1.

Read the text and answer the questions:

Damien Baxter is very lucky. He’s got fourteen brothers and sisters!

The family lives in a big house in Western Australia. The house has got seven bedrooms, and lots
of beds. It isn’t a quiet house. It’s a very noisy house with lots of children in it.

Three of Damien’s brothers and sisters are adults. They’ve got children too. Damien is a baby,
but he’s an uncle to those children!

The Baxter family is very busy. There’s lots of work to do in the Baxter house. When a child is
eight years old, they help with the work. Damien is only three months old, so he hasn’t got jobs to do
yet. They haven’t got a car. Damien’s dad’s got a bus! It’s got sixteen seats.

The Baxters are a very happy family, and the kids are all good friends.

a. Where does the Baxter family live?

b. When do the children start helping with the work?
c. How old is Damien Baxter?
d. Has the family got a car?
e. Why doesn’t Damien have jobs to do yet?

Now, mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE:

a. Damien is not a baby.
b. There are fifteen boys in the family.
c. Three of his brothers and sisters aren’t children.
d. Damien’s house is very quiet.
e. The children aren’t very good friends.

2. Look at the pictures of James and Alice. Write questions and answers as in the model:
 3. Look at the picture and ask and answer questions:

Student A:

a. Woman / wear earrings?

b. Baby / awake?
c. Lots of pictures / wall?
d. Why / parents / smile?
e. Man / have wrinkles?

4. Choose the correct words to complete the conversation:

A: Hi Rosie. Hey, you 1 ’ve / ’s got new rollerblades! They look great.
B: Thanks. They’re 2 better / gooder than my old pair. They’re more expensive, too! 3 Have you got/
Have got you rollerblades?
A: No, I 4 hasn’t / haven’t. My sister 5 has/ have got a pair, and she 6 love / loves them. But I 7 like /
likes skateboarding.
B: Really? How often 8 do / does you go skateboarding?
A: I 9 never / usually go to the skate park on Saturdays with my cousin. What about you? 10 Who /
What do you go rollerblading with? 11 Do you / Are you go with your brother?
B: No, I 12 don’t / ’m not. I 13 never / sometimes go with him! He 15 don’t / doesn’t like
rollerblading.

5. Write the sentences with the words in the correct place.

1 I’m busy at the weekends. (always)
 2 I do my homework in the mornings. (sometimes)
3 Tom is happy at school. (always)
4 We go out with our friends at the weekend. (often)
5 My parents are tired on Friday evenings. (usually)
6 My brother does sport on Saturdays. (never)
7 Sandra is very old now and she forgets things. (often)

6. Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then, make the
sentences negative and interrogative:
1 John … (go) to school on foot.
2 She … (not/watch) TV in the evening.
3 Caroline … (speak) Japanese.
4 Lucy … (not/like) computer games.
5 We … (go) to bed at 9 o’clock every evening.
6 Water … (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
7 The sun … (rise) in the East.
8 My brother … (play) tennis every day.
9 My friends … (not/do) their homework in the afternoon.
10 Our lessons … (start) at 8 in the morning.

7. Your name is Andy and your teacher’s name is Miss Lucy. Write an email to your teacher (50-75
words) in which you tell her about your favourite book. You must mention:
 what the book is about;
 who is your favourite character in the book and why;
 why you recommend the book.

8. Write a short text about springs in Romania. You should write between 50-75 words. Don’t
forget to give your text a title. You must mention:
 what nature is like in spring;
 what holidays people celebrate in spring;
 why some people don’t like spring.

9. Write a short text about going to the doctor. You should write between 50-75 words. Don’t
forget to give your text a title. You must mention:
 what a doctor does;
 when people usually go to the doctor;
 how you usually feel when you go to the doctor.