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Contents
Using to be .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 1.1 to 1.7 ...................................................................................................................................... 8
See the pictures and Fill in the blanks: ................................................................................................... 8
Write is or are or am .............................................................................................................................. 8
Write is/isn’t/are/aren’t/am/am not ...................................................................................................... 8
Write as Vanessa is saying about her. .................................................................................................... 9
Write about Srinivas as you would say bout him: ................................................................................... 9
Fill in the blanks with a] am, b] is, c] are ................................................................................................. 9
Fill up the blanks with a] Am not, b] Is not, c] Are not .......................................................................... 10
Fill in the blanks with option in parenthesis: ........................................................................................ 10
Give a short and a long answer: ........................................................................................................... 12
Using to Be Continued ................................................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 2.1 to 2.8 .................................................................................................................................... 15
Give long answers: ............................................................................................................................... 15
Fill in the blanks with Pronouns: My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their ................................................ 15
Rewrite these sentences using he, she, it they, we, his, her, their, our, and its: .................................... 16
Rewrite the underlined words using mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs: .............................................. 16
Fill in the blanks using mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs: ............................................................. 17
Fill in the blanks with me, you, him, her, them, us, it: ........................................................................... 17
Fill in the blanks with pronoun, where necessary: ................................................................................ 18
Rewrite the underlined parts using me, him, her them, us, it: .............................................................. 18
Complete the passage. Use these words. ............................................................................................. 18
Complete the sentences. Chose the words in parentheses: .................................................................. 19
Complete the questions with what or who and is or are or we. ............................................................ 19
Fill in the blanks with words given in the box. ...................................................................................... 20
Fill in the blanks with is or are: ............................................................................................................. 21
Fill in the blanks with right word from the parenthesis:........................................................................ 21
Expressing Present time: ............................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter3 3.1-3.12 .................................................................................................................................... 24
Use the word in bold to complete the sentences: ................................................................................ 24
Rewrite each of the following sentences, placing the adverb of frequency given in brackets in the
middle position .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Spelling and pronunciation, the Verbs in these sentences are pronounced lzl. Read the sentences aloud.
: ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Adding final -s/-es to words that end in –y ........................................................................................... 26
Irregular singular verbs: has, does, goes ............................................................................................... 26
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Determine if the /s/ at the end of these words sounds like /z/ or /s/. ..................................................... 27
Spelling and pronunciation of final -s/-es ............................................................................................. 28
Use the words in italics to make Negative Sentences ........................................................................... 29
Make questions. Give short answers. ................................................................................................... 30
The simple present: asking information questions with where ............................................................. 31
The simple present: asking information questions with when/ what …Make questions. ....................... 31
Complete the dialogue by using are, is, does, or do. ............................................................................. 32
Using present continuous ............................................................................................................................ 35
Chapter 4-1 to 4-8 ................................................................................................................................... 35
Be + -ing: the present progressive tense .............................................................................................. 35
Spelling of –ing .................................................................................................................................... 36
Make questions. Give short answers to yes/no questions. ................................................................... 36
Make questions with where, why, and what: ....................................................................................... 37
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. ..................................................................... 37
Underline the correct sentence from each set below: .......................................................................... 38
Answer the questions. ......................................................................................................................... 39
State an opinion about each of the following topics. ............................................................................ 39
Complete the sentences. ..................................................................................................................... 40
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Using to be
Chapter 1.1 to 1.7
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Using to be
Write is or are or am
5. Daniel and Michele .............................. animators but .................................... from same nationality.
6. I speak Tamil, I .................................... Singaporean.
7. I speak English, but I .................................... American.
8. Vanessa and Daniel .............................. Africans, they .................................... speaking same language.
1. My Name……………………………………………………
2. I am………………………………………………....................
3. I am not………………………………………………………
4. I am………………………………………………....................
5. I am not a……………………………………………………
14. ................................................ you normally read before you go to bed? (Do, are, have)
15. ................................................ I look tired? (Do, am, have)
16. ................................................ you seen that movie several times already? (Do, are, have)
17. ................................................ he leaving tomorrow? (Has, does, is)
18. ................................................ she been to Durban before? (Has, does, is)
19. ................................................ they coming at 7? (Do, are, have)
20. ................................................ they always cheat? (Do, are, have)
21. ................................................ he as mean as people say? (Has, does, Is )
22. ................................................ he know how to cook well? (Has, does, Is )
23. ................................................ you upset? ( are, do, have)
24. ................................................ you told her yet? ( are, do, have)
25. ................................................ they ever been here before? ( are, do, have)
26. ................................................ that a good movie? (is, does, has)
27. ................................................ she in love with Abishek? ( Has, does, Is )
28. ................................................ you stopped smoking? ( are, do, have)
29. ................................................ you play tennis on weekends? ( are, do, have)
30. ................................................ your grandmother live in Mumbai? ( Has, does, Is )
31. ................................................ the teacher explain this properly? (Did, was, had)
32. ................................................ the professor angry? (Did, was, had)
33. ................................................ you spoken to him before he called you? (Did, were, had)
34. If you ................................................ told me, I would have never found out. ( didn’t, weren’t, hadn’t)
35. ................................................ they seeing each other? (Did, were, had)
36. ................................................ they continue seeing each other? (Did, were, had)
37. ................................................ you learn anything? ( didn’t, weren’t, hadn’t)
38. ................................................ he in my History class? ( didn’t, wasn’t, hadn’t)
39. I realized that I ................................ learned a thing (= anything). ( didn’t, wasn’t, hadn’t)
40. ....................................... your sister living in London for a while? ( didn’t, wasn’t, hadn’t)
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Using to Be Continued
Chapter 2.1 to 2.8
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Using to Be Continued
Fill in the blanks with Pronouns: My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
Rewrite these sentences using he, she, it they, we, his, her, their, our, and its:
Rewrite the underlined words using mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs:
