Exercicis de recuperació 2n ESO (adaptació)
Primer trimestre
Reading comprehension
Hi. My name’s Francesca Curtis. I live in Birmingham in England. My parents are from Canada but I am English. I’m thirteen years old. My birthday is 14th July. It’s good because my birthday is usually in the summer holidays. I live in a house with three bedrooms.
My family is big. I’ve got two sisters and a brother. My oldest sister is called Hermione. She’s sixteen. She’s got long blond hair and brown eyes. My younger sister is nine. She’s called Jacqueline. She has short, dark hair and green eyes. My brother, Jo, is the youngest. He’s six. He’s got short dark hair and brown eyes. My dad is a doctor and my mum is a teacher. My dad is 48 and my mum is 42.
I go to Blue Cross Secondary School. My favourite subjects are Science, and Art. I don’t like P.E.!
1 Read the text. Who…
1 has got a birthday in July? Francesca
2 is older than Francesca and has blond hair?
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3 is nine?
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4 is the youngest in the family?
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5 is a teacher?
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6 is a doctor?
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2 Read again. Answer the questions.
1 What is Francesca’s surname? Her surname is Curtis.
2 Where does she live?
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3 What nationality is Francesca?
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4 What nationality are her parents?
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5 What does Jo look like?
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6 Which subject doesn’t she enjoy at school?
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Grammar and vocabulary exercises
1. Write the correct form of BE (affirmative, negative or question)
1 Tim ’s (+) from England, he isn’t (-) from America.
2 They ______(-) tall, they ______(+) short.
3 We ______(+) fourteen years old. We ______(-) sixteen.
4 Maggie ______(-) medium build, she ______(+) slim.
5 I ______(-) Japanese. I ______(+) American.
6 You ______(+) Spanish. You ______(-) Moroccan.
2. Order the following sentences
1 Emma Watson / English / Is / ?
Is Emma Watson English?
2 you / 19 years old / Are / ?
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3 Is / a cartoon / The Simpsons / ?
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4 David Beckham / Is / Spanish / ?
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5 Ronaldo and Ronaldinho / Are / English / ?
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6 tall / Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom / Are / ?
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3. Complete the answers from the previous exercise
1 Yes, she is.
2 No, ______.
3 Yes, ______.
4 No, ______.
5 No, ______.
6 Yes, ______.
4. Write have/has got (+) or hasn’t/haven’t got (-)
1 They have got (+) some bread, but they haven’t got (-) any crisps.
2 I ______(+) blue eyes. I ______(-) brown eyes.
3 We ______(-) any sisters. We ______(+) a brother.
4 Mike ______(-) any rice. He ______(+) some sweets.
5 You ______(+) curly hair. You ______(-) straight hair.
6 The cat ______(-) long hair. It ______(+) short hair.
7 Sarah ______(-) any crisps. She ______(+) some sweets.
5. Complete the sentences with there is or there are.
1 There are a lot of mountains in my country.
2 ______a park and a beach.
3 ______three bedrooms.
4 ______two cats on my bed.
5 ______a lot of people.
6 ______some milk in the fridge.
6. Complete the descriptions
Pete Dave Mike
Pete is tall and ______. His hair is long and ______.
Dave is ______and fat. His hair is ______.
Mike is ______. His hair is ______.
7. CLOTHES- 4. Write the vocabulary: (3)
8. FOOD- Write the words for the vocabulary.
Writing
Write a text about you. Describe yourself: Are you tall /short? Have you got sisters or brothers? How old are you? What are your parents’ names? (70 words)