Exercises

( 1 ) Completa les frases amb a o an.

1. ...... banana is yellow.
2. . ........aeroplane is big.
3. ........ cat is ........animal.
4. Joe and Wendy are at ........... park.
5. It is......... big zoo.
6. ......... egg isn't red.

( 2 ) Substitueix les paraules en negreta per pronoms personals subjecte.

My friend and I are students. ...........................

The woman is a teacher. ………………
Are the boys in the class? ………………
The camera is on the table. …………………..
Tim isn’t a photographer. ………………
You and your mum are tall. ………………
Are the dogs small? …………………..
The magazine is great. ……………..

( 3 ) Completa les frases amb am, is o are.

1. Bob ............ clever.

2. You ........... not a good dancer.
3. The car ........... new.
4. Ted and Bill ............ brothers.
5. I .......... a good student.
6. It ........... an old house. The rooms ................ not big.

( 4 ) Escriu aquestes frases en forma de pregunta.

She is happy. ………………………….

The telephone is on the table. ……………………
The cats are outside. ………………
We are near the school. ……………..
You and your sister are on holiday. ……………
He is a reporter. ……………

( 5 ) Escriu aquestes frases amb contraccions.

She is not a good student. ...........................

You are not in my class. ………………
I am not sad. ………………
We are not at home. ………………..
It is not hot today. ………………
Robert is not a football player. …………..

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 ( 6 ) Contesta les preguntes amb les respostes breus que siguin certes en el teu
cas.

Are you from Seville?

Is your hair brown?

Are you a good singer?

Is your house near the school?

Is your book on the desk?

Are you in the classroom?

( 7 ) Completa la postal amb el verb TO BE en present. Usa l’afirmatiu i el

negatiu.

Dear Claudia,

Hello. My family and I [50] ................... on holiday at the sea. It [50] ...................
hot. The sea [50] .................. very beautiful. It [50] ................... warm. It [50]
................... cold. My sisters [50] ................... happy because they [50] ................... at
school. I [50] ................... also happy.

Love,

Susan

( 8 ) Rectifica els errors.

1 Carol and I is in the photo.

2 The school is big?
3 The boys is tall.
4 The sun are yellow.
5 It is a apple.
6 We am students.

( 9 ) Completa les frases amb have got o has got. Tot seguit escriu les frases de
forma interrogativa i de forma negativa.

The shop ........................... new toys.

…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………..

Your family ........................... a red car.

…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………..

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They ........................... sandwiches.
…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………..

The baby ........................... a banana.

…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………..

Your friend ........................... a ruler

…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………..

I ........................... a new bike.

…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………..

( 10 ) Posa les paraules en ordre per tal de fer frases correctes.

got / the teacher / a ruler / has / .

…………………………………………………..
you / got / an uncle / have/ ?
…………………………………………………..
the girl / not / a notebook / has / got.
…………………………………………………..
drama lessons / got / your school / has/ ?
…………………………………………………..
have / a dog / they / got/.
…………………………………………………..
The students / not / got / sweets / have/
.…………………………………………………..

( 11 ) Completa les frases amb a, an o the.

French is not .............. easy language

.............. Canary islands are in .............. Atlantic ocean.
Mike is .............. good student.
I’ve got .............. interesting book.
Where is .............. newspaper?
Pam has got .............. old hat. .............. hat is black.
Washington D.C. is the capital of .............. United States of America.
There’s .............. desk in the room. .............. desk has got books on it.

( 12 ) Completa les frases amb el plural de les paraules que hi ha en parèntesi.

The .............. (egg) on the .............. (plate) are white.

The .............. (mouse) are in the .............. (house).
The .............. (present) aren’t in the .............. (box).
The .............. (leaf) on the .............. (tree) are green.
The .............. (sheep) are in the .............. (field).
Are the .............. (child) at the party?

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The .............. (tomato) are on the .............. (shelf).
Are the .............. (torch) on the .............. (desk)?

( 13 ) Fes frases unint A amb B.

A B

Is there a box in a month.

There are sandwiches in a week.
There aren’t six weeks on the desk.
Are there balloons in your schoolbag?
There are seven days for lunch.
There isn’t a letter for the party?

