Semester Writing Practice|6 grade

Task 1. Read and guess the missing words.

MY SCHOOL SUBJECTS

In ……………………(1) you learn about the things and people from the past. You can hear fascinating stories about what life was like before. You read about heroes and battles . But you must learn some years, too.

In ……………………(2) you learn about our planet, about other planets and

stars. You also learn about rivers, lakes, mountains, continents, countries and cities from all over the world. Of course, you need a map and a globe.

In ………………….…(3) you learn about nature: all living creatures on our planet — plants, animals, people. You learn what they eat, where they live, how they grow. You can even do some experiments.

In …………………..…(4) you learn everything about computers and how to use

them. It is fun because you sometimes play games. But you can also chat with your friends or find many interesting things on the Internet.

In ………………………(5) you work with numbers. You do all sorts of athematical calculations. You add numbers (two plus two is four), subtract numbers (four minus three is one), multiply numbers (two times six is twelve) or divide numbers (ten divided by two is five). But that’s not all. There are many more things you can do with numbers.

In …………………….(6) you really have fun because you play different sports. During the class you are not in the classroom but in the gym or in the school playground. You need sneakers and special clothes.

Task 2. Fill in the gaps using the question words

(When\Where\ Whose \Why\ Who\What)

(1) __________ does she live? – She lives in the village.

(2) __________ is your best friend? – My best friend is Olga.

(3) __________ do your lessons start? – They start at 9 o’clock.

(4) __________ book is it? – It is my book.

(5) __________ is your favourite subject? – My favourite subject is Music.

(6) __________ is your brother crying? – Because he has lost his ball.

Task 3. Write the sentences using the proper degree of comparison.

(1) This train is ______________ (big) than that car.