1 Listen to Katy.

Then match sentence halves ___________________________________

1–7 with A–H. 2 Where did Byron’s father meet his mother?
At first, she thought A for six months. ___________________________________
London B in a small flat. 3 What time of year did they arrive in London?
1 She usually goes to C every day. ___________________________________
school
D at the O2 Arena. 4 Where do they live?
2 Her parents
E stay in London. ___________________________________
3 She goes swimming
F was boring. 5 What does Byron miss about Australia?
4 Now, she wants to
G are in London.
5 Last week she saw ___________________________________
H in New York.
a concert 6 How long did Byron and his family spend in
6 Katy and her family Sydney last year?
are staying
___________________________________
7 Katy is studying in
7 Who did they stay with in Sydney?
London
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2 Read the text and answer the questions. 3 Complete the questions and short answers.
Australia to England Were you in class yesterday?
My name is Byron Lewis, and I’m from Australia. Yes, I was.
I was born in Sydney, and I grew up near the sea. I
1 __________ Katy your friend last year?
moved to the UK three years ago. I got a new job
as a science teacher in a secondary school in No, she __________.
London. I came with my wife Linda and my 2 __________ it a good party?
children, Jamie and Anna. Jamie is twelve and he’s No, it __________.
a student at my school now, but Anna is only five
3 __________ they at the volleyball match?
so she goes to a different school.
No, they __________.
We live in a flat in the south of the city at 24 Park
Street, just near where my dad was born. My 4 __________ the exam easy?
mother isn’t English. She comes from Athens in Yes, it __________.
Greece. My dad met her in Sydney when he 5 __________ your parents at work last week?
moved there from London. He came to Australia Yes, they __________.
because he was an engineer and he got a job in
6 __________ you upstairs?
Sydney. They got married and they stayed in
Sydney. No, I __________.
I really liked England when I first arrived. We 7 __________ the dog in the kitchen?
arrived in August and the weather was great. It was
Yes, it __________.
warm and sunny and the people were very
friendly. We moved into a nice flat and we quickly _____ 7
made friends.
London is a very exciting city and there’s a lot to
do. I love it but I still miss Sydney and the
Australian beaches. And of course I miss my
friends and family. Last summer, we went back to
Sydney for a holiday. We spent four weeks there
and we stayed with my mum and dad. We saw all
our friends and the children had a fantastic time.
Where is Byron Lewis from?
He’s from Sydney, in Australia.
1 What does he do?
4 Complete the sentences. Choose the past simple 7 Write the correct family word.
form of these verbs.
move not wear finish lose play not go
have fall

I lost my school bag last week.

1 We ________ a picnic on the beach.
2 She ________ her new jacket to school.
3 My friends ________ football in the park on
Saturday.
4 I ________ off my bike and hurt my knee.
5 The party ________ at about half past ten.
6 My cousins ________ on holiday last year.
7 We ________ house three times when I was
young.

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5 Match questions 1–7 with answers A–H.

How did you get to A Yes, he did.

London? Neil is Angela’s husband.
B I spent £25.
1 Did Jack do his 1 Phil is Neil’s ________________.
C I was too tired.
homework yesterday? 2 Penny is Neil’s ________________.
D It finished at
2 Did Maria win the art 11.30 p.m. 3 Lisa is Conrad’s ________________.
competition?
E We went to a 4 Angela is Phil’s ________________.
3 What time did the café. 5 Eric is Keira’s ________________.
concert finish?
F We took the 6 Phil is Martin’s ________________.
4 Did you see a camel train.
at the zoo? 7 Conrad is Phil’s ________________.
G Yes, we did.
5 Where did you and _____ 7
H No, she didn’t.
Gemma go after school?
6 Why didn’t you go out 8 Complete the sentences.
with your friends?
Sam I went to the Temples concert on
7 How much money did
you spend? Saturday. It (1) __________ great.
Emma Really? I was there too. But I
_____ 7 (2) __________ see you.
Sam We (3) __________ at the front.
6 Choose the correct word.
(4) ________ were you?
They moved / left house two months ago.
1 When were you died / born? Emma We (5) __________ seats at the back.
2 Max didn’t go / get to university in Paris. Sam Oh. I (6) __________ their CD after the
3 She was / got a job in June. concert. Have you got it?
4 Katy didn’t grow / be up in the country. Emma No, I (7) __________ .
5 Mark’s pet rabbit died / left on Saturday. Sam It’s great. I can lend it to you.
6 My parents grew / got married in 1996.
Emma Thanks, Sam.
7 Ian left / went school last year.
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