Life skills 3

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct word.

1) I go/going rollerblading every Sunday. 2) I play/do basketball for the school team. 3) Cooking is a relaxing/dangerous hobby. 4) I usually have a sandwich and a glass/bowl of milk in the morning. 5) Emma is fond of cooking because she loves/hates food and cakes. 6) My mother loves gardening/knitting in spring. There are so many flowers to plant. 7) A fun fair/aqua park is a place where you can have fun riding on different machines, playing games to win prizes. 8) Playing sports is very important/popular to keep fit and healthy. 9) A zoo/circus is a place where you can observe different animals and nature. 10) What about do/doing your homework now? 11) Let’s/Shall we have a barbecue on Saturday? 12) You should/shouldn’t wear jewelry when you are playing sport.

rEading

2. Read the card. Say if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F).

Come and join us to celebrate Anna’s 12th birthday.

Date: Sunday, 14th December Time: 2pm – 6pm Place: At Macaroon Cafе

1) This is an invitation card. 2) It is a theme party. 3) It is Anna’s party. 4) The date of party is a working day. 5) The party starts in the afternoon. 6) The party place is the cafе.

listEning

3. Listen to the text about students and their hobbies. Number in the order you hear them. Then complete the table.

playing piano painting pictures reading detective stories dancing writing poems playing football designing Internet

Lara Tom Robert

spEaking

4. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

a b c d

1) What is your favourite kind of sport? 2) How many PE lessons do you have a week? What do you do on the lessons? 3) What ball games do you know? 4) What winter sports do you know? 5) What sporting events do you like watching on TV? 6) Do you have an idol in sports? Who is he/she? 7) Do you know any professional sportsmen?

Writing

5. Read the email and write your answer to Liam.

Hello, my dear friend

I’m Liam and I’m from Mexico. I like listening to music, playing the guitar, but I love doing sports. I like playing basketball and I enjoy riding a bike in the park with my friends. But I don’t like cooking. My mother sometimes asks me to help her in the kitchen, but I really hate cooking.

Also, I am interested in reading. I have got all books about Harry Potter. Reading is my favourite hobby. What about your likes and dislikes?

Liam

usE of English

6. Read the text and fill in the missing words.

I go to a secondary school in Chicago. My school 1) _____ is always different and 2) _____ two separate choices. The first choice is a traditional healthy 3) _____, for example, roast beef, noodles or potatoes, fresh salad and orange 4) _____. It changes daily. The second choice is unhealthy food, where you stand in line and get a 5) _____ with cheeseburger or burger, French fries and a fizzy drink. Sometimes I take a packed 6) _____ with me. I have some sandwiches, an apple or a banana and I usually 7) _____ hot tea or apple juice. My favourite sandwiches are ham, cheese and tomatoes. They are delicious. We 8) _____ remember that “we are what we eat” and keep a healthy 9) _____. Healthy food is tasty and good for us. We need it to grow and 10) _____ good.

A B C D 1 menu eating food drink 2 gives offer offers is 3 lunch breakfast food meals 4 fizzy drink tea juice chocolate 5 cake bag bean lunch 6 lunch dinner food pizza 7 have eat drink start 8 should shouldn’t can can’t 9 products vitamin snack diet 10 be feel sing sleep