Level A
Week 6- Weekend Homework
Use of English
A) WRITE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOS IN THE GAPS.
1. When the postman_____________(arrive), my father_________________(have) a shower.
2. While my brother__________________(study), my grandma___________________(make) muffins.
3. I _____________________(go) to the doctor two days ago because I______________(have) terrible
headache.
4. When I ___________(be) 10, I__________________(eat) sandwiches every evening.
5. He________________(miss) the train because he_______________(talk) with a friend.
6. The thieves____________(come) into the house while the man___________(sleep).
7. I ______________(drink) a glass of water half an hour ago, I am not thirsty now.
8. My mother _______________(not/be) at home when my sister_____________(fall) down the stairs.
9. While Tom____________ (read), Amely ____________(watch) a documentary on TV.
10. Marvin___________ (come) home,____________(switch) on the computer and _________(check)h
is emails.
11. The thief_________ (sneak) into the house, ___________(steal) the jewels and ___________(leave)
without a trace.
12. Nobody___________ (listen) while the teacher____________ (explain) the tenses.
13. While we_____________ (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends__________ (lie) on the beach.
14. He____________(wake) up and___________ (look) at his watch.
15. The receptionist__________ (welcome) the guests and_________ (ask) them to fill in the form.
16. The car__________ (break) down and we____________ (have) to walk home.
17. The boys___________ (swim) while the girls__________ (sunbathe).
18. My father__________ (come) in,___________ (look) around and_________ (tell) me to tidy up my
room.
19. As long as one group_________ (prepare) dinner, the others_________ (collect) wood for their
campfire.
20. While the parents___________ (have)breakfast, their children________ (run) about.
21. Martha___________ (turn) off the lights and___________ (go) to bed.
B) Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago, yesterday, last, while, when, as, on, in, at)
1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years_________.
2) My best friend went to London___________month.
3) __________ I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower
4) ___________ did the supermarket close?
5) Your aunt studied German_________2001
6) Rose played in an orchestra_________she was 12 years old
7) Jason was swimming____________his girlfriend was drinking a coke
8) The TV broke__________26th October
9) ____________ did he deliver the shopping?
10) My father's friend had a baby___________.
11) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the
restaurant__________that time____________
12) My cousin bought the PSP___________he was in London.
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Week 6- Weekend Homework
C) Complete the following sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use the past progressive
and the simple past in the completions.
1. Yesterday I watched the NASCAR competition. Juan Pablo Montoya (lead)
________________________ the race when he (have) ________________________ an
accident with another car.
2. Last night, I stayed alone at home. I (read) _________________________ when Mary (come)
___________________ in suddenly. She made me scream!
3. I spent yesterday afternoon watching TV. When Susan (call) __________________________,
I (watch) ________________________ The Simpsons.
4. You won’t believe this: A mouse (appear) ________________________ on my desk while I
(study) ________________________. It was horrible!
5. My brother came home late last night. I (sleep) __________________________ when he
(enter) __________________ my bedroom to ask me for money.
6. I (drive) _________________________ my car back home yesterday afternoon, when a tree
(fall) ______________________ across the street. I almost crashed my car against that tree!
7. Yesterday I class, while the teacher (speak) __________________________, Tom (start)
______________________ to throw paper balls outside the window.
8. Last Sunday at the cinema, while we (watch) ________________________ the movie, a
crazy man (dance) _______________________ in front of the screen. Security had to come
and took him out. It was very funny.
9. Last Saturday at the park, a thief (try) ____________________ to grab my dad’s arm while he
(jog) _______________________. Dad was lucky; a policeman was near them.
Vocabulary
A) Match the verbs in A to the words/phrases in B.
______A________
______B_________
1. propose
2. send
3. go to
4. make
5. go to
6. get
7. give
8. go on
9. cut
a. invitations
b. to someone
c. the reception
d. a speech
e. married
f. a wedding
g. the cake
h. a honeymoon
i. presents
B) Fill in the gaps with words/phrases from “A”. Be careful about the forms of the verbs.
1. I have dated my boyfriend for 5 years and last night he has finally ________to me, we are
getting married!
