City Life
City Life
City Life
High Five – 6.º ano – Ana Santos, Catarina Pedrosa, Clara Bugalhão (2019-2020)
B. Answer the questions about the text. Give complete answers.
1. When did Maria and her classmates arrive at the city?
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2. Where was the tour guide when they arrived?
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3. What did they try at the restaurant?
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4. What did Maria and her classmates learn in the museum?
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5. How were the oranges from the orchard?
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D. Match the pictures with the activities in the city. Write the correct letter (a-f) next to each picture.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
E. Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verb to be.
1. Maria ______________ in Spain with her classmates last year.
2. Her sisters ______________ (not) there. They ______________ in Aveiro.
3. “When ______________ she born?” “She ______________ born on 14th May.”
4. The students ______________ very happy because they were together.
5. Maria ___________ (not) at school this afternoon. She ___________ at home.
High Five – 6.º ano – Ana Santos, Catarina Pedrosa, Clara Bugalhão (2019-2020)
F. Fill in the gaps with the correct past simple form of there + to be.
1. In the past __________________ a fire station next to the library, but __________________ (not) a bank.
2. “__________________ a police station near the swimming pool?” “No, __________________.”
3. __________________ (not) any supermarkets, but __________________ two hospitals.
4. __________________ some theatres, but __________________ (not) a museum.
H. Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
Three weeks ago my schoolmates and I visited some friends in Manchester, England.
We 1_________________ (arrive) at Heathrow Airport in the morning, but we 2__________________ (not stay) in
London for long. We only 3__________________ (stop) at Piccadilly Circus and saw the London Eye. It’s a city we
didn’t explore, but we are going to visit it one day.
In Manchester we 4__________________ (try) different food and played cards, but we couldn’t go to the parks
because it rained all the time. The British weather is really annoying, sometimes…
How about you? 6__________________ (you / enjoy) yourself with your schoolmates on a school trip?
I. Imagine you went on a city tour last year. Describe it. (25-35 words)
Don’t forget to mention:
• the city you visited;
• who was with you;
• the places you visited there;
• what you did;
• your opinion about it.
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Good work!
Your teacher
High Five – 6.º ano – Ana Santos, Catarina Pedrosa, Clara Bugalhão (2019-2020)
Answer key
A. (5 x 2% = 10%)
1. Barcelona – Valencia | 2. Scottish – Spanish | 3. in the countryside – by the sea | 4. on the first day – on the next three days |
5. buses – boats
B. (5 x 4% = 20%)
1. Maria and her classmates (they) arrived on a Sunday morning (at 8 a.m.). | 2. The tour guide was at the railway station (when
they arrived). | 3. They tried “paella”, a typical Spanish dish (at the restaurant). | 4. Maria and her classmates learned about
science (in the museum). | 5. The oranges (from the orchard) were juicy and tasty.
C. (5 x 2% = 10%)
1. police station | 2. bank | 3. railway station | 4. library | 5. theatre
D. (6 x 1% = 6%)
1. c) | 2. e) | 3. a) | 4. d) | 5. b) | 6. f)
E. (8 x 1% = 8%)
1. was | 2. weren’t… were | 3. was… was | 4. were | 5. wasn’t… was
F. (8 x 1% = 8%)
1. there was… there wasn’t | 2. Was there… there wasn’t | 3. There weren’t… there were | 4. There were… there wasn’t
G. (8 x 1% = 8%)
1. walked | 2. washed | 3. planned | 4. travelled | 5. visited | 6. studied | 7. arrived | 8. stayed
H. (5 x 2% = 10%)
1. arrived | 2. didn’t stay | 3. stopped | 4. tried | 5. Did you enjoy
I. (20%)
Personal answer.
(Suggested answer)
Last year, I visited Braga with my family.
We walked along the streets and visited some historical monuments.
We also visited beautiful parks and churches. I loved that trip.
High Five – 6.º ano – Ana Santos, Catarina Pedrosa, Clara Bugalhão (2019-2020)