Match the words.
1. interesting
A. reports
2. chat
B. strips
3. local
C. message
4. cartoon
D. advice
5. weather
E. horoscopes
6. text
F. shows
7. TV
G. articles
8. celebrity
H. news
9. daily
I. guide
10. beauty
J. gossip
Choose the correct word.
• stray
• members
• idea
• record
• proud
1. Fred came up with a great _ .
2. The Animal Watch club helps _ animals.
3. Our teacher was very _ of her students.
4. The athlete broke the world _ for the 100 m race.
5. There are 200 _ in our club.
Complete with on, with, off.
1. We must use those eggs soon before they go _ .
2. Go _ . I’m listening to you.
3. That blouse goes really well _ your skirt.
4. My alarm clock went _ at 7 o’ clock.
Put the verbs in the Past Continuous.
1. Bob _ (play) football in the park at 10 am this morning.
2. Mark _ (send) e−mails until 11 pm last night.
3. Tom _ (recover) in hospital after his fall when he got an invitation to his sister’s wedding.
4. Jane _ (read) the newspaper when the phone rang.
5. Tom _ (watch) TV when Jane arrived.
Put the verbs in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
1. Kate _ (cook) breakfast when she _ (hear) a noise in the garden.
2. Jim _ (read) a newspaper when the fire _ (start).
3. My parents _ (watch) TV while I _ (sleep).
4. When Joe _ (see) the lion, he _ (run) away.
Choose the correct response.
1.
A: Do you fancy watching Eastenders?
B:
a. Oh no, not that!
b. Shall we watch that, too?
2.
A: Can we watch the news?
B:
a. I don’t like reality shows.
b. Sure.
3.
A: I’ve got some good news.
B:
a. That’s amazing!
b. Sure.
4.
A: Do you fancy watching it?
B:
a. Why? What’s on?
b. I suppose so.
5.
A: Did you hear about the charity fun run?
B:
a. Yes. What a story!
b. That’s scary.
Now I can …
• tell/react to news
• decide what TV programme to watch
• write a news story
• write a news article
• write newspaper headlines
• make a short radio programme
in English.
What’s the best thing you have seen on TV this year?
The off button.