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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The grammar charts present the target structure by showing examples and explanation. The
students can refer to these charts when working on the exercises. However, it will be more effective
if the student remembers them while doing the exercises.

The exercises are used to encourage the students to express their ideas in sentences at first, then ina paragraph. Teachers may add some supplementary writing exercises to practice further.

When correcting student writing, teachers may want to focus primarily on the structures alreadytaught.

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A and AN
AAn

We use ‘a’ before a consonant soundWe use ‘an’ before a vowel sounda bookan egga coatan envelope

a housea letter EXERCISE
EXERCISE
A. Put in ‘a’ or ‘an’__________ ticket___________ bicycle__________ airport____________ shop__________ orange_____________ igloo

B. Complete the sentences. Use ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1. ______ horse is _____ animal.
2. English is _____ language.
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3. Tokyo is _____ city.
4. Australia is _____ country.
5. Red is _____ color.
6. _____ dictionary is _____ book.
7. _____ hotel is _____ building.
8. _____ bear is _____ animal.
9. _____ bee is _____ insect.
10. _____ ant is _____ insect.

C. Complete the sentences. Use ‘a’ andand ‘an’ and the words in the list.

animalcountry

languagecity

insectsport

1. Arabic is __________________________.
2. Rome is _________________________.
3. A cat is __________________________
4. Tennis is __________________________
5. Chicago is ___________________________
6. Spanish is __________________________
7. A cow is _________________________
8. A fly is _________________________
9. China is _________________________
10. Russian is _________________________.

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A noun is a word used to refer to people, places, things, animals
peopleplacesthingsanimals

motherschoolbook

frog

soldiercountryside

table

lion

doctorfactory

flowerzebra

boy

officecomputerdog

Nouns also refer to things that cannot be seen.
faithhappiness
idea
Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns
Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

They are not written with a capital letter.

These are special names given to nouns and arealways written with a capital letter.

man/womanFred, Paul, Jill, Ann

country

China, Japan, Germany

holiday

Christmas Day, National Day

days and months

December, Monday, Saturdaybuilding

The Empire State Building EXERCISE
A. Give the correct form.
1. paulo___________________________________________

2. beijing___________________________________________

3. new year’s day.

___________________________________________

4. london.

___________________________________________

5. mcdonald’s___________________________________________

6. coca cola___________________________________________

7. statue of liberty___________________________________________

8. france___________________________________________

9. labor day___________________________________________

10. october___________________________________________

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B. Write your answers to the questions.

1. What is your name?
My name is ____________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the names of your family members?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Where are you from?
I am from ______________________________________________________________________________
4. What languages do you speak?
I speak ________________________________________________________________________________
5. When is your birthday?
My birthday is on ______________________________________________________________________
6. Where is your hometown?
My hometown is _______________________________________________________________________
7. What is the name or title of your favorite song?
I like ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. Who is your best friend?
My best friend is _______________________________________________________________________
9. Which is your favorite holiday?
My favorite holiday is ___________________________________________________________________
10. What is the capital of your country?
The capital of my country is ____________________________________________________________

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Writing Sentences
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence contains a subject and a•

predicate. It is the basis of all good writing.

The subject is who or what the sentence isabout. It can be a noun or pronoun.

•

The predicate tells something about the
subject or what the subject did.

Example:The girl is beautiful.
[subject][predicate]

Capital Letters and Punctuations•

All sentences should start with a capital letter.

•A statement and command must end with aperiod or a dot (.).

Statement
My name is Amy.
Command•

A question must end with a question mark (?).

•

An exclamatory must use an exclamation markRead your book.
Question(!)

How are you?
Exclamatory
I hate you!

Structure
Statement

Question

The children play football every day.
[subject]•

Yes/No Questions start withbe/do/have[predicate]Command

Does your mother cook well?

•

Starts with a verb•

Hidden subject is ‘you’.

[subject]•

Information Questions
Where are you?

(You) Close the door.
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 EXERCISE
A. Match to make a complete sentence.

1. The ballfly.

2. Cats

is hot.

3. The sun

bark.

4. Dogs

is long.

5. My momis cold today.

6. My hair

are yellow.

7. Chinese

is round.

8. Birds

like to sleep.

9. Ripe bananas

is a language.

10. The weather

cooks well.

B. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.

