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Information-gap activities
Speaking practice A2/B1
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Information-gap activities
Hobbies are fun
Next year trip
Ann's Greek holidays
Weekend Trip
Great explorers
Jane Goodall
The Life of Sea Turtle
teacher's notes
Hobbies are fun!
Tom is my cousin. He is 1. ________ years old and lives in Manchester. He works as a graphic designer, but in his free time he has many hobbies. His favourite hobby is 2. ______________, which he does three times a week. He usually practices it 3.____________. At weekends, Tom often goes cycling with his best friend, Mark. Mark prefers 4,___________ so they don’t always do the same activity. Tom also likes photography, but he doesn’t enjoy 5. ____________ because it is too boring. On Sundays, Tom usually 6._______________. In the evening, he cooks dinner and reads some 7.___________. His favourite day is 8.___________, because he finishes work early. Tom says hobbies are important because they help him 9.___________. His favourite place to relax is his garden.
26
at home
playing the guitar
running
watching TV
magazines
July visits his parents
Friday
relax
check
Hobbies are fun
Tom is my cousin. He is 26 years old and lives in 1.___________ He works as a 2.________________, but in his free time he has many hobbies. His favourite hobby is playing the guitar, which he does 3.___________ times a week. He usually practices it at home. At weekends, Tom often 4.___________ __ with his best friend, Mark. Mark prefers running, so they don’t always do the same activity. Tom also likes 5._____________, but he doesn’t enjoy watching TV because it is too boring. On Sundays, Tom usually visits his parents. In the evening, he 6.______________ and reads some magazines. His favourite day is Friday, because finishes 7.___________ early. Tom says hobbies are important because they help him relax. His favourite place to relax is his 8.____________.
Manchester
graphic designer
three|3
goes cycling
photography
cooks dinner
work
vgarden
check
Next year trip
Next month, I am going to travel to (1) ___________. I am going with my best friend, and we are going to stay there for (2) ___________ days. We are going to travel by plane because it is fast and comfortable. During the trip, we are going to visit Rome and (3)____________. We are going to stay in a small hotel near the city centre. In the mornings, we are going to visit (4)_________________, and in the afternoons we will walk around the city or relax in a café. In the evenings, we are going to (5)______________ and try local Italian food. I think the weather will be (6)____________, but if it rains, we will visit (7)_________________. After the trip, I am going to (8)________________ with my friends and tell them about the best places. I hope the trip will be amazing, and I think I will want to go back in the future.
Italy
seven|7
Florence
famous places
eat out
museum and shops
warm
share photos
check
Next year trip
Next month, I am going to travel to Italy. I am going with (1)______________, and we are going to stay there for seven days. We are going to travel by (2)___________ because it is (3)____________ and comfortable. During the trip, we are going to visit (4)____________ and Florence. We are going to stay in a (5) _____________ near the city centre. In the mornings, we are going to visit famous places and in the afternoons we will walk around the (6)____________ or relax in a café. In the evenings, we are going to eat out and try (7)_______________ food. I think the weather will be warm, but if it rains, we will visit museum and shops. After the trip, I am going to share photos with my friends and tell them about (8)________________. I hope the trip will be amazing, and I think I will want to go back in the future.
best friend
plane
fast
Rome
small hotel
city
local Italian
the best places
check
Ann’s Greek holiday
Last summer, Anna went on holiday to 1.______________ with her sister. They travelled by plane and stayed there for 2. ___________ days. They arrived in Thessaloniki, a popular seaside city. During the holiday, Anna visited 3.________________ and tried local seafood, which she loved. One day, they got lost, but but it didn’t ruin the trip. In the evenings, they usually ate in small restaurants or walked along the 4.______________. The best moment of the holiday was a 5.______________ at sunset. Anna says she would like to 6. ______________ in the future. They stayed in a bungalow near the beach and returned home really relaxed. She still remembers the trip as one of the most exciting experiences of her life. She also bought small 7. ____________ for her family and took many photos. The weather was 8. _______________ almost every day.
