WRITING BASIC START
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1 Circle the correct title.
5 Write sentences with the following words.
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2
3
4
1 is / a / house / This / beautiful
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2 a / weak / He / boy / is
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3 is / penguin / It / a / small
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4 giraffe / big / The / a / is / animal
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5 is / My / Tom / fat / friend
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6 picture / an / is / ugly / It
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7 model / is / slim / a / She
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8 man / strong / a / He / is
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This is Mr / Miss Wilson. She is single.
This is Mrs / Mr Smith. He’s my teacher.
This is Mrs / Mr Watson. She’s married.
This is Miss / Ms Peters. I don’t know if
she’s married or single.
2 Write the numbers in letters.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
14
17
20
32
50
86
100
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3 Answer the questions.
6 Write the opposite adjective.
1 What’s your full name?
_______________________________
2 What’s your teacher’s name?
_______________________________
3 What’s your mother’s last name?
_______________________________
4 What’s your father’s first name?
_______________________________
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2
3
4
5
4 Fill in the gaps with a/an.
1 _____ chair
2 _____ watch
3 _____ pen
4 _____ backpack
5 _____ eraser
6 _____ key
7 _____ umbrella
8 _____ old car
9 _____ bike
10 _____ book
weak
fat
beautiful
big
old
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
7 Circle the adjectives.
Hello my name’s Kristel. I’m very beautiful.
I’m tall and slim. I have brown hair. My eyes
are blue. I’m not married. I’m single.
WRITING BASIC 01
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4 Fill in the gaps with am, is or are.
1 Fill in the gaps with a/an.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
_____ cat
_____ alarm clock
_____ clown
_____ ice-cream
_____ flag
_____ umbrella
_____ watch
_____ old car
2 Write the correct plural form of the nouns
below.
My name’s Lucy Moreno. I 1 _______ from Mexico.
My family and I 2 _______ new in New York. New
York 3 _______ a nice city but it 4 _______ really
cold in winter. Manhattan 5 _______ my favorite
place. My parents 6 _______ teachers at a
university. My mom 7 _______ Mexican but my
dad 8 _______ American. I 9 _______ fourteen. I
10
______ a student. My favorite thing 11 _______
my guitar. My parents and I 12 _______ really
happy here!
5 Write the correct nationality.
Singular
skateboard
child
bike
class
toy
watch
shoe
bus
mouse
tomato
lady
woman
box
Plural
Country
Canada
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Colombia
Brazil
Peru
UK
US
Russia
3 Write the sentences into the plural or singular
form as in the examples.
That is a book.
Those are books.
These are video games. This is a video game.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Those are offices.
This is a watch.
These are people.
That man is American.
This is a mouse.
Those are tomatoes.
That is an iphone.
This is a dictionary.
____________________
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____________________
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Nationality
6 Choose the correct adjective pronoun.
1 Isabel is a student. His / Her last name is Lopez.
2 Miss Collins is our teacher. His / Her first name is
Rose.
3 My name’s Jason. What’s our / your name?
4 Alice and Mark are students. Her / Their teacher
is Mr Parker.
5 Their first names is / are Bruno and Kyle.
6 Hello, everybody. I’m Miss Diaz. What are your /
his names?
WRITING BASIC 02
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I. Write the correct form of the possessive ( 's ).
1. This is ______________ book. (Peter)
2. Let's go to the ______________. (Smiths)
3. The ______________ room is upstairs.
(children)
4. ______________ sister is twelve years old.
(John)
5. ______________ and ______________ school
is old. (Susan – Steve)
II. Fill in the gaps with there is or there are.
1. ______________ a bag on the table.
2. ______________ a calendar on the wall.
3. ______________ two posters in my room.
4. ______________ a banana in this basket.
5. ______________ six chairs in the kitchen.
6. ______________ lots of books on the shelf.
6. ______________ shoes are on the second
floor. (men)
7. My ______________ car was not expensive.
(parents)
8. ______________ CD player is new. (Charles)
9. This is the ______________ bike. (boy)
10. These are the ______________ pencils.
(boys)
7. ______________ a mirror in our hall.
8. ______________ 12 cushions on the sofa.
9. ______________ a big wardrobe in my
sister's bedroom.
10. ______________ children in the yard.
III. Write there is, there are, is there, are there, there isn’t, there aren’t, a, an, some or any in the gaps
below.
1. There's _______ big notice board on the
6. 'Is there a swimming pool at your school?' 'Yes,
classroom wall.
___________.'
2. There aren't _______ computers in the music
7. ___________ any books on the desk.
room.
8. ___________ a sports center near my house.
3. ____________ a wardrobe in your bedroom?
9. There is _________ elephant in the zoo.
4. Are there _______ students in the science lab? 10. _______________ any sugar in the fridge.
5. There are _______ magazines on the table.
IV. Write the negative form of the following sentences.
1. He has a dog.
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2. We have many books.
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3. My friends have pets at home.
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4. Mandy has ten cars.
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5. You have a project to do.
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6. I have a guitar.
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7. They have four buckets.
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8. She has a T-shirt.
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9. Mom has many photos.
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10. Frank and Joel have a house.
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WRITING BASIC 03
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1 Write the correct form of the verb (present simple).
1 She _________ (live) in Lima.
2 I ___________ (go) to school in the morning.
3 They __________ (play) soccer every Sunday.
4 My father __________(speak) English very well.
5 Dr. Clark __________ (work) in the General Hospital.
6 Joe _________ (fix) cars.
7 The children _________ (have) lunch at school.
8 Anna __________ (have) three sisters.
9 Mary and I _______ (like) to eat pizza on Saturdays.
10 His brother ________ (wash) the car every week.
2 Write the third singular person of these verbs.
1 try
____________
2 listen
____________
3 mix
____________
4 match
____________
5 kiss
____________
6 help
____________
7 do
____________
8 pay
____________
9 fly
____________
10 catch
____________
3 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Eduardo and Yoharis Lopez 1 ________ (have) a busy lifestyle. Eduardo
is a doctor at a hospital. He works at night, so he 2________ (go) to
work at 7 pm and comes home at 7 am. His wife Yoharis works at a
bank. She 3 ________ (go) to work at 8 am and comes home at 6 pm.
They don’t see each other a lot during the week. Eduardo and Yoharis
also 4 _________ (have) two children, Carlos and Kristell. Every morning
they all 5__________ (have) breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Carlos
and Kristell 6 _________ (go) to school, and Yoharis 7________ (go) to
work. Eduardo 8 _________ (do) the dishes, and then 9________ (go)
to bed. Kristell usually 10 _________ (do) her homework at a friend’s
house in the afternoon, and Carlos 11_________ (have) soccer practice.
Eduardo gets up at 4 pm. At 6 pm, he 12 _________ (have) dinner with
Yoharis, Carlos and Kristell. After dinner, he 13 ________ (go) to work.