1. Jack is very hungry.
2. Mathematics is difficult.
3. Our neighbors are noisy.
4. John cooks eggs for breakfast.
5. My son goes to school every day.
6. My class begins at 8:30.
7. The cake was delicious.
8. The house is big.
9. The books are heavy.
10. I clean my room.

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C. Write a sentence about their jobs.

1.

He is ___________________________________________.

2.

She is___________________________________________.

3.

They are ________________________________________.

4.

He______________________________________________.

5.

They ____________________________________________.

6.

She _____________________________________________.

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7.

He _____________________________________________.

8.

They
______________________________________________.

9.

She _____________________________________________.

10.

He ______________________________________________.

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receptionist

doctorprofessor

police officer

pilot

chef

dancerphotographer

artistbus driver

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Subject-Verb Agreement
Use a singular verb if the subject is a singular

Singular pronouns ‘I’ and ‘you’ use the basic

noun or pronoun.
Most singular verbs end in -ss.

form of the verb

Some verbs are made singular by adding –es.
es
Examples:Example:He drinks coffee in the morning.

I take a walk every day.

She eats an apple every day.

You bring many books to school.

Dad watches TV every day.
My friend goes to ballet school.
Our dog plays with us.
Use the basic form of the verb if the subject is a plural noun or pronoun.
pronounExamples:Mom and Dad drink coffee in the morning.
The girls eat vegetables every day.
We watch TV every day.
My sister and her friend go to ballet school.
The dogs run in the park.

 EXERCISE
A. Underline the verb in each sentence.
1. We live in an apartment in the city.
2. Some children learn very fast.
3. We go for swimming lessons on Sunday.
4. I like my new bike.
5. Babies sometimes sleep during the day.
6. My dad buys a newspaper every morning.
7. These dolls belong to Kathleen.
8. I often walk to school with my dad.
9. My sister plays the piano very well.
10. Sarah sometimes reads in bed at night.

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B. Fill in the blanks with thethe correct form of the verb.
1. Sunny ______ [speak] English very well.
2. Mr. Lim _____ [come] to work on his motorbike.
3. My neighbor’s dog _____ [bark] very loudly.
4. My little brother always _____ [brush] his teeth properly.
5. Dad’s head _____ [touch] the ceiling.
6. Our dog _____ [catch] the ball in its teeth.
7. Mom _____ [mix] vinegar and oil to make salad dressing.
8. Sally _____ [try] to help Mom in the kitchen.
9. Robert _____ [buy] his newspaper every morning.
10. Her music _____[annoy] me.

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Writing about routines (Simple Present)
FORM
Subject

Base formI, youwork

They, we

work

Plural nouns

work-s form

He, She, It

works

Singular nouns

works

Non-count nouns

works

When to use the Simple Present••

To express habits or

Habits or routine actions
actionsFactsroutine actions

I eat breakfast every morning.

Sunday comes before Monday.

Facts

Jack speaks English every day.

The earth revolves around theWe sleep every night.

sun.

 EXERCISE
A. Write the correct form of the verb.
1. Jerry _____ to school on time.
[come]
2. Ms. Smith _____ English.
[teach]3. They _____ to the beach every weekend.
[go]
4. I _____ to work every morning.
[walk]
5. Oliver _____ the bus to school.
[take]
6. My work _____ at 9:00 am every day.
[start]7. We _____ lunch at the cafeteria on work days.
[have]
8. Our team _____ of five members.
[consist]
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9. His wife _____ dinner every day.
[cook]
10. My grandparents _____ tea with dinner.
[drink]B. What do you do every morning? What do you do first, second, third,
third, etc.? Write them on thelines.
1. The alarm clock rings.
2. _________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________
10. ________________________________________________________USING ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER

100%
90%-99%75%-90%25%-75%
10%-25%
1%-10%
0%

alwaysJill always eats breakfast.

usually

Steve usually eats breakfast.

often

We often watch TV at night.

sometimes

My mother sometimes watches TV.

seldomrarelyI seldom watch sports on TV.
My father rarely drinks milk.

never

I never listen to rock music.

