READING

MY BEST FRIEND by Naomi

My best friend is called Katie. She’s fifteen years old and she’s tall with blue eyes and long, dark hair. We
see each other a lot and I usually go to her flat after school. We like talking about films and clothes. We
love listening to the Arctic Monkeys and other music on her mp4 player. And, of course, we sometimes talk
about boys.
Katie is intelligent, artistic and talented. She’s very good at maths, art and music. She loves drawing and
painting. At the moment, she’s painting trees and flowers on the walls of her room. I enjoy spending time
with her and she’s very funny. Katie is very friendly and she’s very generous with her time. When I have a
problem with my maths, she helps me.
There are some negative things about her. She doesn’t like cleaning or washing up – she is lazy in the
house. When she stays the night at my house, I always make her bed in the morning and wash the dishes!

Put a tick on what she likes

1 talking about films ___

2 talking about trees ___
3 painting and drawing ___
4 listening to music ___
5 making beds ___

Reply to these questions about the text

1 Where do Katie and Naomi usually go after school?

2 What is Katie good at?

3 What is Katie doing to her room at the moment?

4 What are the positive things about Katie?

5 Are there any negative things about Katie?

Circle the correct answer.

1 Is there .......... cheese left? A any B some C the

7 Do you know .......... good restaurants near here? A any B some C the
2 We need .......... eggs and some flour. A an B any C some

8 I often have .......... piece of pizza for lunch. A a B any C some

3 How .......... money do we have left? A do B many C much

9 How .......... rice do we have left? A many B much C peas

4 How .......... cars are we taking? A long B many C much

10 It's cold. Don't open .......... windows. A a B any C some

5 How .......... glasses of wine did you drink? A many B much C often

11 There’s .......... milk in the fridge. A a B any C some

6 I need .......... information about trains to Madrid. A an B any C some

12 .......... people work at that factory. A A lot of B Many C Much

Order the words in the boxes to make sentences using the structures shown below.

‘m late I never always clean class isn’t our

1 ............................................................ . 7 ............................................................ .

often go they in the week out out go do always you on Fridays

2 ............................................................ . 8 ............................................................ ?

don’t her we see often sometimes sad feel you do

3 ............................................................ . 9 ............................................................ ?

take too long in the shower I always That dirty pig his teeth never cleans

4 ............................................................ . 10 ............................................................ .

on time usually Sam arrives smiles our maths teacher hardly ever

5 ............................................................ . 11 ............................................................ .

occasionally to the theatre they go adults sometimes are rude

6 ............................................................ . 12 ............................................................

Complete the second sentences with the correct word.

I go swimming once every two or three years.

I hardly ever go swimming. (hardly ever / often)

1 Zac walks home from school four days a week.

Zac ____________ walks home. (never / usually)

2 We don’t play basketball.

We ____________ play basketball. (often / never)

3 Mum and Dad don’t eat in restaurants a lot.

Mum and Dad ____________ eat in restaurants.(often / don’t often)

4 They go to the cinema once or twice a month.

They ____________ go to the cinema.(always / sometimes)

5 I only have a few arguments with my parents.

I ____________ argue with my parents. (occasionally / usually)

Make the questions for the answers

1 .....................................................................................................................

She’s lives in Canada.

2 .....................................................................................................................

They have karate classes on Wednesdays.

3 .....................................................................................................................

I’m happy because I’m on holiday.

4 .....................................................................................................................

Mr Benitez is the manager of Liverpool.

5 .....................................................................................................................

I’m a teacher.

6 .....................................................................................................................

It cost 8 Euros.

7 .....................................................................................................................

I get up at seven.

8 .....................................................................................................................

The class lasts an hour.

9 .....................................................................................................................

I go to work by train.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be or have got.

1 ___________ she your sister?

2 This magazine ___________ very interesting. (8)

3 ___________ she any video games?

4 I ___________ some chocolate. (9)

5 Our names ___________ Luke and Pablo. (9)

6 ___________ you ___________ any money?

7 James ___________ a new girlfriend. (9)

8 The flat ___________ any furniture. (8)

9 Where ___________ you from?

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

carries carry do does doesn’t

don’t finishes have watches

My dad finishes work at 5.30 p.m.

1 Ben ____________ his books in a sports bag.

2 How often ____________ Kelly go to the library?

3 Sally ____________ DVDs at the weekend.

4 Where ____________ they play football?

5 We ____________ go swimming on Saturdays.

6 I always ____________ my grandmother’s

shopping bags for her.

7 Holly ____________ like heavy metal music.

8 You always ____________ lunch in the café.

Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box.

send do download meet walk go wear

use not speak not play

My mother never uses a computer.

1 I ..................... to school every day. I never go by bus.

2 We always ..................... a uniform at school.

3 He sometimes ..................... music from the Internet.

4 My friends and I always ..................... text messages to each other.

5 She ..................... often ..................... computer games.

6 Sandra and Max usually ..................... their friends in the evening.

7 You never ..................... your homework.

8 I ..................... Italian.

9 We often ..................... shopping at the weekend.

Choose a verb from the list to make questions. Start each sentence with Where or What.

Example: Where is the boy sitting? In the armchair.

What are the girls eating? Some apples.

ride write stand drink put watch clean read do study

-___________________________ the man _______________________________ ? A motorbike.

-___________________________ the two girls ___________________________ ? Under the tree.

-___________________________ the cat ________________________________ ? Some milk.

-___________________________ Janet _______________________________TV ? In her room.

-___________________________ the teacher _____________________the books ? In a cupboard.

