Name: ___________ Surname: ________________ Number: ______________ Class: ________

Alison is an American teenager. She loves playing

tennis and her dream is to become the youngest
tennis champion in the world. Alison is tall and thin
with long curly fair hair and green eyes. Although
she is a pretty girl she never goes on dates with
boys or hangs around with them. Alison would like
to achieve her goal and become as famous as the
Williams sisters: Serena and Venus. She practises
a lot, before and after school and at the weekends.
She sometimes is so exhausted that she feels
sleepy in the classroom. Her school results suffer
from that and her teacher is angry with her. Yet,
Alison thinks that the best way to win wealth and
fame is through sport.

Adapted from Xani’s worksheet “Alison’s routines”

I- Comprehension

a/ Complete the table with information about Alison.

Nationality Favourite sport Dream school results

b/ Say “yes” if the picture corresponds to the text or “no” if it doesn’t. Justify with
sentences from the text.

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c/ Complete the sentences with the right words from the text.
-Alison is a pretty girl but she -----------------------------------------------.
- Because she spends all her time training Alison---------------------------------------------------.
d/Find the synonyms of the following words:
- train= ----------------------------- - tired= -------------------------------- celebrity=-------------------------
- go out with a boyfriend= ----------------------------------- fulfil= ---------------------------------------------
e/What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
Them: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Her: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Language
1)Fill in the blanks with words from the box.Be careful there are 2 extra words

On - don’t stay - stay – wonderful – form – are – prefer – always – together - our – like
- because
 My name is Paul. My best friend’s name is John. We live in the same
quiet and
(1) ------------------- town. My best friend and I (2) ----------- twelve years
old. My birthday is (3) ---------------------- May 17th but John’s birthday is in
October. We go to school (4) ------------------------. We are both in the
fourth (5) ----------. My favourite school subject is PE and John’s is Math.
He’s good at it (6) ----------- he’s very intelligent. We (7) ------------- cycling
and playing football to swimming. We (8) ------------ spend a lot of time
together. When it’s sunny, we (9) ---------- home. We go to the park and
play (10) -------------- favourite sports. Sometimes we go for a walk with
my dog Rex.

2) Rewrite the underlined sentences in front of their corresponding functions. Be

careful there is an extra function.(3pts)
Customs officer: Good morning, Sir.
Tourist: Good morning.
Customs officer: Can you show me your luggage, please?
Tourist: Yes, of course.
Customs officer: Thank you, Sir.
Tourist: You’re welcome.
Customs officer: Where are you staying in Tunisia?
Tourist: I’m staying at Yasmine Hammemet. It’s a marvellous place with sandy beaches.
Customs officer: Yes, you’re right. It’s the best place in Tunisia. Everything is ok. Here you are.
Tourist: Thanks.
Customs officer: Have a nice stay in Tunisia. Bye.
Tourist: Good bye, Sir
Sentences Functions
Taking leave
Asking about description
Polite request
Greeting
Thanking
Asking about a place
Describing a place

3) Circle the right alternative: (3.5pts)

Mrs. White is an English teacher at a secondary school in Manchester.
She loves her work. Her students say she is very
strict(but/and/because)they like her because she´s a great teacher
and (we/they/you) learn a lot with her. Mrs. White is also a housewife.
She has a husband and two sons. After coming back home from school
she (prepares/washes/tidies up) the house and cooks the meal. Mrs.
White is always very (late/funny/busy) and (has/don’t have/doesn’t
have) free time. (On/At/In) weekends, she corrects lots of exercises.
When she has time, she loves having a walk round the city. Today it’s
Sunday and Mrs White (relaxes/relax/is relaxing) in the park. The weather is lovely and she
seems very happy.
4/ Match the sentence parts together to get a meaningful paragraph. Be careful there is an extra part in B.
(3.5pts)

A B Answe
rs
1- Chris is going A- he goes into the departure lounge. 1-
2- His parents take B- to the customs officer. 2-
3-They wait C- So he decides to look around 3-
shops.
4- Chris shows his passport D- for him in the airport hall. 4-
5- Then he checks in his luggage E- to London by plane. 5-
6- After saying goodbye to his parents F- him to the airport terminal. 6-
7- He has an hour before his plane G- and gets his boarding card . 7-
leaves.
H-to the park by underground.

III/ Writing:(5pts)
You are Peter. You write a letter to your penfriend Aly to tell him about your daily routines. These
pictures will help you to write the letter.

Dear Aly,
How are you? How is your family? I’m writing this letter to tell you about my daily routines.
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Yours