1. Put in the where necessary. If the is not necessary, leave the space empty (–).
Portrait of a family: (1) …The…… Campbells There are eight people in this family. (2) …The…… children are Sandra, aged eighteen, Nicole aged fifteen, and (3) …–…… young twins, Michelle and Ryan, who are nearly seven. Their parents are Jack and Sylvia. (4) ……………. other adults are Irina, Sylvia’s mother and Chris, Sylvia’s father. They live in Brisbane, on (5) ……………. east coast of Queensland, Australia.
On (6) ……………. weekday mornings everyone gets up early. Jack Walsh works for a company which makes (7) ……………. paper. He leaves at seven o’clock, to avoid (8) ……………. rush hour, and perhaps to avoid having breakfast with (9) ……………. twins, who are very noisy. Nicole catches (10) ……………. school bus at seven-fifty. Sandra is at (11) ……………. art school, studying photography. She lives away from (12) ……………. home during term-time, so she avoids (13) ……………. noise too.
Ryan and Michelle don’t go to (14) ……………. school by (15) ……………. bus because their school is just down (16) ……………. road from their house. After school, their grandparents look after them as their parents are at (17) ……………. work until six o’clock. Sylvia works at (18) ……………. Gallery of Modern Art which is beside (19) ……………. Brisbane River in (20) ……………. city centre.
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4 The 5 the 6 – 7 –
8 the 9 the 10 the 11 –
12 – 13 the 14 – 15 –
16 the 17 – 18 the 19 the
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2. Write a similar description of a family you know or a famous family.
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3. Read these news items carefully and cross out the where it is not necessary.
PM TOUR The prime minister leaves this morning for a tour of the Far East. She will visit the Singapore and the Malaysia and then go to the Philippines for a conference about the global warming.
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ROYAL VISIT The King Felipe of the Spain arrives today for a short visit to the United Kingdom. After lunch with the Queen at the Windsor Castle, he will open an exhibition at the National Gallery in the Trafalgar Square and in the evening he will have talks with the businessmen.
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RAIL CRASH An accident has closed the main railway line between London and Southampton. Several people were hurt when a train hit a bridge. The injured have been taken to the Southampton General Hospital. For the information phone the police on 023 7301023.
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… and the Malaysia and then go on to the Philippines for a conference about the global warming.
ROYAL VISIT The King Felipe of the Spain arrives today for a short visit to the United Kingdom. After lunch with the Queen at the Windsor Castle, he will open an exhibition at the National Gallery in the Trafalgar Square and in the evening he will have talks with the businessmen.
RAIL CRASH … The injured have been taken to the Southampton General Hospital. For the information phone the police on 023 7301023.