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Exercise 1 questions and verb forms

put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 job  learning  for  english  your  you  are  ?

are you learning english for your job?

2 english  you  start  did  learning  when  ?

3 tennis   often   play   how   does   she   ?

4 do   doing   what   at   you   like   weekend   the   ?

5 weekend   do   what   you   would   to   this   like   ?

6 dictionary   why   got   you   haven’t   a   ?

7 much   put   my   coffee   sugar   how   did   in   you   ?

8 phoned   doing   john   when   what   you   were   ?

9 sandwiches   make   is   who   to   going   the   ?

10 radio   listening   does   enjoy   to   mother   the   your   ?

11 live   anna   where   was   child   a   did   when  she   ?

1 point for each correct answer

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exercise 2 questions and tenses
here are the answers to some questions. write the questions. use the information in the chart.

name

xavier

mr and mrs ramsey

nationality

french

australian

town

london

melbourne

age

26

in their sixties

family

one younger brother

no children

occupation

chef

retired

holiday last year

home to paris for two weeks

two months in scotland – visiting relatives

holiday next year

drive to morocco with friends

tour new zealand for two weeks

1 where does xavier come from?

he comes from france.

2

they come from australia.

3

they live in melbourne.

4

he’s 26.

5

yes, he does. he has one younger brother.

6

no, they haven’t got any.

7

he’s a chef.

8

he went home to paris for two weeks.

9

they stayed there for two months.

10

they’re going to tour new zealand.

11

he’s going to drive to morocco.

1 point for each correct answer

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exercise 3 tenses and verb patterns
complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

a why (1) did you go (go) to the coast last weekend?

b because we like (2) sailing (sail).

a (3) you (know) brian bailey?

b yes, i (4) (meet) him two years ago while i (5) (work) in germany. (6) he still (live) there?

a yes, he does. he (7) (live) in frankfurt. he (8) (have got) a good job there but at the moment he (9) (work) in london. he’s here for a few days and i’d like (10) (invite) you and brian for dinner. can you (11) (come)?

b yes, i hope so. i’d love (12) (see) brian again! when i was in germany, we (13) (see) each other quite often because his office was near the school where i (14) (teach).we sometimes (15) (have) lunch together. i always enjoyed (16) (talk) to him. i wanted (17) (write) to him but he moved and i (18) (not have) his new address.

a well, what about dinner on friday?

b that’s fine. what time?

a is eight o’clock ok? i (19) (ring) brian yesterday to check the day, and i (20) (ring) him again tomorrow to check the time.

b well, eight o’clock is fine for me. i (21) (bring) a bottle of wine. and i’m looking forward to (22) (see) brian again.

a great! see you on friday then!

1 point for each correct answer

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exercise 4 countable and uncountable nouns

underline the uncountable noun in the pairs of words.

1 cheese / egg

2 money / pound

3 rice / potato

4 meat / hamburger

5 loaf / bread

6 job / homework

7 food / meal

1 point for each correct answer

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exercise 5 articles

complete the text with a, an, the or nothing (–).

i had (1) — dinner with (2) the queen.

my aunt vanessa is (3) artist. she lives in (4) beautiful old cottage by (5) sea and she paints (6) small pictures of wild flowers and birds. she doesn’t like leaving (7) cottage, but once (8) year she travels by (9) train to london and has (10) tea with me at (11) savoy hotel. at the moment i’m quite worried about her because she’s in (12) hospital, but i’m sure she’ll be better soon. i’m going to visit her next week.

1 point for each correct answer

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