Extra Practice: Section B Name: .................................................

Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer.
1. In Grease, the actors sing and dance. It’s an amazing adventure film / musical / biography!
2. I enjoy reading books about life on other planets. My favourite genre is comedy / romance / science-fiction.
3. I love William Shakespeare’s poetry / horror films / comics. He writes so beautifully.
4. The main character is a cowboy. It’s a great mystery / western / documentary.
5. I love books about magic, like Harry Potter. Crime / Drama / Fantasy is my favourite genre.

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

romance ■ horror ■ comics ■ biography ■ comedy
biography
1. A book about someone’s life is called a ............................................... .
comics
2. I like looking at pictures while I read. That’s why I love ............................................... .
horror
3. People often watch ............................................... films on Halloween.
romance
4. I love stories about love. ............................................... is my favourite genre.
comedy
5. This film is about a funny family. It’s a ............................................... .

Grammar
3 Complete the pairs of sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.
watch
1. My brother and I ............................................... are watching Star Wars. (watch)
a film every Friday night. Tonight, we ...............................................
2. Ben ...............................................
is taking the bus to the book shop at the moment. He ...............................................
takes the same bus to school
every morning. (take)
3. On Saturdays, I usually ...............................................
get dressed late. But today, I ...............................................
'm getting dressed early to go to
the beach. (get)
4. Mum often ...............................................
reads biographies. But right now, she ...............................................
is reading a mystery. (read)
5. They ...............................................
are buying film tickets online now. They usually ...............................................
buy tickets early. (buy)

4 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. you / understand / the film / now / ?
Are you understanding the film now?
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2. Dad / not go / to work / today / .
Dad is not going to work today.
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3. I / buy / a new book / every month / .
I buy a new book every month.
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4. you / watch / TV / at the moment / ?
Are you watching TV at the moment?
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5. Sophie / usually / not read / in the evenings / .
Sophie usually doesn't read un the evenings
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