TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS

GRAMMAR PRATICE
5.1-6.2

Presented by:
ANDREA SOFÍA HERNÁNDEZ SORIANO
201610080019

Class:
ENGLISH III

Provided by:
OSCAR ALFONZO BEDOYA RAMIREZ

Career:
MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS

August 06, 2019

Siguatepeque, Comayagua
 GRAMMAR 5.1

a) Choose the correct words to complete the sentences and questions.

1. What do you do / are you doing right now?

2. Is he going / Does he go there often?
3. They're working / work late tonight.
4. I never read / 'm never reading books.
5. l'm studying / study in my bedroom now.
6. Most people finish / are finishing school at eighteen or nineteen years old.

b) Complete the sentences with the simple present or present continuous

form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I’m reading right now. (read)

2. He’s going to New York three times a year. (go)
3. They’re visiting us every summer. (visit)
4. How’s going Erica to get to work today? (get)
5. I don’t drink coffee very often. (not drink)
6. We’re watching a really good TV series right now. (watch)
7. I usually have juice for breakfast. (have)
8. Please be quiet the baby is sleeping. (sleep

c) Read the information. Then complete the text about James.

James usually has tea and toast for breakfast. He wears a suit. He works all day.
This week, James is on vacation. He has coffee and croissants for breakfast. He
wears shorts and a T-shirt. He has a great time!

GRAMMAR 5.2

a) Look at the chart and complete the sentences with can or can’t.

1. Craig can cook, but he can’t speak French.

2. Helen can’t play tennis, but she can drive.
3. Craig, Helen, and Manuel can’t speak French.
4. Manuel can’t cook, but he can drive.
5. Silvia can cook and speak French.
6. Craig, Helen, and Manuel can drive.

b) Write short answers to the questions about the people in exercise 1.

 1. Can Silvia drive?
No, she can’t.
2. Can Craig play tennis?
Yes, he can.
3. Can Helen cook?
Yes, she can.
4. Can Manuel speak French?
No, he can’t.
5. Can Silvia and Helen play tennis?
No, they can’t.
6. Can Craig and Manuel drive?
7. Yes, they can.

c) Complete the sentences about the pictures. Use can or can’t and the
phrases in the box.

Walk on the grass ride a bike on this street pay with a credit card park here for one
hour

1. You can park here for one hour.

2. You can pay with a credit card.
3. You can’t ride a bike on this street.
4. You can’t walk on the grass.

GRAMMAR 6.1

a) Read the advertisement and then complete the sentences with there's
a/ there are and there’s/ there are no.

Third-floor two- bedroom apartment in a popular area near stores and a park. Five-
minute walk to subway station. Living room with big windows. Kitchen, bathroom
(shower only, no bathtub). Empty – ready to move in!

1. There are two bedrooms.

2. There’s a bathroom.
3. There’s not a backyard, but there’s a park near the apartment.
4. There are some big windows in the living room.
5. There’s no bathtub in the bathroom.
6. There are no people in the apartment right now.
7. There are some stores near the apartment.
8. There is a subway station near the apartment.
b) Complete the questions and answers about an apartment.
 1. Is there a garage in your apartment building?
No, there’s not.
2. Are there shelves in the living room?
Yes, there are.
3. Is there a basement that you can use?
Yes, there is.
4. Is there a sofa in the living room?
Yes, there is.
5. Are there good restaurants in the area?
No, there are not.
6. Are there schools for the children?
Yes, there are.
c) Look at the floor plan of a house. Complete the sentences with
prepositions of place.

1. The kitchen is across from the bathroom.

2. The bathroom is between the two
bedrooms.
3. The dining room is next to the kitchen.
4. There is a small yard in front of the
house.
5. There is a large yard behind the house.
6. There are some trees in the large yard.

GRAMMAR 6.2

a) Rewrite the sentences. Put the modifier in parentheses in the

correct place.

1. The beach is busy today. (very)

The beach is very busy today.
2. The stadium is full at the moment. (not very)
The stadium isn’t very full at the moment.
3. You can buy beautiful presents at the market. (really)
You can buy really beautiful presents at the market.

4. This is an old apartment building. (pretty)

 This is a pretty old apartment building.
5. This café is expensive. (not ... at all)
This café isn’t expensive at all.
6. l'm reading an interesting book right now. (Pretty)
l'm reading a pretty interesting book right now.

b) Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. a / bathroom / there / large / is / pretty

There is a pretty large bathroom.
2. a / skyscraper / I / in / very / tall / work
I work in a very tall skyscraper.
3. I / street / on / a / live / quiet / pretty
I live on a pretty quiet street.
4. clothes / are / these / very / expensive
These clothes are very expensive.
5. sister / at / isn't / my / busy / all
My sister isn’t busy at all.
6. food / good / the / isn't / very
The food isn’t very good.

c) Look at Andy's review of his vacation. Complete the sentences

about it using modifiers and the adjectives in parentheses.

The old town is really beautiful (beautiful), but it's really busy (busy). The
restaurants are not expensive at all (expensive). And the food is really good
(good). The beaches are a little crowded (crowded), but they're very clean (clean).
lt's a good (good) place for families because it's a cheap (cheap) place to stay.