Teens world 10 grade

Activity A
1. Identify which of the words from the box below refer to Holidays and
which refer to school. Write them under the appropriate heading.

Holidays

School

trip

sun

classroo
m

crayon

trailer

pupil

summe
r

tense

pool

verb

campsi
te

beach

future

tent

seat

2. Read the following text and choose the correct opinion in bold.
Its/It is school time again! You/your and your/yours friends are probably
feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over.
When teachers do the talking on the first day, their/they often go over
classroom rules to see if their/theirs pupils know whats allowed and
whats not.
When I/me was a student I/ my first day at school was frightening, but
me/my teachers helped my/me.
One teacher showed he/his new pupils funny pictures about school. This
usually makes they/them laugh, and it/its is a good way to remind us/we
that school is fun!
Activity B
Read carefully the following texts and solve the tasks.
Text 1
Father: Pencil crayons?! I just bought you
pencil crayons LAST year!
Son: I know dad, but those were LAST years
colours!

1. Choose the appropriate topic/issue for the text.

a. Going back to school means that fun is about to begin.
b. Students may become hurt due to the things they carry.
c. Getting ready for the school year becomes very expensive.
2. Answer the following questions.
a. Why is the father surprised?
b. Why do you think the kid wanted new pencils?

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Text 2
Tuesday, 10 Sep. 2011
Ive finally returned home to Salt Lake City, which was all I wanted to do
from the moment weve begun our trip. This had to be the family trip from
hell.
We woke up with the sun to get an early start on our two-day drive to
California. My parents had the brilliant idea of buying a station wagon, so we
all could fit in the same car, but the car wasnt as wonderful as they hoped.
Brian and I had to sit in the back and it was so hot that we almost
suffocated.
On the first night we stayed at my grandparents vacation trailer in Nevada.
Swimming seemed the perfect way to end the day, so we went to the pool
to cool off.
Unfortunately the elderly people from the other trailers were furious to see
youngsters dirtying their pool. Can you imagine that??
In California we stayed at a campsite close to the beach, but before we had
a chance to get comfortable, we saw storms clouds approaching. It started
to rain and we werent prepared for cold and rainy weather. After three
miserable days sitting on our cold, wet tent, we finally packed up and
started on our way home.
Im glad Im back because I missed talking to you.
Love
Catherine
3. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Justify your answer by
quoting from the text.
a. Catherines family holidays were absolutely wonderful.
b. Her parents bought a new car that was big enough for everyone.
c. Unfortunately the car was more uncomfortable than they expected.
4. Find the last four paragraphs of the text expressions that mean the same
as these.
a. Refresh
b. Extremely angry
c. Very sad
Text 3
5. Read the following text and complete the gaps with the right verb tense.
How English Can Make You Tense
Every day I .. (to study) my English,
Which is not as simple as it seems.
My head is continuously spinning;
Now verbs .. (to turn) in my dreams.
I .. (to learn) the Past Continuous,
Which unfortunately didn't last;
For, as I .. (to be) happily going along,

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Up .. (to jump) the Simple Past.

The Present Perfect I haven't perfected,
Though believe me how I .. (to try).
The Future .. (no to be) simpler,
I'm surprised I .. (to cry).
But the thing that .. (to keep) me going,
As I struggle with each tense,
Is that maybe in the future
It just might .. (to make) some sense.
6. Complete the following table according to the 3 texts.
Type of text

Type of language

Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Activity C
C.1. Complete the table with words related to the topic school
Expectations

Problems

Good things

2. How do you feel about going back to school? Write an article of about 100
words for the school newspaper. Refer to your expectations, joys and main
difficulties.