CLASS 6

ACTIVITY 1: READING

Read the text below and mark the statements true (T) or false (F).Justify the false ones

B) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT
CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST or PAST CONTINUOUS)

Hi Julie!
Guess who I __________ (BE)! I’m at a summer camp in Perth Shire. I
_________________ (HAVE) a fantastic time at the moment. I __________________
(STAY) in a small hut with other boys and they are great fun.
I already have a new friend. Her name is Jane. She (LIVE) in
London. Jane ________________ (THINK) London is the most exciting city in Europe.
Though I’m taller than Jane, she is older than me. She usually (PLAY)
hockey and she _______________ (GO) to training lessons twice a week.
Anyway, the strangest thing happened to us yesterday. While we __________________
(GO) through the camp’s forest, we (HEAR)
a noise. When we turned round we (SEE) a bear some meters away from
us. Our instructor told us to lie down and pretended we were dead. The bear got closer to us.
While it ________________ (WALK) around me I felt terrified. Then some bees
______________________ (CATCH) its attention and luckily it walked away to look for
honey.
That’s all for now. It’s late and I ___________________(GO) to bed right now. We get up
very early.
Best wishes,
BOB

Complete the sentences with Past Continuous, Simple Past, Simple Present, Present
Continuous.

Richard 1____________________ (work) as an engineer for a large construction company.

He 2________ (spend) six months every year in Africa, where he
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__________________(travel) from country to country supervising some projects. At the
moment he 4_________________(live) in Mali, where his company 5____________ (build) a
dam. Some time ago Richard 6_______________(play) professional football but when he
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____________ (find) his present job, he 8________________ (leave) that activity. Richard
really 9_______________ (enjoy) his job although he sometimes 10
_______________(think)
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it’s a bit tiring. When he was a child he __________ (watch) his father, who
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_____________________(be) also an engineer, in the family’s company. “He
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_______always _____________(write) things down while I ________________(touch)
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the materials. He ____________ (get) angry at me but not anymore”, he said.

2_

Dear Rosie,

How are you? Claire and I are having the holiday of our dreams. We

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____________(arrive) in Copenhagen three days ago. It’s so exciting! At the moment we

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______________________ (sail) the Nyhavn Canal. I hardly ever
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__________________________ (write) letters because I 4_________________ (not/like)

writing .

We’re staying in a little hotel and we can see the statue of the Little Mermaid from our

window. Last Monday we 5____________________ (visit) the antiques market on Gammel

Strand. Claire 6__________________________ (not/like) souvenirs. While I

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____________________ (walk) around the market, I met my next door neighbour, Anna.

Yesterday we 8_________________________ (go) with her to the Carlsberg Brewery and

we saw how they make beer. I drank so much that I 9______________________ (have) a

terrible headache. I slept for two hours and then I felt OK. While I

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____________________ (sleep), the phone __________________ (ring). But I

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____________________ (not/answer).

There are so many things to do here! This is a wonderful city and the people

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___________________ (be) really friendly.

Love,

Melanie.

ACTIVITY 4: MIXED TENSES

Complete with SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST or PAST

CONTINUOUS.

Dear Jack,

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Thanks for your letter. I _got_ it last week. I’m really glad to hear that you are

coming for a holiday next Christmas. December is a good month to come because it is quite

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warm but not too hot – and there ______________ (not/be) so many mosquitoes!

I share a fantastic flat near the centre of Cairo with a French student. We 2_____________

(meet) a college at the beginning of the year because we are studying Arabic. He

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___________ (have) a holiday in Luxor at the moment, so I am alone. Life here isn’t
easy : there’s a lot of pollution in the city and the traffic is a nightmare. Besides, it’s so noisy

in the daytime. However, it 4______________ (be) really incredible!

But it’s a great place: there’s so much to see and do and the people are fantastic.

Yesterday, I was sitting on my balcony when I 5___________ (hear) hundreds of singers. It

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__________(not/be) quiet but it felt very peaceful. Last Friday I 7________________ (go)

to the Egyptian Museum and 8_____________ (see) the treasures of Tutankhamen. Then I

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________________(eat) at a little restaurant. I ________________ (like) them very

much.

I miss you all. Love to everyone at home.

Best wishes,

Danny.