8th Grade

I
READ
THE

FOLLOWING
TETX CAREFULLY.

A COMPLETE THE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE TEXT.

1- Marie

Joe

is

so

excited

__________________________________________________________.
2- Last
year
she
went

to

because
school

_____________________________________________________________.
3- Her mother __________________________, so she cant ______________________________
to school.
4- To

have

breakfast

Marie

Joe

______________________________________________________________.
5- Everything
was
ready
for
school

because

___________________________________________________.

B NOW ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1- How is Marie Joe going to school this year?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2- What does she have for breakfast?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3- Why does she like going back to school?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4- Who does Marie Joe really want to see?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5- When did they talk about their holidays?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
C FILL IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
HOLIDAYS

PLACE

PEOPLE

WEATHER

FOOD

ACTIVITIES

Marie Joe
Jimmy

II
A HOLIDAYS INSERT THE WORDS GIVEN IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
WHEN?

WHERE?

friends
sightseeing

winter
family

WHO WITH?

boat
fortnight

HOW?

seaside
abroad

HOW LONG?

summer
month

WHAT?

sunbathing
plane

B LABEL THE PICTURE USING THE WORDS FROM THE BOX.

a) forest

b)

c) lake

d) ski resort

e)

g) hotel

mountain
h) river

i) picnic area

j)

pool
k) campsite

park

theme

swimmimg

f) sea
l) beach

1 - _____
2 - _____
3 - _____
4 - _____
5 - _____
6 - _____
7 - _____
8 - _____
9 - _____
10 - _____
11 - _____
12 - _____

C MATCH THE DEFINITIONS TO THE RIGHT TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION.

1 Its a kind of accommodation that can move on land.

_____ farmhouse

2 You would find this kind of house in a ski resort.

_____ caravan

3 This house is made of wood and its often found in a

_____ villa

forest.

_____ chalet

4 This would be the right way to spend your holiday on

_____ log cabin

water.

_____ yatch

5 People who like animals might stay inone of these.

6 This is a very big house and its usually quite
expensive.

III
A CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION.
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She / Her / Hers best friend is Jimmy. Whos you / yours / you?
His / He is na intelligent student and he / his dream is to become a doctor.
Mine / My / I is to be a scientist. I / My / Mine really like Science.
Theres a dog in we / our / ours school. Its / It name is Spot.
They / Their / Theirs school is bigger than our / ours / we.
Mr. Dillon and Mrs. Smith are both fantastic. He / His classes are really interesting

but I prefer hers / she / her.

7- She / Her / Hers is a great teacher and we / our / ours want to have good marks.
8- Yours / You / Your lessons start at 8.25 but their / theirs / they start at 8.15.
B Present Simple OR Past Simple? FILL IN THE BLANKS.

Usually Jimmy _______________ (not / spend) the holidays in the city. He

_______________ (go) to the beach with his parents. This August they _______________
(not / want) to go alone, so they ______________ (invite) Jimmys grandparents. They
______________ (be) all very happy because they __________________ (enjoy) the same
thing.
On the other hand, Marie Joe normally ____________ (stay) at home. Her parents
____________ (work) in August and they __________________ (not / like) their daughters to
have holidays without them. But last Summer her grandmother ________________ (take)
Marie Joe and her sister to the countryside. They _____________ (do) lots of different
activities and ______________ (see) things they had never seen before. The weather
_______________ (not / be) very good but Marie Joe really ______________ (love) her
holidays.
C

Jimmy

wanted

to

know about

Marie

Joes holidays.

WRITE HIS

QUESTIONS.
1- ____________________________________________________________________________________
?
I spent my holidays in the countryside.
2- ____________________________________________________________________________________
?
I went with my grandmother.
3- ____________________________________________________________________________________
?
She likes camping because she loves nature and animals.
4- ____________________________________________________________________________________
?
We stayed a fortnight there.
5- ____________________________________________________________________________________
?
Ive got a hundred lovely pictures.

IV
Marie Joe loved her last holidays because they were a bit different and more exciting
than usual. What are your holidays like in general?
WRITE A SHORT COMPOSITION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
MENTION where you usually spend the holidays
who you spend them with
what you do / dont like doing
if you travel a lot
where you normally stay
if you enjoy yourself

 if there was anything special about your last holidays.

8th Grade
I
READ

THE
FOLLOWING
CAREFULLY.

