Sat B2.6 2ND Class

- READING 5: LIFE AND TIME...
TASK 1 Look at the title and the picture below. Complete the following chart.
TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3

What type of text do Text about the life of An imaginary text of A NOVEL
you expect to read? children the boy PIECE OF ADVICE TO
About money A biography of this kid HAVE A GOOD LIFE,
Habits in your life CHANGE HABITS.
Hobbies
Where do you think In a book In a book BOOK
this text can be found? Bookstores Reading groups for EBOOK (ONLINE)
Amazon children LIBRARIES
Schools In schools TENT
BOOK EXPO
TASK Describe your interests, likes, and hobbies. Try to use the recently covered verbs.
Verbs (in bold) Followed by (in blue)

can't help, to be keen on, can't stand, give up, look forward to, verb in -ing
enjoy, keep,
pretend, seem, want, manage, decided, promise, hope verb “to infinitive”
like, love, hate, prefer verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”
ROCIO I enjoy biking and I love reading history books, especially from Egypt
and Greece. I want to swim and to play the piano; hopefully, I will do so
when the pandemic is finished. I also pretend to continue my English
learning in the meantime.
MONSE I like playing the guitar. I pretend to learn as soon as possible, also I
love watching movies with my family on Fridays. I prefer to stay at
home instead of going out.
I’m really looking forward to visiting either Canada or Germany next
year. I like the idea of meeting new people around the world
DELANEY I’m an athletic and energetic person that’s why I love swimming and I
want to be an olympic swimmer one day, that’s one of my biggest
dreams. I enjoy being at the swimming pool with my friends and team
because we have so much fun. I also love to listen to music, one of my
favorite bands is Twenty One Pilots. I would like to go to their concert
on November 21st, so I hope to be there that day. I promised my
brother and sister to be there.
VANESSA I love to watching TV series on Netflix especially now that Grey's
anatomy chapters came out, I like to go for a walk and listen to music
because it relaxes me, I really enjoy doing my homework especially
math and sometimes law and talking with my friends I preferred to go
out with them but of the pandemic we hardly meet anymore.
ELIZABETH I like swimming and specifically when I finish work because you can
turn off your cell phone and have a relaxing time, regarding free time,
on the other hand when I want to do exercise I prefer to do cardio.
Other favorite things that I love are watching TV series, such as The
Office, which for me is a very way to disconnect myself or when I go to
the cinema.
MARCO
LUZ I enjoy watching movies with my family, for example on Saturdays after
that they took their swimming class, we like buy food in a restaurant
but in occasions my son want to buy tacos and my daughter prefer buy
pizza, well is difficult, but finally we pretend has a good moment at the
afternoon, so we are taking in the menu that each one likes the most,
for example in my case I like to eat Mexican food.
I hope to have more time with my family, especially on weekends since
it is the time when my husband has the opportunity to enjoy family
activities.
MANUEL I enjoy playing video games on my free time, occasionally I do some
exercise but it is weird, I like to read Stephen King's books, also I am a
beginner on modelism for me it is relaxing, I hope to be advance on
this handcrafts. I love spending time with my wife, we try to have fun
because she works in another city and she only has a week for resting
at home.
I love building technic legos like, those legos take with me to my office
because they are related whit my career.
although I don't have enough time to do those things, I find a moment
on my free days.
Despite not having enough time
ADRIAN I really enjoy having a walk in the morning and accompanying it with a
little exercise. Something I would like to do is learn to play the piano.
In my free time I like watching a series and also reading a book, by the
covid in outdoor activities I prefer to avoid crowded places, therefore
parks like Chapultec are good places to go out
YALMER I’ve managed to get a great internship at BIMBO. Something that I just found out I
have in common with my boss is that we both love reading finance books and
Edgar Allan Poe's novels. My co-workers say they love going clubbing for leisure,
but discotheques are not my favourite cut of meat. I´d prefer going to the cinema
with my friends than meeting them up at a party.
I hate lazy people, I’ve found it hard to work with them on teams. Thankfully, my
co-workers are determined and hard-working, so up to this point I haven't fought
with any, well, I don’t like to fight with anyone, I’m not a troublemaker.
TEACHER
TASK 1A Read the text and confirm your ideas.
Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
TASK 1B Read the text again and decide if the following

information is true (T) or false (F).
1. The Brysons’ house was rather small compared to the houses of

