Grammar

1 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1 Thats my friend over there. She is wearing/wears a blue T-shirt.
2 What are you doing at the moment? I m reading/read a book.
3 It is raining/rains a lot in Scotland.
4 What are you doing/do you do when the weather is hot?
5 My friend is really clever. She always is doing/does well at school.
6 I m living/ live in Spain for a year because my mum has a job there.

2 Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb
in brackets.
What can I tell you about myself? Well, at the moment 1) Im sitting (sit) in my bedroom.

It 2) _______________ (rain) outside it 3) _______________ (rain) a lot here in Norway!

I 4) _______________ (live) with my parents in a city called Bergen.

Every day I 5) _______________ (walk) to school its not far away. I 6) _______________
(love)

football and 7) _______________ (play) it about four times a week.

My friends all really 8) _______________ (like) football too we are all football mad! I have
an eight-

year-old sister she 9) _______________ (sit) beside me right now.

What about you? 10) _______________ you _______________ (like) football?

What 11) _______________ you _______________ (do) in your free time?

Write soon!

Bill

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3 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 visit / once a week / I / my aunt

I visit my aunt once a week.

2 tired / often / Im / on Friday evening

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3 now and then / go to the cinema / My friends and I

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4 usually / doesnt / It / in June / rain

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5 a lot of homework / get / most days / I

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6 me / never / to the beach / My mum / takes

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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of these verbs.
get go play see speak
watch
1 What film did you watch last night?

2 When _______ you last _______ Mary?

3 I _______ up early because I had to finish my homework before school.

4 _______ you _______ to Tom at the party?

5 We _______ on holiday to Greece last year.

6 What _______ you _______ with when you were a child?

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2 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in
brackets.
1 I worked (work) very hard yesterday.

2 Where were you yesterday? I _______________ (not see) you at school.

3 I _______________ (do) my homework when my mum called me for dinner.

4 Why _______________ (be) you late for school yesterday?

5 I _______________ (do) my homework when the telephone rang.

6 I _______________ (not have) any friends before I met you.

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3 Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in
brackets.
I 1) was playing (play) football with my friends when I 2) _______________ (break) my leg.
Luckily,

my friends mum 3) _______________ (be) there and she 4) _______________ (take) me to

hospital by

car. My mum 5) _______________ (work) that afternoon, but when my friends

mum 6) _______________ (phone) her she 7) _______________ (come) to the hospital straight
away.

I 8) _______________ (not stay) in hospital I 9) _______________ (go) home the same day.
That

night I 10) _______________ (watch) TV when all my friends 11) _______________ (arrive)
to visit

me. They brought me lots of chocolates and a card!

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Listening
1 Listen to the conversation about mud running. Who says these things: Pete (P) or
Jen (J)?
1 Whats happened to you? J

2 I feel amazing! ____

3 As long as you dont mind getting muddy! ____

4 Ive never tried any interesting sports. ____

5 I can always wear old clothes. ____

6 You do feel quite cold afterwards! ____

2 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.

1 What is mud running?

running through cold, muddy water

2 How far away was the bog?

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3 What are the people in the mud running group like?

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4 Can anyone join in?

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5 What do you need to wear for mud running?

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6 What should you take with you?

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Reading

Sport for everyone

1 Amy: I love animals and I love being outdoors.
2 Paul: I live beside the sea. I want to do a sport which is outdoors and exciting.
3 Maria: I like team games. Im very competitive. When I play a game, I always want to
win!
4 Ella: Im not a very serious sporty person. I just want to have fun and a laugh with new
friends.
5 Valerie: I love swimming and Im good at dancing. I dont like being outdoors much.
6 Luke: I like being outdoors. I dont have any money to buy new sports equipment with,
though.

a Do you want to try something free, fun and outdoors? Our free running club is the thing
for you. We meet in the park every Friday in sunny or rainy weather! All you need are
warm clothes and plenty of enthusiasm. We have friendly coaches who will help you
learn more about this exciting sport.
b Do you enjoy climbing on rocks and spending time outdoors? The coasteering club
meets twice a month. We have travelled to beautiful places all over the coast and we are
always looking for new members to join us.
c Youve heard everyone talking about it why not try it? The fun sport everyone is
talking about! Youll love zorb balling! Come and roll down a hill in a very big ball.
Were having a race on Friday. There are some great prizes and well have lots of fun
come and join our zorb balling club!
d We need new players for our football team as we have a big match next month! We
practise every Monday night and have played matches all over the country. Phone Tom
Wiles for more information on 01595 783421.
e Do you love animals? Enjoy a new sport and spend time with beautiful horses at our
friendly riding school. To find out more about prices please call Helen on 01987
456743.
f If you like swimming and dancing, synchronised swimming is the sport for you. We
train every Monday, compete with other groups every month and we are looking for
new swimmers. Come and see what you can achieve!

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12 Match the people (16) with the descriptions of sports (af).
1 e

2 ____

3 ____

4 ____

5 ____

6 ____

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13 Read the text again. Are the sentences (111) true (T) or false (F)?
1 The free running club meets outdoors. T

2 You need a lot of money to join the free running club. ____

3 The coasteering club meets twice a month. ____

4 Zorb balling is a very serious sport. ____

5 There will be prizes at the zorb balling race. ____

6 The football team practices once a month. ____

7 The football team have a big match next week. ____

8 It doesnt cost any money to go horse riding. ____

9 You dont have to love animals to like horse riding. ____

10 The synchronised swimming club doesnt ever compete. ____

11 The synchronised swimming club trains once a week. ____

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14 Match the definitions with words from the reading text.

1 what you get when you win prize paragraph C

2 when people run to see who is the fastest _______________ paragraph C

3 people who teach you to do a sport _______________ paragraph A

4 become a member of a group _______________ paragraph B

5 a strong feeling of interest and excitement _______________ paragraph A

6 succeed in doing or getting something _______________ paragraph F

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Writing

Write an e-mail to a friend about a party you went to. Write about:
Where the party was
Who was there
What your friends wore

Write 50-60 words