Books and Reading
Books and Reading
Books and Reading
1 Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of the verbs in the
box.
7 Can you ……………… ……………… the plates so I can clean the table?
2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions.
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6 your clothes / pick up / can you / and / put them in the washing machine / ?
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4 Underline and correct the mistakes in seven of the sentences and question.
2 I love the pages of the bear in the original Winnie the Pooh
books. ……………………
5 This book has more than 500 titles, so I think it’s too long for me to
read. ……………………
6 I didn’t want to be surprised, so I read the end of the book first. ……………………
7 I don’t agree with your drawing about this book. ……………………
B: I’m off to the library. I’ve got to (1) t…ake…… these books b…ack…… .
A: Can I join you? I need to (2) f……………… some information for our (3)
g……………… project. I’m doing a study on volcanoes.
B: That sounds interesting. I’m studying the Mekong (4) R……………… from the
start in Tibet to where it enters the sea in Vietnam.
A: Cool! So, have you finished the book I lent you yet?
B: No. I’m on (5) c……………… 24, so I only have about 100 (6) p……………… left. It’s
really good. I don’t want to get to the (7) e……………… .
A: I know the feeling. Patrick Ness is one of my favourite (8) a……………… . I’ve got
more books that you can borrow.
B: Great. When I (9) g……………… this one b………………, I’ll (10) p……………… another
one.
Free-time activities; Collocations about having fun
1 I can play the piano. I think learning to play an instrument / play a sport / read
a book is a good hobby.
2 Kerry loves dancing / cooking / acting, especially to Latin music like salsa.
3 Sam always gets the highest score when we are chatting / playing computer
games / watching TV.
4 I hate going shopping / spending time online / playing a sport because I never
have any money to spend.
5 Eric loves watching TV / listening to music / making things. He likes action films
most of all.
6 Greg enjoys photography / dancing / acting and is always in the school play.
8 Rob doesn’t like cooking / collecting / watching dinner after a long day at
school.
9 Photography / Making things / Chatting is my new hobby and I’ve taken a lot
of pictures with my new camera.
10 Sandra is very good at watching TV / playing sport / singing. I think she should
enter a talent show.
1 I love r e a d i n g b o o k s .
3 Complete the email with the words from the box. There are three extra words.
Hi Sally,
I had such a fun 1……day out…… yesterday. We all had a 2……………… and it was
lovely to 3……………… with everyone. I haven’t 4……………… like that for ages. It was
a fantastic 5……………… to receive the present and the card that everyone wrote in.
I’m 6……………… we could get together one last time before I move. Thank you for
organising it all. I hope you enjoyed 7……………… too.
Love Jess
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I started (1) c…ooking…… with my mum about a year ago. At first, I just helped
prepare the food. Then mum broke her arm (2) a……………… I had to help a lot
more. Now I love (3) s……………… t……………… in the kitchen with mum (4)
b……………… we have a (5) l……………… . I’m (6) r……………… cook b……………… to find
new ideas instead of (7) w……………… T……………… . I like (8) m……………… things for
others to enjoy. It’s a (9) g……………… f……………… when you produce something
that everyone likes. I think baking cakes is my favourite. Have you ever (10)
m……………… a cake?
Outdoor activities
2 Have fun outside where the ground is white. p…………… in the s……………
3 Search for very old animals that are now pieces of rock. l…………… f……………
fossils
4 Go inside a large hole in the rocks to look around. explore a c……………
5 Collect strawberries and raspberries that are growing in the forest. p……………
wild f……………
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7 a great place / look / for / to / fossils / is / this
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4 Complete the sentences with the past participle of the verbs from the box.
There are three extra verbs.
5 Complete the email with the words from the box. There are three extra words.
Hi Jason,
How are you? We’re having a great 1……camping…… holiday here in the UK. Have
you ever 2………………. to the UK? We’ve been very busy since we got here. We’ve
been to the beach to 3………………. . My sister found a 4………………. one. We’ve
5………………. in the sea, which was very cold! We’ve 6………………., which was
delicious. Tomorrow we’re going to 7………………. and then we’re going
8………………. . I’m very excited. I’ve never 9………………. a horse! What are you
doing? Have you 10………………. any holiday plans yet?
Tom