F I M C A M E R A P
M S R T T G F L I P F L O P S R G
S R T A K I N G P I C T U R E S M
S M S N L B I R D W A T C H I N G
I C C C P H R A S E B O O K I N R

Seaside Mountain City Countryside

1. _______________ 1. _______________ 1. _______________ 1. _______________

2._______________ 2._______________ 2._______________ 2._______________
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3._______________ 3._______________ 3._______________ 3._______________

4. _______________ 4. _______________ 4. _______________ 4. _______________
5. _______________ 5. _______________ 5. _______________ 5. _______________
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PLANNING A TRIP

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B. Choose the best holiday for each of these people.
In the cards, write where you think they will spend their holiday.

1. Mrs Bell wants to see wild animals.

2. John wants to practise his French.
3. Dr. Wallis wants to sit in the sun.
4. Mrs Grey wants to go climbing.
5. Mr Walker wants to see the world’s greatest paintings.
6. Lisa wants to learn more about computers.

C. What about you? Where would you like to go?

Write a few sentences about your favourite
destination and justify your answer.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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TRAVELLING ABROAD
D. Choose the right word.

WORKSHEETS
1. We still have to (book / make) a hotel and to buy our plane tickets.
2. I'm leaving tomorrow and I still haven’t (packed / stacked) my suitcases.
3. I always get great deals on hotels because my friend is a (trip / travel) agent.
4. A "bed and (breakfast / food)" is a private home which takes in guests.
5. It is often very expensive to travel during (peak / expensive) season.
6. Arranging (acclimation / accommodation) means arranging a place to stay (like a hotel, guest house,
etc.)
7. A (package / combined) tour / holiday is one that includes air, hotel, and often food.

E. During a flight, two suitcases came undone and some of the contents got mixed up.
Look at the list of contents below and decide which objects belong together.
There are different possibilities, but you must finish with nine objects in each suitcase.

• sleeping bag • waistcoat • nail file

• electric shaver • knife, fork and spoon • tights
• suntan lotion • woollen hat • silk blouse
• tin opener • three silk ties • file
• mp3 player • finnish phrasebook • umbrella
• map of the Algarve • beach towel • bikini
• two T-shirts • anorak • diary
• calculator • high-heeled shoes • cream for mosquito bites
• travelling iron • hotel receipt

SUITCASE A
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
6. ____________________
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
9. ___________________
SUITCASE B
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
6. ____________________
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
9. ___________________

F. What can you say about the owner of each suitcase?

Gender Interests / hobbies Holiday Personality

(male or female) destination
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HOLIDAYS

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G. Imagine you are going on holidays. Write down nine things your suitcase might
contain. Try to choose objects which say something about your age,
personality and interests.

1. ______________________ 6. ______________________

2. ______________________ 7. ______________________

3. ______________________ 8. ______________________

4. ______________________ 9. ______________________

5. ____________________

H. Phrasal verbs are made of two parts, the main verb and a particle. Look at
the pictures and then choose the correct parts from A and B to describe them.

A Get; Look; See; Take; Check; Check; Look; Get

B around; out; back; in; off; forward; off; away

1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________

_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

5._______________ 6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________

_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
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SENDING A POSTCARD

I. Can you read this message? Write the correct words in the spaces.

WORKSHEETS
Oak 1) __________ House 2) __________
Street Cornwal
August 2014

Dear 3)__________,
Thank you for your 4) __________. How are you?

I am on 5) _________ now. We are staying by the 6)__________.

We can 7)__________ and play on the 8)__________ every day. We

are staying in a 9)__________ near the 10)__________ .

Our 11)__________ is here too. His name is 12)__________. He is

black and white.

It's very nice here. The 13)__________ is 14)__________ . What

are you doing this holiday?

Can you come and stay with me? Please 15)__________ me at

16)__________.

On 17)__________ day.

Best wishes 18)__________

J. Imagine you are on holidays abroad. Send a message to a friend following the model.

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
✍
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

HOBBIES
A. Sally has a free time activity which is hidden in the crossword puzzle.
Try to find out what it is after you discover all the
other leisure activities shown in the pictures.

