Read the text very carefully. Hello! My name is Linda and I am 13-yearsold English girl from Manchester. Im a student at Kingston Lane Comprehensive School. My favorite subjects are maths and foreign languages, especially Spanish. Im not very good at history and geography. Ive got a twin brother, Ben. My dad works at the Town Council. Hes a civil servant. My mother is a primary school teacher. They are all very important to me. Im not very keen on sports. I sometimes go cycling with my brother and friends when the weather is good. I never watch sports on TV, but my dad and Ben always do. Ive got some friends at school. We usually meet on Saturdays and go to the disco. Sometimes we go to the cinema.
1. Fill in the table according to the information given in the text.
Name Age Home Town School Family Favorite Subject Free Time
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2. Answer the questions.
a. Is Linda good al all her subjects? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ b. What is her fathers job? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ c. When does she go cycling? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ d. Does she watch sports on TV? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ e. Where does she usually go with her friends? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
3. Complete. Country
Nationality
Italy France British Ireland Greek German
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4. Complete the sentences with the present simple of BE or HAVE GOT
a. I ________________ 12 years old. My twin sister ________________ 15. b. ________________ (she) any children? Yes, she ________________. c. Mary and Peter ________________ (not) at home now. d. ________________ (you) late for school? e. We like animals. We ________________ a cat and a dog. f. Those tourists ________________ English. g. Tim ________________ (not) brown eyes. h. My favorite colors ________________ blue and black. i. Your books ________________ on the table. j. The cat ________________ under the tree.
5. Insert the missing personal pronouns.
a. Where is Sarah? Is ________________ upstairs? b. Paul likes music. ________________ plays the guitar. c. This is my new car. ________________ wasnt very expensive. d. I cant find my books. Where are ________________? e. Linda and I go to the same school. ________________ are very good friends. f. The sun is shining. ________________ is a very nice day.
6. Fill in the blanks with the right form of THERE TO BE.
a. ________________ many children in our family. b. ________________ a ner buffet in your school? No, ________________. c. ________________ a boy over there. d. ________________ trees where you live? Yes, ________________. e. Look! ________________ a stranger in your garden.
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7. Complete the sentences with a possessive determiner.
a. Do you like ________________ school? b. I know Mrs. Smith but I dont know ________________ husband. c. Linda lives in England but ________________ grandparents live in Wales. d. I want to phone Ben and Linda. Do you know ________________ phone number? e. We are going to have a school party. We want to invite all ________________ friends. f. I like this car but I dont like ________________ colour. 8. Write a text about you like Linda did (name, surname, age, date of birth, address, place of birth, nationality, brothers/sisters, hobbies and favorite subjects). ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________