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Practice Time!

1- Read the text and fill in the gaps with the most suitable verb. Use Simple Present
and Simple Past and Past Continuous.

George and the dragon

Once upon a time there …………………… (be) a brave knight called George. George
had lots of adventures as he ………………… (travel) by horse across many lands. One
day he came to a small village and ……………….(meet) a man who lived in a cave
next to the village. The hermit ………………. (tell) the knight about the awful things
that …………… (happen) there. A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and
attacked the village every day. The villagers …………… (not/know) what to do. First,
they ………….. (give) the dragon all their food, but the dragon just took the food and
still ………………… (attack) the village. So then the villagers gave the dragon all the
animals from their farms. The dragon …………….. (take) all the animals, but
continued to attack the villagers. So then they …………… (give) the dragon all their
gold and jewels. The dragon took all their money, but still was not satisfied. The
king ………….. (send) his army to ……………….. (try) and capture the dragon, but the
dragon was too strong and the knights of the army ………………. (be) too scared and
they ran away. With nothing left to give, the king could only …………….. (think) of
one thing to help protect his people. He sent his only daughter, the princess, to the
lake to wait for the dragon. When George ……………. (hear) this he rode as fast as he
could to the lake. Just then the dragon jumped out from the lake and was going to
eat the princess. George attacked the dragon. He ……………….. (fight) very bravely,
won the fight and …………….. (kill) the dragon. George and the princess returned to
the village and everyone was very pleased that they would ………………….(have) no
more problems with the dragon. Today, the story of George’s bravery ………….. (be)
remembered and George …………… (be) known as the patron saint of many
countries.
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2- Make up questions to these answers.

a- …………………………………………………………………
The name of the knight was George.

b- …………………………………………………………………
The hermit told George about awful things that happened in the village.

c- …………………………………………………………………
A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every
day.

d- …………………………………………………………………
Yes, George fought and killed the dragon.

e- …………………………………………………………………
George and the Princess returned to the village.

3- Match the term to its definition.

 A yellow precious metal used for making coins,

Knight jewellery, beautiful objects, etc.

A large organized group of soldiers who are trained

Village to fight on land.

A female member of a royal family who is not a

Cave queen, especially the daughter or granddaughter of
the king or queen.

A man of high social rank who had a duty to fight for

Army his king.

A large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the

Gold ground.
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A very small town located in a country area.

Princess

4- Complete these sentences about ‘The Newspaper Chase’ using Present Continuous.

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5- Describe what happened in this part of the story.

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6- Write a letter to a friend. Choose one of the alternatives below.

The last movie you watched. The last holiday

a- When did you watch it? a- When did you go?

b- Where did you watch it? b- Where did you go?
c- What was the movie about? c- Who did you go with?
d- Did you enjoy watching it? d- Where did you stay?
e- Would you recommend it? Why? e- What did you do there?
Why not? f- Did you enjoy it?

Dear …/…

I am writing this letter to tell you about …