1. Label the pictures with the words below.
castle harbour monument opera house ruins square statue zoo
1 ………………………………..
2 ………………………………..
3 ………………………………..
4 ………………………………..
5 ………………………………..
6 ………………………………..
7 ………………………………..
8 ………………………………..
Answer
1 statue 2 zoo 3 harbour 4 castle 5 opera house
6 square 7 ruins 8 monument
2. Where can you do these things? Complete the words.
1 see animals from places like Africa in natural, open spaces: w…………………. p………………….
2 see unusual fish: a………………….
3 buy fruit, vegetables, etc.: m………………….
4 find a wide variety of shops: s…………………. d………………….
5 see beautiful countryside: n…………………. p………………….
6 see where kings and queens live or lived: p………………….
7 see ships and boats: h………………….
8 see a play: t………………….
9 see a lot of beautiful, old buildings: o…………………. t………………….
10 see interesting, valuable, old objects: m………………….
11 climb up high and get a good view: t………………….
12 go on rides: t…………………. p………………….
Answer
1 wildlife park 2 aquarium 3 market 4 shopping district
5 national park 6 palace 7 harbour
8 theatre 9 old town 10 museum 11 tower
12 theme park
3. Complete the postcard with the verbs below. Use the past simple.
not be not buy go go have play sunbathe not want
Answer
1 went 2 didn’t want 3 sunbathed 4 wasn’t
5 went 6 didn’t buy 7 played 8 had
4. Complete the dialogue with the verbs below. Use the past simple.
be do go go go away have hire stay stay visit vist
James 1……………………… you ……………………… a good holiday?
Lucy Yes, it 2……………………… good. We 3……………………… my cousin in Germany.
James Cool. What 4……………………… you ………………………?
Lucy We 5……………………… on the Baltic coast. We 6……………………… bikes and we 7……………………… on a boat trip. What about you? 8……………………… you ………………………?
James No, I 9……………………… here. I 10……………………… on a couple of excursions with my family, and I 11……………………… a theme park with Josh.
Answer
1 Did, have 2 was 3 visited 4 did, do 5 stayed
6 hired 7 went 8 Did, go away 9 stayed 10 went
11 visited
5. What did you do in the summer? Write three sentences. Use the past simple.
1 …………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
2 …………………………………………………………
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3 …………………………………………………………
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Answer
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