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Unit 5

10 esercizi
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Family
1 Complete the text with the correct words below. There are two extra words.

1. Any member of your family is a ________ .
2. My brother was born on the same day as me. He's my ________ .
3. If your child has a daughter, she is your ________ .
4. My father has a brother. He's my ________ .
5. John is my mother's father, and my ________ .
6. My favourite ________ is my sister's daughter.
7. I have so many ________ , I can't remember all their names!
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Listening: Family
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
A: Eddie's grandmother didn't like playing dangerous games when she was a child.
B: She lived in the country.
C: She and her brothers and sisters played games in the garden.
D: Her family enjoyed singing together at Christmas.
E: The family cat was called Kim.
F: She walked to school with her brothers.
G: She started school when she was 5 and a half.
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Past simple: 'be'
3 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verb 'be'. Use the contracted form where possible.

1. ' ________ you happy when you ________ a child?' 'Yes, I ________ .'
2. It ________ a beautiful autumn day and we ________ in the park all day.
3. 'Why ________ the restaurant closed yesterday?' 'The owners ________ on holiday.'
4. They ________ (not) in time to catch the last train home.
5. Sue ________ close to her little sister when they ________ young.
6. My grandfather ________ (not) born in Manchester. He ________ born in Leeds.
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Past simple: 'be' and regular verbs
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use the contracted form where possible.

1. Yesterday it ________ (rain) all day so we ________ (stay) at home.
2. Dan and Bob ________ (be) very good friends at school. They always ________ (study) together in the afternoons.
3. ' ________ (you / miss) the concert?' 'No, we ________ (arrive) just in time.'
4. We ________ (not enjoy) the Carnival parade because the band ________ (play) too loud.
5. 'When ________ (they / visit) America?' 'They ________ (travel) there in 2006.'
6. Why ________ (Chrissie / invite) Alice to her party? I thought they ________ (not be) very good friends.
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Celebrations
Complete the definitions with the correct celebration.

1. On that day parents prepare little chocolate eggs, and children look for them in the garden or in the house. This celebration is in spring.
It is ________ .
2. It is a day when children and young people dress up in costumes. In some towns there are also long and colourful parades.
It is ________ .
3. You receive presents from friends and family, and often phone calls from relatives who live far away. You also have a special cake with candles on it.
It is your ________ .
4. People stay up late and watch fireworks at midnight. In some countries people have special food for dinner.
It is ________ .
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Reading: Celebration
Read the text and answer the questions.

My name is Nick. I was born on a rainy day in July. My mother remembers that it was a surprisingly cold day. That summer my parents decided to stay at home, but in the following years they enjoyed very peaceful and relaxing holidays both in summer and in winter. When I was three years old they decided to do something exceptional: we visited Santa's village in Sweden at Christmas. I was a little boy and I was really impressed. That was a memorable experience. I talked to Santa in person and I played with Santa's helpers: the elves, little creatures with pointed ears. They worked to make toys. I didn't imagine it was all fake. Years later, when my parents informed me that Santa Claus didn't exist, it was very difficult to accept the fact. All my friends already realised that it was their mum and dad who prepared the presents for them on Christmas Eve. I simply refused to accept the truth because I still remembered that trip to Santa's village.
A: When Nick was born, it was a sunny day.
B: His parents enjoyed exciting holidays when he was young.
C: They all visited Sweden when Nick was only four years old.
D: In Sweden they visited Santa Claus's village.
E: That holiday was a memorable experience for Nick.
F: Nick received a present when he was in Sweden.
G: Years later, Nick didn't want to accept the fact that Santa didn't exist.
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Possessive case and double genitive
Find one mistake in each sentence.

1. Claras aunt's a nurse.
2. Can I introduce you to a cousin of my?
3. Who's presents are these?
4. She's a friend of my brothers. He often meets her at school.
5. The churches' roof is very old.
6. Whose that man on the corner of the road?
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'Both'
Decide if the use of 'both' in each sentence is correct or incorrect.
A: We can see both Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace if we visit London.
B: I can't decide what to see on TV this evening. Both films look good.
C: My mum and dad enjoy both swimming in the sea.
D: I really liked the books I both received for Christmas.
E: Sally has both a T-shirt and some trainers in her backpack.
F: My both best friends were born on the 1st of May!
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Past simple: 'be' and regular verbs
Complete the text with past simple form of the verbs below. There are two extra verbs.

celebrate
walk
be
watch
dress up
appear
not want
remember
hate
imagine

When Steven ________ three years old, he ________  Halloween because the pumpkin lanterns outside his house were really scary! He ________ that Halloween was the night when ghosts ________ and talked to people. All the children ________ as ghosts and witches and ________ from door to door asking for sweets and saying 'Trick or treat?', but he ________ to do that. How ________ (you) Halloween when you were young?
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Celebrations; past simple: 'be' and regular verbs; possessive case and double genitive; 'both'
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

I come from a small but special family, but I guess all families are special in one way or another. My mother ________ when I was young and my father ________ at home to look after me and my younger brother, Francis. He was born on the 24th of December, on Christmas ________ so he didn't receive many birthday presents when he ________ a child. My uncle Jerry was an artist and my brother and I often visited him during the holidays. This is probably why we were ________ very good at painting when we were young. He encouraged us to be creative. When we celebrated my grandparents 50th wedding ________ we designed the table decorations. Some of the guests asked ________
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