I. Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I _______________(spend) my holiday in Ireland. spent

2. It _______________ (be) great.was
3. I _______________ (travel) around by car with two friends and we________ (visit) lots of interesting
places.traveled/visited
4. In the evenings we usually _______________(go) to a pub.went
5. One night we even _______________ (learn) some Irish dances.learned/learnt
6. We _______________(be) very lucky with the weather. were
7. It _______________(not / rain) a lot. did not rain
8. But we _______________(see) some beautiful rainbows. saw
9. Where _______________(spend / you) your last holiday? did you spend
II. Find mistakes and correct them.
1.William Wallace fighted against England.
[William Wallace faught against England.]

2.I’m sorry, but I didn’t my homework.[I’m sorry, but I didn’t do my homework.]

3.You didn’t even made an attempt to answering the question. [You didn’t even make an attempt to answering the question.]

4.Last year my daughter be very slim but now she is well-built. Last year my daughter was very slim but now she is well-
built.

5.The teacher refuse to give me more time for the work when I asked him. The teacher refused to give me more time for the
work when I asked him.

6.My best friend was helped me for my homework. My best friend helped me for my homework.

7.Why did he be late for the game? Why was he late for the game?

8.Who are they play against last summer? Who did they play against last summer?
9.We didn’t went go surfing in Australia last year.

10.Why were was your brother so late for the game?

IV. Put the words in order.

1. French / last / year / You / studied (You studied French last year.)

2. stay / you / here / Did / last / night? (Did you stay here last night?)

3. ice-cream / did / not / She / an / want (She didn’t want an ice-cream.)

4. they / accept / his / invitation? / Did (Did they accept his invitation?)

5. me / attacked / park / thief / in / The / the (The thief attacked me in the park.)

6. months / our / holiday / We / planned / two / ago (We planned our holiday two months ago.)

7. penicillin / didn’t / Marconi / the / discover (Marconi didn’t discover the penicillin.)

8. the / night? / Did / here / stop / bus / yesterday Did the bus stop here yesterday?

9. countryside / liked / in / visiting / the / my / I / family I liked visiting my family in countryside.

10. tied / quickly / his / shoelaces / He / very He tied his shoelaces very quickly.
V. Reading Comprehension

Aren’t firefighter cool?

Yesterday I was playing videogames in my room when I heard people screaming. I went out and saw: my neighbors’ house
was on fire!

In less than 10 minutes the firemen arrived and fought against the fire for one hour until they made it. Wow! They are really
brave! One of them entered the house and saved the Johnson’s dog that was trapped in the fire.

I made a decision: I want to be a fireman when I grow up. I’ll be strong and brave enough to fight against the fire, to save
people’s lives and property. I can’t wait! I can already see it in the newspaper: “Brave fireman rescues a family of four”, Mom
will be really proud.

Mark true (T) or false (F).

1.The boy’s house was on fire.

2.The boy thinks the firemen are brave.
3.He admires the firefighters.
4.It took long the firemen to arrive.
5.It took one hour to extinguish the fire.
6.The boy’s neighbors have a pet.
7.A fireman saved the dog’s life.
8.The boy wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.
9.He wants to be as strong and brave as the firefighters.

Answer the questions:

1.What was the boy doing when the neighbors’ house caught fire?
2.Did he want to be a fireman before that day?
3.Why did he decide to be a fireman in the future?
4.What qualities does he think are essential for being a fireman?
5.What can he already see in the newspaper?
6.Who do you think the newspaper is referring to?
7.How does the boy think his mother will feel? Do you agree with him?

VI. Writing

Last Summer Holiday

Last summer I went to Nice. It's a great place to have a holiday. People are very friendly and hospitable. Especially, the port of
Nice is a fantastic place to visit.

On the first day, we went to a restaurant with a terrace. It had a wonderful view of the sea. Also, the dishes were absolutely
delicious. On the second day, we went to two museums. First, we went to an art museum. There weren't many pictures, but
there were many contemporary art productions. I didn't like them a lot. Second, we went to a very unusual museum of bric-à-
brac. There was a lot of old bric-à-brac from different places in the World. It was really interesting to see. After visiting the
museums, we returned to our hotel room as we were really tired.

Finally, we spent a whole day at the great beaches of Nice. We swam, sunbathed, and had a great time on the beach of Nice.

It was a short but very entertaining and relaxing holiday. I definitely want to go to Nice again.

Write about your last holiday below.