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LEVEL: A2
ENGLISH EXERCISES FOR INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE,
REVISION AND PROGRESS CHECK

LISTENING
Listen and revise the lessons about question types and how they are usually answered in real
life situations and many other useful materials. You can listen to them as many times as you
like and you can also stop the task and repeat to practice pronunciation and intonation. Use
the following link:

https://youtu.be/6MVxOPEu6HA

WRITING
Write a postcard to a friend or family member. Think about these questions: Who will you
write to? What’s their address? Where are you? Are you having a good time? Where have
you been and what have you seen? What haven’t you done yet? What’s the weather like?
What are you going to do tomorrow?

LANGUAGE USE
TASK ONE: Change the verb in brackets into the correct form in Present
Simple.

1. I usually (go) to school.

2. They (visit) us often.

3. You (play) basketball once a week.

4. Tom (work) every day.

5. He always (tell) us funny stories.

6. She never (help) me with that!

7. Martha and Kevin (swim) twice a week.

8. In this club people usually (dance) a lot.

9. Linda (take care) of her sister.

10. John rarely (leave) the country.

11. We (live) in the city most of the year.

12. Lorie (travel) to Paris every Sunday.

13. I (bake) cookies twice a month.

14. You always (teach) me new things.

15. She (help) the kids of the neighbourhood.

TASK TWO: Fill in the words in brackets in the right form of the third
person singular in Present Simple tense to complete the following sentences
in English.

1. Robert twenty-five pounds a week. (earn)

2. Robert beautiful pictures. (paint)

3. She to come here. (want)

4. They to buy a television-set. (want)

5. It two hours to get there. (take)

6. This sweater four pounds. (cost)

7. Ted football well. (play)

8. Miriam too much time with him. (spend)

9. Stan to the BBC regularly. (listen)

10. Linda German fluently. (speak)

11. He medicine. (study)

12. Miss Gibb very well. (dress)

13. Barry too much whisky. (drink)

14. Mike only thrillers. (read)

15. My teacher very hard. (work)

16. Betty to me regularly. (write)

17. Mr Bull us very often. (visit)

TASK THREE: Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Simple.
Watch the punctuation and make sentences or questions.

1. They hockey at school. (to play)

2. She e-mails. (not/to write)

3. you English? (to speak)

4. My parents fish. (not/to like)

5. Anne any hobbies? (to have)

 6. Andy's brother in an office. (to work)

7. Leroy very fast. (can/not/to read)

8. Jim and Joe the flowers every week? (to water)

9. Yvonne's mother a motorbike. (not/to ride)

10. Elisabeth cola? (to drink)

TASK FOUR: Fill in the words in brackets in the right form of the third
person singular in Present Simple tense to complete the following sentences
in English.

 1. She (do) ballet 3 times a week

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 2. I (read) this amazing book at the moment!

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 3. I really (want) an ice-cream. It’s so hot today.

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 4. They (wait) for their Dad to take them to school.

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 5. Glyn (act) in a play at the National Theatre.

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 6. Glyn (go) to the theatre every week.

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 7. Slow down! You (drive) too fast!

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 8. I (take) public transport when I travel around Colombia.

It’s cheaper.
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 9. I (go) to hospital again tonight.
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 10. We (need) to go dancing tonight to relax!

TASK FIVE: Choose the right answers to complete the following sentences
in Present Simple or Present Continuous tense in English.

1. The concert this evening _____ at 8 pm.

A. ? is starting

B. ? starts

2. _____ for my next holidays because I haven’t got enough money.

A. ? I am not going away

B. ? I don't go away

3. We _____ a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?

A. ? have

B. ? are having

4. The exhibition ______ on 9 November.

A. ? is opening

B. ? opens

5. We _____ to the theatre this evening.

A. ? go

B. ? are going

6. The football match ______ at 8 pm.

A. ? starts

B. ? is starting
 7. Is it true that you _____ married next year?

A. ? are getting

B. ? get

8. What time ______?

A. ? is the train leaving

B. ? does the train leave

9. _____ at 5.30?

A. ? Is the film beginning

B. ? Does the film begin

10. A: Can you come on Wednesday evening?

B: I’d love to but _____ tennis.

A. ? I'm playing

B. ? I play

TASK SIX: Complete the sentences with the present simple or present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

1. She (run) because she's late for her lesson.

2. Our teacher always (give) us lots of homework.

3. We (not want) to go to the concert.

4. What time (you / meet) Pete tomorrow?

5. I (not work) today. I'm on holiday.

6. People (speak) English in Jamaica.

7. Archie (not use) his computer at the moment.

 8. (Tony / live) near the park?

