English 8th grade Food Worksheet 5

READING

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A - Read the texts again and mark the sentences as right (R), wrong (W) or doesn´t say (DS):
1. Tina´s eating habits reflect her love of animals.
2. She cooks most of her own meals.
3. She eats more vegetables than fruit.
4. David never eats fish and chips.
5. His favourite junk food is pizza.
6. His mum never makes him eat at home.

B - Read the text again and choose the correct option for the expressions:
A I´m against 1 customs
B habits 2 diverse
C multicultural 3 obliges
D forces 4 I oppose

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR:
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A - Fill in with prepositions: at, in, with, of
1. This salad has a wide variety _________________ vegetables in it.
2. John often eats ___________________ home.
3. Lisa is interested __________________ cooking.
4. Fruit and vegetables are packed ______________________ vitamins.

B - Countable and uncountable nouns. Choose from the texts three countable and uncountable
names:

Countable names Uncountable names

C - Decide whether you have to use much or many.

1. She has so ………………. friends!
2. Too …………………… cooks spoil the broth.
3. Hurry up. I don't have so …………………… time.
4. We went to a dairy yesterday. I had never seen so …………………. cows before.
5. It's also quite amazing how …………………. milk these cows produce every day.
6. You have too …………………. money. Won't you share it with me?

D - Complete with the Present simple and Present continuous of the verbs in brackets.
Every day Roy ……………………….(get up) at 7.45. He ……………………(like) to go to
school, because he can learn lots of new things. After school, he usually ……………………(go) to
the park and …………………(play) football with his friends.
Now he …………(be) at home and he ………………….(do) his homework. His mother
…………………………….(cook) dinner and his father ………………….(watch) TV. At dinner, they
usually ………………………(eat) chicken. And that´s ok, because Roy
……………………….......(not/like) fish.

E - Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous.
Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) ............. . She said she
(call)........................ me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if
she (wait) .............................. for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the
hall lecturing while she (talk) ......................... to me. I couldn't believe she (make) …………........
a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on. She said her biology professor was
so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually) ................................ in class. Some of
the students (talk) ............................. about their plans for the weekend and the student next
to her (draw) .............................. a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell) ...............................me
she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) ............................ that my biology professor
was quite good and (suggest)......................... that she switch to my class. While we were
talking, I (hear)........................... her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?"
Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang).............................. up the phone and went to the kitchen
to make dinner. As I (cut) ……………........... vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again.
It (be)..................... Angela, but this time she (not sit )……………………………...in class.

F - Choose one of the following relative pronouns who, which or whose.

a) I talked to the girl …………………………… car had broken down in front of the shop.
b) Mr. Richards, …………………….. is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.
c) We often visit our aunt in Norwich ……………………………. is in East Anglia.
d) This is the girl …………………………comes from Spain.
e) That's Peter, the boy …………………………….has just arrived at the airport.
f) Thank you very much for your e-mail …………………………. was very interesting.
g) The man, ………………………………. father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.

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h) The children, …………………………..shouted in the street, are not from our school.

G - Check your grammar: multiple choice – personal pronouns and possessives Choose the
correct word to complete the sentences.
1. Could you / her / your take a message, please?
2. They showed us all they / their / ours holiday photos last night.
3. I’m sorry but these seats are my / their / ours .
4. Sandy and I / me / her are going to the café.
5. Do you want I / me / my to turn this off?
6. I saw your sister’s paintings yesterday. She / They / Its were very good.
7. They’ve got two babies and they take they / their / them everywhere.
8. Let he / my / him help you with that.

H - Possessive pronouns and adjectives exercises Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns or
adjectives.
1. That policeman is a friend of ……………..
my mine me
2. Honey, I have lost ………………. keys.
my me mine
3. The cat is in a good mood. It’s just had ……………… breakfast.
its it's it is
4. He watched each gesture of ……………. as if she was a stranger.
her hers her's
5. My work is no business of ……………….
your yours your's
6. The teacher told the children to open ……………….. books.
their theirs their's

I – Future tenses with will, be going to or present continuous.

a) I hope Ben from his illness sooner or later.

b) I've already decided. I him any money.

c) I can see your luggage is quite heavy. I it.

d) anything tonight? We could go to the cinema.

e) The weather forecast says it up soon.

f) Sorry, I can't go out with you tonight. Jim and I at the cafe.

WRITING:
Write a text about your eating habits (80-100 words). Follow the plan:
1. What foods are typical of your country and how often people eat them.
2. What foods you like and what you usually eat for breakfast and lunch.
3. Your thoughts and feelings about your eating habits.