2 I like Charles but I don’t like Charles’s / Charle’s cousin
3 Claudia is my friends’ / friend’s wife.
4 It’s Alejandra’s / the Alejandra’s pen.
5 Whose / Who’s magazine is this?
6 This is my sisters’ / sister’s husband.
3 Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
Example: A They two or three times a week eat Japanese food.
B They eat Japanese food two or three times a week. ✓
1 A Linda’s always late for lessons.
B Linda always is late for lessons.
2 A Matthew eats sometimes chocolate.
B Matthew sometimes eats chocolate.
3 A Are you wrong often?
B Are you often wrong?
4 A Susannah plays tennis with her friends every Saturday.
B Susannah every Saturday plays tennis with her friends.
5 A I never work at the weekend.
B Never I work at the weekend.
6 A We hardly ever go to restaurants.
B We hardly go ever to restaurants.
7 A I don’t drink often coffee.
B I don’t often drink coffee.
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File Test 4
Reading and Writing B
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: We usually relax on Saturdays and Sundays. get up relax do
1 They __________ for eight hours every night. have do sleep
2 We always __________ the dog for a walk twice a day. take go make
3 Tim often __________ pizza at the weekend takes goes has
4 We normally __________ to work by bus are take go
5 The lesson __________ at half past nine. starts goes does
6 I __________ a bath every evening. do get have
7 Jennifer __________ the housework every day gets makes does
5 Underline the correct word.
Example: We have piano lessons twice / four times a week.
1 She hardly never / ever tidies her desk.
2 ‘How many weeks / months are there in a year?’ ‘Fifty-two.’
3 They don’t go to work every day / week. On Saturday and Sunday they relax.
4 Anton never / always drinks coffee because he doesn’t like it.
5 I always / usually go to bed at 10 p m , but on Saturdays I go to bed at 11.30 p m.
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6 They go to the theatre four / once a month. 6
File Test 4
Reading and Writing B
READING
1 Read the text and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
My busy week ..
Three of our readers tell us about their lives.
Maria Jose lives in Tenerife, Spain. She gets up at 7 o’clock and goes for a walk on the beach. Then she has a shower and makes breakfast for her husband and her two children. She takes the children to school and starts work at 9 o’clock. Maria Jose is a guide and in the morning she shows tourists around the island. She always goes home for lunch and then in the afternoon she works in the tourist office in Santa Cruz. She works from Monday to Friday, and twice a month she also goes to work on Saturday. In her free time she reads books with the children and does exercise with her friend, Carmen.
Kenzo is a bank manager. He works in Osaka, Japan. He usually gets up very early and leaves his flat at 7 o’clock. He takes the train to work and arrives at the bank at 8 o’clock. Kenzo works for 8 hours with a short break for lunch in a café. When he gets home, he normally listens to music and his wife, Mika, cooks dinner for them. At the weekend, he plays golf or tennis with friends. On Saturdays, he and Mika often go to his parents’ house in the afternoon for tea. But sometimes he goes to work on Saturday and then he feels stressed.
Francoise is from Switzerland. She’s a teacher in a school in Geneva. She is at school for 7 hours every day and also works at home in the evenings but she doesn’t work at the weekend. Francoise has a lot of friends and they like to have dinner in expensive restaurants. She goes to bed very late on Saturday evenings. Francoise doesn’t do sports or go to the gym, but she has two dogs and she takes them for long walks on Sunday afternoons. Once a month she visits her sister and brother-in-law who live in France.
Example: Maria Jose gets up at _____. A 8.00 B 7.30 C 7.00 ✓
1 Before Maria Jose has a shower, she _____.
A makes breakfast B goes for a walk C takes the children to school
2 She has lunch _____.
A at home B in a café C with her family
3 She shows tourists around the island __________.
A in the afternoon B in the morning C every Saturday
4 Kenzo __________ gets up very early.
A sometimes B always C usually
5 He normally __________ after work.
A cooks dinner for his wife B plays golf C listens to music
6 He __________ with his parents.
A has tea B plays tennis C watches TV
7 Francoise works for __________ hours a day.
A 8 B 7 C 6
8 She __________ goes to the gym.
A often B sometimes C never
File Test 4
2 Read the text again and write Maria Jose, Kenzo or Francoise.
Example: Kenzo is a bank manager.
1 __________ sometimes works in an office.
2 __________ goes to bed late on Saturdays.
3 __________ is Spanish.
4 __________ often sees his/her parents.
5 __________ goes for walks on the beach.
6 __________ is sometimes stressed because of the job.
7 __________ sometimes goes to a different country.
WRITING
Describe your favourite day of the week. Answer these questions. (75–100 words)
1 What is your favourite day of the week? Why?
2 What time do you get up?
3 What do you usually do in the morning / afternoon / evening?
4 Do you always do the same thing? Why?
5 What time do you go to bed?
My favourite day of the week My favourite day is … .
Listening and Speaking B
LISTENING
1 Listen to David talking about a family photo. Tick (✓) A or B.
1 It’s a photo of David’s grandfather’s birthday party. A True B False
2 Zoe is Pedro’s wife. A True B False
3 Maureen is Bob’s sister.
A True B False
4 Amy is David’s cousin.
A True B False
5 David is the little girl’s uncle. A True B False
2 Listen to five conversations. Underline the correct answer.
1 What time does Yaser finish work on Tuesdays? 4 o’clock / 6 o’clock
2 When is Valentina’s birthday? in April / in May
3 How often does John do work at home? six days a week / every day
4 What does Mia do before she puts on her make-up? She gets dressed. / She has breakfast.
