2ND YEAR A- B- C 2022

UNIT 1 MY TIME
READING COMPREHENSION

1My name’s Lucas and I’m a student in Amsterdam. My mum’s English but my dad’s from
Holland. I’m an only child but I have two cousins in England, Alex and Amy. Recently, our teacher
told us about a report on happiness. In the report, it says Dutch teens are a lot happier than
young people in other parts of the world. So is Holland really a great place to grow up?

2Everyone knows that Dutch people love their bikes. There are cycle paths everywhere, so going
by bike is fast, easy and safe. It also means I can be more independent. Amy and Alex have to wait
for a lift from their mum or dad. But here I can get on my bike and meet up with my friends all
over town. There are some great places to hang out. And we don’t mind bad weather. If it’s wet
on the day of a school sports match, we play anyway. We love cold winters too. When the canals
freeze, the whole city goes skating!
 3I think I’m lucky because Holland is quite a relaxed place. For Alex and Amy, school life seems
quite competitive. They have homework every night and there’s a lot of pressure from exams –
more than we have here, I think. Dutch kids actually seem to enjoy school! In the happiness
report, it says that eighty percent feel that they are part of their school community.

4Here most families are quite open. Parents ask even younger kids for their opinion. In my case,
my parents listen but they don’t make me chat if I don’t want to. And they don’t message me on
my mobile twenty times a day! They are just there when I need help. And I don’t have to be the
best at anything. Both Alex and I play the piano. I enjoy it but Alex would like to give it up. That’s
because his parents make him practise for competitions all the time. Now you know a little about
Holland. Of course, things aren’t perfect but I can’t complain. So what’s life like where you live?t

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SPEAKING TIME!!!
1 In what ways is your life:

 similar to Lucas’? Alex and Amy’s?

 different from Lucas’? Alex and Amy’s?

2 Lucas says he’s lucky to live in a relaxed place. In what ways are you lucky to live where you
live?
3 Lucas says he can’t complain about life in Holland. What do young people complain about in
your town/city?
4 Which do you think is the coolest country for young people to live in? Why?
LISTENING TIME
Unscrumble the letter to write correct sentences:

a) at/ the morning/ he/ seven o’clock/ in/ gets up

b) car/ often/ Bob/ the/ washes
c) born/ 1964/ was/ in/ Jane
d) lunch/ we/ noon/ have/ seldom/ at
e) leave/ what/ you/ work/ time/ do/ for?
f) never/ bed/ John/ early/ goes/ to
g) clean/ do/ room/ often/ you/ how/ your?
h) friends/ I/ go out/ sometimes/ Saturdays/ with/ my/ on
i) to/ he/ swimming pool/ goes/ a week/ the/ twice
j) always/ for/ we/ a walk/ on/ afternoons/ go/ Sunday

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Present Simple Form:

Her name (be)……………… Mandy Taylor. She (work) …………….. at the Sip Café. Mandy (go)
………….. to the café every morning at six o’clock. She (open) ………………… the café and (set) …………….. the
tables. The other waiters (arrive) …………… at seven o’clock and they (tidy) …………………. the kitchen. The
first customers (come) ………………… in at about 7:30. Mandy (take) …………………… a break at 10 o’clock.
She (finish) ………………… work at 2 o’clock and she (meet) …………….. friends for lunch.

Now turn the text into the negative form:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Turn the following sentences into interrogative and negative:

a) He works at a hospital.
b) They watch TV in the evenings.
c) Jane goes to school every day.
d) You like playing with your computer.
e) Their father is a firefighter.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

This is Michael. He ......................... (be) 10 years old. He ............................. (have got) short, dark hair,
brown eyes and a dark complexion. Michael ............................. (live) in New York City with his family. His
father is a teacher and his mother is a lawyer. Michael ....................................... (not have) any brothers
or sisters. He ................................. (love) basketball and ................................. (want) to be a professional
basketball player. He ................................. (like) school a lot. He ................................ (go) every day from
9am till 3:30pm. In his free time, Michael .................................. (love) playing computer games and
he ................................... (enjoy) watching TV.

READING COMPREHENSION
Answer the questions about the text: ( THE QUESTIONS ARE COPIED AND ANSWERED IN THE FOLDER)

WRITING AND SPEAKING TIME!!

Write sentences about your daily routine using adverbs of frequency and time. Write about 40-50
words. Get ready to share it with the rest of the class.
Fill in – do, does, don’t, doesn’t

a) I …………do my homework in the morning – always in the evening

b) She ………….. spend her free time with her friends. She prefers reading books.
c) ……….. you often do the shopping?
d) …………..her mother work in the bank?
e) We……….play tennis after school.
f) My parents………….live in a flat. They have a house.
g) ……….your teacher speak German?
h) He …………do karate.
i) Susan……………learn Spanish at school.
j) They…………eat apples. They don’t like them
MORE GRAMMAR PRACTICE PRESENT SIMPLE
MORE GRAMMAR PRACTICE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT TENSES IN COMBINATION
PRESENT CONTINUOUS SPEAKING TIME!

Ask questions about the underlined words:

1. Tom works in a bank.
2. Anna lives with her parents.
3. Jack has broken his leg.
4. Someone is following us.
5. They are going to buy a new car.
6. Tom bought a jumper yesterday.
 7. Tom bought a jumper yesterday.
8. They got married 5 years ago.
9. They have been married for 5 years.
10.I saw a good film at the cinema last week.
11. Someone has eaten all the cookies.
12. I lost a wallet while I was running.
13.Something happened at school.
14.They are going to build a new school.
15. They can play the piano very well.
16.John gave Anna a bunch of flowers.
17.John gave Anna a bunch of flowers.
18.John gave Anna a bunch of flowers.
19.She is writing a history essay.
20. Susan went to a party with John.

Look at the picture and describe what they are doing. Say affirmative
and negative sentences.
Have to go now.

Love Paula

B. Answer these questions about the reading.

1. Where is Paula?

2. How is the weather?

3. What is Paula doing at the moment?

4. What are the people doing?

VOCABULARY: FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Let´s add more examples together!!!!!

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES