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ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE ODIVELAS PREPARATION FOR THE TEST TH

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GROUP I – READING SKILLS The following text is an e-mail message. Read it carefully. Dear all, I really missed you at Easter. I’m sorry we didn’t get together but I only had a week off school and I couldn’t go home. A friend from school invited me and I went to her house I Scotland where I spent a wonderful time. The school is magnificent and the drama course is what I really wanted. I was very lucky to meet some wonderful people here and I have a group of special friends who come from other countries too. These have been the best days of my life. Some subjects are very interesting: I have Music, Dancing and Drama. These are my favourite subjects because I want to be an actress. These classes are usually in the new part of the building, in one of the auditoriums. My other subjects – English, History and Maths – are the most demanding because I have to read a lot. I’m loving being here but I miss you all very much. Kisses and hugs,

Vocabulary

Molly

Drama course – curso de teatro Wonderful (adjective) – maravilhoso Building (noun) – edifício Demanding (adjective) – exigente 1.

Answer to the questions on the text. a) b) c) d)

How long were Molly’s Easter holidays? Where did she spend Easter? What are her favourite subjects? What job does she want to do?

2.

Find evidence of the following statements in the text and underline the corresponding sentences or phrases. a) Molly wasn’t home for Easter holidays. b) Easter in Northern Britain was fantastic. c) The time Molly spends at school is great. d) Her course corresponds to her expectations. e) Her friends aren’t from Britain either.

3.

Underline the verbs in the 1 paragraph. 3.1. Put a tick (

) in the verb tenses used.

st

a) Present Simple b) Future c) Past Simple d) Present continuous 4.

Now complete the rule: The Past Simple…   

…of the verb ‘to be’ is ____________ for the singular and _____________ for the plural forms. …of the regular verbs is formed with ____________ in the end of the verb. …of irregular verbs is formed with a different form of the verb.

2008/2009

1/2 Teacher: Elsa Maximiano

ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE ODIVELAS PREPARATION FOR THE TEST TH

7 FORM

GROUP II GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1. Where is Pinky? Complete the sentences using the PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE.

a) The cat is ___ the table.

b) The cat is ___ the girl.

e) The cat is ___ the chairs.

f) The cat is ___.

c) The cat is ___ the table.

g) The cat is __.

d) The cat is ___ the drawer.

h) The cat is ___ the painting.

2. Write the nouns in the PLURAL. a) b) c) d) e)

City – ________________ Animal – ________________ Bus – ________________ Film – ________________ Woman – ________________

f) g) h) i) j)

Boy Girl Child Shelf Gentleman

– – – – –

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

3. Rewrite the following sentences in the plural. a) b) c) d) e)

The baby is in the cradle. _____________________________________________________________ The boy is playing with the ball. ______________________________________________________ The mouse is running in the house. ___________________________________________________ Her foot doesn’t fit her shoe. __________________________________________________________ The book is on the shelf. ______________________________________________________________

4. Complete the table with the affirmative form of the VERB TO BE in the PAST SIMPLE. Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

I You He/she/it We You They

5. Make sentences using the PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB ‘TO BE’. a) You /at school/ yesterday? b) My grandfather/ a pharmacist. c) We/ not/ friends/ three years ago.

d) There/ a lot of people/ at the party. e) Mary and I/ good/ at Maths. f) What/ the weather/ like/ yesterday?

6. Complete the following sentences with the verbs in brackets in the SIMPLE PAST. These are regular verbs. a) Molly ______________ (be) away from home during Easter holidays. b) ____ she and her friends _______________ (study) a lot for the exams? c) She _____________ (not/ travel) to Scotland to meet her friend. d) They ______________ (play) computer games and ______________ (watch) TV during the weekend. e) After the holidays, they _____________ (return) to school. G☺ ☺☺D W☺ ☺RK!!!!! Your EnglishTeacher 2008/2009

2/2 Teacher: Elsa Maximiano