Homework

Reading comprehension
Read and search the unknown vocabulary. Make a list with them.
(Leer y buscar el vocabulario desconocido. Hacer una lista con el mismo)
Student: 4th year “ “ Esc. Nº 431 “Nelly Chenau de Vecino”

2nd (Second) English Piece of Work

Read the text carefully:

Alfred is an American boy. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

He lives with his family in a modern house. He is eleven years old and he

has got an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Emma.

He starts his day at about half past seven. He gets up, goes

to the bathroom, takes a shower, brushes his teeth and get dressed.

Then he has breakfast and at a quarter to eight, he leaves home and

catches the bus to school.

Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has lunch at the school canteen at half past twelve. After school,
at a quarter past five, he goes home. There he does his school homework and when he finishes it, he helps his Mum
laying the table. At half past seven, the family dines together.
Alfred is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after dinner.
He usually watches TV for a while after dinner and at about ten o’clock the most he brushes his teeth
again, puts on his Spider Man pajamas and goes to bed. His parents always kiss him good night before he gets
asleep. Alfred is a very happy boy!

A) True or False?

1. Alfred is an American boy. True 6. He walks to school. ____________________

2. He lives in a modern flat. _______________ 7. His classes begin at half past eight. _______

3. He is eleven years old. _________________ 8. Alfred and his family have dinner at half past seven.
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4. He has got two brothers. _______________

5. Alfred wakes up at eight o’clock. __________

B) Match the antonyms:

1- Modern ( e ) b) enters

2- older ( ) c) alone

3- starts ( ) d) end

4- leaves ( ) e) old-fashioned

5- begin ( ) f) unhappy

6- together ( ) g) younger

7- helpful ( ) h) finishes

a) happy ( ) i) unhelpful
C) Answer the following questions:

1. Where does Alfred live?

- He lives in Los Angeles, California.
2. What’s his sister’s name?
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3. What time does he wake up?
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4. Does he have breakfast at home?
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5. What time does he leave home?
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6. Where does he have lunch?
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7. When does he return home?
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8. Does he make homework at school or at home?
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9. Is he a helpful boy? How does he do it?
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D) Write a text similar to Alfred’s Daily Routine with the information of somebody else you know:
 Student: 4th year "B" Esc. Nº 431 “Nelly Chenau de Vecino”

Third English Piece of Work

10
15

16 1
11

6
14
2
8 4

3
12
9
5 13
Put the verb into the present continuous tense, then put the right number on the line
A
a) He IS HAVING (have) a shower. 4
b) This lady ………………… (wear) a yellow swimsuit and she ……………………….. (sunbathe)___
c) They …………………….. (sit) at a picnic table and they …………………….. (eat)___
d) She ………………….. (cross) the stepping logs. ___
e) The children ……………… (have) a picnic. The little girl ……………. (drink) and her brother
………………………. (watch) Mum. ___
f) They …………………. (hold) bats and ………………….. (play) tennis. ___
g) This girl …………………… (come) down the slide. She has got lovely ginger hair. ___
h) He ………………….. (dry) his hair with a pink towel. ____
i) She …………………. (put) sun cream on her little boy’s back. ___
j) She …………………. (relax) on a blue beach towel. She …………………. (keep) an eye on her kids. __
k) These boys ………………. (play) football. ___
l) This gentleman ………………. (swim) in the lake. ___
m) This little boy has blond hair. He ……………… (sit) in his paddling pool. ___
n) This boy …………………... (float) on his float. He …………………(lie) on his tummy ___
o) She …………………….. (learn) to swim and so she …………………. (wear) arm bands. ___
p) They …………………….. (queue) up to buy snacks and drinks. ___
 Student: 4th year "B" Esc. Nº 431 “Nelly Chenau de Vecino”
B SAY WHETHER THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE OR FALSE. WRITE T or F ON THE LINE
Third English Piece of Work

1) T There is a lake in the picture

2) ___ There are many trees.

3) ___ There is a motorway

4) ___ It is summer

5) ___ It is raining

6) ___ People are wearing coats.

