SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
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ENGLISH 1
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A. Have you ever
A. Read the following text carefully and choose the
best option to complete the sentences on the left.
Alice James is a bus driver. She collects the children from the villages and takes
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Aliceisis…
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Alice always wakes up at 6 o’clock in the morning. A few minutes later she gets
a)a)British
British
b)b)American up and has a shower. She brushes her hair and cleans her teeth. At a quarter to
American
c)c)Australian
Australian seven she prepares breakfast for herself. She doesn’t prepare breakfast for her
family. They only get up at seven thirty. Her husband goes to work at 8 o’clock and
2.2. Alice
Alice gets
gets up … their kids – Jane and Betsy – go to school at a quarter past eight.
up …
her
herfamily
family Alice starts work at seven thirty every morning. Children get on the bus and
a)a)after
after they arrive at school at 8 o’clock. In the afternoon, she drives to Mosley again at 4
b)b)before
before
c)c) with o’clock and she takes the students home. At a quarter past five she cleans the bus.
with
She often finds a lot of things in the bus. “The students sometimes collect their
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Alicehas
hasgotgot…
… things the next day,” says Alice. “But I’ve still got a lot of things. I’ve got lots of
a)a) two
twoboys
boys pencils, felt pens, exercise-books, rubbers, rulers, comics, coats, pullovers,
b)b)two
twogirls
girls umbrellas, right shoes and left shoes. Now I want to hold a jumble sale!” says Alice.
c)c)aaboy
boyand
and
aagirl
girl At 5 Alice meets her family at home.
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Schoolfinishes
finishesatat B. Now say if these statements are True or False. Correct the False ones.
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…
a)a) 16:45
16:45 1. Alice takes people to work on her bus. __________________________________________
b)b)33o’clock
o’clock
c)c)44o’clock ___________________________________________________________________________________
o’clock
2. When Alice wakes up, she immediately jumps out of bed. _______________________
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Manystudents…
students…
things ___________________________________________________________________________________
thingsininthe
thebus.
bus.
a)a)buy
buy 3. Alice makes her own breakfast. ________________________________________________
b)b)steal
steal
c)c)leave
leave _______________________________________________________________________________________
4. All children are at school at 8 o’clock. _________________________________________
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Aliceisis…
…totoarrive
arrive ______________________________________________________________________________________
home..
home..
a)a)the
__________________________________________________________________________
thelast
last
b)b)the5. Children are very careful. They always take everything with them. ______________
thefirst
first
c)c)the second
the second
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C. Answer these questions on the text. Back to school collection
1. What does Alice do for a living? ____________________________________________________
2. Where is Queensbridge school? ____________________________________________________
3. Who does Alice live with? __________________________________________________________
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4. What time does she get up? _______________________________________________________
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5. What’s the first thing she does after getting up? ___________________________________
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6. Why doesn’t she prepare breakfast for her family? _________________________________
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7. When does she take the children home? ____________________________________________
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8. Why does Alice want to hold a jumble sale? _________________________________________
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9. What time does she arrive home? __________________________________________________
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D. Now say what/who the underlined words refer to in the text.
1. she (line 1) __________________________________ 2. them (line 2) _________________________________
3. they (line 6) ________________________________ 4. I (line 12) ____________________________________
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