2 Baseball is an ……………………… game.

We went to a
Grammar
game when we were in the United States.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct past 3 My dad wants to go to Turkey for our holiday. He knows
simple form of be or can. some ……………………… words.
4 My aunt went to Peru last year and now she always
1 It ……………………… very sunny last weekend.
drinks ……………………… coffee.
2 We walked a long way yesterday so we ………………………
5 Hogmanay is a big celebration in Scotland. It is the
tired when we got home.
name for the ……………………… New Year.
3 The water was very cold at the swimming pool so we
……………………… swim.
4 How many people ……………………… on the plane?
5 He told me where I ……………………… buy tickets, but I
couldn’t find the place.

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2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One

sentence is correct.
1 Last morning, I did my homework before lunch.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
2 We did see some beautiful buildings in Prague.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
3 I couldn’t understood the English teacher today.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
4 The day before yesterday, we went to London by train.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
5 Why was you at home this morning?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

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3 Complete the short dialogues with the correct
past simple form of the verbs given.
1 A: You’ve got a lot of bags!
B: Yes. We ……………………… (buy) a lot of food for the
party at the supermarket this morning.
2 A: Can you come to the cinema this evening?
B: No, sorry. Our teacher ……………………… (give) us lots
of homework today so I have to stay at home.
3 A: How was your holiday?
B: Great. I really ……………………… (like) Spain!
4 A: I ……………………… (watch) a programme
about Mexico on TV last night.
B: Yes. There are some amazing places there.
5 A: The food in Italy is fantastic, isn’t it?
B: Yes. I ……………………… (eat) lots of pizza, pasta and
ice cream. I must do some exercise now!

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with words for
nationalities.
1 We often go to Greece on holiday. My mum loves
……………………… food.

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5 Complete the sentences with these words. There
are two extra options. Use of English
guidebook • luggage • package • sightseeing
7 Choose the best answers (A, B, or C) to complete
souvenir • tickets • trip
the text.
1 We went on a ……………………… holiday last year. The My favourite holiday
price included the flight, the hotel and all our meals. My favourite holiday was when I was five years old.
2 My dad lost his ……………………… at the airport. He had to My mum and dad (1) ……………………… me and my brother,
go shopping for clothes when he got to Moscow. James, to Sweden for a winter holiday. We went
3 The ……………………… to the pyramids took three hours, (2) ……………………… ship. It took two days and I
but it was really good. (3) ……………………… very ill, but it (4) ………………………
4 I don’t really like ……………………… in cities. I prefer beach very exciting!
holidays. When we arrived in Sweden, it was very cold and we
5 I read the ……………………… before we went so I knew all (5) ……………………… a lot of snow. We (6) ……………………… for
about the city and the places to go. a long time, and then we came to a small house. It was
beautiful. There were five houses and a shop near our
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house. There wasn’t a TV so we (7) ……………………… watch
films, but we played games with Mum and Dad. One day,
6 Complete the sentences with words related to we (8) ……………………… skiing. It was the best holiday of
transport. my life!
1 My dad says we can go to America by sea on a
big ……………………… . 1 A gave
2 My brother has got a moped, but he wants to get a B took
C made
……………………… now.
2 A on
3 When we moved to a new house last summer, we B in
needed two ……………………… for our furniture. C by
4 The police use special ……………………… to follow 3 A felt
criminals from the air. B went
5 I don’t like going to school on the ……………………… C did
4 A was
because you can’t see outside.
B is
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5 A looked
B felt
Total / 15 C saw
6 A rode
B ran
C drove
7 A weren’t
B couldn’t
C mustn’t
8 A were
B went
C stopped

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8 Read the blog posts about holidays. Match the questions (1–6) with the people (A–C).
Which person:
1 had nothing to do at night? ………………………
2 visited places away from the hotel? ………………………
3 liked the people at the hotel? ………………………
4 went swimming at the beach a lot? ………………………
5 wasn’t happy with their room? ………………………
6 wanted to go shopping? ………………………

A Jane
We stayed at the Stella Hotel in Malaga in Spain. We had a fantastic holiday. We loved the hotel and the people were
very kind to us. We went swimming every day at the lovely beach. It was only two minutes from the hotel. The rooms in
the hotel were very comfortable and the food in the dining room was good. We ate a lot of chips and pizza! There
weren’t any Spanish dishes on the menu, but that wasn’t a big problem.

B Robert
We went to a small town in Turkey and stayed in the Hotel Nova. I didn’t like it because I had to stay in the same room as
my brother. Our room was very small and there wasn’t a TV! We couldn’t see the sea from the window but I liked the
swimming pool. That was good. There weren’t any excursions, so we took a taxi to visit interesting places, but it wasn’t
expensive. We saw some amazing places.

C Caroline
We went to France and stayed in the Hotel Belle Vue in Cannes. It was a beautiful hotel with lots of trees and flowers. It
was near the beach, but I preferred the pool at the hotel. There weren’t any shops near the hotel. We wanted to buy
some souvenirs, but we couldn’t. We bought postcards, but they were all pictures of the hotel! The hotel was very busy,
but after dinner in the evening there wasn’t anything to do. It was really boring. There were TVs in the rooms, but the
programmes were in French and we couldn’t understand them!

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9 Read the blog posts and choose the best answers, A, B or C.

1 It was ……………………… from the Stella Hotel to /6
the beach.
A a lovely walk
B a long way
C a short distance
2 The Stella Hotel didn’t serve any ……………………… .
A local food
B fast food
C English food
3 Robert wasn’t happy because ……………………… .
A he didn’t like the beach
B he didn’t have enough space
C the swimming pool was too small
4 Robert and his family took a taxi to ……………………… .
A get to the beach
B go shopping
C go sightseeing
5 There weren’t any shops so Caroline ……………………… .
A didn’t buy anything to take home
B couldn’t buy any food
C didn’t find any postcards
6 The ……………………… only had pictures of the hotel.
A TV
B souvenirs
C postcards

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10 Listen to a conversation about a holiday. Are
these statements True (T) or False (F)?
1 The tickets to New York were expensive. T/F
2 They went to the Statue of Liberty by boat. T/F
3 Kathy’s mum nearly lost the tickets. T/F
4 Julie had a seat by the window. T/F
5 Kathy didn’t sleep on the plane home. T/F
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11 Listen again and complete the sentences with

one word or a number in each gap.
1 Kathy and her family stayed for ……………………… days in
New York.
2 Kathy bought lots of ……………………… in New York.
3 It took an ……………………… to get to the airport.
4 Kathy’s mum left the plane tickets in the …………………… .
5 The bread on the plane was ……………………… and hard.

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Writing
12 Imagine that you went to another country on holiday last year. Your friend is planning to visit the same
place and wants to know what it was like. Write an email to your friend.

Write about:
● where you stayed.

● what you did.

● how you got around.

● why you enjoyed the holiday.

Write 35–50 words.

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13 Imagine that you have been on holiday to London. Look at the photos and describe your holiday.

● where you went.

● who you went with.

● how you travelled there.

● where you stayed.

● what you saw and did.

● what you ate and bought.

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