KIDS 4 NAME:

COACHING CLASS 7 __________________

1) TENSES: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: SIMPLE PRESENT –
PRESENT CONTINUOUS – SIMPLE PAST.

A) Every Sunday Mike .............................. (go) to the club with his friends. He
always .............................. (go) by bus with his friends, but last weekend
he .............................. (go) by car with his mother.

Every Sunday he .............................. (play) rugby at 4 o’clock at the club and then
he .............................. (have) tea at the club’s bar.
On Saturday Mike usually .............................. (visit) his grandparents.
They .............................. (love) playing cards together! Today is Saturday, so
they .............................. (play) cards now.
Last Saturday he .............................. (go) to his grandparents’ house because his
mother .............................. (be) in bed.

B) Cindy .............................. (not be) a good student. Every morning

she .............................. (get up) late. She never .............................. (do) her homework
and she .............................. (be) always late.

Yesterday, Cindy .............................. (get up) at half past nine and ..............................
(go) to school by bus. The teacher .............................. (be) very angry!
Cindy .............................. (hate) studying but she .............................. (like) reading. On
Mondays and Wednesdays she .............................. (go) to the library
and .............................. (read) a lot. It is Wednesday today, so Cindy ..............................
(study) at the library now.

C) Julian’s favourite sport is tennis. He .............................. (play) tennis with his friends on
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Every Sunday he .............................. (get up) at ten o’clock
and .............................. (visit) his grandparents.

They .............................. (have) lunch together and then Julian .............................. (return)
home by bus.
He .............................. (love) going to the club, but he .............................. (not like) going
to school.
Yesterday Julian’s mother .............................. (be) angry because
Julian .............................. (not do) his homework. So this morning he ..............................
(get up) early and .............................. (study). At the moment, Julian ..............................
(be) at school, he .............................. (not be) at home. He .............................. (read) an
adventure book in the Literature class.

D) Dear Jeremy,

How are you! I .............................. (be) in New York on holidays now.

It .............................. (be) a very beautiful city. There .............................. (be) a lot of
shops, cinemas, theatres and incredible museums. Now, I .............................. (be) in a café
next to the main square, I ..............................(drink) a glass of orange juice and
I .............................. (eat) a sandwich.
Yesterday we .............................. (go) to the National zoo and .............................. (see)
many animals. We .............................. (have) dinner at the hotel, we ..............................
(not eat) out. After that, we .............................. (go to bed).
The hotel .............................. (be) wonderful. It .............................. (have got) a big
swimming pool, a bar and a tennis court, but it .............................. (not have) a gym.
My friends .............................. (play) a tennis match at this moment!
It .............................. (be) very cold today so we .............................. (not swim) now.
We .............................. (wear) gloves, jackets and even hats!
I miss you!
See you when I get back.
Christine.
ACTIVITY 2: Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives

1. TALL ___________________________
2. SHORT __________________________
3. BIG _____________________________
4. SMALL _________________________
5. FAT ___________________________
6. THIN __________________________
7. EXPENSIVE _____________________________
8. DANGEROUS ___________________________
9. BEAUTIFUL ______________________________
10. LONG __________________________________
11. CHEAP _________________________________
12. FAST _______________________

ACTIVITY 3: Look at the sentences and complete them with a comparative adjective.
 1. An elephant is …………….……………….. ( big) than a cat.

2. A car is …………………..………….. (expensive) than a bike.

3. A giraffe is ………………………….. (tall) than a horse.

4. Mary is ……………………..…….. ( short ) than Susan.

5. A lion is …………………………… (dangerous) than a dog.

ACTIVITY 4: BE GOING TO

Activity 5: Put the verbs in the correct form: SIMPLE PRESENT - PRESENT CONTINUOUS –
SIMPLE PAST – BE GOING TO

