Reading

1 Read quickly this extract of an interview on a blog. Then complete the sentences about it. ____ / 0.6 point

a. The name of the blog is _____________________________________b. The name of the woman interviewed is ________________________c. The text is mainly organized into questions and __________________

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

Sixty-eight-year-old Janice Burrows is in Tokyo, Japan now. She’s staying in a short-term rental apartment in the vibrant neighborhood of Shibuya. Two weeks ago, she was in a fancy five-star hotel on an island in Thailand. Next week, she’s going to be in a hostel in Vietnam.Janice is not the stereotypical depiction of an ordinary old lady most people have in mind. After becoming a widow some years ago and then reading a book that changed her life, she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket. Seniors On the Road talked to Janice over Skype last night, while she was enjoying some sushi.SOTR:Can you tell us a little about yourself?Janice: Sure! Well, I’m from Minneapolis, in the United States. I worked as a nurse for

37 years, until I retired, when I was 60. I have three children and five grandchildren.SOTR:Why did you decide to start traveling?Janice: Actually, I traveled my whole life! When I was a child, my family and I traveled a

lot around the United States – we loved to go camping! Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug, so we visited countries in five continents. When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.

SOTR:And what made you start traveling again?Janice: Unfortunately, my husband passed away four years ago. This was very hard for

me. I got depressed. Then my youngest daughter gave me a book called 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. I read it from cover to cover, crossing out the places I had visited with my husband and checking the ones I’d like to visit. Two months later, I was on a plane, flying to Patagonia, in Argentina.

2 Read the interview again. Then underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

____ / 0.8 point

a. In a few weeks, Janice has visited or is going to visit three / four countries.b. Janice is similar to / different from the stereotype people have about old people.c. Janice’s husband / youngest daughter died some years ago.d. Janice was a nurse / travel guide before she retired.e. When she was a child, Janice and her family visited five continents / liked camping.f. The book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die changed Janice’s / Janice’s daughter’s

life.g. While reading the book, Janice selected chapters she liked / places she’d like to visit.h. The first country Janice visited in her trip around the world was Argentina / Japan.

3 Read the interview once more. Then check () the sentences that explain the meaning of the underlined words and phrases.

____ / 0.6 point

a. “[…] she decided to go on a trip around the world, with no return ticket.” ( ) Janice doesn’t have money to go back to the United States.( ) Janice doesn’t have plans to go back to the United States soon.( ) Janice lost her plane ticket to go back to the United States.

b. “Then, when I got married, my husband also got the travel bug […]”( ) Janice’s husband became “addicted” to travel, just like her.( ) Janice’s husband was allergic to bugs.( ) Janice’s husband had a travel guide.

c. “When we retired, we settled down a bit because we wanted to enjoy our grandchildren.”( ) Janice and her husband started to travel again.( ) Janice and her husband worked very hard.( ) Janice and her husband stopped traveling.

Vocabulary4 Look at the objects. Then use the words and phrases from the box

to describe the free-time activities. ____ / 1.2 points

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

5 Use the activities in Act. 4 to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.6 point

a. I love _______________________ with my grandpa. He’s very good at chess, checkers, Monopoly and other board games.

b. Mrs. Torres really enjoys _______________________. She has beautiful flowers and plants in her backyard.

c. _______________________ is my grandma’s favorite free-time activity. Last week, she made a beautiful ceramic pot in her workshop. She painted it yellow.

d. Mr. Taylor is _______________________ in his new smartphone. He downloaded several applications

exploring apps • playing games • going for a walk • cooking • gardening • practicing arts and crafts

he can use to talk with his grandchildren.e. _______________________ is a very relaxing activity. It’s also a physical exercise and good for your

health.f. My grandma likes _______________________ a lot. She made a delicious eggplant lasagna and a

chocolate cake yesterday.6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

Pay attention to verb tenses. ____ / 0.6 point

a. Janice Burrows is _________________ around the world. She’s in Japan right now.b. I bought a new racket to _________________ tennis at the club.c. Katie and her friends _________________ soccer at school yesterday.d. Do you want to _________________ a movie this Saturday?e. Anna is _________________ a new language at school.f. How often do you and your family _________________ to the beach?

Grammar7 Check () the correct verb forms to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.6

point

a. My grandma ______________________ play board games with me this weekend.( ) going to ( ) is going to

b. I ______________________ visit my grandparents in the summer.( ) going to ( ) am going to

c. Zach and his sister ______________________ take a trip around Europe in July.( ) going to ( ) are going to

d. What _______ you _______________ do on the weekend?( ) are / going to ( ) is / going to

e. Ashley ______________________ buy new apps for her tablet.( ) is not going to ( ) not going to

f. _______ Daniel _______________ do his homework tonight?( ) Are / going to ( ) Is / going to

8 Complete the sentences with going to and the verbs in brackets.____ / 0.8

point

My plan to get better grades at school• I a. __________________________ (pay) more attention in class, especially in math.• Grandpa John b. ________________________ (help) me with the math homework.

go • learn • play (X2) • travel • watch

• Ms. Johnson, my math teacher, c. ________________________ (give) me some extra activities.• I d. _______________________ (go) to bed earlier – the more I sleep at night, the better.• I e. ______________________________ (play – neg.) video games during the week.• Josh and Tim f. ____________________________ (call – neg.) me on WhatsApp every 5 minutes

anymore.• Mom g. _______________________ (cook) more nutritious meals.• I h. ____________________________ (eat – neg) junk food anymore.

9 Look at Sarah’s plans for next week. Then write six sentences about what she is going to do. ____ / 1.4 point

a. On Monday, Sarah is ___________________________________________________________________b. On Tuesday, __________________________________________________________________________c. On _________________________________________________________________________________d. ____________________________________________________________________________________e. ____________________________________________________________________________________f. ____________________________________________________________________________________g. ____________________________________________________________________________________

10 Look at the pictures. Then use the prompts to write questions and answers with going to. ____ / 0.8 point

a. A: Louise / go for a walk? ____________________________________________________

B: Yes _________________________________________________

b. A: Jake / buy pizza? ____________________________________________________B: No / cook

____________________________________________

c. A: Lucas and Ben / play basketball?

____________________________________________________B: No / soccer

___________________________________________

d. A: Aidan / watch TV? _____________________________________________________B: Yes _________________________________________________

Listening11 Listen

to the second part of the conversation between the journalist from Seniors On the Road and Janice Burrows. Then circle T (true) or F (false). ____ / 1 point

a. Janice visited three different Brazilian cities. T Fb. She stayed in São Paulo for one month. T Fc. She really liked her stay in Brazil. T Fd. In Tanzania, she visited the pyramids. T Fe. She is going to visit other countries in Asia after Vietnam. T Ff. Italy is the first stop in Janice’s trip to Europe. T Fg. Janice travels with two backpacks. T Fh. Her family lives in the United States. T Fi. She talks to her grandchildren on Sundays. T Fj. Janice’s grandchildren like to hear about her trip. T FWriting12 What

are your future plans? Write two sentences for each period of time.____ / 1

point

Tomorrow, I’m going to...

On the weekend, ...

Next week, ...

Next month, ...

Next year, ...