Wider World 2 Unit 1

VOCABULARY

I.  Complete the missing words in the dialogues. 

1   X: Who’s you favourite                   ?

Y: Steven Spielberg – he makes some great films.

2  X: What musical instrument would you like to learn?

Y: The                  , but my mum says they’re too noisy!

3  X: What do you do in your free time?

Y: I really love                    photos.

4  X: Does Tom Lewis like                   in plays?

Y: No, only in films, I think.

5  X: What do you usually do on Saturdays?

Y: I usually make                                       to put on my vlog.  

6  X: Do you usually read the                  ________?

Y: No, I just look out of the window to see what it’s like!

7  X: Do you read the sports                   in the newspaper?

Y: Yes, usually. I like sport. 

8  X: Grandma is a                      , isn’t she?

Y: Yes, she doesn’t work any more – she’s too old. 

II.    Complete the text with the correct expressions 

My favourite programmes on the TV are ⁰soap operas.

I love the stories and the characters in them. I don’t usually listen to ¹                   – I prefer hip hop

I like listening to the radio, especially ²                   shows when people call the radio station. 

I don’t usually read ³                   because I think they’re for ⁴                     and not for teenagers like me! 

I like reading ⁵__________, though, the headlines of course, but especially the

⁶                 . My birthday is in April so I’m an Aries. I don’t believe them but they’re quite funny.

I read my friend’s ⁷                   too. She writes things every week about music and film and it’s quite good.

GRAMMAR

III.  Choose the option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.

1. My best friend                classical music.

2. I             watch horror films – I hate them.

3. My cousin                  the guitar in a band.

4. We                        to the cinema very often.

5. They                 go to flamenco classes, but only once a month.

6. My brother                 art at university.

7. Lilia                 her homework after school every day.

IV. Use the words below to make questions using the present simple.

1        what kind / of music / your parents / like?

2        you / always / do your homework / with your best friend?

3.        how often / your sister / work / in that shop?

4.       when / your grandparents / visit / your house?

5.        what time / your mum and dad / get up / in the morning?

6        you / want / to learn / to play / a musical instrument?

ENGLISH FOR WRITING

V.  Choose A, B or C to complete the text.

Hi, Everyone!

My name’s Sandra and Ilive with my parents and my brother Max in San Francisco in the USA, so I’m (1) __ . 

I love music – I’m (2) __ hip hop and I play it all the time. 

Max (3) __ hip hop at all – he says it’s really boring! 

! I’m in 10^th Grade at Sweet Home High School. My favourite (4) __ is Science.

(5) __ you like Science? 

My brother (6) __ like it and thinks that it’s really difficult!

As you can see, we aren’t (7) __   the same things!  

I like films and music but my big passion is (8)     .

I love (9)      about famous scientists and their work. 

I (10)      write about them (and lots of other things!) in my blog – click on the link below to have a look. Tell me what you think!



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