An English worksheet
(Teacher: Mrs. Orit Freidenreich)
Name:_______________________ Class:______________________
Date: ________________________ Score: _____________________
A. Read the following text and then complete the summary below by filling in one word in each space according to the information given in the text.
On or off
Many people are troubled with the question whether to leave the computer on or turn it off after each use. The “leave it on” believers say that if the machine needs to be used several times a day, the wear and tear of turning it on and off is worse than leaving it going. The “turn it off’ people claim that if a computer is not in use, there’s no reason to keep it on because ‘if it’s not turned on, nothing can happen to it and you also save on electricity”.
Summary: (5 x 4=20 pts)
Many people find it hard to _____________ whether to leave the computer on or off when they don’t ___________ it. Some people say that if you turn it off ___________ each use, the computer will live _____________. The people who think you should leave the computer turned _________, claim that it will live longer this way because you save some wear and tear.
B. Circle the most suitable word/words to complete the sentence: (10 x 2 = 20 pts)
Your family tree
We all have ancestors we know about, but it’s mainly the aristocracy that keeps track (in/at/of) them. This is not so much for lack of (records/recording/to record) but mostly because people don’t know how to do it or don’t have the time. Your own family tree (can/should/may) not go (back/backward/forward) as far as a 14th generation aristocrat’s but there is (something / nothing / everything) to stop you from (to compile/ compile /compiling) it if you can spare the time. If you want to research our family, the way to do it yourself is (by/with/but) asking as many of your relatives as you can locate about their family background, and get a (good/bad/better) computer program to do it with. Having a family (tree/flower/computer) is important and meaningful to every family, especially Jewish one who lost so many (trees/soldiers/relatives) in the Holocaust and in wars.
C. Fill in each of the blank spaces with ONE word only: (10 x 4.5 = 45 pts)
New Towns
People who live in very large cities suffer not only ____________ over crowded slums and very _____________ open spaces , but also from ______________ drives to work and back and a _____________ of traffic in the streets of the big city. Since 1989, the idea of the “garden city” was suggested to try and solve this ____________. A few years later several “garden ___________” were built to show people from the big cities another ____________ they can live their lives. These new cities were completely planned from the _______________, on publicly owned land and with modern plans that would give ________________ a high quality of life. The planners also thought about solutions for modern needs including industry that was encouraged to move from the big cities such as London and Manchester to ______________ near the “garden cities”.
D. Fill in the missing questions: (10 X 2.5 = 25 pts)
Pair work:
Here is a challenge: you are given direction as to how to fill in the dialog on the telephone call between a driving teacher and his student. Use the instructions and your imagination.
Driving teacher: (apologize for the later hour and give an explanation for calling so late:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Student: (accept the apology but complain that the driving teacher cancelled the last lesson).________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Driving teacher: (Give an excuse). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student: (Ask about the next lesson). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Driving teacher: (You have hard rumors that your student has decided to learn from another driving teacher and you want to know if this is true. This is an embarrassing situation.). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student: (Deny the rumors strongly and reassure the teacher that he is the only one you intend to study with.). __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Driving teacher: Another reason I‘m calling you is that I’m worried about your decision to take the test so soon. (Express doubts to the student’s readiness). __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student: (Disagree and insist that you’re ready. Suggest that the teacher check your ability in the next lesson or with another teacher.) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Driving teacher: (Accept the suggestion and remind the student of your lesson on Monday.)._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student: (thank the teacher and confirm the lesson’s date). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________