AN ENGLISH POST OFFICE!

Sarah and Colin live in an old house in an English village. Sarah is a secretary. She drives five miles to work
every day. Colin works at home. The village post office is one room in their house and Colin works there. The people in
the village buy their stamps in Colin and Sarah's house! The post box is here, too. It's a lovely house. The living room is
yellow and brown. There are two big blue sofas. There is an antique table and chairs. There is a big picture of Sarah and
her daughter. Sarah's mother is a famous painter. There are usually flowers. Sarah likes yellow and white flowers. The
kitchen and bathroom are new. Colin and Sarah are very happy in their house and I like visiting them.

1. Sarah and Colin live in a new house. True/ False

2. Sarah stays at home every day. True/False
3. . The post office is in their house. True/False
4. . Sarah is a famous painter. True/ False
5. Their living room is white. True/ False
6. In the living room there are three sofas . True/False
7. Sarah likes blue and yellow flowers. True/ False
8. The kitchen and bathroom are antique True/ False
9. Colin and Sarah are very happy in their house. True/ false
10. I hate visiting them True/ False
I. Answer the questions:
1. Where do Sarah and Colin live?.........................................................................................................................................
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2. Where is their house?......................................................................................................................................................
3. What is Sarah s job?.....................................................................................................................................................
4. How many miles does she drive every day?.......................................................................................................................
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5. Where does Colin work?.......................................................................................................................................
6. Where is the village post office?...................................................................................................................................
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7. What do people buy from Colin and Sarah s house?.........................................................................................................
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8. What colour is their living room?.........................................................................................................................................
9. How many sofas are in their living room?............................................................................................................................

II.

Read and translate:

Hello!......................................................
My name is Mike Lee............................................................
I am a pilot..........................................................................
I pilot a big plane................................................................................
I like to fly..........................................................................................
I am at home now.................................................................................
I am at home today................................................................................
I live in a big city.................................................................................
I live in London....................................................................................
London is a big city................................................................................
I live in a nice house.......................................................................................
It is a good house............................................................................................
Look at my house............................................................................................
It is not a big house........................................................................................
It is nice and cosy...........................................................................................
I like my house................................................................................................

III.

Complete:

My name..............Mike. I am ................home today. I am .......................pilot. I ......................to fly. I ....................in

London. London is a ..................city. My house........................big; it is ....................and
..........................I .............................a big plane. ......................at my house.

IV.

Translate:

Salut!..................................
Sunt domnul Mike Lee..................................................................................................................
Locuiesc ntr-un ora mare..............................................................................................................
Sunt acas acum....................................................................................
Casa mea nu este mare.............................................................................
E o cas plcut....................................................................................

Uitai-v la casa mea..............................................................................

E o cas bun................................................................................................
Sunt pilot.......................................................................................
mi place s zbor.........................................................................
Locuiesc n Londra........................................................................
Londra este un ora mare....................................................................

V.

Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It (be) ________(3) in the
country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) ____ ____(4) loud in the country. I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up
before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) ________(5) still dark when I wake up. But I dont mind. I like waking up that
early. I like the way the country looks in the morning. The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be)
________(6) finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She makes a
delicious breakfast. My mom (be) ________(7) a really good cook.
Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesnt feed them. She said it is because my
sister (be, not) ____ ____(8) strong enough. But I still dont understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my
mom doesnt want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) ________(9) pretty rough, especially when they (be)
________(10) hungry.
The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be) ________(12) easy. I just throw some food down on
the ground and they run out and eat it. While the chickens (be) ________(13) eating, I go into their house to
collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________(14) really good to eat. They (be) ________(15) easy to cook too. That is
what I do in the mornings. I (be) ________(16) pretty busy.

Vocabulary:

VI.

Make the sentences negative:

She is at the disco..........................................................................................................................

I am from America.........................................................................................................................

My name is Linda.........................................................................................................................
We are from London.....................................................................................................................
You are from France....................................................................................................................
Your name is Eric..........................................................................................................................
It is a spaceship.............................................................................................................................
Peter is from South America......................................................................................................
His name is John............................................................................................................................

VII.

Change the sentences into questions:

She is on the plane.................................................................................................................

It is a plane.........................................................................................................................
Lucy is in hospital................................................................................................................
His first name is Rick.............................................................................................................
Your surname is Jones..............................................................................................................
Her name is Angela...................................................................................................................
You are from Chicago.................................................................................................................
They are from England..........................................................................................................
We are in Tokyo.......................................................................................................................

VIII.

Answer the questions. Use short answers:

Is Michael Jackson a singer?................................................................................................

Is Brad Pitt an actor?.......................................................................................................
Are you from America?.....................................................................................................
Is the penguin from the South Pole?...................................................................................
Is Batman from Africa?...................................................................................................
Are you a boy?..........................................................................................................
Is it your name George?.................................................................................................

IX.

Write using letters:

2+2=4.............................................................................................................................................
2+1=3.............................................................................................................................................

4+6=10........................................................................................................................................
5+8=13....................................................................................................................................
3x2=6...........................................................................................................................................
5x4=20...........................................................................................................................................
2x8=16...........................................................................................................................................
20-8=12.........................................................................................................................................
9-2=7............................................................................................................................................
18:9=2......................................................................................................................................
15:3=5.........................................................................................................................................
16:2=8..........................................................................................................................................
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XI.
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Write the phone numbers:

ALAN three four seven nine one eight two............................................................................
MARK one four six five seven three eight..............................................................................
MARY three zero four one two six five.................................................................................
TOM
nine six zero one four seven two...................................................................... ..........
ANTHONY three double five two seven six four....................................................................
SOPHIE
two three one five six seven eight.............................................................................
ELLEN
three eight five double two seven zero....................................................................
Answer the questions. Use these words:
she

it

we

they

you

Where is Tony? ................is in London.

Where is Shirley? ...................is at the party.
Where is Mr. Sadler?................is in London.
Where is London?...................is in England.
Where are Sheila and Linda from? ...............are from England.
Where is New York?..............is in America.
A: Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Hill. Are you from America?
B: Yes, ...............are from San Francisco.
A:Where are..................from, Mary?
B: ........ am from Canada.
XIII . Complete with a or an :
Bill is ____ author. He is writing ___ travel book now. He makes ____ lot of money. We had lunch with him yesterday.
It was ____ excellent lunch. The meal cost him ____ hundred and fifty pounds. What ____ expensive restaurant! He
gave the waiter twenty pounds. That was ____ good tip.