READING 1 ESO

Read the text and write True or False:

The Fantastic Four are a team of superheroes. They are from Marvel Comics in the USA. The
Fantastic Four are Mister Fantastic, his wife the Invisible Woman, her brother the Human Torch
and the Thing. The Thing's real name is Ben Grimm and he is a friend of the other three. The
Fantastic Four are in comics and in films, too. In the first film, Doctor Doom is their enemy. He
is a villain with a metal face. He's very evil.

The second film is the best film. In this film, the Fantastic Four are with the Silver Surfer. He is
from another planet and he is very strange. At the start of the film, he is an enemy of the
Fantastic Four. At the end, he is their friend. It's a great film and the special effects are really
cool! The star of the film is Jessica Alba she is the Invisible Woman and she's great. It's her
best film!

1 The Fantastic Four comics are American. ...........................

2 The Fantastic Four are all men...........................

3 The Invisible Woman and the Human Torch are brother and sister...........................

4 All of the Fantastic Four are a family...........................

5 The Thing's nickname is Ben Grimm...........................

6 Doctor Doom is a hero...........................

7 The Silver Surfer isn't from Earth...........................

8 Jessica Alba is an actor...........................

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

My best friends

Im Neil and I live in London. My best friends are James and Ellen. Theyre both 13 years old.
We all call James Dobby because his surname is Dobson. He thinks its a cool nickname.
James birthday is 27 April. His favourite day of the week is Saturday and his favourite band is
One Direction. Hes got all their CDs. He likes computer games too. Hes got one brother, Nick.
Nick is 11 years old.

Ellens middle name is Sara and her surname is Connors. She hasnt got a nickname. Her
birthday is 15 May. Ive got the same birthday as her! Her family is from the USA but they live
here now. She hasnt got any brothers or sisters, but she often sees her cousins Matt and Ruth.
They live in London too but they dont go to our school. Her favourite singer is Rihanna and she
doesnt like One Direction at all! We all like Muse too theyre a great band.

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1 James

a) likes his nickname.

b) doesnt like his nickname.

c) hasnt got a nickname.

2 James

a) doesnt like computer game.

b) has got all One Directions CDs.

c) has got more than one brother.

3 Ellens birthday

a) is in the same month as James.

b) is before James birthday.

c) is on the same day as Neil.

4 Matt and Ruth are Ellens

a) brother and sister.

b) parents.

c) cousins.

5 Ellen likes

a) Rihanna and Muse.

b) Rihanna and One Direction.

c) One Direction and Muse.

Read the text and fill each gap with one word.

My best friends

Im Neil and I live (1).................. London. My best friends are James and Ellen. Theyre both 13
years old. We all call James Dobby because his surname is Dobson. He thinks its a cool
nickname. James birthday is 27 April. His favourite day of the week is Saturday and his
favourite band is One Direction. Hes got all (2) .................. CDs. He likes computer games too.
Hes (3) .................. one brother, Nick. Nick is 11 years old.

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Ellens middle name is Sara and (4) .................. surname is Connors. She hasnt got a nickname.
Ellens birthday is 15 May. Ive got the same birthday as her! Her family (5) ..................from
the USA but they live here now. She hasnt got any brothers or sisters, but she often sees her
cousins Matt and Ruth. They live in London too but they dont go to our school. Her favourite
singer is Rihanna and she (6) .................. like One Direction! She thinks their music is terrible.
We all like Muse theyre a great band.

WRITING

Write a short personal profile about yourself in a friends website. Write about 80 words.

- Include this information: name, age, city and country, family, favourite sport and music.

- Make notes and then write your paragraph.

- Make sure you use capital letters correctly.

- Check your spelling.