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ELEVENTH GRADE
Writing
3. Write six sentences about the workweeks in different countries.
4. WRITE & SPEAK. List three activities you do often. Share your sentences with a partner.
Then tell your teacher about your partner.
Subject Verb Subject Verb
Student A: I study. I play games. I talk with my friends.
Student B: Maria studies. She plays games. She talks with her friends.
1. 5. Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Manuel and Lila Vega Manuel and Lila Vega (1) _______ a busy lifestyle. Manuel is
a doctor at a hospital. He works at night, so he (2) ________ to work at 7:00 p.m. and
comes home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She (3) ___________ to work
at 8:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a lot during the
week.
Manuel and Lila also ___________ (have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning
they all (5) __________ breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla (6)
___________ to school, and Lila (7) __________ to work. Manuel (8) __________
the dishes, and then (9) __________ to bed. Carla usually (10) __________ her
homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon, and Luis (11) _____________ soccer
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ELEVENTH GRADE
practice. Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., he (12) ___________ dinner with
Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he (13) ________ to work. Manuel and Lila (14)
___________ a busy schedule during the week, but on weekends they relax.
5. EDIT. Read the paragraph. Find and correct five more errors with the simple present.
English pronouns
a). thinks / about / He / Linda / every day He thinks about Linda every day.
b). sometimes / Mr. and Mrs. Lee / visit / We _______________________
c). my parents / don’t call / I / every day ___________________________
d). her sister / Kate / loves ______________________________________
e). Fiona and Ken / He / sees / at work ____________________________
f). music / doesn’t / listen to / He / every night ______________________
g). my bike / I / ride / weekends / on ______________________________
h). like / doesn’t / his job / He ___________________________________
pronoun. her
He thinks about Linda every day.
9. Circle all of the incorrect subject and object pronouns. Then rewrite the
passage.
Carlos and Gloria were good friends. Them often played together after them
fi nished their chores and homework. When Carlos and Gloria were together,
they noticed Dos Dedos, a skunk them had named. Carlos wanted to show
off for Gloria, so him tried to catch the skunk by the tail. The skunk sprayed
he, and Carlos was embarrassed. The smell remained on Carlos’s shoes.
When him wore they to church the next day, everyone noticed the awful
smell. Carlos’s father took he shopping for a new pair of shoes.
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ELEVENTH GRADE
Reading
10. READ the conversation about the elephant keepers in Kenya. Notice the words in bold.
Elephant Keepers
Bill: Wow! This is an interesting article.
Sue: Oh, baby elephants! Look at them! They’re so cute! Where are their mothers?
Bill: Hunters killed them.
Sue: That’s terrible!
Bill: Yeah, it is. These men are elephant keepers. They work at a place for orphan
elephants in Kenya. They feed the baby elephants, take care of them, and even play
soccer with them.
Sue: Hmmm. Elephant keeper. That’s an interesting job.
Bill: Yes, but it isn’t easy. The keepers need to feed the baby elephants every three
hours.
Sue: Really? What about at night?
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ELEVENTH GRADE
Bill: They need to feed them at night, too. The keepers sleep in buildings with the baby
elephants. . . . Listen to this quote from the article. One of the keepers says, “Every
three hours you feel a trunk reach up and pull your blankets2 off. The elephants are
our alarms.”
Sue: That’s funny. Smart elephants! I want to read that article.
11. CHECK. Read the false statements about elephant keepers. Then correct
Writing
Write five sentences about your work, your studies, or your family. Use objects and
object pronouns.