Name:_______________________________________________________________________
1. Are you afraid of ghosts? Halloween is coming! Read Laura's story and answer the
questions below:
Source: (Parrado Martinez, Carla / Interaction ed 7: student's book / Carla Parrado Martinez, Isadora Ferreira da Veiga,
Maria Aparecida Moreira – Rio de Janeiro: Learning Factory, 2013)
a) What is the text about? _________________________________________________
b) When did the story take place?___________________________________________
c) Where was Laura? What was she doing?____________________________________
d) What happened?______________________________________________________
e) How did Laura feel?____________________________________________________
f) What did she do?______________________________________________________
g) How did the story end?________________________________________________
3. What was your childhood like? Think about it and talk about your memories. Complete
the sentences below. Use “USED TO” or “DIDN’T USE TO”:
a) When I was ______ years old, I______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ on the weekends.
b) At school I ___________________________________________________________.
c) On my birthday my family_______________________________________________.
4. Marcus and Philipe are classmates. Philipe had a problem last Friday. What happened to
him? Read the text below and UNDERLINE the correct option:
Marcus: Hi, Philipe. I DIDN’T SEE / WASN’T SEEING / HAVEN’T SEEN you at college last
Friday.
Philipe: Hey, Marcus. Yeah, I WASN’T COMING / HAVEN’T COME / DIDN’T COME on Friday. I
WASN’T FEELING / DIDN’T FEEL / HAVEN’T FELT well, so I DECIDED / HAVE DECIDED / WAS
DECIDING to go to the doctor.
Marcus: Oh, and was it anything serious?
Philipe: No, the doctor HAVE EXAMINED / EXAMINED / WAS EXAMINING me and TOLD /
WAS TELLING / HAVE TOLD me I WAS HAVING / HAVE HAD / HAD the flu. He PRESCRIBED /
HAVE PRESCRIBED / WAS PRESCRIBING me some medicine and TOLD / WAS TELLING /
HAVE TOLD me to go home and rest.
Marcus: I'm happy to hear that. Well, Philipe, I have to rush now. While I WAS LISTENING /
LISTENED / HAVE LISTENED to your story, I HAVE REMEMBERED / WAS REMEMBERING /
REMEBERED that my girlfriend HAVE ASKED / ASKED / WAS ASKING me to go to the
mechanic to get our car. See you later. Take care.
Philipe: You, too. Bye.
5. Finding a job is not that easy. You are trying to get a job in an important company. As an
applicant you have to answer the following questions. Be creative!
a) How did you know about the job?____________________________________________
b) Do you have any experience in organizing events? _______________________________
c) Why are you looking for a job here?___________________________________________
e) What at are your greatest strengths?__________________________________________
f) What are you good at?______________________________________________________
g) Can you cope with stress?___________________________________________________
6. You have finally got the job and you are planning to take a trip on your next vacation.
Think about cities and countries you would like to go. Comparing these cities and countries
can help you to choose the best place to go. Don't repeat characteristics:
Example: London is more expensive than Buenos Aires.
a) _______________________________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________________________
c) _______________________________________________________________________
7. Julia and Bryan are siblings. Julia works in Bryan's company and as a secretary she is
responsible for his agenda. She is making some comments and confirming some
information. Match the statement with its correct tag.
(1)You haven't seen Susie today, … ( ) …isn't it?
(2) He'll meet us there, … ( ) …didn't you?
(3) You slept at Jessy's house last night, … ( ) …have you?
(4) It's a huge company, … ( ) …could he?
(5) She can't speak in public, … ( ) …won't he?
(6) They don't need any money, … ( ) …don't you?
(7) You have an appointment at 7:00 p.m., … ( ) …can she?
(8) He couldn't stay there, … ( )…do they?
8. Carmen and Rhonda are talking about their social life. Read their dialogue below and
choose the correct options.
Carmen: Pablo has __________ invited me to go to his party.
a) already
b) yet
c) ever
Rhonda: He __________ me.
a) didn't invite
b) hasn't invited
c) did invite
Carmen: He __________ me to give you an invitation.
a) asks
b) asked
c) has asked
Rhonda: Really? I thought it was strange. He has __________me.
a) never forgotten
b) never forgets
c) never forgot
Carmen: So what are you going to wear?
Rhonda: I __________ a new pair of jeans yesterday.
a) bought
b) have bought
c) buy
9. Telling a story can be fun (or not). Look at the sentences and complete them with the
words in bold. Then put the sentences in the correct order to form a story.
BECAUSE – WHEN – HOWEVER - WHILE
( ) Then, Alicia started screaming at him. I was listening that noise coming from the middle
of the street and I couldn't believe in what was going on. I saw Jimmy lying down and I
decided to help my friend out.
( ) ______________________ I finally got there, I saw Alicia talking to Jimmy in a very
polite way and I got even more confused...
( ) Jimmy got scared to death of her and fell down; ______________________ , he wasn’t
hurt.
( ) This story is about a girl named Alicia. No one gets close to her
______________________ she is a rude girl.
( ) On October 1, Jimmy came by my house ______________________ going to the
university. Alicia who is my neighbor was taking a walk on the street. She saw Jimmy
walking on the street and started running after him.