( 14 ) Contesta les preguntes usant les paraules que hi ha entre parèntesi: primer
en negatiu, i aleshores la informació correcta.

Is there a man in the car? (woman)

……………………………………………………..
Are there teachers in the classroom? (students)
……………………………………………………..
Is there a pen in the bag? (pencil)
……………………………………………………..
Are there magazines on the shelf? (books)
……………………………………………………..
Is there a baby in the bed? (cat)
……………………………………………………..
Are there sandwiches on the table? (tomatoes)
……………………………………………………..

( 15 ) Rectifica els errors.

1 There aren’t a torch on the shelf.

2 There aren’t not tomatoes in the salad.
3 There isn’t rubbers in the box.
4 Are there are five letters on the table?
5 There is children at the park.
6 There is an apple on the table?

( 16 ) Encercla la paraula correcta.

Every day my family and I (1) eat / eats breakfast at half past seven. Mum (1) fry/ fries
eggs. My sister (1) cut / cuts the bread. Dad and I sometimes (1) go / goes to the shop
to buy milk. We all (1) leave / leaves the house at eight o’clock. Mum always (1) say /
says, “Have a good day!”

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 ( 17 ) Completa les frases amb el present simple dels verbs en parèntesi.

1 Andy always _________________ (study) in the evening.

2 Cathy never _________________ (dance) at parties.

3 He _________________ (meet) his friend every day.

4 Our cat _________________ (watch) birds.

5 I never _________________ (buy) games.

6 Victor and I _________________ (speak) English at home.

( 18 ) Completa amb doesn't o don't.

1. Cars .....……....... fly.

2. Cats ......………… open doors.
3. Mum ....……….. play football.
4. Children .......…………… drive cars.
5. A baby .....…………...... read books.
6. It ....………......... snow in summer.

( 19 ) Escriu aquestes frases de forma negativa.

1. Vegetables grow on trees.

2. The teacher teaches on Sundays.

3. Nick goes to the factory every day.

4. I remember the story.

5. We wear sunglasses at night.

( 20 ) Completa les frases amb la forma correcta d’aquests verbs: visit, not teach,
go, not understand, not live, finish.

1. Mr Andrews ....………........ history at my school.

2. I ..........…….............. my grandmother every week.
3. We ......……….......... in London.
4. My sister ...........…….............. to karate lessons twice a week.
5. The lesson ........……............ at 10 o'clock.
6. The dog ………………………. me.

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 ( 21 ) Uneix les preguntes i les respostes.

1. Do you speak French?

2. Does Laura go to your school?
3. Do cats fly?
4. Do we need our trainers today?
5. Does your computer play DVDs?

a. No, they don't.

b. Yes, it does.
c. No, I don't.
d. Yes, we do.
e. No, she doesn't.

( 22 ) Completa amb Do o Does i escriu respostes curtes.

1. .............. you play the guitar?

2. ................. your family watch DVDs?
3. ........................... you eat chocolate?
4. ........................ your dad play basketball?
5. .................... your parents read magazines?

( 23 ) Escriu les frases amb els adverbis de freqüència que hi ha en parentesi.

1. I guess the answers, (never)

2. It is cold in Alaska, (always)
3. We eat sandwiches for lunch, (often)
4. They go to the beach, (sometimes)
5. She plays games in her- room. (usually)

( 24 ) Respon amb frases certes en el teu cas. Usa adverbis de freqüència i frases
senceres.

1 How often do you get up at 7 o’clock?

2 How often do you come late to school?

3 How often does your friend visit you?

4 How often do you go to the cinema?

5 How often does your teacher give sweets to the class?

6 How often does your family go on holiday?

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 ( 25 ) Llegeix la carta de Rob al seu nou amic per carta i completa-la amb
aquests verbs en PRESENT SIMPLE: eat, play, go, wash, work, do, live, teach.

Dear Rafa,

My name is Rob and I am your new e-pal.

I (1) ………………………….. in Scotland. My father (1) …………………………..

in a factory and my mother (1) ………………………….. English at my school. At
the weekend, my brother and I usually (1) ………………………….. football. My
mother and father sometimes (1) ………………………….. to a film. Every Saturday
my father (1) ………………………….. the car. On Sundays we often (1)
………………………….. in a restaurant. What do you and your family (1)
………………………….. at the weekend?