5. No, they are not your keys. They are my mother’s keys.
7. I think, they are your glasses. My glasses aren’t on the table. They are in my bag.
Fill in the blanks using mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs:
Fill in the blanks with me, you, him, her, them, us, it:
Rewrite the underlined parts using me, him, her them, us, it:
Hello. …………… name is Dev. I’m nine. I have got a brother. His name is Abi and he’s eleven. We are on
holiday in Spain. The hotel is very good and …………. swimming-pool is large.
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Abi and I have got a sister. ……….. name is Lisa. She’s six years old. …………. mother and father are in the
restaurant now. Their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sharma, are in the restaurant, too. …………. two sons are in the pool.
Abi has got a girl-friend. …………… girl-friend’s name is Sandya. She’s in …………… class at school. Where is
your family? Is .................... family here, too?
1. (This, These) books belong to me. (That, Those) books belong to me.
2. (This, These) coat is Red. (That, Those) coats are blue.
3. (This, These) earrings are gold. (That, Those) earrings are silver,
4. (This, These) pencil belongs to Abi. (That, Those) pencil belongs to Abu.
5. (This, These) glasses belong to me. (That, Those) glasses belong to you.
6. (This, These) exercise is easy. (That, Those) exercises are hard.
7. Students are sitting at (this, these) desks, but (that, those) desks are empty.
8. (This, These) book is on my desk. (That, Those) books are on your desk.
9. People are looking (this, these) shop, but (that, those) shops are empty.
10. (This, that) paper is mine. (That, those) paper is yours.
11. (This, that) job is hard but (That, those) jobs are not hard.
12. (This, that) cell phone is good but (That, those) cell Phones are not good.
13. (This, that) dinner is wonderful but (That, those) dinners were not good.
14. (This, that) person is bad but (That, those) people are good.
15. (This, that) book is green but (That, those) book is red.
8. .......................................... ........................ your favorite teachers? Mr. Malcolm and Ms. Nair
9. ................................................ .................. this? This is my cell phone.
10. .......................................... ........................ we doing? We are going out.
11. .......................................... ........................that? That is my mother.
12. .......................................... .............................. that handsome man? He is my husband.
13. .......................................... .................. those books? They are my school books.
14. .................................... ........................ .............................. meeting today? We are meeting the Prime
Minister.
15. ................................................ .............................. these? These are some Indian sweet dish.
Abundant, proud , cuddly , relieved, chilly, thin, Deep, curly , cool, broad , crooked dry , cold, tasty, many,
empty ,few , curved, bitter, light, heavy
1. He .......................................... short
2. They ................................................ slow
3. That boat .......................................... swift
4. She .............................. young
5. The Climb .................................... steep
6. The houses .................................... straight
7. The door .................................... wide
8. They ................................................ obedient
9. We ...................................................... perfect
10. The day ................................................ pleasant
11. Her husband .................................... faithful
12. The movie .................................... fantastic
13. The children .............................. fine
14. We .................................... friendly
15. The book .......................................... funny
11. At three o'clock we reached the top .......................................... the hill. (of, off)
12. You have delivered all of the papers .......................................................... this one. (between, but)
13. The bank is ...................................................... the school. (opposite, out of)
14. ............................................................ the danger, he decided to climb the mountain. (despite, except)
15. The treasure was hidden ............................................................ the earth. (under, up to)
16. A comes ............................................................ B in the alphabet. (before, behind)
17. I went to work .................... my umbrella. (out of, without)
18. When it is heated, water changes ...................................................... steam. (in, into)
19. Nocturnal animals usually sleep ............................................................ the day. (during, underneath)
20. The squirrel ran ...................................................... the wall. (along, among)
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Chapter3 3.1-3.12
Rewrite each of the following sentences, placing the adverb of frequency given in brackets in the
middle position
Example: She is late for work. (Rarely) She is rarely late for work.
1. I had wanted to see the ocean. (always)
2. They do. (frequently)
3. She is very friendly. (usually)
4. They have the opportunity to travel. (seldom)
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Spelling and pronunciation, the Verbs in these sentences are pronounced lzl. Read the sentences
aloud. :
Determine if the /s/ at the end of these words sounds like /z/ or /s/.
