3 Match the correct word in each pair to the sentences. guidebook/atlas magazine/comic short story/novel textbook/grammar book thesaurus/dictionary
1 I want to go sightseeing and I need to know which places to visit.
2 I don’t like reading books, but I want to read something fresh and new every month. I like reading about the latest fashions and celebrity news.
3 I can’t do my homework. I need to look up some information about the history of Poland in the eighteenth century.
4 I’m writing an essay and I want to improve my writing. I don’t want to use the same words all the time.
5 I love fiction and I want to take a good story to read. I’m going on holiday for a week, and I want the book to last the whole week.
Mark ___/5
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are four words you do not need.
buried business fell continued little plays retired straight successful
William Shakespeare was the son of a businessman. After finishing school in Stratford, William went 1 to work for his father, without going to university. However, by 1592 he had a 2 career in London, writing 3. William 4 in 1611 and moved back to Stratford. He died in 1616 and was 5 in the same church that he had been christened in, 52 years earlier.
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Total ___/20
Yesterday, I 3) saw (see) a film at the local cinema.
It 4) was (be) very good.
After that I 5) drove (drive) to London and 6) met (meet) your father.
He 7) went (go) to London last Friday to give a lecture.
Your father looks different. He 8) has grown (grow) a moustche and 9) lost (lose) a lot of weight.
I have to go now. Your father 10) has just woken up (just / wake up) and I have to cook his dinner.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Love, Aunt Emma