Greece
en|10
ancient ruins
beach
ooat trip
go back
souvenirs
hot and sunny
check
Ann’s Greek holiday
Last summer, Anna went on holiday to Greece with her 1.___________. They travelled by 2.___________ and stayed there for ten days. They arrived in 3.______________, a popular seaside city. During the holiday, Anna visited ancient ruins and tried 4.______________, which she loved. One day, they 5. ____________, but it didn’t ruin the trip. In the evenings, they usually ate in 6._______________ or walked along the beach. The best moment of the holiday was a boat trip at sunset. Anna says she would like to go back in the future. They stayed in a 7.____________ near the beach and returned home really relaxed. She still remembers the trip as one of the most exciting experiences of her life. She also bought small souvenirs for 8. ______________ and took many photos. The weather was hot and sunny almost every day.
sister
Thessaloniki
plane
local seafood
got lost
small restaurants
bungalow
her family
check
A Weekend Trip
Last 1._____________, I went on a short trip with my friends. We were walking in a 2._______________ at about eleven o’clock in the morning. I was 3._______________ of the trees and flowers, while my friend Tom was feeding the ducks by the pond. Suddenly, it started raining, and we didn’t have umbrellas. We ran to a 4.______________ nearby. While we were running, my backpack 5.______________ into a puddle, and all my papers got wet! I was frustrated, but my friends were laughing, and we helped each other clean everything up. While we were drying our things in the café, we 6._______________ we hadn’t seen in months. They were also hiding from the rain, and we ended up sharing a table, talking, and laughing together. After the rain stopped, we continued our walk. I was looking at the map to plan our route, and Tom was taking 7.___________________ with the ducks. Later, we bought some ice cream and sat on a bench, enjoying the sun. On the way back to the bus station, we saw a 8._________________ stuck behind a fence. We helped the owner free it, and the dog ran happily around us. Finally, we walked back tired but happy. It was a short trip, but full of small surprises and fun moments.
Saturday
park
taking photos
small café
fell
met
funny selfies
little dog
check
A Weekend Trip
Last Saturday, I went on a short trip with 1.______________. We were walking in the park at about 2._______________ in the morning. I was taking photos of the trees and flowers, while my friend Tom was feeding the ducks by the pond. Suddenly, it 3.__________________, and we didn’t have umbrellas. We ran to a small café nearby. While we were running, my backpack fell into a puddle, and 4._________________ got wet! I was frustrated, but my friends were 5._________________ and we helped each other clean everything up. While we were drying our things in the café, we met our friends we hadn’t seen in months. They were also hiding from the rain, and we ended up sharing a table, talking, and laughing together. After the rain stopped, we continued 6.______________. I was looking at the map to plan our route, and Tom was taking funny selfies with the ducks. Later, we bought 7._______________ and sat on a bench, enjoying the sun. On the way back to the bus station, we saw a little dog stuck behind a fence. We helped the owner free it, and the dog ran happily around us. Finally, we walked back tired but happy. It was a 8.____________ trip, but full of small surprises and fun moments.
my friends
eleven|11
started raining
all my papers
laughing
our walk
ice cream
short
check
Jane Goodall
scientist
1934
Jane Goodall was a famous 1.______________. She was born in London in 2.____________. As a child, she was very interested in 3.___________ and nature. She liked watching them in her garden.In 1960, she travelled to Tanzania to study wildlife. She became well known for her work with 4._____________. At that time, many scientists didn’t believe her ideas. She 5.____________ in the forest for 15 years and carefully observed animal behavior. Later, she wrote many books wrote about their 6_____________ and ____________. and gave talks around the world.Jane Goodall created the Jane Goodall Institute, which helps animals and people in many countries. She inspired many 7.________________ to care about nature and animals. Jane Goodall 8.________________ in October 2025, but her work continues. Today, her institute still works to protect the environment. People admire her because she changed the way humans understand animals and showed how important it is to care for nature.
animals
chimpanzees
lived
feelings
behavior
young people
assed away
check
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall was a famous scientist. She was born in 1.___________ in 1934. As a child, she was very interested in animals and nature. She liked 2.______________ them in her garden. In 3.____________, she travelled to Tanzania to study 4.____________. She became well known for her work with chimpanzees. At that time, many scientists did not believe her ideas.She lived in the forest for 15 years and carefully observed 5.________________. Later, she wrote 6.______________ about their feelings and behavior and gave talks around the world. Jane Goodall created the Jane Goodall 7.______________, which helps animals and people in many countries. She inspired many young people to care about nature and animals.Jane Goodall passed away in October 2025, but her work continues. Today, her institute still works to protect the environment. People admire her because she 8.______________ the way humans understand animals and showed how important it is to care for nature.
