Grammar
1 complete the sentences with past simple affirmative and negative forms of be.
1. is anna ill? she in class yesterday.
2. why late home last night?
3. we in ireland on holiday last year. we loved it!
4. frankie the best student at english last term. he studied really hard.
5. your dad at the football match on sunday?
6. my tired after all that computer work yesterday.
7. there any students in the school before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning

I have a friend. His name is Lyosha. He studies with me in the same class. After school we go for a walk. Sometimes we play in my yard, we have gym equipment there. We also love to play football. There is a good football field not far from my friend's house. There is even a net on the gate. We play there several times a week.

In the summer, Lesha and I see each other in August, because my friend spends the rest of the summer holidays in the village. He is very good friend. I know he will never betray me. Lyosha is a true friend.

Source: Composition on the topic My friend

When I was 5 years old my parents gave me a cat. It was white with gray stripes, that is why I gave it a name after my favorite cartoon character - Matroskin. I grew up with my cat. We played together, Matroskin even slept in my bed with me. Once we went to the village, my cat never left the garden, but that time he got lost. I searched for a long time, but failed to find him. I cried a lot because I missed him and was frightened to imagine what happened to him. I week later our neighbors called my dad to tell us that Matroskin came back and was trying to find his masters. I have never been happier than when dad brought him back home.