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READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND DO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW
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Pam and her brother are leaving for their holidays. They�re� at the airport now.

In the departure hall there are lots of people. Pam is sitting on� a chair and is looking around her.

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Some people are sleeping on chairs. A man with blond hair is playing a video game on his PC . The woman sitting next to him is reading a magazine.

A� young Chinese girl is eating a sandwich. Pam feels hungry too but she� will have to wait� until they�re on the plane to have a snack.

Two men are playing chess and their wives are talking to each other.

A tall man with a beard is taking the photograph of a girl. The girl is smiling at him.

A few people are walking around the hall carrying their bags and dragging their suitcases .

A girl with a pony tail is looking out of the large windows. There are some airplanes waiting to leave. They are beautiful. Sam likes airplanes and she �thinks she will be a pilot when she grows up.

A fat red-haired man is drinking from a paper cup and a red- haired boy sitting next to him, probably his son, is talking on his cell phone. Now a woman is approaching them: she has red hair too! She is wearing a very short skirt .

A little boy is running around� but there is an old woman following him very closely.

Four young people with guitars next to them on the floor are playing cards. They are laughing loudly.

A lady on the loudspeaker is announcing the closing of a gate, but it�s not Pam�s. She still has some time to wait before boarding the plane.

A young father is trying to calm his baby girl. She is crying at the top of her voice.

Now Pam�s cell phone is ringing� It�s Eva, Pam�s best friend: she wants to wish Pam� a good flight.

ex. 1� �IN THE BOX ON THE RIGHT WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER

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�1 Is Pam leaving for her holidays� �or ��������������������������� �2 is she returning from her holidays?
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3 Is she looking around at other people ��or ������������������� �4 is she sleeping?
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5 Are some of the �people in the hall sitting ���or�� ����������� 6 are they all walking around?
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7 Is a man with blond hair working with his PC ��or ����������� 8 is he playing a videogame?
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9 Is the Chinese girl eating a slice of cake� �or ����������� 10 is she eating a sandwich?
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11 Is the red-haired woman wearing a dress ��or� ����������� 12 is she wearing a skirt?
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13 Are the young people playing chess�� �or� �������������������� �14 �are they playing cards?
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15 Is the lady on the loudspeaker announcing the opening �or ��16 the closing of the gate?
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17 Is the girl with� a� pony tail looking out of the window or �18 is she looking at a poster?
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19 Are people carrying umbrellas ���or �����������������������������������20 are they carrying bags?

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�ex. 2� Answer as shown

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WHO IS.......

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1�looking out of the windows?�������������� �A girl with a pony tail is.
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2�walking around carrying their bags?��� A few people are.
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3�playing a videogame?

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4�looking out of the large windows?

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5�taking a photograph?

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6�playing chess?

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7�.drinking from a paper cup?

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8�running around?

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9�sleeping on chairs?

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10...laughing loudly?
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Ex.3 Connect numbers and letters
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1 Whose cell phone is ringing?���������������������� A� A young father�s.

2 Whose baby girl is crying?������������������������� B Four young people�s.��

3 Whose guitars are on the floor?���������������� C Pam�s

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