scientist
watching
1960
wildlife
animal behavior
many books
Institute
changed
check
Great explorers
1480
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in (1) ___________ in northern Portugal. When he was a young boy, he worked for the Queen of Portugal, where he learned how to make (2) _____________ and sail. In his twenties, he joined the navy and fought in battles in India and (3) ________________, but the King of Portugal later stopped supporting him. Because he wanted to find a new way to the "Spice Islands," Magellan moved to Spain in (4) _____________. He convinced King Charles I to pay for a large trip. The King gave him (5) _____________ ships. They left Spain on September 20, 1519. The journey was very hard. In October 1520, Magellan finally found a narrow water path at the bottom of South America. Today, this is called the (6) _____________________. After passing through it, the ships entered a very large, quiet ocean. Magellan named it the "(7) _______________ Ocean" because the name means ‘peaceful’ in Spanish. The trip across the ocean took a long time. The sailors had no fresh food and had to eat (8) ___________ to stay alive. In March 1521, they reached the Philippines. Sadly, Magellan was killed in a fight on the island. Even though he died, one ship—the Victoria—kept sailing west. The Victoria returned to Spain in (9)___________. Only 18 men survived out of the original 270 sailors. Magellan is famous for leading the first group of people to sail all the way around the world.
maps
Malaysia
1517
5|five
Strait of Magellan
Pacific
rats
1522
check
Great explorers
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in 1480 in northern (1) ______________. When he was a young boy, he worked for the (2)________________, where he learned how to make maps and sail. In his twenties, he joined the navy and fought in battles in (3)___________ and Malaysia, but the King later stopped supporting him. Because he wanted to find a new way to the "Spice Islands," Magellan moved to (4)___________ in 1517. He convinced (5)_______________ to pay for a large trip. The King gave him five ships. They left Spain on (6)_______________, 1519. The journey was very hard. In (7)________________, Magellan finally found a narrow water path at the bottom of South America. Today, this is called the Strait of Magellan. After passing through it, the ships entered a very large, quiet ocean. Magellan named it the "Pacific Ocean" because the name means ‘peaceful’ in Spanish. The trip across the ocean took a long time. The sailors had no fresh food and had to eat rats to stay alive. In March (8)____________, they reached the Philippines. Sadly, Magellan was killed in a fight on the island. Even though he died, one ship — the (9)_____________ — kept sailing west under a new leader. The Victoria returned to Spain in 1522. Only (10)____________ men survived out of the original 270 sailors. Magellan is famous for leading the first group of people to sail all the way around the world.
Portugal
Queen of Portugal
India
Spain
King Charles I
September 20
October 1520|October, 1920
1521
Victoria
18|eighteen
check
The Life of Sea Turtle
The sea turtle is a marine animal that lives in 1. ________________ around the world. It spends most of its life in the 2. ______________, swimming long distances and diving deep to find food, but it comes to land to lay eggs on sandy beaches. A female sea turtle lays about 3.___________ eggs at a time. She digs a hole in the 4.___________, covers the eggs carefully, and then returns to the sea. The eggs hatch after around 60 days. When the baby turtles come out of the sand, they 5.________________ towards the sea to escape birds and other predators. Sea turtles eat sea grass, 6._____________ and ______________. Some species also eat algae and small sea animals. They can live for more than 7.___________ years if they survive natural dangers and human threats. Sadly, many turtles die because of 8.___________________, fishing nets, and boats. Today, people protect sea turtles by cleaning beaches, protecting nesting areas, and reducing plastic use. Scientists also track turtles to learn about their migration. The ocean needs sea turtles to stay healthy.
