MALTEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
STREAM 1 WORKSHEET 5
KEY
PART A: GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH
TASK 1: COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH. USE THE CORRECT SIMPLE PRESENT FORM OF THE
VERBS IN PARENTHESES.
Lisa and Alan WORK in a bank. Lisa LIVES with her parents. Alan SHARES an apartment with his
brother. Lisa and Alan ARE good friends. They DRIVE to work together in Alan’s car. Lisa HAS a
job in the bank’s loan department, and Alan FIXES the bank’s computers. They FINISH work at 5:00
P.M. After work, Lisa GOES to the gym and EXERCISES. Alan DRIVES home alone. He and his
brother WATCH the six o’clock news. Then they HAVE dinner.
TASK 2: READ THE PARAGRAPH. WRITE A QUESTION FOR EACH UNDERLINED WORD OR
PHRASE.
Archeologists study societies of the past. They examine the remains of ancient
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buildings and graves. They dig very slowly and carefully. Their job is difficult
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because they work in all weather conditions. Nautical archeologists work
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under water. They use special diving equipment and digging tools in their work.
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1. WHAT DO THEY STUDY?
2. WHAT DO THEY EXAMINE?
3. HOW DO THEY DIG?
4. WHY IS THEIR JOB DIFFICULT?
5. WHERE DO NAUTICAL ARCHEOLOGISTS WORK?
6. WHAT DO THEY USE IN THEIR WORK?
TASK 3: READ THE PARAGRAPH. THEN, FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE WORD.
Susan Acosta LIVES (1) in Seattle with her family. She is married and HAS (2) three children. During
the week, she is A (3) wife and mother. On the weekends, SHE (4) is a long distance runner. Susan
is 40 years old, but she looks YOUNG (5) for her age. She has light brown hair and green EYES (6).
She is 5 feet 2 inches tall, and she weighs only 100 pounds. Susan IS (7) very fit. She exercises every
day, and she RUNS (8) in three marathons every year. Susan LOVES/LIKES/ENJOYS (9) her sport,
but she hates competition. “Before a race, I feel very nervous. I DON’T (10) like it, but it helps me run
fast!”
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TASK 4: Make present continuous sentences and questions (positive and negative). Use
contractions where possible.
Example: Hannah / study / in her bedroom Hannah’s studying in her bedroom.
1 what / you / do / at the moment ?
__What are you doing at the moment?_______
2 we / run / because it’s late
__We’re running because it’s late.__________________.
3 why / Dave and his wife / argue ?
__Why are Dave and his wife arguing?__________.
4 they / not wait / for a taxi
__They aren’t waiting for a taxi._________________.
5 you / use / this computer ?
___Are you using this computer?______________
6 Paul / get dressed ?
___Is Paul getting dressed?______________
7 I / not wear / a jacket today
___I’m not wearing a jacket today._______________
TASK 5: Complete the email. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
Hi Gilly
How’s your new job? My university course is great, but it’s Friday evening and I’m home for the
weekend. I ’m sitting (sit) on my bed and I 1 _am playing (play) a computer game on my laptop. I
usually 2 __study_ (study) in the evenings or I 3 __go___ (go) out with my friends. My family are
downstairs. Mum 4 _is making__ (make) dinner and I 5 _think__ (think) Dad 6 __is helping__ (help)
Julie with her homework. I can’t write any more now – Mum 7 __wants__ (want) me to help her in
the kitchen.
See you soon
Kate
TASK 6: Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: I’m sorry. You can / can’t park here.
1 Do you can / Can you come to the cinema tonight?
2 She no cannot / can’t cook very well.
3 ‘Can you play tennis?’ ‘Yes, I can / can play.’
4 They can / Can they do the exercises?
5 He can’t speak / speaks Italian.
6 Can you play / to play the piano?
TASK 7: Complete with subject or object personal pronouns.
1. Where’s Angie? I need to give __her__ a message.
2. Hurry, Susan! Mr. Brown is waiting for_you__.
3. Bobby and Mark want to buy a car so _they__ are trying to save up money.
4. Can you do _me_ a favor please? Close the door.
5. Steven is excited because _he__ is going on a trip.
6. A: My roommates are messy. _They_ are driving me crazy.
B: Ask _them__ to move out.
