I think that in 10 years the world won’t be the same. And actually it’s too hard to say what I want to do or to be in 10 years. So I’m almost 16 and in that time I’ll be 26, so I will be already finished my university. I hope that I’d be a successful web designer and programmer. Also I want to have my own company.

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ESL New Year Reading Comprehension Passage

New Year Parties

Most people celebrate the New Year, and many of them do that by attending a party. Some parties may be small while others will be quite big. Some parties will be at a person’s home while other might be outside in a city center. 

The simplest and smallest New Year parties are those that a single family will have in their own house. This is where the parents and children will just spend time together. Some years a family will spend time like this and then in other years they will go to other types of parties. Often the family at a house party will eat a meal together and then wait for midnight. While waiting they play games, watch television, or talk to each other. 

Another type of party will be where someone will invite a group of friends to their house for a celebration. This will be a bit of a bigger party, and depending on the size of the house ten to thirty people may attend. If there are not many people at the party they may sit down and eat a formal meal, while for a bigger party it will be a buffet where people stand up and help themselves to food. Often the people who come to the party will each bring something to share that everyone can eat.

The biggest parties that happen are public parties in the middle of some cities. For these parties, groups of friends will spend the evening and night outside, often visiting several different pubs and bars. They might have a drink in one pub and then walk to another pub where they will have another drink. When it is getting close to midnight most of the people will finish their drink in the bar or pub and go to some central point in the city. At this place there will be a big countdown to midnight and the start of the New Year. After midnight the people will then either go home or go to a nightclub so they can celebrate for even longer.

As people get older the type of party they attend may change. A young person may go out to a big city center party while an older person may just want to spend time at home with their family.

ESL New Year Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension questions that go with the above reading passage.

1) Who attends the smallest type of party?

2) When a part has a buffet, who supplies the food?

3) Who most often attends city center parties?

4) When people go to a city center party, what do they do all night

5) How do people know when it is midnight at a city center party?

Present Simple vs. Past Simple

1. She  went to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.

2. My father usually  likes his steak well-done.

3. The dog ate its toy last night.

4. The policeman  talked to the burglar yesterday.

5.  Did you have a test last week?

6. I often see her mother but she never  speaks to me.

7. The gentleman  spoke to his servant 2 hours ago.

8. The kangaroo always  (carry) its baby.

9. My friend  talks a lot every day.

10. The man  drove to the supermarket last weekend.

11. My brothers  left for England last week.

12. My sisters  leave for England every year in June.

13. I don’t like that man because he often  laughs at me.

14. Her sister never  smokes.

15. The cat usually  leaves its basket when it is hungry.

Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous 1

Make the past simple or past continuous

1) I were sitting in a cafe when you called.
2) When you arrived at the party, who was there?
3) Susie was watching a film when she heared the noise.7
4) Yesterday I went to the library, next I had a swim, later I met) Julie for coffee.
5) We were playing tennis when John hurted his ankle.
6) What were they doing at 10pm last night – it was really noisy?
7) He as taking a shower when the telephone rang.
8) He was in the shower when the telephone rang.
9) When I walked into the room, everyone was working.
10) It was a day last September. The sun was shining and the birds were singing . I was walking along the street when I met an old friend.
11) He was living in Russia when the Revolution started.
12) When her train got to the station, we were waiting on the platform.
13) He was so annoying! He always leaved his things everywhere.
14) On holiday we visited Rome, saw the Vatican, and spent a few days at the beach.
15) Why were you standing on a chair when I came into the room?
16) They lived in Germany when they was young.
17) At 7pm yesterday, we were listening to music.
18) When I left the house, it was snowing.
19) He was working in a bank when he met his wife.
20) What were you doing when I called you last night?

Future Simple Positive

Make the future simple

1) A: There’s someone at the door.I will get it.
) Joan thinks the Conservatives will win the next election.
3) A: I’m moving house tomorrow.B: I will come and help you.
4) If she passes the exam, she will be very happy.
5) I will be there by four o’clock I promise.
6) A: I’m cold.B: I will turn on the fire.
7) A: She’s late.B: Don’t worry. She will come).
8) The meeting will take place at 6pm.
9) If you eat all of that cake, you will feel sick.
10) They will be home at 10 o’clock.