MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA NACIONAL

COMANDO GENERAL DE LAS FUERZAS MILITARES

EJÉRCITO NACIONAL
LICEOS DEL EJÉRCITO

ENGLISH ACTIVITY
AIMS: To recognize the sequence of events in a short story, using aids such as
images, titles, and keywords. To ask and answer about familiar topics by using
appropriate vocabulary and grammar structure.

ACTIVITIES

Vocabulary

Read the descriptions. Write the correct place names.

1 A firefighter works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 A nurse works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 A waiter works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4 A police officer works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 A football player plays here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6 An actor works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7 A shop assistant works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8 A librarian works here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9 You buy bread here. _ _ _ _ _ _
10 You buy fruit and vegetables here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'_

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1 When I visit my grandparents, I _________ the bus at Hill Street and _________
outside their house.
(get off / get on)
2 They _________ school at 8.40 a.m. in the morning and _________ home at
3.30 p.m. in the afternoon.
(arrive at / arrive)
3 My mum _________ to the supermarket but my dad usually _________ the bus.
(drive / catch)
4 Alan sometimes _________ his train and _________ the bus to work.
(take / miss)
5 We often _________ our bikes to school but when it rains, my dad _________
us.
(drive / ride)

Which notice (A–G) says this (1–5)?

1 You can call the police on this number. ______

2 You cannot watch the football match with your dog here. ______
3 Never leave this door open. ______
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4 You need to park your car in a different place. ______

5 It’s not possible to eat here. ______

Image taken from: Close Up Book A1+, unit 7

GRAMMAR IN USE:

Complete the conversations with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of
the verbs in brackets.

1 ‘What _____________________ (you / look) at?’ ‘The beautiful lights and

decorations.’
2 ‘How _____________________ (they / celebrate) New Year in Thailand?’ ‘With
lots of water!’
3 ‘Where is your baby sister?’ ‘She _____________________ (play) at a friend’s
house.’
4 ‘_____________________ (Toby / wear) fancy dress?’ ‘Yes, look. There he is!’
5 ‘How often _____________________ (you / eat) in a restaurant?’ ‘Only for
special celebrations.’
6 ‘Why _____________________ (people / wear) red clothes today?’ ‘Because red
is a lucky colour.’

Read the description of a celebration. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each
space.

Tomatoes!

In a small town (1) ___ Valencia in Spain, there is (2) ___ amazing festival where
people throw (3) ___ of tomatoes! How
(4) ___ tomatoes? One hundred and fifty thousand, to be exact!
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The festival is called ‘La Tomatina’ and takes place in August every year. The week
before, there (5) ___ big parades,
fireworks and cooking competitions (6) ___ the streets. Then the tomatoes arrive in
big trucks. For the inhabitants of the
town, the tomatoes are free but visitors have to buy a ticket. There are more than
20,000 people and for one hour
there are (7) ___ lot of tomatoes everywhere! When there aren’t any more tomatoes,
firefighters wash the streets and
people with (8) ___ water. Many countries now (9) ___ their own Tomatina festival.
But ... are there (10) ___ tomatoes
left after so many festivals?

1 A at B of C near
2 A an Ba C–
3 A lots B lot C many
4 A numbe B many C much
5 A have B is C are
6 A at B in C of
7 A an Ba C some
8 A much B many C some
9 A having B has C have
10 A any B much C a lot
Adapted from: Close Up Progress Test A1+, unit 7&8