warm oceans
water
100|hundred
sand
move quickly
jellyfish
small fish
80|eighty
plastic pollution
check
The Life of Sea Turtle
The sea turtle is a 1._____________ animal that lives in warm oceans around the world. It spends most of its life in the water, swimming long distances and diving deep to find food, but it comes to land to 2.________________ on sandy beaches. A female sea turtle lays about 100 eggs at a time. She digs a hole in the sand, covers the eggs carefully, and then returns to the sea. The eggs hatch after around 3.____________ days. When the baby turtles come out of the sand, they move quickly towards the sea to escape birds and other predators. Sea turtles eat 4._____________, jellyfish, and small fish. Some species also eat algae and small 5.________________. They can live for more than 80 years if they survive natural dangers and human threats. Sadly, many turtles die because of plastic pollution, fishing nets, and boats. Today, people 6.______________ sea turtles by cleaning beaches, protecting nesting areas, and reducing plastic use. Scientists also track turtles to 7._______________ more about their migration. The ocean needs sea turtles to 8.___________________.
marine
lay eggs
60|sixty
sea grass
sea animals
protect
learn
stay healthy
check
Great job!!!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Past Simple Past Continuous practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Future Simple be going to practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Past Simple practice
Past Simple practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
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Genially
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Present Simple practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
How to use
The aim of these activities is to practice asking questions and draw students' attention to correct spelling. The set contains activities on Present Simple - everyday activities and hobbies, Past simple - last weekend, last holiday and biographies, Future Simple and Be Going to. All the activities are based on the idea of information gap in which students need to find the missing information from their partner. The exercises are designed so that the students had to ask a variety of questions, not only the basic ones.
PAIR-WORK ACTIVITY - ask ss to look at the ideas presented and the missing information. Ask them to prepare all the questions before they start the activity. Review briefly if they are correct. Tell them to ask their partner / friend to answer their questions. The other person does the same. When they have finished, click check to see if they are correct. If some of the answers are wrong, they can give ss the opportunity to practice extra questions such as, 'Can you repeat what they did ...?' or 'How do you spell that?'
CLASS ACTIVITY - show version A of the activity to the class. Tell the ss to prepare the questions to the missing information. Ask them one by one and give them the missing info filling in the blanks. Ask ss to come to the board and write them in.
EXTRA PRACTICE - at the end of each activity, ask ss to write the full texts with all the information they gathered.
Go back to the index page
Present Simple practice
Past Simple practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
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ASK YOUR FRIEND 2
Information-gap activities
Speaking practice A2/B1
Start
ASK YOUR FRIEND 2
Copyright
Information-gap activities
Hobbies are fun
Next year trip
Ann's Greek holidays
Weekend Trip
Great explorers
Jane Goodall
The Life of Sea Turtle
teacher's notes
Hobbies are fun!
Tom is my cousin. He is 1. ________ years old and lives in Manchester. He works as a graphic designer, but in his free time he has many hobbies. His favourite hobby is 2. ______________, which he does three times a week. He usually practices it 3.____________. At weekends, Tom often goes cycling with his best friend, Mark. Mark prefers 4,___________ so they don’t always do the same activity. Tom also likes photography, but he doesn’t enjoy 5. ____________ because it is too boring. On Sundays, Tom usually 6._______________. In the evening, he cooks dinner and reads some 7.___________. His favourite day is 8.___________, because he finishes work early. Tom says hobbies are important because they help him 9.___________. His favourite place to relax is his garden.
26
at home
playing the guitar
running
watching TV
magazines
July visits his parents
Friday
relax
check
Hobbies are fun
Tom is my cousin. He is 26 years old and lives in 1.___________ He works as a 2.________________, but in his free time he has many hobbies. His favourite hobby is playing the guitar, which he does 3.___________ times a week. He usually practices it at home. At weekends, Tom often 4.___________ __ with his best friend, Mark. Mark prefers running, so they don’t always do the same activity. Tom also likes 5._____________, but he doesn’t enjoy watching TV because it is too boring. On Sundays, Tom usually visits his parents. In the evening, he 6.______________ and reads some magazines. His favourite day is Friday, because finishes 7.___________ early. Tom says hobbies are important because they help him relax. His favourite place to relax is his 8.____________.
