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WRITING PREINTERMEDIATE 01
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1 Read about a new video game. Fill in the gaps with a, an and
the.
I bought 1 ______ new video game at 2 ______ weekend. 3 ______
game is about 4 ______ beautiful princess. One day 5 ______
princess goes for 6 ______ walk. She meets 7 ______ old man and
8______ beautiful white dog. 9 ______ old man takes 10 ______
princess away because he wants to marry her. But 11 ______ dog
saves 12 ______ princess from 13 ______ old man. Then at 14 ______
end of 15 ______ game, you find out that 16 ______ dog is really
17______ prince.
2 Choose the correct word.
1 Did you have a/the big lunch yesterday?
2 Is there a/the park near your home?
3 Did you go to a/the capital city of another country last
year?
4 Do you often go to a/the cinema at a/the weekend?
5 What was a/the last film you saw?
6 Is there a/the TV programme you watch every week?
3 Read about another Italian fashion designer, Gianni
Versace. Fill in the gaps with a, the or – (= no article).
GIANNI VERSACE – FASHION DESIGNER
Gianni Versace was born in 1946 in a town called 1
______ Reggio Calabria. Even when he was 2 ______
child he loved 3 ______ clothes. When he was 25 he
decided to go to 4 ______ Milan to become 5 ______
fashion designer, and in 1982 he won his first award for
being 6 ______ best designer of 7 ______ women’s
clothes. He created 8 ______ new perfume for men
called ‘Versace L’Homme’ in 1984.
In 1995 he organized 9 ______ party with Elton John to
raise money for 10 ______ AIDS patients. At 11 ______
party he signed copies of his new book, Men Without
Ties, and gave all 12 ______ money from 13 ______ book
to charity.
On July 15th 1997 Versace was murdered in 14 ______
Miami. Nobody really knows 15 ______ reason why he
was killed.
4 Write words from the given phonetic symbols.
1 [dʌk]
______________________
2 ['tuːθeɪk]
______________________
3 ['næɹoʊ]
______________________
4 ['ɪmɪdʒ]
______________________
5 ['faɪɹwɹ̩ks]
______________________
6 ['heɹkʌt]
______________________
7 ['tʃɪmnɪ]
______________________
8 ['θɹeʃhoʊld]
______________________
9 [ɜɹθ]
______________________
10 ['bælkənɪ]
______________________
5 Use the correct verbs to complete the paragraph about
Angela.
goes works
gets
goes
watches
works reads
likes
stays
is
Angela 1 ___________ a nurse. She 2 ___________ at Liverpool
City Hospital. Every morning she 3 ___________ to work on
the bus. She 4___________ from nine in the morning until five
in the evening. She usually 5 ___________ home at about six
o'clock. Most evenings she 6___________ at home and 7
___________ television or 8___________ a book, but
sometimes she 9 ___________ out with her friends to the
cinema or to a café. At the weekend she 10 ___________ going
for a walk in the country or going swimming in the pool near
her home.
6 Read the sentences and choose the correct one.
1 a) This pencil case here is mine.
b) These pencil case here is mine.
c) That pencil case here is mine.
2 a) Those pencil case there on the other table is yours.
b) That pencil case there on the other table is yours.
c) This pencil case there on the other table is yours.
3 a) This girl sitting with me is my sister.
b) These girl sitting with me is my sister.
c) Those girl sitting with me is my sister.
4 a) This are my new friends over there.
b) These are my new friends over there.
c) Those are my new friends over there.
5 a) This is my dad here and that is my uncle there.
b) This is my dad here and this is my uncle there.
c) These is my dad here and those is my uncle there.
7 Correct the sentences below.
1 Look at that birds in the tree!
______________________________________
2 Is these my pen?
______________________________________
3 That girl here is my friend, Sue.
______________________________________
4 This boy there is my cousin.
______________________________________
5 Which cakes do you want? This ones?
______________________________________
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8 Put the verbs in Harry’s email in the Present
Continuous or Present Simple.
Hi Frank
Good news—I 1 ________ (have got) a new job! 2
__________ you ____________ (remember) that letter I
wrote to the paper? Well, the manager of the local
engineering company read it and offered me a job! The
company 3 ____________ (make) parts for cars and they
4
______________ (sell) them to companies in Europe.
They 5 ____________ (do) very well at the moment but
they 6 ______________ (want) to get more business and
now they 7 ______________ (try) to sell to companies in
the USA. I 8 _____________ (like) having lots of
responsibility and I 9 ____________ (have) two or three
meetings
with
customers
every
week.
I
10
______________ (not work) now—it’s my lunch break
– so I 11 ______________ (write) a few emails to my
friends to tell them my news. I usually 12 ____________
(work) quite long days but I 13 _____________ (not work)
at the weekend.
Anyway, I have to go – the phone 14 _____________
(ring).
Harry.
9 Read about Black Hollywood and choose the correct
answer.
Patricia Denning stars in a sad movie about ambition
and heartbreak.
When Cecilia leaves college in Texas, she has
everything: a wonderful boyfriend, Carl, an interesting
job and an expensive house in a pretty town. Her life is
perfect. Even her black Labrador dog, Perky, is a star: he
wins the local dog competition and Hollywood wants to
put him in a movie.
Cecilia goes to Hollywood with him and leaves her
boyfriend alone back home. When the studio fires
Perky, Cecilia decides to stay in Hollywood and tries to
get other movie roles for her beautiful dog.
Carl gives Cecilia an ultimatum: come home and stop
behaving crazily, or stay there forever. Cecilia decides
to stay in Hollywood and wants to become an actress
herself. She sends Perky back to Texas and starts an
acting course. After six months, Cecilia realizes she can't
act and she misses home, but it's too late. Carl has
found another girlfriend. Cecilia tries to win him back,
and also discovers a lot about herself on her long
journey.
This is a very sad movie, which makes you think about
what we want from life. Patricia Denning is very
convincing as Cecilia, but the star of the movie is
gorgeous Perky, the black Labrador who steals our
hearts. Black Hollywood is in cinemas from next week.
1. What does Cecilia not have?
a) A house she loves
b) A wonderful husband
c) A pet
d) A great job
2. When does her wonderful adventure begin?
a) When her dog wins a competition.
b) When she marries her boyfriend, Carl.
c) When she goes on vacation to Hollywood.
d) When she buys the house in a pretty town.
3. What happens to Perky in Hollywood?.
a) He isn't very successful.
b) He becomes a star.
c) He's too nervous to work.
d) He makes two movies and retires.
4. What is Carl's reaction to Cecilia living in
Hollywood?.
a) He doesn't know she went.
b) He's angry.
c) He doesn't care.
d) He's supportive.
5. Why does Cecilia stay in Hollywood?
a) She wants to become an actress.
b) She is too busy making movies.
c) She hates Carl.
d) She has no money.