Summer English
Booklet for 7th
Graders
,‫תלמידים יקרים‬
‫בחוברת עבודה זו תתרגלו את החומר הלימודי שלמדתם השנה בבית‬
‫ ככל‬.‫ זכרו ! באנגלית חשוב מאד לתרגל‬.‫ התרגול אינו חובה‬.‫הספר‬
.‫ תשלטו בשפה טוב יותר‬,‫שתתרגלו יותר‬
Dear students,
This is some summer work for you to do if you CHOOSE to
do it. You can do as much as you want, it's for you to
practice
HAVE FUN
1. Reading Comprehension Practice
Read the article from the magazine Nature and Us.
Answer the questions according to the text.
THE BEACH KIDS by Mark Halloway
Pollution is dangerous for sea life. For example, plastic bags may
reach the sea and kill fish and other living creatures. People can
cause pollution simply by leaving their rubbish* on the beach instead
of throwing it away in the trash* bin. This makes me angry because
I love the beach - swimming in the sea and relaxing on the sand. But
there is no enjoyment when people don't care about keeping the
beach clean.
I asked my friends what they thought we could do about all the
garbage* on the beach. That's when we started the Beach Kids.
Instead of complaining, we decided to do something about the
problem. Every Friday morning during the summer vacation, we met
to clean up the beach. We walked along the beach collecting trash
and putting it into big trash bags. One morning we filled more than
40 bags!
Cleaning up the beach wasn't easy. Sometimes, we worked for over
three hours. The sun was very hot and the bags were heavy. But it
wasn't only hard work. After we finished cleaning up, we jumped
into the sea and went for a swim. It felt good to have fun after all
that hard work.
Many people thought our work was important and thanked us. Some
people helped us pick up the trash. We even became famous in our
town. We were interviewed on a local radio station and got a prize
from the Mayor for helping keep the beach beautiful. Our families
were proud of us.
Next summer, the Beach Kids plan to collect the trash again, but we
hope that other teenagers at our school will join us. We hope that
people won't leave trash on the beach and that when they see us
working hard they'll remember to keep the beach clean. Then we'll
be able to relax more and really enjoy the beach.
* rubbish = garbage = trash
Questions
1. What problem does the writer write about?
a. the trash on the beach
hot weather
b. working in
c. dangers in the sea
the school
d. cleaning up
2. Who started the Beach Kids?
______________________________________________
_________
3. Complete the sentence.
The Beach Kids met every Friday morning to
______________________________________.
4. What was the last thing the Beach Kids did at the beach?
_________________________________________________
_____________________________
5. How did people show that they thought the Beach Kids' work
was important?
_________________________________________________
_____________________________
6. When will the writer be able to have a good time at the beach?
a. when the summer vacation is over
keep the beach clean
c. when other teenagers help clean up
friends do the work for him
b. when people
d. when his
7. Another name for the article could be
.
a. Our Summer Vacation
Prize
b. Teens Win a
c. Teens Who Care
Beach
d. Fun at the
Wild Rides
by Max Miles
For many people, there is only one
reason to go to an amusement park*:
the roller coaster. Some
people call it the "scream machine."
There is a good reason for this . You scream on the way up, on the
way down, and especially when you go upside down.
Professor Rob Chapman from City University interviewed 654
visitors (ages 13-19) in different amusement parks around the U.S.A
. Chapman wanted to find out what teenagers think about riding
roller coasters.
First, Professor Chapman found out that the roller coaster is the
most popular ride. About 80 percent of teenagers think that the
roller coaster is the best ride at the amusement park. Jane Hill, 16,
said, "l like the amusement park because of the roller coaster. It is
my favorite ride. I really like roller coasters because they are
exciting."
Second, Chapman asked riders what makes roller coasters so
exciting. Most riders said that roller coasters were exciting for two
reasons: the speed and the feeling of danger. Bill Green, 19,
explained, "Roller coasters go really fast and feel dangerous but I
know that they are safe. I like the feeling of danger."
Finally, Chapman learned that riders like to sit in different parts of
the roller coaster. There are three kinds of riders and each kind
has a name. (See the graph)
The Crazy Riders always sit in the front and put their hands up in
the air. The Safe Riders prefer sitting in the middle where it is less
frightening. The Noisy Riders sit anywhere and scream from the
beginning to the end of the ride. However, people who do not like to
ride roller coasters also have a name. They are called Ground Riders!
So why do people ride roller coasters again and again? Roller coaster
riders say that they are looking for the perfect ride: the biggest,
the fastest and the most frightening!
*
amusement park ‫פארק‬-‫לונה‬
Questions
1. Who wrote the article?
________________________________________________
___________________
2. Where do most riders like to sit on a roller coaster?
a. in the front
c. in the back
b. in the middle
d. anywhere
3. Complete the table by writing the correct question or answers.
What did Professor Rob
Chapman ask the
teenagers?
Write the question.
a ___________________
.
What did Professor
Rob Chapman find out?
Write the answer or
answers.
the roller coaster
___________________
___?
b What makes roller
. coasters exciting?
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
c What are the different
.
1. __________________
kinds of roller coaster
riders?
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. Complete the sentence in the speech bubble with ONE word from
the text.
5. What kind of a rider are you? Explain your answer.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Present Simple
*Used to talk about things that are routine, happen regularly or in general.
*Some Key Words: everyday, in the morning, on Saturday, always, never,
sometimes, usually
I, You, We, They
He, She, It
Verb Base Form
Verb Base Form with “s” at the end
Examples:
I walk to work.
They walk to work.
He walks to work.
She walks to work.
