Grade 7
Cette année scolaire 2020-2021 était particulière. Les devoirs de vacances proposés sont obligatoires pour certains élèves et conseillés pour tous les autres, afin de consolider les acquis du travail effectué depuis le début de l’année, en présentiel ou à distance.
Pour les élèves dont les devoirs sont obligatoires, il est impératif de les travailler sérieusement et les rendre complets, pour ne pas compromettre la prochaine année scolaire et faciliter l’adaptation à la classe supérieure.
Bonnes vacances à tous.
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences and questions. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Sandy ……… (play) basketball with her friends last Saturday.
We ……… (watch) a film on TV when we heard a noise.
I ……… (be) really anxious when I was waiting for my exam results.
Mum made breakfast for everyone while we ……… (sleep).
Kelly ……… (not forget) your birthday − she always remembers things like that.
2 Choose the correct answers to complete the dialogue.
Sam I don’t think we 1___ eat in this restaurant – it looks dirty!
John I agree, and there aren’t 2___ people inside.
Sam It isn’t 3___ place in town, either.
John No. I think there are 4___ restaurants than this near the river.
Sam But that’s quite far away, and we haven’t got 5___ time.
John It’s OK. Mum says we 6___ be home early because it’s the weekend.
Sam OK, but why don’t we walk 7___ the city centre first and see if there’s anywhere nice to eat there?
John Good idea! It’s not as 8___ as the river.
Sam Come on then! If we don’t hurry, 9___ . I’m starving!
John Me too − I’m 10___ hungry to think!
1 a would b should c must
1 a many b much c some
2 a the cheap b the cheaper c the cheapest
3 a good b better c best
4 a a few b a little c a lot of
5 a needn’t b have to c mustn’t
6 a inside b down c through
7 a far b further c furthest
8 a I died b I die c I’ll die
9 a enough b too c more
3 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
My parents can’t stand to listen / listening to loud music.
Has there been much / many crime in this area in the last year?
I like that actor, but his last thriller was worse / worst than all of his other films.
Has Thomas been / gone to school? Dad wanted to give him a lift.
I haven’t had a chocolate bar since / for last month.
4 Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Dale ……… (you / watch) the football on TV last night?
Ruby No, I ……… (go) to the cinema instead.
Dale Oh, I ……… (see) the new Ninja Turtles movie last week.
Ruby They ……… (not have) any tickets left for that one, and I don’t like that sort of movie anyway.
Dale Well, it’s for younger kids really, and the last Turtle movie
……… (be) a bit disappointing.
Ruby Yeah, you still ……… (enjoy) it though!
5 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
- When it ……… (stop) raining, we ……… (go out) and ……… (put) the kayak in the water.
- While I ……… (wait) at the bus stop, I ………
(see) an accident.
- Suddenly, the man ……… (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and ……… (run off).
- At 5 p.m. yesterday, I ……… (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister ……… (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
- I ……… (relax) in the sun when a cloud ………
(appear) in the sky.
- When the sailor ……… (open) the box, he
……… (find) an old map inside.
- While everyone ……… (argue), I ………
(realise) it was a good time to go.
- As I ……… (leave) the party, I finally ………
(remember) the man’s name.
- The man ……… (wear) a raincoat and ………
(carry) a big suitcase.
- The girl ……… (run) through the forest when she ………
(slip) over.
6 Read the text and find eight mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect word). Circle the mistakes and write the corrections. There are no mistakes in two of the lines.
- Ann was walking along the river and was talking on her phone, ……….
- when suddenly she noticing there was a man in the river. ……….
- He was swimming to the side, but he was having problems. ……….
- Quickly, Ann did jumped into the water and swam up to the man. ……….
- But while she reached him, his head went under the water. ……….
- Ann swam under the water, but she can’t find the man. ……….
- A few moments later, saw the man at the side of the river. ……….
- He was with some friends and they all laughing at her. ……….
- At that moment, she realised that it was a silly joke. But ……….
- shortly afterwards, two police officers arrive to talk to the men. ……….
7 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
- There are only a few / a little actors in that new play.
- It doesn’t matter how much / how many action scenes there are in a film if there isn’t a good storyline.
- I think some / any soundtracks are more interesting than the film itself.
- Have you got much / many money with you?
- There is much / a lot of work to do if you want to finish today.
- There weren’t some / any people left in the building.
- There are not much / not many sitcoms that I like.
- Would you like some / a little new video games for your birthday?
8 Complete the comparative sentences so that they are true. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets and add any other necessary words.
- An elephant is much ……… (big) a mouse.
- Winter is ……… (warm) autumn in the UK.
- Midday is ……… (early) than midnight.
- A worm is ……… (long) a snake.
- At 3,776 m, Mount Fuji is ……… (high) Mount Ararat, which is 5,137 m.
- A cup of coffee is much ……… (hot) an ice cream.
- A car is ……… (cheap) a bicycle.
9 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
- How long / When did you get here?
- Sam’s not here – has he been / gone to the cinema?
- Have you run / ran in an important race before?
- Has your grandma had a cat for / since a long time?
- Have you never / ever seen a thunderstorm in the middle of the night?
- Has your mum been here for / since this morning?
