Writing 8th grade the 1st semester Full Blast

Writing                                                                                                    8^th  form

Name____________________________________________

I. Choose either the Present Simple or Present Continuous in the following sentences: PS or PC

1. What are you doing, Nick? _________

2. I'm cutting the grass. ________

3. I always cut the grass on Saturdays._________

4. It's 1 o'clock. Nick's having lunch.__________

5. He always has lunch at 1 o'clock.__________

6. Mrs. Lee is putting hot water in the tea-pot.__________

7. She wants to make some tea._________

8. The workman is bringing a ladder._________

9. He wants to climb up to the roof._________

10. My bag is cheaper than yours._________

II. Choose the correct answer.

1. Computers … more and more unused.

a) are becoming              b) become                c) has become

2. Paul … to Tina when I saw him.

a) is talking                   b) was talking            c) talks

3. Richard …very hard at the moment.

a) is working                 b) works                     c) has worked

4. Sam …to school every day.

a) was walking              b) is walking               c) walks

5. We … to Australia last winter.

a) have gone                  b) went                        c) gone

6. The bank …  at 7 o’clock every day.

a) closes                        b) will closed               c) have closed

7. I … Italian language three years and for now I still learn.

a) learn                          b) have been learning    c) am learning

8. Mary … to Singapore yesterday.

a) arrived                       b) was arrived                 c) is arriving

Task III Fill in the sentences choosing the correct item. 

1. We use it to clean dirty in the house.

 a) a hoover   b) a hairdryer  c) a washing machine

2. When I come home, I always warm up food in our …. .

a) vacuum cleaner    b)  cooker   c) microwave oven

3. We must … fruit before eating.

   a) cut      b) slice          c) wash

4. People eat meat with

a) a fork and a knife   b) a spoon for soup    c) a dessert fork

5. Be sure … the cooker when you leave the house.

 a) to turn off       b) to switch on            c) fix

6. Period between two lessons is called –

a) a subject     b) a lesson      c) a break

Task IV Write a letter to your friend about your school days something unusual that had happened with you.

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