-___________________________ the pupil ______________________________ ? On the blackboard.

-___________________________ the men _______________________________ ? The windows.

-___________________________ Mary and Peter _________________________ ? In the library.

-___________________________ your sister _________________________ ? A letter to her boyfriend.

-___________________________ you _______________________________ ? The English homework.

Write in the correct order

like / early / don’t / getting / up / I

I don’t like getting up early.

1 enjoys / Everyone / presents / getting

Everyone __________________________________________ presents.

2 learning / Sue / on / is / languages / keen

Sue __________________________________________ languages.

3 hates / My sister / early / getting up

My sister __________________________________________ early.

4 taking / love / photos / I

I __________________________________________ photos.

5 are / museums / interested / visiting / My parents / in

 My parents __________________________________________ museums.

6 is / at / making / My friend / good / models

My friend __________________________________________ models.

7 doesn’t / My brother / buying / enjoy / shoes

My brother __________________________________________ shoes.

Order the words to make sentences.

on / always / The / watches / Saturday / Maria / X Factor

Maria always watches The X Factor on Saturday.

1 hardly / see / We / Australian / ever / cousins / our

__________________________________________________________

2 late / for / school / They / are / often

__________________________________________________________

3 so / Big / I / it / watch / I / Brother, / never / hate

__________________________________________________________

4 go / my / out / a / usually / for / meal / birthday / We / on

__________________________________________________________

5 sometimes / school / tired / Angie / after / is

__________________________________________________________

Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

chat do not play not watch stay walk

They aren’t watching a film at the moment.

1 Lottie ______________ at her friend’s house this weekend.

2 What ______________ you ______________ on Saturday?

3 Pete and Tessa ______________ online again!

4 Maria and Keira ______________ computer games.

5 ______________ Danny ______________ home from school now?

Read the text. Then answer the questions.

Pieter Bruegel

Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist from the 1500s. He painted many pictures of life at that time. One of his
most famous paintings is Children’s Games.

In the painting, there are more than 200 children doing more than 80 different activities. The children are
playing in a street in a small village and they are all having fun. Some of the boys in the village are running
and jumping. Some of the girls are dancing. Other children are sitting next to a big brown house. One boy is
standing on his head and another boy is climbing a tree. The people in the houses are all looking at the
children.

Children’s Games is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. There is a lot to see in the picture
and people can look at it for hours.

1. What do these numbers refer to?

1500s

200

80

2. Name four different activities the children are doing.

………………… , ………………… ………………… , …………………

3. Who are watching the children?

4. Where can you see the painting Children’s Games?

2 Look at the picture. Then complete the chart below.

Grandfather
Nancy
Tim Mother
Baby

Jim Harry

People What the people are doing

Nancy
Tim
Jim
Grandfather
Mother
Baby
Harry
Find eight words in the puzzle. Then write the words under the correct pictures.

p a i n t i n g o s
h p i n m t e r n c
o s c u u l p t d u
t o c a r t p o r l
o n c i a s o t a p
g m a u l r t a w t
r g r a f f i t i u
a l t i s t e l n r
p p o a i n r t g e
h p o t t e r y x r
i a n r t i s m w u
r s n u m d r u p e

1 2 3 4

drawing
…………………… …………………… …………………… ……………………
5 6 7 8

…………………… …………………… …………………… ……………………

Add -er, -or or -ist to the following words to form the names of jobs.

1. art artist
……………………

2. paint ……………………

3. photograph ……………………

4. sculpt ……………………

5. cartoon ……………………

Circle the correct answers.

1. Bill works / is working on Saturdays.

2. Be quiet! The baby sleeps / is sleeping.

3. The artists meet / are meeting at the gallery every week.

4. I don’t go / am not going home now.

5. At the moment, Tina and Clive don’t draw / aren’t drawing cartoons.
Complete the questions with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

give • listen • like • take

1. Are taking
…………………… the students in your class …………………… photographs right now?

2. …………………… you …………………… museums?

3. …………………… your teacher …………………… a test every week?

4. …………………… you …………………… to music right now?

Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Pat: Are
Hi, Tom. 1 …………………… having
you …………………… (have) breakfast now?

Tom: No, I’m not. I 2…………………… (watch) TV.

Pat: But you never 3 …………………… (watch) TV in the morning.

Tom: I 4 …………………… (know), but there’s a football game now.

Chelsea 5 …………………… (play) and I always 6 …………………… (watch) their games.

Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. those artists / never / work / with eggshells

Those artists never work with eggshells.

2. Donna / read / an exciting book / at the moment

3. we / not want / to go / to the museum

4. Gina / not paint / a picture / now

5. Maria / always / do / extraordinary things

Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Does
…………………… Freddydraw
…………………… (draw) good pictures?

2. …………………… you …………………… (go) to the museum now?

3. …………………… Danny …………………… (listen) to music at the moment?

4. …………………… Chris …………………… (like) Italian food?

5. …………………… the children …………………… (meet) every afternoon?

6. …………………… Mandy …………………… (watch) TV now?

Complete the questions in the dialogue with What, When, Who, Why or Where.

Where
Annie: 1 …………………… are you going?

Colin: To my pottery lesson.

Annie: 2 …………………… are you going so early?

Colin: Because we’ve got a long lesson today.

Annie: 3 …………………… is your teacher?

Colin: My teacher is Mrs Simons.

Annie: 4 …………………… do you make in your pottery lessons?

Colin: We make many things. At the moment, I’m making a plate.

Annie: 5 …………………… do you finish your lesson?

Colin: At 10 o’clock.

Annie: OK, see you later.