Full Blast 8/ Term 1/ Vocabulary+Reading

Did you ______ the music for this song? 

If the band plays their latest hit, it’ll drive their fans ______. 

Let me ______ you to Sheila. She’s one of my classmates.

I’m busy writing an article. The _______ is Friday morning.

Which _______ languages do you learn at school? 

We have a(n) ______ meeting about summer camps for teens.

This shirt is a bit tight / baggy. Maybe I need a bigger one. 

Are you interested in /with cooking? 

There’s an extra /available cost for meals. 

Wendy didn’t want to change her hair much, so she just told the hairdresser to give her a ponytail / trim. 

Did you receive/ protect a text message from your aunt Linda? 

My football team trains / includes every Wednesday after school. 

Read the email and choose True or False.

Hello Roxanne,

How are things? Are you having a relaxing time on your holiday in Spain? I’m writing to you from Lisbon. Portugal. My family and I got here three days ago. It’s been an amazing trip so far!

We've already seen lots of cool stuff. We've taken lots of photos of the beautiful buildings and squares in the city centre. We've also bought some souvenirs and visited the Lisbon Aquarium. Yesterday we took the tram to Belém near the river Tagus. It's a neighbourhood which is to the west of Lisbon centre. First we explored the busy streets and then we ate at a local restaurant. My parents had some fish, and I tried a prego, which is a delicious meat sandwich. After that, we all had the famous Portuguese dessert -pastel de nata.  It was delicious!

Tomorrow we're going to Alfama, which is the oldest part of Lisbon. I'm really looking forward to it because I've heard you get a fantastic view of the river and the sunrise from Miradouro das Portas do Soll! That's all for now. Write back soon and tell me what you've been up to.

Take care,

 Martin

1) Martin has been in Portugal for less than a week. 

Read the email and choose True or False.

Hello Roxanne,

How are things? Are you having a relaxing time on your holiday in Spain? I’m writing to you from Lisbon. Portugal. My family and I got here three days ago. It’s been an amazing trip so far!

We've already seen lots of cool stuff. We've taken lots of photos of the beautiful buildings and squares in the city centre. We've also bought some souvenirs and visited the Lisbon Aquarium. Yesterday we took the tram to Belém near the river Tagus. It's a neighbourhood which is to the west of  Lisbon centre. First we explored the busy streets and then we ate at a local restaurant. My parents had some fish, and I tried a prego, which is a delicious meat  sandwich. After that, we all had the famous Portuguese dessert -pastel de nata.  It was delicious!

Tomorrow we're going to Alfama, which is the oldest part of Lisbon. I'm really looking forward to it because I've heard you get a fantastic view of the river and the sunrise from Miradouro das Portas do Soll! That's all for now. Write back soon and tell me what you've been up to.

Take care,

 Martin

2) Martin and his parents have not taken a lot of photos yet. 

Read the email and choose True or False.

Hello Roxanne,

How are things? Are you having a relaxing time on your holiday in Spain? I’m writing to you from Lisbon. Portugal. My family and I got here three days ago. It’s been an amazing trip so far!

We've already seen lots of cool stuff. We've taken lots of photos of the beautiful buildings and squares in the city centre. We've also bought some souvenirs and visited the Lisbon Aquarium. Yesterday we took the tram to Belém near the river Tagus. It's a neighbourhood which is to the west of Lisbon centre. First we explored the busy streets and then we ate at a local restaurant. My parents had some fish, and I tried a prego, which is a delicious meat sandwich. After that, we all had the famous Portuguese dessert -pastel de nata.  It was delicious!

Tomorrow we're going to Alfama, which is the oldest part of Lisbon. I'm really looking forward to it because I've heard you get a fantastic view of the river and the sunrise from Miradouro das Portas do Soll! That's all for now. Write back soon and tell me what you've been up to.

Take care,

 Martin

3) Prego is a traditional Portuguese dessert. 

Read the email and choose True or False.

Hello Roxanne,

How are things? Are you having a relaxing time on your holiday in Spain? I’m writing to you from Lisbon. Portugal. My family and I got here three days ago. It’s been an amazing trip so far!

We've already seen lots of cool stuff. We've taken lots of photos of the beautiful buildings and squares in the city centre. We've also bought some souvenirs and visited the Lisbon Aquarium. Yesterday we took the tram to Belém near the river Tagus. It's a neighbourhood which is to the west of   Lisbon centre.  First we explored the busy streets and then we ate at a local restaurant. My parents had some fish, and I tried a prego, which is a delicious meat   sandwich. After that, we all had the famous Portuguese dessert -pastel de nata.  It was delicious!

Tomorrow we're going to Alfama, which is the oldest part of Lisbon. I'm really looking forward to it because I've heard you get a fantastic view of the river and the sunrise from Miradouro das Portas do Soll! That's all for now. Write back soon and tell me what you've been up to.

Take care,

 Martin

4) Roxanne and Martin are both on holiday.