The Hodgson family from Texas,
USA are probably the most
talented family in the country.
Thomas is the father of the
family. He's 52 years old and he
can do everything. He can run
for a long time. Every day, he
goes running in his neighborhood
for 40 minutes. He can also swim
very well. He swims for his
state's over-50 team! Thomas
can't speak any foreign
languages, but his wife, Judy,
certainly can! She can speak
French, Spanish and even
Japanese. And she can teach them
too. She works at the Pinewood
Language Academy.
Thomas and Judy Hodgson have
three children and they can all
do many things too. Robbie, 23,
can't run for long distances
like his father, but he can run
very fast. He can run 100 meters
in just 11 seconds. That's very
fast. He can also fly! Not like
a bird, but using a hang-glider.
He goes hang-gliding every
weekend in the hills near the
family home. The middle child is
Janine, who is 19. She's similar
to her mother and she loves
foreign languages. She studies
Italian and French and can speak
both of them very well. When
she's with her mother, they can
speak French and nobody in the
house understands them!
Clara is the baby of the family.
She's only 9 years old. She
can't speak French and she can't
fly. What can she do? She can
bake the best cakes in the
world! And her parents and her
brother and sister can eat them.
The family lives in the
American state
of ____________________ .
Thomas likes swimming
and ____________________.
He ____________________ speak
any foreign languages.
Judy speaks English
and ____________________ other
languages.
Judy is a ____________________.
Robbie can't run far, but he
can run ____________________.
Clara can ____________________
very good cakes.
Her family ____________________
the cakes.
Barnton Swimming Pool
Helga: Hello
Tom: Hi, is this Barnton
Swimming Pool?
Helga: Yes, it is.
Tom: Oh, good. What time
does the swimming pool open?
Helga: Well, we're open now!
Tom: Thanks, I don't want to
go swimming today. I want to
go tomorrow.
Helga: OK
Tom: So, what time does the
pool open tomorrow?
Helga: What is the day
tomorrow?
Tom: Erm, Thursday. Yes,
Thursday.
Helga: Well, it opens at 9am
and closes at 6pm.
Tom: Does the pool close for
lunch?
Helga: No, not on a
Thursday. Do you have any
other questions?
Tom: Yes, how much is it to
swim for two hours tomorrow
morning?
Helga: If you stay for an
hour, it's $5. If you want
to stay for the whole day,
it's $8.
Tom: Thank you. One more
question about the showers.
Helga: Yes?
Tom: Is there a hot shower?
Helga: Of course there is.
Tom: That's good because I
hate cold showers!
Helga: OK, see you tomorrow.
Tom: Thanks, bye.
1. Tom calls the local swimming
pool.
True
False
2. The swimming pool is open
now.
True
False
3. Tom wants to go swimming
today.
True
False
4. Today is Thursday.
True
False
5. The swimming pool opens at
9am on Thursdays.
True
False
6. The pool closes for one hour
for lunch.
True
False
7. There are two prices for
swimming.
True
False
8. Tom likes hot showers.
True
False
Eating Out
1. The last time I went to a
restaurant was about 2 months
ago. My wife and I wanted to
celebrate our wedding
anniversary with a good meal so
we went to an expensive Italian
restaurant in downtown Lisbon.
We both had pasta to start and
for the main course my wife
ordered a steak and I chose
fish. For dessert we both ate
chocolate cake topped with fresh
cream. Delicious!
2. I went to a restaurant
yesterday evening with my
sister's children. It wasn't
very expensive and the menu was
very limited. We all had a
burger and French fries, and
drank cola. It wasn't very good.
3. My boyfriend loves spicy food
so this restaurant was perfect.
The waiters were all really
friendly and polite, and they
played traditional sitar music
which was very relaxing. The
menu offered vegetarian dishes
as well as meat dishes served
with rice and a sauce - it
depended on how hot you wanted
it! I chose a mild beef curry
but my boyfriend had a lamb
'vindaloo' - he also drank 2
liters of water!!
4. My class at the university
went there last weekend. It's a
very popular type of restaurant
in my country. It generally
offers one type of food (a kind
of bread with cheese and tomato
sauce) which you then choose
what ingredients to add on top
of it. I asked for olives and
mushrooms on mine and my
classmates each had something
different so we could taste a
piece of each person's meal.
In which text did the person go there for a special
occasion?_________
In which text did the person visit an Indian
restaurant?_________
In which text did the person eat pizza?_________
In which text did the person eat fast food?_________
In which text did someone eat seafood?_________
In which text did the person talk about the atmosphere of the
restaurant?_________
Which restaurant was cheap?_________
In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal?_________
In which text did someone eat a very hot dish?_________
In which text did the person have a vegetarian meal?_________
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A typical one week cruise
Day One - departure from Miami
Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas
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1. Your cruise starts in The
Bahamas.
True
False
2. You have a free day in
Antigua.
True
False
3. You can go on a cruise for
two weeks.
True
False
4. There are three different
ships in the Crystal Cruises
company.
True
False
5. There is a cinema on board
each ship.
True
False
6. The cruise finishes in a
different country.
True
False
7. You can keep fit while you
are on board the cruise ship.
True
False
8. The company only does cruises
in the Caribbean.
True
False
