DECEMBER HOMEWORK

PRINT AND ANSWER
YOU HAVE TO DELIVER IT WITH A MAINPAGE IN A FOLDER ON JANUARY 7TH

Complete the dialogue.

Mrs. Roberts         Matt, can you start, please?

Matt                      What (1) ___________________________say ?

Mrs. Roberts         Just tell us something about yourself.

Matt                      I just don’t (2) _____________________________ myself!

Mrs. Roberts         You’re just (3) ___________________, Matt. Go on.

Matt                      Well, I do (4) __________________________, like everybody else. I listen to music, watch sports, and go out with my friends.

Mrs. Roberts         Thank you, Matt. Now, Jen, (5)_________________________.

Jen                         Me? Okay, well …

3 Write an e-mail to your best friend about Carl. Use the information in the box.

1 age: 16

2 from: Santa Monica

3 sport: play tennis

4 like: watch TV

5 don’t like: go to school

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2 ________________________________________________________________

3 ________________________________________________________________

4 ________________________________________________________________

5 ________________________________________________________________

4 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb. Use the following verbs: visit, do, stay, meet, go.

1 We ____________________ at a campsite for our vacation.

2 ____________________ you ____________________ any interesting places?

3 No, ____________________.

4 We ____________________ to the pool every day.

5 I ____________________ a very nice girl on the first day!

5 Describe your most recent vacation in five sentences.

1 ________________________________________________________________

2 ________________________________________________________________

3 ________________________________________________________________

4 ________________________________________________________________

5 ________________________________________________________________

6 Write the questions to these answers.

1    Q ______________________________________________________

A No, I didn’t go to Mexico. I went to Brazil.

2    Q ______________________________________________________

A Yes, I did. We went to the disco every night.

3    Q ______________________________________________________

A Oh, we did lots of things. You know, the usual stuff.

4    Q ______________________________________________________

A No, I didn’t play soccer. But I played tennis.

5    Q ______________________________________________________

A Oh, that’s it, really. Nothing else.

7 Complete Melinda’s postcard. Choose the correct words for each sentence.

Hi there!

We (1) have / had / are having a great time here in France. We are in Paris right now, but yesterday we (2) are / were / was in Marseilles. I (3) am write / wrote / am writing this postcard on a train now. (4) Did you go / Do you go / Went you to Mexico last week? Are you back now? (5) I tried / was trying / am trying to call you an hour ago, but then Mom called me and we had to go shopping. I’ll call you tomorrow!

Bye!

Melinda

8 Write a paragraph about the past of Australian singer Ozzie. Use the information below.

Age 5              love to sing

Age 8              teach himself play guitar

Age 10            sing pop music on TV

2 years later     write first song

2003                go to New York, work on album

2004                record company release album

1 When he was five ________________________________________________

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2 ________________________________________________________________

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3 ________________________________________________________________

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4 ________________________________________________________________

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5 ________________________________________________________________

6 ________________________________________________________________

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Complete the dialogues. Fill in the correct future form.

1

A         Are you coming to the game this weekend?

B         Sorry, I can’t. I _________________________ visit my grandparents on Sunday.

2

A         What ________________________________ this evening?

B         Nothing special. Why?

3

A         Can you come to band practice now?

B         Oh, okay. _______________________ finish my homework later.

4         

A         What time does the movie start?

B         _________________________ at 8:00.

5

A         Can we go out to the park today?

B         I don’t know. It looks like ______________________ rain.

6

A         Can you come with us?

B         No, sorry. I ________________________ my girlfriend tonight.

4 Fill in the correct question word.

1 __________ Jen have fun at the audition yesterday?

2 __________ last week’s soccer games easy or difficult?

3 __________ does Matt mean when he asks “Anything else?”

4 __________ are Josh and Jen talking to?

5 __________ was band practice, Sophie?

6 __________ you at home when Jake called?

5 Choose the correct word in each sentence.

1 He is so /such a nice boy!

2 It was such / so a great party, but I was such / so tired after it.

3 We had such / so much homework to do – I didn’t finish it.

4 Those are such / so beautiful jeans. Where did you get them?

5 Band practice was really hard: I had such / so difficult songs to sing!

6 We were so / such happy to see our grandparents!

6 Jen wrote an e-mail to her friend. Help her finish it. Use the words from the box, and use such a/an or so.

exciting / good / expensive / friendly person / singer

My favorite singer is Britney Spears. (1) She’s ____________________________ singer! Did you see her latest video? I think it’s (2) __________

___________________! I saw a T-shirt with her photo on it in the mall, but it was (3) ___________________________ shirt that I didn’t buy it. I think I would get along really well with her. She is (4) ___________________________. What do you think? I think she can do anything. She is (5) _____________________________at acting, too!