Your friend

Rob

( 26 ) Ordena les paraules per tal de formar preguntes.

1. right now / the film / beginning / is / ? …………………………………

2. the sun / shining / now / is ? …………………………………
3. you / in a hotel / this week / are / staying / ? …………………………………
4. studying /is/at home / Dan / this morning / ? …………………………………
5. the boys / today / are / their bikes / using / ? …………………………………

( 27 ) Escriu preguntes sobre les paraules en negreta.

1. The children are learning English. …….What ….........................

2. The teacher is writing on the board. Who...........................................
3. I am taking three books from the shelf. What ………………………….
4. Fred is going to America. Where ..........................................................
5. The actor is wearing sunglasses. What ................................................

( 28 ) Escriu aquestes frases en negativa.

1. Birds always fly over the desert. ………………………………….

2. The reporter is writing an article at the moment. ………………………………….
3. The children are planning a Christmas party. ………………………………….
4. We travel on the bus every morning. ………………………………….
5. I am choosing the music for the concert. ………………………………….
6. The manager opens his shop on Sundays. ………………………………….
7. The team often meets at school. ………………………………….
8. The students are learning English. ………………………………….

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 ( 29 ) Completa el text amb el Present Simple o el Present Continuous dels verbs
que hi ha en parèntesi.

It is Wednesday evening and Angela is at a concert with her mother and brother, Paul.
She (1) …………... usually ………………. (not go out) in the evening, because she
always (2)................................. (do) her homework. Today is
different. A famous singer (3)................................ (be) in town. The singer rarely
(4).............................. (come) here. Angela and Paul (5) ........………............ (enjoy) the
songs. Mum (6) ...........…............... (sit) with the children. She (7) ..........…….............
(smile) because Angela and Paul (8) ........……............. (have) a wonderful time. They
(9) .....……….……...... (not fight)!

( 30 ) Escriu frases amb aquestes paraules. Usa el Present Simple o el Present

Continuous.

1. we / usually / have lunch / at three o'clock

2. the phone / ring / right now
3. I / sit / in the park / today
4. Tim / not come / to my house / every day
5. Bill / not play / with his friends / this week
6. Mum / often / watch TV / with me
7. the students / not understand / the lesson
8. the boys / not study / right now

( 31 ) Completa les frases amb Do, Does, Am, Is o Are.

1. .......... people live in houses?

2. .......... the students doing a test today?
3. ......... Dad working in his office?
4. .......... I speaking to the manager?
5. ......... you reading the rules?
6. ......... he know that man?
7. ......... Eileen talk in class?
8. ..........the singer singing your favourite song?

( 32 ) Escriu aquestes frases en forma de pregunta.

1. The man is holding an umbrella. ............................

2. We are leaving now. ........................................................................
3. Trees grow in forests..............................................................................
4. They speak English in Australia. .........................................
5. She is wearing a blue T-shirt. ..........................................................
6. It is cold in Alaska. .......................................................................................

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 ( 33 ) Completa les frases amb el Present Simple o el Present Continuous dels
verbs
que hi en parèntesi.

1. The girls ............ (not ride) their bikes now.

2. ..................... the football players .................. (meet) every day?
3. William is in Canada. He .............. (visit) his cousin.
4. Why ............is........... the old man ......running....... (run)?

( 34 ) Completa les frases amb el Present Continuous dels verbs en parèntesi.

1 It ………….…….. (rain) at the moment.

2 The actor ……………..…….. (not dance) in a show.
3 ……………………….. the dog ……………….. (swim) in the sea now?
4 The students …………..…….. (not use) a computer now.
5 The man ………………..…….. (fix) his car right now
6 ……………… the boys …………..…….. (play) near the road?

( 35 ) Escriu frases usant el Present Simple o el Present Continuous.

My brother / not play / football / on Sundays / .

……………………………………………………..
We / study / English / twice a week / .
……………………………………………………..
I / write / in my notebook / now / .
……………………………………………………..
Sally / not watch TV / at the moment / .
……………………………………………………..
Dad / read / the newspaper / every evening / .
……………………………………………………..
Fish / live / in water / ?
……………………………………………………..
You / use / this pen / right now / ?
……………………………………………………..
Tom / walk / to school / every day / ?
……………………………………………………..