Manchester
graphic designer
three|3
goes cycling
photography
cooks dinner
work
vgarden
check
Next year trip
Next month, I am going to travel to (1) ___________. I am going with my best friend, and we are going to stay there for (2) ___________ days. We are going to travel by plane because it is fast and comfortable. During the trip, we are going to visit Rome and (3)____________. We are going to stay in a small hotel near the city centre. In the mornings, we are going to visit (4)_________________, and in the afternoons we will walk around the city or relax in a café. In the evenings, we are going to (5)______________ and try local Italian food. I think the weather will be (6)____________, but if it rains, we will visit (7)_________________. After the trip, I am going to (8)________________ with my friends and tell them about the best places. I hope the trip will be amazing, and I think I will want to go back in the future.
Italy
seven|7
Florence
famous places
eat out
museum and shops
warm
share photos
check
Next year trip
Next month, I am going to travel to Italy. I am going with (1)______________, and we are going to stay there for seven days. We are going to travel by (2)___________ because it is (3)____________ and comfortable. During the trip, we are going to visit (4)____________ and Florence. We are going to stay in a (5) _____________ near the city centre. In the mornings, we are going to visit famous places and in the afternoons we will walk around the (6)____________ or relax in a café. In the evenings, we are going to eat out and try (7)_______________ food. I think the weather will be warm, but if it rains, we will visit museum and shops. After the trip, I am going to share photos with my friends and tell them about (8)________________. I hope the trip will be amazing, and I think I will want to go back in the future.
best friend
plane
fast
Rome
small hotel
city
local Italian
the best places
check
Ann’s Greek holiday
Last summer, Anna went on holiday to 1.______________ with her sister. They travelled by plane and stayed there for 2. ___________ days. They arrived in Thessaloniki, a popular seaside city. During the holiday, Anna visited 3.________________ and tried local seafood, which she loved. One day, they got lost, but but it didn’t ruin the trip. In the evenings, they usually ate in small restaurants or walked along the 4.______________. The best moment of the holiday was a 5.______________ at sunset. Anna says she would like to 6. ______________ in the future. They stayed in a bungalow near the beach and returned home really relaxed. She still remembers the trip as one of the most exciting experiences of her life. She also bought small 7. ____________ for her family and took many photos. The weather was 8. _______________ almost every day.
Greece
en|10
ancient ruins
beach
ooat trip
go back
souvenirs
hot and sunny
check
Ann’s Greek holiday
Last summer, Anna went on holiday to Greece with her 1.___________. They travelled by 2.___________ and stayed there for ten days. They arrived in 3.______________, a popular seaside city. During the holiday, Anna visited ancient ruins and tried 4.______________, which she loved. One day, they 5. ____________, but it didn’t ruin the trip. In the evenings, they usually ate in 6._______________ or walked along the beach. The best moment of the holiday was a boat trip at sunset. Anna says she would like to go back in the future. They stayed in a 7.____________ near the beach and returned home really relaxed. She still remembers the trip as one of the most exciting experiences of her life. She also bought small souvenirs for 8. ______________ and took many photos. The weather was hot and sunny almost every day.
sister
Thessaloniki
plane
local seafood
got lost
small restaurants
bungalow
her family
check
A Weekend Trip
Last 1._____________, I went on a short trip with my friends. We were walking in a 2._______________ at about eleven o’clock in the morning. I was 3._______________ of the trees and flowers, while my friend Tom was feeding the ducks by the pond. Suddenly, it started raining, and we didn’t have umbrellas. We ran to a 4.______________ nearby. While we were running, my backpack 5.______________ into a puddle, and all my papers got wet! I was frustrated, but my friends were laughing, and we helped each other clean everything up. While we were drying our things in the café, we 6._______________ we hadn’t seen in months. They were also hiding from the rain, and we ended up sharing a table, talking, and laughing together. After the rain stopped, we continued our walk. I was looking at the map to plan our route, and Tom was taking 7.___________________ with the ducks. Later, we bought some ice cream and sat on a bench, enjoying the sun. On the way back to the bus station, we saw a 8._________________ stuck behind a fence. We helped the owner free it, and the dog ran happily around us. Finally, we walked back tired but happy. It was a short trip, but full of small surprises and fun moments.