Match the correct response with each sentence. You can’t use them all.

1 Would you like to go to the game?        a Really? Is that a promise?

2 Does it start at 7:00?                              b It’s just that I’m so hungry.

3 Can we go now, please?                        c I know. It’s a shame you didn’t think of it!

4 It’s such a good idea.                             d Yes. Make sure you aren’t late.

5 I’ll take you to the mall tomorrow.        e Hang on! I’ll be with you in a minute.

                                                                  f I would love to. The only thing is, I don’t

                                                                   like rugby.

9 Say true or false.

1 A mythical story is a story about imaginary events.                         ¨ true ¨ false

2 A novel is a very valuable metal.                                                     ¨ true ¨ false

3 Reservations are negative opinions about other people.                  ¨ true ¨ false

4 The word annexed means imaginary, not real.                                ¨ true ¨ false

5 The government are the people who control a country or area.       ¨ true ¨ false

6 When people settle in an area, it means they go to live there.          ¨ true ¨ false

10 Read the story. Put the correct heading with each paragraph. There are two you can’t use.

a A problem

b A small town

c Rich people

d Selling gold

e The discovery

f The secret story

(1) In the early 1840s, California was a small outpost. Only a few Americans knew about it. Not many people lived in the sleepy port that would become San Francisco. One of the richest people living there was a man named John Sutter. He was from Switzerland. He came to California in 1839. He had a dream: he wanted to build his own town. He had thousands of cattle, and he hired hundreds of people to work for him.

(2) More and more Americans were coming into California. They came by wagon or by ship. Sutter welcomed all the newcomers, but he had no idea all these people were going to be a big problem for him soon.

(3) On January 24th, 1848, a man named James Marshall was building a sawmill for Sutter. The mill was nearly finished when Marshall saw something in the sand. Marshall wrote in his diary: “I reached my hand down and picked it up. It was so exciting, because I was sure it was gold. It was such a small piece. Then I saw another.” Marshall went back to work. But he kept finding more gold.

(4) Marshall took the gold he found back to Sutter. They tested it and they decided it was gold, but they weren’t very happy about it. Gold diggers would just get in the way of their plans. So they decided to keep the discovery a secret. Of course, the news of Marshall’s gold got out, but at first people didn’t believe it. It was just another fantastic story to them.

2 Correct the grammar mistakes in this conversation.

1       Bobby    Have you ever been to Europe?                ______________________

2       Leila       Yes, I did.                                                 ______________________

3       Bobby    How long have you spent there?              ______________________

4       Leila       I have been there for a couple of weeks.  ______________________

5       Bobby    What did you think of it?                         ______________________

6       Leila       I have liked it very much!                         ______________________

7       Bobby    What have you done there?                      ______________________

8       Leila       I learned to speak French.                         ______________________

9       Bobby    Oh, that sounds great. I didn’t try            ______________________

                        learning French, but I’d like to.

3 Answer the questions. Give a short answer with the first word in the parentheses. Then make a complete sentence with the second word.

1 Have you been to the new mall? (yes, yesterday)

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2 Has your mother asked you to clean your room? (yes, this morning)

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3 Have your grandparents been to visit you? (no)

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4 Has your best friend asked you to come to his/her house? (yes, last night)

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5 Has your teacher asked you to do homework? (no)

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4 Complete the sentences.

1 I don’t have a lot of time to do things outside school, but my sister __    _____.

2 My father thinks I should go out tonight, but I _________________         ____!

3 My brother and I haven’t been to the library yet, but my mother ________ ___.

4 Why don’t you come over to my house tonight? / Okay, I’d _______________.

5 Have you gone to Jared’s place? – Yes, I have, but my parents _______     ___.

5 Put the words in the correct order.

1 I school for have been in eleven years now

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2 My get thinks I too allowance, mom don’t much but I.

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3 will What year have you done a now from?

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4 been should You have o’clock here at 3.

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5 didn’t Why go to Cancun want to you parents your with?

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