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Erick Alvarado
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
known showed visited did were
a My family and me _________________ Beijing in 2008.
b Beijing was formerly _________________ as Peking.
c The Olympic Games _________________ celebrated there.
d Who _________________ you around? A tour guide.
e Where _________________ you go? We went to the Great Wall, of course!
2 Match.
a Someone told me called me.
b Last weekend nobody anywhere?
c Was there anybody for my father’s birthday.
d Have you seen my backpack you were abroad.
e I really want to buy something at home?
Vocabulary
5 Complete the table.
Verb noun Person
Reading
6 Read the text and answer the questions.
One night when I was 12, Mom and Dad went out to have dinner. I was watching
TV in the living room when I heard strange noises upstairs. At first, I thought it
was my brother, Luke, but then I realized that he was playing with the dog outside.
I was very frightened because I thought someone had broken in. I told Luke and
we went upstairs. The noises came from my room. Luke opened the door and we
saw a ghost flying over my bed. I went running down the stairs, screaming. Behind
me, I heard my brother laughing. What we saw wasn’t a ghost at all! It was our
neighbor’s parrot, trapped under a sheet and as scared as I was.
Grammar
1 Write a comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.
a Mary is _________________ (old) in her family. She has three younger brothers.
b Lara is _________________ (pretty) than her sister, Jana.
c My dog is _________________ (big) as your dog.
d I’m _________________ (angry) than yesterday, but I’m still angry with you.
e Natalie’s food is _________________ (bad) in the world!
Vocabulary
5 Complete the words.
Ears Glove Helmet Jersey Knee Legs Puck Racket Shoulder Tongue
Part of the body Sports equipment
e ___ ___ s g ___ ___ v ___
s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ r p ___ ___ k
l ___ ___ s j ___ ___ ___ ___ y
t ___ ___ ___ ___ e h ___ ___ m ___ ___
k ___ ___ ___ r ___ ___ k ___ ___
7 Match.
a stretch weights
b breathe down
c lift your head
d bend in and out
e turn your legs
Reading
8 Read the e-mail and circle the correct option.
Dear Ana,
Sorry for not writing, but I haven’t been feeling well lately. I think I work too hard.
I’m in the office for at least ten hours every day. I’m really stressed about the
traffic, too. It takes me two hours to get to and from the office.
I’m very nervous all the time, and I’m starting to put on weight, too. I think I’m fat
now! I don’t usually have time to cook, so I always eat fast food. I don’t have
much time to exercise either. At night I’m so tired that I eat some cookies and go
to bed. Then I get up late in the morning and don’t have time for breakfast.
But it isn’t all bad news. Next month I’m thinking of taking some days off to come
to see you. What do you think? I really need a vacation! If it’s OK, I’ll arrive July
15.
Well, that’s all for now. Hope you are well.
Please write soon,
Emily