Joe was the son of a farmer.

His father’s farm was poor, and Joe worked on it for a long
time, but then his father died, and Joe said, “I needn’t stay here now. I’ll sell this farm
and buy one in a better place. Then I’ll soon be rich.”
He bought a farm in the east of the country, but then Ms new neighbours said to him,
“The weather’s often very bad here. The wind’s very strong, and it breaks windows and
doors. You must build a room under the ground, and then you and your family can go
down there, and you’ll be safe from the wind.”
So Joe built a room under the ground. It was a lot of work, because the ground was
hard.
But after that, the weather was good for a very long time. There was no wind, and Joe
spoke angrily. He said, “Why did I listen to my neighbours? I dind’t have to make that
room under the ground. The wind never blows strongly here.”
But then one day there was a very strong wind, and Joe and his family had to go down
into their room under the ground. They were there for a long time. Then the wind
stopped, and they came up. All the windows and doors in their house were broken.
Joe was not angry about his work now. He smiled happily and said, “Ah! I’m glad I
built that room!”
1. Put the letters in the right order to spell the name of a part of the body or face.
Then match the words with the photos.
Example: head – d
The body The face
1eadh 9rae
2airh 10 h t m o u
3nekc 11 s e o n
4mra 12 y e e
5nahds
6ckba
7egl
8foto
2. You will hear a woman talking about a new entertainment magazine for young
people. Listen and complete each question. You will hear the information twice.
New entertainment Magazine

Name: What’s On?

How often: (1)………………………
Price: (2) £…………………………..
Articles about: Films, exhibitions and
(3)……………………
Prize for best article: (4)…………………
More information:
(5)…........................@whatson.co.uk

3. Sam had a party last night. His parents arrived home in the middle of the party.
Describe what they found. Put in the correct form of the verbs.
There (I be) …………………. A lot of noise. Sam and his friends (2 play)………..........
very loud music. A lot of people (3 dance)……………….. . Some people (4 not listen)
……………………. to the music. They (5 be)………………. in the kitchen.
They (6 eat)……………………… chips and ice cream. One girl (7 be)………………
on the piano. A boy ( 8 be)…………………. asleep on the sofa.
He (9 not wear)…………………… his shirt, and he (10 have)……………….. a rose
between his teeth. The dog (11 hide)……………….. under the stairs.
4. Choose the correct alternative.
It is sometimes said that there is nothing new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a
well-known model during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens,
they (1) were enjoying/ used to enjoy looking at her old photo albums.
They (2) were finding/ found it hard to believe that she (3) was wearing/ use to wear
such strange clothes. (4) Did people really use to think/ Were people really thinking
flared trousers looked good ?. And those ugly platform shoes! Annabelle (5) was
admitting/ admitted that people (6) were often falling/ often used to fall over because
their heels were so high. When her children grew up, however, Annabelle noticed to her
amusement that seventies styles (7) were/ used to be in fashion again.
‘I (8) planned/was planning to throw all my old clothes away.’ She said. ‘but my
daughter went to a party last week, and guess what she (9) used to wear/ was wearing –
that’s right, some of my old clothes!’
5. Listen to Annabelle talking to a friend about her family. How does each member
of Annabelle’s family communication.
Write a letter A-H next to each person.
You will hear the conversation twice.
PEOPLE COMUNICATION
0 uncle -------- A note
1 aunt -------- B letter
2 cousin -------- C email
3 brother -------- D postcard
4 grandmother ---------- E call
5 mum --------- F blog
G birthday card
H text message