Writing. Grade_9

Read the sentence. Choose the best word for each space.

1. This time next week I'll be lying ........... the beach in Portugal .

 

Read the sentence. Choose the best word for each space.  

  2. We .......... an apartment near the beach, and that's where we spent most of our time.
 

Read the sentence. Choose the best word for each space.

  3. I .......... a lot of photos on my holiday.

Read the sentence. Choose the best word for each space.

  4. Steve is really interested .......... photography and gardening.

Write a word to complete the sentence.

5. If the temperature is low, it is _______________.

 Write a word to complete the sentence.

6. You can't see a lot when the weather is ________.

Write a word to complete the sentence.

  7.  The __________ can appear in the sky after rain.

Write a word to complete the sentence.

  8.Water from the sky is called ___________.

Write a word to complete the sentence.

  9. A __________ is bad weather for boats, with thunder and lightning.

   10. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies 10           [if, although, because]  they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat. ... summer, many people go to places ... the weather is warmer  ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a  ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

  11. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies …. they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat.  11    [in, on, at]  summer, many people go to places …. the weather is warmer ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a  ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

  12.Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies ... they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat. ... summer, many people go to places  12        [where, what, which] the weather is warmer  ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries  ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually  ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

  13. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies ... they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat.  ... summer, many people go to places ... the weather is warmer 13       [then, than, as] in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

14. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies ... they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat. ... summer, many people go to places ... the weather is warmer  ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are 14         [enough, too, very]  popular in winter. Many people travel to countries  ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a  ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

15. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies ... they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat. ... summer, many people go to places ... the weather is warmer  ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries 15       [like, such, so]  as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually  ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a  ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

16. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies ... they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat.  ... summer, many people go to places ... the weather is warmer  ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries   ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually 16        [have, has, having] holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a ... of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

17. Read the article about Irish holidays.
Choose the best word for each space.

Have a great holiday!

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies ... they can arrange everything for you. The company books your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat.  ... summer, many people go to places ... the weather is warmer  ... in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.

Skiing holidays are ... popular in winter. Many people travel to countries (6) ... as Austria , France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more adventurous holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually ... holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a 17       [many, lot, much]  of TV programmes about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense. 

  18. I’                      this film. Let’s watch something else. (already/see) 

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense.

  19. Last week, Julia and Tim          to the theatre.(go) 

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense.

  20. I         my key yesterday, so I couldn’t get into the house. (lose)

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense.

  21.  Jack              in Boston for the past 15 years. (live)

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense.

  22. I                  my family for two years. (not/see)

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense.

  23. When she was young she          in Seoul. (live)

Complete the sentence with the verb from brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple tense.

  24. Tom                several letters to his parents since he left home. (write)