EF Elementary 7B

The taxi journey

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Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, has three daughters, 18-year-old Kitty, and 15-year-old twins Eliza and Amelia. They live in Althorp, a large country house near Northampton, about 85 miles (136 kilometres) north of London.

Complete the gaps:

One of the sisters and her friend ____1 to go to afootball match in London. It _____2 a Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. They ____3 a taxi to take them to London and back. The taxi ____ 4 and the driver _____5 Stamford Bridge into his satnav.The girls ____6 in the back of the car. They probably____7, ____8 to music on their iPods, and ____9 their friends. They didn’t ____ 10 to the taxi driver.

Two hours later the taxi _____ 11. They _____12 out of the window. It _____ 13 a street with pretty houses. The girls _____ 14 a bit surprised, and they _____ 15 the taxi driver where they were. ‘In Stamford Bridge,’ he ____16. ‘Where did you _____17 to go?’

Answer the questions:

1. How many daughters does Charles Spencer have?

2. Where do the live?3. Where did the girls want to go?4. What did the driver type into his satnav?5. What did the girls do in the taxi?6. Where did they arrive?