TASK SEVEN: Put in the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or Present

Continuous.
1. Andy sometimes comics. (to read)

2. We never TV in the morning. (to watch)

3. Listen! Sandy in the bathroom. (to sing)

4. My sister usually in the kitchen. (to help)

5. My mother breakfast now. (to make)

6. They often the bathroom. (to clean)

7. Look! The boys home. (to come)

8. Every day his grandfather for a walk. (to go)

9. I with my friend at the moment. (to chat)

10. Cats mice. (to eat)

TASK EIGHT: English Vocabulary Quiz: Confusing Words.

Quiz

1. I don't know what to do. Could you give me some _______?

A. ? notification

B. ? advise

C. ? advice

2. John works every day _______ Sunday.

A. ? accept

B. ? except

C. ? only

3. Is David still _______?

A. ? single

B. ? one

C. ? whole

4. She was _______ into the school.

A. ? accepted

B. ? excepted

C. ? approved

5. The divorce will _______ him badly.

A. ? effect
 B. ? affect

C. ? touch

6. She has _______ of friends.

A. ? great

B. ? allot

C. ? a lot

7. Lately, Janet has been feeling _______.

A. ? single

B. ? lonely

C. ? by herself

8. We tried talking to to him, but it had no _______.

A. ? effect

B. ? affect

C. ? impression

9. The broker _______ us to sell.

A. ? adviced

B. ? informed

C. ? advised

10. George will _______ half of the money for the renovation.
 A. ? alot

B. ? a lot

C. ? allot

READING
TEXT ONE: Read the text and circle the correct answer.
Patricia Denning stars in a sad movie about ambition and heartbreak.

When Cecilia leaves college in Texas, she has everything: a wonderful boyfriend,
Carl, an interesting job and an expensive house in a pretty town. Her life is perfect.
Even her black Labrador dog, Perky, is a star: he wins the local dog competition and
Hollywood wants to put him in a movie.

Cecilia goes to Hollywood with him and leaves her boyfriend alone back home. When
the studio fires Perky, Cecilia decides to stay in Hollywood and tries to get other
movie roles for her beautiful dog.

Carl gives Cecilia an ultimatum: come home and stop behaving crazily, or stay there
forever. Cecilia decides to stay in Hollywood and wants to become an actress herself.
She sends Perky back to Texas and starts an acting course. After six months, Cecilia
realizes she can't act and she misses home, but it's too late. Carl has found another
girlfriend. Cecilia tries to win him back, and also discovers a lot about herself on her
long journey.

This is a very sad movie, which makes you think about what we want from life.
Patricia Denning is very convincing as Cecilia, but the star of the movie is gorgeous
Perky, the black Labrador who steals our hearts. Black Hollywood is in cinemas from
next week.

1. What does Cecilia not have?

A house she loves

A wonderful husband

A pet
 A great job

2. When does her wonderful adventure begin?

When her dog wins a competition

When she marries her boyfriend, Carl

When she goes on vacation to Hollywood

When she buys the house in a pretty town

3. What happens to Perky in Hollywood?

He isn't very successful

He becomes a star

He's too nervous to work

He makes two movies and retires

4. What is Carl's reaction to Cecilia living in Hollywood?

He doesn't know she went

He's angry

He doesn't care

He's supportive

5. Why does Cecilia stay in Hollywood?

She wants to become an actress

She is too busy making movies

She hates Carl

She has no money

TEXT TWO: English Town

Read about this piece of England in China, and then underline True or False to the statements
below.

The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with
a population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like other parts of
Shanghai. It is a little piece of England. The name of the new area is "English Town". The
manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China
want to buy an English house and live in an English town.

"This town is like Bristol or Chester. There is an English square and there are pigeons to feed
like in Trafalgar Square, London. There are four English-style pubs and you can buy English
beer to drink. There is a canal and you can row a boat there like in Cambridge."

Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because nobody in
Shanghai can play this game. But there is a football stadium like those in England. And the
thing we are very proud of is our shopping street. There are several shops where you can buy
traditional English food like fish and chips or Christmas Pudding."

The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too. For with every house in "English
Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds and tall hedges.

But there is one problem. The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of $400,000!

1. "English Town" is in a Chinese city.

True
False

2. These houses are only for English people to buy.

True
False

3. There are pigeons in all the gardens.

True
False

4. The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge.

True
False
5. There aren't any cricket fields in the new development.
True
False

6. Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops.

True
False

7. Most houses have a lawn.

True
False

8. The houses are cheap.

True
False