Bill’s friends.
2. Bill shared a bedroom with his brother until his brother became ill.
3. Bill tried to keep out of his mother’s way when she arrived home.
4. They called their kitchen the Burns Unit because all the children had
burnt themselves cooking.
5. Bill’s mom didn’t use to work and she was the perfect housewife.
1. What advantage did Bill’s parents have? ✓/✘ Why?
A They came from wealthy families. ✘ Nothing about wealthy families
B Their income was higher than the average. ✓ “Because my parents both worked better off
than most people”
C They lived close to people they worked with. ✘ Not included in the text
D Their house was the largest in Des Moines ✘ Large, but not the largest.
2. As a boy, what did Bill think of his brother and sister? ✓/✘ Why?
A They did not enjoy his company.
B They did not seem like children to him.
C They preferred to spend time with adults.
D They did not want to get to know him fully.

3. What do we learn about Michael in paragraph 2? ✓/✘ Why?
A He had some very untidy habits at home.
B He found sharing a room inconvenient.
C He was proud of his collection of handkerchiefs.
D Bill was very sympathetic about Michael’s illnesses.
4. What does “was not her strong suit” mean in line 35? ✓/✘ Why?
A was not something she did often.
B was something she complained about.
C was not something she did well.
D was her least favourite thing.
5. Bill suggests that dinner was usually late because his mother ✓/✘ Why?
A got caught up in other tasks.
B never finished all the housework.
C often forgot to prepare any food.
D spent too long shopping after work.
6. How did Mrs Bryson feel about the food she prepared? ✓/✘ Why?
A She was extremely embarrassed about it.
B She did not expect her family to eat it.
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did.
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat.

7. Why does Bill think that his parents got on so well? ✓/✘ Why?
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food.
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food.
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking.
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours.
8. Bill was interested in his mother’s magazine because ✓/✘ Why?
A he didn’t have very much to do at home.
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work.
C they showed him a very different way of life.
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly.

TASK 4 Rank activities A-D from the one you like the most to the one you like least.
1.___ 2.___ 3. ___ 4. ___

TASK 4B Read the following descriptions. Decide which activities A-D each speaker prefers.
Basia, 16, Poland
I'm a creative, artistic person who likes reading and drawing, and loves playing the guitar. I want
to study music at university - if I manage to pass my exams! This year I've decided to learn more
about music, art and literature from other countries, so please get in touch if you share any of these
interests. I look forward to hearing from you. I promise to reply to every email.
This person prefers activities in picture(s): _______.
Diego, 18, Argentina
I'm a very sporty, active person. I love to play football and go surfing. I also really enjoy
skateboarding, although I'm not very good. I've given up doing tricks - I keep falling off! What
else? Oh yes, I'm interested in lots of other things like computer games and TV, but I can't stand
shopping! I'd really like to hear from people who are into the same stuff. I hope to hear from you
soon.
This person prefers activities in picture(s): _______.

TASK 5 Look at the sections in bold and the sections in blue in TASK 4.
Complete the following chart.
can't help, to be keen on, verb in -ing
pretend, seem, verb “to infinitive”
like, verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”

TASK 6 Select the best option to complete the following description.
I’m an eclectic person, so I like to do / doing many different things. For starters, I’m passionate
about arts and I’m really keen on to draw / drawing. As for sports, I do enjoy to swim / swimming
and to jog / jogging, but I can’t stand to go / going to the gym as I prefer to spend / spending
time outdoors. Finally, I really love to take / taking both French and Spanish lessons. In fact, I’ve
decided to study / studying a major in romance languages. I hope to find / finding people that
enjoy the same stuff. I look forward to read / reading your replies.
– Kate, 17, England

