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Unit 1 : PRESENT SIMPLE

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Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple.
goes (go) to school in Rome.
1. Don

2. Kenny always (listen) to music on his MP4 player.

3. The students (grow) plants.
4. I (cook) dinner every night.
5. You (study) at night.
6. We never (read) books.

Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false sentences. Use the
Present Simple negative.
F

1. Queen Elizabeth lives in California.

Queen
Elizabeth doesnt live in California.
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2. Cats like fish.

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3. Rafael Nadal plays basketball at Wimbledon.

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4. Most people in Mexico speak Chinese.

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5. Easter comes before Christmas.

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Circle the correct answers.

1. Do / Does your favourite teacher teach maths?
2. Do / Does you enjoy school?
3. Do / Does you wear a school uniform?
4. Do / Does your best friend go to your school?
5. Do / Does your mother and father work at your school?

Answer the questions in Exercise 5. Make the answers true for you.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple.
not eat teach not walk work make
makes
1. Chef Dave
lunch for the students at our school.

2. We makes
to school. We ride our bikes.
3. you at the supermarket on Saturdays?
4. I tomatoes because I hate them!
5. the new teacher history or science?

Complete the questions according to the answers. Use Who, What, When, Where,
Why and How often.
When do you have an English lesson? On Friday at 10 oclock.
1.

2.
makes teaches you drama? Mrs Jones.
3. does your best friend live? In Copenhagen.
4. do you do after school? I usually go swimming.
5. do you and your sister walk to school? Because we live near the school.
6. do you play sport? I play sport every day.

Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Simple.
1. when / we / go / on holiday
When
do we go on holiday?
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2. where / your friendmakes

/ live
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3. what / you and your family / like / eating
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4. how often / the students / have / a school trip
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5. who / use / an electronic dictionary / at school
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Unit2 : PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2

Look at the picture and write eight affirmative or negative sentences. Use the
Present Continuous.

The teacher

John

Kate

Tom

Lisa
Jimmy

The teacher
Lisa
John and Kate
Tom
Jimmy

eat
drink
listen
write
read

to music.
a book.
an apple.
water.
in a notebook.

teacher isnt drinking water.

1. The
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Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Continuous.
1. your friends / talk / to you / now
Are your friends talking to you now?

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2. you / sit / in the classroom / right now

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3. you / read / a book / at the moment

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4. you and your friends / listen / to the teacher / now
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5. the teacher / ask / you / a question / at the moment
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Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous form of
the verbs in brackets.

is drinking
1. At the moment, Tom
(drink) cola.
F

2. Tom (not like) football.

3. Tom and Betty (leave) now.
4. Tom sometimes (wear) a hat.
5. Tom (not play) football right now.
6. Tom and his team never (win) football matches.
7. Betty (play) the saxophone now.
8. Tom and Betty (not travel) in a car now.

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Unit 3:
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PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE)

Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
1. Dan / play / in the school band / last year
Dan played in the school band last year.

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2. we / plan / the music / for the party

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3. Lisa / bake / a cake / for my birthday
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4. my friends / visit / me / last week
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5. I / clean / the house / yesterday
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Complete the chart with the correct form of the verbs.

Base Form

Past Simple

1. walk

walked

2.

danced

3. study
4.

made

5. tell
6.

saw

7. say
8.

thought

9. do
10.

came

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
kicked
1. Harry
(kick) the ball into the goal.

2. We (move) to France in 2004.

3. The teacher (give) us a lot of homework.
4. Lucy (send) the e-mail.
5. My parents (buy) me an electric guitar.
6. Beyonc (sing) a new song at the concert.

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
had
Yesterday, my friends 1
(have) a party at my house. Ben and Betty
2
(make) delicious food and I 3 (bake) two cakes. We
4
(dance), 5 (listen) to music and 6 (chat) with our
friends. At 11.00, we 7 (eat) cake and ice cream. Then at 12 oclock, my
mother 8 (come) into the room and 9 (send) everyone home.

Look at the picture. Then complete the sentences with the correct form of
There was or There were.
LAST NIGHT

There were
1.
some drums in the room. 2.

any fish in the aquarium.

3. some CDs on a chair.

4.

a dog under the table.

5. a piano in the room.

6.

a saxo on the table.

7. any violins near the drums.

Answer the questions according to the picture in Exercise 3. Use the correct form of
There was or There were.
Yes, there was.

1. Was there a saxophone in the room?

2. Were there four guitars?

3. Was there a cat in the room?

4. Were there two chairs in the room?

5. Was there any food in the room?

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UNIT 4: Past simple (Negative)

1

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple negative.
didnt play

1. James and Ethan (play) in the band last week.

2. Rose (enjoy) the James Bond film yesterday.
3. Tracey and Dave (do) their homework yesterday.
4. Andy (buy) tickets for the jazz concert last night.
5. My friends (move) to France last year.

Jenna went on holiday with her parents to Hollywood. Write sentences about
the things she did and the things she didnt do there.

TO DO
visit a film studio
meet Brad Pitt
ride in a limousine
see the new Harry Potter film
have lunch with Daniel Radcliffe
go to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills
buy T-shirts in a souvenir shop

Things Jenna Didnt Do

Things Jenna Did

1. Jenna visited a film studio.

2.

1.

3.

3.