1
2
3
4
5
6

7
8
9
10
11

B. Which of the activities mentioned above are indoor? Which are outdoor?

INDOOR OUTDOOR

C. Name three activities mentioned above which you like doing and three which you don’t like. Say
why.
____________________________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
PARALYMPIC SPORTS

A. Try to decode the Paralympic sports represented in the pictures as fast as you can.
Each group of three letters represents a number.

ABC ➞ 1 DEF ➞ 2 GHI ➞ 3

JKL ➞ 4 MNO ➞ 5 PQR ➞ 6

STU ➞ 7 VW ➞ 8 YZ ➞ 9

1. 7 3 7 7 3 5 3 V 5 4 4 2 9 B 1 4 4

_______________________________________________________

2. 3 5 1 4 B 1 4 4

________________________________________________________

3. 1 5 C 1 3 1

________________________________________________________

4. W 3 2 2 4 1 3 1 4 6 F 2 5 1 4 5 3

________________________________________________________

5. 2 6 7 2 7 T 6 3 1 5

________________________________________________________

6. C 9 1 4 3 5 3 7 6 1 1 4

________________________________________________________

7. 7 3 5 5 T 3 5 3

________________________________________________________

8. 7 8 3 5 M 3 5 3

________________________________________________________

9. A 7 3 4 2 7 3 1 7

________________________________________________________

10. 1 6 C 3 2 6 9

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B. The following anagrams correspond to a few pieces of sports equipment.
Unscramble them. The pictures may help you.
1. dsfurbroa _________________
2. rcakte _________________
3. pracaheut _________________
4. soggleg _________________
5. emlthe _________________
6. hroes _________________
7. astke _________________
8. gtatre ________________
9. csorbeodar _________________
10. rguybblal _________________
11. epdadl _________________
12. twsmiusi _________________
13. btogonga _________________
14. gvleos _________________
15. abt _________________
16. ogla _________________
17. issk _________________
18. rmatstes _________________

C. Take the letters in bold and put them in the correct order. They will spell a
different sport, specially played in the last weekend in May each year (the Spring
Bank holiday) on the top of the very steep Cooper's Hill in Gloucester, England.

C
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TIME OUT: SPORTS AND PHRASAL VERBS

D. Solve the crossword puzzle by reading the clues.

WORKSHEETS
1
3 F 4
2 W P

5 B 6
C 7
L S

8
11 W O

9 K D

10 C

Across
2. To get rid of by work or effort.
5. There is a basket at each end
of the court. The players have
to run and bounce the ball at
the same time.
11. To exercise or practise to
improve fitness, or for athletic
competition.
9. To strike with a hard blow.
10. The athletes use a bicycle to
move as fast as they can.
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1. A game played by two teams of 15
players. They use an oval ball.
3. Team sport in which the ball can only be
touched with the feet; only a specific
player can touch it with the hands.
4. A weightlifting competition, which
envolves lots of strength.
6. To warm down after physical exercise
allowing the body to reach a resting
state.
7. The athletes have races in boats which
haven’t got an engine.
8. The prepare for sport by exercising,
stretching, or practicing for a short
time before you start.
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

FOOD / DRINK

A. There are more than 35 things to eat and drink in this word search. How fast
can you find them?

I R T O L Y M C R F R U I T J U I C E Y
Q S O S P A G H E T T I L S A L A D P B
H A M B U R G E R O U P R Y U W L W N U
C R A N W O R E B A C O N P L G A R M T
S P T O R L S S E R C H O C O L A T E T
C S O L P C R E E C O O B L P T S R E E
O L M E A T S B F P C Q N U T U A W S R
R M F J P B L Q S N A H Z O U A R T C E
T I E F P O B B G H C R I C E V C J O K
N L P L L E J W R P O S D P S O Z R E T
O K M V E S P F I E L R G H S B S P F R
S O R L U T Y P T E A Y U W B I F D E G
S C G K O S T M E B D D S A U S A G E F
S O R A N G E E P R Q B W F V C P P C L
B L U F A F P O O U B S Q R I U Y O W S
S Q U P S I C E C R E A M C H I C K E N
W Q H R O S J U A G B L N O V T L T G E
P M D B B H J N K S S T D A P R B H G W
O L E M O N A D E Y T S P O N I O N G K
L G L O U A M S A N D W I C H A E P R B

Your score:

Over 35 = Excellent
25-35 = Good
15-25 = Fair
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
A PICNIC

A. Compare the pictures and write what is different in each of them.

For example: In picture B there is some fruit salad. There aren’t any chips.