7) ___ Some people are having a picnic.

8) ___ There are six picnic tables.

9) ___ You can buy ice cream at the stall.

10) ___ There are ninety three children in the picture.

C Answer: Yes, he/she is OR No, he /she isn’t. YOUR TASK:

D
Yes, they are OR No, they aren’t. Write about 5 (five)
A) Are they all having a good time? No, they aren’t
things people at home
at doing at this
B) Is the lady in a blue swimsuit (No.3) rubbing suntan
moment, remember to
lotion onto her son’s back? _______________________
use the Present
C) Is the stallholder selling food?____________________ Continuous:
D) Is No. 2 wearing sunglasses? _____________________

E) Is No. 4 reading a book? ________________________

F) Is No. 12 brushing his teeth?______________________

G) Are the people (No.11) queueing up to buy food?

__________________________________________

H) Is the man in the lake (No.1)

swimming?________________________________

I) Are the boys (No. 13) playing football?

_____________________________________________

J) Is the lady on the blue towel (No.5) sunbathing?

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Fourth Piece of Work: General Term Integration

Read, analyse and answer the following answers according to what you've done in the previous tasks:
1. How old are you? When's your birthday?
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2. Where are you from? What nationalities do you come from?

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3. What time do you generally start and finish school?

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4. How do you help at home?

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5. Make 2 (two) meaningful sentences by using 2(two) of the following words in each one: modern –
older – start (s) – leave(s) – begin (s) – together – enter (s)– alone – end- old fashioned – (un)happy
– younger – finish (es) – (un)helpful.
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6. What are the people in the image number 2 doing? (3rd piece of practice)
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7. What is the man in the image number 16 doing? (3rd piece of practice)
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8. What is the little girl in the image number 6 doing? (3rd piece of practice)
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9. Write about 1 (one) thing people at home are doing at this moment, remember to use the Present
Continuous.
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Student: 4th year B Esc. Nº 431 “Nelly Chenau de Vecino”
5th English Piece of Practice
A) Read the text and answer the questions bellow:
ISABEL
'On Saturday mornings I usually get up late and do the housework. Then, I meet some friends in town
for lunch, and go shopping in the afternoon'
But this Saturday is different!. This morning Isabel got up early because today she's getting married.
She's in church with all her family and friends. She's wearing a white dress, and her husband is
standing next to her.
MARK
'On Christmas Day we usually all go to my parents' house. We open our presents, then we have a big
lunch at about 2.00 in the afternoon'
But this Christmas is different! Mark and his wife are in Australia. They're visiting friends. This morning
they went to church, and now they're having a barbecue next to the swimming pool. It's hot and they're wearing swimsuits.
1. What does Isabel usually do on Saturday mornings?

2. What is she doing this Saturday?

3. What does Mark usually do on Christmas day?

4. What is he doing this Christmas?

Complete the text about Leo by putting the verbs in the correct tense.

‘On my birthday I (go/ sometimes)………………………………… out with friends, or I (go)

…………………… out to a restaurant with my family. My Mum (make/ usually)

…………………………………me a birthday cake. My Dad and sisters (get/ usually)

………………..………………… me birthday presents.’

But this birthday is different! It’s Leo’s eighteenth birthday, so now he’s an adult. This morning he got a lot of

presents. Now, he (have) ………………………………………a big party with all his friends. They (dance)………………………….. and

(sing) ……………………………………….. They (eat) ……………………………………. delicious food and cakes, and

(drink)……………………………………. different sweet drinks. Leo (wear) …………………..……………….. a blue jumber.

C) Write a short paragraph talking about what you usually do, and what you are doing right now.
Student:
4th year “ “ Esc. Nº431 “ Angela Nelly Chenau de Vecino”
6th English Piece of Practice
A) Read, searching and writing: Elvis Presley was an astronaut.-
-Elvis Presley wasn't an astronaut. He was a singer and an actor.
1) We were at school on 15th January.
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2) Pablo Picasso was a singer
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3) Ayrton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio were actors.
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4) My grandmother was a Hollywood actress.
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B) Complete the sentences with was/wasn't/were/ weren't: 0- All my friends WERE there.
1. Betty was bored. Her best friend was away. 6. My grandmother ________ a singer, but she

2. Christian ________ taken to the hospital. He is ________ (x) very famous.

much better now. 7. My grandson Christian WAS very ill last week.

