Free Time activities - 8th grade

1. ENGLISH TEST- 8TH FORM
I- Vocabulary
A. Match the sports to what people say about them. One does not apply.
1. Body boarding a. I enjoy sliding down the mountain at high speed.
2. Parachuting b. It's a flying sport. As a paraglider I sit in a harness suspended below a wing.
3. Rappelling c. I love swimming under water. To help me breathe I wear a mask and a snorkel.
4. Diving d. At the weekend I do a controlled descent down a rope from a cliff.
5. Snowboarding e. I spend a lot of time in the ocean riding waves. I need a board and a wetsuit.
6. Surfing f. It's a surface water sport and I lay down on a small rectangular board and enjoy
7. Bungee jumping the waves.
g. It's exciting. I jump from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic
cord.
h. I do it as a competition and I have to jump out of an airplane.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
B. Complete the text with words from the box. Write the numbers in the blanks. One does not
apply.
1. dangerous 2.bigger 3. feeling 4. small 5. started 6. abroad 7.few 8. excitement 9. decided
I’ve been really interested in surfing for more than fifteen years. I started learning in England, then I
began going on surfing holidays ________ with my mates – we went to Bali in Indonesia, and also South
Africa.
After that I __________ wanting __________ challenges, so five years ago I __________ to try the
really big waves in Hawaii. Of course they can be ________ and you have to concentrate one hundred
percent, but it’s worth it for the ________you get when you’re riding them. It’s a magical ________,
like flying above the ocean, and for those _________ seconds you totally forget everything else in your
life.

2. II- Reading and Comprehension
Read the following text about Fred, an American boy.
I love the place where I live. There are lots
of places where I like to relax and lots of
things I like to do, from walks along
Hampton Beach, to hikes in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire.
Sometimes I go alone on a leisure trip
down the Merrimack River in my canoe.
Other times, I am with my family enjoying
the view from the top of a mountain. We
also enjoy fishing trips, camping, sightseeing
and trips to local parks and festivals in and
around New Hampshire and the North East.
We have spent our holidays in Florida,
Washington D.C., Texas and Alaska. All these
trips were a lot of fun and we hope to
repeat them!
I have the most free time during the summer months. One of my favourite activities is to go
canoeing with my friends. It's really nice. We spend the day floating and paddling down the river.
Sometimes if it gets hot we jump in the water and go swimming. Of course we take breaks during
the day, we stop along the river to prepare some food or to visit a local pub. In the evening we set
up our tents and make a campfire and then they talk, play cards, sing songs, and enjoy nature. One
of my favourite things to do is to cook some sausages over the campfire. I really enjoy these
wonderful trips.
However, Astronomy is my great love. I have a small scope*, but I am still learning. I also like
photography. I enjoy Art too and do it when I can. Going fishing is an escape for me, because I can
relax and lose myself in my thoughts. Then there is poetry. I like both to read and to write it.
And of course when I arrive home from school I enjoy texting and chatting with my friends on their
mobiles, hanging out with them, listening to the latest music on my MP3 player or just watching
movies on TV or at the cinema. I listen to music all the time!
I think that taking part in different activities is important to have a healthy lifestyle and feel
good.
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scope: telescópio
A.Complete the sentences according to the first three paragraphs of the text.
1. In the White Mountains of New Hampshire he can ___________________________________________
2. On their holidays they __________________________________________________________________
3. On their canoeing trips and when they stop, they ___________________________________________
4. Before playing cards and singing songs they ________________________________________________
5. In the campfire he especially loves _______________________________________________________

3. B. Answer the following questions about the text. Write complete sentences.
1.Which is his favourite outdoor leisure activity ?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. How does he feel when he goes fishing?
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Which technological devices does he have?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. What kind of texts does he like reading and writing?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. In Fred’s opinion, what are the benefits of having lots of leisure activities?
______________________________________________________________________________________
C. Find the synonyms in the text.
1. many (1st
paragraph) ___________________
2. by myself ( 2nd
paragraph) _______________
3. occasionally (3rd paragraph) ______________
4. passion ( 4th paragraph) ______________
III - Language Work
A. Complete the blanks in the following conditional sentences with the correct verb tense.
1. If you ___________________ (neg. / accept ) the boy in the team, he won't play basketball with
you.
2. What would you do if your parents _____________________(neg. / allow ) you to do sports?
3. Fred ____________________(have) many other opportunities to spend his free time, if he followed
his friends' advice.
4. He __________________ ( do ) some canoeing alone, if he _________________ (buy) a canoe just
for himself. (Type 2)
5. If Fred's friend, Tom, __________________( lend) him his racket, he _________________( play)
tennis this weekend. (Type 1)
6. Will you go to the mountains if the weather __________________(get) worse?

4. B. Complete the following conditional sentences.
1. If you have some free time this week, _____________________________________________________
2. My parents would enjoy their holidays if ___________________________________________________
3. He'll go to the mountains this weekend if __________________________________________________
4. Where would you go if _________________________________________________________________?
C. Report the following sentences.
1. "I will celebrate my birthday in the adventure camp tomorrow."
Fred said ______________________________________________________________________________
2. " We are practicing for this competition here, at the local beach."
Fred and Sue explained __________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. " We want to buy a new skateboard now."
Jack said ______________________________________________________________________________
4. "I learn a lot about skating when Jack shows me some movements."
Sue told me _____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. "I'm good at skating and it is one of my favourite sports."
Jack told Fred ___________________________________________________________________________
6. "I don't understand why my brother isn't doing anything this week."
Fred's sister said _________________________________________________________________________