Use this sentence form in your answers:

There is some / a few / a little / few / little / a, an…….
There are some / a few / a little / few / little
There isn’t any…… There aren’t any…..
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

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AT THE SUPERMARKET

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B. Insert the products under each category.

• apples • pepper • salt • salmon • curry • grapes • milk

• chocolate • butter • pork chops • veal • orange juice • cheese
• plaice • rolls • lettuce • cauliflower • sliced loaf • bagel
• cola • chicken • raspberries • broccoli • garlic
• yoghurt • lamb

Costcutter
Harvest Mills, Common Road, Dunnington, York, YO19 5RY
Company Registration Number – 2059678
VAT Registration number – 847206620

Fruit Condiments
_________ £1,50 _________ £0,70
_________ £0,75 _________ £1,00
_________ £2,00 _________ £0,34

Cookies Dairy products

_________ £1,00 _________ £1,80
_________ £0,80 _________ £2,00
_________ £5,00
Vegetables
_________ £0,80 Fish
_________ £0,98 _________ £6,00
_________ £1,60 _________ £7,00
_________ £2,00
Bread
Drinks _________ £1,00
_________ £1,00 _________ £1,80
_________ £1,00 _________ £1,00

Meat
_________ £5,00
_________ £6,00
_________ £3,12
_________ £5,60
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C. Which basket belongs to each of the customers?

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A. 1
I’d like some milk
and some leek
but I don’t want
any lettuce.

B. 2

I’d like some

wine and some
bread but I don’t
want any leek.

C. 3
I’d like some
carrots, some
jam and olives
but I don’t want
any cheese.

D. 4

I’d like a
cabbage and
some grapes but
I don’t want any
milk.
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D. What goes inside each one of the containers? Write an ingredient for each one the them.

1. A bag of ___________________________ 7. A glass of ____________________________

2. A bottle of _________________________
3. A box of ___________________________
4. A can of ___________________________
5. A carton of ________________________
6. A cup of ___________________________
8. A jug of ______________________________
9. A packet of ___________________________
10. A pot of _____________________________
11. A tin of _____________________________
12. A tube of ___________________________

E. Look at the picture for 2 minutes. Hide it.

Can you remember how much food there was in the fridges?
Write sentences.
For example: There were some tomatoes…
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
EATING OUT

A. Complete the menu with some of the items below.

Menu

Starters: _______________________ _______________________________

_______________________________ _______________________________

_______________________________ Desserts: ______________________

Main courses: __________________ _______________________________

_______________________________ _______________________________

_______________________________ Drinks: ________________________

Salads: ________________________ _______________________________

• Chocolate • Ice cream • Mineral water • Shrimp cocktail
_______________________________
• Apple pie _______________________________
• Tomato salad • Roasted chicken
• Mango juice • Chicken soup • Green salad with mayonnaise
• Custard chocolate trifle • Tuna salad
• Barbecued pork ribs • Tomato soup • Red wine
• Grilled salmon with spinachs • Veal scallops with white sauce • Chocolate fondant

B. You're at the Criterion restaurant. Follow the guidelines and build a dialogue.

You Waiter

Call the waiter. Greets.

Ask for the menu. Gives the menu.

Thank him. Asks If you want a starter.

Say yes and choose a starter. Asks what you would like to eat after that.

Ask for suggestions. Recommends something.

Agree. Asks what you will drink.

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Choose drink. Asks if you want to order dessert.