Eduardo and Lila 14 ________ (have) a busy schedule during the week,
but on weekends they relax.
4 Read the sentences. Underline and correct the mistakes.
1 I play surfing on weekends.
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2 Mary go aerobics on Fridays.
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3 They never do running in the afternoon.
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4 She play basketball every day.
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5 James goes karate on Saturday.
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6 Mike go skateboarding every Friday
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7 I usually do biking in the morning.
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8 My brothers plays baseball on Sundays.
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9 I usually do golf with my friends.
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10 Miss Brown go skiing in winter.
____________________________________________
5 Change the sentences into the negative form.
1 I play soccer on weekends.
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2 Mary goes to the park on Saturdays.
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3 They go surfing in the afternoon.
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4 She plays baseball every day.
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5 Jim works on Saturday.
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6 Mike goes snowboarding every winter.
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7 I do yoga in the morning.
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8 My brother plays golf on Sundays.
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9 Kate and I go swimming in the afternoon.
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10 My mother plays volleyball on Sundays.
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6 Change the sentences into the question form.
1 I play soccer on weekends.
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2 Mary goes to the park on Saturdays.
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3 They go surfing in the afternoon.
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4 She plays baseball every day.
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5 Jim works on Saturday.
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6 Mike goes snowboarding every winter.
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7 I do yoga in the morning.
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8 My brother plays golf on Sundays.
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9 Kate and I go swimming in the afternoon.
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10 My mother plays volleyball on Sundays.
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7 Write the time in numbers.
1 It’s a quarter to seven.
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2 It’s half past one.
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3 It’s twenty to two.
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4 It’s a quarter past nine.
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5 It’s ten to ten.
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6 It’s eleven oh five.
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7 It’s twenty-five past six.
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8 It’s five past five.
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9 It’s ten twenty-five.
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10 It’s a quarter past three.
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WRITING BASIC 04
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1 Write the correct question word (interrogative
pronoun).
1 ________ do you live? - In Lima.
2 ________ do you do? - I’m a teacher.
3 ________ do you play soccer? - On Sundays.
4 ________ does the TV program start? - At 6 pm.
5 ________ does she collect? - Stamps.
6 ________ does he exercise? - Every morning.
7 ________ do they go to work? - By bus.
8 ________ sings in English? - Mary.
2 Replace each word in bold with a subject or object pronoun
as corresponds.
1 Emily likes chocolate cakes.
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2 Irwin is afraid of cats.
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3 Jeremy studies English with Emma and me.
_______________________________________________
4 This present is for my mother.
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5 My brother always talks to those people.
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6 My sister and I live near you and Tony.
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7 Those flowers belong to Janice.
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8 Is this book for you and Bob?
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9 The students are with the teacher now.
_______________________________________________
10 My mom likes oranges.
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3 Change the verbs into the -ing form.
1 dance
_______________
2 paint
_______________
3 fish
_______________
4 swim
_______________
5 ride
_______________
6 cook
_______________
4 Choose the correct word.
1 The boys hate watch / watching TV but they love / loving
watching DVD’s.
2 I enjoy play / playing the saxophone, but I don’t like play /
playing the tambourine.
3 On Saturdays, Mary and Tina go / going to the park. They
like ride / riding their bikes there.
4 Do you like read / reading books?
5 I love eat / eating pizza.
6 My brother hates dance / dancing Latin music.
5 Fill in the gaps with one or ones.
1 I have two rabbits. A white ________ and a black
_________.
2 There are a lot of shoes in the shop window. I like the red
__________.
3 They have two cars a blue ________ and a black
_________.
4 He has to buy a new pair of jeans. His old ______ are very
small.
5 She has lots of T-shirts here but the green ________ are
her favorite.
6 Which is your bike? The new _____ or the old ______?
7 How much are these sunglasses? Which ______? The
brown ______ or the black ______?
8 I like those earrings. Which ______? The gold ______ or
the silver ________?
6 Change the sentences into the negative form.
1 I like singing.
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2 He loves jogging.
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3 She hates cooking.
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4 I enjoy reading.
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5 They love working together.
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6 You like playing video games.
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7 I enjoy going on picnics.
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8 We like studying English.
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9 She loves swimming.
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10 He likes watching series.
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7 Now change the sentences in 6 into the question form.
1 ____________________________________________
2 ____________________________________________
3 ____________________________________________
4 ____________________________________________
5 ____________________________________________
6 ____________________________________________
7 ____________________________________________
8 ____________________________________________
9 ____________________________________________
10 ____________________________________________
WRITING BASIC 05
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1 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the present
continuous of the verbs in parentheses.
1 You ________________ (use) my mobile phone!
2 My dad ________________ (wash) his car.
3 It ________________ (not rain) today.
4 Who ________________ (she / chat) to now?
5 What ________________ (you / do) at the moment?
6 We ________________ (sit) on the train.
7 The students ________________ (have) lunch in the
canteen.
8 Our friends ________________ (pack) their
rucksacks.
9 He ________________ (buy) a magazine.
10 They ________________ (do) their homework.
2 Write the corresponding negative and question form of the
sentences below.
1 John and Mandy are cleaning the kitchen.
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2 It is raining.
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3 I am reading a book at the moment.
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4 We are singing a new song.
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5 The children are watching TV.
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6 My pets are sleeping now.
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7 Aunt Helen is feeding the ducks.
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8 Our friends are packing their rucksacks.
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9 He is buying a magazine.
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10 They are doing their homework.
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3 Fill in the gaps with a/an or some.
1 I have _______ good idea.
2 That's _______ interesting job!
3 They have found _______ gold in that old mine.
4 Do the Smiths have _______ yellow van?
5 Look! He's having _______ water.
6 He always likes _______ piece of chocolate.
7 I have _______ homework to do for tomorrow.
8 There's _______ nice girl in the red car.
9 Would you like _______ milk with your cookies?
10 How about _______ grapes?
4 Write the gerund (-ing) form of the verbs below.
1 walk _________
11 talk
_________
2 go
_________
12 hold _________
3 teach _________
13 spend _________
4 cry
_________
14 sleep _________
5 run
_________
15 hop _________
6 jump _________
16 stop _________
7 begin _________
17 forget _________
8 hope _________
18 take _________
9 drive _________
19 write _________
10 rise
_________
20 die
_________
5 READING: What is Mary’s family doing?
It’s a rainy Saturday. It’s raining a lot and Mary and her family
are spending the afternoon at home. Her uncles are visiting
them.
Mary and her father are in the living room. Mary is making a
draw and her father, Mr. Harris, is surfing the net. They are also
talking.
Mary’s older brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer
games. He is a computer fanatic and spends a lot of time
playing on the computer. His little brother, Jim, is also in the
living room. He is playing with his dinosaurs’ collection.
