Although It Was Cloudy, It Didn't Rain
Although It Was Cloudy, It Didn't Rain
Although It Was Cloudy, It Didn't Rain
HOMEWORK
A. GRAMMAR
I. Underline the correct answer.
0. Although / But Amaya can drive, she’s never bought a car.
1. I looked for my address book, but / however couldn’t find it.
2. We tried to book a table. Though / However, the restaurant was full.
3. They went for a walk however / although it was raining.
4. Although / However the train was crowded, we found a place to sit.
5. On Sunday we wanted to play tennis, but / however it rained all day.
6. Lots of boys want to be footballers. Very few succeed, although / however.
B. READING
I. . Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.
C. LISTENING
You will hear a radio programme in which young people from different parts of the country are
interviewed.
Man: Hello and welcome to our (1) _________________ about young people living in different parts
of the country. Today you’ll hear Mike Davis, who lives in Hereford, telling you something
about his life.
Boy: Hello. I’m (2) _________________ and I go to Stanley School. I’m in Form (3)
_________________, and I’m really (4) _________________ science but I find maths and
especially English (5) _________________. I’m good at running and I’ve run for the school
team in the (6) _________________ metres.
My dad sells (7) _________________. We live in the country about (8) _________________
miles from school, so I get to school by bicycle. My uncle has a farm and I spend most of my
free time helping out there. He’s got (9) _________________ and I like to help him with them.
I help to do the milking every (10) _________________ and sometimes I have to clean the
cowshed. It’s hard work, but it’s good to see everything looking clean. I painted it (11)
_________________ last summer - I’m good at painting. My uncle’s got (12)
_________________ and he says I can drive it when I’m (13) _________________. I’m
looking forward to that.
On Mondays I go to the Young Farmers’ Group which I’ve belonged to since I was (14)
_________________. It’s mostly fun but we also learn things, like how to look after animals
properly.
I definitely want to work in the countryside when I leave school. I wouldn’t like to live in a town
or sit in an office all day. My father thinks I should work in his business, but I want to be like
my uncle and have my own farm one day. My mother says I’ll have to go to (15)
_________________ college first, so I’m going to work hard to pass all my exams.
Man: Thank you, Mike, ...