Answer. Thanks.
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

FOOD AND FLAVOURS

A. A busy restaurant serves the following: meat, fish, vegetable curry, sauces, bread, fruit, wine and
coffee.
lf you heard these complaints from diners, what would they be talking about?
Follow the example:
3. It’s rather lumpy.
2. It’s extremely tough.
1. It’s awfully stale.
_______________
__________________
bread
5. It’s horribly bony.

_______________

6. It’s much too spicy.

__________________

4. It’s very bitter.

_______________
7. It’s too dry.

________________

8. It’s not ripe enough!

___________________
B. Choose from the adjectives below to describe the following
• strong
in different ways. Some of the adjectives can be used more • ripe
than once. • mild
A cup of tea A type of cheese A glass of lemonade
• sparkling
• crumbly
• iced • sweet
1. strong 1. _____________ 1. _____________ • tasty
2. milky 2. _____________ 2. _____________ • tough • weak
3. _____________ 3. _____________ 3. _____________ • refreshing
4. _____________ 4. _____________ 4. _____________
• hard
5. _____________ • dry
5. _____________ 5. _____________
• milky
6. _____________ 6. _____________ 6. _____________
• fizzy
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
EATING PROPERLY

A. What do you know about healthy eating? Say whether the following
statements are Right (✓) or Wrong (✘).

1. You can drink sugary and fizzy drinks

whenever you want.

2. Eat breakfast every day so you’re less likely to

snack on junk food at morning tea.

3. A fortified breakfast cereal served with low-fat

milk can provide plenty of vitamins, mineral
and fibre.

4. Other fast and healthy options include yoghurt

or wholemeal toast.

5. You can skip some meals.

6. Grilling, stir-frying, baking, boiling or

microwaving are healthier than deep frying.

7. We should only drink two glasses of water a

day.

8. Fresh fruit and vegetables are important as

they contain plenty of vitamins and minerals.

9. Animal fat is better than vegetable fat.

10. Rice and pasta don’t contain high levels of

carbohydrates.

11. Reduce the number of your meals and eat

more in each of them.

12. Add salt to your food.

13. Sugar gives you sustained energy.

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14. Eat high-fat foods every time you visit a fast

food outlet with your friends.
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WHOSE ARE THE CLOTHES?

A. Look at these four postcards from Mary’s friends.

Alpine Hotel Paradise Beach

27th March, 2013 1st April, 2013

Dear Mary, Dear Mary,

How are you? I’m having a lovely skiing holiday. I’m writing this on the beach. It’s beautiful here, hot and
The snow is good and the weather’s sunny and sunny. The sea’s very warm and I’m really tanned!
cold. See you soon,
Love, John
Peggy

22 Hill Street Treetop Youth Hostel

Bangor, Wales 5 Green Bank Lane
31/3/2013 Windermere WM 5XL
Dear Mary, April 3rd, 2013
I’m staying with my aunt in Wales over Easter. Dear Mary,
She’s very old so I’m helping her. I’m painting the I hope you are well. I’m on holiday in the Lake District
kitchen and tidying her garden. My poor back! with my mum and dad.
Sally
We’re walking and staying at a different hostel every
night. It’s raining a lot. Yuk!
Best wishes,
Andrew

B. Now look at these clothes. Whose are they?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

They’re Sally’s wellingtons.

1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. __________________________________
7. __________________________________
8. __________________________________
9. __________________________________
10. _________________________________
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C. Tyra Banks and Tyson Beckford are famous top models. They have to be well-dressed and change
clothes all the time.

WORKSHEETS
These are some of the accessories, make up and clothes they have used today. Label them
correctly.

• Jeans • Dress • Cap • Lipstick • Top • Belt

• Blouse • Nailpolish • Skirt • Turtleneck • Jacket • Hoody
• Socks • Shoes • Shirt • Boots

1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________

5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________

9. ____________ 10. ____________ 11. ____________ 12. ____________

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D. Match the correct piece of clothing from list A with the correct description from B.
List A List B
a. fur • • 1. handkerchief
b. patterned • • 2. shirt
c. woolen • • 3. coat
d. dark • • 4. sweater
e. short-sleeved • • 5. raincoat
f. collarless • • 6. blouse
g. silk • • 7. hoody
h. plain • • 8. suit
i. child’s • • 9. T-shirt
E. Look at the pictures and complete. Follow the example.

