ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE ODIVELAS

PREPARATION FOR THE TEST

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7 FORM

GROUP I
VOCABULARY SKILLS

1. What are they doing? Write sentences describing the household chore they are doing at the moment.
a) b) c)

d)
E.g. She is dusting. e) f)

2. These are some TYPES OF HOUSES we studied. Match them to the pictures and their definitions.

1. detached 2. terraced 4. Victorian

3. skyscraper 5. windmill 6. mansion
house house house

a) b) c)

d) e) f)

Definition 1 Definition 2 Definition 3 Definition 4 Definition 5 Definition 6

A very high block A house which is a A very large A house which is not
A traditional style of
A house of flats, with part of a line of and richly built joined to another house
house in the USA
which is built more than twenty houses, all joined detached and is separated from
which is inspired in the
inside a mill. storeys. together on two house. its neighbours.
Victorian architecture.
sides.

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3. Match the objects (furniture, decoration and home appliances) to the rooms they fit in. ATTENTION:
each room must only have 3 objects.

cupboard dining table chairs chest of drawers armchair computer

bookcase bath desk washbasin coffee fridge
toilet cushions sink pillows table washing machine
bed
LIVING ROOM DINING ROOM KITCHEN BEDROOM STUDY BATHROOM

GROUP II
READING SKILLS

Read the texts attentively.

CLAUDIA’S ROOM

Claudia, who is thirteen, has got two goldfish and a hamster in her
bedroom. She also has her own television set and a stereo. She has
plenty of posters on the wall. Her favourite one is of Eminem. She also
has got lots of books (some are school books and others are
romantic novels). She collects perfumes, so she has got lots of
perfume bottles too. She is always changing the position of things in
her bedroom, especially her bed.

ALAN’S ROOM

Alan tries to keep his room tidy. But he shares it with his younger
brother, so sometimes it gets a bit untidy. On his walls he has pictures of
video game characters, drawings and a new basketball net. His
favourite thing in his bedroom is his games console. He plays games on
it every day after school. And he plays a great deal at weekends. All
his friends have a console, so they can exchange different games.

Source: New Getting On 7,

Areal Editores

1. Fill in the table with information taken from the texts.

THINGS HE/SHE HAS IN HIS/HER ROOM

Claudia

Alan

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2. Match these words taken from the texts with their equivalents or explanation.
a) plenty of (1st text) 1. to have or use with others
b) tidy (2nd text) 2.lots of
c) to share (2nd text) 3. very much
d) a great deal (2nd text) 4. clean and in order

3. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a) How old is Claudia?
b) What’s Claudia’s favourite poster?
c) Why can’t Alan keep his room tidy?
d) What’s Alan’s favourite hobby?

GROUP III
LANGUAGE SKILLS

1. Read the following text and put the correct words into the spaces. Use the words from the boxes.
Attention! There are some extra words you don’t need!
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Joanna lives 1) ___ London. She wants to be a dancer. She studies in er
a dance school. Called The Royal Academy of Dance. The school is 2) ___ at
taller
her home. her
Joanna 3) ___ gets up 4. ___ 6 o’clock and has breakfast. Her
usually
grandmother lives with the family. 5) ___ bedroom is next to Joanna’s room. near
Her grandmother 6) ___ gets up early and prepares breakfast.
Joanna’s 7) ___ is a vet. He works in the famous Battersea Dog’s
famous
Home. Her mother is a 8) ___ at RAD. Joanna’s great-grandmother was a 9. under
___ dancer. on
Joanna has a friend called Lisa. She is a little bit 10) ___ than Joanna always
but they are in the same class. Joanna thinks that Lisa is a 11) ___ dancer her
than she is. It’s not true! older
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2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
go tidy play wash cook listen have (2x)

a) We __________ a party. e) Lisa __________ to music.

b) Peter and Fred __________ shopping. f) David __________ the guitar.
c) I __________ chicken for our friends. g) John __________ (neg.) a shower.
d) Simon and Daniel __________ the living room. h) _____ Mike and Diogo ________ Dad’s car?

3. Complete the sentences with the correct verb tense: PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS
a) My sister has / is having a shower before breakfast.
b) My father goes / is going to work by bus today.
c) I get up / am getting up very early every morning.
d) My mother makes / is making breakfast for me every day.
e) Today we eat / are eating pancakes for breakfast! I love pancakes.
f) He goes / is going to the doctor’s tomorrow.
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h) My brother doesn’t go / isn’t going to school today.

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