 EXERCISE
C.. Unscramble the words.
1. often music we dinner to after listen.
_______________________________________________________________
2. meet I every friends sometimes my work after.
_______________________________________________________________
3. his always Joe weekends visits on parents.
_______________________________________________________________
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4. rarely the Eric morning plays in basketball.
_______________________________________________________________
5. jeans work usually to wears he.
_______________________________________________________________
6. jogs evening in sometimes he the.
_____________________________________________________________
7. often lunch she noodles eats for.
_____________________________________________________________
8. home watches Jack at seldom movies.
_____________________________________________________________
9. never morning they in drink the soda.
_____________________________________________________________
10. always our visitors neighbors have.
_____________________________________________________________

EXERCISE
D. Write about your morning, afternoon,
afternoon, and evening activities.
1. Write about something you always do in the morning.
____________________________________________________________
2. Write about something you never do in the morning.
____________________________________________________________
3. Write about something you sometimes do in the morning.
____________________________________________________________
4. Write about something you usually do in the afternoon.
____________________________________________________________
5. Write about something you seldom do in the afternoon.
____________________________________________________________
6. Write about something you never do in the afternoon.
____________________________________________________________
7. Write about something you often do in the evening.
____________________________________________________________
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8. Write about something you sometimes do in the evening.
____________________________________________________________
9. Write about something you rarely do in the evening.
____________________________________________________________
10. Write about something you sometimes do on weekends.
____________________________________________________________

 REVIEW EXERCISES
A.

Choose the correct form of the following verbs.
wake up /open / opens

speak / speaks

take / takes

do / does

live / lives

play / plays

close / closes

drink / drinks

wakes upcause / causes

1. Frank _____ hand ball very well.
2. I never _____ coffee.
3. The swimming pool _____ at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It _____ at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving _____ many accidents.
6. My parents _____ in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games _____ place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always _____ their homework.
9. My students _____ a little English.
10. I always _____ early in the morning.

B.

Write 10 sentences about the activities you do on weekends. Use always, usually, often,
sometimes, seldom, rarely and never in your sentences.
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________
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8. ___________________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________________
10. ___________________________________________________C.

Write about every day activities using the given verbs.
1. eatI always eat breakfast in the morning.

2. go_____________________________________

3. drink_____________________________________

4. have_____________________________________

5. speak_____________________________________

6. carry_____________________________________

7. put on_____________________________________

8. study_____________________________________

9. watch_____________________________________

10. wash_____________________________________SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVEI

do notspeak French.

We

do notspeak French.

You

do notspeak French.

They

do notspeak French.

Shedoes notspeak French.

He

does notspeak French.

Itdoes notspeak French.

CONTRACTIONS:
do not = don’t

does not = doesn’t

I don’t speak French.

They don’t have car.

He doesn’t speak French.

Sam doesn’t have a car.

EXERCISE
A. Make the sentences negative. Use contractions.
contractions
1. Fifi likes tea.
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2. Mary knows Jim.

__________________________________

3. You need an umbrella.

__________________________________

4. I am hungry.

__________________________________

5. Butterflies live long.

__________________________________

6. We have nice weather today.

__________________________________

7. It is cold today.

__________________________________

8. It snows in summer.

__________________________________

9. It rains every day.

__________________________________

10. I like hamburgers.

__________________________________

B. Make truthful sentences using the words.
1. A bird \ whiskers

A bird doesn’t have whiskers.

2. It \ cold today.

__________________________________

3. It \rain a lot in this city__________________________________

4. A restaurant \ sell shoes__________________________________

5. Dogs \ tails.

__________________________________

6. My neighbors \ friendly__________________________________

7. Doctors \ expensive__________________________________

8. People \ clothes__________________________________

9. Grass \ blue__________________________________

10. I \ computer games__________________________________

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QUESTIONBE

SUBJECT

LONG ANSWER

Where

is

Malaysia?

Malaysia is in Southeast Asia.

Where

are

your clothes?

My clothes are in the closet.

When

is

your birthday?

My birthday is on May 3rd.

What

is

your name?

My name is Andy.

What timeisit?

It is one-thirty.

QUESTIONDOSUBJECT

MAIN VERBLONG ANSWER

Where

do

you

live?

I live in Beijing.

What timedoes

the busarrive?

The bus arrives at two-thirty.

When

does

Bill

study?

Bill studies in the evenings.