TASK 7 Use the words in the box to complete the chart below.
a bike ride computer games a concert a crossword

a (youth) club dancing a drive the guitar
a puzzle a quiet night in a walk the beach
some friends round shopping swimming yoga
STAY IN GO OUT
do go
have go for
play go to
TEAM 1
TASK 1B Read the text again and decide if the following information is true (T) or false (F).
1. The Brysons’ house was rather small compared to the houses of Bill’s friends. F
2. Bill shared a bedroom with his brother until his brother became ill. F
3. Bill tried to keep out of his mother’s way when she arrived home. T
4. They called their kitchen the Burns Unit because all the children had burnt themselves cooking. F
5. Bill’s mom didn’t use to work and she was the perfect housewife F
TASK 2A Follow the strategies to answer the following questions
A They did not enjoy his company. ✘ It’s not in the text
B They did not seem like children to him. ✓ They were effectively adults from his
perspective
C They preferred to spend time with adults. ✘ It is not implied in the text
D They did not want to get to know him fully. ✘ They were just big enough to spend time with
A He had some very untidy habits at home. ✘ The paragraph does not tell us sth about
habits, or does not categorize handkerchiefs as
a bad habit
B He found sharing a room inconvenient. ✘ They got along fine
C He was proud of his collection of handkerchiefs. ✘ It is not mentioned in the text
D Bill was very sympathetic about Michael’s illnesses. ✓ The text mentions “we got along fine”
A was not something she did often. ✘ She would cook often late at home
B was something she complained about. ✘ She never objected to cook for her family
C was not something she did well. ✓ She just threw sth in the oven and it might
explode later ´cause she would get caught
on tasks.
D was her least favourite thing. ✘ It was something normal for her: to cook.
A got caught up in other tasks. ✓ The author mentions that her mother had
thousands of tasks to do.
B never finished all the housework. ✘ It does not mention in the text
C often forgot to prepare any food. ✘ She never forgot about the food
D spent too long shopping after work. ✘ The text does not mention anything about
shopping
1._B__ 2._D__ 3. _A__ 4. _C__

Basia, 16, Poland
This person prefers activities in picture(s): _A and D_.
soon.
This person prefers activities in picture(s): __B and C_.

can't help, to be keen on, like, love, look forward to, enjoy, verb in -ing
give up, keep, stand
pretend, seem, want, manage, decided, promise, hope verb “to infinitive”
like, prefer, love verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”



STAY IN GO OUT
do a crossword, yoga, a puzzle go swimming
have go for a walk,
play go to a concert
TEAM 2
1. The Brysons’ house was rather small compared to the houses of Bill’s friends. (F)
2. Bill shared a bedroom with his brother until his brother became ill. (F)
3. Bill tried to keep out of his mother’s way when she arrived home.(T)
4. They called their kitchen the Burns Unit because all the children had burnt themselves cooking.(F)
5. Bill’s mom didn’t use to work and she was the perfect housewife (F)
A They did not enjoy his company. X He doesn’t mention anything about his
company.
B They did not seem like children to him. ✓ They were like adults for him.
C They preferred to spend time with adults. X He doesn’t mention anything about the time.
D They did not want to get to know him fully. X He wrote that they got along fine.
A He had some very untidy habits at home. ✓ He specified about one habit.
B He found sharing a room inconvenient. ✘ Anything about an inconvenience.
C He was proud of his collection of handkerchiefs. ✘ He wrote that the collection was into any
convenient resting place
D Bill was very sympathetic about Michael’s illnesses. ✘ he didn’t write about his sentiment or
emotions about Michael’s illnesses.
A was not something she did often. ✘ Isn’t about frequency
B was something she complained about. ✘ It’s before he wrote about the complaint.
C was not something she did well. ✓ He wrote before about the dinner
D was her least favourite thing. ✘ He didn't mention her favourite things.
A got caught up in other tasks.
B never finished all the housework.
C often forgot to prepare any food.
D spent too long shopping after work.