( 36 ) Indica amb un cercle la paraula correcta.

(1) My/Me brother and I have got fish. My brother has got green fish. (2) His/Him fish
are small. I’ve got four big goldfish. We look after (3) our/us fish. We feed (4)
them/their every day. There is also a big starfish with five arms. My cat likes to watch
(5) its/it! My dad gives (6) us/we a new fish every month. Thanks to (7) him/his,
we’ve got many fish!

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 ( 37 ) Completa les frases amb la forma possessiva correcta de les paraules en
parèntesi.

………………………………………………… (Dad / hair) is long.

The …………………………………………… (colour / door) is blue.
The ………………………………………………(women / bags) are big.
The………………………………………………(roof / house) is red.
……………………………………………(Mona and Jay / friends) are serious.
The………………………………………………(name / town) is Bristol.

( 38 ) Completa les preguntes. Usa les paraules en negreta com a ajuda.

Who ……………………………………………………………?
The man is talking to his friend.

Where……………………………………………………………?
The boy is playing outside.

Why ……………………………………………………………?
He’s smiling because he’s got a new toy.

Which ……………………………………………………………?
I’m using the blue pen.

What ……………………………………………………………?
She’s reading a magazine.

Whose ……………………………………………………………?
It’s Walter’s MP3 player.

Which ……………………………………………………………?
I like the colourful hat.

When ……………………………………………………………?
They go to school at 8’oclock.

( 39 ) Write questions with how many.

[1] ________________________ They’ve got one son.

[2] ________________________ There are four bedrooms in my house.
[3] ________________________ I’ve got ten cousins.
[4] ________________________ She’s got two sisters.

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 ( 40 ) Complete the questions: what, when, how many, who, where.

[1] _____________ time is your Maths class?

[2] _____________ is your favourite teacher?
[3] _____________ have you got Science?
[4] _____________ is your English teacher from?
[5] _____________ brothers and sisters have you got?

( 41 ) Complete with she, her, he and his.

Mark/884-5286 He's Mark. His telephone number is 884-5286.

Susan/621 Washington Avenue [1] ________________________
Peter/325-15473 [2] ________________________
Emily/25 Kew Gardens Road [3] ________________________
Pat/352-5971 [4] ________________________

( 42 ) Fill in the blanks with in, on or at.

[1] My first class _____________ the morning is Maths

[2] I have P.E. _____________ Tuesday and Thursday.
[3] What is your last class _____________ Friday morning?
[4] When is the break? _____________ 10:00.

( 43 ) Solve these problems.

[1] Mr. Green has 24 classes in one week –6 with group A, 8 with group B and 5 with
group C. How many classes does he have with group D?

[2] There are 35 students in the class. 19 students have dictionaries. How many
students do not have dictionaries?

( 44 ) Who are they?

[1] My father’s son is my _____________

[2] My mother’s daughter is my _____________
[3] My mother’s father is my _____________
[4] My sister is my father’s _____________ and my brother is his _____________
[5] My _____________ is my mother’s sister’s son or daughter.

( 45 ) Complete the interview.

REPORTER: What's [1] ________________________?

PAT; My name's Patrick Flynn.
REPORTER: [2] —————————————————?
PAT. F-L-Y-N.N.

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REPORTER; [3] ——————————————————?
PAT: I'm from Dublin in Ireland.
REPORTER: [4] ———————————————?
PAT: I'm twelve years old.
REPORTER: What's your [5] ______________________?
PAT: It's 21 Atlantic Avenue, Dublin.
REPORTER; Thank you, Patrick.

( 46 ) Complete the dialogue.

Teacher: What sports [1] ____________________ like, Sue?

Sue: I [2] ____________________ football and basketball.
Teacher: Do you like tennis?
Sue: No, I [3] ____________________
Teacher: What about pop music? [4] ____________________ pop?
Sue: Yes, [5] ____________________ . I love it!
Teacher: What subjects [6] ____________________ ?
Sue: Um, er, I like Maths and Science.
Teacher: What about your friend Jessica? [7] ___________ she ___________ sports?
Sue: Yes, she [8] _________ . She [9] ___________ basketball and tennis.
Teacher: And [10] ____________________ pop?
Sue: No, she doesn’t. But she likes rap.
Teacher: Thank you. That’s very interesting.