WORD

WORD

 EXERCISE
EXERCISE
A. Make questions.
1. A: ________________________________________________________________
B: She usually eats at the cafeteria.
2. A: ________________________________________________________________
B: I go there every year.
3. A: ________________________________________________________________
B: I usually have toast and coffee.
4. A: ________________________________________________________________
B: I work at the bank.
5. A: ________________________________________________________________
B: It is on October 1st.
6. A: ________________________________________________________________
B: The movie starts in an hour.
7. A: _______________________________________________________________
B: I wear my uniform to work.
8. A: _______________________________________________________________
B: We play badminton on weekends.
9. A: _______________________________________________________________
B: They shop at the department store.
10. A: _______________________________________________________________
B: He leaves home at eight.

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Writing about the Present
Using IT to talk about time
Question

AnswerWhat day is it?

It’s Monday.

What month is it?

It’s September.

What year is it?
What’s the date today?

It’s 2013.
It’s September 15th.

What time is it?

It’s 9:00.
Prepositions of Timeat + a specific time on the clock.

at
We have class at one o’clock.
I have an appointment with the doctor at 3:00.
We sleep at night.

at + night

My birthday is in October.

in + a specific monthin + a specific year
in + the morningin + the afternoon
in +the eveningin
I was born in 1979.
We have class in the morning.
Bob has class in the afternoon.
I study in the evening.
on
I have work on Saturday.

on + a specific day of the week
on + a specific date

I was born on October 9, 1982.
from…tofrom…toThe store is open from 10:00am to 11:00pm.

from (a specific time) to (a specific time) EXERCISE
A. Answer the following questions.

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1. What day is it?

__________________________________________________________

2. What’s the date today?

__________________________________________________________

3. What time is it?

__________________________________________________________

4. What month is it?

__________________________________________________________

5. What year is it?

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B. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time.
1. I start work _____ 9.
2. I work _____ 9 ____ 6.
3. I work _____ the morning, and I study _____ evening.
4. I sleep _____ 11 _____ night.
5. I was born _____ May.
6. I was born _____ 1998.
7. Christmas Day is _____ December 25th.
8. I was born _____ May 12, 1998.
9. Our office is open _____ 8:00AM _____ 7:00PM every day.
10. The store closes _____ 11PM.

C. Write about yourself and four people you know. When were you born and when do you workor study.
Example:1.) You
I was born in September 23, 1988. I work from 8:00AM to 5:00PM. I work in themorning. I study English in the evening. I study English at 9:00PM.

1. You.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Your mother/father________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Your wife / husband________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. (another person)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. (another person)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Writing about what is happening(Present Continuous)
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
am + -ing

I am studying English right now.

is + -ing

The teacher is teaching English
lish right now.

are + -ing

We are having class right now.

FORM
SUBJECT + BE + VERBVERB-ING
WHEN TO USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
It is used to talk about what is happening right now.

 EXERCISE
A. What are they doing?

1.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

____________________________________________________

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3.

________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________

5.

_______________________________________________

6.

____________________________________________________________________________________

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7.

______________________________________________

8.

______________________________________________

9.

_____________________________________________

10.

____________________________________________

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B. Look at the picture.
picture. What are they doing?

1. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________________________________
8. ____________________________________________________________________________
9. ____________________________________________________________________________
10. ____________________________________________________________________________

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Simple Present: Statements

Present Continuous: Statements

I study English every day.

I am studying English now.

He talks with me every day.

He is talking with me right now.

•The SIMPLE PRESENT expresses habits or•usual activities.

The PRESENT CONITNUOUS expresses actions
that are happening right now.

Simple Present: Questions

Present Continuous: Questions

Do you study English every day?

Are you studying English now?

Does he talk with you every day?

Is he talking with you right now?

•The SIMPLE PRESENT uses do and does as•

The PRESENT CONTINUOUS uses am, is, andare in questions

helping verbs in questions.
Simple Present: Negatives

Present Continuous: Negatives

I don’t study English every day.

I am not studying English now.

He doesn’t talk with me every day.

He isn’t talking with me now.

•The SIMPLE PRESENT uses do and does as
helping verbs in negatives.

•

The PRESENT CONTINUOUS uses am, is, andare in negatives.

