routine and chores
nature and travelling
sports and experiences
festivals and holidays
myths and legends
100

Name 3 chores you have to do around the house

100

Name 3 geographical features

100

Name 3 embarrassing situations

100

Name 3 types of holidays

100

Name 3 imaginary creatures or historical figures

200

What are the jobs? What do they do at work?

200

Look at the picture. Where are you? What can you see, hear, feel and smell?

200

Look at the picture and say what people are doing at the beach. 

200

Describe a picture. What can you do and see there?

200

Who is the man on the picture? Where is he from? Name some facts from his biography.

300

What qualities are necessary for the jobs? 

teacher, police officer, designer

Example: Nurses need to be patient and carying.

300

Compare travelling by plane, train and car. Use adjectives comfortable, fast, safe, expensive.

300

Use the verbs like, don't mind, hate to make true sentences about you. 

- play extreme sports
- run a marathon
- feel embarrassed
- swim with the dolphins
- protect the environment

300

Match the activites with the festivals:

Maslenitsa in Minsk and Mardi Gras in New Orlean

jump through fires, watch a parade, eat pancakes, wear colorful costumes and carnival masks, dance to music, eat a traditional cake

300

Who was a/an:

British queen, Egyptian queen, American pilot and Italian painter

Leonardo da Vinci, Queen Victoria, Amelia Earhart and Cleopatra

400

Complete the sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous.


At the moment I (read) a newspaper.
Joan (want) to become a vet.
Barry (love) his job.
The baby (sleep) now.



am reading

wants

loves

is sleeping

400

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets

Egypt (visit) by many people every year.
I (go) to London tomorrow.
I think we (spend) the summer in the country.
Minsk is not as (cosmopolitan) as London.

is visited

am going

will spend

cosmopolitan

400

Complete the sentences with Past Simple or Present Perfect

Jane (go) out with her friends last night
Bill (run) the marathon two years ago
Anna and Ben (live) here since 1997
Susan (fly) a plane for the first time last summer


went

ran

have lived

flew

400

Complete the sentences with Past Simple or Past Continuous

All her friends (dance) when Jane (come) at the party.
Mum (cook) dinner at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon while dad (wash) the car.

were dancing, came

was cooking, was washing

400

Complete the sentences with Past Simple for things that were true, but they are not true anymore.

She (work) in a cafe when she (be) a student. Now she works in a bank.
She (not wear) suits to work. She (wear) T-shirts and jeans.

used to work, was

didn't use to wear, used to wear

500

What is your typical weekend? What do you do in the morning, afternoon, evening (routines and free-time activities)

500

What is an ideal place for you to travel? Where is it? What can you do there? 

500

What sports have you tried? What is your favourite sport? What sports would you like to try? What unusual activities have you already tried or want to try?

500

What are you planning to do on holidays? Where are you going to go and what to do? What do you think of the weather? 

500

What was the last film you watched? What is the title, genre, plot and main characters? Recommend this film to your friends.