3. His parents ________ very worried. 8. The famous singer ________ married to a well-

4. I wasn't (x) at a party last night. I ________ at the known writer.

cinema. 9. We ________(x) in Neuquén Yesterday. We were

5. Martin's father ________ a detective two years in Río Negro.

ago. 10. Where ________ you last Friday at 12.00? I

________ at work.

C) Personal Questions:
1. When and where were you born?
- I was born on … in….
2. What were some of your favourite games and toys when you were a little child?
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3. What was your favourite subject when you were at primary school? Who was your teacher?
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4. When was the last time you were excited about something? What was it?
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5. What was your dream when you were an infant? Is it still your dream?
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 Student: __ 4th year "B" Esc. Nº 431 “Nelly Cheanau de Vecino” 7th English P. of Practice

A) Read the text and fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs in the SIMPLE PAST:
JAPAN'S MOST FAMOUS DOG
In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size
bronze statue of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to
the huge neon signs flashing, it isn't difficult to find. It has been used as a
meeting point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting
there for their friends to arrive- just look for the crowds.
Hachiko, an Akita dog, ____________ (be) born in 1923 and ____________ (bring) to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor
Eisaburo Uyeno and he ____________ (be) inseparable friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko ____________ (will)
accompany his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya trains station when he ____________ (leave) for work.
When he ___________ (come) back, the professor ____________ (will) always find the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the
professor ____________ (die) suddenly at work in 1925 before he ____________ (can) return home.
Although Hachiko ____________ (be) still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner ____________ (be) very strong
and he ____________ (continue) to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he ____________ (will) stay there for days at a
time, though some believe that he ____________ (keep) returning because of the food he ____________ (be) given by street
vendors. He ____________ (become) a familiar sight to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue of him ____________ (be) put
outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko ____________ (die) at the place he last ____________ (see) his friend alive.

B) Reading Comprehension: According to what you've read on the text choose the correct answer:
1- Hachiko's statue is small in comparison to:
a. Like sized dogs. b. Huge billboard signs. c. Huge neon signs.
2- People get together at the statue of Hachiko because:
a. They like to visit the bronze statue b. It serves as a meeting point for c. People await there to meet with
and pray for the dog's soul. lovers. their friends.
3- Where did the professor work?
a. In a primary school. b. At a university c. At a train station
4- Hachiko waited every day at the station: True or False?
Justify:
5- Nobody gave Hachiko any food: True or False?
Justify:

