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Fill in the spaces with the correct words to complete the simple past sentences.
1. I _____________ (not play) video games last night. 2. Michael _____________ (not study) Science two days ago. He ___________ (study) Biology. 3. We __________ (start) school last week. 4. Dana __________ (watch) a movie yesterday evening. 5. My parents ___________ (not go) to the theatre last Sunday. They ________ (go) to the cinema. 6. Last night, it __________ (rain) very hard. 7. The children _________ (write) their name on their notebooks. 8. My computer __________ (break) 2 weeks ago. 9. The girls ____________ (make) a sand castle at the beach last weekend. 10. I ____________ (open) the window 3 minutes ago. 11. The man ____________ (forget) his jacket at his house. 12. Our class _____________ (have) a party last night. 13. They _____________ (bring) their new books to school this morning. 14. Last weekend I ______________ (buy) new shoes. 15. Yesterday we _______________ (try) a new type of food at the Japanese restaurant. 16. My sister _____________ (not take) my son to the park yesterday afternoon. She _________ (take) him to music lesson. 17. Jane _________ (leave) her bag in the class in the morning. 18. ___________ you __________ soccer yesterday? (play) 19. ___________ you early for class today? (be) 20. What time ________ she _______ home last night? (go) 21. ___________ the movie __________ good actors? (have) 22. ___________ the film funny? (be). __ /25

Choose the correct option for the simple past questions.

1. a) Where did she goes yesterday? b) Where did she go yesterday? 2. a) Were she play hockey on the weekend? b) Did she play hockey on the weekend? 3. a) Was she late for work in the morning? b) Were she late for work in the morning? 4. a) Was the party fun? b) Did the party fun? 5. a) When was the game? 6. a) Did the dog sleeps in the house last night? b) Did the dog sleep in the house last night? 7. a) Did the children paint a picture? b) Were the children paint a picture? 8. a) Did she have a dog when she was a child? b) Did she has a dog when she was a child? 9. a) When did the party start? b) When was the party start? 10. a) Who was your teacher?

b) When were the game?

b) Who did your teacher?

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Reading

Jake Porter, Canada

My family moved to Cambridge Bay from Toronto in May this
year because of my dads job. Were going to stay here for two years. Cambridge Bay is near the sea. Its on Victoria Island, in the north of Canada. The town is very different to Toronto there arent any trees because its very cold. I go to Kiilinik High School in the centre of town and 80 % of the students at my school are Inuit. The Inuit are the native people of northern Canada. Theyre really kind and happy people and they speak English and Inuinnaqtun. All our lessons at school are in English, but I want to learn their native language. It wont be easy, but Im going to have extra lessons after school. The summer is great in Cambridge Bay. There are flowers everywhere and thousands of big animals called caribou visit the island. But the most amazing thing about the summer is the midnight sun. Between May and July you can see the sun 24 hours a day! But in the winter its going to be really cold and dark. I think my first winter here will be fun because I enjoy skiing. If there isnt a blizzard, Ill ski to school.
Caribou

Albert Para, Belize

Im fifteen years old and I live in
Belize City. Its the only Englishspeaking country in Central America it was a part of Britain before it became independent in 1981. Belize City was the capital of Belize, but in 1961 there was a terrible hurricane. After the hurricane, they built a new capital city in Belmopan. I go to St Johns High School. Its a famous boys school in Belize and its very big. Im going to study really hard this year, because were going to take GCE exams at the end of the year. My favourite school subjects are Biology and Chemistry. One day I hope to be a marine biologist. Belize is a great place for marine biologists. Its got the second biggest coral reef in the world. I spend most of my weekends at the beach and I really like snorkelling. Next year Im going to be sixteen and then Im going to learn to dive. It will be fantastic!

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1 Why arent there any trees in Cambridge Bay? ______________________________________________________________________ 2 Who are the native people of northern Canada? ______________________________________________________________________ 3 What grows in Cambridge Bay in the summer? ______________________________________________________________________ 4 Why does Jake think the winter will be fun? ______________________________________________________________________ 5 Where is Belize? ______________________________________________________________________ 6 When did it become an independent country? ______________________________________________________________________ 7 What are Alberts favourite subjects? ______________________________________________________________________ 8 Why is Belize a great place for marine biologists?

______________________________________________________________________ 9 Who lives in a nicer place, in your opinion, Jake or Albert? ______________________________________________________________________ 10 What place in the English-speaking world would you like to visit? ______________________________________________________________________