2. We have been to Bahamas before. We ____________a honeymoon there five years ago.
3. At my best friend’s wedding, I have ___________ a speech and everybody liked it.
4. On my last birthday, my friends___________ a lot of presents to me.
5. I am going to be away for the weekend, my cousin is getting married, so I am going
to_______ her wedding.
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Level A
Week 6- Weekend Homework
Reading
A) Read about the two men and answer the questions.
1. Who are Jim Springer and Jim Lewis?
2. Why didn’t know each other?
3. When did they meet?
Some years ago, two identical twins were born in Minnesota USA. They were adopted by two different families.
The two new families both called their babies Jim. Jim Springer never knew that Jim Lewis existed, but when
they were forty years old they met for the first time and they had a conversation something like this…
B) Read the dialogue and fill the gaps.
A: Hi! I’m Jim.
B: So 1……………. I. Great to meet you. Are you
married, Jim?
A: Yes, …. Well, I’ve been married twice.
B: Yeah? So 2 …………. I. Do you have any children?
A: I have one son.
B: So 3…………. I. What’s his name?
A: James.
B: That’s amazing! My son’s name is James too.
A: Did you go to university, Jim?
B: No, I didn’t.
A: Neither 4…………. I. I was a terrible student.
B: What do you like doing in your free time, Jim?
A: I like making things, especially with wood.
B: That’s incredible! So 5…………… I.
A: But I don’t do any exercise at all. Look at me.
B: Don’t worry. Neither 6……………. I.
A: Do you smoke?
B: Yes, I smoke Salem cigarettes.
A: So 7…………….. I! What car do you have?
B: A Chevrolet.
A: Me too! Let’s go and have a drink. What beer do
you drink?
B: Miller Lite.
A: So 8…………….. I!
C) Read the text and answer the questions.
Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were reunited after forty years by Dr. Thomas Bouchard, Professor of
psychology at the University of Minnesota. He was investigating how much of our personality depends on
genes. Dr. Bouchard was amazed by how many things the twins had in common. He expected them to look
identical and to have similar medical histories. But he and his team were very surprised to find the
enormous similarities in the two Jims’ personalities, their lifestyle, their hobbies, their religion, even their
political beliefs.
Some of the similarities are incredible: Jim Springer’s son is called James Alan, Jim Lewis’s son is called
James Alan. They both have dogs named Toy. They like and hate the same sports and they voted for the
same President; and both Jims have the same romantic habit of leaving little love letters for their wives
around the house.
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Week 6- Weekend Homework
Dr. Bouchard is convinced that genes are probably much more important in determining our personality
and preferences than people thought.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Who reunited the two Jims?
What did Dr. Bouchard want to find out?
What surprised him very much?
What are their sons and their dogs called?
What do they both do for their wives?
What does Dr. Bouchard believe, as a result of the case of the two Jims?
D) Complete the phrases with these words.
as
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
both
like
neither
so
similar
Jim Springer looks exactly ................... Jim Lewis.
Jim Springer’s son has the same name …..……………… Jim Lewis’s son.
The two Jims ………….……….. have dogs.
Jim Springer likes baseball and ………………… does Jim Lewis.
Jim Lewis doesn’t like basketball and ………………….. does Jim Springer.
Dr. Bouchard didn’t expect them to be so ………………….. to each other.
E) Complete the sentences about you and your family.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I have the same color as my ……………………… .
I look like my ………………….. .
My personality is quite similar to my ……………………….. .
My …………………………. and I both like ……………………….. .
I like ………………………….. and so does my …………………………….. .
I don’t like ………………………… and neither does my …………………………… .
F) Complete the sentences so they are true for you and a person you know.
ME
I love …………………………………………. . ( a kind of music)
I don’t like …………………………………………… . (a TV programme)
I’m ……………………………………….. (star sign)
I’m not very good at ………………………………………………. ( a subject)
I’m going to ……………………………………. this weekend. (an activity)
I don’t eat ………………………………………….. ( a kind of food)
I’m not very …………………………………………….. (adjective of personality)
WHO ELSE
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