English File 1
VOCABULARY
PARTS OF THE HOUSE
a) Look at the pictures and write the words.
1. ............................. 2............................... 3............................... 4.. ................................
5. ............................. 6. ............................ 7. ............................ 8. .................................
9. ............................. 10. ......................... 11. .......................... 12. ...............................
13. ........................... 14. ........................ 15. .......................... 16. ...............................
B) Write sentences about this room in a big hotel. Use prepositions
1. light ................................. There’s a light above the
bed .......................................................................
2. bedside
table .............................................................................................................................................
3.
telephone ....................................................................................................................................................
4.
mirror ...........................................................................................................................................................
5.
bag ................................................................................................................................................................
6.
letter .............................................................................................................................................................
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THE TIME
c) What time is it?
CLOTHES
D) Write the words. Find the name of something you wear on your feet.
BODY PARTS
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1. Write the words.
1............................. 6. ........................ 11. ....................... 16. ....................... 21. .......................
2. ........................ . 12. ....................... 17. ...................... 22. .......................
. 7. ........................ 13. ....................... 18. ...................... 23. .......................
3. ........................ 8. ........................ 14. ....................... 19. ...................... 24. .......................
. 9. ....................... 15. ....................... 20. ....................... 25. ........................
4. ........................ 10. .......................
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5. ........................
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GRAMMAR
a) Present Continuous. Ask and answer as in the example.
Play tennis?
A: Are they playing tennis now?
B: No, the aren’t. They’re playing
soccer.
Sing?
A: ____________________________________________________________
B: ____________________________________________________________
swim?
A: ____________________________________________________________
B: ____________________________________________________________
write?
A:
____________________________________________________________
B:
____________________________________________________________
sleep?
A:
____________________________________________________________
B:
____________________________________________________________
b) Present Simple. Complete the sentences with the
correct verb. (Affirmative)
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wash cost speak open drink have
1. She’s very smart. She __________________ four languages.
2. We usually __________________ dinner at 9 o’clock.
3. In this town the banks ___________________ at 7:30 a.m.
4. Food is expensive. It ____________________ a lot of money.
5. Peter _________________ his hair every day.
6. Steve ___________________ four cups of coffee a day.
c. Complete the sentences. Use don’t/doesn’t + one of the verbs. (Negative)
see go smoke drive
1. “Have a cigarette”. “No, thanks. I ____________________________________”.
2. She has a car, but she ______________________________ very often.
3. He lives next door, but we ____________________ usually _____________________ him.
4. I like movies, but I __________________ to the cinema very often.
d. ) Contrast Present Simple vs Present Continuous.
Write what they usually do and what they are doing at the moment.
1. ................................................................ 2. ...........................................
3. .......................................................... 4. ..............................................
5. .......................................................... 6. ....................................................
e. Put the verbs into the present 5. or present cont.
1. Tom usually _______________(drink) tea but he ______________(drink) coffee today.
2. She _____________________(not like) beer.
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3. Look! He _________________ (drive) very fast.
4. Susan ____________________(be) a ballet dancer.
5. They ____________________ (watch) Iv right now.
6. _____________________(you/want) a pizza?
f. Complete with "am, is, are, do, does".
1. ____________ she like chocolate milk?
2. ____________ he feeling sick?
3. ____________ they going to be at the party?
4. ____________ your father work full time?
5. _____________ I late for the English lesson?
6. ___________ you get up early?
D) Past simple. Find 10 mistakes in the following text, underline and correct them.
Last Sunday we went on a picnic in the country My mother drove the cat; My father slept
all the way there because he were tired. When we arrived, my friend and I run straight to
the river. We swum for a long time while my father cooked lunch. We weren't cooked
because we were having a great time in the water. After lunch my father and J play rugby.
My friend did play because he is exhausted. At seven p.m. we go home. We all had a lovely
time in the country.
Mary and Sam are talking about their last summer holidays. Complete with the verbs in the
past.
Mary: Where ___________________________(you/go) on holiday last summer?
Sam: I ____________________(go) to France to visit a friend there.
Mary: How long (you/stay)?
Sam: I _________________(stay) for one month and T _______________ (have) a wonderful time.
Where __________________(you/spend) your vacations, Mary?
Mary: We________________ (not go) anywhere. My mother ______________________(be) in the
hospital, so we ______________________(stay) at home.
Sam: That's too bad!
Mary: Well, she _____________________(come) home after three weeks, and we
_______________(be) happy to see her.
E) Some/Any. Complete with the correct word.
1. There are _______________ glasses on the table
2. There's______________ water in the bottle.
3. Is there ______________ milk in the fridge?
4. There isn't ____________coke.
5. Are there ______________ students in the classroom?
6. There is _____________ fish in the freezer.
F) On I In I At I By. Complete with the correct preposition.
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1. ______ Saturday. 2. ________ the afternoon. 3. _________ summer. 4. ________ 1993.
5. _______ 3 o'clock. 6. _________ night. 7. __________ taxi. 8. _________ August.
G) GOING TO. Look at Julie's diary and write what her plans are for next week.
MONDAY: meet Jane
TUESDAY: stay at home
WEDNESDAY: clean the house
THURSDAY: visit grandmother
FRIDAY: have dinner with friends
1. Julie is going to __________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
3) READING.
A)Read the following passage. Is the writer a man or a woman?
On weekdays my wife comes home at 6 30 and I come home at 7 We
have a drink and then I make dinner We sit and have dinner in front of the
television On Tuesday evenings we go to the cinema with friends and then we
have a drink in a bar in town. On Wednesday evenings my wife goes to language
classes and then she goes to a friend's house for dinner. I watch the spot on
television when she isn't there.
At the weekend we get up at midday. On Saturday afternoon we go to the
supermarket for things for the week. After that I go running or I read. In the
evening we go to a restaurant with friends or to a nightclub. On Sundays we go
to my wife's parents' house in the country. In the evening I watch television and
my wife works on he computer.
B) Look at the answers. Make the questions.
1. ________________________________________________________________________?
She comes home at 6:30.
2. ________________________________________________________________________?
We go to the cinema with friends.
3. ________________________________________________________________________?
On Wednesday evening.
4. ________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, I do.
Now, answer these questions.
5. Where do they have a drink on Tuesday evening?
________________________________________________________________________
6. What does he do after going to the supermarket?
________________________________________________________________________
7. Do they both watch TV on Sunday evening?
________________________________________________________________________
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