SUMMER HOMEWORK 2025 –Classe 1^ CLASSICO

1. Write sentences with the correct form of the imperative.

1 speak/Italian (X) _______________________________
2 underline/the answers (√) _______________________________
3 use/your mobile phone/in class (X) _______________________________
4 talk/with your school friends (X) _______________________________
5 listen to/the conversation (√) _______________________________

2. Rewrite the sentences in the singular or the plural.

1. Who is that man? _____________________________
2. Your pen is red _________________________
3. Those children are happy. ________________________
4. Is this your new box? ___________________
5. Their diaries are yellow. ________________________
6. That knife is dangerous. _______________________

6. Correct the mistake in every sentence.

1. The English lesson is at Friday? _________________________
2. From where are you? _________________________
3. This pencil case is not my. _________________________
4. They are the Susan’s friends. _______________________
5. This is a student clever. ____________________________
6. Listen to he! _________________________

7. Complete with a possessive adjective.

1.Mr and Mrs Baker live in London but_____ son lives in Australia
2.Sally and ______ husband work in a bank
3.We did _____ homework, but Tom and Jim didn’t do _____ essay.
4.Where is John? I want to talk to him and I don’t have ______ phone number.
5.We’re going out. You can come in ______ car.
6. Ann hates_____ car.
7.I love this sofa, _____ cushions are really soft.
8. This is my aunt Clare and this is _________ daughter Sue.
9. ________ name is Paulo and he’s from Madrid.

8. Rewrite the sentences using the genitive case.

1 My sister/teacher is Mr Brown. ___________________________________
2 Chris/tablet is black. ____________________________________________
3 My parents/car is very old. _______________________________________
4 Susan/brother is 8 years old. ______________________________________
5 The students/classroom is very small. ______________________________
6. The legs / chair are broken. _____________________________________
7. Jack and Sally / parents are at home ________________________________
8. The children / toys are in the garden. _______________________________

4. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive case.

1. This is ____________ book. (Peter). My book is red, ___________ book is green.
2. Let's go to the __________ (Smiths). _________ house is just opposite the cinema.
3. The ____________ room is upstairs. (children)
4. ______________ is twelve years old. (John /sister). Today is ___________ birthday.
5. _____________ and ____________ school is very old. (Susan – Steve)
6. __________ shoes are on the second floor. (men)
7. My ___________ car was not expensive. (parents)
8. _______________ CD player is new. (Charles)
1. This is the ___________ bike (girl). ___________ bike is new.

1) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Simple Present and put the
adverb of frequency in the right position if necessary.
1. My friend _____________________ (not teach) German.
2. The children __________________ (always / to watch) TV in the evening.
3. My mum and my dad ___________________ (usually / not be) late.
4. "____________________ (you / play) your guitar every afternoon?" "Yes, I ________"
2. Sam really _________________ (love) horror films.
3. The sun _________________ (rise) in the East.
4. “What ______________ (you/do) on Monday?” “I _________ (always/visit) my grandma, but my brother
___________ (stay) at home because he _________ (study) with his friends”
5. ___________________________ (your father / always /go) to work by train?
No, he _______________ . He_________________ (usually / go) by bus.
6." ______________________ (you and Jack / like) listening to music?" "Yes, we _________, but we
__________________ (hate) pop music"
7. "Why ___________________ (not go / you) to the gym by bike?" "Because I _______________ (not like)
riding bikes.
8. ________________ (John / have) lunch at home with his family on weekdays?

2) Write the questions for the following answers.

1. __________________________________ ? I live in a flat near the school.
2. __________________________________ ? She generally goes to bed at 10 pm.
3. __________________________________ ? He is at school in the morning.
4. __________________________________ ? Jane studies French and English.
5. __________________________________ ? Jennifer sees her friends every weekend.
6. __________________________________ ? Mary lives with Jerry.
7. ___________________________________? My sister is 15 years old.

3) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
TAKE - SEND – DO – NOT HAVE – READ – VISIT – NOT WAKE UP – SPEND
2. What _________________ (they) on the day before the match?
3. Jennifer ___________________ breakfast in the morning.
4. When (Lily) __________________ the newspaper?
5. Freddy ___________________ (always) me a text after school.
6. Tom and Sammy _______________________ (never) the evening with their family.
7. My children ___________________ early on Sunday.
8. Jennifer sometimes __________________ her grandparents in the evening.
9. My friend Oskar __________________ lots of photos in his free time

5. Complete with a suitable word or expression.

1. I am really _________ in rock music. Where can I buy CDs? Can you give me _______?
2. The children usually ____________ at the picture books.
3. My mum works in a big company and ______________ a lot of money.
4. I __________ a shower and go __________ bed every day very late.
5. Can you ___________ the guitar?
6. In my room I have a _________ where I put my books.

1. WRITE questions for which the words in bold are a suitable answer.
1 The hairdresser’s cutting a lady’s hair. _____________________________
2 We work in an office. _____________________________
3 My mum needs three bottles of milk. _____________________________
4 Mark is phoning a customer now. _____________________________
5 George and Tom are playing in the garden. _____________________________
6 Linda goes to the gym twice a week. __________________________
7 There is no ice cream in the fridge. _____________________________
8 This month I’m going to the gym four days a week. _____________________________

2. COMPLETE the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 ‘Where ___________ (Matt / to live)?’ ‘He ___________ (to live) in Houston and ___________ (to
work) for a small company. Today he ___________ (not to work); he ___________ (to sail) in
Florida.’
2 ‘I ___________ (to want) to make some tea.’ ‘OK, wait a few more minutes. Water ___________ (to
boil) at 100°.’
3 ‘What ___________ (Josephine / to do)?’ ‘She ___________ (to be) a vet.’ ‘What ___________ (she /
to do) this week?’ ‘She ___________ (to treat) animals on a farm.’
4 Why ___________ (you / to count) that money now?
5 I ___________ (not to see) my girlfriend tonight because she ___________ (to look after) the
neighbours’ baby.
6 ‘ (your sister / to like) working as a lawyer?’ ‘I ___________ (not to think) so. I ___________ (to
know) she ___________ (not to enjoy) some aspects of her job.’ ‘What’s going on here?’
7 ‘We ___________ (to listen) to some rock music. ___________ (you / to like) it?’ ‘I ___________ (to
hate) it, I ___________ (to prefer) classical music.’
8 Janice ________________ (stay) with us this week because the painters _____________
(redecorate) her house.
9 “__________________ (you have) any plans for the weekend?” “Yes, I ______________ (go) to the
theatre with my girlfriend”
10 That’s an interesting opinion but I ____________ (not think) you ___________ (be) right.
11 Please speak louder! I _____________ (not hear) what you ______________ (try) to say.
12 Look! It _______________________(snow)!
13. “What _________________ (he do)?” “He _____________ (teach) in a primary school.
14. It usually ______________ (rain) a lot at this time of the year.

3. COMPLETE the sentences with some, any or no.

1 Put _____________ flowers on the table, please.
2 I’m afraid there aren’t _____________ sandwiches left, madam.
3 Have you got _____________ cake?
4 ‘Are there _____________ biscuits in the cupboard?’
5 He likes butter in his sandwich but _____________ onions.
6 I’m afraid there is ___________ cheese left, but there is ____________ butter if you want.
7 There aren’t _____________ calls for you, Mr Jones.
8 ‘Are there _____________ t-shirts on sale?’ ‘No, there aren’t _____________ .’

4. COMPLETE the sentences with a lot of, much, many, a little or a few.
1 There is not _____________ water in the bottle.
2 He eats _____________ fruit. He loves it!
3 I have only _____________ time, so I usually have a take-away lunch.
4 No, I don’t read _____________ books.
5 Do you drink _____________ tea?
6 I don’t eat _____________ tomatoes.
7 There are _____________ apples in this apple pie. You need about two kilos!
8 ___________ herbs can add some flavor to this dish. Just one or two can be enough.