Dear Anne,
How 1____________(be) you? I 2___________ (write) to you from Hawaii at
the moment. I 3________________(stay) at the Huala – Lu hotel now. It 4__________(be) a
beautiful hotel opposite the beach. I usually 5_____________(go) jogging in the morning and
Tim always 6_______________(play) volleyball on the beach.
Yesterday, I 7 _____________(go) on an excursion to the Mauna Loa Volcano. It was
fantastic. I 8________________(buy) a little book with pictures of the volcano. Tim
9________________(not come) with me because he had a volleyball match on the beach.
Tomorrow morning, we 10 _______________(visit) a National Park near Honolulu, and in the
afternoon we are going to do some shopping in the capital city.
Lots of love,
Angela
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SIMPLE PRESENT / PRESENT CONTINUOUS / SIMPLE PAST / BE GOING TO
Dear Ann,
I (have) _________ a great time here in London at the moment. I (arrive)
_________ in London two weeks ago. Every day I (get up) __________ early in the morning
and have breakfast in the hotel but I (not/like) _______________ the food. It’s terrible! I
(be/always) ____________ hungry. Last Tuesday I (spend) ______________ the day at the
tower of London. It (be) _________ great! Yesterday I (visit) __________ Westminster Abbey
and I (have) _____________ a picnic in Hyde Park. Next week I (go) __________ to the
cinema with some friends.
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Dear Carol,
I ……………… (have) a great time here in Jamaica. We ……………. (arrive) two weeks ago.
The hotel ………………….. (be) wonderful, very modern and comfortable. There is a great
swimming pool and Danny …………………………… (swim) right now. I like ……………………….. (swim)
but I prefer sunbathing. The weather is very hot so we usually ……………………… (have) a rest in
the afternoon when it’s too hot to go out.
Last night we …………………………(go) to a restaurant and …………………….. (have) a fantastic dinner.
After dinner some people …………………………. (dance) on the beach but I …………………. (not dance)
because I was too tired.
Tomorrow I ………………………… (get up) early because I want to buy some presents for you and
my parents. I will be back next week.
See you soon,
Alice
Activity 6: Read the paragraph, fill in the blank spaces with the words from the
box.
A) My name ………………………. Shakira, I ………………………… thirty-four years
old and I am a ………………………….... I love my profession because I
……………………….. singing and dancing for my fans.

I ………………………. got one brother, ………………………. name is Bruno and he

……………………… got a new car.
I ……………………….. play many instruments, but I can’t play ……………………….. sports. Everyday,
I …………………………… at half past seven and have breakfast with my husband. ………………………..,
at eight o’………………………, I go to work …………………….. car.
 In the afternoon, I usually ……………………… my friends, but yesterday I …………………………..
them, because I …………………….. very tired after work.
At the moment, I ………………………… writing this e-mail to you and ………………………. home-made
pizza for dinner. Yummy!

HAVE- HAS – GET UP – CLOCK - THEN – AM - AM – HIS - IS – WAS - LOVE –

SINGER – CAN - BY – ANY – DIDN’T MEET - MEET - COOKING
B) Hi ! I am Daniel Radcliffe and I am …………………………… years-old. I am from
…………………………… and I am an …………………………. My favourite film is Harry Potter,
where I play Harry’s part.

I ………………………. two siblings. My ………………………… name is Paula and my brother’s

name is Aaron. Aaron ……………………… got fantastic video games, so I ………………………
playing with them in my free time!
Also, I like ……………………….. instruments very much. I …………………. play the guitar and
the piano very well. I go to piano lessons ……………………… Wednesdays …………………….
half past six, but last Wednesday I ………………………….. because I had to work until late
at night.
Yesterday, I …………………………….. at seven o’………………….. in the morning
and ……………………………. a shower. ………………………… that, I had breakfast
with my family and I …………………………… to work ………………………. foot. In
the afternoon I …………………………. tennis with my friends and I had dinner
at a restaurant. ……………………………….., I went to bed at a ……………………..
past eleven.
CLOCK – ACTOR - ON – ON – AT - PLAYED –
PLAYING - HALF – FINALLY – AFTER –
SISTER’S - ENGLAND - TOOK - WENT – DIDN’T
GO - GOT UP – HAVE – HAS – LIKE - CAN -
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C) Complete the following paragraph using the words in the box.

DOESN’T WORK ARE CAN BECAUSE WAS VISITS
LIVE WENT AN HAVE GOT

My name is Alan Thomas. I was born in England but I ______________ in Sydney, Australia. My
father is ______ engineer and he works at the University of Sydney. I _____________ three
sisters. My mother is a music teacher, but she ___________ work at University. She stays at
home with me and my sisters. My mother ___________ play the guitar and the piano.
I like Sydney _________________ it is a beautiful city. There ____________ lots of interesting
places to se: Sydney, Harbour, The Opera House, Bondi Beach and many more. My aunt Lucy
_____________ us in Sydney every year. We always go to different places with her. Last year,
we _________ to a concert at the Opera House. The music _________ excellent!

D) Read the paragraph and complete it with the correct word. Be careful! There are 3 extra
words.

DON’T WORK – AND – HAS GOT – ARE – LIVES – WAS – CAN’T – HAVE GOT –
DOESN’T WORK - BECAUSE
My best friend __is___ called Laura. She ________ in Bariloche. Laura _________ two

brothers : Richard and Paul. I visit them every winter _________ we go skiing. Laura, Richard

and I love skiing, but Paul _______________ ski because he is very little. He is two years old.

