Escola Básica 2,3 de Atouguia da Baleia

English Worksheet 1- Year 8 - Atividade E@D

Date: _______________________________________
Name: No.: Class:
Teacher: Luísa Ramos
AVALIAÇÃO DAS COMPETÊNCIAS:

Domínios: Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar

READING
A. Read the following magazine article carefully.
My favourite city by Lizzie King

A My favourite city is
Amsterdam, the capital of Holland.
The correct name for Holland is the
Netherlands. Although Amsterdam
is the capital of the Netherlands,
the government is in the Hague and
the Queen lives at Soestdjk.

B Amsterdam is famous for its

port, canals, bridges, bicycles and
flowers. I think the best thing about
the city is its mixture of old and
new. It has kept a lot of its traditions
and old buildings and at the same
time it is a modern city that young
people enjoy. There is something for everyone: you can visit museums and art
galleries, go for a canal trip, hire a bicycle, go shopping in the street markets,
listen to a classical concert or enjoy the nightclubs and discos.

C I’ve been to Amsterdam three times, twice in the summer and once in the
winter. I’m interested in art and so I enjoyed visiting the Rijksmuseum and
seeing the Rembrandt paintings. I also visited the house where Rembrandt lived
from 1639 to 1658, which was fascinating. The best thing about the winter in
Amsterdam is that the canals sometimes freeze and people can go skating on
them! I think skating on a canal is much more exciting than skating on the rink
at the Sports Centre!!

D Next Summer I’m going back to Amsterdam. I’m going to work in a

restaurant in Dam Square, which is in the city centre. It’ll be hard work but it’ll
be interesting and I’ll meet a lot of tourists. The restaurant serves typical Dutch
food- pea soup, beans and bacon, cheese, potatoes and little pancakes with
butter and sugar that are called ‘poffertjes’- they’re delicious!

B. Match these topics with paragraphs A-D of the text.

1. My past holidays in Amsterdam. ______________________________
2. Facts about Amsterdam. ____________________________________
3. My next holiday in Amsterdam. _______________________________
4. Things you can do in Amsterdam. _____________________________

C. Answer the questions.

1. Does the Dutch Queen live in Amsterdam?
________________________________________________________
2. What can young people do in the evenings?
________________________________________________________
3. How many times has Lizzie King been to Amsterdam?
________________________________________________________
4. Did Rembrandt ever live in Amsterdam?
________________________________________________________
5. Where did Lizzie skate when she was in Amsterdam?
________________________________________________________
6. What are ‘poffertjes’?
________________________________________________________

GRAMMAR
A. Complete the sentences with the Present simple of the verbs in
brackets.
1. Lizzie _______ (wake up) at half past seven and she ______ (wash)
her face.
2. ______ she ______ (have breakfast with Philip? Yes, she _________.
3. After breakfast they ____________________________ (go) to school.
4. They _______________________________ (not/go) to school by car.
5. Lizzie _______ (like) playing computers and Philip ______ (watch) TV.
6. ________ they ________ (read) the newspaper? No, they ________.
7. __________ Lizzie __________ (have ) a pet? No, she __________.
8. Her friend Mary ____________________________ (have got) a dog.
9. The dog ____________________________________ (not/like) cats.

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the verbs

in brackets.

1. Roy _________________________________________ (sell) his house.

2. Listen! He ______________________________ (sing) in the bathroom.
3. Roy and Mary ___________________ (not/go) to the cinema this
afternoon.

C. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present

Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. On Sunday afternoons I usually ___________ (watch) TV with my sister.
2. Please be quiet! Your father______________(read) the newspaper now.
3. He usually_____________ (go out) with his friends on Saturday evening.
4. The weather_________________________________(be) terrible today.
5. At this moment it ________________________________ (rain) outside.
6. We _____________________ (not/play) American football at our school.
 D. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past
Simple.

1. Last Saturday, Lizzie _________ (get

up) and _______ (cal) me very early.
2. You __________ (be) late for school,
yesterday.
3. They _______ (chat) online for an
hour.
4. Roy ________ (have) a sandwich for
lunch.
5. ____________ (Peter/ leave) home
early today?
6. The bus ______ (not/stop) at the
corner.
7. __________ (be/they) tired at the
party?

Good work! 