5. CORRECT the mistakes in the following sentences.

1 ‘Where do you go, Paul?’ ‘I going to the airport.’ __________________________
2 How many flour are there in the cupboard? ____________________________
3 He phoneing his mother at the moment. ____________________________
4 It’s 8 o’clock and Judy has breakfast. ____________________________
5 They think we have too much pre-prepared meals. _______________________
6 ‘Meg work as a lawyer.’ ‘Do she like her job?’ ____________________________
7 I am not understanding what he are saying. ____________________________
8 They always spending their money on clothes! I can’t stand it! _____________________

6. Complete the sentences with one suitable word.

1 Young people love going to this gastropub. It’s really _______________
2 Jack works _______________ hours and ______________ a lot of money but he really doesn’t
have much _______________ time!
3 Parents are responsible ______________ their children.
4 That shop _______________ is really nice..
5 My brother works in a small café in the market square. He is a ____________
6 The artcle is about how life is ____________ for a businessman.
7. I have bought a ____________ of crisps, a __________ of mayonnaise , two __________ of milk
and three ___________ of cola.

1 Complete the mini-dialogues / sentences with one word in each gap.

1 A: Do you and your sister have a lot common? B: No, we’re very different.
 2 A: Simon is a very person. B: Yes, he has a lot of friends.
3 A: What do you think of Andrea? B: She’s got a really great sense of .
4 A: Kim is really pretty, I love the __________ on her nose and the ___________ on her
cheecks. She has also got great _________ hair, not too curly!!
5 David’s such a man! He never likes _________ out or meeting people.
6 A: Can I help you with those bags? B: Thank you – you’re very .
7 Giraffes have very long ________________
8. Ben is ____________, he has no hair at all!
9. My father loves numbers. He works as an _____________ for a big company.
10. I work part time and I _____________ only 20£ a day but my job is a lot of ________.
11. I am a waiter. Some _____________ are really rude!!!
12. He is really __________, he plays in the volleyball and rugby team.

3.Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives below__/2,5
BAD – CHEAP – COLD – FAST - HIGH
1 Hostels are hotels. 2 Mont Blanc is Ben Nevis. 3 A Fiat 500
is a Porsche. 4 The weather isn’t good in autumn. It’s ___________ in
summer. 5 I’m not very good at Maths but you’re me.

4. Fill the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Anne is (good) swimmer ______ the school team.
2 This is (bad) day ________ my life!
3 New York is one of (expensive) cities __________ the world.
4 Paul is (kind) boy ____________ my class.
5 Ratatouille is one of (funny) films _________ all time.
6 That is (ugly) building __________ town.
7 August’s (hot) month ___________ the year.

5. Fill the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives given
1 What’s the thing to do now? (IMPORTANT)
2 I’m a student than my best friend. (GOOD)
3 The changing room on the second floor is than this one. (BIG)
4 I’m sure Eve is the girl in my class. (PRETTY)
5 My uncle is probably the driver in the world! (BAD)
6 I think that Maths is than English. (DIFFICULT)
7 I think that my sister is than I am. (TALENTED)
8 The Colosseum is monument in Rome. (FAMOUS)

1) Complete the dialogues with the simple present or present continuous of the
following verbs.
LOOK – NOT OWN – RAIN – NOT HAVE – SHOUT – SUPPOSE – HAVE (x2) – NOT WANT –
LOOK FOR – DO - WANT
1.“Why (1) ____________________ (Mum and Dad)?” “They (2)________________ an argument. Dad
(3)_______________ to go to the mountains for a holiday but Mum (4)_______________ to”
2.”You (5)_____________busy. What (6)_____________________ (you)?” “I (7)__________________ a
decent MP3 reader so I (8)__________________ a cheap one on the Internet. I (9)________________
you can have my old one.” “Really? That’s kind of you!”
3.It (10)_______________ again today. We (11)________________ some very bad weather this
month.” “You are right. We (12)__________________ (usually) this kind of weather in June. It’s
terrible.”

2) Fill in the blanks with the past simple of TO BE (positive or negative)

Hi Adam, we 1_________ on holiday in Poland last month on school trip. It 2_________ very
interesting. Our hotel 3________ in the centre of Warsaw. It 4_______ very comfortable and, but
the meals 5 __________ very good. There 6___________ enough fresh food! Also the weather
7_________ very nice– it 8______ cold and windy. In the evening there 9_________ lots of things to
do. There 10_________ some lively bars and discos near the hotel.

