This document contains exercises from chapters 5-8 of an English textbook. The exercises include matching pictures to words, completing sentences with missing words, unscrambling words to complete sentences, matching terms and people to definitions and clues, and associating authors and historical figures with related books and places. The exercises focus on vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and making connections between texts and important people in American history.

1. CHAPTERS 5-6 ACTIVITIES
1 – Write the correct Word under each picture.
1. Magazine.
2. Swimsuit.
3. Meal.
4. Waterfall.
5. Cartoon.
6. Forest.
2 – Complete the sentences with the Word below.
1. You can´t survive in the desert without wáter.
2. Don´t leave rubbish. It´s bad for the environment.
3. “Don´t walk alone in the dark” my fríen advised me.
4. The Iguasu Falls are a natural wonder.
5. The view from the top of the mountain is beautiful.
6. Can you see the duck swimming on the lake?
3 – Complete the sentences with the correct places.
1. The Colorado River cut throught 1.5 kilometres of rock to create
Grand Canyon.
2. One fifth of the world´s fresh wáter flows through the área of
Niagara Falls.
3. “General Sherman”, the world´s biggest tree, is in the Sequoia
National Park.
4. Death Valley is the lowest place in North America.
5. The artist´s Palette has got rocks with beautiful colours.
6.
4 – Circle the correct answer.
1. The Grand Canyon is in the state of Arizona.
2. Redwood tres are important because they absorb huge amounts of
carbon dioxide.
3. President Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national day.
4. It is common to eat hot dogs at a Thanksgiving meal.
5. You can see famous cartoon characters at the macy´s Thanksgiving
Day Parade.
6. Americans celebrate Indepencece Day with picnics and barbecues.

2. CHAPTERS 7-8 ACTIVITIES
1 – Unscramble the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. There aren´t any cars on the road. It´s empty.
2. I enyoy fishing in the river and catching salmon.
3. They´re married. That´s his wife.
4. Every citizen deserves to have equal rights.
5. James is the youngest in his family. His brothers are older tan him.
6. The president spoke about his hopes for the future in his speech.
2 – What is it? Match the words beloww to the clues.
1. It´s your body´s natural cover. E - skin
2. It´s an obligation. You makeit with words. B - promise
3. It can be a hope for the future. F - dream
4. It´s next to the sea and you can sito n it. D - beach
5. It keeps youbusy and you get money for it. C - job
6. It´sa journey in the air. A – flight
3 – Match the sentence parts to form complete sentences about the
people.
1. The Wright Brothers tested different designs of aeroplanes.
2. John F. Kennedy brought hope to Americans.
3. Martin Luther King fought against racial discrimination.
4. Mark Twain expressed the American spirit in his book.
5. Harper Lee wrote about racismo in the 1930s.
6. Stephen King began to write at the age of seven.
4 – Who do you associate with the books ans places below? Math
each person to the correct item.
a. The Lincoln Memorial. 3 – Martin Luther King
b. To kill a Mockingbird. 5 - Harper Lee
c. The whitw house. 2 – John F. Kennedy
d. Misery. 4 – Stepfen King
e. Kitty Hawk beach. 6 – The Wright Brothers
f. The adventures of Tom Sawyer 1 – Mark Twain