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English Exercises

The document provides exercises to practice different grammar topics, including introducing oneself, spelling, completing forms, dialogues, question words, verb tenses, reading, writing about a job, question tags, timetables, articles, quantities and correcting sentences. The exercises cover a wide range of essential English grammar concepts.

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English Exercises

The document provides exercises to practice different grammar topics, including introducing oneself, spelling, completing forms, dialogues, question words, verb tenses, reading, writing about a job, question tags, timetables, articles, quantities and correcting sentences. The exercises cover a wide range of essential English grammar concepts.

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1.

Write the presentation of these people using “This is…” or “I am…”

On the telephone: At a reception:


1. James Martin / Marketing Manager 3. Daniel O’Brien / Photographer / Ireland
2. Jane Smyth / CEO / Cosmo Cars Inc. 4. Alice Cook / Journalist / “New York Times”
5. Denise Chapman / Marketing Manager /
General Insurance Services
Now it’s your turn: introduce yourself! A. On the phone: B. At a reception:

2. Spell these web sites and email addresses correctly:

[email protected] www.tophonetics.com
[email protected] http://www.expedia.org
[email protected] www.cesarformazione.it

3. COMPLETE THE FORM:

Name Country Other information


Kate and Mike UK They are …
Carla Italy She is a …
Masato … English is … for his work.
Carmen … She is a …
Ohran … His … in London.
Marisa … Her … in London.

4. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE:

A. Hello. ____ can I _____ you?


B. I’d _____ to do a computer course.
A. No problem.
B. _____ is the first lesson?
A. It’s tomorrow at eight o’clock.
B. And ________is the lesson?
A. It’s here, in room 5.
B. Great! Can I ______ a place?
A. Certainly. ________ your surname?
B. Moore.
A. Can you _________ that please?
B. M-O-O-R-E.
A. Thank you. Enjoy the class.

5. QUESTION WORDS: use WHAT, WHO, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW to complete each
question

1. ________ old are you? 17. _______ is the next lesson?


2. ________ is your pencil? 18. _______ time does the shop close?
3. ________ sits at your table? 19. _______ is that message from?
4. ________ are you from? 20. _______ is coming to the party?
5. ________ is your birthday? 21. _______ do you look so sad?
6. ________ is your favourite TV series? 22. _______ is that box on the table?
7. ________ are you laughing? 23. _______  is the weather like today?
8. ________ colour is your car? 24. _______ is my red sweat shirt, Mum?
9. ________ is your pet’s name? 25. _____ does Betty get to school every day?
10. ________ is the next train? 26. _____ does your father go to work?
11. ________ are your grandparents? 27. _____ is the dog's bone?
12. ________ are we sitting? 28. _____ are we going for a holiday by the sea
13. _______ don't you like apple juice? again?
14. ______ about a walk through the forest? 29. _____do you like your coffee?
15. _______ do you play volleyball?
16. _______ are you going on holiday? 30. _____ time are you arriving tomorrow?
6. SIMPLE PRESENT: complete the exercises
A) write the -s form of each verb: B) correct one mistake in each sentence:
1. fly ___________ 6. miss __________ 1. I studies every evening.
2. finish ___________ 7. say __________ 2. Eva don’t work in a hospital.
3. relax ___________ 8. teach __________ 3. My brother gos to college.
4. buy ___________ 9. worry __________ 4. Tom haves a very big house.
5. want ___________ 10. watch __________ 5. We not like this book.
6. I am love animals.
7. We doesn’t speak German.
8. They finishs school at 1 o’clock.
C) put the words in order to complete the questions: D) complete the sentences with the verb in brackets:
1. like/she/does the class? 1. Allan __________ (not like) his job.
2. you/do/go shopping at weekends? 2. My parents ________(not drive) fast.
3. want/ does/ he a new computer? 3. I _________ (not cook) at home.
4. where/you/play/do football? 4. She __________ (not have) a car.
5. they/want/do/wear for school? 5. We __________ (not worry) about work.
6. they/lunch/what time/do/have? 6. The bus ___________ (not go) to my house.
7. does/when/finish the lesson? 7. You __________ (not do) the housework.
8. buy/you/where/do newspapers? 8. My cat __________(not sleep) on the sofa.
9. does/take/why/she that medicine?

7. READING AND LISTENING:

8. WRITE ABOUT YOUR JOB ANSWERING TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

- where do you work? How long have you been working there?

- what do you like/dislike about your work? (stimulating, well-paid…)

- what is your working place like? (healthy/unhealthy;comfortable/uncomfortable;pleasant/unpleasant…)

- what are your colleagues like? (friendly/unfriendly;collaborative/stiff;easy-going/formal…)


- what perspectives are there?

