LEVEL: 1 SUITABLE FOR: ALL

Language function: reading comprehension, talking about the past

Vocabulary area: phrasal verbs with preposition ‘in’
Grammar focus: past simple

HOME ALONE PARTY LOVER STUDENT WORKSHEET

BEFORE YOU READ

ACTIVITY 1
What are the past simple forms of these verb?

ACTIVITY 2
arrive Fill in the gaps with correct forms of verbs.

break 1. The train ……………………….. ten

minutes late.
complain
2. When did you …………………………..
fear tennis last time?

find 3. My husband …………………….. to the

neighbors about the noise last
get night.
go
4. I …………………………. very late so I
didn’t have breakfast.
leave

live 5. Richard …………………….. to keep the

secret.
play
6. Police …………………….. the missing
promise child after a 2-day search.

tell 7. How did you …………………… the

vase?

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WHILE READING
ACTIVITY 3
Put the sentences in the correct order to make a story. The first sentence is provided.

Home-alone party lover

A German man from Bremen went on holiday. ………

A. They feared that the man who lived in the house was dead.

B. Later, a friend of the hamster’s owner arrived and told them she
visited every few days to feed the creature.

C. The music played non-stop for five days and finally the neighbours
complained to police.

D. She promised to turn the music down and drop in more often.

E. Police arrived and because nobody answered the door they broke in.

F. He did not want his pet hamster to feel lonely so he left his stereo
and lights on.

G. When they got in, they found a pet hamster.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………
2. ………………………………………………………………………………

3. ………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………………………
6. ………………………………………………………………………………

7. ………………………………………………………………………………

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ACTIVITY 4
How much do you remember. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did the owner of the hamster leave his stereo and lights on?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. How many days did the music play for?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Why did the police arrive?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Why did the police break in?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. How often did the friend of the hamster’s owner visit his house?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. What did she promise to do?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

FOCUS ON WORDS
ACTIVITY 5
The text about the hamster has two phrasal verbs: BREAK IN and CALL IN.

BREAK IN – get to the building or place with force

DROP IN - visit

Put the following phrasal verbs with preposition ‘IN’ in appropriate sentences.

fill in go in move in bring in call in

1. Jack was ill so we ……………………………… a doctor.

2. Our new neighbour ……………………………… yesterday.

3. Please, ………………………….. this form.

4. Lucy ……………………………. her new boyfriend for dinner.

5. I looked through the window, but I didn’t ……………………………………… .

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