( 47 ) Complete the interview.

[1] ……………………………………………………………..? My name is Britney

Spears.
[2] ……………………………………………………………..? I’m 23 years old.
[3] ……………………………………………………………..? My favourite actress
is Julia Roberts.
[4] ……………………………………………………………..? My favourite sport is
baseball.

( 48 ) Complete the questions with the correct words: when, who, how many,
what.

[1] _________________ is the English teacher? Mrs Henry.

[2] _________________ is the first class on Thursday? It’s Maths.
[3] _________________ Science classes has Pat got? He has got three.
[4] _________________ is the last Spanish class? It’s on Friday at 11:30.

( 49 ) Choose the correct words.

1 Nabirye's mother stays at home. Nabirye always helps her/him.

2 Eduardo studies maths and language in his village. His friends study with her / him.
3 Eduardo's favourite subject is maths. He loves it/them.
4 Nabirye's friends go to school but Nabirye doesn't go with us / them.
5 We want to help the campaign. Can you send we / us some information?

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 ( 50 ) Complete the sentences with a subject or object pronoun.

1 Music and art are my favourite subjects. I love .......

2 ....... don't like maths, but I love ICT.
3 Our English teacher gives ....... homework every day.
4 My sister goes to my school, but... isn't in my class.
5 My brother wants to be a pop star. ....... loves music.
6 My mum sometimes helps ....... with my homework.

( 51 ) Complete the sentences with your own words and these object pronouns:
us, them, him, her, it, me.

....... and ....... are my favourite subjects. I love.......

....... is a horrible subject. I hate .......
....... is my favourite singer. I like .......
....... is a terrible singer. I don't like .......
....... is a great teacher. He/She is kind to .......
....... is my classmate. He/She sits next to .......

( 52 ) Correct the sentences.

1 I can to play the guitar.

2 You can download music at home?
3 Spiderman no can fly, but he can climb.
4 She cans speak English.
5 Can you to skate in the park?
6 My parents don't can speak English.

( 53 ) Order the words to make questions and answer them.

1 do/go/you/What time/to bed ?

2 your teacher's / When / birthday / is ?
3 finish/this class/When/does ?
4 got / your school / a computer room / Has ?
5 play / How often/do/sport/you ?
6 Where/your parents/are/from ?

( 54 ) Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

1 We ........................... (not dance) at the moment.

We ........................... (study) grammar.
2 Our teacher ........................... (not watch) TV now.
She ........................... (write) on the board.
3 My parents ........................... (not play) tennis today.
They ........................... (work).
4 I ........................... (not ride) my bike at the moment.
I ........................... (sit) in the classroom.
5 It ........................... (not rain) today. The sun ........................... (shine).

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 ( 55 ) Choose the correct words.

1 I watch / 'm watching TV every day.

2 I don't watch / 'm not watching TV at the moment.
3 We study / 're studying now.
4 We study / 're studying English three times a week.
5 My teacher works / is working today.
6 She never works / is never working on Saturdays.

( 56 ) Adverbs of manner. Choose the correct words.

1 Tigers can run quick / quickly.

2 Please be quiet / quietly!
3 Elephants can swim good / well.
4 Is this snake safe / safely?
5 Cats aren't good swimmers. They swim bad / badly.
6 Some frogs are very loud / loudly. You can hear them at night.

( 57 ) Complete the sentences with the present continuous affirmative form of

the verbs in brackets.

1 We ........................................ (sit) in the park.

2 David ........................................ (study) Chinese.
3 I ........................................ (work) at the moment.
4 The dogs ........................................ (eat) in the kitchen.
5 Sarah ........................................ (have) breakfast.

( 58 ) Make the sentences in the previous exercise negative.

( 59 ) Write present continuous questions. Then write short answers.

1 you / do / a test?
1 your teacher / sleep?
3 your friends / study?
4 it / rain/today?
5 your classmates / sing?
6 your dad / work?/

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 ( 60 ) Present simple and continuous. Choose the correct answers.