3) Write questions to these answers. The part underlined is the missing information
1.It takes two hours 2.We usually go to school on foot 3.I had two sandwiches 4.My sister is
ten years old 5.Peter works in a hospital last year 6.We play tennis three times a week 7.Tom
is a teacher. 8.Sally studies in a great school. 9.They are coming on Tuesday 10.The shops
open at four 11.They are waiting for the bus 12.Jane is writing a book for children.

4) CORRECT the mistakes in the following sentences.

1 Do Tom remember to buy a Christmas tree next year?
2 Valery usually is more nicer than Kelly .
3 Who were at the concert yesterday?
4 My parents are writing invitations to the party.
5 We don’t be late for school and we haven’t the books.

5) Complete the sentences with one suitable word.

1 I go to a school. Both boys and girls can learn there.
2 A school is a school for very young children.
3 I am happy when I good marks for my homework.
4 Don’t worry if you forget some words. Just your best!
5 Do all children in your country an education?
6 The teacher ______________ special study programmes for each student.
7 We are ________________ in a team work activity.
8 I am not very good _________ Science.
9 Sam isn’t so friendly __________ me! He is really ___________.
10 He usually __________ well in the exams.

1) Complete the letter with the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Jane,
thank you for your letter. I’m happy you 1___________ (enjoy) your trip to Kenya. When exactly
2__________ (you / arrive)? Andrew and I 3_________ (be) in Peru for three weeks in July.
4__________ (you / receive) our postcard? First we 5____________ (stay) in Lima for two days, but
we 6____________ (not can) visit the Museum of Anthropology and Archeology. We
7_____________(not have) time! We 8___________ (visit) Cuzco and then we 9____________ (travel)
to Machu Picchu. It 10____________ (be) wonderful! Finally we 11____________ (spend) some days
in Puno on Lake Titicaca and 12___________ (sleep) on an island for three days. There
13___________ (not be) electricity. An incredible experience!

2) Fill in the blanks with the right tense of the verbs in brackets (Simple Present,
Present Continuous, Simple Past)
2a. Dear Sue, I_____________(1 have) a great holiday! I______________(2 arrive) in Paris last
Saturday. It__________(3 be) a very interesting city. I____________(4 like) it here very much.
Yesterday I_____________(5 get up) at 8 and_____________(6 go) to the Fun Park, I
_____________(7 spend) the whole day there. Now I_____________(8 have) dinner at my hotel.
I____________(9 meet) some friends tomorrow and we _____________(10 drive) out to
Versailles.
2b. A:___________ (11 you/go) out last night? B: No, I_____________(12 stay) at home.
A: What________________ (13 you/do)? B: I______________ (14 watch) television.
A:_______________ (15 you/go) out next Sunday? B: Yes, I_________(16 go) to the cinema.
A: Which film_____________ (17 you/see)? B: I _____________ (18 not know).
2c. A: Are you on holiday here? B: Yes, we are
A: When____________ (19 you/arrive)? B: We____________ (20 arrive) yesterday.
A: And how long______________ (21 you/stay)? B: Until the end of the week.
A: And________________ (22 you/like) it here? B: Yes,________ (23 we/have) a wonderful
time.
2d. “Where’s dad?” “He________________ (24 wash) the car. You know he always___________ (25
wash) the car on Saturday morning”

3) CORRECT the mistakes in the following sentences.

Did you ate well at the new restaurant yesterday?
6 Last month I sended a Valentine’s card for the first time.
7 Who did drive you to school last Monday?
8 My parents hided a lot of chocolate eggs in the garden.
9 We dresst up as Indians for Carnival and everyone was laughed at us.
10 Sally works as a waitress this month.

4) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word you are given. Do not change this word. Use between
two and five words.
1 Swimming Pool Rules: If you can’t swim, don’t jump in the deep end. NOT
You ________________________ deep end if you can’t swim.
2 Tamara finishes swimming races more quickly now than last year. SWIMMER
Tamara is a ______________________________ last year.
 3 Calvin hated PE classes when he was a boy. LIKE
Calvin really ________________________ PE classes when he was young.
4 We weren’t in France last year. We went to Germany. NOT
We __________________________ last year. We went to Germany.
5 It’s not necessary to buy tickets before getting on the train. HAVE
You _____________________ buy tickets before you get on the train.