9. COMPLETE WITH QUESTION TAGS

1. She's from a small town in China, _______? 16. You are a smoker
2. They aren't on their way already, _______? 17. They are a sporty person
3. We're late again, _____________? 18. Bill’s chocolate cake is very good
4. I'm not the person with the tickets, _____?  19. Those flowers are beautiful
5. Julie isn't an accountant, _____________? 20. Anna is from Sweden
6. The weather is really bad today, _______? 21. This isn't your pen
7. He's very handsome, ________________? 22. You don't want this book
8. They aren't in Mumbai at the moment, ___? 23. This food isn't very nice
9. You aren't from Brazil, ________________? 24. He doesn't work
10. John's a very good student, ____________?  25. They aren't happy
11. He's rich 26. I'm not good at this
12. These are your glasses 27. You don't like shopping
13. You live in Fairfield 28. We aren't late
14. It's a lovely day 29. She doesn't smoke
15. I'm late 30. It isn't a very nice day, 

10. Complete the timetable:

11. Read the article and complete the activities:


A) Correct the mistake in each sentence: B) Write questions and short answers:
1. Have she got a laptop? 1. You/fast car
2. Do you have got the internet on your phone? 2.Your grandparents/a digital camera
3. We not got a car. 3. Your mum/a tablet computer
4. they got a TV but they don’t got a DVD player. 4.Your theacher/green eyes
5. My brother haven’t got a digital camera. 5.Your dad/a satnav
6. My parents haven’t a printer 6. You/a lot of homework

12. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ARTICLE: A/AN/NO ARTICLE

1. Are you coming to ___ party next Saturday? 13. Love is   ___ wonderful thing.
2. I bought ___ new TV set yesterday. 14.  ___ pets are not allowed in this hotel.
3. I think ____ man over there is very ill. He 15. Rabbits are   ___ small wild furry animals with
can't stand on his feet. long ears.
4. I watched ___ video you had sent me. 16. New York is in   ___ United States of America.
5. She was wearing ___ ugly dress when she 17. Love makes   ___ world go round
met him. 18. Ariane has got ___ German car.
6. I am crazy about reading ___ history books. 19. Lisa is ___ English teacher.
7. She’s ___ nice girl. 20. Where's   ___ electric heater? I can't find it.
8. Do you want to go to ___ restaurant where 21. ___ old person sometimes feels lonely.
we first met? 22. Mike's mother bought him   ___guitar for his
9. He is ___ engineer. birthday.
10. He thinks that ___ love is what will save us 23. I'm thinking of buying   ___new pair of
all. trousers.
11. On our trip, we visited   ___ Lake Victoria. 24. In the end there was   ___ war between the
12. Have you ever visited   ___United Kingdom? two countries.
25. Jim plays ___ piano very well.

13.COMPLETE WITH MUCH/MANY 14. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWERS:

1. How ______ carrots do you want? 1. I don’t eat much/many chocolate


2. How ______ money has he got? 2.How much/many butter do we need?
3. How ______ does that car cost? 3. How many/much onions do you want?
4. How ______ tomatoes do you need? 4. I just need a few/a little salt.
5. How ______ cheese do we have? 5. She hasn’t got many/much money.
6. How ______ glasses have you drunk? 6. He eat quite a lot of/ a lot vegetables.
7. How ______ do postcards cost? 7. Do you drink many/much coffee?
8. How ______ salt do you eat? 8. We have a few/a little good restaurants in my town

15.COMPLETE THE TEXTS:

RUTH I love that armchair. I live in a flat with seven rooms. It’s not _______ , it’s my
JIM Yes, it’s quite … interesting! _________ . In _____ bedroom there’s a really big bookcase
RUTH Is it ___________? that I love. It’s my _________ but she doesn’t live at home
JIM No, it’s __________.He’s my flatmate. now so I don’t think it’s _________ any more: it’s ________
RUTH I love it. That mirror over there. Is that _______? now. ______ father’s got a study with a beautiful old desk.
JIM Well, yes, but really it’s ___________now. It’s really my _______, but Dad always says to Mum: “It’s
not _______ now, it’s ________ .
16. UNDERLINE THE ‘S AND WRITE P 17. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT WORDS
(POSSESSIVE) OR C (CONTRACTION) 1. Excuse me. Is this your / yours ?
ROSE Hello. I think I know you. You are in my brother’s 2. Its / It’s a very interesting book.
class at school. 3. Our / Ours apartment is quite small.
ANNA What’s your brother’s name? 4. That’s my parent’s / parents’ room.
ROSE Paul. 5. Don’t touch that lamp – it’s my / mine.
ANNA Paul? Yeah, he’s in my class. So, you are Paul’s 6. Whose / Who’s book is this?
sister. 7. Anita’s / Anitas house is in the city centre.
ROSE That’s right. Well, in fact Paul’s got two sisters. 8. What colour are yours / your curtains?
ANNA Yes, I remember he told me. My name’s Anna, 9. The blue one is my sister’s / sisters car.
what’s your name? 10. Who’s / Whose coming to the party?
ROSE I’m Rose. 11. His / He’s very lucky.
ANNA Hi Rose. It’s been nice to meet you. 12. That’s one of he’s / his brothers.
18. COMPLETE WITH there’/there are/there isn’t/there aren’t, then answer the questions:

1. ___________a metro station in the town. a. ___________a river?