TETX

FILL IN ACCORDING TO
THE TEXT.
NATIONALITY

NAME
__________________________________
AGE
____________________________________

____________________________
OCCUPATION
____________________________
FAMILY
_________________________________
FATHERS
JOB
____________________________
MOTHERS
JOB
___________________________

B NOW ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1- Where was Edward born?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2- How old was he when his family moved to the USA?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3- Why dis they go to another country?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4- When is Eds leisure time?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5- How does he spend his free time?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6- Does Erica like doing th same things he does? Justify.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
C Ed and Erica have different free time activities but both like meeting their friends.
Where can they meet them?
COMPLETE THE CHART WITH WORDS FROEM THE BOX.
LIKES
Being with friends
Dancing
Fresh air
Sunbathing
Talking
Watching movies
Reading
Street
Beach

MEETING PLACE

Cinema
Restaurant
Shopping Centre
Country
Bowling alley
Friends houses
Library

Caf
Disco

II
A CIRCLE THE ODD WORD OUT.
1- flight / street / check in / luggage / passport 4- trip / journey / tour / cruise / car
2- holiday / road / sea / air / rail
5- underground / boat / coach /
3- train / platform / ticket collector / airport /
station / bus
passenger
B CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.
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When I travel by train I can buy a single or smoking / return ticket.

Im going to the ticket office / waiting room to wait for the train.
If Im hungry, Ill go to the restaurante car / platform to have lunch.
What time does the plane change / take of? I dont want to arrive late.
These suitcases are so heavy! Im going to get a compartment / trolley.

6- The plane is going to land / fly in some minutes. I cant wait to see my
grandparents again.
C INSERT THESE EXPRESSIONS IN THE RIGHT COLUMN.
trying different
sleeping in uncomfortable places
buying tickets
getting lost
meeting new people
visiting famous places
spending too much Money

POSITIVE ASPECTS

food planning the trip

facing new challenges
packing and unpacking

TRAVELLING
NEGATIVE ASPECTS /
RISKS

NECESSARY ACTIONS

III
A FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITIONS.
1- My parents enjoy the holidays _______ the beach. We usually get there _______ foot
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because its near our house.

When we want to go _______ holiday abroad, we normally travel _______ plane.
I often buy souvenirs _______ the airport and I pay them _______ cash.
This year we want to travel _______ sea. Were going _______ a cruise.
My father is _______ the travel agency now. Hes buying the tickets _______ credit
card.

B Present Simple OR Present Continuous? FILL IN THE BLANKS.

Edward ___________________ (not/ like) being alone, so he often ___________________
(ask) his friends to go out with him. They ____________________ (spend) next Saturday
night at a disco.
When the weather is fine, Ed usually _________________ (go) for a wak with his
family. Unfortunately, it ____________________ (rain) now, so they ____________________
(stay) at home.
Its midnight. Ed and his best friend ____________________ (not/ chat) on the Net.
Classes __________________ (start) at 8.30 and they __________________ (not/ want) to
arrive late in the morning.
Today

he

_________________

(not/

meet)

his

friends.

He

and

his

sister

_________________ (be) very busy, tidying up the house. I _________________ (have) a

big party tomorrow, to celebrete my birthday.

IV
A COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE COOSING WORDS FROM THE BOX.

Its time for Edward to travel to Portugal.

connection
window
get on
luggage
return
ticket
departure lounge
platform
suitcases
change
gate

smoking
flight

boarding pass
take off

check in

desk

board

AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL

- Good morning. Is the _________________ for flight PO450 to Lisbon at this
_________________?
- Yes, it is. May I see your _________________ and passport, please?
- Here you are.
- Thank you. Do you have any _________________ to check in?
- Yes, this one here.
- Could you put it in the conveyor belt, please?
- Sure. May I take this hand _________________ with me?
- Yes, you may. Where would you like to sit?
- Id like a _________________ seat, please. Is it possible?
- Yes, it is. Heres your _________________. Your seat is 48 and you leave from
_________________ 8.
- Thank you. What time will the plane _________________?
-

At

11.30.

but

pay

attention

to

the

information

_________________

in

the

_________________. Some flights may be delayed due to bad weather.

- All right. Thank you.
- Have a good _________________.
Edward is travelling to the capital os Washington State, Olympia, with some friends.
He is buying the train tickets.
connection
seats
train
compartment
trip
check in

aisle
flight
take off
tickets

get in
direct

return
platform

terminal
luggage

5 pm
get off

AT THE TICKET OFFICE

- Good morning. Is the _________________ to Olympia this afternoon?
- Yes, theres one at _________________.
- Is it a _________________ train?
- No, it isnt. You have to ________________ the train in Devonand take the
_________________ to Olympia.
- And what time will the it _________________ to Olympia?
- At about 8 pm.
- All right. Id like three _________________ to Olympia then.

- Single or _________________?
- Single, please. Can I have two window ________________? And non-smoking
_________________, please.
- Here you are. The train will leave from _________________?
- All right. Thank you.
- Have a good _________________.
B NOW CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.
1- At the weekends Edward likes to hang out with his friends in the country. What
about you?
WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE TOPIC HANGING OUT.
Mention what friendship means to you
if you have got many friends
when you usually meet your friends
if there are enough good places for teens to meet where you live
where you normally hang out with your fiends
why you choose the place
which places you dont choose to meet your friends in
what you do when you are with your friends
2- These pictures are about Edwards last holidays.
WRITE A TEXT ABOUT HIS SPECIAL HOLIDAYS.