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LESSON 28

Lesson Review Lessons 1 to 9

Review of time expressions

Here are some sentences using time expressions.
I will be in the classroom in one hour.
Jim will come to class at 5:00.
The teacher will be here on Monday.

In, at and on are prepositions.

We use at for a time of day.

The professor arrived at 3:00.
Class will finish at lunchtime.

We use on for days and dates.

The teacher was born on June 4th, 1976.
My professor will give me a present on my birthday.

We use in for longer periods (months, years etc.).

My biology class will go to the forest in May.
Karen hates going to school in the winter.

There are many other time expressions.

around
The students arrived around noon.

later
Professor Harrison will arrive later.

early
Students should always come early.

until
Don’t come until class starts.

before
Mike will study before the test.

after
Mike will go to a party after the test.

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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with time expressions: in, at, on, around, later, until, before, after, early

Example: Bill goes to school __on___ weekdays.

I will go to the library ________ noon.

They opened their school ________ 1965.

Harry doesn’t go to class _______ Mondays.

Kate will leave for school _________.

Mike wants to leave for school _________.

He eats breakfast _________ he goes to school.

He takes the bus to school __________ 7.30.

I will go to my geography class _________ 8:00.

You can’t leave class ________ the bell rings.

Lyle can eat __________ he finishes his homework.

Review of prepositions of location

Now, let’s review prepositions of location. In, at and on are some prepositions of location.
Ken is at school.
The manager is in his office.
The pens are on the hairdressers table.

Now, let’s review some other prepositions of place.

close to
His office is close to his father’s office.

far from
His office isn’t far from his father’s office.

in the front of
The pet store is in the front of the building.

in the middle of
The hairdresser is in the middle of the building.

in the back of
The restrooms are in the back of the building.

at the top of
There is always snow at the top of Mount Everest.

at the bottom of
There is sand at the bottom of the lake.

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Review of prepositions of location
Now, let’s review prepositions of location. In, at and on are some prepositions of location.
Ken is at school.
The manager is in his office.
The pens are on the hairdressers table.

Now, let’s review some other prepositions of place.

close to
His office is close to his father’s office.

far from
His office isn’t far from his father’s office.

in the front of
The pet store is in the front of the building.

in the middle of
The hairdresser is in the middle of the building.

in the back of
The restrooms are in the back of the building.

at the top of
There is always snow at the top of Mount Everest.

at the bottom of
There is sand at the bottom of the lake.

Exercise 2: Look at the pictures and use prepositions of place to complete the sentences.

First, here is a picture of the State of New York.

Geneva is ____________ from New York City.

Newark is _____________ to Rochester.

Here is a picture of a building.

The post office is ______________ of the block.

The flag is __________________ of the office building.

The paint store is ____________ of the office building.

The newspaper stand is ___________ the office building.

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Here is a picture inside a building.

The elevator is ___________________ of the hall.

The staircase is ______________ the elevator.

The fire escape is ________________ the stairs.

The fire escape is _____________ the entrance.

Review of possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession. Something belongs to someone.
I = my
I have a belt.
It is my belt.

You = your
You have a belt.
It is your belt.

She = her
She has a belt.
It is her belt.

He = his
He has a belt.
It is his belt.

We = our
We have belts.
The belts are our belts.

They = their
They have belts.
The belts are their belts.

my
your
her = possessive adjectives
his
our
their

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Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks using possessive adjectives.

Example: Bill bought a new computer. It is _his___ computer.

Maria bought a new coat. It is _____ coat.

Betty’s parents have a new boat. It is _________ boat.

I have a new bow tie. It is ____ bow tie.

We built a new house. It is _______ house.

She got a new bike. It is ________ bike.

I found a new apartment. It is _____ apartment.

You took a picture of the city center. It is _______ picture.

My brother and his wife have a new baby. It is _______ baby.

My friend bought a new suit. It is ______ suit.

Her mother wrote a book. It is ________ book.

Review of indirect objects

An indirect object answers the question who(m)? or what?
I gave a present to Ted.
In this sentence, present is the direct object. In this sentence, Ted is
the indirect object.

