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Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.

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Across: 1. the activity of going for a walk, especially for pleasure in the countryside 6. a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns the ball 7. a sport in which two people fight using their arms and legs and hands and feet, and try to throw each other to the ground 8. a sport in which two or four people hit a shuttlecock over a high net 9. the sport or activity of using boats with sails 13. a game played between two or four people on a special playing area that involves hitting a small ball across a central net using a racket 14. a game played between two or four people on a special closed playing area that involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall 15. a game played by two teams in which the players each use a long stick with a net at the end to catch, carry, and throw a small ball, and try to get the ball in the other team's goal

Down: 2. energetic physical exercises, often performed with a group of people to music, that make the heart, lungs, and muscles stronger and increase the amount of oxygen in the blood 3. a sport, originally from Japan, in which people fight using their arms, legs, hands, and feet. The level of skill a person has is shown by what colour belt they wear 4. a game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small ball into a series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long, thin stick 5. a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring 7. the activity of running at a slow, regular speed, especially as a form of exercise 10. the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing 11. physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment such as bars and ropes, intended to increase the body's strength and the ability to move and bend easily 12. a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal

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Get your five-a-day

Gap-fill exercise

Text source: Krantz, C & Styring, J. (2013) Over to you 1 Workbook. Oxford University Press

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Remember to use constractions where possible and note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

You must eat five veggies or pieces of fruit every day, according to doctors and nutritionists. If you (not eat) healthily, you (put on) weight. And if you (be) very overweight, you (damage) your heart and you'd be at risk of all sorts of diseases. "I went on a massive diet. I weighed 140 kg before I went on my diet, and now I weigh 93 kg. My doctors have told that if I (not go) on a diet, I (have) a heart attack, explains Alonso Álvarez. "How did I lose 47 kg? It wasn't easy, I can tell you! I did it with the help of a personal ptrainer at my local gym. Unless I (have)some help from the personal trainer, I (never/lose) all that weight"

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Reading questionnaire: 1st term at Malory Towers

Quiz

Read this text and do the following questionnaire:

Chapter one: Off to boarding school

Darrell Rivers looked at herself in the mirror. It was almost time to start for the train, but there was just a minute to see how she looked in her new school uniform.

“It’s jolly nice,” said Darrell, turning herself about. “Brown coat, brown hat, orange ribbon, and a brown tunic underneath with an orange belt. I like it”

Her mother looked into Darrell’s room, and smiled “Admiring yourself?” she said. “Well, I like it all, too”. I must say Malory Towers has a lovely school uniform. Come along, Darrell. We don’t want to miss the train your very first term!”

Darrell felt excited. She was going to boarding school for the first time. Malory Towers did not take children younger than twelve, so Darrell would be one of the youngest there. She looked forward to many terms of fun and friendship, work and play.

“What will it be like?” she kept wondering. “I’ve read lots of school stories, but I expect it won’t be quite the same at Malory Towers. Every school is different. I do hope I make some friends there.”

Darrell was sad at leaving her own friends behind her. None of them was going to Malory Towers. She had been to a day school with them, and most of them were either staying on there or going to different boarding schools.

Her trunk was packed full. On the side was painted in big black letters DARRELL RIVERS. On the labels were the letters MT for Malory Towers. Darrell had only to carry her tennis racket in its press, and her small bag in which her mother had packed her things for the first night.

Enid Blyton, 1st term at Malory Towers.

 

1. Where is Darrell?
   1.   At home
   2.   At the train station
   3.   At Malory Towers
2. Darrell...
   1.   ...has already studied at a boarding school
   2.   ...has never studied at a boarding school
   3.   ...has never studied at a day school
3. Darrell's mother...
   1.   ...wants to miss the train
   2.   ...wants Darrell to hurry up
   3.   ...wants to have Darrell’s school uniform
4. Most Darrell’s personal belongings are…
   1.   ...at Malory Towers
   2.   ...in her small bag
   3.   ...in his trunk
5. Which of these options is TRUE?
   1.   Darrell likes reading
   2.   Darrell doesn’t want to go to Malory Towers
   3.   Darrell hates her school uniform