VIRTUAL CLASS – MARCH 14TH

A) READING- Read the text and anser the questions below.

My Home Town
I live in a town called Oxford. It is quite a big town with museums and art galleries. In my
town, there is the Bodleian Library. It’s the oldest library in the country, even older than
libraries in London. The University of Oxford is one of the most famous universities in the
world. The university has more students than many other towns of the same size. And lots of
people ride bikes in Oxford!
There is a big park in the middle of the town and it has some very interesting plants. I think
the people in my town are the friendliest in the world. Everyone smiles and people are
happy.
My school is quite far away from my house, but I enjoy biking through the town to school.
Near my house, there is the Town Hall. It’s a very old, beautiful building. The rivers around
Oxford are very pretty and on the warmest days of the year, people go on boats on the river.
There are some great places for young people to go to, but the closest big city to Oxford is
London! London is only one hour away. It’s bigger and more exciting than Oxford and there
is more to do there. My town is perfect for people who have children and pets because
there are great parks to play in. I love my home town!
1 How many students does the university have? __________________________________
2 Where are there interesting plants? ___________________________________
3 What is near to Mark’s house? ___________________________________
4 What do people do on hot days? ___________________________________
5 What is the nearest big city to Oxford? ___________________________________

B) GRAMMAR – Prepositions of time - Choose the correct words to complete the text.
1
On / At my birthday, I usually wake up early 2 on / in the morning. Sometimes I get up 3
at / in 6 a.m. because I want to open my presents! My birthday is 4 at / in the summer. 5
On / At lunchtime, my cousins visit and we have a party. I go to bed 6 at / on midnight.
Simple Present

1. Reorder the words to make sentences.

1 Jerry / his hair / washes / rarely
2 lunch / normally / at 1 p.m. / have / we
3 now and then / I / tennis / play
4 doesn’t / to the cinema / Sol / go / often
5 Tom / once a week / French / studies
3. Present Simple and Continuous - Choose the correct verbs.
1 Every Saturday, I play / am playing football with my friends.
2 Right now, Mark has / is having breakfast.
3 I like / likes pop music.
4 My brother reads / reading e-books in the middle of the night.
5 Julia hardly ever goes / is going to bed late.
6 We ride / are riding our bikes every weekend.
 7 This week, I work / am working in the café.
8 Juan doesn’t want / wanting to go to bed.

4. Object pronouns - Complete the sentences with the words below.

Her him it me them us you

1 My brother doesn’t feel well. Mum’s taking …… to see the doctor.

2 You must look after your teeth. You must brush………. three times a day.
3 This is my friend Ignacio. He sits next to …….. in class.
4 We’re doing our homework. Our teacher always gives …….. a lot of homework!
5 Are you OK? Let me help……. .
6 I’ve got a sore eye. I can’t open ……..
7 My brother’s girlfriend is called Sol. I like …….. a lot.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative of the words in brackets.
Example: The winter is colder than the autumn. (cold)

1 That is _______________ building in the city – you can’t even see the top! (tall)
2 It’s _______________ today than yesterday. (hot)
3 Green Park is _______________ away from here. Let’s go to a park that is closer. (far)
4 The UK is _______________ than the Netherlands. The Netherlands is very flat. (hilly)
5 He’s _______________ football player in the team. (nice)
6 Did you know that hippos are _______________ than lions? (dangerous)

C) VOCABULARY

Choose the correct noun from the box to match each definition.
Bridge station cathedral park
fountain monument art gallery

Example: You walk over a bridge to cross a river.

1 That is the ___________ where you get the train.
2 A large public garden is called a ___________.
3 A ___________ pushes water into the air.
4 A ___________ is like a church, but it’s bigger.
5 We built the ___________ to remember an important author from our city.
6 An ___________ is where you see paintings.

D) WRITING – Finish with the piece of writing we started the previous class. HAND IN next
week