Brad Julia Mark Rose

A plain T-shirt
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

Helen
Frank
Lisa

4. _________________ 5. _________________ 6. _________________

Olivia Anne
Bones

7. _________________ 8. _________________ 9. _________________

F. Choose two pictures and describe the way they are dressed.

1. _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
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G. Look at the picture for two minutes. Then, hide the picture and write all the things you can
remember.

WORKSHEETS
Example: There’s a shirt, there is one pair of shoes….

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
PUTTING THINGS IN ORDER

A. Adjective word order seems complicated but the columns below show a typical order for
describing people and clothes.

Opinion Size Shape Colour Material + Noun

lovely big round grey cotton

ugly tall fat

Put the following words into the correct column above.

• leather • thin • square • blond • long • scruffy

• broad • greenish • gold • cashmere • suede • filthy
• nylon • fair • pointed • huge • dark • steel • pale
• tiny • short • smart • muscular • bright (+colour)

There are exceptions to this order. Adjectives describing opinion can

sometimes be placed after those describing size, shape, or even colour but
this is not always possible.
Example: scruffy, long black hair ✓/ or long, black scruffy hair ✓ / a lovely, long grey dress ✓ / but not a
long, grey lovely dress ✗

B. Complete the following story with adjectives from above.

The woman was able to give the police a detailed description of the thieves. One of the men was tall and (1)
____________ with short (2) ____________ hair, (3) ____________ skin, and blue eyes. He was wearing a (4)
___________ grey suit with a (5) ____________ blue (6) _________ jumper underneath, and he had an
expensive-looking (7) __________ ring on the index finger of his left hand. In contrast, the other man was much
shorter, but with (8) ____________ shoulders and a very (9) ____________ build. He also had short hair but it
was (10) ____________ and quite curly, and his face was (11) __________ than the other man’s with a (12)
____________ chin. His clothes were old and (13) ____________. He wore blue jeans, an old black (14)
____________ jacket, and pair of (15) ____________ red trainers.
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

AT A CLOTHES SHOP
A. What are the people saying? Draw a line from each person to the correct balloon.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

b) Can I help c) Can you

a) It’s too you? d) Sorry!
give me a
big.
smaller
hat, please?

e) That’s too f) Whose

expensive. trousers are g) They’re my
these? husband’s
trousers.
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B. Tyra Banks went into a store to buy some clothes. Complete the dialogue between her and the
shop assistant.

WORKSHEETS
Tyra Banks Shop Assistant

Greets. Greets. Offers to help.

Asks for Italian blouses. Asks about size and colour.

Answers: medium and several colours. Shows some blouses and comments on them.

Asks about the fabrics. Answers: pure velvet.

Asks about the price. Gives the prices of the blouses.

Says they are not very expensive. Comments on the good quality of the blouses.

Agrees to buy the black one. Shows pleasure.

Pays and says goodbye. Thanks and says goodbye.

Tyra: _____________________________________________________________________________!
Shop Assistant: ____________________________________________________________________?
Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________?
Shop Assistant: ____________________________________________________________________?
Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________.
Shop Assistant: ___________________________________________________________________.
Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________?
Shop Assistant: ___________________________________________________________________.
Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________?
Shop Assistant: ___________________________________________________________________.
Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________.
Shop Assistant: ___________________________________________________________________!
Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________!
Shop Assistant: ___________________________________________________________________!
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Tyra: ____________________________________________________________________________.
Shop Assistant: ___________________________________________________________________!
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

WORKSHEETS
NEWSPAPERS
A. In which of the following sections of a newspaper would you find these bits of news?