7. It’s a great movie, so don’t miss _it__!
8. Who’s that man over there? Do you know _him_?
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TASK 8: Complete the dialogues with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. A: Hey, Gerald. Where __are___ you _going___ (go)?
B: I_am meeting__ (meet) Jack at the library and I’m late!
A: I can take you there. I _am leaving__ (leave) in five minutes.
B: Thanks.
2. A: Hey, Julie. What _are__ you _doing__ (do) this evening?
B: I _am going__ (go) bowling. _Do___ you _want__ (want) to come with me?
A: I’m afraid I _don’t have _ (not have) time. I _am taking_ (take) my final exams tomorrow, so tonight I
_am staying_ (stay) home to study.
B: Oh, OK... Good luck!
3. Laura _doesn’t usually cook_ (usually / not cook) but today she _is making_ (make) dinner because
her cousins _are visiting__ (visit) her. They _live_ (live) in London so Laura _doesn’t see_ (not see) them
very often.
PART B: COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
Read the short paragraphs, then complete them with a proper choice.
1. John has a very old car. It is 20 years old! It is not very beautiful, and it is not very fast. But it always
___________.
a. goes
b. waits
c. stops
d. sees
2. Many people work all day. After work, they are tired, and they don’t want to cook dinner. They like to eat
dinner at ______________.
a. home
b. a restaurant
c. a shop
d. Work
3. Dan is an English teacher. He works for a big Japanese company. Some people in the company want to
speak English at work. Dan teaches them ________.
a. Japanese
b. about business
c. business English
d. work
4. Juan never drinks tea in the morning. He always drinks coffee. However, he often drinks tea in the
afternoon. He drinks tea and eats a cake _________________.
a. for dinner
b. at 9:00
c. at 5:00
d. for breakfast
5. My parents’ favorite restaurant is the Green Garden Restaurant. They like it because it serves Chinese
food. There is another good restaurant in town, but my mother and father don’t go there. It doesn’t
have___________________.
a. Mexican food
b. any food
c. good food
d. Chinese food
VOCABULARY
A. Circle the correct words.
1. A: Where is the concert taking part / place?
B: At the Everglade Stadium. Do you want to go?
A: Of course. I’m a big fan / spectator of Plastic Domino.
2. A: Can I talk to Mr. Archer?
B: Hang up / Hold on a minute. His line’s busy.
3. A: I can’t buy a ticket to the performance. I have no money.
B: I can lend / borrow you some.
4. A: Guess what! I’m starting / taking my own business.
B: Congratulations!
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B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
professor
abbreviation
flashlight
wrong
1. I can’t see anything in here. I need a(n) flashlight
2. Mr. Jones is a(n) professor
number. Try again.
4. Terry is taking his final exams
this year.
sure
.
for hour.
7. I hope I get my driver’s license
8. Make sure
exams
.
order
6. Hr. is a(n) abbreviation
license
at my college.
3. I’m afraid you have the wrong
5. The printer is out of
order
.
you take your keys with you before you leave.
COMMUNICATION
Complete the dialogues with the phrases a-h.
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a. She isn’t picking up.
b. Can I call back later?
c. Who’s calling?
d. Is Jill there, please?
A: Hello?
B: Hello. 1 __d______
A: I’m afraid not. 2 c________
B: It’s Carol Dean, from work.
A: Call her on her cell.
B: 3 __a________
A: Do you want to leave a
message?
B: No, it’s OK. 4 __b_______
A: Of course.
2.
e. I don’t have any plans.
f. Why are you asking?
g. I’m glad to hear that.
h. Are you doing anything next weekend?
A: Hey, Peter. 5 __h_______
B: No. 6 __e_________
A: That’s great.
B: 7 _f_______
A: Because I’m moving out and I need help.
Can you help me?
B: Yeah, I guess.
_g___
Thanks.
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WRITING
Read the notes and write about Lisa. (75–100 words)
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23
Italian
live in London
study architecture
work evening & weekend
speak three languages
like London
not like London weather
Lisa is 23 years old. _She is Italian. She is from Rome. She lives in London. She is studying
architecture. She works in the evenings and at the/on weekends. She can speak three languages.
She can speak Italian, English and German. She likes London because there are nice parks. She
doesn’t like London weather because it is always rainy. She likes sunny days._(Answers may vary. )
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