Neumann English Competition, Year 6

What's your name?Which school do you go to?What's your English teacher's name?Where do you live? Please, answer the questions. 1. Everyday English Match the lines on the leftto the replies on the right. Patrick and I are getting married. Wow! Congratulations! Can I help you? No,I'm just looking, thanks. Don't forget it's bank holiday on Monday. Sorry, what does that mean? We're going to the cinema tonight. Oh, lovely! Well, I hope you enjoy the film! Excuse me! This machine isn't working. I'm sorry. Let me have a look. Ah! It isn't switched on. That's why! Hi. Can I speak to Dave, please? I'm afraid he isn't here at the moment. Can I take a message? Thanks for the invitation to your party, but I'm afraid I can't come. What a pity! Never mind! Bye! Have a safe journey! Thanks. We'll see you in a couple of days! 2. Jobs Click on the 13 blue dots and type in the name of the jobs. blacksmith gardener judge chemist painter photographer policewoman hairdresser waiter dentist tailor plumber teacher 3. Complete the text with an adjective from the list below. You can use each adjective only once. Wednesday, May 28thDear Toby and Mel,We're having a wonderful time here in the South of France. We're renting a lovely, old house in a peaceful village. It's got a swimming pool, which is great because the weather is quite hot for May. We usually swim in the afternoons when the weather is warmer. Yesterday there was a huge storm - the thunder was so loud we were quite frightened and ran into the house. Today it's sunny again and we're going to the market in a town called St Rémy. We love the markets here, they're so busy, but the things are quite expensive. This evening we're having dinner in a local restaurant called 'Le Provencale' - their food looks delicious!It's so beautiful here. We feel very relaxed. We're reading a lot - we never have time to read at home, we're always too busy. Only three more days! See you soon.Lots of love,Luke and Tina 4. Put the words in the correct group. BUS bus station coach double-decker bus fare bus driver TRAIN railway station platform buffet car compartment carriage restaurant car line closure PLANE airport boarding pass flight customs security check hand luggage departure lounge 5. Read what Lara says about her trip. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Use thepresent simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple or 'be going to'. (Use the short forms: I've, I haven't, I'm etc.) I'm really excited about my trip to Europe. I haven't travelled(not travel) much outside Australia before. Just once, two years ago, I went (go) on holiday to Bali with my family, but I've never been(never be) to Europe or the US.I often travel(travel) inside Australia. Last year I flew (fly) to Perth to visit my cousin, who lives (live) there. It's a five hour flight from Sydney, where I live (live). Australia's a big country! Also, I 've been (be) up to Cairns in the north three times so far. I learnt (learn) to scuba dive there on the Great Barrier Reef in 2018.We 've just finished (just finish) packing, and now we 're waiting (wait) for the taxi to take us to the airport. I 've flown (fly) on a 747 before. It's a very long flight. It takes (take) 20 hours to get to Rome. I 'm going to watch (watch) films all the way. I can't wait! 6. Read about London and complete the text by clicking on the correct words in the word bank. My capital city: LondonLondon has a population of about 7,000,000. It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans landed nearly 2,000 years ago. From about 1800 until Word War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as Buchingham Palace, where the Queen lives, and the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, where you can buy anything. And of course they want to ride on the London Eye next to the river!Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London underground. People who want to ride into the city centre pay the Congestion Charge, which costs 8 pounds a day, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn't clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.For me, the best thing about London is the parks. There are five in the city centre. But my children's favourite place is Hamleys, which is the biggest toy shop in the world! 7. The history of Halloween Watch the video and decide whether the statements are true or false. False or true? FALSE Today Halloween isn't big business. Halloween took up its family-friendly form in 1800s. TRUE Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival. Souling and Guising are originated in Medieval Britain. Halloween facts Match the sentence beginnings on the left to the endings on the right to get true statements about the history and origins of Halloween. November 1st is All Saints Day. November 2nd All Souls Day Souling is praying for dead relatives. Guising is when young people dress up in costumes and accept food, wine and money for singing, reciting poetry and telling jokes. Halloween is the 2nd most commercial holiday after Christmas. Halloween's history goes back 2000 years. Today most people think Halloween is about trick-or treating, parades, bobbing for apples and other family-friendly activities. Americans spend over 6 billion dollars a year on Halloween.