1. The weather 2. International news 3. Gossip column

4. Entertainments guides 5. Ads 6. Your horoscope
7. Business items 8. Sports 9. Politics

A B
Secretary of State John Kerry will travel
next week to the Middle East to meet with
Palestinian and Israeli leaders about peace
talks that were recently overshadowed by a
new wave of violence in the region.

C
The Football Association is
to investigate WBA striker Nicolas
Anelka after his controversial
gesture against West Ham.
D
This Christmas, Keanu Reeves
stars in a big budget 3-D adaptation of
the tale of the 47 Ronin. Reeves is Kai, a
disgraced swordsman man who joins
Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada) on his quest to
lead 47 outcast warriors seeking
vengeance over an evil overload.
E
Miley Cyrus and Kellan Lutz like
to keep us guessing about their
relationship status. The pop star and the
actor were seen together at the opening
of Beacher's Madhouse in Las Vegas on
Friday, Dec. 27, sparking rumors again
that they might be more than friends.
F
Quite cloudy
with fog and rain.
Temperatures around
15 oC.

H
The day is filled with the energy G
In a year when investors were
of a sentimental and promising
willing to make speculative trades in
Moon/Jupiter trine. Enjoy it while you
emerging technologies, one of the
can because tonight you need to count
hottest areas was (and continues to be)
to ten before you answer.
3D printing. Recent rallies in the sector
Synchronously, the Moon/Saturn
have yielded gains – with stocks rising
conjunction helps you to resist the
several times over in a matter of months.
temptation to stop at four.

I
The massive explosion in downtown Beirut on Friday morning that killed Mohamad
Chatah, a moderate Sunni politician who once served as Lebanon’s ambassador to
Washington, blackened the sleek facades of the redeveloped neighborhood that also formed
the backdrop to the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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B. In two minutes, find as many words as you can connected to TV, Newspapers, Internet /
Computers and the Environment. Then, compare your answers with the class.

The one who has got the most number of words is considered an EXPERT!

• Sports programme • current affairs • spam • hacker • tabloid

• species extinction • presenter • floods • Announcements and Obituary
• message • broadsheet • commercial • malware • soap opera
• global warming • droughts • greenhouse effect • gas emissions
• Classified Ads • Sports page • documentary • wireless • file
• download • headline • Local and Foreign News • byline • space bar
• blogs • password • carbon footprint • Business and Finance
• Home and Culture • memory • webcasts • data • username
• desktop • case • aerial • print • folder • recycle • printer
• mouse • sitcom • keyboard • newscast • online • garbage • scroll
• laptop • solar energy • pollution • reduce • world network
• animated cartoon • send • film • prime time • reuse • emails • log
• broadcast • connect • receive • article • forward • processor
• Editorial page • database

Total:

TV

Total:

Newspaper

Total:

Internet
/Computers

Total:

Environment
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C. Find 18 words related to Mass Media.
T I N I N T P S T I T V R

WORKSHEETS
D A I E N U L I S T E N S
P N H T K M E S A A L R S
T R I C O W A T C H E R P
P N I B I C O G D P V I N
N P I N F O R M A T I O N
C L A A T H D P O Z S L U
E I A A I E S U R E I H B
N T L V D W R I B T O N P
S K N E E A M N L S N N E
O A U N D B T U E B I E T
R P N I A N B A I T U I S
S B O M E E A W O O B P K

D. Solve the crossword puzzle.

1 2
F C
3
4
R 5
6 N
C 7 D

8
P
9 I
11 10
D

12 M

13 N

Across
3. A box-like device with a screen which receives
electrical signals and changes them into moving
images and sounds.
7. A film or television programme that gives facts and
information about a subject.
9. The large system of connected computers around
the world which allows people to share information
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1. A series of moving pictures, usually shown in a
cinema or on television and often telling a story.
2. Advertisements which are broadcasted on
television or radio between and during programmes.
4. A piece of electronic equipment used for listening to
broadcasts.
5. A regularly printed document consisting of news

and communicate with each other.
10. Newspapers and magazines and those parts of
television and radio which broadcast news.
12. A type of thin book with large pages and a paper
cover which contains articles and photographs and is
published every week or month.
13. Information or reports about recent events.
reports, articles, photographs and advertisements that
are printed on large sheets of paper which are folded
together.
6. A television station.
8. A broadcast on television or radio.
11. Serious discussion of a subject in which many
people take part.
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Name: __________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

A. It's always good to be aware of certain

environmental concerns. We all live on this
planet and have to take care of it. Fill in the
gaps with the right word.

