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c Pearson Education Limited 2008 British Life - Activity worksheets 1 of 2

Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERSTeacher Support Programme

While reading

1 Read the Introduction on page iv of the book

and then close the book and complete these

sentences. Finally, open the book again and

check your answers. Who are the British?

Are they the (a) ………… as the English? And

how is the UK (b) ………… from Britain?

Britain is not an easy (c) ………… to

understand. To (d) …………, British life is

sometimes very strange. Why, for example, do

people talk about the (e) ………… so much?

Many things are (f) ………… in Britain and

one of them is (g) ………… life. People’s

(h) ………… on marriage and the family arealways different from the views of their

(i) ………… and grandparents. (j) …………

is also changing fast.

Pages 1–7

2 Match the names with the correct definitions.

a Great Britain …..

b The United Kingdom …..

c The British Isles …..

d Gaelic …..

e God Save the Queen ….. f Jock …..

g Taffy …..

1) a name for a Scotsman

2) The British national song

3) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland

4) England, Scotland and Wales

5) a name for a Welshman

6) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern

Ireland and the Republic of Ireland 7) language spoken in the north of Scotland

3 Who is/are or was/were …?

a … the sister of Charles Prince of Wales?

……………………

b … the brother of Prince William?

……………………

c … the mother of Princess Beatrice of York?

……………………

d … the mother of Andrew, Duke of York?

…………………… e … the youngest son of Philip, Duke of

Edinburgh? ……………………

Pages 8–17

4 Match the two parts of these sentences.

a 67% of British people …..

b Fewer people in Scotland own their homes

….. c Most people over the age of sixty-five …..

d Children usually leave their parents’ home

…..

e When they get old, parents do not usually

live …..

1) live alone.

2) own the homes they live in.

3) than people in the rest of Britain.

4) in the same house as their children.

5) when they go to work or university.5 Put the sentences about Change of Heart in

order, numbered 1–11.

a c Luke finds out that his mother is dating aman called Steve.

b c Alan and Steve are going together to thebig game.

c c Luke’s father is going to pick his son up tospend the weekend together.

d c Alan tells his son that he is sorry he left

his wife and family. e c Steve tells Susan that he has got a new

job.

f c Luke asks Alan why he and his wifegot divorced and they are not a family

anymore.

g c Luke tells his mother that he wants hisparents to be together again.

h c Luke tells his mother that he feels Steve istrying to replace his dad.

i c Steve tells Susan that he wants to livetogether with Luke and her now that hehas a new job.

j c Alan wants to talk to Susan and he issurprised to find her boyfriend at her

house.

k c Luke will have to accept that his parents will not be together again.

Pages 18–25

6 Put the words in the right order.

a are / businesses / fastest / growing / in /industries /service / The / the / UK

………………………………………………


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c Pearson Education Limited 2008 British Life - Activity worksheets 2 of 2

Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERSTeacher Support Programme

b employ / industries / million / more / people /

Service / than / twenty

………………………………………………

c 5 p.m. / 9 a.m. / a / British / days / five /

from / Most / people / to / week / work ………………………………………………

d 365 / a / a / companies / customers / days /

give / Many ‘round the clock’ / service /

their / year

………………………………………………

e Britain / Europe / has / in / longest / the /

week / working

………………………………………………

7 Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to?

and what are they talking about? a ‘I’m going to show you how to make calls.’

………………………………………………

b ‘Don’t call me again!’

………………………………………………

c ‘You don’t look very happy.’

………………………………………………

d ‘Is this going to take much longer?’

………………………………………………

e ‘Sixty in one day!’

………………………………………………Pages 26–31

8 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong ( 7)?

a British eating habits have hardly changed

at all during the past 20 years. c b British people eat more red meat than

they used to. c c They eat more fruit than they used to. c d British people don’t like chocolates. c e A few British towns have Indian and

Chinese restaurants. c f On average British people drink more

than 100 litres of beer a year. c9 Complete this recipe for scones with the

correct verb from the box. Then put the

sentences in the correct order.

add cook cut make mix put

put take

a ………… for 7–10 minutes.

b …………into a large flat shape on a table. c …………into round pieces.

d …………milk on top of each piece.

e …………the flour and salt into a bowl.

f …………the milk.

g …………the mixture out of the bowl.

h …………with a knife.

