Society of The Books
Society of The Books
Society of The Books
1. time/what/do/start/lessons/your/English/?
3. a/you/car/do/have/?
4. born/brother/where/was/your/?
5. do/where/live/you/?
6. phone/does/he/how often/you/?
7. arrive/what/their/time/does/flight/?
8. Brazil/is/your/for/girlfriend/?
9. can/how/speak/you/languages/many/?
10. was/party/how/the/?
11. summer/go/last/did/where/you/?
12. here/a/is/there/doctor/?
13. school/come/to/by/you/bus/did/?
4) Choose the correct past continuous and past simple forms to complete the
sentences below.
1. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic
song.
2. When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to
finish the last question.
3. I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke /
was breaking my elbow.
4. Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling
him for lunch.
5. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was
noticing there was a virus.
6. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while
he surfed / was surfing the internet.
7. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled /
was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
8. When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to
school, I went / was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
9. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were
travelling around Ireland?
10. Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell
you something really important?
11. The sun was shining/shone when Praveen was getting/got up.
12. We drove / were driving from Hyderabad to Bellary and suddenly we noticed /
were noticing bad weather,
13. My parents met / were meeting while they studied / were studying in the
college.
14. While you are taking / took it easy, I prepared / was preparing lunch for
everyone.
15. I worked / was working on my project when you arrived / were arriving last
night.
16. They went / were going to the office when I saw / was seeing them this
morning.
17. Pramod met / was meeting his wife Riddhi when they lived / were living in
Kolkata.
18. We were playing / played football when it began / was beginning to rain
yesterday.
19. Beena was not working / didn’t work in the office when her boss walked / was
walking into the room.
20. When Jaya called / was calling us last evening, we went / were going to the
mall.
21. When I was walking / walked to school, I saw/was seeing John.
22. While she was making / made the soup, the children were playing / played.
23. Praneeth had / was having an accident while he drove / was driving back
home.
24. When I was helping / helped in the kitchen, Mary came / was coming.
25. A strong wind blew / was blowing when the plane landed/was landing.
26. While they were playing / played cards, the baby was sleeping / slept.
27. Mr. Rai worked / was working in Mumbai when he became / was becoming
the CEO of the company.
28. When I was working / worked in the garden, my uncle called / was calling.
29. Carol was watching / watched TV while Bob and Peter were playing / played
football.
30. When she was washing / washed her hair, the baby began / was beginning to
cry.
5) LISTENING
You are going to listen to Tim’s programme from Krakow, Poland and choose the
correct answers.
2. What is special about the café on the roof of the music academy?
a) You can get the best view of the city from here.
b) Film directors love this café.
c) You can get the best coffee in Krakow here
3. What connection does the Museum of Contemporary Art have with Oskar
Schindler?
a) Spielberg’s film about Oskar, Schindler’s List, was filmed at the museum.
b) The museum was built on the site of Oskar Schindler’s factory.
c) Schindler was born in the house next door.
5) READING
Read texts 1-4 and complete the sentences with one, two or three words.
1. Normally we stay in England for our holidays, but this year I'm very happy because we
aren't camping! Yes, this year we're on holiday in Spain, and
we're staying in a nice apartment. Look... Mum and Dad are
sunbathing by the pool. My brother isn't sunbathing. He's
probably playing football on the beach.
2. Hi! Me again. And here's Dad. He's cooking something on the
barbecue. He never cooks at home. He's cooking ... er... What
is that exactly? I think he's cooking chicken. Oh no, Dad, it's
black!
3. Right. Hello. Today we're cycling in the mountains. My dad
isn't cooking, so we aren't having his 'special' black barbecue
chicken today. We're in a nice little cafe and here's Matt. He's
eating... What is it? Portella? Platella? No, paella! He's eating
paella.
4. OK. Here I am with my mum and we're shopping in town.
Mum is looking at the flamenco dresses. She thinks she's a
flamenco dancer. Oh dear, now she's dancing. I don't believe
it. Right - I'm not staying here.
4. IN town
5. AT home