1. Exhaust fumes cause a lot of _______________,

especially in big cities.
a. recycling b. pollution

2. Everyone should learn to _______________ (=save) energy. Do not leave your TV on "Standby".
a. conserve b. converse

3. Nancy is _______________ about pollution. This is why she takes underground instead of driving.
a. cornered b. concerned

4. _______________ is much healthier than driving, and it doesn't pollute the air.
a. Baking b. Biking

5. David saves water by not letting it _______________ when he's brushing his teeth.
a. run b. jog

6. Another way to save water is to take a ______________ and make it a quick one!
a. bath b. shower

7. Many unethical companies _______________ their waste into rivers. Shame on them!
a. dump b. give

8. _________________, which is partly caused by exhaust fumes from cars, is a very big problem in many
cities around the world.
a. Smog b. Smoke

9. _______________ rain occurs when pollution in the air is absorbed by water droplets in clouds. It’s very
bad for forests and crops.
a. Dirty b. Acid

10. Oil _______________ can pollute sea water and kill marine life. The big oil companies need to be
more careful.
a. soil b. spills
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KEY FOR SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES

A. Read the following sentences about going to

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a Bookshop.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

1. Sarah ___________ to spend some of her pocket

money on a book.
A decided B enjoyed C thought

2. On Saturday morning she ___________ a bus

into town.
A went B travelled C took

3. Sarah ___________ nearly an hour in the bookshop.

A spent B left C rested

4. She ___________ a science fiction book.

A asked B chose C looked

5. The book was very ___________ It had over 300 pages!

A high B great C heavy

B. Complete the five conversations. Follow the example.

Could you
really afford
A. Sure. They were on sale.
those
expensive B. Maybe. They weren’t
shoes? cheap.

C. Why not? They were

luxurious.

1. May I leave now? A. Before dawn.

B. Yes, that’s fine.
C. Not at all.
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2. Here it is. A. Thank you very much.
B. You’re welcome.
C. That’s all right.

3. A. Will I turn it on.

If I were you, I wouldn’t watch that B. You didn’t put it on.
programme. C. Let’s turn it off then.

4. You’ve grown out of these jeans! A. Yes, they are too tight.
B. Yes, they are too loose.
C. Yes, I love dressing up.

5. May I come in? A. Not at all.

B. Yes, of course.
C. Before 5:30.

C. Complete the conversation between Mrs Rowling and an official from the AAA (Animal Aid
Association).
What does Mrs Rowling say to the official?
Choose 5 sentences to complete the dialogue.

A. How will you do that?

B. Oh, it is 24 Oxford Street.
C. It's my cat, Olive. She went up a tree, and she's stuck.
D. Hello, I wonder if you could help me?
E. Well, it's the first time it has happened to me!
F. It was running after a mouse.
G. Will he be able to help?
H. Good morning, sir.

Official: Good morning, madam.

Mrs Rowling: (1) __________________________________
Official: Well, I’ll try. What is the problem?
Mrs Rowling: (2) __________________________________
Official: I see. Well, we must get it down.
Mrs Rowling: (3) __________________________________
Official: By sending one of our cat experts around to your house.
Mrs Rowling: (4) __________________________________
Official: Oh, I think so. It's not a very unusual problem.
Mrs Rowling: (5) __________________________________
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D. Read the article about lunch in a school cafeteria.

Are sentences 1-7 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B)?
If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B) choose 'Doesn’t say' (C).