EXERCISE
A. Complete the sentences using the present continuous or simple present of the verbs inbrackets.
1. Where is Danny? – He __________________________ tennis. [play]
2. Danny ______________________________________ tennis nearly every Saturday afternoon. [play]
3. I ___________________________________________ to the cinema most weekends. [go]4. I ___________________________________________ home now. Goodbye! [go]5. Look! That woman ____________________________________ your jacket. [take]
6. Ted __________________________________________ sugar in tea. [not take]7. The bank ______________________________________ at ten o’clock every morning. [open]
8. Look! The door ________________________________. [open]
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DESCRIBING PICTURES
USING THERE IS / ARE
There is + singular noun

There is a shop near my house.

There is + uncountable noun

There is some sugar in the bag.

There are + plural noun

There are students in the class.

In the negative, use isn’t and aren’t with there.

There isn’t a coffee shop nearby.

Use any with countable and uncountable nouns.

There aren’t any coffee shops nearby.
There isn’t any water in the river.

EXERCISE
A. Make true sentences. Fill the gaps with there is/are/isn’t/aren’t.
1. ___________ some food in the kitchen.
2. ___________ any gold under my house.
3. ___________ a lot of dust outside the window.
4. ___________ a good football team in my country.
5. ___________ any tigers near here.
6. ___________ a piano in my house.
7. ___________ some soldiers at the checkpoint.

B. Read the text below. Then write about your own house.

My house is very big and beautiful. There are two small bathrooms. There are three big
bedrooms. My bedroom is blue and green. I have posters on the walls and a wooden desk.
There are a lot of papers on my desk! It is a mess! There is a garden. It has nice pink andviolet flowers and green plants. I really like my house. At this moment I am listening to rockmusic in my bedroom. My parents are watching a comedy on TV in the living room. My dog is
running fast in the garden.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C. Look at the picture below. Write as many sentences as you can about it. Use there

is/are/isn’t/aren’t in your sentences.
sentences_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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EVERYDAY ENGLISHQUANTIFIERS
We use some in positive sentences andI’ve got some pens.

questions, with countable and uncountable

Do you want some tea?

nouns.

There’s some food in the kitchen.

We use any in negative sentences and questions,

There aren’t any books.

with countable (plural) and uncountable nouns.

Is there any sugar?
She hasn’t got any money.

We use many in positive sentences(uncommon),There are many children in this class.

negative sentences(usually) and questions, with

We don’t need many eggs.

countable nouns.

Do you need many new blankets?

We use much in negative sentences andThere isn’t much water in the river.

questions, with uncountable nouns.

Do you have much time?

We use a lot of in positive sentences andThere are a lot of bananas on the tree.

questions, with countable and uncountable

Children need a lot of love.

nouns.

EXERCISE
A. Write some or any in the gaps.
gaps
1. I’ve got _____ work this afternoon, so I’m going shopping in the morning.
2. First, I’m going to the post office. I need _____ stamps.
3. I need to buy _____ food, there aren’t _____ shops near the post office.
4. I can buy a lot of things at the market, but today they don’t have _____ oil.
5. I also need _____ petrol for my motorbike. There are _____ garages near the market.
6. Then, it’s time for lunch. I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t eat _____ meat.
7. There’s a good restaurant in town. I’m going to eat _____ bean curry.
8. Do you have _____ work this afternoon?
9. We can meet after dinner. Do you have _____ money? We can go to the cinema.

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B. Think about your home town or village. Make true sentences using there is/are andsome/any/much/many/a lot of.
Example:teachers
There aren’t many teachers in our village. or
There are some teachers in our village.

1. doctors____________________________________________________________________

2. poor people____________________________________________________________________

3. rich people____________________________________________________________________

4. different religions____________________________________________________________________

5. problems____________________________________________________________________

6. pollution____________________________________________________________________

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EVERYDAY ENGLISHPREPOSITIONS

The red ball is in the

The red ball is on

The red ball isbox.

the boxunder the box.

The red ball is
between the two
black balls.

The red ball is above

The red ball is

The red ball is in

the box.

behind the box.

front of the box.

The red ball isnext to the box.

EXERCISE
A. Look at the picture. Write the correct preposition to complete the sentences.
sentences

1. There are some shelves ____________ the wall.
2. There is a striped blanket ___________the bed.
3. There is a heart-shaped pillow _________ the bedside table.
4. There are some round rugs ____________ the floor.
5. There is a red square pillow ______________ the bed.
6. There is a coat hanger ________________ the closet.
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7. There is a computer _____________ the desk.
8. There is a desk _________ the closet and the cabinet.
9. There are some colorful flowers _________ the vase.
10. There is a chair ________ of the desk.