1._D&B_ 2._A, B & D__ 3. _A&C__ 4. _A, C & B__

Basia, 16, Poland
This person prefers activities in picture(s): ___A & D____.
soon.
This person prefers activities in picture(s): ___C & B____.

can't help, to be keen on, to love, to look forward to, to enjoy, verb in -ing
to give up, to keep, to stand,
pretend, seem, to want, to manage, to decide, to hope verb “to infinitive”
like, to love, prefer, hate verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”

I look forward to travelling abroad next month. = I’m really excited and I cannot wait.
to = preposition e.g. I go | to the gym on Fridays
to = part of an infinitive form e.g. I’m going | to visit my grandma next Friday.

STAY IN GO OUT
do go
have go for
play go to
TEAM 3
1. The Brysons’ house was rather small compared to the houses of Bill’s friends. (F)
2. Bill shared a bedroom with his brother until his brother became ill. (F)
3. Bill tried to keep out of his mother’s way when she arrived home.(T)
4. They called their kitchen the Burns Unit because all the children had burnt themselves cooking.(F)
5. Bill’s mom didn’t use to work and she was the perfect housewife (F)
A They did not enjoy his company. ✘ NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT
B They did not seem like children to him. ✓ THEY WERE BIG ENOUGH/ ADULTS FROM HIS
PERSPECTIVE
C They preferred to spend time with adults. ✘ NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT
D They did not want to get to know him fully. ✘ NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT
A He had some very untidy habits at home. ✓ HE PUTS THE HANDKERCHIEFS INTO ANY
CONVENIENT RESTING PLACE
B He found sharing a room inconvenient. ✘ IN NOT ABOUT MICHAEL
C He was proud of his collection of handkerchiefs. ✘ IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEX
D Bill was very sympathetic about Michael’s illnesses. ✘ HE IS UPSET WITH MICHAEL’S ILLNESSES
A was not something she did often. ✘
B was something she complained about. ✘
C was not something she did well. ✓
D was her least favourite thing. ✘

A got caught up in other tasks. ✓ SHE HAS TO DO ANOTHER TASK HOUSE
B never finished all the housework. ✘
C often forgot to prepare any food. ✘
D spent too long shopping after work. ✘ NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT
1.__D_ 2._A__ 3. __C_ 4. __B_

Basia, 16, Poland
This person prefers activities in picture(s): _A__D_____.
soon.
This person prefers activities in picture(s): __ B__C___.

can't help, to be keen on, look forward to, give up, can't verb in -ing
stand, keep, love
pretend, seem, hope, promise, manage, decide, would like verb “to infinitive”
like, want, enjoy, prefer verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”



STAY IN GO OUT
do go
have go for
play go to
ROCIO
TASK 2B Follow the strategies to answer the following questions
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ A little bit but she said “I scraped off
most of the burned part”
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ no, because she apologized saying “it
is a little bit burned”
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ it doesn’t say in the tex
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ She mentioned that this included
every bit of it that had once been flesh
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✘ The texts mentions that the food was
burned but not overcooked
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘ Bill says that happily all suited his father
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✓ Bill says that everything was fine with
his father.
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✘ It is not mentioned in the book.
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘ The text doesn't say that
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘ No, he says there was lying all around in
the magazines
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓ Yes, the magazines depicted lives at a
variance with Bill’s own.
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘ Bill was interested because the house lives
were perfect.
TASK 9 You will listen to 8 situations. Number the situations A-H.
# SITUATIONS
A. A student talking on the radio about a puzzle called sudoku.
B. A woman talking about her hobby of bird watching.
C. A man giving advice about starting a collection.
D. A girl talking to a friend about a conversation she had.
E. A man talking on the radio about music.
F. A girl talking on the phone about a boy.
G. A couple talking about their free time.
H. A woman talking about her new hobby (and obsession).