Some examples of verbs followed by indirect objects introduced by to are:

give
send
tell
write

With some verbs, for is used with the indirect object. With these verbs, the indirect object follows
the direct object.
Bob bought a present for Judy.
I opened the gift for my grandmother.

With the verbs buy, get and make, two patterns are possible.
Tina bought a gift for Ed.
Tina bought Ed a gift.

Joe got his son a new toy.

Joe got a new toy for his son.

My grandfather made a chair for me.

My grandfather made me a chair.

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Exercise 4: Underline the indirect object in each sentenc eand then write the sentence in another way.

Example: Olive gave her parents a kiss.

Olive gave a kiss to her parents.

I bought Olive a new ring.

___________________________________________

I made Olive a new dress.

___________________________________________

I gave a card to Olive.

___________________________________________

Olive made us dinner.

___________________________________________

Her parents bought a lot of presents for her.

___________________________________________

Her grandparents sent them a card.

___________________________________________

They told her a secret.

___________________________________________

Olive wrote a letter to her dad.

___________________________________________

He sent her a gift.

___________________________________________

She never told anybody the secret.

___________________________________________

Review of modals
Modals are verbs used with other verbs to change their meanings. They express ideas such as
intent, permission or possibility.

Let’s start with can for permission.

I can go to aerobics class today.
Dale says Larry can go to the swimming pool.
Steve can’t go to football practice. His mother won’t let him.

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We also use can for ability.
Joshua can play volleyball well.
Olivia can’t shoot that gun! Her eyes are bad.
Liam can’t ski at all. He has a bad back.
Let’s review another modal, should. Should means it is important to do something.
It’s a good idea.
Gayle should exercise.
Karen shouldn’t play basketball.
The boys should go to the park to play soccer.
They shouldn’t go bowling tonight.
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with can/ can’t or should/ shouldn’t.
Example: Bill _shouldn’t___ play football. He has a backache.

Clark _______ play tennis. He has a broken foot.

Clark ______________ play tennis. He has a test tonight.

We __________ go to the football match tomorrow. It won’t be so crowded.

They ____________ go to the basketball game. They don’t have class tomorrow.

She _____________ go to work. She is ill.

She ______________ study hard. She has her final exam next week.

I ___________ go on holiday. I don’t have enough money.

He __________ play the piano very well. He started playing when he was young.

They __________ know this. I told them many times before.

He _________write very well. He is talented.

May and might express possibility. They are usually used to refer to the future.
May not and might not are the negative forms.
Alan may go to a film tonight.
Alan might go to a film tonight.
There is a possibility that Alan will go to a film tonight.
Josh may buy a new CD.
Josh might buy a new CD.
There is a possibility that Josh will buy a new CD.
May can also be used for permission.
Alan may go to the film tonight. His father said it was okay.
Josh may buy a new CD. His mother said he had enough money.
We can begin questions with may and might.
May I go to that film?
Might we leave for the TV studio now?
We usually DON’T use might for yes/no questions, but you might see it sometimes.

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Reading
Read the story and answer the questions.

il owns a music store. It is on the corner of Main

G Street and Maple Avenue. It is in an old building.
Gil’s father had owned it before Gil bought it. Gil paid
a lot of money for the store. He was very excited after
the purchase. Now it was his.
Gil sells and rents a lot of equipment to local bands.
The Flaming Groovies, the Thirds and T-Rocket all
rent sound systems from Gil. Some of them have even
made enough money to buy some of their own equip-
ment.
Gil has had some famous musicians visit his store. Charlie Watts came to check out a new set
of cymbals. Slash bought some guitar strings. Keith Emerson came to see his selection of Moog
synthesizers but, unfortunately, Gil doesn’t sell Moog synthesizers. Gil sells mainly electric,
acoustic and bass guitars. He sells mostly Fender and Gibson guitars but does have a
few Rickenbacker bass guitars for sale. His pride and joy are his acoustic guitars. He
has many old and renovated Martin and Guild acoustic guitars. Of course, these gui-
tars are quite expensive.
Gil is thinking of forming his own band, as he plays the organ. However, he only
likes jazz music and the musicians that he knows are heavy metal enthusiasts. Gil could
never see himself having long hair and cranking out "Enter Sandman" on his organ.