Sometimes he teases Mary, he is a really naughty boy.
Mary’s mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the kitchen preparing a snack
for all of them. She is making some tea and talking to Mary’s
uncles – Lucy and Tom. They are from the nearest town and
stopped by to say hello.
Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen’s sofa. We can’t
see him in the picture, but he is a true fluffy cat.
I Write T for true and F for false.
1 It’s a rainy Sunday.
(
2 Mary and her father are in the living room. (
3 She is watching television.
(
4 Mary’s father is making tea.
(
5 Peter is reading a book.
(
6 Jim is in his bedroom.
(
7 Mary’s uncles are sleeping in the guest room. (
8 Fluffy is playing with its ball.
(
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
II Answer the questions about the text.
1 What day of the week is it?
______________________________________________
2 Where is Mary?
______________________________________________
3 What is she doing?
______________________________________________
4 What is Mr. Harris doing?
______________________________________________
5 Is Mrs. Harris preparing a snack in the kitchen?
______________________________________________
6 What is Fluffy, the cat, doing?
______________________________________________
WRITING BASIC 06
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1 Fill in the gaps with the present simple or the present
continuous of the verbs in parentheses.
1 Andy sometimes ________________ comics. (to read)
2 We never ________________ TV in the morning. (to watch)
3 Listen! Sandy ________________ in the bathroom. (to sing)
4 My sister usually ________________ in the kitchen. (to
help)
5 My mother ________________ breakfast now. (to make)
6 They often ________________ the bathroom. (to clean)
7 Look! The boys ________________ home. (to come)
8 Every day his grandfather ________________ for a walk.
(to go)
9 I ________________ with my friend at the moment. (to
chat)
10 Cats ________________ mice. (to eat)
2 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in
parentheses, present simple or continuous.
Harold Black's a famous pianist. He 1________________(give)
two or three concerts every week. He 2________________
(travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. He
3________________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his
hotel now. He 4________________ (have) his breakfast in the
dining−room. He 5________________(drink) a cup of coffee
and he 6________________ (read) a newspaper. Harold's
always very busy. He 7________________ (play) the piano
regularly. He 8________________ (practice) for four hours
every day. He 9________________(go) to bed late and he
always 10________________(get up) early. But he sometimes
11________________(get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning he 12________________(wear) one blue sock and
one redone!
3 Put the verbs in parentheses in the present simple of
present continuous.
Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the
woods. I ____________ (organize) the food, because I
_____________ (like) cooking. Dave ________________
(have) a big car with a trailer, so he _____________ (plan) the
transportation. Sam ______________ (bring) the tent— he
___________ (go) camping every year, so he _________
(have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife
_______ (think) we're crazy. She (like) _______________
holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ______________ (take)
a trip to Paris instead.
4 Choose Would or Do.
1 Would / Do you like dancing?
2 Would / Do you like some more food?
3 Would / Do you like a glass of water?
4 Would / Do you like living in Australia?
5 Would / Do you like to go to the movies this evening?
6 Would / Do you like going to the movies?
7 Would / Do you like more sugar for your coffee?
8 Would / Do you like some water?
9 Would / Do you like your job?
10 Would / Do you like practicing English?
5 Make questions that would suit the answers. Use the
interrogative pronouns listed.
Who - What - Where - When - What time - How often
Whose - How - How much - How many
1 ______________________________________________?
I practice sports once a week.
2 ______________________________________________?
It’s my father’s car.
3 ______________________________________________?
I study medicine.
4 ______________________________________________?
I go to the gym on weekends.
5 ______________________________________________?
The English class starts at 3:00 PM.
6 ______________________________________________?
I go to work by bus.
7 ______________________________________________?
It’s only $ 50.25.
8 ______________________________________________?
I usually go to the movies with my friends.
9 ______________________________________________?
There are twenty-five students in my class.
10 ______________________________________________?
I eat lunch in a restaurant on Sundays.
6 READING: Read the paragraph and answer the questions.
Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at
6.00 o’clock. Today he is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He
usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to work. He
arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is
still driving. It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00
but today he isn’t having lunch at 12.00, he is looking after his sick
patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV. He usually
watches TV at half past seven because his favorite program starts
at half past seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 every day and he is
having dinner now. It is 24.00 now. Brian is going to bed. He always
goes to bed at 24.00.
1 What does Brian do?
______________________________________________
2 What time does he usually get up?
______________________________________________
3 How does he usually go to work?
______________________________________________
4 Why is he driving to work today?
______________________________________________
5 What time does he arrive at work every day?
______________________________________________
6 When does he always have his lunch?
______________________________________________
7 What is he doing at 12.00 today?
______________________________________________
8 Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?
______________________________________________
9 What time does he go to bed?
______________________________________________
10 What time is he going to bed now?
______________________________________________
WRITING BASIC 07
Full Name:
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Level:
Date:
Teacher’s name:
1 Write the past simple of the verbs in brackets, some are regular
and some are irregular.
Yesterday 1_______________ (be) a busy day. I 2_______________
(wake) up at 6am, 3_______________ (have) breakfast quickly and
then I 4_______________ (go) to work. I 5_______________
(finish) at noon and then 6_______________ (eat) some lunch.
Afterwards I 7_______________ (drive) to the shops,
8_______________ (buy) some paint and then 9_______________
(paint) my bedroom. My housemate 10_______________ (come)
home from work so I 11_______________ (help) him paint his
room, then we 12_______________ (repair) his chair as it
13_______________ (wobble) a lot. I 14_______________ (wish) I
hadn’t, as I hurt my hand! After that I 15_______________ (clean)
my house. I 16_______________ (vacuum) all the downstairs and
then 17_______________ (tidy) up the living room and the kitchen.
I was pretty tired by then so I 18_____________(eat) some dinner,
19_______________ (yawn), and 20_______________ (go) to bed!
2 Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the verbs listed.
pay
ring
think
drink
see
eat
go
take
leave
say
1 I _________________ that he was fired.
2 My mom _________________ me last night but I wasn’t at
home to take her answer.
3 I _________________ to the zoo with my son last weekend.
4 I _________________ four cakes for lunch. I feel sick!
5 He _________________ him to see the doctor because he
had been ill for so long.
6 I _________________ that new movie last night. It was
great!
7 He _________________ his son alone all day!
8 I _________________ two bottles of grape juice last night. I
don’t feel too well today.
9 They _________________ it tasted horrible.
10 It was too expensive and we _________________ too much
for it.
3 Fill in the missing present or past simple form of the verbs
below.
Present
hear
Past
Present
be
left
ring
put
think
drank
go
drove
break
got
take
overslept
sit
came
see
woke
run
shut
lend
wrote
dig
stole
swim
Past
brought
fly
4 Classify the following verbs into the correct pronunciation
column.
learned stopped decided listened played landed
washed looked wanted visited lived
missed completed
called
relaxed
[t]
[d]
[ɪd]
5 READING: Ben’s day.
When I woke up this morning, I found my dog, Fox, waiting for me.
He wanted me to take him for a walk. I was too hungry, so first I
had breakfast. I had a glass of milk and a piece of toast. Then I
washed my teeth and put on a track-suit and a heavy coat,
because it was really cold outside. Fox was already impatient. We
both went out, and walked to the park near home. He ran and
jumped, and pursued some passers-by. He also destroyed some
pieces of furniture somebody left on the road. I sat on a bench all
the time, wishing I could be inside my warm bed. When my hands
were frozen, I decided it was time to go back home. Fox didn’t
want to, but I pulled hard and I managed to take him back. When
we arrived at the front door, I realized I didn’t have my keys with
me, so we stayed out in the cold for more than an hour! Fox was
happy, but I was late for work!
Answer the following questions:
1 Who was happy to stay outside?
__________________________________________________
2 What did Ben do in the park?
__________________________________________________
3 What did Fox do in the park?
__________________________________________________
4 What did Ben have for breakfast?
__________________________________________________
5 What was the weather like?
__________________________________________________
6 What was Ben wearing?
__________________________________________________
7 When did Ben decide it was time to go home?
__________________________________________________
WRITING BASIC 08
Full Name:
Shift:
Level:
Date:
Teacher’s name:
1 Write the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 When I phoned my friends, they (play) 1_______________ monopoly.
2 Yesterday at six I (prepare) 2_______________ dinner.
3 The kids (play) 3_______________ in the garden when it suddenly
began to rain.
4 I (practice) 4_______________ the guitar when he came home.
5 We (not / cycle) 5_______________ all day.
6 While Aaron (work) 6_______________ in his room, his friends (swim)
7
_______________ in the pool.
7 I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) 8_______________.
8 What (you / do) 9_______________ yesterday?
9 Most of the time we (sit) 10_______________ in the park.
2 Write the corresponding adverb for the adjectives below.
Adjective
Adverb
Adjective
Adverb
angry
happy
fast
slow
good
bad
sudden
nice
noisy
quiet
hard
soft
careful
sad
polite
rude
quick
loud
3 Choose the correct adverb or adjective to complete these sentences.
1 She seems to be a very ____________ child.
a) live
b) lively
2 They went ____________ into the forest.
a) deep
b) deeply
3 He complained to me in a ____________ manner.
a) coward
b) cowardly
4 He tried ____________ in order to succeed.
a) hard
b) hardly
5 She ____________ fainted when she heard the bad news.
a) near
b) nearly
6 The magazine comes out ____________.
a) week
b) weekly
7 His eldest son is a ____________ failure.
a) total
b) totally
8 My sister is ____________ in love with him.
a) deep
b) deeply
9 Which of his films do you like ____________.
a) most
b) mostly
10 I expected the book to be boring, but it tuned out to be ____________.
a) pretty
b) prettily
4 Choose the correct adjective to complete these questions.
much many
often
long
high
far
1 How ______ books are there?
2 How ______ do you visit London a year? 3 times a year.
3 How ______ is the next beach please?
4 How ______ money do you need?
5 How ______ a day do you walk your dog?
6 How ______ is the Tower of London? 30 meters.
7 How ______ coffee do you drink?
8 How ______ do you go to the swimming pool on Sundays? 2 hours.
9 How ______ is Tower Bridge? 43 meters.
10 How ______ do you play tennis in a week? Twice.
11 How ______ people are there in this class?
12 How ______ is the basket-ball club from here?
13 How ______ milk do you need for this cake?
14 How ______ do you take the car in a day?
15 How ______ is the doctor? It's an emergency!
5 Fill in the gaps with these words.
voicemail
person
choose
back message press
try
1 Hello, this is Alan Wick’s ____________.
2 If you leave a message, I’ll get ________ to you.
3 I’m sorry, but the __________ you called is not available.
4 Please leave your ___________ after the tone.
5 Please _____________ one of the following three options.
6 For all other enquiries, ____________ zero.
7 Please ___________ later.
6 Choose the correct words/phrases in these phone conversations.
TIM
Hello, 3DUK. Can I help you?
CLARE Hello, 1I want to / can I speak to Emily, please?
2
TIM
Hold on / Stop a moment, she’s here.
EMILY Hello. Emily Wise.
CLARE Hi. 3It’s / I’m Clare. I 4got / had your message.
EMILY Good. Do you want to go for a coffee after work?
CLARE Sure. Is six o’clock OK?
EMILY Yes, that’s fine. Let’s meet at Café Uno.
CLARE OK. See you there at six. Bye.
EMILY Bye.
CHRIS Hello?
EMILY Hello, 5is that / are you Chris Morris?
CHRIS 6Speaking. / I am.
EMILY 7This is / I’m Emily Wise from 3DUK.
CHRIS Hello, Emily. Look, I’ve got a conference call in a minute. Can I
call you 8back / again in an hour?
EMILY Of course. Call me 9on / by my mobile.
CHRIS Right. 10I’ll call / I’m calling you later.
EMILY Thanks a lot. Bye.
CHRIS Bye.
7 READING: What was Ann doing?
Yesterday, it was raining and thundering all day. Ann was playing
inside the house. She wanted to be outside. She wasn’t playing
outside because it was raining. She was feeling tired of being
trapped inside the house.
Ann was trying to keep busy inside the house. She was reading her
book until the electricity went out. Then, she decided to practice
her sewing. She was practicing sewing until lunchtime. After lunch,
she sat by the window and watched the rain.
While Ann was watching the rain, the phone rang. Her mother was
calling to say she was coming home. She was bringing a new game.
Ann and her mother ate ice-cream and played the game.
While they were playing, the rain stopped! But Ann didn’t even
notice. She was having such a good time with her mom!
Answer the following questions:
1 Where was Ann playing yesterday?
__________________________________________________
2 Why wasn’t she playing outside?
__________________________________________________
3 What was Ann doing before the electricity went out?
__________________________________________________
4 What was she doing until lunchtime?
__________________________________________________
5 At the end of the story, the rain stopped. What was Ann doing?
__________________________________________________
WRITING BASIC 09
Full Name:
Shift:
Level:
Date:
Teacher’s name:
1 Write these traveling verbs and phrases in a different way.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
go by bus
drive
fly
go by train
walk
cycle
go by ferry
go by tube
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
2 Write the corresponding comparative and superlative form.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
long
short
big
hot
heavy
boring
expensive
good
bad
3 Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Use than if necessary.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Sharm’s __________________ Cairo. (beautiful)
Cairo’s __________________ . (interesting)
Sharm looks __________________ Cairo. (nice)
Cairo’s __________________ Sharm. (busy)
The hotel in Cairo is __________________ . (cheap)
Cairo’s __________________ Sharm. (good)
Sharm’s probably __________________ . (safe)
Sharm’s __________________ with young people. (popular)
4 Make superlative sentences with the following cues.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Elvis Presley/good/singer
_____________________________________________
Marilyn Monroe/beautiful/actress
_____________________________________________
Quasimode/ugly/man
_____________________________________________
Will Smith/rich/actor
_____________________________________________
Julia Roberts/pretty/woman
_____________________________________________
Borat/bad/journalist
_____________________________________________
5 Write the correct comparative or superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets. Use the or than when needed.
1 Dan is twenty-one. Bob is twenty-two. Bob is ________________
Dan. (old)
2 My sister is ________________ person in her class. (smart)
3 An elephant is ________________ a mouse. (big)
4 We bought __________________________ house in the city.
(expensive)
5 Sara was born in 1959. Lynn was born in 1999. Lynn is
________________ Sara. (young)
6 We all have bad coughs. My cough is ________________. (bad)
7 Math is _______________________ subject in school. (difficult)
8 She is going to be ________________ bride. (happy)
9 An adult is __________________________ a child. (intelligent)
10 Legs are ________________ arms. (long)
11 James is ________________ boy on his team. (tall)
12 My brother is very smart. He has ________________ marks in his
school. (good)
13 Bob and Dave ran a race. Bob won the race. Dave was
________________ Bob. (slow)
14 Sandy is 70 centimeters tall. Sara is 120 centimeters tall. Donna is
90 centimeters tall. Sandy is ________________. (short)
15 My uncle is ________________ man in our family. (rich)
6 Write because or so in the gaps below.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
It was cold _____________ I shut the window.
The door was open _____________ I closed it.
She doesn't like him _____________ he isn't honest.
It was raining _____________ I took a taxi.
The water wasn't clean _____________ we didn't swim.
We didn't swim _____________ the water wasn't clean.
I'll be home late tonight _____________ I have to work late.
I'm tired today _____________ I couldn't sleep last night.
She quit her job _____________ she is looking for a new one now.
We walked home _____________ there were no more buses.
I closed the window _____________ it was cold.
7 READING: TV Rules!
TV Heaven Magazine met the Carlyle family from New York to discuss
their TV watching habits.
TV Heaven: How much time do you spend watching TV, as a family?
Stan: We watch a lot of TV. We love it.
TV Heaven: What about in the morning?
Stan: In the morning my two children, Paul and Hazel, usually watch
cartoons while they’re eating toast in the living room. So my wife Jessica
and I always watch music programs in the kitchen. We like dancing when
we are putting on the dishwasher or cooking!
TV Heaven: What about in the evening?
Stan: After school the kids drink juice while they’re watching TV in their
bedrooms. Paul likes drama series, but Hazel prefers reality shows. There
are some good quiz shows in the evening like Who wants to be a
millionaire? We all watch that together.
TV Heaven: Do you spend much time surfing the net?
Stan: Not much. I sometimes check the weather forecasts or news
programs.
Answer the following questions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
What type of text is this?
____________________________________________________
Where is the family from?
____________________________________________________
Where do Stan’s children watch TV in the morning?
____________________________________________________
Where do Stan and Jessica watch TV in the morning?
____________________________________________________
Where do Stan’s children watch TV in the evening?
_____________________________________________________
How much time does Stan spend online?
_____________________________________________________
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WRITING BASIC 10
Full Name:
Shift:
Level:
Date:
Teacher’s name:
1 Fill in the gaps with the correct article a, an or the. (31p)
1 There was _____ man and _____ woman in the room. _____ man was
English but _____ woman looked foreign. She was wearing _____ fur
coat.
2 This morning I bought _____ newspaper and _____ magazine. _____
newspaper is in my bag but I don't know where _____ magazine is.
3 My parents have _____ cat and _____ dog. _____ dog never bites
_____ cat but _____ cat often scratches _____ dog.
4 I saw _____ accident this morning. _____ car crashed into _____ wall.
_____ driver of _____ car was not hurt but _____ car was quite badly
damaged.
5 When you turn into Winston Road, you will see three houses: _____
red one, _____ blue one and _____ white one. I live in _____ white
one.
6 We live in _____ old house in _____ middle of the village. There is
_____ beautiful garden behind _____ house. _____ roof of _____
house is in very bad condition.
2 Put the words in order to make sentences or questions. (6p)
1 Uncle / Bill's / this / Is / dog?
_______________________________________________
2 my / umbrella. / This / teacher's / is
_______________________________________________
3 Mr. Brown Is Amy's grandpa?
_______________________________________________
4 sister. / Mikey's / is / Millie
_______________________________________________
5 birthday? / your / mum's / is / When
_______________________________________________
6 bag. / It / isn't / Filipa's
_______________________________________________
3 Classify each noun under the right heading and make it plural. (30p)
family
goose
arch
loaf
fungus
cactus
horse
shelf
easel
poppy
wharf
person
fax
louse
penny
dwarf
dragon
holiday
ox
hero
nucleus
reflex
party
appendix hoof
curriculum
speaker
syllabus abyss
spy
add –s
add –es
f to v add –es
irregular
-y to -i add –es
-um to -a and -us to -i
4 Fill in the gaps with in, on or at. (16p)
1 The play is _____ Monday, _____ 9:30 _____ night.
2 My neighbor plays basketball _____ Sundays.
3 The post office is _____ the corner of my street.
4 There is a travel agency _____ Park Avenue.
5 Melissa's birthday is _____ March.
6 Doris has English classes _____ weekdays.
7 There is a pharmacy _____ the left.
8 Her sister works _____ the shopping mall.
9 Our teacher's birthday is _____ February 2nd.
10 Mary lives _____ 342 Park Street.
11 I study _____ the morning and work _____ the afternoon.
12 Elizabeth lives _____ this street.
13 I live _____ Gemini Street.
5 Fill in the gaps with can or can't. (15p)
1 I ________ only speak English. I don't know any other languages.
2 What sports ________ you play the best?
3 A dog ________ be man's best friend, but it can't help with the
chores.
4 Narrow-minded people ________ see the future very well.
5 Fish ________ breathe outside the water.
6 ________ you cook?
7 Denis doesn't want to go swimming with us because he ________
swim.
8 It's really dark here, I ________ see anything.
9 You ________ park your car here, it's forbidden.
10 I am very hungry I ________ eat everything right now.
11 A cheetah ________ run very fast.
12 ________ you help me?
13 I ________ do my homework, it's too difficult.
14 A baby ________ drive a car.
15 The letters are very small. I ________ read anything.
6 Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. (12p)
Hi Liz,
My family and I __________ (have) a New Year’s Eve
party tomorrow. We _________ (be) all busy at the
moment. I _______________ (prepare) some snacks
and mom ______________ (cook) a big dinner for
everyone. Dad ____________ (decorate) the house
with streamers and my brother ___________ (get)
the music ready. We _________ (have) a big New Year
Eve party every year. It’s lots of fun because we
always ________ (play) a lot of party games. My dad
usually ______ (give) small presents to all the guests.
What _________ (you/do) tomorrow? ___________
(you/want) to come? You __________ (not/ need) to
bring anything, we have lots of food and drinks!
Let me know!
Yoharis
7 Write the correct form of the future be going to. (11p)
1 I _________________ eat a banana.
2 He _________________ buy a car.
3 The sheep _________________ eat the green grass.
4 We _________________ go out for a walk.
5 It _________________ rain.
6 You _________________ ride a horse.
7 They _________________ swim.
8 You _________________ go to school.
9 She _________________ watch television.
10 I _________________ write a note.
11 She _________________ get married.
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8 Fill in the gaps with the past simple form of the verbs in
brackets. (15p)
On Friday, the children _____________ (talk) about a day out
together in the country. The next morning, they _____________
(go) to the country with their two dogs and _____________ (play)
together. Ben and Dave _____________ (have) some kites. Some
time later the dogs _____________ (be) not there. So they
_____________ (call) them and _____________ (look) for them in
the forest. After half an hour the children _____________ (find)
them and _____________ (take) them back. Charlie
_____________ (be) very happy to see them again. At lunch time
Nick _____________ (go) to the bikes and _____________ (fetch)
the basket with some meat sandwiches. Then they _____________
(play) football. Nick and Dave _____________ (win). In the evening
they _____________ (ride) home.
9 Change the sentences into the past simple form. (20p)
1 She wins the money.
She ____________ the money.
2 They can eat.
They ____________ eat.
3 She must go.
She ____________ go.
4 We go shopping.
We ____________ shopping.
5 She runs to school.
She ____________ to school.
6 I can walk.
I ____________ walk.
7 We buy a new car.
We ____________ a new car.
8 They leave the party.
They ____________ the party.
9 We collect coins.
We ____________ coins.
10 You are allowed to eat.
You ____________ allowed to eat.
11 Peter eats a hamburger.
Peter ____________ a hamburger.
12 She has to wash it.
She ____________ to wash it.
13 They want to go home.
They ____________ to go home.
14 I close the windows.
I ____________ the windows.
15 She studies for a test.
She ____________ for a test.
16 They can drive.
They ____________ drive.
17 Sam likes laughing.
Sam ____________ laughing.
18 Mary goes home.
Mary ____________ home.
19 We write a letter.
We ____________ a letter.
20 She opens the window.
She ____________ the window.
10 Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs
in brackets. (30p)
1 They _____________ (have) tea when the doorbell _____________
(ring).
2 Father _____________ (smoke) his pipe while mother _____________
(read) a magazine.
3 While he _____________ (mow) the lawn, it _____________ (start) to
rain.
4 He _____________ (have) breakfast when the toaster _____________
(blow) up.
5 When I _____________ (come) into the office, my boss _____________
(wait) for me.
6 When we _____________ (see) Brian, he _____________ (drive) a taxi.
7 Father _____________ (wait) in the car while mother _____________
(do) the shopping.
8 When he _____________ (arrive), we _____________ (have) dinner.
9 While they _____________ (play) chess, we _____________ (go)
shopping.
10 They _____________ (have) a party while he _____________ (sleep).
11 He _____________ (take) a photo when I _____________ (feed) the
ducks.
12 They _____________ (play) football when the lights in the stadium
_____________ (go) out.
13 While George and John _____________ (clean) their room, she
_____________ (do) the ironing.
14 Sam _____________ (do) the ironing when Jack _____________ (phone)
her.
15 We _____________ (wait) at Victoria station when the train
_____________ (arrive).
11 READING: Read the text about The Weekend Market and answer the
questions below. (5p)
Many tourists I have met have told me that one place they have to go is
the weekend market. This market is huge and has everything from bags,
souvenirs and handicrafts to many kinds of animals and many kinds of
plants. It also has a fantastic variety of local food. In other words, the
weekend market is a great place for shopping and experiencing the local
culture.
The market is located near the city's main bus station so people come from
all over the country to buy and sell goods. Moreover, it is also near a sky
train station and a subway station which makes it very convenient for city
people, especially young people who don't have cars. The market is very
large and full of hundreds of small shops and stalls. Consequently, it can
be confusing to get around. However, if you get lost, it is a good idea to
look for the clock tower which is right in the middle of the market. It will
help you Find your way.
When I walk into the market early on a Sunday morning there are people
and cars and motorcycles everywhere. You have to be careful where you
walk. Many people are bringing their goods to sell in big bags on carts and
trolleys. In fact, you might even have to jump out of the sellers' way as
they charge along the narrow walkways with their goods. In addition to
the sellers, tourists and locals are pouring in looking for something to eat
or ready to start shopping. As time goes by, the market gets more and
more crowded and you have to start squeezing past people to keep
moving.
As you walk through the market you will experience many sensations. For
example, there are many smells, scents and aromas. One moment you will
be smelling the aromas of stir-fried dishes from a small restaurant and the
next you smell the scents of orchids and other Flowers as you pass through
the cooler and more relaxing garden section. Furthermore, walking
deeper into the market, your eyes will have trouble recording so many
products with their many colors, designs and sizes. After a while you may
feel dizzy and look for a quiet place to have a rest and a refreshing drink.
Fortunately, there are many small cafes and drink stalls selling fresh
coconut juice, orange juice or iced water.
To sum up, a day at the weekend market is both a day of shopping and a
unique experience for your senses. It is a kind of magical journey that is
great as a First experience for tourists and an escape from daily life for
locals. Moreover, while it is usually hot and crowded, the atmosphere is
friendly and good-natured.
1
2
3
4
5
Why is the weekend market a great place to go on the weekend?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Why can the market be confusing?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
How might you feel when walking through the crowded parts of the
market?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
What do you have to be careful about as you walk through the
market?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Why is the market described as a “magical journey”?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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WRITING BASIC 11
Full Name:
Shift:
Level:
Date:
Teacher’s name:
1 Write sentences about these people’s plans for next week. Use
the Present Continuous.
E.i. Monday / I / play tennis / Jo .
On Monday I’m playing tennis with Jo.___________________
1 Tuesday / Harry / meet / parents / airport .
__________________________________________________
2 Tom and Liz / go / cinema / Wednesday .
__________________________________________________
3 Jack and I / go / an exhibition / Thursday .
__________________________________________________
4 Friday evening / we / have / party .
__________________________________________________
5 Pete / go / his brother’s house / Saturday .
__________________________________________________
6 Sunday / Rob and Alice / get / married .
__________________________________________________
2 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of be going to and
complete the short answers.
1 I ______________ visit my cousin in Italy.
2 Where _____ she ___________ study Spanish?
3 It’s cold, so we ______________ play tennis.
4 A _____ you ____________ work tomorrow?
B No, I _________.
5 Martin and Fiona ______________ drive to Milan.
6 A ______ your father _____________ retire?
B Yes, he ___________.
3 Put these words in order to make sentences about the future.
1 only / and buses / will / electricity / use /. / Cars
___________________________________________________
2 Global warming / will / are / mean / common / . / floods /
problem / a
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3 work / Many / home / will / more / people / . / at
___________________________________________________
4 There / will / too / people / many / be / .
___________________________________________________
4 Complete the conversations with will/won’t and the verbs in
brackets.
A: By 2030 there __________ (be) any more tigers.
B: __________ we still __________ (have) them in zoos?
A: In 80 years, there __________ (be) any more oil.
B: ________ we ___________ (use) public transport more often?
A: In 100 years, people ____________ (live) in cities because
they’ll be too crowded.
B: Do you think people ____________ (live) on other planets?
A: In 150 years, many beaches ___________ (exist).
B: ________ they _________ (be) under water?
5 A group of school children made predictions about the
future. Write these sentences using might. What our future
might be like?
E.i. “Perhaps my home will be under the sea.”
My home might be under the sea.________
1 “Perhaps we’ll find life on other planets.”
_______________________________________________
2 “Perhaps the Earth will be too crowded.”
_______________________________________________
3 “Perhaps most people will live to be over 100.”
_______________________________________________
4 “Perhaps animals like tigers and gorillas won’t exist.”
_______________________________________________
5 “Perhaps my sister and I will be good friends.”
_______________________________________________
6 Choose the correct answers.
1 I’m going to move/moving to Japan in July.
2 I might/I’m going to go to Australia next year, but I’m not
sure.
3 What you are going/are you going to do this summer?
4 We not going/We aren’t going swimming later.
5 A Are you going camping this year?
B No, I’m not./Yes, I going.
6 We might watch/to watch a film this evening.
7 You going/Are you going to do a Spanish course this year?
8 We decided last night. We might/We’re going to move house
next year.
9 He might/He’s going to come later, but he’s very busy.
7 Complete these sentences about these people’s plans. Use the
correct form of be going to and the verbs in the box.
do move (x2) not have
get (x2) lose (x2)
not eat
do (x2) start revise
pass
1 A What _____ you ____________ this year?
B I ________________ a new job.
2 Alan ________________ a holiday this summer because he
________________ house in July.
3 This year I ________________ fit and I ________________
seven kilos!
4 My exam’s tomorrow. I ________________ for it
tonight, but I don’t think I ________________.
5 A Tell me, Alice, how ____ your husband ________________
weight?
B He ________________ more exercise and he
________________ chocolate cake!
6 A When ____ your son ________________ school?
B Next year, when he’s five.
7 A _____ Ali and Deniz ________________ an English course
next year?
B No, they ________________ to England instead!
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8 Choose the correct words/phrases.
1 Can you play / playing the guitar?
2 My dad is looking forward to retire / retiring.
3 What time are we going to leave / leaving?
4 I’m hoping to find / finding a job as a journalist.
5 We’re planning to visit / visiting some friends.
6 Diana might come / to come with us this evening.
9 Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the
present simple or present continuous.
1 The train _______________ at 9 at night. (arrive)
2 Giovanni _______________ to spend the weekend with us.
(come)
3 What time _______ you _____________ to the doctor's on
Wednesday? (go)
4 What time _________ the film _____________? (start)
5 _______ the concert ____________ at 7 or 8? (begin)
6 We _______________ a dinner party on Friday and you're
invited. (have)
7 Most shops in Spain _______________ until 10 am. (open)
8 What time _________ the corner shop __________? (shut)
9 Where _______ you _____________ in Bangkok? (stay)
10 My tai chi classes _________ next week. (start)
11 Our flight _____________ in London at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. (land)
12 Everything's arranged. We _______________ house this
Saturday. (move)
13 We _______________ at Lilith's Café this afternoon at four.
(meet)
14 I'm sorry. I can't meet up this weekend. We
_______________ to Wales. (go)
15 Our ferry _____________ for Ibiza at 6 tomorrow morning.
(depart)
The first person to enter a house on New Year’s Day is known as
the first footer. Dark haired people are thought to be the luckiest
first footers, and it is traditional to carry a lump of coal when going
first footing.
People often make New Year resolutions at the start of the new
year. Resolutions are things that people have decided (or
resolved) to do to make their lives better, such as stopping
smoking or losing weight. Not everybody manages to keep their
New Year’s resolutions, though!
1 When is New Year’s Eve?
a) December 30
It is traditional in England to celebrate the end of the old year and
welcome in the new year at the end of December. December 31 is
New Year’s Eve. New year’s Eve is not a public holiday. Most people
go to work as usual. In the evening, many English people have parties
in their homes. Others celebrate in pubs or clubs with their friends
and families, or attend outdoor gatherings and firework displays.
Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve, people hold hands and sing
a traditional song called “Auld Lang Syne”. They count the seconds
down to the new year and when the clock strikes midnight, they hug
and kiss and wish each other a happy new year! Sometimes people
set off fireworks as the new year begins.
People often drink a toast to the coming year with a fizzy alcoholic
drink called champagne. Some people let their children stay up late
to join in with the celebrations.
New Year’s Day is celebrated on January 1. New Year’s Day is a bank
holiday. A bank holiday is a public holiday. Most shops and businesses
close for the day.
New Year’s Day is a holiday for nearly everyone in the UK. Very few
buses and trains run on New Year’s Day. Most people stay at home
and relax with their families.
There is an old superstition in Scotland and some other parts of the
UK that the first person to enter someone’s home on New Year’s Day
will bring all the luck for the coming year with them. This tradition is
called first footing.
c) December 31
2 English people keep their New Year’s resolutions.
a) false
b) true
3 What traditional song do English people sing on New Year’s
Eve?
a) Auld Lang’s Syne b) Old King Cole c) Old Macdonald
4 English people usually stay at home on New Year’s Eve, and
go to bed early.
a) false
b) true
5 Some English children are allowed to stay up late on New
Year’s Eve.
a) false
b) true
6 Most buses in England don’t run on New Year’s Day.
a) false
10 READING: Read the text about British New Year Celebrations and
Traditions and answer the questions below. (5p)
b) January 1
b) true
7 A “first footer” is ____________.
a) The first person to enter a house on New Year’s Day.
b) The first person to go outside on New Year’s Day.
c) The first person on the dancefloor on New Year’s Eve.