2. ___________some nice restaurants. b. ___________a metro station?
3. ___________any English people. c. ___________any cafés?
4. ___________a town square with beautiful buildings. d. ___________any old buildings?

19. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION


TOM Is Venice a good place to visit?
PAOLA Oh, it’s a fantastic city to visit. __________ lots of intereting buildings, and _________some beautiful
squares.
TOM _________ any good restaurants?
PAOLA Yes, ________, but there are, but they are quite expensive.
TOM What about cafés? _______ any good cafés?
PAOLA Oh, yes, ________ lots og good cafés. The coffee is very good in Italy.
TOM And how can I get to places? _______ a metro.
PAOLA No, ________ a metro, but we don’t need one. ________ lots of canals, so you can go everywhere by
boat.

20. FIND THE DESTINATION ON THE MAP

WORDPOWER: LIKE

1. Read the three conversations: which one matches the 2. Match the marked words with the correct meaning.
picture? 1) What’s like to live without the internet?
2) They haven’t got a computer. I couldn’t live
1) A What fruit do you like? like that.
B I like most kinds, but not bananas. 3) I eat a lot of fruit, like apple, pears, grapes.
2) A What vegetables would you like? 4) He’s 20 and he studies English just like me.
B I’d like potatoes and carrots, please.
3) A We want to have a party. Would you like a. the same as b. for example
to join us? c. how is it d. in that way
B Yes, thanks. I’d love to.
3. Write a question with like for each situation:
1) Invite a friend to the cinema on Friday.
2) You’re in a shop. Ask for some apples.
3) You’re a waiter in a café, and a customer orders a
coffee.
4)You have a guest and you want to know what to
cook for dinner.
5) You meet a person living in New York. Ask him/her
about the city.

WORDPOWER: GET
1. Match the questions with the answers. 3. Read the story and match get with the meanings
1) Is Bella still single?
2) How can I get to the city centre?
3) Have a good journey!
4) Do you want milk in your tea?
5) How’s Susie?
a) Thanks. I’ll phone you when I get home.
b) Yes, please. Could you get some from the
fridge?
c) She’s fine. I got a message from her last night.
d) No. She got married last year. 4. 4. Write sentences about yourself with the following phrases:
e) You can get the bus.
get a phone call get a taxi get an email get old
2. Match the word get with the meanings below: get better get to the airport get a glass of water
1) become 2) travel on 3) take or bring get the train get to school get a cold
4) receive 5) arrive

WORDPOWER: GO
1. Read the conversation and match the marked phrases 2. Match and make sentences:
with the correct meaning. 1) go to a) train
2) go by b) to the cinema
A I need to go home now. It’s hot and I’m tired. 3) go for c) a party
B I can drive you home. 4) go out d) a walk
A No, no, I can go by bus.
B Are you sure? 3. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
A Yes, I need to go shopping on the way home. The 1) They want to go to home now.
supermarket is next to the bus stop. 2) I need to go for shopping in town today.
B Do you want to go for a swim later on? 3) I’d like to go the cinema this evening.
A Yes, that’d be nice. And after that why don’t we go 4) Would you like to go a coffee?
out for a pizza? 5) He usually goes to work with the bus.
B Sounds like a good idea!
4. Write about yourself using phrases with go.
a. travel by b. have 1) every day/usually/go home
c. leave and return to where I live 2) each week/go shopping
d. buy some things 3) often/go/city centre/by
e. leave home and do something fun 4) this evening/would like/go out to
5) sometimes/go for a walk/in

WORDPOWER: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE


1.Match cafés 1-6 with a-f on the map:
1) Alpha Café: a busy student café on Newton
Street, next to the Rex Cinema.
2) Café Uno: on the corner of Newton Street and
Green Street.
3) Café Express: a small café just in front of the
station.
4) La Roma: a small café on Green Street,
between the market and the library.
5) Shane’s: at the end of Newton Street,
opposite the station.
6) Café Casablanca: in a small street behind the
Rex Cinema.
2. Add the necessary words to make the sentences correct:

a. The cinema is on King Street, next the supermarket.


b. There’s a cash machine the end of Green Street.
c. I’ll meet you in front the bank on Newton Street.
d. There’s a new bookshop the corner of New Street.

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