ASKING QUESTIONS

A. Complete the sentences with the right word

1. __________ do you live? - In Paris.

2. _________ are you sad? - Because my sister is ill.
3. ________ does she go to the cinema? - On Sundays
4. ________ book is this? - It's Kate's
5. ________ does Mike leave school? - At 5 p.m
6. ________ does Claire go to the gym? - Twice a week.
7. ________ dogs have you got? - I have got 2.

B. Ask questions for the underlined answers

1.____________________________________________________
Helen goes to work by bus.
2.____________________________________________________
Sarah is tall and slim.
3.____________________________________________________
My parents travel to France every year.
4.____________________________________________________
Peter has got two cars.
5.____________________________________________________
My dog wants a big bone.
6.____________________________________________________
William lives in England.
7. ____________________________________________________
I wake up at 7 o'clock.
8.____________________________________________________
They like English because it's funny.
9.____________________________________________________
I'm going to Denmark on Friday.
10.___________________________________________________
Anne is my best friend.
11. ___________________________________________________
This is Paul's jacket.
12. __________________________________________________
Steve is 13 years old.

C. Ask questions for the answers

1._________________________ 5._________________________
My name is Roger. I'm English.
2._________________________ 6._________________________
My surname is Robinson I live in Oxford.
3._________________________ 7._________________________
I am 20 years old. My phone number is 00987 521 987
4.__________________________ 8.__________________________
I am from England I am an actor.
 COULD YOU...?
REQUESTS
(A) I’m going to Starbucks.

(B) ________________________________________________________________
2. (A) I’m going to the library.
(B) ________________________________________________________________

3. (A) I’m going to our English class.

(B) ________________________________________________________________
4. (A) I’m going to the kitchen.
(B) ________________________________________________________________

5. (A) I’m going to London.

(B) ________________________________________________________________
6. (A) I’m going to the vegetable market.

(B) ________________________________________________________________
7. (A) I’m going to McDonald’s.

(B) ________________________________________________________________

8. (A) I’m going to the post office.

(B) ________________________________________________________________

9. (A) I’m going to a pet shop.

(B) ________________________________________________________________

10. (A) I’m going home.

(B) ________________________________________________________________

B. Match sentences 1-6 with responses a-f

1. Could I come to your place tonight? a. Of course. Small or large?

2. Can I phone you tomorrow? b. Certainly. Is it in the car park?
3. I'd like some help with my car. c. That's ok. Never mind.
4. Sorry, I have a meeting in five minutes. d. Sorry, we're not at home.
5. Can I have a hot chocolate, please? e. Sorry, I've got a meeting at 4 o'clock.
6. Could we meet at 4:15? f. Sure, no problem. Call me about 10 o'clock
 COULD YOU...?
REQUESTS
a. Complete the mini-conversations with the words in the box

sorry | could you | I'd like | I'm really |

can I have | it doesn't matter | a pity | no
problem | could we

1.A Can I have a coffee, please?

B. ______________. White or black?

2. A. ________________ some help with my homework, please.

B. _______________________, not now. I'm busy.
A That's ok. ________________

3. A ________________ pass me the phone, please?

B Sure, _____________. Here you are.

4. A ____________________ meet tomorrow morning?

B ________________________ sorry. I'm not free.
A Oh, well, that's ____________

B. Now it's your turn to try and elaborate some requests of your own.

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 TO BE IN CONTEXT
Peter Baker is from Manchester, but Paul and John are from London.

Manchester and London are cities in England. Hamburg is a city in Germany.

Sandra is at school today. Jack and Peter are her friends.

PRESENT

They are in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker are on a trip to the USA to visit
their cousin Anne. She is a nice girl.
Peter says: "My grandfather is in hospital. I am at home with my grandmother."
What time is it? It is 8 o'clock. Are you tired? No, I am not.
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PAST

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I am a fourteen-year-old girl. I am tall and thin. My hair is brown and my eyes

are green. My family isn't small. There are six people in my family. I have got two
brothers and one sister. My sister is slim and her eyes are blue. My younger
PRESENT

brother is still a baby. He is only two years old.

I love playing football in my free time and so do my brother and sister. Our
dream is to be professional football players in the future.
My favourite singer is Beyonce. My favourite colour is not blue, it is yellow.