B. Write 10 sentences about your own bedroom. Use quantifiers and prepositions.
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________________
7. _________________________________________________________________________
8. _________________________________________________________________________
9. _________________________________________________________________________
10. _________________________________________________________________________

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE (APPEARANCES)
PARTS OF THE FACE
Two ways to make a sentence to describe
somebody:•

Subject + has + adjective + noun

She has big eyes.
•

Subject + to be + adjective

Her eyes are big.

EXERCISE
A. Complete the sentences.
sentences
Example:_____ _____ very white teeth. (a woman)
She has very white teeth.

1. ______ _______ a wide forehead. (a woman)
2. ______ nose ______ big. (a woman)
3. ______ ______ long, straight hair. (a man)
4. ______ lips ______ thin. (a man)
5. ______ ______ round eyes. ( a woman)
6. ______ eyebrows ______ thick. (a man)
7. ______ ______ thin eyebrows. (a woman)
8. ______ eyes ______ small. (a man)
9. ______ ______ short hair. (a man)
10. ______ ears ______ small. (a woman)

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B. Write five sentences to describe each person. You can use the words in the box.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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mustache

bald

beard

short

wavy

bushy

blondestraight

curly

big

small

pointed

thin

thick

long

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HEIGHTWEIGHT/BUILD
thin

fat

slim

plump

skinnyoverweight

slendershort

medium heighttallwell-built
medium-built
built
fit

AGE

young

middle-agedelderly

FACE
round

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EXERCISE
A. Look at the picture. Which words from the box describe the man? Use correct words fromthe box to complete the description of thethe man.
forehead / chinround / longstraight / hooked

slim /overweight

big / small

bushy / thin

beard / moustacheyoung / middle-agedThis man is a bullfighter from Mexico. He is a little overweight. His face is __________, and hehas thick, black __________. His eyes are quite __________, with bags underneath them, and his
eyebrows are ___________. He’s raising his eyebrows so his __________ is wrinkled. His nose is__________. He’s starting to go balk so I think he is ___________.

B. Write something
something about the picture.

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C. Describe the physical appearance of yourself and your family.

COMPARING PEOPLE (Comparative)
We use ‘-er’, ‘-ier’ or ‘more’ to write comparatives.

We use the comparatives to compare two
people, things, places, or animals.

‘-er’ is for short words:

cheap – cheaper
thin – thinner‘-ier’ is for words ending in –y.

lucky – luckier
easy – easier‘more’ is for longer words

serious – more serious
expensive – more expensive

Peaches are cheap but apples are cheaper.

Apples are cheaper than peaches.
Math is easy but PE is easier.

PE is easier than Math.
My car is expensive but your car is more

expensive.
Your car is more expensive than my car.

SUPERLATIVES
We use ‘-est’, ‘-iest’ or ‘most’ to write superlatives.

We use superlatives to compare more than
two people, things, places, or animals.

‘-est’ is for short words:
cheap – cheaper – cheapest

Jack is thin. Mark is thinner than Jack. Mike isthe thinnest of all.

thin – thinner – thinnest‘-iest’ is for words ending in –ylucky – luckier – luckiest

Math is easy. PE is easier than Math. Art is theeasiest subject.

easy – easier – easiest‘most’ is for longer words

My car is expensive. Your car is more

serious – more serious – most serious

expensive. Danny’s car is the most expensive

expensive – more expensive – most expensiveof all.

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EXERCISE
A. Write comparisons________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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B. Write comparative and superlative sentences using the information
information.
1. Jane got 89% in English. Peter got 85% in English. Sarah got 90% in English. (good)Jane is better than Peter in English. Sarah is the best in English.
2. The bag costs $35. The shirt costs $15. The shoes costs $23. (expensive)________________________________________________________________________________
3. Oliver = 186cm Bim = 175 cm Joe = 180cm (short)________________________________________________________________________________
4. monkey, turtle, snail (slow)________________________________________________________________________________
5. dog, bird, elephant (light)________________________________________________________________________________

C. Write comparisons about the people you know.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Expressing past time (Simple Past)
Use the Simple Past to talk about•

Common time expressions:an action that happened at a definite timeyesterday, last week, last month, last year, lastin the past.

Friday, last Monday, twohours/days/weeks/months/years ago, in 2010,
1923
Using BEI was in the gym yesterday.