C) Personal Questions:
1) In your own concept. How can you define the following words: Loyalty and Friendship?
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2) Do you consider yourself to have these qualities? Why?
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3) Did you have any special pet you still remember? What was it? What was its name? Why was it so special to you?
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4) Did you hear about this story before or any other similar? Which one?
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Student:
A) Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the SIMPLE PAST:
Manager: What HAPPENED (happen) here?
Storm: I can explain.
Jason: No, I can explain. Storm POURED/DID POUR/ WAS
POUR (pour) a milk shake over me.
Manager: What? Why WAS SHE DO/ DID SHE DO/ DID
SHE DID (she/do) that?
Jason: I don’t know. I WASN’T DO/ DIDN'T DID
/DIDN’T DO (not do) anything! Mark and I
COMED/DID COME/ CAME (come) quietly into
the café. We DID GO/ GOED/WENT (go) to a
table and SITTED/DID SIT /SAT (sit) down. Then
we CALLED/DID CALL /COLD (call) the waiter-
Mickey-politely...
Mickey: No, you WEREN’T/DIDN’T/NOT DID!
Jason: Mickey WAS/WERE/ BED (to be) very rude. He
WALKED/DID WALK/ WALKT (walk) to our table very
slowly. We DID ORDER/ ORDERED/ORDERD (order)
hamburgers and milk shakes. When Mickey DID ARRIVE/
________________ __ 4th year "B" Esc. Nº 431 “Nelly Chenau de Vecino”
8th English P. of Practice
ARRIVED/ARRIVD (arrive), he DROPPED/DROPT/ DID
DROP (drop) Mark’s milk shake on the floor.
Storm: Because you DID PUSH/ PUSHED/PUSHT (push)
him.
Jason: No, I WASN’T/DIDN’T/NOT DID!
Mickey: Yes, you DID/ WAS/ WERE and you
LAUGHED/DID LAUGH/ LAUGH (laugh).
Jason: I WASN’T/WEREN`T/ DIDN’T! Storm
PICK UPPED/PICK DID UP/ PICKED UP (pick up)
my strawberry milk shake and POURED/DID
POUR/ POURT (pour) it over me!
Manager: DID/DID POUR YOU/ DID YOU DO
(do) you do that, Storm?
Storm: Yes, I DID/ DOES/ DID DO (do), but Mr. George...
Manager: Well, I’m sorry Storm, but you’re fired.
Mickey: What?
Manager: And I know it’s your first day, Mickey, but
you’re fired too!

B) Answer TRUE and FALSE (JUSTIFY)

1. At the beginning, Storm works in a café. ( )
2. Storms pours a milk shave over the manager. ( )
3. Mickey works at the café, too. ( )
4. They wanted hamburgers and drinks too. ( )
5. The manager is angry with Jason. ( )
6. It’s Mickey’s first day at the café. ( )
7. Storm and Mickey don’t have jobs at café now. ( )

C) Imagine yourself with any other person you know and write something you did and didn't do some day in the past.
Please, take into account your reasons, too. Here is a model to help you:
Last year, I went to visit my cousin Angel who lives in a small village in Tucumán. Together we went to have fun at some
traditional restaurants, because we both love typical food and music from the area. We also went running around the farms as
he was really stressed and I love physical activities at nature. Unfortunately, we didn´t go to any bars or pubs since we didn't
have much time due to his duties and my brief time around the zone.
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Student: 4th year “ “Esc. Nº 431 “Angela Nelly Chenau de Vecino”
9th English P. of Practice

A) Look at the pictures and answer the questions below: (Take into account the verbs given)
wash the car - wash the dishes - swim in a pool - prepare breakfast - play with the dog - play soccer - play computer
games - play a guitar - get up - do the laundry

1- What was Jake doing at 8:00 a.m.? He was getting up.

2- What was Jake's father doing at 5:30 p.m.? He was washing the car.
3- What was Jake's father doing at 11:15 a.m.?
4- What was Jake doing at 2:00 p.m.?
5- What was Jake's father doing at 8:00 a.m.?
6- What was Jake doing at 11:15 a.m.?
7- What was Jake's father doing at 2:00 p.m.?
8- What was Jake doing at 7:45 p.m.?
9- What was Jake doing at 5:30 p.m.?
10- What was Jake's father doing at 7:45 p.m.?

Writing (Personal Questions in the Past Continuous):

1- What were you doing last night before you fell asleep?
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2- What was your friend doing when you last called him/her?
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3- What was your brother/sister doing while you were doing your English homework?
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4- What were you doing on Sunday 6.00 p.m.?
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5- What were you doing when you decided to change something important in your life?
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Student: 4th year “ “Esc. Nº 431 “Angela Nelly Chenau de Vecino”
10th Piece of Practice

A) Read the texts we have worked with at from August on and answer: True (not verdadero) or False (and Justify BOTH
answers)
1- On Christmas Day, Mark and his wife usually go to their parents' house and do some things together. ( )
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2- Ayrton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio were actors. ( )
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3- Nobody gave Hachiko any food. ( )
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4- Jason and his friend wanted hamburgers and drinks, too. ( )
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5- Jake's father was playing with the dog at 2.00 p.m. . ( )
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B) Put the words in order to make sentences:

1- / a.m. / at / computer / Jake / 11.15 / was / games / playing /:
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2- / pour / shake / over / did / Storm / milk / Jason / ? / a /:
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3- /. / 1936 / alive / didn't / he / his / see / in / friend /:
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4- / well known / a / writer / the /. / famous / singer / to / married / was /:
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5- /, / Harry's /. / now / adult / he's / birthday / eighteenth / it's / so / an /:
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C) Personal Questions:
1- When and where were you born?
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2- When was the last time you were excited about something? What was it?
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3- Did you have any special pet you still remember? What was it? What was its name? Why was it so special to you?
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4- What's the most interesting thing you did with sb. else? Why did you do it?
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5- What were you doing when you decided to change something important in your life?
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STUDENT: 4th YEAR " " ESC. Nº431 “N.CH. de VECINO” DATE:
FINAL ENGLISH TEST
Reading comprehension : A Little Traveler
Vicente Cabrera is a Mexican farmer. He works in the fields every day. His
son, V Tomas, is three years old. Tomas often goes to the fields with his father. Mr.
Cabrera works, and Tomas plays.
One day Mr. Cabrera went to a field with Tomas. Tomas sat on a rock while
Mr. Cabrera worked. Mr. Cabrera looked up from his work. Tomas wasn't on the
rock. Mr. Cabrera looked in the field for Tomas. Tomas wasn't there. Mr. Cabrera ran
to his house and looked for Tomas. Tomas wasn't there. Mr. Cabrera looked
everywhere for Tomas. He couldn't find him.
The Cabrera farm is close to the border between Mexico and the United States. There is a fence at the border, but
there are holes in the fence. "Maybe Tomas crawled through a hole in the fence,"Mr. Cabrera thought. "Maybe Tomas is in
the United States." The Mexican police telephoned the U.S. Border Patrol. "We need your help," they said. The Mexican
police told the U.S. Border Patrol officers about Tomas. The U.S. Border Patrol officers began to look for Tomas in the United
States. They were worried.
The land near the border is desert. It is hot in the daytime and cold at night. A small boy can't live
long in the desert. Tomas disappeared on Friday afternoon. On Saturday night a U.S. Border Patrol officer saw small
footprints in the sand. He followed the footprints to a bush. Under the bush he found Tomas. Tomas was cold, hungry, and
thirsty. He had cuts on his feet and face. But he was alive. He was 15 miles from his home.

A) WRITE TRUE OR FALSE and Justify both answers:

1. Tomas was two years old when he was lost. ( )
2. Tomas was with his mother. ( )
4. Tomas walked to the United States. ( )
5. The US. Border Patrol found Tomas. ( )
6. Tomas was lost for three days. ( )

B) FINDING INFORMATION: Read the questions. Find the answers in the story. Write the answers.
1. Is Vicente Cabrera a teacher or a farmer?
_______________________________________________________________
2. Is his farm in the United States or in Mexico?
______________________________________________________________
3. Is his farm close to the border or far from the border?
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4. Was Tomas dead or alive?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Was Tomas 2 miles or 15 miles from his home?
_______________________________________________________________
C) Write the sentences in the correct Order:

1. at / at / home / isn’t / moment/ Sara / the :-

2. always / are / excellent / his / marks : -

3. at school / do / homework / I / sometimes :-

4. does / school / brother / start / time / what / your/? :-

D) Complete with the simple past of the verb “to be” (was, wasn’t, were, weren’t):

1. I____________ really sad after hearing the news.

2. Mariana ____________(X) very friendly to my sister

3. Mario and Luigi _____________(X) old men.

4. ______the food good?

5. ______your cousins on the beach?

E) Complete with correct use of the simple past of the verbs:

1. I ____ ________ (buy) a lot of food.

2. Sandra _____________ (not drink) a lot at the pub.

3. I _____________ (study) Italian last night.

4. _______________________ (John/ watch) T.V. at weekends?

5. ____________________ (your friends / make) a cake?