TOUCHSTONE 2 1. Unscramble the questions, then answer them with your own information. 1,5 a. name/ What’s / first / your ? __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. live / best friend / Does / your / nearby ? _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ c. weekends / What / do / you / on / do ? _____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ d. Where / you / for fun / go / do ? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ e. teacher / your / like / What’s ? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of the verbs in the box. 1,5
COOK
DANCE
DRAW
READ
WORK OUT
a. Pamela and Tom aren’t interested in ___________ books. They both prefer _______________ magazines. They really enjoy _______________fashion magazines.
b. Ian would like _______________ every Day. He doesn’t like ________________ in the gym. at all. He enjoys __________________ at home with a video.
c. Sun He can’t ___________________ now. She’s interested in __________________ and would like ________________the tango.
d. Tom isn’t good at __________________people. He can’t _________________people at all, but he can _________________ animals.
e. Amy and Dave usually like ____________________, but they hate ________________ Italian food They prefer __________________Chinesae food.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct words.1,0 a. March is the ____________________month of the year. b. My birthday is on _______________________________________________ c. Saturday is the ______________________ day of the week. d. Christmas is on _________________________________________________ e. Círio of Nazareth is on ____________________________________________ 4. Read the article, add the correct heading to each paragraph .Then answer the questions about it. 2,0 Traditional ways to celebrate
History of holiday
When is Mother’s day?
Ideas for Mother’s day
Why people celebrate Mother’s day?
_______________________ In there a day of themany year when countries, children of all ages celebrate is their mothers. Onspecial this day Mother’s day - children tell their mothers that they love them, and thank them for their love and care.
____________________________ Mother’s day is a new celebration. Historians say that it started as a spring festival in ancient Greece. The modern festival of Mother’s day probably comes from England in the1600s, when people had a day off from their jobs to visit their motherson a day they called “Mothering Sunday”. They took small gifts and a special cake called “simnel cake”. In the United States, Mother’s day became an official holiday in 1914. ____________________________ People in different countries celebrate Mother’s day on different days. In Australia, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Turkey and the United States, it’s on the second Sunday in May, whereas in France and Sweden, it’s on the last day in May. In Argentina, Mother’s day is celebrated on the second Sunday in October, whereas in Spain and Portugal, it’s on December 8. _____________________________ Although many countries celebrate Mother’s day at different times of the year, the holidays have one purpose in common - to show love and appreciation for mothers. For example, on Mother’s day morning, some children bring their mothers breakfast in bed. Others give their mothers gifts they made especially for this holiday. And adults buy their mother flowers or send them cards. _____________________________ What are you goi ng to do next Mother’s day? Maybe you can use som e of these ideas to make your mother feel special. •
Make or buy your mother a beautiful Mother’s Day card .
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Write a letter telling her why you appreciate her. •
Do a special chore for her.
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Make her a special meal or bake a cake.
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Buy her some flowers.
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Plant a flower or a tree somewhere she can see it.
a. Where did the idea of Mother’s day come from srcinally? ___________________________________________________________________ b. Which country started the tradition of giving presents on Mother’s day? ___________________________________________________________________ c. What was Mother’s day called in England? ___________________________________________________________________ d. When do Japan and Brazil celebrate Mother’s day? ___________________________________________________________________ e. What are three traditions on Mother’s day? ___________________________________________________________________ 5. According to Batista Campos neighborhood, answer these questions using the prepositions of place. 1,5
a. Is there a drugstore ? Where is it? __________________________________________________________ b. Is there a big department store? Where is it? __________________________________________________________ c. Is there a school? Where is it? __________________________________________________________ d. Is there a supermarket? Where is it? __________________________________________________________ e. Is there a bank? Where is it? __________________________________________________________ 6. Jim is spending some days in Belem. He is in Hilton Hotel, Pres. Vargas AV. He’d like to visit some touristic attractions on foot. Can you help him with the directions? 2,5 a. I’d like to go to Basilica of Nazareth church. How can I get there? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ b. What about Docas Station for lunch? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ c. How can I get to Ver - o - Peso fair? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ d. People told me that the best place to drink some coconut water is in Batista Campos square. How can I get there? __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ e. What about shopping? Is there any shopping Mall near here? How can I get there? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
