Simply English A2 Reading

​Simply English

A2 Reading

Multiple Choice

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Family hair cuts

Pay for two adult haircuts and get up to 2 children's haircuts free!

Offer Monday to Friday 4-6pm only

• Two adults and two children must pay full price for haircuts on Saturdays.  

• A single mother won't have to pay for her child's haircut on Monday at 5pm.

• If two parents get haircuts on Friday morning, their two children can get free haircuts.

Multiple Choice

Hi Robert Ellie asked me to take some books to her house for her homework, but I have no idea where she lives. Do you know? Paul

What should Robert tell Paul?

• what the homework is

• which books he needs

• Ellie's address

Multiple Choice

Diving Lessons for Beginners

Learners must be able to swim one length of the pool. Mondays and Thursdays at 6pm Contact Mark at 4856993 for more information.

• New members will be taught how to swim.  

• The diving lessons take place once a week.   

•  You don't need diving experience to join these classes.   

Multiple Choice

Has anyone seen a silver necklace with a pink butterfly? Last seen in this classroom last Friday. If you see it, please tell Rebecca Charles in Class 7b.

• Rebecca has lost some jewellery.  

•  Rebecca is selling a necklace.

• Rebecca found something in a classroom.  

Multiple Choice

After the show, please take your costumes to room 7.

Please don't take them home.

• You don't have to take your costume home.     

• You mustn't go home with your costume.

• You don't have to wear your costume after the show.   

Multiple Choice

Dear Miss Baxter, Congratulations! Your drawing of a dog has come second in the village art competition. Please come to the town hall on Saturday 6th October to collect your £10 prize. Mr Bowler

Why did Mr Bowler write this email to Miss Baxter?

• To tell her that a drawing is ready to collect.   

• To invite her to enter an art competition.

• To tell her that she has won some money.

Read the three texts about Keep Fit Week.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Mark
I didn't need to do anything extra in Keep Fit Week. I do five hours in of exercise in a normal week! I go to soccer practice every Monday for an hour and we have a match most Sundays which lasts two hours. Then I have swimming lessons on Wednesday and Friday. That was enough! But my friend Nick, who doesn't usually do any sport, wasn't sure how he could fill five hours with exercise, so I took him to the park and taught him to skateboard.

Toby
I found it really hard to fill five hours with exercise. I live on a farm in the countryside, a long way from the sports centre. I thought about going swimming, but my parents were too busy that week to take me to the pool. One night, I stayed the night with my friend. We planned to play soccer for a couple of hours, but it rained after twenty minutes! However on Sunday, a lorry of sheep food arrived on the farm. I spent three hours helping my dad to carry it into the garage, and that was hard work! I didn't complete the full five hours, but I think I got as much exercise as the kids who did!

Amber
I didn't think I'd like Keep Fit week because I usually hate sports, but when I talked to my uncle about it, he told me that exercise and sports are two different things. So instead of kicking a ball around in the park, we tried a few new things. For example, one evening we went to a climbing wall in town. That was cool! My uncle also helped me to repair my bike and we rode to the lake, where we had a swim. And on Sunday we went to an indoor ski centre and I had my first lesson. I'd like to try that outdoors one day!

Multiple Choice

Who did not go swimming in Keep Fit Week?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Multiple Choice

Who didn't do five hours of exercise that week?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Multiple Choice

Who helped a friend to complete five hours of exercise?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Multiple Choice

Who did not play football that week?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Multiple Choice

Who did no more exercise than usual?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Multiple Choice

Who got help from a family member?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Multiple Choice

Who did sports that are normally done on a mountain?

• Mark

• Toby

• Amber

Fill in the Blanks

Complete this email. Write ONE word for each space.

Dear Tom, Thanks ___ your email. Spain sounds great! Have you been learning Spanish? What type __ food have you been eating? It is very hot at the moment in Spain isn’t __? I went to Spain when I was your age and ___ the best time. Make sure to try the tapas!

Fill in the Blanks

Are you enjoying the summer camp? I hope you have ____ working very hard and learning a lot!What activities do you do in your free ____? Have you met many friends at the camp? I can’t wait to hear all _____ it!

Best wishes,Fred

Look at the three pictures. Write the story shown in the pictures.

On the next page I want you to write a story using no more than 35 words.

Good Luck!

Open Ended

Write your story.

​Answer

Alice is riding her bike along the cycle path. She is wearing a backpack. She goes to a grocery shop. She buys bread, orange juice and an apple. She puts them in her backpack Then she rides to a lake. She sits on the grass and looks at the lake. She can see birds. She eats her picnic. It’s quiet and beautiful there.