Saturday
park
taking photos
small café
fell
met
funny selfies
little dog
check
A Weekend Trip
Last Saturday, I went on a short trip with 1.______________. We were walking in the park at about 2._______________ in the morning. I was taking photos of the trees and flowers, while my friend Tom was feeding the ducks by the pond. Suddenly, it 3.__________________, and we didn’t have umbrellas. We ran to a small café nearby. While we were running, my backpack fell into a puddle, and 4._________________ got wet! I was frustrated, but my friends were 5._________________ and we helped each other clean everything up. While we were drying our things in the café, we met our friends we hadn’t seen in months. They were also hiding from the rain, and we ended up sharing a table, talking, and laughing together. After the rain stopped, we continued 6.______________. I was looking at the map to plan our route, and Tom was taking funny selfies with the ducks. Later, we bought 7._______________ and sat on a bench, enjoying the sun. On the way back to the bus station, we saw a little dog stuck behind a fence. We helped the owner free it, and the dog ran happily around us. Finally, we walked back tired but happy. It was a 8.____________ trip, but full of small surprises and fun moments.
my friends
eleven|11
started raining
all my papers
laughing
our walk
ice cream
short
check
Jane Goodall
scientist
1934
Jane Goodall was a famous 1.______________. She was born in London in 2.____________. As a child, she was very interested in 3.___________ and nature. She liked watching them in her garden.In 1960, she travelled to Tanzania to study wildlife. She became well known for her work with 4._____________. At that time, many scientists didn’t believe her ideas. She 5.____________ in the forest for 15 years and carefully observed animal behavior. Later, she wrote many books wrote about their 6_____________ and ____________. and gave talks around the world.Jane Goodall created the Jane Goodall Institute, which helps animals and people in many countries. She inspired many 7.________________ to care about nature and animals. Jane Goodall 8.________________ in October 2025, but her work continues. Today, her institute still works to protect the environment. People admire her because she changed the way humans understand animals and showed how important it is to care for nature.
animals
chimpanzees
lived
feelings
behavior
young people
assed away
check
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall was a famous scientist. She was born in 1.___________ in 1934. As a child, she was very interested in animals and nature. She liked 2.______________ them in her garden. In 3.____________, she travelled to Tanzania to study 4.____________. She became well known for her work with chimpanzees. At that time, many scientists did not believe her ideas.She lived in the forest for 15 years and carefully observed 5.________________. Later, she wrote 6.______________ about their feelings and behavior and gave talks around the world. Jane Goodall created the Jane Goodall 7.______________, which helps animals and people in many countries. She inspired many young people to care about nature and animals.Jane Goodall passed away in October 2025, but her work continues. Today, her institute still works to protect the environment. People admire her because she 8.______________ the way humans understand animals and showed how important it is to care for nature.
scientist
watching
1960
wildlife
animal behavior
many books
Institute
changed
check
Great explorers
1480
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in (1) ___________ in northern Portugal. When he was a young boy, he worked for the Queen of Portugal, where he learned how to make (2) _____________ and sail. In his twenties, he joined the navy and fought in battles in India and (3) ________________, but the King of Portugal later stopped supporting him. Because he wanted to find a new way to the "Spice Islands," Magellan moved to Spain in (4) _____________. He convinced King Charles I to pay for a large trip. The King gave him (5) _____________ ships. They left Spain on September 20, 1519. The journey was very hard. In October 1520, Magellan finally found a narrow water path at the bottom of South America. Today, this is called the (6) _____________________. After passing through it, the ships entered a very large, quiet ocean. Magellan named it the "(7) _______________ Ocean" because the name means ‘peaceful’ in Spanish. The trip across the ocean took a long time. The sailors had no fresh food and had to eat (8) ___________ to stay alive. In March 1521, they reached the Philippines. Sadly, Magellan was killed in a fight on the island. Even though he died, one ship—the Victoria—kept sailing west. The Victoria returned to Spain in (9)___________. Only 18 men survived out of the original 270 sailors. Magellan is famous for leading the first group of people to sail all the way around the world.