***Negative- In English, we use “not” to make a sentence negative.***
Negative- add the helping verb “do/does” plus “not”
do + not = don’t
does + not = doesn’t
She does not (doesn’t) want to come.
computer.
I do not (don’t) like falafel.
They do not (don’t) have a
We do not (don’t) walk to work.
*Questions- In English to make a question, the verb or helping verb goes
before the subject.*
Question- use the helping verb: (Do- I, you, they, we/Does- he, she, it)
Do you come here often?
Do they understand the question?
When do you want to leave?
Pick the correct answer:
Does she play tennis?
Does he walk to work?
What does he eat for lunch?
1. Jane is a teacher. She _______ French.
a. teach
b. teaches
2. _________ he always wash his car on Sundays?
a. Do
b. Does
3. I _______ to watch movies.
a. love
b. loves
4. Does your mother _________ tea or coffee?
a. drink
b. drinks
5. My sister _______ ballet on Tuesdays.
a. dance
b. dances
6. The boys _______ football in the park.
a. play
b. plays
7. George __________ live in Israel. He lives in England.
a. doesn't
b. don't
8. When ___________ you wake up in the morning?
a. do
b. does
9. They ____________ play tennis on Wednesday.
a. doesn't
b. don't
10. What does your brother __________ to do after the army?
a. want
b. wants
COMPLETE THE TEXT USING THE PRESENT SIMPLE
_____ you_________ (like) sports? My sister___________ (love) sports.
She_________ (go) swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays and _________
(take) karate lessons on Fridays. My friends Andrew and
Karen_______________ (not like) sports. What _________ they_________
(do) in their free time? They_____________ (not play) football and
they___________ (not do) gymnastics. Andrew____________ (chat) on the
Internet and Karen ________ (write) e- mails and__________ (shop) on-line.
WRITE QUESTIONS FOR THESE ANSWERS (you may also use question
words):
a. ______________________________ He lives in the United States.
b______________________________ We go to Amirim school.
c.__________________________________ No, I don’t speak Spanish.
d. ______________________________ Yes, I like sports.
e. ________________________________________ No, she doesn’t.
f. ____________________________ She eats cereal for breakfast.
g.________________________________ On Tuesday, I play tennis.
h.__________________________________ She works in an office.
Comparative/Superlative Review
1. Comparatives
Put the adjectives in the correct place on the chart:
interesting, dangerous, strong, big, small, famous, tall, thin, angry, fat,
fun, cold
just add –er
with “more”
add –er and change
spelling
2. Superlatives
Put the adjectives in the correct place on the chart:
interesting, dangerous, strong, big, small, famous, tall, thin, angry, fat,
fun, cold
just add –est
with “most”
add –est and change
spelling
3. Write 3 comparative sentences and 3 superlative sentences using the
adjectives from above.
*** Don’t forget the words “than” for comparatives and “the” for
superlatives***
1.______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
4.______________________________________________________________
5.______________________________________________________________
6.______________________________________________________________
Read the story and answer the questions:
The Rich Man and the Shoemaker
Once upon a time, a shoemaker lived in a small house in a town. Nearby lived
a rich man. He was the richest man in town and his house was the biggest
house in town.
The shoemaker was a very happy person. He was much happier than the rich
man, and he loved to sing. Every day, he sang the most beautiful songs while
he did his hard work.
The rich man didn’t sleep at night. He stayed awake counting his gold coins.
He would speak to his coins and say, “You are the shiniest coin I have ever
seen. No, you are the shiniest coin I have ever seen.”
The rich man tried to sleep in the day because he didn’t sleep at night. When
he tried to sleep in the day, he couldn’t because he heard the shoemaker
singing.
With each passing day, the rich man became sleepier and sleepier and more
and more unhappy. All he could think about was stopping the shoemaker’s
singing.
The rich man asked himself, "What can I do to make the shoemaker stop
singing?" The rich man thought for a long time and thought of the most
clever plan.
That day, the rich man asked the shoemaker to come to his house and gave
him a bag full of shiny gold coins. “Take these as a gift, and you will be richer
than you ever imagined.”
The shoemaker was surprised, but took the gold coins and hid them under
his bed. He could not stop thinking about somebody stealing his gold coins.
He became sadder and sadder and more and more worried. He was so sad
and worried that he stopped singing and never sang again! Now the rich
man is happy and can sleep during the day.
Fill in the chart with the comparatives and superlatives from the story:
adjective
comparative
happier
adjective
superlative
rich
beautiful
biggest
sleepy
shiniest
more unhappy
clever
rich
sadder
worried
Questions (write in full sentences):
1. Whose house is bigger- the rich man’s or the
shoemaker’s?__________________
_______________________________________________________________
2. Finish the sentence: He was much ____________________ than the rich
man.
3. What did the shoemaker love to do? ___________________________
4. Why didn’t the rich man sleep at night? _________________________
5. What would the rich man say to his coins?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
6. Fill in the sentence: With each passing day, the rich man became
__________________ and _______________________.
7. What did the rich man give the shoemaker? ______________________
8. How did that make the shoemaker feel? _________________________
9. Did the rich man’s plan work? ____________________________
Writing Practice
1. Write about an object that you wouldn’t want to live without.
Use the following questions to help you:
● What object is it?
● Why did you choose it?
● How would your life change without it?
● What could you use instead of it?
Write 70-80 words.
Pay attention to spelling, grammar. capitalization and punctuation.
2. Imagine you have a time machine that can take you to the past or the
future.
Write a short composition that answers the following questions:
● When and where do you want to go in the time machine?
● Why do you want to go to this time and place?
You can also answer the following questions:
● Who do you want to meet there?
● What do you want to do there?
Write 70-80 words.
Pay attention to spelling, grammar. capitalization and punctuation.