Reading Comprehension

GOOD MEMORIES

My name is Maria and I am 16 years old. I was

born in Vila Real, Portugal. The city is about five

hundred years old and has got a river called Corgo.

There are many young people there because they

are studying at the University.

I lived in Vila Real until I was 11. Then my

parents moved to Lisbon, the capital city. My

favourite place in Vila Real was my home. It was big

and comfortable and near the river. There was a big

garden with lots of flowers, and some of the trees

were very big and tall. My cousins always played

hide-and-seek with me there.

My father, Eduardo, was a teacher in a

primary school. Some of his pupils sometimes came

to our house and played with me. They were very

nice to me.

When I went to primary school, I made a lot of friends. We did a lot of

things together. After school, we played with our dolls or listened to our

favourite songs. In the summer, my classmates and I sometimes went rowing

and swimming in the river. We also packed some sandwiches and fruit juice

and had a picnic beside the river. We had a lot of fun.

It is very difficult for me to forget the time when I lived there. Now I live

in a modern flat in the suburbs of Lisbon. The city has plenty of monuments to

see. It is very friendly and beautiful. I like it, but I still miss my house and my

friends.

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TEST YOUR ENGLISHNAME ___________________________________________Nº _____ CLASS_______MARK __________________________ TEACHER _______________________PARENT ________________________

A. Choose the best ending to complete the sentences.

1. When Maria was five, she… 4. Maria moved to Lisbon…

a) lived in Vila Real. a) when she was nine.

b) moved to Vila Real. b) when she was eleven.

c) moved to Lisbon. c) before primary school.

2. Vila Real is… 5. Her house in Vila Real was…

a) an old Portuguese city. a) far from the river.

b) situated near the sea. b) near the sea.

c) a boring place to live. c) big and comfortable.

3. Lots of young people… 6. Her father’s pupils…

a) live in Vila Real. a) weren’t kind to her.

b) leave Vila Real. b) didn’t like to play with her.

c) don’t like Vila Real. c) sometimes played with her.

B. Find in the last two paragraphs the words or expressions that mean the following.

1. put into a bag _______________________

2. next to _____________________________

3. enjoyed ourselves ____________________

4. not remember _______________________

5. lots of ______________________________

6. lovely ______________________________

C. Answer these questions on the text writing complete sentences.

1. What was Maria’s favourite place in Vila Real? Account for your answer.

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2. What was her garden like?

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3. Did she have many friends at primary school?

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4. How did they spend their free time after school?

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5. What did they do in the summer?

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6. What does she feel about Lisbon?

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Grammar

A. Look at the pictures and write about what these people are doing.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

1. Peter and Mary ___________________________________________________________________

2. John ____________________________________________________________________________3/6

3. Jane ____________________________________________________________________________

4. Susan ___________________________________________________________________________

5. Elizabeth ________________________________________________________________________

6. Rose ____________________________________________________________________________

B. Make sentences with the following words writing the verb in the past simple.

1. factory / her / in / work / mother /a.

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2. last / a / house / buy / her/ new / parents/ year.

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3. go / last/ cinema / they / the / week / to.

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4. catch/ he /train / eight / the/ at / o’clock.

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5. in /friends / swim / river/ her / the / evening/ in /the.

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6. her/ drive/ to / father /him / school / yesterday.

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C. Rewrite the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. Maria remembered her childhood.

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b) _________________________________________________________________________?

2. She met new friends in Lisbon.

a)__________________________________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________________________________?

3. They did a lot of things together.

a)__________________________________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________________________________?

4. They had a lot of fun.

a)__________________________________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________________________________?

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5. There was a big garden with lots of flowers.

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b) _________________________________________________________________________?

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D. Fill in with some, any or no.

a) There isn't ___________ sugar left, is there?

b) We are broke. We have ___________ money to buy the latest Harry Potter’s

book.

c) I bought a loaf of bread and __________ cheese yesterday.

d) Don't close the door. There are still __________ children outside.

e) Why don't you decorate your study with __________ pictures?

f) I'm busy. I have _________ time to chat with you now.

g) __________ people prefer to study in the morning; others at night.

h) There aren't ___________ books on this topic in the library.

Vocabulary

A. Match the rooms with their definition.

B. Look at the picture. All the sentences are wrong. Correct them.

a) The books are under the shelf.

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b) The computer is next to the bedside table.

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a) The place where we have our meals.b) The place where we cook.c) The place where we sleep at night.d) The place where we watch TV and chat.e) The place where we have a bath or wash our hands.f) The place where we keep our car.

1. bedroom2. living room3. garage4. dining room5. kitchen6. bathroom

a) ____b) ____c) ____d) ____e) ____f) ____

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c) The T-shirt is on the bed.

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d) The lamp is under the desk.

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e) The picture is next to the window.

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f) The skate is between the bed and the desk.

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Writing

Write a text about your house. Don’t forget to give a title to your composition.

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GOOD WORK!

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