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16 Listen and write T (true) or F (false). 5

1 Sean works in Edinburgh.

2 James Craig was 22 years old when he

designed Princes Street.

3 In total, he designed four big streets in

Edinburgh.

4 The building of the New Town started

in 1967.

5 Princes Street is named after two sons

of a king.
Princes Street, Edinburgh

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 correct order. There are two pictures you dont need to use.

a b c

d e f
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18 Listen and write Adam or Lucy. 5

1 did something different in the end.

2 didnt find a present.

3 went to see friends in another city.

4 didnt like the weather.

5 stayed inside with friends.

 From: gerrygranddad@family.com

To: duncan384@family.com

Dear Duncan,
Thank you for your lovely postcard. I really liked the picture on it, but your
granny didnt. She doesnt like monsters!
How funny! I visited Loch Ness when I was your age. I went with my dad
your great-grandfather! We looked for Nessie, too. We went on a boat
around the lake with a fisherman, but nothing happened. We noticed
something moving in the water far away. We went closer, but there wasnt
anything. We laughed perhaps it was a big fish.
Yes, we had a great time at the weekend. We visited your mum and dad
on Sunday they miss you a lot! We watched TV and had lunch in the
garden. We talked about you all the time.
See you next Friday!
Love,
Granddad Gerry

1 Duncans grandfather liked the postcard 4 Duncan and Granddad Gerry saw /
more / less than his grandmother. didnt see Nessie.

2 Granddad Gerry visited Loch Ness with 5 At the weekend Granddad Gerry had
Duncans lunch with Duncans mum and dad /
grandfather / great-grandfather. Duncan.

3 Granddad Gerry also found / looked for

Nessie.
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5 Read and write T (True), F (false) or DS (doesnt say). 6

LIFE IN ROMAN TIMES

In 117 AD, the Roman Empire was very
big and important and it covered lots
of different countries including
todays
Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Turkey,
Egypt and Croatia. Part of Britain was
also Roman and Scotland was, too, but
for a shorter time. The Romans were
famous for building very good roads,
bridges and dams*, for their laws and
their language. But what was life really
like back then? Lets have a look.
School: Not all the children had money
to go to a school in the town or have a
teacher at home. Even fewer girls went
to school; it was mostly boys who did.
In poor families, the children worked to
help their parents.
Toys: Children in Roman times played
with toys similar to the ones you
have: balls, dolls, toy animals and
board games. They also had
small letters to practise their
spelling.
Food: Romans liked eating
bread, vegetable soup, fish and
meat like sausages. Poor people
didnt have meat very often
and they didnt have a kitchen
in their house. They cooked
their food at a bakery or had
something to eat in the market.
Did you know that there was ice
cream in those days?
*dam = a very strong wall that stops a river

1 Countries like Spain and Germany were Roman for a longer time than Britain.

2 The Romans were very good builders.

3 In Roman times, rich children went to school or had a teacher at home.

4 Roman toys are exactly the same as toys nowadays.

5 Poor people didnt cook at home.

6 Only rich people had ice cream in the Roman times.

 or S (Stirling).

THREE GREAT PLACES IN SCOTLAND

Edinburgh: Come and visit this great
city. There are many green parks to have
picnics in and a fantastic castle to visit.
Come in August for the International
Festival of Music, Dance and Theatre. The
streets in the city centre are filled with
performers, colours and music. Every day
for three weeks, there are shows and
plays for everyone.
Glasgow: Bigger than any other city in
Scotland, this is the place to spend
your holiday. Edinburgh is perhaps
prettier,
but there are so many things you can do
here: go to the Botanic Gardens, visit
the museums and galleries. The first
football museum in the world is here!
Stirling: Stirling is a small Scottish town,
but its got a lot of history. Visit the
National Wallace Monument. Here you
can see the sword that Wallace, the real
Braveheart, used. On a sunny day, come to
Blair Drummond Safari Park and see the
wild animal reserves and shows.

1 Simon: I walked around the town a lot. I liked the park and especially the Sea Lion
show!
2 Tracey: I wanted to go to a smaller city, but my friends didnt. I went to the sports
museum. That was great.
3 Peter: My family and I went there in August. The weather wasnt very sunny, but my
children really enjoyed the wildlife.
4 Rachel and Fred: We didnt want to spend our holiday in a big city. We went there
because we wanted to see street performances.
5 Joe: I like quiet places so I never stay in my home city in August. This year, I went to
see a little bit of Scottish history.
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7 What did Mario and Sylvia do in Edinburgh last summer? 8

Look at the example. Then write questions and answers
using did and the words in brackets.

1 Did they stay in a castle? (they / stay in a castle?) No, they didnt.
2 (Sylvia / go shopping?)

3 (Mario / take photos in the castle?)

4 (they / visit the zoo?)

5 (they / see a koala?)

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8 What did they do? Look and complete the sentences using the verbs 6
in the boxes below in the past simple. Write two or three words in
each gap. There are three words you dont need to use.

clean visit walk look after play read listen help watch

1 On Saturday, we 2 Yesterday, she 3 On Monday, they

and and and

. . .
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9 Read and write the correct words in the sentences. 6

Last weekend, I 1 to the beach with my

friends. We 2 a really nice time! It was
a beautiful, sunny day. The beach isnt far away so we
3 there. We played football, but we
4 swim because the water was cold. We
helped a little boy. He was lost and we 5
his mum. She was very happy to see him! What did
you 6 last weekend?

1 a go b goes c went d didnt go

2 a had b hadnt c has d have

3 a didnt walk b walked c dont walk d walk

4 a not b dont c doesnt d didnt

5 a see b looked for c watched d looked

6 a doing b do c did d does

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10 Look. What do you do every day? What dont you do every day? 5
1 2 3 4 5

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11 Look. What did you do at the weekend? What didnt you do
at the weekend? 5

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