Worksheet 9.

LET’S GO TO THE BEACH!

Summer is coming and you will do many fun things as, for example, going to the
beach or the swimming pool. Write the words under the correct pictures and
decide which things you will use this summer:

Life jacket Water wings Goggles Pool Kickboard

Beach bag Beach umbrella Beach chair Beach towel Pail
Sand castle Inner tube Sand shovel Sandals Sunglasses
Shorts Hat Beach ball Swimming pool Bathing suit

I’M GOING TO USE… I’M NOT GOING TO USE…

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High Park
One of the options for your summer is going to a foreign country. Here you have
some information about Toronto, in Canada. Read it and then try to answer the
questions at the bottom. Perhaps you decide to go there this summer!

High Park is a landmark in Toronto, Ontario located at 1873 Bloor

Street West. You can take public transit and get off at High Park
Subway stop. You can also take the College Streetcar eastbound to the
end of the line. There is also free parking inside the park. High Park
offers many year-round activities for free. During the summer there are additional special
events including an outdoor theatre program called ‘Dream in the Park’. Families with children
can enjoy the Zoo, The Adventure Playground, and the Children’s
Garden. The Zoo is home to Peacocks, llamas, Deer and Sheep.
If you like sports, you can go swimming at the outdoor swimming pool,
play tennis, hike on the nature trails, or go cycling on the paved
roadways. Visitors can also watch community baseball and soccer
games in the park.
If you love gardens, High Park offers beautiful Hillside gardens and a Nature Centre. You can
bring a Frisbee or a badminton set. You can also bring a picnic lunch, or eat a meal at the
Grenadier café.
High Park is over 161 hectares large. Colborne Lodge Historical House is located at the south
end of the park. Visitors can take a tour of Colborne Lodge and learn more about John Howard,
who donated his land and house to the City of Toronto in 1873. This land later became High
Park.

Answer the following questions:

1. Is High Park open year-round? 4. How many hectares is High Park?

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2. Name 3 activities families can enjoy with 5. Where is Colborne Lodge located?
their children. …………………………………………………………………………
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………………………….. 6. Who donated their land to the City of
………………………….. Toronto?
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3. Name 4 animals at the High Park Zoo. 7. Name 4 activities at the park for those
………………………….. who enjoy sports.
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TRAVELLING
1. You are going to hear four conversations. Listen carefully and decide the place
where the conversation happens:

CONVERSATION 1

CONVERSATION 2

CONVERSATION 3

CONVERSATION 4

2. Rachel and Mark have met at the airport. Watch the video and answer the
following questions:
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3. Watch the video again and fill in the gaps with the correct words:
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PRESENT PERFECT

1. Sally is on holidays in London. When she arrived, she made a list of the things
that she wanted to visit. Look at her list.

Find the hotel 

Visit the Tower of London

Go to Madame Tussard’s

Visit the Big Ben 

See the changing of the Guard in Buckingham Palace

Eat fish and chips 

Shop at Harrods

What has Sally done so far? What hasn’t he done yet?

Examples
She has found the hotel.
She hasn’t visited the Tower of London.

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2. Read the following sentences. Underline the correct form of the present
perfect.

1. I have heard / has heard that story many times.

2. My father haven’t traveled / hasn’t traveled by plane.

3. Have you ever had / has you ever had a scary experience?

4. They has lived / have lived in this house for a long time.

5. We have just seen / has just seen that film.

6. I have never been / has never been to Rome.

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3. Complete the following sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.

1. We …………………………….. (not buy) our plane tickets.

2. I ………………………..………….. (write) a postcard to my friend.

3. My dad and I ……………………………. (do) many exciting things in Norway.

4. ………………………… you ever ……………………… (hear) a person hiss?

5. This is the best ice cream I ………………….. ever ……………………. (eat).

6. …………………….. the train …………………….. (arrive)?

4. Look at the pictures. Write questions with the present perfect and then answer
the questions with short answers.

1. Tom / climb / the mountain?

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2. We / arrive / at the sea?

