Vocabulary Practice

1. Fill in the correct word.

* Call * Age * Fun * Hit * Member * Meet
1. Th new family series Friends Forever hit the TV screens this week!
2. Samantha is only six, but she's very clever for her _____________
3. I'm Donna Gilbert and I'm a member of the Gilbert family.
4. Frank, I want you to _______ my mum and dad.
5. My dad's name is Matthew but most people ___________________ him Matt.
6 My dogs, Jessie and Blackie, have a lot of ________________ together.

2. Write down the term for the opposite sex.

mum brother son uncle grandmother granddaughter nephew wife boyfriend cousin 3. Read the interwiew and complete the questions.
An interview with Penelope Cruz
Interviewer: Penelope, 1) _________________________________ nickname?
Penelope: My nickname is Pe, it's short for Penelope.

Interviewer: So, ______________________________ from?

Penelope: I'm from Madrid in Spain
Interviewer: __________________ is your birthday, Penelope?
Penelope: It's on the 28th of April.
Interviewer: ________________ brothers and sisters have you got?
Penelope: A brother, Eduardo and a sister, Monica
Interviewer: ________________ are your favourite things?
Penelope: Dancing! I love classical and Russian Ballet,Do you know Bolchoi
School? well, I lov animals too!
Interviewer: Penelope, ____________ is your favourite food?
Penelope: Oh, Japanese food, I love it!
Interviewer: Thank you very much for giving this interview
Penelope:You're welcome.
* Progress Check!
A) Circle the correct item.
1. __________ me an e-mail if you like.
a) Contact

b) Drop

c) Write

2. Jim and Linda _______ the same age. He is sixteen and she is fourteen.
3. The Statue of Liberty is a famous __________ in the USA.
A) capital city b) country

c) landmark

4. Mei is from China. She is ________

a) Japanese

b) Chinese

c) Mexican

5. This is Ann _______ from Britain

a) She's

b) She aren't

c) Is she

6. ________ is your friend's name?

a) How

b) What

c) Whose

7. "What ________ is he"? "Turkish"

a) nationality

b) name

c) country

8. Pierre is __________ France

a) For

b) to

c) from

9. Nice to __________ you, too!

a) write

b) meet

c) contact

10. How old ______?

a) she is

b) are she

c) is she

11) Who's your ________ singer?

a) nice

b) favourite c) famous

12) My name's Timothy Stevens, but please, ________ me Thin.

A) Call

B) Meet

C) See

13) _________ do you speel your name?

a) Who

b) Which

c) How

4) Reading comprehension
Banks are places where people can keep their money. Most people use banks
to save money in their savings accounts and to pay money from their
checking accounts. Today, when a person earns money from their job, their
paycheck is often electronically deposited (put) into their savings or checking
account. Then, he or she can pay their bills by writing checks from their
checking accounts or pay online where their bills are electronically connected
to their bank accounts.
Banks also give loans to people. Banks use the money that their customers
deposit to lend to people to buy new houses, cars, or to start businesses
among other reasons. The bank makes money from lending by charging
interest. In other words, people have to pay back more than they borrowed.
This amount depends on how risky the bank thinks the borrower is and how
fast the loan is paid back among other thing.
1) How do banks make money?
a) Charging interest to those they lend to
b) Electronically

c) By having a lot of accounts

d) Saving their customers deposits

2) What do banks NOT do?

a) provide a place where people can pay their bills from
b) lend money to people
c) help people get jobs
d) provide a place for people to save their money

3) How does "interest" work?

a) Banks require people to pay back the same amount they borrowed.
b) Banks require people to pay back more money than they borrowed
c) Banks pay people more money than they borrowed.
d) Banks require people to pay back money they borrowed very quickly

4) What do banks NOT do?

a) Charge interest
b) Allow people to pay bills online from their accounts
c) Give loans
d) Tax people

5) How much "interest" do lenders have to pay?

a) It depends on a lot of things
b) Everyone pays the same amount of interest.
c) The story doesn't say

d) Most borrowers don't have to pay interest