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Name: _____________________________________ Class: _____ Number: ____ Date: ____/_____/_____

Read the following text carefully.

Teacher: ___________________________________ Mark: _____________________________________ Tutor: _____________________________________ A. Change only the underlined word of each It’s lunch break. Lillian and Matt are in the playground sentence to make TRUE statements. 1. Lillian spent her weekend alone. talking about their weekend. Lillian: Last Saturday I invited some friends to visit me and _________________________________________ 2. She hated her weekend. we just stayed at home. You know, we usually meet at the shopping centre or we go jogging in the park but this time I _________________________________________ was so tired that I preferred not to go out. We watched a 3. Matt prefers to spend his free time outside. good film and ate popcorn. It was fun. _________________________________________ Matt: But why were you so tired? 4. thinks that the wayon Matt B. Lillian Answer these questions thespends text. his free time Lillian: Well, during the week I am always very busy after is very interesting. Where does Lillian usually hang out with her friends? school. I have guitar lessons and basketball practice three 1. _________________________________________ times a week. After that I get home and I usually study. Last __________________________________________ __________________________________________ week I had a Math and a Science test, so I had to study a lot. Matt: I’ve got to admit that I am very lazy, so the best thing __________________________________________ for me is to spend my free time at home sitting in front of 2. Why did she stay at home last weekend? the TV. I also like to have my laptop with me and I am __________________________________________ always surfing the net or checking my Facebook page. __________________________________________ Lillian: But this way you don’t hang out with your friends __________________________________________ and you don’t exercise. 3. How often does Lillian do sports? Matt: You’re right about exercising but I often meet my __________________________________________ friends. example, C. ReadFor and match the last parts.Sunday I was on Facebook __________________________________________ keeping in touch with my friends. am always with them a) because he is so lazy. 1. Lillian invited some friends to herI house... online. Come on, don’t look at me like that. I know it’s not __________________________________________ 2. She doesn’t have much time after school… b) to invite his friends to go out. the same thing as being face-to-face with them but that’s 4. How does Matt usually spend his free time? 3. Last week she had to prepare herself… c) because she has other free time activities. __________________________________________ how I like it. 4. Matt loves being at home… d) because he spends so much time at home. Lillian: Well, I have to say that’s too dull for me. You would __________________________________________ 5. His favourite pastime… e) when he wants to meet his friends. feel healthier and have more fun if you went out with your __________________________________________ 6. He doesn’t do much exercise… f) for a couple of tests. friends.1. You can always new. Why 5. 2. experience 3. something 4. 7. go out last weekend. 8. 7. He usually goes online… g) because she6.didn’t want to don’t you go cycling with them next week? 8. In the end Lillian convinces Matt… h) is watching TV. Matt: You’re so right. I will ask them. D. Imagine a friend of Matt’s. Invite him to go to the cinema next week. Lillian: That’syou the are spirit. Hi, Matt. E. LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Label the pictures using GO / PLAY / DO / HAVE.

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F. EXPRESSING LIKES: Complete each sentence using a preposition. 1. Linda is really ____________ jogging. She jogs every afternoon. 2. Mike is mad ____________ pop music. He is always listening to Lady Gaga. 3. She’s so fond ____________ the Harry Potter books. She has read all of them. 4. Sam is very interested ____________ collecting coins. He just loves knowing about their history. 5. I’m so keen ____________ snowboarding. I do it every winter.

G. PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 1. He usually _______________________ (not go) out in the evening. 2. Where ______________________ (you/spend) your summer holidays this year? - We ____________________ (go) to Italy. 3. Linda isn’t at home right now. She ________________________ (ride) her horse. 4. I often _____________________ (watch) TV after dinner. 5. She always _______________________ (do) what she wants in her free time. 6. I _________________________ (learn) how to swim. 7. We _____________________ (not be) really crazy about going camping next week. 8. _______________________________ (they/enjoy) running? 9. Your mobile phone __________________________ (ring). Answer it! H. WRITING: This is part of an email you have received from a friend. Write a reply in about 80 words. Hi there ! The summer holidays are almost here and I don’t know what to do. Are you starting a new hobby? I love sports; we could do something together. What do you think? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ KEY _______________________________________________________________________________________________ A. 1. with (her/some) friends 2. liked / loved / enjoyed / had fun during 3. at home / inside / indoors (watching TV) 4. dull B. 1. She usually hangs out with them at the shopping centre or the park. 2. She stayed at home because she was tired. 3. She does sports three times a week. 4. He usually watches TV, surfs the Internet or checks his Facebook page. C. 1g) 2c) 3f) 4a) 5h) 6d) 7e) 8b) D. (possible answers) Would you like to go to the cinema next week? How/What about going to the cinema next week? Do you want to go to the cinema next week? Why don’t we go to the cinema next week?... E. 1. have a party 2. go hiking 3. do karate/judo/martial arts 4. have a picnic 5. play video games 6. do puzzles 7. play chess 8. go fishing F. 1. into 2. about 3. of 4. in 5. on G. 1. doesn’t go 2. are you spending / are going 3. is riding 4. watch 5. does 6. am learning 7. aren’t 8. do they enjoy 9. is ringing