Wales/Mock-Test Caldicot Castle
READING COMPREHENSION
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► Ex 1 Find the information.
1. Who went on the trip? ....
2. Where did they go? ....
3. When did they go? ...
4. Who did they meet? ...
5. What did they like best? ....
6. What did they do in the end?
► Put these sentences in the correct order.
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A He showed them around the castle.D They said goodbye to Lancelot.E The door opened and a knight stood there.B In the kitchen, the students learned about food from the past.F Before they left, Richard tried the stocks.C The students arrived at the castle.
► Did Holly like the trip? Complete her diary entry about the day.
Dear diary,
Today we visited Caldicot Castle. It was ! We met a knight at the castle. He was very funny and told us lots of interesting about the castle. He even told us that the castle has a . It's a woman who here more than 500 years ago. He said you can hear her sometimes. Scary!
The part for me was in the kitchen. I love cooking so it was really interesting to find out what ate. I don't think I would like to go back to those days - they didn't have any then - and that's my favourite food!
In school I sometimes think our classes are a bit boring, but this was different. I'm going to work harder at school now. That's going to Mr Yeates!
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USE OF ENGLISH - VOCABULARY
► Fill in the right synonyms (words with the same meaning) for the underlined words.
0. Grandpa is another word for grandfather.
1. Next week we go/ to Wales.
2. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ .
3. It was easy to enter/ the castle- There was a big gate.
4. In the afternoon I was tired and started to .
5. In the end/ we went back home.
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► Now write the words in!
0. Grandpa is another word for grandfather.
1. Next week we go/ to Wales.
2. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ .
3. It was easy to enter/ the castle- There was a big gate.
4. In the afternoon I was tired and started to .
5. In the end/ we went back home.
► Now write the words in! (Be careful - > to stop → stopped)
1. Last week we went/ to Wales.
2. There we made a break / at a castle.
3. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ .
4. We entered/ the castle through the big gate.
5. In the end/ we went back home.
USE OF ENGLISH - STRUCTURES
► Make comparisons. Put in adjectives in the correct form.
0. Holly is a (happy) happy girl. Her friend Freddie is even (happy) happier than her.
1. Caldicot Castle is not the (that's Caerphilly Castle) but the castle in Wales.
2. It's a bit than Caerphilly.
3. The students liked it very much and thought it was than a history lesson.
4. Each room has been than the room before.
5. Holly climbed on a tower. It was than the other buildings and so she had a view.
Für die Schulaufgabe: It was built in less(little) than three years.
Have you ever …?
Form questions in the present perfect. Then give answers in the short form:
1. to Wales? - No, I been there.
2. photos of Welsh castles? - Yes, I .
3. Where the brochure with the prices? - Over there.
4. the prices?
- No, . I time this morning.
5. your homework yet? - Yes, .
6. some breakfast? - Yes, it.
(For the apostrophe use the #-key next to the Enter-key.)
Writing
Choose one of the tasks.
a) Draw a plan of a castle or similar place in your area. Label it in English and add some information (how old?, who lived there?,.:.?)
b) Make a sound diary for the castle trip. Collect, make and record the sounds.
Play the recording to your class -can they guess the sound?