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3. John / ever / ride / in a matatu?

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4. Peter and Mia / go snorkeling?

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5. Kevin and Mary / fly in a plane?

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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

We use the present perfect when we talk about our past experiences
but we don’t mention the time when we had those experiences.
Example: During my life I have visited three foreign countries.
We use the past simple when we talk about our past experiences and
we mention the exact moment when we had those experiences.
Example: Last summer I went to the north of France.

Read the following sentences and choose the correct option:

1. I _____________________ ten postcards yesterday.

a) wrote b) have written
2. When ___________ Ernest Hemingway ___________?
a) did / die b) has / died
3. I _________________ to Berlin twice.
a) was b) have been
4. I __________________ my birthday last year.
a) didn’t celebrate b) haven’t celebrated
5. “Hi, Paul! You are as brown as a berry!” “Yes, I _______________ on holidays in
Canarias!”
a) was b) have been
6. His parents _______________ to China many years ago.
a) emigrated b) have emigrated
7. George _______________ to the theatre last Monday.
a) went b) has gone
8. ____________ you ever _____________ Japanese food?
a) did / eat b) have / eaten
9. He has travelled a lot. He _________________ to the five continents!
a) was b) has been
10. Last year Susan _________________ her aunt. She lives in Turkey.
a) visited b) has visited
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I HAVE BEEN TO…

We are going to write a digital book with all our trip experiences. Each of us is going
to write a paragraph telling about the places she or he has visited. Pay attention to
the use of present perfect and past simple. Here you have my example:

During my life I have visited three foreign countries: France, England and Italy.

Text taken from http://www.edu365.cat/aulanet

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HOLIDAY by MADONNA

1. Look at the lyrics of Madonna’s song. The verses have been scrambled. Listen to the
song and reorder them.

Everybody spread the word

We're gonna have a celebration
All across the world
In every nation
It's time for the good times
Forget about the bad times, oh yeah
One day to come together
To release the pressure
We need a holiday

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

If we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Just one day out of life
It would be, it would be so nice

Holiday, Celebration
Come together in every nation

You can turn this world around

And bring back all of those happy days
Put your troubles down
It's time to celebrate
Let love shine
And we will find
A way to come together
And make things better
We need a holiday
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2. Now look at the song again. The order is correct now but some words have
disappeared. Listen again and fill in the gaps.

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

Chorus:

If we ________ a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Just one ________ out of life
It would be, it would be so ____________

Everybody spread the word

We're gonna have a _____________
All across the world
In every nation
It's time for the __________ times
Forget about the ___________ times, oh yeah
One day to come together
To release the pressure
We ___________ a holiday

(chorus)

You can turn this world around

And bring back all of those __________ days
Put your troubles _____________
It's time to celebrate
Let ____________ shine
And we will find
A way to come together
And make things ___________
We need a holiday

(chorus)

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

(chorus)

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

Holiday, Celebration
Come ____________ in every nation
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3. Match the words taken from the song with their category and their definition.

Holiday To extend something.

Celebrate To have special festivities for something.

VERB

Spread Problems.

Forget Period of break from work or studies for

rest, travel or recreation.

Troubles Group of people who have a common

NOUN language, history and culture.

Nation Not to remember something.

4. Summarize the idea of the song in one or two lines.

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FAMOUS PEOPLE

Read the following text about famous people:

Decide if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE:

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MADONNA: FACT FILE

Watch the video and match the years with the things that happened to Madonna:

1958 She gave birth to Rocco, her child with Guy Ritchie.

1963 She released her first album.

1983 She adopted a boy from Malawi.

1989 She divorced Sean Penn.

1996 She was born in Michigan.

2000 She married Guy Ritchie.

2000 Her mother died of breast cancer.

2003 She kissed Britney Spears.

2006 She divorced Guy Ritchie.

2008 She gave birth to her first child, Lourdes.