maps
Malaysia
1517
5|five
Strait of Magellan
Pacific
rats
1522
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Great explorers
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in 1480 in northern (1) ______________. When he was a young boy, he worked for the (2)________________, where he learned how to make maps and sail. In his twenties, he joined the navy and fought in battles in (3)___________ and Malaysia, but the King later stopped supporting him. Because he wanted to find a new way to the "Spice Islands," Magellan moved to (4)___________ in 1517. He convinced (5)_______________ to pay for a large trip. The King gave him five ships. They left Spain on (6)_______________, 1519. The journey was very hard. In (7)________________, Magellan finally found a narrow water path at the bottom of South America. Today, this is called the Strait of Magellan. After passing through it, the ships entered a very large, quiet ocean. Magellan named it the "Pacific Ocean" because the name means ‘peaceful’ in Spanish. The trip across the ocean took a long time. The sailors had no fresh food and had to eat rats to stay alive. In March (8)____________, they reached the Philippines. Sadly, Magellan was killed in a fight on the island. Even though he died, one ship — the (9)_____________ — kept sailing west under a new leader. The Victoria returned to Spain in 1522. Only (10)____________ men survived out of the original 270 sailors. Magellan is famous for leading the first group of people to sail all the way around the world.
Portugal
Queen of Portugal
India
Spain
King Charles I
September 20
October 1520|October, 1920
1521
Victoria
18|eighteen
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The Life of Sea Turtle
The sea turtle is a marine animal that lives in 1. ________________ around the world. It spends most of its life in the 2. ______________, swimming long distances and diving deep to find food, but it comes to land to lay eggs on sandy beaches. A female sea turtle lays about 3.___________ eggs at a time. She digs a hole in the 4.___________, covers the eggs carefully, and then returns to the sea. The eggs hatch after around 60 days. When the baby turtles come out of the sand, they 5.________________ towards the sea to escape birds and other predators. Sea turtles eat sea grass, 6._____________ and ______________. Some species also eat algae and small sea animals. They can live for more than 7.___________ years if they survive natural dangers and human threats. Sadly, many turtles die because of 8.___________________, fishing nets, and boats. Today, people protect sea turtles by cleaning beaches, protecting nesting areas, and reducing plastic use. Scientists also track turtles to learn about their migration. The ocean needs sea turtles to stay healthy.
warm oceans
water
100|hundred
sand
move quickly
jellyfish
small fish
80|eighty
plastic pollution
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The Life of Sea Turtle
The sea turtle is a 1._____________ animal that lives in warm oceans around the world. It spends most of its life in the water, swimming long distances and diving deep to find food, but it comes to land to 2.________________ on sandy beaches. A female sea turtle lays about 100 eggs at a time. She digs a hole in the sand, covers the eggs carefully, and then returns to the sea. The eggs hatch after around 3.____________ days. When the baby turtles come out of the sand, they move quickly towards the sea to escape birds and other predators. Sea turtles eat 4._____________, jellyfish, and small fish. Some species also eat algae and small 5.________________. They can live for more than 80 years if they survive natural dangers and human threats. Sadly, many turtles die because of plastic pollution, fishing nets, and boats. Today, people 6.______________ sea turtles by cleaning beaches, protecting nesting areas, and reducing plastic use. Scientists also track turtles to 7._______________ more about their migration. The ocean needs sea turtles to 8.___________________.
marine
lay eggs
60|sixty
sea grass
sea animals
protect
learn
stay healthy
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Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Past Simple Past Continuous practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Future Simple be going to practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Past Simple practice
Past Simple practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Codes by - Sandbox Educación
Genially
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Present Simple practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
How to use
The aim of these activities is to practice asking questions and draw students' attention to correct spelling. The set contains activities on Present Simple - everyday activities and hobbies, Past simple - last weekend, last holiday and biographies, Future Simple and Be Going to. All the activities are based on the idea of information gap in which students need to find the missing information from their partner. The exercises are designed so that the students had to ask a variety of questions, not only the basic ones.
PAIR-WORK ACTIVITY - ask ss to look at the ideas presented and the missing information. Ask them to prepare all the questions before they start the activity. Review briefly if they are correct. Tell them to ask their partner / friend to answer their questions. The other person does the same. When they have finished, click check to see if they are correct. If some of the answers are wrong, they can give ss the opportunity to practice extra questions such as, 'Can you repeat what they did ...?' or 'How do you spell that?'
CLASS ACTIVITY - show version A of the activity to the class. Tell the ss to prepare the questions to the missing information. Ask them one by one and give them the missing info filling in the blanks. Ask ss to come to the board and write them in.
EXTRA PRACTICE - at the end of each activity, ask ss to write the full texts with all the information they gathered.
Go back to the index page
Present Simple practice
Past Simple practice
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!