YALMER
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ She doesn’t seem to have a problem
with her burned food.
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ They were used to it
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ Her son thought worse about her
food, saying it was salvaged from a
tragic house fire
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ She thought it was too badly as she
scraped off most of the burned part.
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✓ His palate responded to burned and ice
tastes
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘ He doesn't seem to have had problems
with his wife’s cooking.
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✘ He never responded to any apologies
from his wife about her bad cooking.
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✘ Not mentioned in the book like
something they had in common.
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘ He was just interested in reading them.
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘ That’s not sth he mentioned as a
preference.
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓ The magazines depicted lives so
absorbingly at variance with our own.
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘ He just decided to because they were lying
around.
# SITUATIONS

ADRIAN


# SITUATIONS

LUZ
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ Don’t mention that, only Bill's mother
said: - It´s a bit burnt. -
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ Don't mention that, only he describes
the burned dinner.
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ Don't mention that.
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ She served the dinner without
problem.
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✘ Don’t mention that, mention that his
father responded to two tastes: burned
and ice cream.
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘ Don’t mention that, because her
husband mentioned two tastes: burned
and ice cream.
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✓ Don’t mention that, but he ate it.
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✘ Don’t mention that they enjoy the
flavours, only he said that his father ate
it.
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘

# SITUATIONS

MANUEL
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. x
B She did not expect her family to eat it. x
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. x
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ Mrs Branson would say, apologetically,
it’s a bit burned
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✓ Mr. Bryson’s palate only responded to
two tastes, burned and ice

C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓ they depicted lives so absorbingly at
variance with him own

# SITUATIONS

MARCO


# SITUATIONS

ELIZA
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ She offered an apologize but it was
very comun
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ She always presented the food and
mentioned that ‘It's a bit burned,’ so
she expected that her family would eat
it.
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ Her son had more opinions about it
that she had.
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ She always mentioned that ‘It's a bit
burned,’
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✘ The text doesn’t mention anything
about enjoyable eating.
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘ Her husband didn’t hate the food.
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✘ For him the food weren’t terrible.
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✓ For them the food was ok.
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘ He mentioned idle moments but not to do
it at home.
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘ He didn't mention anything about learning.
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓ He describe a different life (collected,
organized, calmly and different food)
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘ He didn't mention anything about learning.
# SITUATIONS
4 A. A student talking on the radio about a puzzle called sudoku.
5 B. A woman talking about her hobby of bird watching.
2 C. A man giving advice about starting a collection.
3 D. A girl talking to a friend about a conversation she had.
6 E. A man talking on the radio about music.
1 F. A girl talking on the phone about a boy.
7 G. A couple talking about their free time.
8 H. A woman talking about her new hobby (and obsession).

VANESSA
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ in the text desent mention that she
feel embarrased
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ her husband liked burnt food and her
son didnt not bother him
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ Does Not mention his mother´s
opinion
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ She knwe how the food was
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✘ Dosen´t mention that in the text
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘ Her husband liked her food
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✓ He didnt think it was terrible
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✓ He liked his food
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘

# SITUATIONS

DELANEY
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ The text does not say that she feels
extremely embarrassed.
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ Because her husband always eats the
food that is made by her.
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ His son doesn’t say or claim about his
mom's food.
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ Because of what she said: ‘It's a bit
burned’ and also “But I think I scraped
off most of the burned part”, referring
that they are able to eat it.
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✓ Because it is said in the text, he
responded only to two tastes: burned
and ice cream.
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘ Her husband LIKES her food.
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✘ He doesn’t think she cooks terribly.
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✘ It is not said that Mrs Bryson enjoyed
the food made by her.
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘ The text doesn’t say that he doesn’t have
what to do at home, he reads it because he
likes it.
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘ He never said he wanted to learn that.
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓ In the text it said that it shows him
different lives at variance with his own.
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘ He doesn't look after that.
# SITUATIONS