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Use the Simple Present tense, Pay special attention to singular and plural, to spelling, and to pronunciation
of final -s/-es.
1. The students (ask, often) questions in class.
2. Dev (study, usually) at home every evening.
3. Sameera (bite) her fingernails when she is nervous.
4. Abi (cash) - a check at the bank once a week.
5. She always (worry) about her children future.
6. I never (worry) about the future.
7. Sandya and Raga (teach) in high school.
8. Sandya (teach) math’s for grade 6 onwards.
9. He always (say) good morning to his staff.
10. Ducks (fly) every winter towards south.
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Words
E Like, not I ......don’t...... like...... tea.
x
1. Need, not It’s a nice day. You ..........................................
n.......................................... your umbrella.
2. rain, not It .......................................... r.............................. in Sahara desert.
3. Save, not He .............................. s.......................................... for bad times.
4. Speak, not Sai ................................................ s.......................................... English.
5. Be, not I .................................................................. angry.
6. Have, not We.................................... h.......................................... Money.
7. Live not His fame.......................................... l.......................................... long.
8. read, not People ............................................................r.................................... the
news regularly.
9. Listen, not Student often............................................................
l...................................................... to their teachers.
10. Shout, not D ..........................................s.......................................... here, we are
working.
11. Ask, not .................................... a.................................... for another cookie.
12. Weep, not D.......................................... w................................................ over split
milk.
13. Walk, not D................................................ w.......................................... across the
lawn
14. Pay, not He ................................................ p.......................................... the bill.
15. Cut, not She ............................................................ c..........................................
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her regularly.
The simple present: asking information questions with when/ what …Make questions.
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Spelling of –ing
Ex: Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football practice.
1. Usually, I (work).................... as a secretary at IBM, but this summer I ......................................(study) English
at VanSight.
2. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John.................... (sleep).
3. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ....................(rain) .
4. I hate living in Mumbai because it ....................(rain, always) .
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5. I'm sorry I can't hear what you...................(say) because everybody (talk) .................... so loudly.
6. Dev (write, currently) .........................a book about his adventures in Tibet.
7. Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) .................... to a movie tonight with some friends.
8. The business cards (be, normally ).................... printed by a company in Hyderabad.
9. Their prices (be) ....................inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) .................... made by a small chocolatier in Switzerland.
11. I am ....................his brother is football-crazy.(think)
12. I have to go now. It .......................... dark.(get)
13. He is .................... with his grandmother until his mother comes back from India.(Live)
14. I .......................... with you.( agree)
15. My father is ....................tea for breakfast. (prefer)
16. He is ..........................the newspaper at the moment. (read)
17. Does your brother.................... in ghosts? (believe)
18. We are .................... music in the street.( hear)
19. This cake is ..........................wonderful. (taste)
20. Right now Christine....................on the computer. ( work)
21. John often ....................sugar in his coffee. (take)
22. My history teacher .................... too much. ( talk)
23. Listen! They .................... home. (come)
24. Hey! What you there? (to do)
25. The bus to New York at 6.30. (to leave)
Ex: smell, The flowers smell nice. The flowers are smelling nice.
1. see, I am see the birds in the tree. I am seeing the doctor for my problem.
2. Taste, The apple tastes good. The apple is tasting good.
3. Be, I am being hungry. I am hungry.
4. feel, I am feeling my tooth with my tongue right now. I feel my tooth with my tongue right now.
5. Know, I know Jack. I am knowing Jack.
6. Understand, I am not understanding. I don't understand.
7. Hear ,I hear the birds in the tree. I am hearing the birds in the tree.
8. Listen ,I am listening to the radio right now. I listen to the radio right now.
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9. Look at I look at the computer right now. I am looking at the computer right now.
10. Seem, Mr. Jai is seeming like a nice guy. Mr. Jai seems like a nice guy.
11. Like, I am liking banana cream pie. I like banana cream pie.
12. Want, I want to learn English. I wanting to learn English
13. Try, I am trying to find the correct form of the verbs. I try to find the correct form of verb.
14. Realize, I realize that there are probably many mistakes. I am realizing that there are probably many
mistakes.
15. Prefer, I prefer to use a book. I am preferring to use a book.
Ex : Turn to page 22 of this book. What do you see? Now look at one thing on that page. What are you
looking at?
# Questions Answer
1. What do you see in this room?
2. What are you looking at?
3. Look at the whiteboard. What do you see?
4. What programs do you like to watch on TV?
5. What sports do you like to watch?
6. What do you hear right now?
7. What do you hear when you walk down the street?
8. What do you hear at night in the place where you live?
9. What do you listen to when you go to a concert?
10. What do you listen to when you go to a movie?
Ex: books Response: I think that “One Night at the call center” is an excellent novel. In my opinion, “One
Night at the call center” is an excellent novel.
1. This city
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