ENGLISH 2 GUIDE BIM 1

Reading
‘Kyle and me’
by Jane Wheeler

I’m Jane and this is my best friend, Kyle. Kyle can’t walk. He uses a wheelchair, but he’s hardly ever grumpy.
He’s kind and confident and he’s always smiling. After school, we like playing computer games and reading
comics. We’re writing a comic together at the moment; Kyle writes the story and I draw the pictures. His
favourite comics are the old DC comics about Batman and Spiderman. Sometimes we play games in my
garden. We pretend his wheelchair is Batman’s car – the Batmobile! Kyle is very creative; he loves painting
and twice a week he plays the guitar in a band, too. We also like sport; I like doing karate, but Kyle prefers
playing basketball.

1 Read the text. Circle the correct option.

1 Kyle / Jane is in a wheelchair.
2 Kyle / Jane draws the pictures for their comic.
3 Kyle / Jane likes old DC comics.
4 Kyle / Jane doesn’t play the guitar.
5 Kyle / Jane is very creative.
6 Kyle / Jane is hardly ever grumpy.

2 Read again. Answer the questions.

1 Can Kyle walk?
No, he can’t.
2 What do Kyle and Jane like doing after school?
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3 What are Kyle and Jane writing together?
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4 How often does Kyle play in a band?
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5 What instrument does Kyle play?
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6 What sport does Jane like doing?
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Vocabulary
1 Underline the best personality adjective to complete the definitions.
1 A person who likes giving things to their friends and family is generous / active.
2 A person who doesn’t like talking to new people is shy / selfish.
3 A person who doesn’t like working or doing their homework is talkative / lazy.
4 A person who doesn’t share with their friends is hardworking / selfish.
5 A person who chats a lot is kind / talkative.
6 A person who is always busy and likes doing sport is active / grumpy.

2 Order the letters and complete the sentences about hobbies.

1 Marissa likes surfing the Internet. (finsurg)
2 Jo likes ____________. Her favourite thing to make is lemon meringue pie. (okgonci)
3 Brenda doesn’t like ____________ people; she’s quite shy. (geemitn)
4 Suzie and Fred always go ____________ in the summer. (gipnmca)
5 I love ____________ at the disco. (dgncian)
6 My brother likes ____________ comics. (dreangi)
Grammar
1 Circle the correct option.

1 My mum likes / like eating doughnuts in bed.

2 My friends and I watches / watch cartoons on TV every day.
3 My brother never get up / gets up early on Saturday.
4 My dad doesn’t eats / doesn’t eat yoghurt because he doesn’t like / doesn’t likes it.
5 My cousins has got / have got an MP3 player.
6 Laura and I study / studies English and Chinese.

2 Complete the text using the third person singular of the verbs.
Kyle (1) is (be) Jane’s best friend. Jane and Kyle love swimming, but Kyle
(2) __________________________ (not swim) in the sea very often. He
(3) __________________________ (not like) going to the beach, because his wheelchair (4)
________________________ (not work) on the sand. Every Sunday, Kyle (5)
______________________________ (go) swimming in the swimming pool. He (6)
_______________________________ (meet) Jane at 11 o’clock and they swim for an hour.

3 Rewrite the sentences with the adverb in the correct position.

1 I walk the dog. (never)
I never walk the dog.
2 Grandad eats bananas for breakfast. (always)
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3 We watch football on Sunday. (usually)
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4 My mum eats fish. (hardly ever)
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5 I listen to music at lunchtime. (often)
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6 Bob plays tennis after school. (sometimes)
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