Aims

Reading: Able to understand the /15

basic ideas and answer questions
related to a short text.

Grammar: Uses correctly in /10

Name:_________________________________Date:________________ affirmative, negative and
interrogative sentences, present
simple and continuous forms.
Exercise A: Complete the following text with the correct form of the verbs in Total: /25
brackets.

Text A
Tim Smith is a student at Columbia university. He _is studying__(study) for his Chemistry test today. Tim
_likes____(like) listening to music and playing tennis. He plays tennis most evenings, and he usually
__spends__(spend) all his money on CDs. But at the moment, he _isn’t spending__(not / spend) any money.
He is saving everything because he is also a serious diver and he wants to dive the Great Barrier Reef in
Australia. He __isn’t have___(not / have) all the money, but his parents are going to help him. He is
planning to go there next July. Tonight, he _is having__(have) dinner with some friends to tell them about
his project.

Text B
Are you looking for a new job? Well, you __________________(read) this article so the answer is probably
yes! I always _______________(ask) a friend to read my application forms or CV. ______________ you
___________(learn) anything new at the moment?
I ________________(study ) Spanish. I _______________(not / need) Spanish for my job, but it´s a useful
language.

Exercise B: Write questions to ask about the underlined part of the answer.
1. Q:_________________________________________________________________________?
A: He´s studying Spanish.
2. Q:_________________________________________________________________________?
A: Yes, he is. He´s learning Spanish.
3. Q:_________________________________________________________________________?
A: Tim studies in Columbia University.

Write a paragraph using all the information below

Name: Jane Smith

Age: 31 years old
Place of residence: Berlin
Personality: Talkative, creative. Shy and serious.
Routines: Do yoga, dance (weekends), study French (every day).
Preferences: country life, plants, nature.
Husband: No
Children: No
Pets: a dog and two cats
Current projects: design an app for her company.
Travel to a conference in Australia.
Activities now: Not work at the office (it is closed for the summer)
Exercise C: Read the brochures about the language courses in the UK. Then fill in the table. If there´s no
information, write DS (doesn´t say).

School Town Name of Lessons per Hours per Maximum Minimum age
course week week number of
students
The Select Cambridge 3. DS 6. 1 in 1in 1 DS
School
classes.
Fluency First 1. Let´s talk 4. 7. 9. DS DS
College
2. English express 5. 8. 10.

The Select School of English. Intensive English Plus. This course offers 15 hours of General English lessons and four
hours of one-to-one classes every week. Cambridge is a beautiful city and home of one of the most famous universities.

Fluency First College. Let´s Talk. The focus of this course is on communicating clearly in everyday language. Every week
there are 14 general language lessons and 8 special interest lessons. Let´s talk is available at our school in the historical
city of Bath.

Language Links. Brighton is often called “London by the sea” There are so many things to do! English Express. The school
offers four week courses of 28 lesson per week (24 hours). The maximum class size is 12 and the student has to be over
17 years old.