Name _______________________________________ Nr. _____ Class ________ Date____/ ____/______
Tutor _______________________ Teacher __________________ Evaluation ________________________
PART 1 – READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following e-mail carefully.
Robert2000@gmail.co.uk
My summer holidays
Hi Robert,
This is our third week here in Europe and we’re having a great time. The people are very friendly and the
weather is good – even in Britain it was sunny and warm! We flew to London from Montreal and we spent
four days visiting the city. There’s so much to see and do! Unfortunately we didn’t see the Queen! Mike was
very disappointed!
Then we took the Eurostar* to Paris and we stayed with my cousin, Angie. We did some sightseeing and we
visited the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, of course. We had some wonderful food in small restaurants in the
Latin Quarter. I lost my passport in the Metro, so we went to the Canadian Embassy to get another.
After Paris we flew to Barcelona, where it was very hot. We made friends with some local people in a bar and
they showed us the city. We took a bus to a small town on the coast and we found a hotel with a beautiful
view of the sea. We relaxed on the beach for two days before moving on to Italy where we are now. We
arrived here in Florence early this morning and we’re having a big breakfast before we go sightseeing. After
Florence, we are going to Rome, Athens and then Istanbul. I’ll write again in two weeks’ time.
Give my love to Anne and the children. See you soon!
Diana
*Eurostar is a high-speed railway service connecting London with Paris and Brussels
A. Circle the correct option according to the text.
B. Tick () TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
1. Diana is writing this e-mail to...
a) Robert
b) Angie
c) Anne
1. Diana is spending her holidays in Europe.
2. Diana comes from...
a) Britain.
b) Canada.
2. She is enjoying her holidays very much.
c) the USA.
3. She went on holidays...
a) alone.
b) with Mike.
c) with Anne.
4. She took the Eurostar from ... to Paris.
a) Montreal
b) London
c) Barcelona
3. It was very cold in London.
4. Diana spent a week in London.
5. She travelled by train to Paris.
5. The weather in Spain was...
a) windy.
b) cold.
c) very warm.
6. She stayed in a hotel in France.
6. She went to the beach in...
a) Spain.
b) Italy.
c) France.
7. She didn’t see any tourist attractions in Paris.
7. She spent... days by the sea.
a) one
b) two
c) three
8. She lost her passport in the Underground.
8. So far she’s visited... cities in Europe.
a) three
b) four
c) five
9. She took the plane to Barcelona.
9. After Florence she wants to visit... more cities.
a) one
b) two
c) three
10. During her trip Diana used … means of transport.
a) two
b) three
c) four
10. She met some nice people in Spain.
11. She arrived in Italy late at night.
12. She wants to visit Greece next.
T
F
PART 2 – GRAMMAR
A. Complete the dialogue with the PAST SIMPLE of the verbs in brackets.
Jason: Hi Cindy, where 1 _____________ you _____________ (spend) your summer holidays?
Cindy: In Rome with my sister.
Jason: How long 2 _____________ you _____________ (stay) in Italy?
Cindy: For 2 weeks.
Jason: And 3 ______________ you ____________ (enjoy) your holidays?
Cindy: Yes, we had a great time there. It 4 ___________________ (not rain) and it was always very hot.
Jason: Nice… And what was Rome like?
Cindy: It was very interesting. I 5 _______________________ (see) lots of beautiful old medieval buildings. We also
6
___________________ (visit) lots of great museums.
Jason: Did you understand the people?
Cindy: My Italian 7 _____________ (not be) very good, but many Italians 8 _____________ (speak) English. I also
9
___________________ (learn) a few Italian words and 10___________________ (make) new friends.
B. PAST CONTINUOUS – Look at the picture and write what they were doing at the beach last summer. Use
the verbs in the box below.
This is a photo of my family at the beach
last year.
On that day Sam, my older brother,
1
_______________________________ a book
while
Sarah,
my
older
sister,
2
________________________________ to her
favourite song. Our dog, Pluto,
3
________________________________.
My cousins Jenny, Jill and Tim
4
_____________________________ volleyball.
Aunt Sarah 5___________________________
with my Mum about the weather.
Uncle
Bob
and
Dad
6
________________________________ in the
sea. My little sister, Kate, 7________
______________________ some lemonade.
And I 8 ______________________________ a
letter to my girlfriend.
play
write
drink
read
swim
sleep
talk
listen
PART 3 – VOCABULARY
A. WORD PATTERNS – Match the parts to make phrases associated with holidays.
1. pack
a. a museum
2. have
b. at a hotel
3. stay
c. a sand castle
4. go
d. a suntan
5. take
e. by bus
6. get
f. sightseeing
7. buy
g. in the sea
8. visit
h. my bag
9. swim
i. photographs
10. travel
j. a mountain
11. build
k. fun
12. climb
l. souvenirs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
B. Complete the sentences with some of the phrases in exercise A.
1. I went to a gift shop to ___________________________________________ for my family and friends.
2. I usually ___________________________________________ with my new smart phone.
3. When I go on holiday I usually ___________________________________________. I don’t like camping.
4. I always ___________ a lot of _______________ during my summer holidays. I hang out with friends, go to
parties or just relax on the beach.
5. I like going to the beach to ___________________________________________ but I always put on a good sun
cream to protect myself from the sun.
6. I don’t like to fly so I always ___________________________________________ when I’m on holiday.
C. BLOGGING ABOUT MY SUMMER
Complete the text with the words from the box.
MY SUMMER
I’m back! I was away 1__________________________ in Paris. We stayed there for 2__________________________
in August.
Going to Paris was very special for me because it was my 3____________________________ on a plane! My
mother did all the planning. We stayed at my 4____________________________ near Paris so we spent some time
with my cousins. We didn’t book 5____________________________ because they are very expensive.
The 6_________________________ was hot but I didn’t mind because there were so many things to do and I didn’t
get 7____________________________! Believe me!
First we visited some very 8____________________________ like the Champs-Elysées and the Eiffel Tower. Then
we went to the Louvre Museum. We saw one of the most famous 9____________________________ in the world –
the “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Finally we took the 10____________________________ very early in the morning to visit Disneyland. We took lots
of 11___________________________. The best ride was Space Mountain.
School is almost beginning. I’m having a back-to-school 12____________________________ next Friday. Hope you
can come.
●famous places
●two weeks
●aunt’s house
●weather
●on holiday ●train
●paintings ●first time
●a hotel
●pictures
●party
●bored
KEY
PART 1
A.
1a)
2b)
3b)
4b)
B.
TRUE 1,2,5, 8, 9, 10, 12
PART 2
A.
1. did spend
2. did stay
3. did enjoy
4. didn’t rain
5. saw
6. visited
7. wasn’t
8. spoke
9. learnt / learned
10. made
B.
1. was reading
2. was listening
3. was sleeping
4. were playing
5. was talking
6. were swimming
7. was drinking
8. was writing
PART 3
A. 1h) 2k)
3b)
B.
1. buy souvenirs
2. take photographs
3. stay at a hotel
4. have fun
5. get a tan
6. travel by bus
C.
1. on holiday
2. two weeks
3. first time
4. aunt’s house
5. a hotel
6. weather
7. bored
8. famous places
9. paintings
10. train
11. pictures
12. party
4f)
5c)
6a)
7b)
8b)
9c)
10c)
8a)
9g)
10e)
FALSE 3,4,6,7,11
5i)
6d)
7l)
11c)
12j)