English Grammar Exercises for A2 – Articles 1. Complete the sentences with a, an and the. 1 I saw …………… great film at …………… weekend. It was …………… romantic comedy. 2 My uncle is …………… architect. He works for …………… government. 3 There’s …………… beautiful river near my house, but …………… water is very cold. 4 On …………… sunny day, we can see …………… sea from our balcony. 5 There’s …………… Chinese restaurant and …………… café near here, but …………… café is closed on Sundays. 6 The police are searching for …………… tall man with …………… broken nose. 7 Is there …………… cinema in this town? 8 I got …………… phone and …………… tennis racket for my birthday. 2. Complete one sentence in each pair with the definite article (the) and tick ✓ the other. 1 a Do you like …………… biscuits? ✓ b Don’t eat …the…… biscuits, they’re for my sister. 2 a We moved to this town because …………… school is very good. b She works hard when she’s at …………… school. 3 a The neighbours knocked on our door to complain about …………… music. b We sometimes listen to …………… music in the car. 4 a In December, …………… cold weather is normal in northern areas. b They decided not to go camping because of …………… cold weather. 5 a My uncle buys …………… books, but he never reads them. b I enjoyed the Harry Potter films, but I think …………… books are better. 6 a I’d rather not go to the Italian restaurant because I don’t eat …………… pasta. b The food is fantastic and all …………… pasta is home-made. 3. Complete the dialogue, Write a / an, the or – in the gaps. Amanda Why weren’t you at 1………… school yesterday? Joey I had 2………… really bad headache. In fact, I was in 3………… bed all morning. Amanda Poor you. But at least you missed history. We had 4………… exam. Joey Were 5………… questions difficult? Amanda Not really. They were about 6………… Second World War. Joey I’m glad I missed 7………… exam. I’m not really interested in 8……… military history. Amanda Me neither. Are you going to 9………… Grace’s party at 10…………weekend? Joey I can’t. There’s 11………… rehearsal for 12………… school play that evening. Amanda Oh. Why don’t you come to 13………… party after 14………… rehearsal? Joey Oh, OK. That’s 15………… good idea. I like 16………… fancy dress parties. Amanda Me too, but I need to find 17………… costume. The theme is ‘horror’. Joey Cool! 18………… school play is Dracula. I can wear 19…………same costume for 20…………rehearsal and 21………… party! English Writing Exercises for A2 – A holiday blog 1. Complete the collocations with the verbs below. buy eat go go hire lie play visit 1 …………………….. for a walk / for a bike ride / on a boat trip 2 …………………….. souvenirs 3 …………………….. a castle / a mosque / a museum 4 …………………….. a car / a kayak / a bike 5 …………………….. table tennis / beach volleyball 6 …………………….. abseiling / mountain biking / surfing / shopping / kayaking 7 …………………….. on a beach 8 …………………….. out 2. Read the blog post. Find two more activities you can add to 1-8 in exercise 1. 7.35 pm @Sam2020 Having a great time on our cycling tour of Provence in the South of France. We arrived on Saturday after a long journey on the train from London. We’ve cycled about 150 km since Saturday morning and I’m exhausted! Danny is tired too, but he’s fitter than I am. The countryside is beautiful, but there are lots of hills!! The weather has been warm and sunny – maybe a little too hot for me. We’ve stayed at a different place every night so far. Two nights ago we stayed at a farm, and last night we stayed in a small hotel. Staying in a castle tonight, which is amazing! Tomorrow, we’re visiting a lake. It’s quite a long way from here, in the mountains. We’ll stay there all afternoon and go swimming. Looking forward to it! I’ll post again in two days. 3. Prepare to write your blog post by inventing answers to questions 1-5 below. You are on holiday with a friend, touring around a country. Write a blog entry with info about: – where you are touring and how you are travelling – the weather – some places you have stayed – something you plan to do in the next few days. 1 Where are you touring? ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. 2 How are you travelling? ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. 3 What is the weather like? ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. 4 Where have you stayed? ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. 5 What are your plans? ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. 4. Write your blog post using your notes from exercise 5. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..………………………………………………..
