I – READING COMPREHENSION AND USE OF LANGUAGE

Read the text.

Valentino Rossi’s Day

Valentino Rossi is a motorbike rider.
He drives fast when he’s racing motorbikes but the Profile
rest of the time, he likes relaxing. Born: 16th February 1979
Let’s look at a normal day in his life…
Comes from: Urbino, Italy

Valentino doesn’t have to race today. What does he Family: His dad was also a
do? motorbike racer.
11 a.m. Valentino gets up! Hobbies: football

Valentino doesn’t like getting up in Career: He won his first MotoGP

championship in 2002.
the morning. Each day he wakes up at 11 a.m.
For the first hour he doesn’t talk. “I like to sleep
in the morning”. He isn’t a ‘morning’ person.

12 p.m. Valentino goes to the gym.

Valentino needs to be strong and fit to ride his
motorbike.

2 p.m. Valentino relaxes.

In the afternoon Valentino listens to music and plays
video games.

11.30 p.m. Valentino goes to bed.

Answer these questions about the text.

1. Who is Valentino Rossi? _____________________________________________________

2. What’s his nationality? _______________________________________________________

3. What was his father’s job? ___________________________________________________

4. Why does he go to the gym? __________________________________________________

5. What are his favourite hobbies? _______________________________________________

Imagine you are interviewing Valentino Rossio.
Interviewer: 1 _______________________________________________?
Valentino: I usually get up at eleven o’clock.
Interviewer: 2 _______________________________________________?
Valentino: I meet my friends after the race.
Interviewer: 3 _______________________________________________?
Valentino: I have lunch at a restaurant.
Interviewer: 4 _______________________________________________?
Valentino: My favourite food is pasta.
Interviewer: 5 _______________________________________________?
Valentino: I go to the gym in the afternoon.
Interviewer: 6 _______________________________________________?
Valentino: I go to the gym every day because I must keep fit.
Interviewer: That’s great. Thanks for your time.

Complete the sentences below with the correct prepositions: in, at, on.
1. Valentino has races ________ the weekend.
2. His birthday is ________ February.
3. He usually has lunch ________ 13.30.
4. His friends sometimes go to the beach ________ Saturday.

Write the verbs in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. We always _____________________ (watch) Valentino’s races.
2. Look! He _____________________ (take) a photo.
3. Valentino and his friends _____________________ (play) football now.
4. Valentino sometimes _____________________ (go) to the disco on Saturdays.