How People Live: English File 1

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File Test 3 English File 1

R EAD I N G
1 Read the text. Choose the correct answer. 6 Tim often has lunch _____.

How people live


A in his office ■ B at home ■
C in a fast-food restaurant ■

As part of our weekly series, we asked Lila Rivera and Tim


7 Tim often eats with _____ .
Greenwood to tell us about their lives. A his parents ■ B journalists ■ C students ■
Lila is a hardworking teacher in Miami. She gets up at six 8 Tim _____ exercises.
thirty every morning and has breakfast. Then she makes A often ■ B hardly ever ■ C never ■
sandwiches to take for lunch and gets ready for work. Lila
usually walks to work because she thinks it’s important to
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exercise every day. She sometimes walks home in the
evening, but she usually takes the bus. Lila has dinner at 2 Read the text again and write Lila or Tim.
seven o’clock and goes to bed early. She doesn’t go out
during the week, but she often goes out with friends on Example: Lila is a teacher.
the weekend. Lila eats five portions of fruit and vegetables
every day and fish twice a week. She eats meat
1 __________ often eats vegetables.
sometimes, but she doesn’t smoke. For more exercise, 2 __________ often exercises.
Lila goes to the gym three times a week. She’s very
healthy and is hardly ever sick.
3 __________ usually eats a burger for lunch.

Tim lives by the ocean in Palm Beach. He’s a journalist for


4 __________ doesn’t go to bed late.

a local newspaper. He usually gets up at eight o’clock, 5 __________ goes out on the weekend.
takes a quick shower, and then he drives to work. Tim 6 __________ always has breakfast.
doesn’t have time for breakfast, but he sometimes has a
sandwich in the middle of the morning. At lunchtime, he
7 __________ has an unhealthy lifestyle.
usually has a burger. He buys it from the fast-food 7
restaurant across the street and eats at his desk. Tim
works long hours and often stays late in the evening. On 15
Reading total
those days, he goes to a restaurant with people from WR ITI N G
work. They usually have a big dinner. Tim doesn’t eat fruit,
and he doesn’t like vegetables. He plays football once a Write a paragraph about your typical Monday. Write
month, but he isn’t very healthy. 75–100 words answering these questions:
• What do you do in the morning?
Example: Lila gets up at _____.
A 7:00 ■ B 6:30 ■ ✓ C 6:00 ■
• What do you do in the afternoon?
• What do you do in the evening?
1 Lila has breakfast _____.
A on the bus ■ B at school ■ ■
• What do you usually do?
2 Lila _____ to work.
C at home
• What do you sometimes do?
A runs ■ B walks ■ C rides a bike ■ • What do you never do?
3 Lila _____ goes home by bus. My typical Monday
A always ■ B never ■ C usually ■ I get up at _____ .
4 Lila sometimes _____.
Writing total 10
A goes out during the week ■ B eats meat ■
C smokes ■ Reading and Writing total 25
5 Tim goes to work _____.
A by car ■ B by bus ■ C by train ■

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