1. Read and tick (√) the true sentences. Correct the wrong sentences.
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Swim Girl, Swim!
On 23 August 1926, Gertrude Ederle, a famous American swimmer, became the first woman to
swim the English Channel.
In 1924, Ederle won a gold medal in the Olympic Games when she was only 17 years old. She
swam across the English Channel two years later.
She started in France at 7.05 on the morning of 6 August. The swim took 14 hours and 30 minutes.
The weather was bad, with wind and rain. The first person to meet her on the English coast was an
officer who asked for her passport!
When she got home, she became the star in a movie called Swim Girl, Swim and she also met the
President of the United States.
Unfortunately, in 1933, she fell down the steps of her apartment building, and because of the
accident, she couldn’t swim in competitions again. She never married and died on 30 November
2003
1 Gertrude Ederle was a famous swimmer from England.
Gertrude Ederle wasn’t from England. She was from the USA.
2 Ederle wasn’t 20 years old when she swam across the English Channel.
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3 She started the swim across the Channel in England.
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4 She left in the evening of 6 August 1926.
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5 The weather wasn’t good when she swam across the Channel.
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6 The officer in England gave Ederle a flag.
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7 She married a movie star.
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8 After 1933 she couldn’t swim in the Olympics again.
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2. Complete the sentences with the adjective given or its adverb. /6
1. Jake is a cyclist. He can win the race. (fast)
2. I don’t want Susan to drive me to school. She drives . (terrible)
3. We went for a swim because it was a day. (warm)
4. I was afraid because a man on the bus was looking at me . (strange)
5. The climbers got lost on the mountain, but they found their way back to the village.
(lucky)
6. This test is very . (easy)
3. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets. /10
1. While Lenny (look for) his mobile phone, he (find) some money.
2. Yesterday I (wake up) at about 7.30 and (go) to the library.
3. (you / see) David while you (ride) your bike in the park?
4. Fay and Max (not wear) seatbelts when they (have) the accident.
5. Emma (not can) sleep last night because her sister (play) the guitar.
4.Make sentences using the prompts given. Use the Past Simple and the Past Progressive. /10
1. While / Tom / walk / in the forest / she / see / a deer
2. Tony / run / to work / when / I / slip / and / fall
3. While / the boys / play Xbox / the mother / bake / a birthday cake
4. Mrs Wales / sleeping / when / the burglar / break into the house
5. The fans / be / shocked / when / they / see / the accident
5.Complete with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets.
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1. A: you (be) interested sport when you were young?
B: Yes, I did. I (buy) all the magazines about car racing.
2. I (not eat) spinach when I was young.
3. Andrew (not ride a horse) but now he does.
4. Max and Martin (share) a room but now they don’t.
5. A: your parents (go) to school together?
B: Yes, they did.
6. We (work) in Bristol but now we work in London.
6.Circle the correct words. /8
1. Believe it or not / don’t, he won the best actor award.
2. Are you interested at / in space travel?
3. My dad started working from an early time / age.
4. The little girl screamed while / when she saw the owl.
5. Nelly fell off her bike and sprained / slipped her ankle.
6. I’d like some orange juice instead for / of coffee, please.
7. Tony was riding his bike when he chased / crashed into a tree.
8. Daniel is really thrilled / interested he won the car race.
7.Complete the sentences with the words in the box. /10
barrel violin race climbers missing snowstorm creepy nightmare
amazing artist
1. One of the fell and sprained his wrist.
2. Paul didn’t want to go into the attic because it was dark and .
3. Did Albert Einstein use to play the ?
4. I couldn’t see anything in front of me because there was a terrible _.
5. My little sister woke up because she had a .
6. Do you think Raymond can win the ?
7. Luckily, they found the child.
8. His trip to Paris was really .
9. Annie Edson Taylor used a _____________ to ride down the Niagara Falls.
10. Salvador Dali used geometric shapes in his paintings, he was a talented ____.
8. Match. /6
1. Do you get up early? a. Yes. What was it?
2. What does your father do? b. Poor you!
3. Ouch! I hurt my knee. c. He had an accident.
4. What’s the matter with Ted? d. I was sleeping.
5. What were you doing when Jack came? e. He’s an astronaut.
6. Did you hear that noise? f. I used to, but not anymore.
9. Listening
Listen to a conversation between Matt and Jenny. Choose the best answers. /5
1. The photo shows…
a, Matt’s parents b, Matt’s aunt and uncle c, Matt’s grandparents
2. The photo was taken…
a, in spring b, in summer c, in autumn
3. The man wanted to win…
a, some money b, some food c, some jewellery
4. The other people in the photo were the man’s…
a, neighbours b, friends c, workmates
5. The man on the stall…
a, took the photo b, asked for money for the photo c, didn’t like the photo
10.Write about something strange or frightening that happened to you. It can be a true or an
imaginary story. Answer these questions.
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• When did it happen? • What happened?
• Where did it happen? • How did you feel?
• Who was with you? • What happened in the end?
• What were you doing?
