ENGLISH FORM ONE

PART 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions of time
1. What are you doing ________________ Saturday?
2. I am going to the countryside ______________ the weekend?
3. I haven't been to the countryside ________________December.
4. What time are you leaving? I am leaving __________________the afternoon. May be
__________________ three o'clock pm. I am coming back _____________Sunday
evening. I'll catch the half ___________ seven train _____________ Sunday. I'll be
here ______________nine o'clock.
5. So you'll be there _______________the whole weekend. I'll be missing you!

PART 2
You and your family are planning to go camping for the coming school holidays. You have
found a suitable campsite.

Write a letter to your uncle and invite him and his family to join you.

When writing your letter, you should:
use all the notes given to persuade your uncle
elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting
make sure it is not less than 120 words
Use the notes below to write the letter.

1. campsite
clean
shady
peaceful
safe

2. location
near a town
20-minute bus-ride
mini market



3. facilities
tent for rent
childrens playground
toilets
shower rooms

4. activities
barbecue
games
swimming
trekking

You can use the idioms below to make your letter more interesting:
to their hearts content (Meaning: to their full satisfaction, without limitation)
in stitches (Meaning: laughing uncontrollably)
in the pink (Meaning: in very good health)
a stones throw away (Meaning: very close)

(You may use the notes about writing an informal letter ive given before in class)