Exercise

1
Test Your Grammar

How well is your understanding of and use of basic tenses. Make questions with the following sentences:

About Myself
1. I come from Hong Kong (Where?)
2. I was born in London in 1984. (Where? When?)
3. I live in Milan. (Where?)
4. Ive got two brothers and a sister. (How many?)
5. Im studying English because I need it for my job. (Why?)
6. Ive been studying English for three years. (How long?)
7. Ive been to the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia (Which countries?)
8. I went to Canada three years ago. (When?)

Negatives And Pronunciation

Correct the information in the sentences.

For example: The sun rises in the west. (east)

The sun doesnt rise in the west! It rises in the east!

1. Cows eat meat. (vegetarian)
2. Mercedes-Benz cars are made in Canada. (Germany)
3. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1989. (1969)
4. John Lennon was performing on stage when he was assassinated. (returning to apartment)
5. The Pyramids were built by the Chinese. (Egyptian)
6. Weve been in class for five hours. (one hour)
7. Were studying Italian. (English)

Talking About You

Complete the questions.

1. Q: What _____ do last night?
A: I stayed at home and watched television.
2. Q: What kind of books _____ like reading?
A: Horror stories and science fiction.
3. Q: _____ ever been to the United States?
A: Yes I have. I went there last year.
Q: _____ like it?
A: Yes, I really enjoyed it.
4. Q: What _____ the teacher _____ ?
A: Hes helping Maria with this exercise.
5. Q: _____ your mother do?
A: She works in a bank.
6. Q: Why _____ do your homework last night?
A: Because I didnt feel well.
7. Q: What _____ doing next weekend?
A: Im going to a party.
8. Q: _____ you _____ a TV in your bedroom?
A: No I havent. Just a CD player.

Exercise 2
Conversations

Match a question in A with an answer in B and another in C.

A

1. Do you like studying English?
2. Is it a nice day today?
3. Have you seen my pen?
4. Are you staying at home this evening?
5. Did you go on holiday last summer?

B

No, I havent.
Yes, I am.
Yes, I do.
No, I didnt.
No, it isnt.

C

Its freezing
Its my favourite subject.
I couldnt afford to.
Do you want to come round?
You can borrow mine if you want.

Everyday English: Social Expressions

Match a line in A with a line in B.

A

1. Sorry Im late. I got stuck in traffic.
2. Bye, Mum! Im off to school now.
3. Have you heard that Jennys going out with Pete?
4. How long did it take you to do the homework?
5. I dont know about you, but Im sick and tired of this weather.
6. Who was that I saw you with last night?
7. Im tired. Im taking next week off.
8. Lets go for a run in the park!
9. Can we get together this afternoon at 3:00?
10. what a gorgeous coat! Was it expensive?

B

That sounds like a good idea. The break will do you good.
So am I. I cant stand all this rain.
Never mind. Youre here now. Come in and sit down.
Ages! How about you?
Yes, it costs a fortune!
Really? I dont know what she sees in him!
Im sorry. I cant make it then. What about a bit later?
Take care, my love. Have a nice day!
Me? Run? You must be joking!
Mind your own business!

stressed-out

stressful

2. Theres a lot of work, but I can _____ it .

deal

handle

3. I was _____ last month.

hired

heard

4. They _____ two of my co-workers, and Im afraid I might be next.

fired

failed

at

in

6. My _____ (= the time it takes me to get to work) isnt so bad.

commute

communion

7. The company has a reputation for treating their _____ well.

employees

employed

8. I usually dont eat in the _____ . I go out to eat.

lunchroom

lunch-zone

code

cut

colleagues

employees

premonition

promotion

12. Hes not very _____ . He just chats to his friends on Facebook all
day.
13. Im pretty _____ with the way things are going.

producing

productive

content

contained

14. Everyone seems to have gotten a _____ (= an increase in salary)

except me.
15. We dont have _____ to that information.

raise

boost

assess

access

16. The _____ management people are not very well liked by the
rest of us.
17. Im taking a week _____ to go on vacation.

upper

up

off

of

18. The work load isnt too _____ .

dense

heavy

quitting

stopping

pack

package

Exercise 3
1. This job is too ______ .

5. I work _____ sales.

9. The dress _____ is casual.

10. I get along well with most of my _____ (=co-workers).
11. I got a _____ last year.

19. Im thinking about _____ my job .

20. They provide us with a good benefits _____ .


Exercise 4
Sentence Formation

This exercise is designed to help think about creating a sentence/question based on a given vocabulary for a particular topic .

Salty, soup
National dish, curry
Spicy, hot peppers
Recipe, difficult
Dirty, wash
Ice cream, melted