I. 1. Read the text carefully. Hello, I’m Margaret Beauford and I’m 14. I’m Irish but I live in London. I live in the suburbs and I have a big family: my mom, Adelle, my stepfather, Robert, two sisters, Danny and Chloe, a brother, John, and two twin stepsisters, Mara and Tara. I spend most of my time at school, because I only have one afternoon free, on Thursdays but I have a lot of hobbies. I like dancing, singing, watching DVDs and writing short stories. I like writing stories about vampires at the weekend and my favourite TV show is The Vampire Diaries . I love vampires! I’m shy and I don’t have many friends but I really want a penfriend. Email me! 2. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones. a) Margaret is from London. _______ b) Margaret has four sisters. ________ c) Margaret has school only in the morning. _________ d) Margaret likes everything about vampires. 3. Answer the following questions. a) What kind of family does Margaret have? Does she live with both parents? Explain. b) Does Margaret have a lot of friends? Why? c) When does she have lessons in the afternoon? d) What does she want with this email? 7th Grade - School Year 2010/2011 Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________________ 4. Ask questions for the underlined part of these sentences. a) Margaret has dance lessons twice a week. b) Margaret and John start school at 8 am. c) At home Margaret writes short stories. d) Yes, she does. She watches TV a lot. 5. Find in the text words or expressions that mean the following: a) She is married to Robert. _____________________ b) Saturday + Sunday = _________________________ c) They are not her father’s daughter but they are her mother’s. ___________________________ d) Things we do in our free time ___________________________. II. 1. Do these sports go with do, play or go? football aerobics running volleyball hockey gymnastics hiking karate swimming do play go 2. Punctuate the following text and use capital letters when needed. hello my names chloe and im margarets sister. im 15 years old and my hobbies are swimming and running. my sisters always say that im too sporty. i have swimming lessons on mondays and wednesdays. my birthdays on march and i want a bike because i like riding bikes. im irish but I also speak french and german. 3. Order the words and write correct sentences in the Present Simple. a) Every day / not read / we / Margaret’s stories. b) Margaret / after dinner / surf the net / ? c) Margaret and Danny / go to the cinema / eat popcorn / often / together. d) Not watch TV / in the evening / Margaret / watch TV shows / but / on her computer / she. 4. Complete the following sentences with a correct possessive. a) John and I live here. It’s ________ house. b) Margaret and her siblings have a cat. _________ cat is grey. c) Danny has a boyfriend. Danny_______boyfriend is Peter. d) Robert______ son is Mark. ________ surname is Burke. e) Margaret ______ school is big. The name _______________ is St. Peter’s. III. Write an email to Margaret talking about yourself. Don’t forget to talk about: - Personal info (name, age, address, phone number, birthday,…) - Physical and psychological description - Family (big or small, members, names, …) - School (how is it, favourite subjects, …) - Hobbies (which, when, your favourite,…) - Pets (do you have one, which, …) - Why you want a penfriend . french and german. 3. Order the words and write correct sentences in the Present Simple. a) Every day / not read / we / Margaret’s stories. b) Margaret /