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TOUCHSTONE 3
Name:__________________________Date:_________________
A. Listen to two people tell a little about themselves. Check ( ) the four words that best
describe each person.
1. Vanessa
2. Adam
B. Complete the paragraph with the correct adjective or adverb form of the words in
parentheses.
Paul and his boss dont get along very___________ 1(good). They see a lot of things
________________2(different). Paul thinks hes a ______________3(careful) worker. He
likes to do a job_______________ 4(proper). In his opinion, he works very ___________5
(hard).
D Complete the conversations with the words in parentheses and the present perfect. Use
contractions where possible.
E Rewrite these negative sentences. Add a prefix to the adjectives to give the opposite
meaning and use the words in parentheses.
Example: My co-worker isnt honest.
G Complete the conversation with the present perfect or the simple past. Use contractions
where possible.
Steve Yes, actually! I ___________ 2(go) to Kyoto just last week on business.
H Check ( ) the best answer to show interest and keep the conversation going.
I Look at the name of the place in each question. Choose the logical answer. Then complete
the question with How+ adjective.
5. ____________________________ Canada?
a. It covers 9,330,970 square kilometres. b. Its 9,330,970 kilometres high.
J Complete the sentences with words from the box. Use each word only once. There is an
extra word.
Earvin Magic Johnson was born and raised in Michigan. He comes from a family of ten
children. He Loved basketball at an early age. In fact, his mother says he slept with the first
basketball he received as a present.
When he was in high school, a reporter saw Johnson play basketball. The reporter called
him Magic because he was so good, and the nickname stayed with Johnson. Magic played
basketball in college and then joined the Los Angeles Lakers a professional basketball
team. By age 21, he was already becoming famous.
In 1991, Magic left the Lakers when he learned he had HIV/AIDS. His honest statement
about his health surprised everyone. After he left the Lakers, he became very successful in
business, and he started the Magic Johnson Foundation. This organization spends millions
of dollars to help children and young people.
Magic is a great athlete, but more important, he is an extremely proud husband and father.
In fact, although he loves to sign autographs for his fans, he wont sign them when he is in
public with his children their time together is too important to him.
L Writing: Think about an exciting experience youve had, and write a blog about it.
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