2.
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Look at Erins list of things to do. Then complete the questions and answer them.

THINGS TO DO
feed the dog
call Donald
make spaghetti for dinner
do homework
water the plants in the garden
clean bedroom
Did

feed

Yes, she did.

1. Erin the dog?

2. Erin Donald?

3. she spaghetti for dinner?

4. she her homework?
5. Erin the plants in the garden?
6. she her bedroom?

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Complete the questions in the dialogue.

did you go yesterday?
George: Where 1

Jodi: I went to Universal Studios.

George: When 2 ?
Jodi: I arrived at 10.00 in the morning.
George: 3 ?
Jodi: Yes, I liked it a lot!
George: What 4 ?
Jodi: I went on rides, had lunch and met a film star.
George: Who 5 ?
Jodi: I met Will Smith and he gave me his autograph!
George: Wow! What 6 ?
Jodi: He wrote, To Jodi Be good! Will Smith.

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UNIT 5: PAST CONTINUOUS

1

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.
were studying(study) maths.
1. At 9.00 last night, the students

2. Dave and Pete (play) tennis an hour ago.

3. At 8.00, Kim (dance).
4. My parents (work) at 4.00.
5. Debbie (get) dressed for school at 7.15.

Circle the correct answers.

The TV was on because my father
1
was watching / wasnt watching a football
match. I dont like sport, so I 2 was sitting /
wasnt sitting with my father. I was in the
kitchen. There was music because my sister
3
was singing / wasnt singing a song. My
brother 4 was doing / wasnt doing
homework. He was at the cinema with his
friends. My mother 5 was playing /
wasnt playing with my hamster. She hates
animals.

Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.
were you
Ann: OK, everybody. Ive got some questions. Paul, what 1
doing (do) at 7 oclock last night?

Paul: I was with my brother. We 2 (play) computer games.

Ann: And you, Donna?
Donna: I 3 (do) homework. My sister 4 (listen) to music.
Ann: 5 your mother (cook) dinner?
Donna: No, she wasnt. She 6 (work) in the library.
Ann: What about you, Gary?
Gary: I 7 (run) with some friends in the park.
Ann: Thanks, everybody.

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Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the Past Continuous.
cook shop study watch rain
was raining .
1. Yesterday at 9.00, it

2. At half past four, I at the supermarket.

3. We a horror film at 11.30 last night.
4. Nina dinner at 7.00.
5. At 2.30, the students in the library.

Look at the picture. Then complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the
Past Continuous affirmative or negative.

Sam

Jake

John

Tina

Tom

At quarter past two yesterday afternoon ...

were watching
werent cleaning(clean) their rooms.
1. Tina and Tom
(watch) TV. They

2. John (read) a book. He (feed) the dog.

3. Sam and Jake (eat) pizza. They (make) rice.
4. The dog (stand) near the wall. It (sleep) on the sofa.

Write questions with the words below. Then answer the questions according to the
picture in Exercise 4. Use the Past Continuous.
1. Sam and Jake / wash / the dishes / at 2.15
Were Sam and Jake washing the dishes at 2.15?
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2. John / sit / near / the fireplace

3. Tina and Tom / eat / popcorn
4. the dog / play / in the garden

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UNIT 6:
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MODALS: CAN , COULD, SHOULD, SHOULDNT , MUST , MUSNT

Complete the questions with can. Then answer the questions.

Can football players run and kick balls?
1.
Yes, they can.

2. an elephant sing opera?

3. whales fly?

4. an astronaut walk in space?

Answer the questions. Make them true for you.

1. Could you do the homework yesterday?
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2. Could you play the saxophone last year?
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3. Could you and your friends speak French in ESO 1?
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4. Could your dad drive a car a year ago?
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Complete the sentences with should or shouldnt.

should wash it.
1. The car isnt clean. I

2. Its cold. We wear sandals.

3. Ben is ill. He stay in bed.
4. You eat unhealthy food.

Complete the sentences with must or mustnt.

must feed a dog every day.
1. You

2. You throw rubbish in the street.

3. You shout in a library.
4. You do your homework.

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Complete the paragraph with can, cant, could or couldnt.

couldnt call their
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before that, people 1
2
3
friends. How they contact them? They write letters. Today, we
makes
4
always visit our friends, but we 5 send e-mails to them. But in the 1800s,
people 6 send e-mails because there werent any computers. 7 you think of
any other inventions we use today for communication?

Complete the sentences with must or mustnt.

RULES FOR OUR CLASS

1. We listen to our teacher.
must
2. We shout in class.
3. We use mobile phones in
class.
4. We always do our
homework.
5. We always
put our rubbish in the bin.

Complete the sentences with should or shouldnt.

should wear a jacket.
1. Its cold today. You

2. Im hungry. I makes
make a sandwich.
3. Ben is studying. We talk quietly.
4. You eat your soup with a fork.
5. The dog sleep on the bed. Mum doesnt like it.

Circle the correct answers.

1. Dan play tennis because he hasnt got his trainers.

a.should

b.cant

c.could

2. Its Dads birthday. We bake a cake for him.

a.cant

b.mustnt

c. should

3. Children go to school.

a.must

b.shouldnt

c.mustnt

4. Fish swim.

a.should

b.can

c.couldnt

5. You eat a lot of pudding. Its not good for you.

a.cant

b.must

c.shouldnt