1. Fill in the blanks with articles wherever necessary
a)
1. During their holidays they went on ____ cruise on ___ Black Sea and ___ Mediterranean.
2. They made ___ trip to Moldavia and Transylvania.
3. In ___ Cluj they met ___ very lovely English family ___ Browns who were spending their holidays visiting ___ Romania.
4. They also made ___ trip to ___ Carpathians.
5. ___ Danube is ___ largest river in ___ Europe.
6. It rises in ___ Germany, crosses ___ Austria, ___ Hungary, ___ Bulgaria, ___ Romania and it then flows into ___ Black Sea.
7. ___ English as spoken by ___ English is somewhat different from that spoken by ___ Americans.
8. ___ Bucharest is ___ capital of ___ Romania.
9. He goes to ___ bed very late at ___ night.
10. ___ bed is in ___ bedroom.
11. They were in ___ town.
12. We went for ___ walk outside ___ town.
b)
1. ___ iron is ___ hard metal.
2. ___ ink is used for writing.
3. ___ ink in my inkpot is blue.
4. Strike ___ iron while it is hot.
5. He was ___ first to break ___ ice.
6. ___ speech is ___ silver but silence is ___ gold.
7. We have ___ breakfast at 7 o’clock.
8. ___ lunch costs me $1.
2. Give the singular of the following nouns:
children allies
shelves mice
buses women
men flies
geese lunches
cups teeth
mouths countries
classes dice
heroes mosquitoes
echoes volcanoes
studios portfolios
3. Choose the correct phrase bolded in each sentence.
a) What time go you/ do you go to bed on Saturdays?
b) Why are you waiting/ do you waiting outside the door?
c) Don’t ask Tim. He doesn’t know/ not knows the answer.
d) I having/ I’m having my lunch at the moment.
e) When you leave/ do you leave the house?
f) I don’t understand? What is happening/ is happen?
g) Excuse me, does you know/ do you know the time?
h) This is a great party. I’m having/ Am I having a lovely time.
i) We can’t use the lift because it don’t works/ doesn’t work.
j) What you are doing/ are you doing here?
4. Read the answers and then complete the questions.
a) Where _______________________________ ?
Sue? She lives at the end of Axwell Road.
b) Do _______________________________ ?
Jim? No, I don’t know him.
c) What _______________________________ ?
At the moment? I am doing my homework.
d) Are _______________________________ ?
Here? No, I’m sitting over there.
e) Do _______________________________ ?
Here? No, we change trains at the next station.
f) Why _______________________________ ?
I’m wearing two pullovers because I feel cold!
g) Is _______________________________ ?
David? No, he’s not staying with Tom.
h) When _______________________________ ?
Kate? She comes home at 6:30.
5. Complete each sentence with a present simple or present continuous form, using the words given.
a) __________________ (you like) cheese sandwiches?
b) What time ___________ (the sun rise)?
c) What ___________ (you read) at the moment?
d) Sorry, I can’t talk. ___________ (I have) a bath.
e) We ___________ (not watch) videos at school.
f) Look out the window! ___________ (it snow).
g) This is an examination! Why ___________ (you talk)?
h) Ann ___________ (go) to work by bus every day.
i) ___________ (you wear) a uniform at work?
j) ___________ (Phil build) a new house on the top of the hill.
6. Choose the correct sentence in each context.
a) You want to invite a friend to your party on Friday. You say:
1. I have a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
2. I’m having a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
b) You find a wallet on your desk and ask the people nearby:
1. Who does this wallet belong to?
2. Who is this wallet belonging to?
c) A friend invites you to a restaurant at lunch time. You say:
1. Thanks, but I always go home.
2. Thanks, but I’m always going home.
d) A friend opens the door and says: What are you doing? You reply:
1. I work as a secretary.
2. I’m repairing the computer.
e) A friend asks: Do you like lemon tea? You reply:
1. I prefer tea with milk.
2. I’m preferring tea with milk.
f) You haven’t decided yet about buying a new bike. You say:
1. I think about it.
2. I’m thinking about it.
g) A friend asks if you have finished the book she lent you. You say:
1. Sorry, I still read it.
2. Sorry, I’m still reading it.
h) it’ is a hot day, but a friend has a coat on. You ask:
1. Why are you wearing a coat?
2. Why do you wear a coat?
7. Put each verb given into present simple or present continuous.
I.
a) Ugh, don’t show me that picture! I (hate) _________ spiders!
b) Who (you, go with) _________ to the match on Saturday?
c) In the winter, what (you, wear) _________?
d) I can’t stand horror films. I (think) _________ they’re really silly!
e) Diana (not, usually, sit) _________ next to Ellen.
f) Why (you, look at) _________ me like that? Have I done something wrong?
g) Excuse me, but (this bus, stop) _________ near the supermarket?
h) I (not take) _________ the bus to work today. My mother (give) _________ me a lift.
II.
a) What (usually, you, do) _________ at the weekend?
b) Don’t worry about the cat. It (only eat) _________ once a day.
c) I can’t work out the answer. (you, know) _________ what it is?
d) What’s the matter? Why (you stare) _________ at me like that?
e) Excuse me, but (you, speak) _________ English? I’m looking for a hotel.
f) Helen (stay) _________ with her brother while her house is being repaired.
g) You should go on a diet. (you, put) _________ on weight.
h) (they, speak) _________ French or German? I can’t tell the difference.
a) What are you ...
Do
Read
Write
Sing
Play
Learn
Wait for
Think of
Listen to
Ask for
Look at
Buy
Eat
Drink
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b) WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU IN A JOB?
Rate the job characteristics below with one, two, three or four on how important each one is to you.
1= very important 2=important
3=not very important 4=not important at all
q Work indoors
q Work outdoors
q Travel on the job
q Speak another language on the job
q Use my business skills
q Use my creativity
q Being artistic
q Use my computer skills
q Work with numbers
q Have lots of public contacts
q Help others
q Work where I am my own boss
q Work closely with others
q Work with words (write)
q Have a job where everyday is different and exciting
q Have a job where I know what to expect everyday
q Have a job that pays a lot of money
q Have a job where I work alone
q Supervise others
q Have a job where I work with machines
q Don’t have too much responsibility
q Have a job that i can forget about, so I can concentrate on my family
q Have a very low stress job
q Have a job where I work with media and music
q Have a job where I am constantly learning something new
q Have a job where I work in nature or out of a city
q Have a job that is in the city
As you look over your answers, what are some things which you know that you would like in an ideal job? Write a paragraph description of your “ideal job”.
Teacher: I wish you paid a little more attention to my subject.
Student: Well, I do. I pay as little attention to it as possible.
Student: I don’t think I deserve a zero.
Teacher: Neither do I, but it’s the lowest mark I am allowed to give.
English poet: The poets of today put plenty of fire into their verses.
Critic: The trouble with most of them is that they do not put enough of their verses into fire.
Father: Think of the future, my boy.
Son: I can’t. It’s my girlfriend’s birthday and I have to think of the present.