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LUNCH
By Anonymous, Oklahoma City

Twelve. That is the number of people who can fit at a lunch table in my school
cafeteria. Yet, despite that small number, as I eat my bagel I may be sitting in
between the class nerd and a kid who is struggling to pass his classes. Or, I could
end up next to a black atheist and across from a strong Hispanic Catholic. Like
most high schoolers, I eat with the same 12 people every day. Yet my table is far
from ordinary.
In both high schools I have attended, students organize themselves in the
cafeteria subconsciously by race, class, and GPA (grade-point average) with few exceptions. When people see my lunch
table, it confuses them. They call it a “hot mess.” It's out of the ordinary; to them it just doesn't make sense.
However, to me it makes more sense than sitting with a bunch of people who are reflections of myself. I have learned
more about different cultures in the US from that table than I ever learned in a classroom. I have tasted true Mexican
tamale, learned what it takes to maintain a black girl's hair, and have been taught how to properly pronounce the word
“swagger.”
But most touchingly, I have learned the trials that face each culture. I have gotten a taste of the prejudice they still face.
I have begun to break down the walls I had subconsciously put up in my mind. All this from a little daily exposure to 11
people.
My lunch table is more than a place to eat. It has taught me a lesson about prejudice and stereotypes, and has opened
my mind to a whole world full of people, a lesson I hope to take with me wherever I go.
http://teenink.com/hot_topics/pride_prejudice/article/498141/Lunch/

1. The twelve people are from different races and religions.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2. At lunch, students don’t usually sit together according to their origins.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
3. The multicultural group at lunch table was organised by the writer.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
4. The writer’s lunch table looks confusing and messy for an ordinary student.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5. You can acquire new vocabulary and different customs at the writer’s lunch table.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
6. The writer has experienced discrimination through his mates.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
7. The author has learnt to be more tolerant.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
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E. Read the article about basketball.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

BASKETBALL
James Naismith invented basketball (1) ____________ 1891. He was
Canadian but he (2) ____________ in the USA. He was a teacher at
Springfield Training in Massachusetts. He taught sport but he thought there
(3) ____________ any interesting games to play indoors in winter. So, he
decided to invent a new game. (4) ____________ students played the first
game of basketball in the school gym in 1891. There were nine players on
each team. They used a football. They put peach baskets on the wall. Players
had to throw the ball (5) ____________ the basket. That’s why he called the
game basketball. A man climbed a ladder to take the ball out of the basket.
Luckily only one player (6) ____________ the ball into the basket in the first
game.
Today basketball is an international sport. In the United States, the National
Basketball Association (NBA) has got some of the (7) ____________ players in the world. It is composed
of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the USA and one in Canada. The League was founded in New York City
(8) ____________ June 6th 1946 as Basketball Association of America (BAA). The name NBA was
adopted in 1949.

1. A in B by C at

2. A lives B lived C has lived

3. A wasn’t B were C weren’t

4. A Her B His C Their

5. A up B over C into

6. A got B get C will get

7. A good B better C best

8. A in B on C at
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F. Read this information about a man who wants to open a bank account. Fill the information on the
application in the spaces provided.

Jack McClelland wants to open a bank account for himself and his family. He was born in Scotland, but
now he and his family live in London at 11 Watling St. His wife is called Emma, and she is 45 years old –

KEY FOR SCHOOLS

the same age as Jack. Their two children, Ethan and Oliver, are at the university.

First name: Jack

Family name:
Age:
Country of birth:
Address:
Wife's name: Emma
Number of children:

G. Read the two notes about school books. Fill in the information on the bookshop order form.
For questions 1-5, write the information missing.

14 Oxford Street
Books you’ll need this year: London
A History of the American People
11th February
by Paul Johnson Chloe,
A Dictionary of Geography I’ll give you 4 pounds for your
by Susan Mayhew old school geography book.
When you’re at the bookshop
Order from: tomorrow, can you order the
Blackwell’s Bookshop history book I need?
100 Chairing Cross Road,
Thanks,
Leicester Square, London,
Kenny Cunningham
WC2H 0JG

Customer: Kenny Cunningham

Address: (1) ____________________________
Name of the Geography book: (2) ____________________________
Writer: (3) ____________________________
Price he pays: (4) ____________________________
Date of order: (5) ____________________________
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