5) Complete the sentences with a suitable word (in some cases a definition is
given).
1 On Tuesday Sally ________ karate, on Wednesday she ______ kayaking, but she really loves
_________ cycling.
2 I think they both crossed the line _________ the same time.
3 What’s the most important__________ event? The Olympics?
4 He fell over just before the __________ line.
5 Skiing __________________ (everything you need to do a sport) can be very expensive.
6 This __________________ (organisation that helps people) helps retired sportspeople.
7 He doesn’t work hard, he’s very _____________.

6) Complete the e-mail with one word in each gap.

Dear Jo,
How are you? It was great 1______ see you again at the karate competition we both 2_______
part in last week. Did you 3 _______ lost on the way home? I did!! The tournament was great,
wasn’t it? The boy I lost to was much stronger 4 ______ me. Our coach says I 5______ to train
more if I want to do better in the future. I’m sorry I 6__________ see your match. Was7 ______
very exciting? Congratulations for winning!!! I forgot to ask you – do you do any other martial
8______? I know you wanted to do kung-fu as well (we have so much in 9__________!) I’m sure
you will be very good 10_____ that too!
Anyway I’d better go now and do my homework.
Write me soon Amy

1. COMPLETE the sentences using will, be going to, present continuous or present
simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Pollution ____________________ (not get) worse in the future.
1. I want to go to university because I ________________ (become) a doctor.
2. Do you think the sea level ____________________ (rise)?
3. Look at the sky! It ____________________ (be) sunny today.
4. We ____________________ (have) a party for my birthday next Sunday. Can you come?
5. Mum, I promise I ____________________ (pass) my exam.
6. I hope it ____________________ (not rain) because I hate walking in the rain.
7. I’ve checked it! Our train to London tomorrow ___________ (not leave) at 7:10 but at 7:25
and ____________ (stop) in Oxford.
8. Sally ____________________ (be) 18 tomorrow.
10.You look hungry! I ____________________ (make) you a ham sandwich.
11. We ___________________ (to meet) our friends outside the cinema at 4 o’clock.
12. Don’t worry. I _______________ (not forget) to buy some bread on my way back home.
13. I _______________ (go) to a new art gallery next to the Metropolitan Museum this afternoon.
14. Jane ___________________ (tap) her fingers on the desk when she studies. I ________________
(stand) it!
15. I can’t meet you tonight. My grandparents ________________ (come) for dinner.
16. What ____________________________(you buy) Laura for her birthday?
17. Alan _________________ (arrive) at Stansted at 9.30 tomorrow morning.
18. People _________________________ (drive) electric cars in 2050.

2. COMPLETE the sentences with the correct tense (simple present, present
continuous, simple past, future tenses)
1 Hurry up! The bus ____________ (come)! I ____________ (not want) to be late for school.
2 Look at that family! While the parents ______________ (have) a picnic their children
______________ (play) not far away.
3 The Browns _________________ (spend usually) their holiday at the seaside but last year they
________________ (decide) to change destination.
4 The new shop ______________ (open) at 9:00am and _____________ (close) at 10pm
5 Yesterday Samantha ______________ (read) from 9pm to 11 pm and ____________ (manage) to
finish it.
6 “_________________ (you / go out)?” “Yes, ________. I ______________ (have) dinner with some
friends, but I think I_____________ (come) home early because tomorrow morning at 8:00 lessons
______________ (start). ______________ (you want) to come with me?”

3. Complete the sentences with the correct word.

1. My cat hasn’t lost his ____________ of dogs.
2. My neighbour’s dog is always barking. It’s a real ________________.
3. The beauty of these waterfalls is ________. Their curtain is almost 2 kilometres ______
4. There is a very nice walk __________ the river near my house.
5. I love winters! It’s often cold and ____________. I like watching out of the window and seeing
the ________________ falling down on the ground.
6. After a cold night the grass is covered in _________________ .
7. Fanny is really ____________ Physics and always concentrated ___________ her studies.
8. The girl seriously ill and her uncle paid for the _____________.
9. The foundation pays _____________ medical help for poor children.
10. The glider caught _____________ a piece of rock and saved his life.
11 The part of the island is beautiful. (WEST)
12 It’s to have a barbecue in a forest. You shouldn’t do it. (LEGAL)
13 I know a very place for a holiday. (PEACE)
14 The weather in England is often very . (CLOUD)
15 Ecologists study the relationship between humans and the environment.
(NATURE)

1. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Perfect
or Simple Past).
I 1_______________ (never be) on a working holiday before. Last year two of my friends
2
(go) to France for a month. They 3 (leave) on July 18th and stayed on
a farm near Bordeaux. They 4
(come) home with €500 each. I 5 ___________ (not go)
because I 6
(have) a girlfriend at that time and I didn’t want to be away from her
but things are different now. She 7 (just find) a new boyfriend so I’m free! My
friends 8 (be) very happy there last year and they want to go back again so I’m
going with them.

2. COMPLETE the sentences with the correct tense (simple present, present
continuous, simple past, present perfect, future tenses)
7 “_______________ (you/see) Tarantino’s new film?” “Yes, we ____________ (go) last night.”
8 _______________ (finish not / you) your homework?” “Sure, I _____________ (finish) it ten
minutes ago.
9 Sam _________________ (walk usually) to work but yesterday he ________________ (catch) the
bus.
10 I ______________ (be) busy with the beautician all day, but I promise I _____________ (buy) the
present for Sally soon.
11 Yesterday Samantha ______________ (read) from 9pm to 11 pm. She _____________ (already
read) two books.
12 “_________________ (you / meet) the Simpson before?” “Yes, I ______________ (meet) them at
Laura’s party a couple of years ago. Listen, I_____________ (go) out for dinner with Sally and Ian,
so if you _______________ (not eat) yet you can come with me”

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
using the word given, without changing it. Use between two and five words.
1 My advice is to get a taxi from the airport to the hotel. SHOULD
You __________ from the airport to the hotel.
2 Our plan is to film the hunters and send the film to the police. GOING
We ________ the hunters and send the film to the police.
3 I wasn’t in Spain last year. I was in Portugal. GO
____________ last year. I went to Portugal.
4 Tom arrived home a few seconds ago. JUST
Tom ____________ home.
5 I’ve never tasted more delicious cakes! EVER
These are the __________ tasted!
6 Did Mike and Angela go home? ALREADY
Have ________ home?
4. Complete the sentences with a suitable word.
1 I love going on _________ holidays. I’ve got a small tent and I always stay near
the sea.
2 Just your best in the exams and you’ll be OK.
3 The bus left on time for a change! It’s usually late.
4 We’re to rent motorbikes and visit some places that the buses don’t go
to.
5 We had to stand from London to Leeds because you book seats when you
bought the train tickets.
6 Have you swum in the sea in the rain?
7 When people cut ________ __ a tree, they should plant two new trees.
8 The plane has _________ landed. I hope Mike doesn’t have to wait too long for his
luggage.
9 My dog is _________ . He only likes playing with people!
10 I love hiking on high mountain ______________

Complete the dialogue with the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. ____ / 4
Operator: Hello. Emergency services, can I help you?
Driver: Yes, I’m in trouble. My car 1__________________ (stop) on the motorway, and I can’t start it.
Operator: Where are you exactly?
Driver: Well, I 2__________________ (manage) to push the car to the side of the motorway. It’s just past the
exit for Oxford.
Operator: I see. 3_________________________________ (you/wait) there for long?
Driver: I 4________________________ (sit) here for half an hour, but I can’t get the car to start.
Operator: 5___________________________ (you/check) you have enough water recently?
Driver: I don’t think it’s the water level. It was ok yesterday.
Operator: And 6____________________________ (you/put) any petrol recently?
Driver: the petrol tank is full.
Operator: 7_________________________ (it/happen) before?
Driver: No, never. I 8________________________ (drive) this car for two years with no problems.
Operator: In that case I’ll send someone out to you as soon as possible.

From Active to passive.

They often listen to music.
She is reading the newspaper now.
These cars are produced in Japan.
Alan teaches geography.
German is spoken in Austria.
Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.
Henry Ford invented the assembly line.
The bus driver was hurt yesterday.
You should open your workbooks.
Houses have been built.