Unit 4 My life, my home
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VOCABULARY
A. Read these sentences. What is the word for each sentence?
1. A king and queen live here. C ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2. People live in these. They are buildings with lots of floors. F ___ ___ ___ ___
3. We need this to sleep. B ___ ___
4. We plant trees and flowers in here. G ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
5. We eat on them and then we wash them. D ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
B. Write the verbs in the box before the appropriate expression.
1. _______ the dog 6. _______ to school
2. _______ the teeth 7. _______ the rubbish
3. _______ breakfast 8. _______ the plants
4. _______ the table 9. _______ the clothes
5. _______ the floor 10. _______ the dishes
C. Complete the five conversations.
1. I’ve got to tidy up my room. a. No, it’s not in my room.
b. Is it really untidy?
c. I got there at five o’clock.
2. What was Anne’s sleepover party like? a. I don’t know. I didn’t go.
b. Thanks, that’s great!
c. I’d like a chocolate cake.
3. We have to go home now! a. No, it isn’t.
b. Where’s your home?
c. Oh, really!?
4. How do you go to school? a. That’s my father’s car.
b. On foot.
c. My school is near the post office.
5. What’s your home like? a. Yes, I like my home.
b. Small but cosy.
c. In the suburbs.
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READING COMPREHENSION
Read the article about Rupert Grint, a British actor.
Life after Harry Potter for Rupert Grint
British Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint is now a busy
man since he acted in the Harry Potter films. He was born in
1988 in Harlow, Essex. It’s about 30 miles from London. He’s
an English actor who rose to prominence playing Ron Weasley,
one of the three main characters in the Harry Potter film series.
At eleven Rupert Grint was cast as Ron Weasley, having previously acted only in school
plays and at his local theatre group. Grint says, “I always had an interest in drama, even at school
I always got involved in plays and loved acting. But I didn’t actually realise it was a job back then,
I just thought it was something people do and don’t get paid for it”, he laughs.
From 2001 to 2011, he starred in all eight Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe
and Emma Watson. Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work outside of the Harry Potter franchise,
taking on a co-leading role in Thunderpants. He had starring roles in Driving Lessons, released
in 2006, and Cherrybomb in 2010.
Grint often gets followed down the street or accosted in bars. “You develop an instinct
for it. You can hear people saying your name, feel their stares. But it depends where you are.
Here in Britain, people are a lot more reserved. In America it’s kind of crazy: louder, a few
screams, and they want me to sign stuff.”
After rising to fame as Harry Potter’s sidekick, it seems Rupert Grint is working some
magic of his own on his property portfolio. Rupert Grint has a new company to manage the income
from his multi-million pound housing empire, the Daily Mail can reveal. The actor bought three
properties around his home village for a combined £9.2 million. Another three, worth £3.7 million,
are registered in the names of his mother Joanna, 46, and father Nigel, 49. Grint lives in an 18th
century mansion bought for £5.4 million.
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A. Say whether these statements are right (R) or wrong (W). Underline the text to support
your answers.
1. Rupert is from London.
2. When Rupert Grint was eleven he started acting in school plays.
3. Rupert became famous when he acted at his local theatre group.
4. Only after the Harry Potter films did he have starring roles in films.
5. Rupert is now very rich and owns many houses.
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B. Answer these questions about the text.
1. At what age did Rupert start filming in the Harry Potter film?_____________________
2. How long did he work in the Harry Potter films? ______________________________
3. When did he start doing other films besides Harry Potter? ______________________
4. Why does he think some Americans are crazy? ______________________________
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5. How much did the house that he lives in cost? _______________________________
C. Find words in the text that mean the following:
1. the state of being important, well-known, or noticeable (paragraph 1)
2. to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry or aggressive way
(paragraph 4)
3. looking at someone for a long time often with your eyes wide open
(paragraph 4)
4. a person who helps and spends a lot of time with someone who is
usually more important (paragraph 5)
5. money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc. (paragraph 5)
GRAMMAR
A. Match the words on the left with words in the box to form compound nouns.
1. tooth______________
a) dryer
2. bath______________
b) paste
3. hair_______________
c) paper
4. head______________
d) phones
5. wall_______________
e) room
B. Complete the sentences by creating compound nouns. Use the words from the list
below, but careful because some are not necessary.
office
1. At home we usually eat home pizza.
end
2. I’m going to the shopping centre this week . case
3. My father reads his news every evening. paper
ache
4. Today I have a terrible head . I need to rest.
work
5. I can’t find my pencil . Did you see it? made
basket
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C. Complete these sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives given in
brackets.
1. Harry Potter series are ________ (good) books I’ve ever read.
2. August is _____________(hot) month of the year.
3. This is ____________(cheap) house in town.
4. London is one of __________ (expensive) cities to live in.
5. _____________(easy) way to get to my house is by bus.
D. Choose the appropriate option: comparative or superlative.
1. This bed is more comfortable than / the most comfortable that one.
2. Buying this house was worse than / the worst mistake I’ve ever made.
3. Your house is bigger than / the biggest mine.
4. Move that chair closer / the closest to the table. Much better!
5. I’m happier than / the happiest person alive! My sleepover party is tonight! Hurray!
WRITING
A. Imagine you are talking to Rupert Grint. Complete the dialogue.
You: Hi, Rupert. (1)_____________________________?
Rupert: Hi! I always get up at half past seven.
You: (2) Every day, really!? _______________________________________?
Rupert: Because I like to have a steady routine, so it’s important to wake up early.
You: (3)_______________________________________?
Rupert: Sometimes I do. I like to have lunch at home.
You: (4) One of your latest films is CBGB. ________________________?
Rupert: It was released in 2013.
You: (5) ___________________________in this film?
Rupert: I played a rock star. It was great! I loved it!
B. Write a small text describing your daily routine. Don’t forget to mention what
you do at home to help.
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