8 What do English people sometimes toast the new year with?
a) bread
b) marshmallows
c) champagne
9 New Year’s Eve is a bank holiday in England.
a) false
b) true
10 December 31 is a public holiday and most people don’t go to
work.
a) false
b) true
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WRITING BASIC 12
Full Name:
Shift:
Level:
Date:
Teacher’s name:
1 Look at the map. Then fill in gaps 1–13 with the corresponding
words below.
near
right
opposite
1
over
past
there’s along (x2)
miss
Excuse me
get
on
next to
2
A ____________. Is there a bank ____________ here?
B Yes, 3 ____________ one in North Street. Go 4 ____________
this road and go 5 ____________ the bridge. Then turn left –
that’s North Street. The bank is 6 ____________ your right, 7
____________ a baker’s.
A Excuse me. How do I 8 ____________ to the Queen’s Hotel?
B Go 9 ____________ this road and turn left. Then go
10____________ the museum and turn 11 ____________ . The
Queen’s Hotel is 12 ____________ the park. You can’t
13____________ it.
2 Put the verbs in brackets in a–g in the Present Perfect or the
Past Simple.
a I 1 _____ never ________ (stay) in a five-star hotel but I
2___________ (work) in one when I was a student.
b Robert 3___________ (write) some excellent science-fiction
stories. He 4___________ (win) a prize for one last week.
c My husband 5_______ never _________ (be) to Egypt, but I
6_________ (go) there last month.
d A 7_________ you ever __________ (meet) a famous
musician?
B Yes, I 8_______ (have) dinner with Sting before he was
famous!
e A 9______ you _________ (watch) that Japanese film on TV
last night?
B No, I 10_______ never _______ (see) a Japanese
film in my life.
f A 11______ you ever _________ (live) in another country?
B Yes, I 12________ (live) in Mexico when I 13_____ (be) a
child.
g A When 14_____ your father _________ (stop) work?
B About two years ago, when he 16______ (be) sixty-five.
3 Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect or the Past
Simple and complete the short answers.
1
A 1 __________ you ever __________ (be) to Asia?
B Yes, I 2 _______, actually. I 3 __________ (travel) round
India last year.
A What 4 _______ you _________ (like) best about the
country?
B Oh, the mountains, I think. I 5 ___________ (take) some
great photos of the Himalayas.
2
A 6 _______ any of your friends ever _________ (take)
singing lessons?
B No, they 7 __________, but one of my cousins had a few
lessons. Her teacher 8 __________ (ask) her to stop
because she was so bad, but she sings in a famous band
now.
4 Read about Suzie Kennedy. Put the verbs in the correct form
of the Present Perfect or Past Simple. Use contractions when
needed.
Suzie Kennedy is probably the world’s most famous Marilyn
Monroe lookalike. She 1 ________________ (be) on TV all over
the world and she 2 ________________ (make) adverts for
companies such as Citroën and Pepsi. Suzie can act and sing
exactly like Marilyn, and in 2009 she 3 ________________
(appear) in the play Marilyn and Lucy in London’s West End. She 4
________________ (also appear) in a number of films as Marilyn.
She 5 ________________ (star) in the Italian comedy Me and
Marilyn in 2010 and the film 6 ________________ (make) £2
million in its first weekend. Suzie 7 ________________ (also
work) as a model and she 8 ________________ (wear) a lot of
Marilyn Monroe’s original clothes and film costumes. The real
Marilyn Monroe 9 ________________ (die) in 1962, but Suzie’s
life 10 ________________ (never be) more exciting than it is now.
5 Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect or Past Simple of
the verb in brackets or the correct auxiliary.
1
ALAN
LUCY
ALAN
LUCY
2
LUCY
ALAN
LUCY
ALAN
3
ALAN
LUCY
ALAN
LUCY
ALAN
1
_______ you ever _______ anyone famous? (meet)
Yes, I 2 _______. When I 3 _______ in Mexico on Holiday. (be)
Really? Who 4 _______ you ________? (meet)
Robbie Williams. I 5 ________ so excited! (be)
And my friend 6 ________ a photo of us! (take)
6
______ your father ever _______ to a rock concert? (be)
Yes, he 8 _______. He 9 __________ to a lot of gigs when he 10
________ younger. (go, be)
Who 11 ________ he ________? (see)
He 12 _________ Bon Jovi two or three times before they 13
__________ famous. (see, become)
14
_______ you ever _________ to play an instrument? (learn)
No, I 15 _________. What about you?
I 16 __________ to learn the piano at school. (try)
17
__________ you any good? (be)
No, I 18 _________ no idea what I was doing! (have)
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6 Make sentences and questions with these words..
9 READING: Read the texts and answer the questions below.
1 cousins / on / gone / Joanna’s / have / holiday / just .
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2 already / his / Tom / booked / holiday / has .
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3 spoken / you / your / yet / to / Have / boss ?
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4 house / already / decided / to / We’ve / move .
________________________________________________
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5 I’ve / in / that / heard / is / father / just / hospital / my .
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6 wedding / I / my / the / told / haven’t / parents / yet / about .
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ANGUS: I live in a lighthouse on the west coast of Scotland.
Before I moved here I lived in Glasgow for eight years,
but I prefer living in a lighthouse. I’m a writer and I enjoy
being on my own, so this place is perfect for me. I’ve
lived here for six years and don’t ever want to leave. The
best thing about living in a lighthouse is the view. You
can see for miles in every direction, and the sunsets are
fantastic. The worst thing is the weather—it can get
very cold and windy in winter. But I’m very fit because I
have to walk up and down stairs a lot!
7 Fill in the gaps with for or since.
1
2
3
4
5
_______ ten years
_______ 2010
_______ an hour
_______ a long time
_______ I was a child
6
7
8
9
10
_______ three weeks
_______ Saturday
_______ I was born
_______ ten o’clock
_______ ages
8 Choose the correct verb forms in these sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
6
I lived / ’ve lived in my home since 2018.
When I was a child I lived / ’ve lived in Manchester.
I was / ’ve been in this city since birth.
I had / ’ve had my mobile phone for 2 years.
I was / ’ve been in this English class for one year.
I started / ’ve started learning English one year ago.
MEG:
I live in a motorhome with my husband, Larry. We first
met when we were living in Houston, Texas, and we’ve
been married for twelve years. In Houston I was a
waitress and Larry worked in a factory, but we both lost
our jobs at the same time. After that we decided that
we didn’t want to live in one place all the time. We’ve
lived in our motorhome since 2008 and we really love it.
It’s quite spacious and we’ve got central heating and air
conditioning, so it’s very comfortable. And the best
thing about it is that when we need to find work, we just
drive to a new town!
1 Where is Angus’s lighthouse?
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2 What does he do for a living?
_________________________________________________
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3 Why is he very fit?
_________________________________________________
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4 Where were Meg and Larry living when they first met?
_________________________________________________
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5 Who worked in a restaurant, Meg or Larry?
_________________________________________________
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6 Why does she think the motorhome is comfortable?
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