1 Thousands of people ... the zoo every week.

a) are visiting b) visit

2 At the moment the monkeys ... lunch.

a) have b) are having

3 They ... at two o'clock in the afternoon.

a) usually eat b) are usually eating

4 The wolves ... now.

a) sleep b) are sleeping

5 Wolves... at night.
a) aren't sleeping b) don't sleep

6 What... at the moment?

a) do the tigers do b) are the tigers doing

( 61 ) Complete the sentences with a/an, some or any.

1 Is there .................. cola?

2 There's .......................... apple.
3 There isn't.......................... lemonade.
4 There are .......................... biscuits.
5 Is there .......................... cake?
6 There aren't .......................... pizzas.
7 There's .......................... cheese.

( 62 ) Complete the questions. Then write short answers.

Are there any fish and chip shops in your country?

Yes, there are. /No, there aren't.

1 .......................... Japanese restaurant in your town?

2 .......................... shops near your school?
3 .......................... supermarket near your house?
4 .......................... statues of famous people in your town?
5 .......................... royal palace in your city?
6 .......................... interesting museums in your town?

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 ( 63 ) Present simple and continuous. Complete the conversation with the
present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Ben Hi Sarah! Where are you?

Sarah I'm at the WOMAD festival with my aunt and uncle. They (1)... (come) here
every year. It's great!
Ben Fantastic! What (2)... (you / do) at the moment?
Sarah I (3)... (listen) to a band called Latino Funk. They (4) ... (play) a great song! In
fact, I can't hear you very well ...
Ben (5) ... (you/want) to call me later?
Sarah Yeah, OK. I (6)... (think) this band (7) ... (finish) at half past seven. Shall I call
you then?
Ben Great. I (8) ... (not go) out this evening. Have fun!
Sarah Thanks! Talk to you later.

( 64 ) Write questions for these answers.

1 Where .................................... tonight?

Lily Alien is playing in Manchester tonight.
2 Where . .................................. live?
She lives in London.
3 .. ................................. an instrument?
Yes, I can. I can play the flute.
4 .. ................................. in your town?
Yes, there is. There's a music festival in August.
5 .. ................................. in your English class?
Yes, we do. We sometimes listen to English songs.
6 What ................................... at the moment?
At the moment we're doing a grammar exercise.

( 65 ) Read the text quickly.

A day in the life of Irina Malkovich

Irina Malkovich is an acrobat, a very good acrobat. She is also very young –Irina
is only ten years old. She is a member of the spectacular Circus of the Moon. The
circus is famous because it doesn’t have any animals –only people!
In some ways Irina is a normal girl. She gets up at 7:30 in the morning, has
breakfast and then goes to school. But for Irina, school is the circus school –there are
thirty children at the school, and they speak seven different languages! School finishes
at two o’clock in the afternoon. After school, Irina has lunch in the circus café, and then
starts work as an acrobat. She practises her act in the afternoon and then goes home to
her caravan. In the evening, Irina does her homework and then watches TV or a video
or listens to music. She usually goes to bed at 10:30.
So does Irina like her life? ‘I love being in the circus,’ she says. ‘It’s hard work,
but I have my parents and all my friends here. And I really like the applause after my
act!’

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 ( 66 ) Read again and answer the questions with complete sentences.

[1] Why is Irina special?

[2] Why is the Circus of the Moon famous?
[3] Where does Irina have lunch?
[4] What does she do in the afternoon?
[5] Does Irina live in a house?

( 67 ) Use the words below to write an article about Charlie Scott, who lives in
the same circus as Irina Malkovich: a famous clown; nineteen years old; get up
/7:00 / have a shower / go to school; finish / 2:30; after / have lunch / practise his
act; evening / meet friends / watch TV; go to bed / 11:00.

( 68 ) Write a 50-word letter to a pen-pall. Speak about your school, your

teachers and your friends.

( 69 ) Write a 50-word letter to a pen-pall. Speak about your family, your house
and your hobbies.

( 70 ) Write an 80-word personal profile about a classmate.

( 71 ) Write an 80-word personal profile about a teacher in your school.

( 72 ) Write an 80-word personal profile about a member of your family.

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