Writing, Prepare 5th Form, 2nd Semester

Complete the conversations with the words in the box.

How / How long / How often / How much / What /Where / Who / Why

1 A:     wants to come with me?

B: We all do!

2 A:      do you wear on a cold day?

B: I wear my jacket and hat.

3 A:     were you tired yesterday?

B: Because I went to bed very late.

4 A:        did you go on holiday last summer?

B: We went to Greece.

5 A:          money do you need?

B: I need £50.

6 A:          was the school camping trip?

B: One week.

7 A:     difficult was the exam?

B: It was OK, not too hard.

8 A:           do you practise the piano?

B: Every day.

Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.
This is my sister. She’s (1)        (tall) than me and she’s got long dark hair. She usually wears (2)         (dress), but today she’s         (3) (wear) a T-shirt and (4)       (jean). Yesterday, her friends (5)         (invite) her to a party. The party is on Saturday. She wants to (6)    (go), but she thinks her clothes are too old. She thinks all her friends have (7)       (nice) clothes than she does, but I know she’s wrong. Her clothes are lovely, and her new red (8)       (shoe) are just great!

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple.
1 Last weekend Jason        (want) to go swimming, but the weather was too bad.
2 Mrs Norris is very angry because I                (not finish) my homework last night.
3 My brothers      (be) in the park this morning.
4 Fran and Alex          (not be) at the party last night. They never go to parties.
5 No, Anita             (not live) in America. She lived in Canada.
6 My cat         (not be) well yesterday. She didn’t eat a thing all day.
7 Vivien        (need) to speak to you yesterday, but you weren’t at home.
8 When she was young, my mum           (travel) all over the world.