ENGLISH 2009/2010

Name: ________________ Surname: ________________ Class: ______

Date: __________________________________

1. Read the following text.

Dear European Friends,

Hi there! I am a 12 year old boy from Washington DC, the
capital of the USA. I am in the 6th grade at Jefferson Junior
High School and I’m doing a project on school life in other
countries. Can you help me?
In the States school always starts at 8 am and each lesson
lasts 50 minutes. We start our school day by saluting the
American flag, the beautiful stars and stripes. Lunch is at midday. I have lunch in the school cafeteria
because I usually take my own packed lunch. I love hot-dogs and popcorn and I don’t like the food in
the school canteen. After lunch we have more classes. School is over at 2.30 pm and then it’s time to
go home on the school bus.
My favourite subject is Maths, but I also love sports, especially basketball. I belong to the school
basketball team and also to the Maths Club. There aren’t many students in the club, but it is real fun:
we solve math quizzes and we often enter state competitions. It’s challenging!
Jefferson Junior High School is a state school, so I don’t have to wear a uniform. It’s great because
I love my jeans and trainers. My half sister Minnie (from my father’s second marriage, my parents are
divorced) goes to a private school and she wears a uniform. Poor kid, she hates it!
When I come home after school, I always take Mrs. Gump’s dog – Dollie – for a walk. Mrs. Gump is a
nice old neighbour of mine. She pays me 6 dollars a week. That’s how I get the money to buy new
computer games and comics. In the evening, when my mum comes back from work – she is a doctor –
we have dinner together in the kitchen. The TV is always on, but we also talk. We sometimes play Buzz
or Monopoly – she loves it! And at 9.30 pm it’s time to go to bed. I never go to bed late on school days.
Please write me soon because I have to have my project ready in ten days. Besides, I would like to
have a European pen pal. Oh, I almost forgot, my name’s Matt Williams, but my schoolmates call me
Mad Math. I bet you know why…

Please write back, Source: Bustorff, Clara (2002) Stars Student’s Book 6º ano. Lisboa: Texto Editora.
Matt

1. Say if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) and correct the false
ones.
a) The flag of the United States is Washington DC. _____
_____________________________________________________________________.
b) Matt goes to the Jefferson University. _____
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c) He is in the 6th year. _____
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d) Matt loves the food in the school canteen. _____
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e) Matt is in the school basketball team. _____
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f) The Maths Club has many members. _____
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g) In the USA all students wear a school uniform. _____
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h) Matt’s sister name is Dollie. _____
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2. Answer the questions.

a) How old is Matt?
________________________________________________________________.
b) How does he go home after school?
________________________________________________________________.
c) Why does he belong to the Maths Club?
________________________________________________________________.
d) Does he go to a state or private school?
________________________________________________________________.
e) Does Matt live with both his parents? Why?/Why not?
________________________________________________________________.
f) How does he get the money to buy computer games and comics?
________________________________________________________________.
g) Do Matt and his mother watch TV at dinner time?
________________________________________________________________.
h) What time does Matt go to bed?
________________________________________________________________.
i) In your opinion, why is Matt’s nickname Mad Math?
________________________________________________________________.

3. Complete the following questions about the text. Say as much as you can.
a) Matt is
_____________________________________________________________________.
b) He needs help with
____________________________________________________________.
c) His favourite subjects are
_______________________________________________________.
d) In the Maths club they
_________________________________________________________.
e) He has dinner
________________________________________________________________.

4. Build sentences with the following words.

a) brush his teeth / Matt / before bed time / always.
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b) Matt and his friends / online games / sometimes / at weekends / play.
_____________________________________________________________________.
c) never / wear / never / normal clothes for school.
_____________________________________________________________________.
d) go to the cinema / often / Matt and his mother / on Fridays.
_____________________________________________________________________.
e) usually / he / do / on Satuday / his homework.
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5. Choose the correct question word for each question about Matt’s father.
a) _______________ is Mr. Williams? About forty.
b) _______________does he do? He is a vet.
c) _______________ does he live? In London.
d) _______________ does he live with? With Minnie and his wife.
e) _______________ does he get up? At 7 am.
f) _______________ does he eat for breakfast? Cereal and fruit.
g) _______________ does he play golf? At the weekend.
h) _______________ daughter is Minnie? Minnie is Mr. Williams and Sarah’s daughter.
i) _______________ dog is Dollie? Dollie is Mrs. Gump’s.

6. Complete the following table with the correct personal subject and object
pronouns and then replace the underlined words with a suitable personal
pronoun.

Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns

I
you
he
her
it
us
they

1. Susan’s parents have breakfast with Susan.

2. Margaret brushes her teeth before her brothers and she go to bed.

3. Me and my friends usually go to a café. The owner gives me and my friends a good

discount.

4. Does Peter tell his father about his bad grades?

5. The mother and the father always read stories to Kate and her brothers.

6. Kate does her homework after school.

7. Mark usually plays football with Patrick and Jeff.

8. Mrs. Smith usually feeds her dog Ted at 6 pm.

9. The mother gives a present to John when John has good grades.

10. Anna and her sister watch TV with their parents until 9.30 pm.

11. The English tests are always easy. Anna and Tess do the tests very quickly.

12. Danny loves computer games. Danny and his brother play computer games all the time.