EXERCISE 1: Draw the time

quarter to seven half past two quarter to five quarter past ten

eleven o’clock quarter past seven half past four six o’clock

EXERCISE 2: Match the time

1. It’s three o’clock. a) 12:25

2. It’s quarter past eight. b) 8:05
3. It’s ten thirty. c) 11:25
4. It’s five to five. d) 1:58
5. It’s nine twenty-five. e) 8:15
6. It’s twenty-five to eleven. f) 4:55
7. It’s two to two. g) 10:35
8. It’s eleven twenty-five. h) 9:25
9. It’s five past eight. i) 10:30
10. It’s twelve twenty-five. j) 3:00

EXERCISE 3: Solve these riddles

I am made of wood. I’m in the bedroom. I need electricity.

I have four legs. I’m soft. I have a screen.
You can sit on me. I have a mattress. I can send emails.
I’m often in the kitchen. You use me at night. You can play games on me.
………………………… ………………………… …………………………

I live in the city. I eat other animals. I am small.

I have a long tail. I have a big mouth. I have feathers.
I eat rubbish. I am green. I lay eggs.
People don’t like me. I live in the water. I can sing and fly.
………………………… ………………………… …………………………
EXERCISE 4a: Match the kitchen verbs to the pictures

1.boil 2. cut 3. stir 4. fry 5. peel 6. weigh 7. pour 8. bake 9. spread 10. add

EXERCISE 4b: Read the definitions and choose a suitable verb from Exercise 4a

Put soft stuff all over something. …………………………

Cook something in hot oil. …………………………
Cook something in very hot water. …………………………
Make food in an oven. …………………………
Make liquid flow out of or into something. …………………………
Measure how heavy something is using a machine called scales. …………………………
Take the outside part off a fruit or vegetable. …………………………

EXERCISE 5a: Use the Past Simple to complete the sentences

EXERCISE 5b: Put the sentences into the correct order (1-12). The pictures will help you.

WHEN MY DAD WAS A TEENAGER

This is my father, Peter. Read about his routine when he was a teenager.

His best friend, Samuel, always chatted (chat) with him in the school canteen.
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Peter usually …………….. (walk) to school because there …………….. (not be) any buses and
his parents…………….. (start) working early.
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1 Peter …………….. (get up) at seven o’clock from Monday to Friday. He …………….. (love)
sleeping!
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He usually …………….. (have) dinner from eight to nine. He really …………….. (prefer) steak
and chips to vegetables.
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In the afternoon, Peter always …………….. (finish) at 4 and often …………….. (run) home.
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As he …………….. (sleep) eight hours, he …………….. (go) to bed at about eleven o’clock.
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He …………….. (have) a shower and then …………….. (get) dressed.
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He …………….. (be) hard-working, he …………….. (sit) at his desk and …………….. (do) his
homework.
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There …………….. (be) two lessons in the afternoon from 2 to 4 pm.
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Peter always …………….. (prepare) a big breakfast. He …………….. (eat) some toasts with
butter and jam and a boiled egg and …………….. (drink) a glass of milk.
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After dinner, he …………….. (watch) his favourite TV programme.
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He …………….. (spend) the morning at school. Lessons …………….. (begin) at 9 and
…………….. (end) at 1.

EXERCISE 5c: Look at the pictures and answer these questions

1. Who did he go to school with? ……………………………………………….................

2. Where did he sit to watch TV? ……………………………………………….................

3. Was he a vegetarian? ……………………………………………….................

EXERCISE 6: Choose the correct form of the adjectives

I was so shocked/shocking when I came across George Clooney in the street!

It was scared/scarying/scary to see those kids climbing up that tree.

Ken is the most annoyed/annoying brother in the world.

Dave was really exhausted/exhausting after such a long hike.

My sister is always excited/exciting and it is very tired/tiring for us all!

Dan is a little worried/worrying after his meeting with his boss.

School lunches can sometimes be disgusted/disgusting.

Many people are interested/interesting in buying things in sales.

We were disappointed/disappointing after two weeks under the rain during our
holidays!

EXERCISE 7a: Match the questions with the answers

1. Where was he born? a) By bus.

2. Is she married? b) She’s a teacher.
3. What does she do? c) Three.
4. How many children do they have? d) In Australia.
5. How far is it from Dundee to Durham? e) Because he is happy.
6. How does she come to school? f) About 120 miles.
7. Why is he smiling? g) In 1990.
8. When were they born? h) No, she’s single.
EXERCISE 7b: Answer these questions in whole sentences

1. Where do you come from? …………………………………........

2. How old are you? …………………………………........

3. How do you come to school? …………………………………........

4. What is your favourite colour? …………………………………........

5. What do you do in your free time? …………………………………........

6. Who is your English teacher? …………………………………........

7. When is your birthday? …………………………………........

8. Why are you learning English? …………………………………........

9. How many languages can you speak? …………………………………........

10. How much time do you need to finish this test? …………………………………........

EXERCISE 8a: Read the text and decide which sentences are true (√) and false (X)

MISS GREEN’S DIET

Miss Green was very fat. She weighed 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every
month, so she went to see her doctor. He said, “You need a diet, Miss Green, and I’ve got a good
one here.“ He gave her a small book and said, “Read this carefully and eat the things on page
eleven every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks‘ time.“
Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasn’t thinner, she was fatter. The doctor
was surprised and said, “Are you eating the things on page eleven of the small book?“ “Yes,
doctor,“ she answered.
The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. She was very surprised to
see him. “Miss Green,“ he said, “Why are you eating potatoes and bread? They aren’t in your
diet.“ “But, doctor,“ Miss Green answered, “I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my dinner.“
True (√) or false (X)?

Miss Green wasn’t married.

She went to see her doctor because she was ill.
She visited her doctor two times.
The doctor recommended her a diet.
The doctor gave Miss Green a recipe.
Miss Green lost some weight after two weeks.
She didn’t eat the things on page eleven for dinner.
She didn’t eat the things on page eleven for lunch.
The doctor visited Miss Green.
Miss Green invited the doctor for dinner.

EXERCISE 8b: Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the story about Miss Green

Helen always ate a lot, but she never got very ............................: she was always
............................ than her sister Mary, although Mary ate very little and chose her diet
............................ . Helen usually ............................about thirty-five kilos, and Mary was always
about ten kilos............................than her sister.
When people ............................Helen’s house and saw her............................a lot of potatoes and
bread, they were always............................and said, “Why don’t you get fat when you eat
such............................?“
She answered, “I don’t know, I asked my............................about it, but he didn’t tell me anything
useful.“

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