I, he, she, it + was

Alice was at the museum last week.

singular subject + was

My friends were at home last night.

we, you, they, plural subject + were

Past of BE : Negative

Past of BE : Questions

was not = wasn’t
wasn’t

YES/NO QUESTIONS

I wasn’t late yesterday.

BE + SUBJECT
Were you in class yesterday?
Was Carol at home yesterday?

were not = weren’t
The students weren’t in class yesterday.

Using –ed
I walked to school yesterday.

regular verb
verb + ed

Ann worked last night.
Using irregular verbs
I came to class yesterday.

come-camedo – dideat – ate

I did my homework last night.

get – got

go – went

have – had

Carol ate breakfast this morning.

put – putsee – saw

sit – sat

sleep – slept

stand – stood write – wrote

NEGATIVEQUESTIONSSUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

I

did

not

talk to John yesterday.

Did

you

talk to John yesterday?

You

did

not

go

to work yesterday.

Did

Dave

go to work yesterday?

Tim

did

not

eat

lunch yesterday.

Did

Tim

eat lunch yesterday?

They

did

not

watch TV last night.

Did

they

watch TV last night?

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EXERCISE
A. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.
1. When I ______(be) a little girl I _____ (not, drink) coffee.
2. Mr. Parker _____ (come) back home an hour ago.
3. Where _____ (Greg and Helen, meet) last week?
4. I _____ (share) a room with my sister when we _____ (be) kids.
5. Peter _____ (fall) off his bike last Saturday.
6. Who _____ (you, talk) to in the corridor this morning?
7. We _____ (not, build) our house by ourselves.
8. Nick and Terry _____ (drive) to Southampton last weekend.
9. What _____ (your mom, cook) for dinner yesterday?
10. My grandparents _____ (spend) their honeymoon in Italy.

B. Complete the sentences with did, was, or were.
1. __________ you go with a friend?
2. __________ your friends at the party?
3. __________ the party fun?
4. __________ many people there?
5. __________ you have a good time?
6. __________ you eat a piece of birthday cake?
7. __________ everyone sing “Happy Birthday”?
8. __________ there a birthday cake?
9. __________ you hungry?
10. __________ you take a present?

C. Write
Write about what you did last weekend.

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Writing about future time
FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
will + base form of the verb•

Mike will arrive at 9:00 tomorrow.
I will send you the information this afternoon.

“Will” is used to express an idea about the
future•She will help you with house work.

“Will” often suggests that a speaker will
do something voluntarily

I will translate the text, so you can read it.

Will you help me make dinner?
Will you cook soup for me?
I’ll get you some coffee.
FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO
am/is/are + going to + base form of the verb•

He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
I’m not going to work in the office tomorrow.

“Be going to” is used to express an idea
about the future.

•

Michelle is going to begin medical school next

“Be going to” expresses that something isa plan.

year.
They are going
going to leave tonight.

Are you going to invite Jim to the party?
Who are you going to invite to the party?

EXERCISE
A. Answer the following questions.
questions.
1. What are you going to do tonight?
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What time are you going to have dinner?
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What time are you going to bed tonight?
________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What time are you going to get up tomorrow?
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What are you going to do tomorrow?
________________________________________________________________________________________
6. What are you going to do after studying?
________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Where are you going to sleep?
________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. What are you going to have for dinner?
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Where are you going to spend your vacation?
________________________________________________________________________________________
10. How are you going to work/school?
________________________________________________________________________________________

B. Use ‘be going to’
to’ in your answers.
Example:You want to buy some tea.
(Answer) I’m going to go to the grocery store.

1. Your clothes are dirty.
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. You want to go swimming.
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. You have a toothache.
________________________________________________________________________________________
4. You’re hungry.
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. You have a headache.
________________________________________________________________________________________
6. You want to go fishing.
________________________________________________________________________________________
7. You’re so sleepy.
________________________________________________________________________________________
8. You want to buy a new coat.
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. It’s a nice day today.
________________________________________________________________________________________
10. You need to mail a package.
________________________________________________________________________________________

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C. Think of a place you would like to visit during
during your dream vacation. Write complete answers
to questions about it.
1. Where will you go?
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. When will you go there?
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why will you go there?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Who will go with you?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. What will you do there?
______________________________________________________________________________________

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