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PAST

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 Word Bank
TIME and DATES
 PLURAL OF NOUNS
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the plural of the nouns

1. I can see two (fish) ______________ in the fish tank.

2. How many (child) ______________ are there in the school yard?
3. We still need three more forks and (knife) ______________ for our dinner guests.
4. Many trees lose their (leaf) ______________ in the fall.
5. Many (deer) ______________ live in that forest.
6. Sharks can grow thousands of (tooth) ______________ in a lifetime.
7. What is the population of Mexico? How many (person) ______________ live there?
8. Cats like to catch (mouse) ______________.
9. I really want to sit down. My (foot) ______________ are killing me!
10. (Octopus) ______________ have eight arms and live in the sea.
11. There are lots of ducks and (goose) ______________ in this park.
12. The policeman followed the three (man) ______________ out of the bank.
13. Many husbands and (wife) ______________ eat at restaurants on Valentine’s Day.
14. (Wolf) ______________ look very much like large dogs.
15. Farmer Brown has lots of (sheep) ______________.
16. How many (woman) ______________ work in your office?

Exercise 2: Write the plural of the nouns

1. dish 21. table 11. knife
2. country 22. roach 12. story
3. half 23. fox 13. sofa
4. book 24. house 14. key
25. turkey 15. movie
5. boy
26. chicken 16. squirrel
6. girl
27. wolf 17. mosquito
7. bench 28. dog 18. lion
8. box 29. bath 19. fly
9. shark 30. pony 20. cow
10. stereo

Exercise 3: Irregular pluras

1. foot ______________________________________ 5. fish______________________________________

2. woman______________________________________ 6. mouse ______________________________________
3. policeman______________________________________ 7. sheep______________________________________
4. child______________________________________ 8. tooth ______________________________________
 CONNECTING WORDS:
AND, SO, BUT, OR, BECAUSE

1. Complete the text with and, but, or.

I get up at half-past eight in the morning. I'm hungry ____________ there isn't any food in the kitchen. I
want milk, cereals ____________ orange juice. Then, I go to the shop __________ when I get there it's still
closed. I go back home and into the kitchen. There's some grapefruit juice and brown bread.
I don't like grapefruit juice ____________ brown bread!

2. Complete with and, but, or, so, because.

1. We aren't going to the park ____________ it's raining.

2. I don't have any money, ____________ I'll go to the bank.
3. She doesn't like vegetables ____________ fish.
4. I need milk, butter ____________ bread.
5. There's snow on the street ____________ it's not too cold.
6. She studies a lot ____________ she never passes the exams.
7. You've got an exam tomorrow, ____________ you must study tonight.
8. I don't go to the cinema ____________ I haven't got any money.

3. Correct the underlined word using and, but, or, so, because.

1. We don't go to the beach but it's cold. ____________

2. They don't like meat and fish. ____________
3. It's winter because I'm not cold.____________
4. It's raining, or take your umbrella! ____________

4. Put the words in order.

1. accident / an / she's / in / because / hospital / she / had.

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2. but / they / many / work / don't / hours / they / have / money / much.
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3. asked / Paul / me / question, / a / replied / I / so.
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4. buy / I / peppers / potatoes. / and / tomatoes,
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 CONNECTING WORDS:
AND, SO, BUT, OR, BECAUSE

5. Complete with and, or, so, but, because

1. You can take the blue shirt ___________________ the green shirt.
2. She is clever ___________________ beautiful.
3. He was poor ___________________ he was happy.
4. I worked hard ___________________ I wanted to pass the test.
5. I did not want to miss the train ___________________ I started early in the morning.
6. He was my friend ___________________ I decided to help him.
7. She bought some fruits ___________________ vegetables.
8. My sister is tall ___________________ I am short.
9. She is hard-working ___________________ her brother is very lazy.
10. The dress was beautiful ___________________ it was expensive.
11. I didn’t buy the dress ___________________ it was expressive.
12. I passed the test___________________ I worked hard.
13. Karthik can play the violin ___________________ he can’t play the piano.
14. She can have an apple ___________________ a mango. She can’t have them both.
15. We can go by bus ___________________ by train.

6. Now, with the vocabulary we learned in class, write at least 10 elaborate sentences where
you use and, or, so, but and because.