UNIT 2 TEST

READING PAPER

Toronto
REMEMBER HOW TO …

find specific information

 Don’t read every sentence.

 Decide which words are important in the information that you need.
 Find the important words in the text.
 Read the sentences with the important words first.

First read the text. Then answer the questions.

Hi to our new friends in London, UK. Here’s a description of life in Toronto.

Toronto is the capital of Ontario in Canada. The city is very close to Lake Ontario. It snows in Toronto from
December until March. For 65 days of the year there is one centimetre or more of snow on the streets. In winter
we usually stay at home or go to shopping centres under the city.
We love summer and on July 1st there is a big festival, Canada Day. We go to Mel Lastman Square to see the
fireworks and listen to music. It’s fantastic!
In winter, when it’s cold, we often go skating at the weekends, or we go to the cinema. We go skiing with our mum
and dad on Saturdays too. It’s good to play in the snow, but it’s very cold, so we drink hot chocolate when we go
home.
In the autumn school starts at 8:20am and ends at 3:30pm. We do our homework at 4:30 and finish at 7pm. We
have dinner between 7 and 8 o’clock. Sometimes we eat later because our mum and dad both work.

Complete the sentences with one or two words from the text.
0 Toronto is in Ontario, Canada.
1 Toronto is near _____.
2 For _____ days each year there’s always snow.
3 People go shopping _____ the streets.
4 July 1st is called _____.
5 They do their homework between _____ and 7 o’clock.

Answer the questions with one or two words from the text.
0 What is Toronto the capital of? Ontario
6 When does it snow?
From _____ until _____
7 What do they see on Canada Day? _____
8 What winter sports do they do?
_____ and _____
9 What do they drink after they play in the snow? _____
10 What time do they finish their homework? _____

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