Exercises

1. Complete the following sentences:

1. She has a lovely voice. She ... very well.

sing can sing can't sing

2. I am allergic to peanuts. I ... peanuts.

eat can eat can't eat

3. They don't know foreign languages. They ... English.

speak can speak can't speak

4. He is six now. ...

He can read? Can he read? Read can he?

5. This game is interesting. ... with you?

Can we play We can play Play we can

What can you do?

My brother is a professional basketball player. He can play basketball very well.He can jump
high and run fast. You can see my brother's training equipment there, on the bed.
My sister is a musician. She can't sing pop songs, but she can sing opera music very well. She
can also play the piano and she has concerts all over the world with famous piano and violin
players.
Ruby and Brian are students of English. They can read and understand complicated
texts. Brian can't write correctly in English yet, but Ruby can. She can also speak fluently.
True or False?
Exemplu: My brother is a basketball player. T

1. My brother is a good basketball player.

2. He can jump high, but he can't run fast.
3. His training equipment is in the wardrobe.
4. My sister can sing pop songs.
5. She can't play the piano, but she can play the violin.
6. She can play a whole concert.
7. Brian can't understand complicated texts in English.
8. Ruby can write correctly in English.
9. Ruby can't speak fluently in English.

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On a picnic

Let's pack a basket for the picnic!

Firts of all, we need fruit. Everybody (to love) fruit. Jeremy (to like)apples,
but (to dislike) grapefruit. Ruby and Freddie (to
love)strawberries. I (to like) pears. So let's take some apples, some strawberries and
some pears, but no grapefruits.
Now, the vegetables. We all (to like) tomatoes and they go well onions and
cucumbers in a salad. Mary (to hate) peas, but she (to love) beans.Let's take
some beans. We also need red peppers because Jeremy (to like) red peppers; Ruby
and Clara really (to love) them! You (to like) potatoes, so we need
potatoes. And some mushrooms – Clara and Jeremy (to like)mushrooms a lot.
Let's see what we need for dessert. First of all, let's take some chocholate. I (to
love) chocholate! You (to dislike) pudding. No pudding then. Also, no ice-cream,
because it will melt. We need some pie. Jeremy (to hate) pie, but Ruby (to
love) it. We can also take a cake. Jeremy (to love) cake. You and I also (to
like) cake.
Now let's think about the drinks. Ruby (to hate) soda and Clara (to dislike) it
as well. So we don't need any soda. I (to like) beer and you (to like) wine. We
can take both of them. We also need coffee. Not all of us (to like)coffee, but I think
we are going to need it.
I think we have everything we need. Let me make some sandwiches.
Now we are ready. Let's go!

Fill in the following sentences:

(to live)
1. I near the city hall.
(to live)
2. She in a nice village.
(to live)
3. Where do you ?
(to w ork
4. We don't at a bank; we work at the post office.
(to w ork
5. A: Where do you ? B: I don't work right now. I am unemployed.
(to w ork
6. He not work at that supermarket; he works at a shoe shop.
(to w ork
7. She in an office in the center of the town.
(to stud
8. A: Does he study Chemistry? B: No, he doesn't. He Biology.
(to stud
9. What you study at school?
(to stud
10. A: Do they study Geometry this year? B: No, they not.

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My best friends
You, Ruby and Brian are my best friends.

Ruby and Brian (to live) in London. They (to study)and (to

work) there. Ruby (to study) Literature. She (to work) as an assistant at the

same university where she (to study). Brian (to study) Information and

Technology. He (not to work) at a multinational company; he (to

work) for a local business. (to work) less? No, he (not

to work) less. Actually, he (to work) very hard. But he likes it a lot!

You (to live) in the same city where I (to live). You (to

study) Project Management and I (to study)Medicine. You (to work) as an

assistant manager. I (not to work), but I (to study) all the time.

Look at the schedule below, then complete the text.

Today is Monday. Tomorrow, Tuesday, the morning, Tom going to

school. the afternoon, half six (6.30) p.m., he is for the gym – he
has to be there by 7.

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The day tomorrow is Wednesday. After school, Tom is his

grandparents. They coming from Bucharest. They are at 5 p.m.

Thursday, in the afternoon, Tom is the museum with his

grandparents. 8 the , they are for Prague.

Friday evening, Tom is a movie with Sarah. At , he is home. On

Saturday and Sunday, Tom is , and TV.

Completaţi propoziţiile cu forma corectă de prezent a verbului “to be”:

1. I………..eight.
2. He………..ten.
3. You…………right.
4. ………I a student?
5. Jim……….a teacher.
6. ………..they Chinese?
Completaţi propoziţiile cu forma corectă de prezent a verbului “to do”:
1. ......you like tennis?
2. I.............like tennis.
3. ........she like tennis?
4. ............read!
5. They............like her!
Completaţi următoarele propoziţii cu forma corectă de prezent a verbului “to have”:
1. I ………..a book.
2. He ……….a car.
3. ……..you………a picture?
4. She ……….not ……water.
5. He………..a newspaper.
Completaţi propoziţiile cu pronumele corespunzătoare:
1. ……..am reading a book.
2. ………is writing his homework.
3. ………are going to the cinema.
4. ………is my house.
5. ………house is ……..`

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 Introducing ourselves

Hello, my name is Tom. = ..................................................................................................

What is your name? = .........................................................................................................
Who are you? = ...................................................................................................................
I am from Romania = ..........................................................................................................
Where are you from? = .......................................................................................................
I live in Bucharest = ............................................................................................................
Where do you live? = ..........................................................................................................
I am a journalist. = ..............................................................................................................
What is your job? = .............................................................................................................
What do you do (for a living)? = ........................................................................................
I am 24 (years old) = ..........................................................................................................
How old are you? = .............................................................................................................