Laura’s father works in a chocolate shop at the airport. Laura’s mother is an art teacher but she

________________ in a school. She paints pictures at home. There ________________ a lot of

pictures in Laura’s bedroom. I like visiting her house ______________ it is near the mountains.

E) Read the paragraph and complete it with the correct word.

Spaceship ZZ3 arrived on a strange planet. It _________ very interesting. 1. BEHIND
It was the _____________ planet in the system, but there _________ no 2. BIGGEST
3. EYES
water or vegetation. Nobody lived there. 4. HUNGRY
The captain and an officer got off the spaceship and started to explore the 5. LIKE
6. SAW
planet. There ___________many mountains. They were grey and 7. WAS
deserted. The captain felt _________ and tired. He didn’t ________ the 8. WASN’T
9. WERE
planet. “Let’s go back to the ship”, he said.
They were climbing down the hill when they _______ something moving
________ a rock. There the captain saw a small, hairy creature looking at him with two small
brown _________ : there was life on the planet.

F) Read the story and fill in the gaps with one word from the box.

There ________ many singers in the Opera House, Christine was one of them. Christine
______ 22 years old and she sang very well. After some months, she was the best singer in the
Opera House. She had a teacher, but the people at the theatre _____________ know him. It
was a mistery.
One evening a very important man _________ to see the opera.
_____name was Raul. Raul was a rich man. He had a lot of money and he 1. BEAUTIFU
L
_________ music very much. After the opera, Raul wanted to talk to 2. BECAUSE
Christine _______________ she was beautiful. He gave her flowers. “Thank 3. CAN
4. DIDN’T
you. These flowers are ______________!”said Christine. “Did you like the 5. HIS
opera?” 6. LIKED
7. NEXT TO
“ It was excellent! You __________ sing very well. Who is your teacher?”
8. WAS
asked Raul. 9. WENT
10. WERE
“ It’s a secret, I can’t tell you,” said Christine.
“ I can keep the secret,” said Raul.
“O.K. It’s the Phantom. He is a very good teacher.”
At the moment Raul heard a voice and the Phantom was ________Christine. Raul was very
scared.
“ You must keep the secret,” said the Phantom
“Don’t worry! I will keep it,” said Raul.
Raul and Christine were very good friends after that.
G) Read the story and fill in the gaps with one word from the box.

It was 2 p.m. on Tuesday __AND __ Lenny ________ at the bus station. There were police
officers in the bus station but they __________ wear uniforms, they had jeans and jackets.
They were Lenny’s friends.
Carmen was eighteen years old and she ________ long dark hair and blue eyes. She was very
____________ . Lenny looked at the people ___________ he didn’t see her. The bus station
was very _______ and there ___________ many people so it was 1. BEAUTIFUL
difficult to find the girl. After some minutes he __________ Carmen and 2. BIG
3. BUT
a tall man. They were ________ a big blue bus. 4. DIDN’T
“Have you got any money?” asked the young man. 5. HAD
6. HER
“Yes, here you are”, said Lenny. Lenny gave the money to that man. 7. NEXT TO
“Carmen, come with me,” said Lenny and Carmen started to walk. At 8. SAW
9. WAS
that moment the police arrested the man, and Carmen and ______
10. WERE
father were very happy.

Activity 7: Choose the correct option.

1. I go to school ________ car.
BY ON WITH
2. He ____________ at nine o’clock every day.
GETS UP GET UP
3. They __________ to school yesterday.
WENT GO
4. There _________ Kings and Queens in the Middle Ages.
WERE WAS
5. I _____________ an interesting book at the moment.
READ AM READING
6. A car is ______________ than a van.
CHEAPER CHEAP
7. My brother is the ____________ in my family.
TALLEST TALLER
WRITING
ACTIVITY 1: Look at these routines. Write one routine in the present and one routine in the past.

SUSY PETER
 1. GET UP AT SIX O’CLOCK 1. GET UP AT SEVEN
2. HAVE TEA FOR O’CLOCK.
BREAKFAST 2. HAVE COFFEE FOR
3. GO TO SCHOOL BY CAR BREKFAST
4. PLAY TENNIS 3. GO TO SCHOOL ON FOOT
1. 5. HAVE CHICKEN FOR
_____________________________ 4. PLAY FOOTBALL
DINNER 5. HAVE PIZZA FOR DINNER
6. GO TO BED AT 9 6. GO TO BED AT TEN
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Write a letter to a classmate. You must include the following information.

 Name
 Age
 Family
  Hobbies
 School
 Favourite food, TV programmes
 Routine
 Comparative and superlatives
 What you did in the past
 Your plans for the summer holidays

Dear _____________,

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Love,
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