MONSE
A She was extremely embarrassed about it. ✘ IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT
B She did not expect her family to eat it. ✘ IT IS NOT MENTIONED
C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did. ✘ SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PERSONAL
OPINION ABOUT HER FOOD
D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat. ✓ SHE SAID “IT’S A BIT BURNED”
A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food. ✓ EVERYTHING WAS FINE BY HIM SO
LONG AS IT WAS SUFFICIENTLY DARK
AND NOT TOO STARTLINGLY
B Mrs Bryson did not notice that her husband hated the food. ✘
C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking. ✘
D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours. ✘ MR BRYSON DIDN’T LIKE THE
FLAVOURFUL FOOD
A he didn’t have very much to do at home. ✘ IN HIS HOUSE ALL IDLE MOMENTS WERE
SPENT READING SOMETHING
B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work. ✘ IT

IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT
C they showed him a very different way of life. ✓ PARTLY BECAUSE THEY DEPICTED LIVES SO
ABSORBING AT VARIANCE WITH OUR OWN
D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly. ✘ IT IS NOT MENTIONED

# SITUATIONS

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- READING 5: LIFE AND TIME...

TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3

Verbs (in bold) Followed by (in blue)

Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

TASK 1B Read the text again and decide if the following

1. The Brysons’ house was rather small compared to the houses of

A They came from wealthy families. ✘ Nothing about wealthy families

A They did not enjoy his company.

B They did not seem like children to him.

C They preferred to spend time with adults.

D They did not want to get to know him fully.

A He had some very untidy habits at home.

B He found sharing a room inconvenient.

C He was proud of his collection of handkerchiefs.

D Bill was very sympathetic about Michael’s illnesses.

A was not something she did often.

B was something she complained about.

C was not something she did well.

D was her least favourite thing.

B never finished all the housework.

C often forgot to prepare any food.

D spent too long shopping after work.

A She was extremely embarrassed about it.

B She did not expect her family to eat it.

C She had a worse opinion of it than her son did.

D She did not think it was too badly burned to eat.

A Mr Bryson enjoyed eating over cooked food.

C Mr Bryson forgave his wife for her terrible cooking.

D Mr and Mrs Bryson both enjoyed food with strong flavours.

8. Bill was interested in his mother’s magazine because ✓/✘ Why?

A he didn’t have very much to do at home.

B he was keen to learn more about his mother’s work.

C they showed him a very different way of life.

D he wanted to learn how to look after a house properly.

1.___ 2.___ 3. ___ 4. ___

Basia, 16, Poland

This person prefers activities in picture(s): _______.

Diego, 18, Argentina

This person prefers activities in picture(s): _______.

Complete the following chart.

Verbs (in bold) Followed by (in blue)

can't help, to be keen on, verb in -ing

pretend, seem, verb “to infinitive”

like, verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”

– Kate, 17, England

a bike ride computer games a concert a crossword

Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

3. What do we learn about Michael in paragraph 2? ✓/✘ Why?

B He found sharing a room inconvenient. ✘ They got along fine

C He was proud of his collection of handkerchiefs. ✘ It is not mentioned in the text

1._B__ 2._D__ 3. _A__ 4. _C__

Basia, 16, Poland

This person prefers activities in picture(s): _A and D_.

Diego, 18, Argentina

This person prefers activities in picture(s): __B and C_.

Complete the following chart.

Verbs (in bold) Followed by (in blue)

like, prefer, love verb in -ing OR verb “to infinitive”

– Kate, 17, England

a bike ride computer games a concert a crossword

have go for a walk,

Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

3. What do we learn about Michael in paragraph 2? ✓/✘ Why?

1._ 2._ 3. _ 4. _

This person prefers activities in picture(s): _A & D__.

This person prefers activities in picture(s): _C & B__.

1.__D_ 2._A 3. C_ 4. __B_

This person prefers activities in picture(s): _AD___.

This person prefers activities in picture(s): BC___.