Thematic work for 8th form students

Thematic work 1

8^th form , 1^st term

Name ___________________________ Date ________________________

1. Fill in the gaps choosing the right word given below. ( 2 – 0.4 )

Private, playing, in, born, to read

William Henry Gates III ( Bill ) was 1. ________________ on October 28, 1955, in Washington.

He enjoyed 2. _______________ games with his family and was very competitive. He also loved

3. ________________. Bill became bored in public school so his family sent him to a 4. ________

school, where he excelled in math and science and did well in drama and English.

Gates became interested 5. _____________ computer programming when he was 13. Gates

wrote a tic-tac programme using BASIC , one of the first computer languages.

2. Make the sentences passive. ( 4 – 1 )

1. They looked for the girl everywhere.

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2. Bees gather honey from flowers.

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3. You will talk about the films at the lesson.

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4. I haven't yet translated the article.

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3. Choose the right tense. ( 2 – 0.5 )

1. Robert and his friend ( is / are ) here.

2. Ann ( lived / have lived ) in a cottage for seven years .

3. When he ( opened / is opening ) the window the bird ( fly/ flew ) away.

4. Fill in the prepositions in , to, for if necessary. ( 1 – 0.25 )

1. Ben sent holiday cards _________ his frienfs.

2. Ann bought gifts __________ her family.

3. He lives _______ the south of England.

4. Mary invited me _________ her party.

5. Give the opposite words. ( 1 – 0.25 )

stupid easy _______________________________________________

difficult clever _______________________________________________

hardworking wrong _______________________________________________

right lazy _______________________________________________