1). What kind of store does Gil own?

2). Where is his music store?

3). Who had owned the store before Gil bought it?

4). Where do the Flaming Groovies rent their equipment?

5). Why did Charlie Watts stop at Gil’s store?

6). Why did Keith Emerson leave empty-handed?

7). What types of guitars does Gil sell?

8). Does he have Rickenbacker acoustic guitars?

9). What instrument does Gil play?

10). What kind of music does he like to play?

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ANSWER KEY Lesson 28

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with time expressions: in, at, on, around, later, until, before,
after,early

Example: Bill goes to school __on___ weekdays.

I will go to the library at / around noon.

They opened their school in 1965.
Harry doesn’t go to class on Mondays.
Kate will leave for school later.
Mike wants to leave for school early.
He eats breakfast before he goes to school.
He takes the bus to school around / at7.30.
I will go to my geography class around / at 8:00.
You can’t leave class until the bell rings.
Lyle can eat after he finishes his homework.

Exercise 2: Look at the pictures and use prepositions of place to complete the sentences.

Geneva is far from New York City.

Newark is close to Rochester.
The post office is in the middle of the block.
The flag is at the top of the office building.
The paint store is in the front of the office building.
The newspaper stand is in the back of the office building.
The elevator is in the middle of the hall.
The staircase is in front of the elevator.
The fire escape is at the bottom of the stairs.
The fire escape is far from the entrance.

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks using possessive adjectives.

Maria bought a new coat. It is her coat.

Betty’s parents have a new boat. It is their boat.
I have a new bow tie. It is my bow tie.
We built a new house. It is our house.
She got a new bike. It is her bike.
I found a new apartment. It is my apartment.
You took a picture of the city center. It is your picture.
My brother and his wife have a new baby. It is their baby.
My friend bought a new suit. It is his suit.
Her mother wrote a book. It is her book.

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Exercise 4: Underline the indirect object in each sentenc eand then write the sentence in another
way.
I bought Olive a new ring.
I bought a ring for Olive.
I made Olive a new dress.
I made a new dress for Olive.
I gave a card to Olive.
I gave her a card.
Olive made us dinner.
Olive made dinner for us.
Her parents bough a lot of presents for her.
Her parents bought her a lot of presents.
Her grandparents sent them a card.
Her grandparents sent a card to them.
They told her a secret.
They told a secret to her.

Olive wrote a letter to her dad.

Olive wrote her dad a letter.

He sent her a gift.

He sent a gift to her.

She never told anybody the secret.

She never told the secret to anybody.

Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with can/ can’t or should/ shouldn’t.

Clark can’t play tennis. He has a broken foot.

Clark shouldn’t play tennis. He has a test tonight.

We should go to the football match tomorrow. It won’t be so crowded.

They can go to the basketball game. They don’t have class tomorrow.

She shouldn’t go to work. She is ill.

She should study hard. She has her final exam next week.

I can’t go on holiday. I don’t have enough money.

He can play the piano very well. He strated playing when he was young.

They should know this. I told them many times before.

He can write very well. He is talented.

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Reading
1). What kind of store does Gil own?
He owns a music store.

2). Where is his music store?

It is on the corner of Main Street and Maple Avenue.

3). Who had owned the store before Gil bought it?
His father had owned the store before Gil bought it.

4). Where do the Flaming Groovies rent their equipment?

They rent it at Gil’s store.

5). Why did Charlie Watts stop at Gil’s store?

He wanted to check out a set of cymbals.

6). Why did Keith Emerson leave empty-handed?

Gil doesn’t sell Moog synthesizers.

7). What types of guitars does Gil sell?

He sells electric, acoustic and bass guitars.

8). Does he have Rickenbacker acoustic guitars?

No, he only has Rickenbacker bass guitars.

9). What instrument does Gil play?

He plays the organ.

10). What kind of music does he like to play?

He enjoys playing jazz music.

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vocabulary list
NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS
audience arrive delicious lately at
autograph attend terrible in
carnation cancel near
lapel raise of
necklace rehearse on
principal sign until
soccer
sore throat

CONJUNCTIONS QUESTION WORDS

and how
because how many
so what
where
who
why

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