Vocabulary 1 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
- We worked for a few hours and then made / took a break.
- I was upset / delighted yesterday because I broke my bedroom mirror.
- I’m probably / definitely going to come to the concert with you tonight – I bought a ticket this morning.
- That meal at Angela’s house was very delicious / tasty.
- Dan fell over yesterday and injured / sprained himself.
- We shouldn't walk around the desert / volcano because smoke is coming out of it.
- I didn’t like the last scene / ending in the film – it was really boring.
- What are we doing this afternoon? We need to have / make a decision.
- A lot of shops are closing down / dying out in the centre of town because no one is shopping there any more.
- Gina is going to join / send the basketball team next year.
2 Complete the sentences with the words below.
anxious challenging gripping proud windy
- My parents were very………of me when I scored a goal in the football match.
- You’re looking at your mobile phone again! Are you ……… about something?
- This book is ………− I can’t put it down!
- It was very ………last night – the big tree at the end of our garden fell down!
- I don’t like doing easy things, so I want a ……… job when I leave university.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
- When I climbed the mountain, it felt like a great ……… (achieve).
- We have to do a lot of ……… (prepare) before our camping trip in the forest.
- Kayaking across the lake was ……… (exhaust).
- I've read your essay, but it isn’t very clear – you need to ……… (write) it.
- Gemma was very ……… (surprise) when we gave her the flowers.
4 Look at situations 1–10. How did the person feel in each situation? Match the adjectives below with the situations.
ashamed bored confused cross embarrassed envious excited frightened relieved upset
- I copied my friend’s homework without telling her and she got in trouble with the teacher. ………
- The teacher didn’t choose me for the school play. I cried when I heard.
………
- I met my friend for coffee and she had the trainers that I really want to buy.
………
- I’m at the station waiting to go on holiday. My train is a little late and there’s nothing to do. ………
- One friend told me the party starts in an hour, but another friend said it starts in two hours. ………
- I’m waiting for my favourite cousin to arrive from Australia.
………
- My mum showed my new best friend a picture of me as a baby in the bath.
………
- I passed an important exam that was very difficult! ………
- When I woke up this morning I saw an enormous spider next to my hand.
………
- I want to ride my bike, but my brother left it in the park yesterday.
………
5 Replace the simple adjectives in brackets with extreme adjectives. The first letter of each extreme adjective has been given.
- E.g. That helmet doesn’t fit me – it’s t iny……… (very small).
- Doing a bungee jump was t……… (very frightening).
- Breaking my leg while crossing that river was a……… (very bad).
- After swimming across the lake, I was e……… (very tired).
- The hill we had to climb looked h……… (very big).
- The countryside we were walking through was s……… (very beautiful).
6 Match the words below with the definitions. There are two extra words.
architect cleaner dentist farm worker groundskeeper hairdresser journalist locksmith photographer solicitor stunt performer travel agent
- You have to be a tidy person to do this job and it isn’t very well paid. ………
- This person looks after people’s teeth. ………
- This person draws the plans for houses and other buildings. ………
- This person gives advice about the law and writes legal documents. ………
- If you want to book a holiday, you can talk to this person. ………
- This person helps with animals or with preparing fields and picking crops. …………
- This person is really good at using a camera. ………
- If you lose your key, this person will help you get into your house. ………
- This person writes for newspapers and magazines. ………
- This person does dangerous things in a film. ………
7 Sally is talking about the type of job that she would like. Complete the missing words and then decide which job you think is best for her. The first letter of each word has been given.
- I don’t like working on my own and would prefer to be part of a t_ _ _ .
- I don’t really like working i_ _ _ _ _ _ and would prefer to be outside as much as possible.
- I don’t mind working l_ _ _ hours.
- Sitting down at a desk isn’t really what I want to do – I’d prefer to be on my f _ _ _ all day.
- I don’t like doing the same thing all the time so I don’t want a r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ job.
- I don’t want to do a job just for the money and I really like helping people, so I want a r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ job.
- I like learning new things all the time and doing things that are difficult, so I think I need a c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ job.
- I don’t mind working with young c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ , but I’d like to work with adults too.
- I don’t mind being in s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ situations when someone is in danger and you have to think quickly.
- The best job for Sally is a a waiter.
b an au-pair.
c a paramedic.
8 Complete the dialogue with the words below.
amazing cool envious frustrating how kidding nightmare relief shame that
Jess I’m going on a road trip around America next summer!
Ben Really? What a ……… thing to do. I’m so ……… ! Jess And I’m going with my grandmother!
Ben You’re ……… ! Your grandmother? ……… sounds like a ………!
Jess Not at all! She’s a famous photographer. She took photos of The Beatles when she was in her twenties. We’re going to write a blog about our trip and maybe even a book.
Ben That’s ……… Did you hear that I lost my phone last week with all of the photos from the school trip?
Jess Not the photos that we were going to upload to the school website? What a
………!
Ben Don’t worry, I found it eventually …
Jess Phew! What a ……… Where was it?
Ben It was on the train. But I had to spend about two hours on the phone to the company trying to find it.
Jess Two hours on the phone – how ………!
Ben Yeah, well it’s all ok now. Anyway good luck with your road trip.
……… exciting!
