1. Completa i dialoghi con il Present Simple o il Past Simple dei verbi be o have.
1) A: How many brothers and sisters ………….you got?
B: I ……………got two – one brother and one sister. My brother’s in Leeds.
A: And where……………your sister?
B: Last year she……………at university in Liverpool, but she ………….in London now.
A: What does she do?
B: She ……………a teacher.
2) A: How many people …………….there in your class last year?
B: Last year, there ………….20 of us. There ……………15 girls and 5 boys.
It ………….great. This year, there …………25 of us. There…………..15 girls and 10
boys.
3) A: ……………it your birthday today?
B: No, it ………….. . It …………….my sister’s birthday. My birthday …………last
month.
A: How old ………….you?
B: I ……………13. I ……………at a disco with 20 friends.
A: What ……………..your favourite presents?
B: There ………….lots of great presents but my favourite…………..a new mobile phone. It
…………….really cool.
4) A: ……………..your hair long or short when you ………….a child?
B: It ……………long. In fact, I ………….long blond hair. It …………..beautiful!
2. Completa le frasi con il Present Simple o Past Simple dei verbi tra parentesi
1. I ………………..(love) Brad Pitt. He ……………(be) a great actor.
2. We …………………(speak) French every day when we ……………..(be) in Paris last
summer.
3. Last year my dad …………………..(work) in London, but now he ……………(work) in
Cambridge.
4. My sister ………………..(hate) sport, but she ……………(play) tennis for two hours
yesterday.
5. In Italy people often ………………(celebrate) their Saint’s Day as well as their birthday.
6. I ………………(start) school in 2006. When I …………….(be) six.
7. My uncle ………………(give) me £10 for my birthday last month.
8. My dad usually ………………..(eat) chicken or fish, but today he …………….(want) a
steak
3. Completa il testo con il Past Simple dei seguenti verbi. Alcuni verbi possono essere
usati più di una volta
HAPPEN – LISTEN – DRIVE – TAKE – ARRIVE – STAY – WORK – SPEND – HAVE –
SWIM – PLAY – MEET – SEE – GO – TEACH – BE
Last summer we ……………….on holiday to Scotland. We ……………..from Leeds to
Inverness. It ……………10 hours! My sister, Kim, and I ……………games in the car and we
……………….to our favourite CDs, but we ……………….very tired when we …………….. .
We ………………in a hotel near Loch Ness, and at first it …………..a bit boring. But then we
……………….Fergus and Iona. Their mother …………….at the hotel last summer. They
………………..good fun and we …………….a lot of time with them. Fergus …………….me
to fish, and Iona and Kim ……………..in the hotel pool every day.
One day something very exciting ………………….. . We …………….for a walk near the Loch
and Fergus ……………….something in the water. It ………………..very big and black and it
………………….a small head and a very long neck. It looked like this: it was the Loch Ness
Monster!
4. Leggi l’e-mail di Jack e poi scrivi una risposta (25-35 parole). Usa le domande come
aiuto.
Dear………………………,
Hi! Thanks for your e-mail. How was your week? Mine was awful. We had lots of homework
every evening. It was all difficult and there wasn’t any time to play my drums. I don’t think my
mum was too unhappy about that!
Then on Saturday, Chloe had her birthday party. The house was full of nine-year-old girls! It
was a fancy dress party and they were all pop stars. Some were Madonna and others were
Britney! I was in my room all afternoon.
Chloe likes her friend’s brother. He’s 11, but he’s tall and slim. He’s got straight blond hair
and blue eyes. I really don’t like him – he hates football! Impossible!
I hope your week was better. Please write and tell me about it.
Love,
Jack
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Was your week good or bad?
Were you at school every day?
Was there time for you to do things you like doing?
Were you happy / sad / tired / busy /…?
Were you at home every evening?
Were there any good programmes on TV?
Were you with your friends?
Describe one of your friends