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Name: __________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________ Major: _____________________________

I Part. Multiple Choice.

Listen to Maggie kept a diary of her trip. Then, choose the correct alternative

1. When did Maggie fly to Puerto Rico?

a) July 23th b) August 4th c) July 22nd

2. Who was worried on the plane?

a) Maggie b) Pablo c) his friend

3. When did Maggie meet her host family?

a) July 23th b) August 4th c) July 22nd

4. What language did Pablo and Sonia speak?

a) English b) Puerto Rican c) Spanish

5. Maggie felt _____________ because she didn’t understand them.

a) excited b) frustrated c) exhausted

6. On August 4th Maggie __________________.

a) wrote on her diary b) wasn’t exhausted c) flew back home

II. Part. True or False.

Listen to these statements and choose T (true) or F (false).

1. Charlie and Maggie were on a school trip. T F

2. Maggie was worried on the plane. T F

3. Pablo and Sonia weren’t friendly. T F

4. Charlie’s Spanish was good, so he wasn’t frustrated. T F

5. Maggie and Charlie weren’t homesick after the first few days. T F

6. Maggie wasn’t glad she went to Puerto Rico. T F

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1- Write the past simple of the verbs in the correct lists.

walk + -ed receive + -d study + -ied stop + p + -ed

cook
plan __________ __________ __________ _____________
__________ __________ __________ _____________ work
arrive
__________ __________ __________ _____________
watch
__________ __________ __________ _____________
live __________ __________ __________ _____________ ente
____ ____ ____ _ r
visit dro
p
study walk paint enjoy carry cry taste stay stop receive

2. This is Kate. She is a Japanese ten year old girl. She is talking about
her last holidays in the USA. Fill in the blanks with verbs in the Past
Simple.
Last summer holidays Kate and her schoolmates traveled (travel) by plane to
Orlando, Florida in the United States on a school trip. They __________ (stay)
there for three wonderful days. They _________ (visit) Disney World and
Universal Parks.
On the first day they __________ (enjoy) breakfast at the hotel with some
Disney characters. Then they ___________ (study) the map of Disney Word and
travelled by monorail to Epcot and its famous Spaceship Earth.
On the second day they ___________ (walk) in the Main Street and
_____________ (visit) Cinderella’s Castle; they __________ (watch)
SpectroMagic concert and even __________ (talk) to Mickey in person and
__________ (pose) for a photo with him.
On the third day they __________ (go) the Universal Park and the Adventure Island. Kate
___________ (meet) the Harry Potter’s castle and ____________ (take) several pictures. She
___________ (drink) the famous butterbeer and ___________ (eat) some magic beans. Kate
__________ (see) the actors from the movie and ___________ (have) a great time.
When the holidays _________ (be) over she _________ (cry) a little and ____________ (promise) to
come back someday.
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a) Read the article below. Then do the activities.

Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They travelled in August and
stayed in a college with other students in Brighton, the South of England. It was really fantastic
because they talked to a lot of students of different nationalities and learned a lot about other
cultures and customs. Of course, they learned a lot of English too because they practiced it every
day. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to speak slowly when necessary
and answered her questions. In the afternoon they visited different places or played different
sports at the college. It was so much fun. They often walked down to the beach with their new
friends and played or chatted. In the evening they were tired so they sometimes watched videos
or played board games.
The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. The city is very big
and they visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace. They
wanted to see the Queen but they didn’t see her, only her guards!
They liked everything in the city but their favorite thing was the museums, especially Madam
Tussards. There were lots of realistic figures of famous people there.
At the end of the two weeks, they were sad to return home. The holidays were fun and different
from usual. They cried a little when they waved goodbye to their new friends and promised to
write or send emails when they arrived home.

1. True or false? Correct the false ones. 2. Answer the following questions.

Joel and Sara travelled to England for three weeks.
___________________________________________.
They stayed in a college.
___________________________________________.
Brighton is in the North of England.
___________________________________________.
They asked the teacher to speak fast.
___________________________________________.
They sometimes walked to the beach.
___________________________________________.
What did Joel and Sara do in the afternoon?
___________________________________________.
Did they learn a lot of new things?
___________________________________________.
What did they like the best?
___________________________________________.
What did they visit in the capital?
___________________________________________.
Did they like the museums?
___________________________________________.
What museum did they like the best?
___________________________________________.
Did they see the Queen?
___________________________________________.
Were they happy at the end of the holidays? Explain.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________.
What did they promise to do when they arrived
home?
___________________________________________.
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QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU!

Answer the questions about you. Use the past simple in your
answers.

1. What did you do yesterday?

2. What time did you go to bed last night?

3. What time did you get up this morning?

4. What did you have for breakfast this morning?

5. Who did you go with last time you went out?

6. What did you watch on TV yesterday?

7. How much money did you spend yesterday?

8. Did you go on-line this morning?