10 Which word on page 31 means …? a … (to) find out: ………………

b … animals and plants in natural conditions:

………………

c … animals that live with people:

………………

d … work to keep the place you live in clean

and tidy: ………………

e … pleased, satisfied: ………………

f … person who owns a home: ………………

g … giving work to: ……………… h … someone who makes a house:

………………

Pages 31–39

11 Match the two parts of these sentences.

a The British lottery is on television …..

b The British lottery …..

c Lottery tickets cost …..

d More than 70% of British homes …..

e You have a better chance of winning if you

play ….. f Over a quarter of the money taken by the

lottery …..

1) take part in the lottery every week.

2) is spent on things to help Britain.

3) £1 each.

4) was started in 1994.

5) on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

6) the new game ‘Thunderball’.

12 Look at the ten questions on page 36.

a In which sports are there balls? ………………………………………………

b Which are team sports?

………………………………………………

c Which are racing sports?

………………………………………………

d Which sport uses a racket?

………………………………………………

13 Answer these questions.

a When did ordinary British people start going

on holiday? ………………………………………………

b Where did they go to traditionally?

………………………………………………


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c Pearson Education Limited 2008 British Life - Progress test 1 of 1

Progress test LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERSTeacher Support Programme

1 Britain Quiz. Answer these questions.

a Which city is the capital of Wales?

……………………………………………………

b What is the old language called that is spoken in

the north of Scotland and Northern Ireland? ……………………………………………………

c What is the name of the Queen’s home in Scotland?

……………………………………………………

d What percentage of British people own their own

homes?

……………………………………………………

e At what time do most people start and finish work

in Britain?

……………………………………………………

f What is the other name for the Bank of England?

……………………………………………………

g What are the four ingredients of scones ?

……………………………………………………

h What does DIY stand for?

……………………………………………………

i Which are more popular as pets in British homes:

dogs or cats?

……………………………………………………

2 Underline the wrong word and put the right one.

a England is only one of the three nations in the

United Kingdom. ………………b The English national song is ‘Land of My Fathers’.

………………

c ‘Mac’ or ‘Mc’ in a surname is always either Welsh or

Irish. ………………

d British people are generally quite shy and do not

make friends easily because they live in a country.

………………

e Two of the Queen’s four children are not divorced.

………………

3 Circle the right words.

a The Britannia …..

1) was the Royal ship and is now a museum ship.

2) was the Royal plane and is now used.

b Women today in the UK …..

1) decide not to have children.

2) decide not to have children until their late

thirties or early forties.

c A popular British newspaper …..

1) said the English are very tired and sad.

2) described Britain as the divorce capital of

Europe.d When divorced parents marry again …..

1) their children are alone.

2) their children have a stepfamily.

4 Match the questions and the answers.

a Why is Luke’s mother not watching the film? …..

b What does Luke want? …..

c Where is Alan taking Luke? …..

d Why did Alan leave Susan? …..e What does Steve want? …..

f What does Luke feel about Steven? …..

1) Because he thought he did not love her

anymore.

2) To live with Susan and Luke as a family.

3) He is trying to take his dad’s place.

4) To eat fast food and watch the big game.

5) His parents to get back together.

6) She is going out with Luke at night.

5 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong ( 7)?

a No industry in the UK is growing faster than

the service industry. c

b No shop is open on Sundays in the UK. c

c It is possible to get money out at any time

even in the middle of the night today. c

d Employers should give two-week paid holidays

to their employees. c

6 Circle the right words.

a Today British people prefer red meat / white meat.

b The British have a ‘sweet tooth’ / a ‘strong tooth’.

c Today people are so tired that they by ready-mademeals and take-away meals / bread and butter

puddings and fish.

d Scones are nice and easy / traditional and popular.

e ‘High tea’ / lunch was a big meal after work.

7 Finish the sentences.

a The most popular pets in the UK …………………

………………………………………………….. .

b People in the UK turn on their TVs on

………………………………… to find who has

won the National Lottery.

c British people like going on holiday to ……………

………………………………………………….. .

d The longest running play in the UK is ……………

………………………………………………….. .

8 Choose the right word from the box.

scone pudding cricket nursing home lottery

a A group of people in a ………… won the

………… .

b British people love eating ………… .

c One of the most traditional British sports is

………… .

d The British always like having ………… for tea.

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