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UNIT 1 UNIT 1 EXERCISES

1.1 am/are/is Ex. 12 1 Complete the sentences with am, is or are.
1 are
How __________ you?
m
I Ben. 2 This __________ Maria.
am
3 Hello, I __________ Rachel.
re 4 I __________ OK, thanks.
You Mika.
are 5 It __________ a photograph.
s
My name James Bond. 2 Write sentences. Use contractions.
is
1 I am John.
This is Judy Koblenz. I'm John.
_____________
2 My name is Jean.
1.2 Questions with question words Ex. 3 _____________
Whats your name? 3 What is your name?
(whats = what is) _____________
How are you? 4 What is this?
_____________
1.3 Possessive adjectives Ex. 4 5 I am fine, thanks.
My names John. ___________
Whats your name?
3 Complete the question.
What
1 __________s your name?
1.4 Plural nouns Ex. 5
2 __________s this in English?
1 Most nouns add -s. 3 __________ are you? Im OK, thanks.
book books
computer computers 4 Complete the sentences with I, my, you, or your.
camera cameras I
1 __________m OK, thanks.
2 Some nouns add -es. 2 How are __________?
sandwich sandwiches 3 Whats __________ name?
bus buses 4 Hello, __________ names Paul.
5 __________m Ben and this is Lucas.

5 Write the nouns in the plural.

1 tmeuocpr
computers
_____________
2 rac
_____________
3 wihadsnc
_____________
4 sohue
_____________
5 gab
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UNIT 2 UNIT 2 EXERCISES

2.1 am/are/is Ex. 12 1 Complete the sentences.
1 __________s
He from Brazil.
Im (am)
Youre (are) from England. 2 __________ is from Tokyo.
a student.
Hes (is) 3 Wheres __________ from?
Shes (is)
4 __________s from France.
Its (is) a computer.
5 __________ is a doctor.
in New York.
Theyre (are)
married. 2 Complete the sentences with I or you.
1 __________m from France.
2.2 Possessive adjectives Ex. 3 2 Where are __________ from?
His names Pablo. 3 Hello, __________m Karl.
Whats her name?
4 How are __________?
My names Mika.
Whats your name? 5 __________m a teacher.

his = possessive adjective 3 Complete the sentences. Use his, her, he or she.
his name, his car, his camera 1 __________s
She a computer programmer.
Hes Bruno. Hes from Brazil. Hes fine. 2 Whats __________ name?
(hes = he is)
3 Whats __________ name?
4 __________ is a doctor.
2.3 Questions with question words Ex. 4
5 __________ hospital is in the centre.
are you
Where is she from? 6 __________s from Italy.
is he 7 Wheres __________ from?
s your (is your) 8 __________ school is in Rome.
What name?
s her (is her)
9 __________ is a teacher.

2.4 am/are/is Ex. 5 10 Wheres __________from?

4 Complete the sentences with Where or What.

Im (am)
1 __________s
Where he from?
from England.
Youre (are) a student. 2 __________s your name?
fine. 3 __________s his name?
Hes in Paris.
Shes (is) 4 __________ are Roberto and Claudia from?
in New York.
Its married. 5 __________ is Paris?
Theyre (are) 5 Complete the text with the correct form of to be.

This (1)__________
is Agnes and David. They (2)__________
Short answer married and they (3)__________ from England. Agnes
Are you going by train? Yes, I am./No, Im not. (4)__________ a doctor. Her hospital (5)__________ in the
centre of London. David (6)__________ a teacher. His school
(7)__________ in the centre of London, too.

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UNIT 3 UNIT 3 EXERCISES

3.1 am/are/is Ex. 12 1 Write the sentences in the negative.
1 Shes a nurse.
Negative She isn't a nurse.
________________________________________
2 Hes from France.
I m not (am not) a teacher.
________________________________________
from Spain.
3 Youre from Italy.
He married.
isnt (is not) ________________________________________
She very well.
4 Im nineteen.
________________________________________
Yes/No questions and short answers 5 Shes a taxi driver.
Yes, I am. ________________________________________
Are you married? 6 Hes a student.
No, Im not.
________________________________________
Yes, she is. 7 My telephone number is 775432.
Is she a teacher? ________________________________________
No, she isnt.
8 Shes twenty-three.
Yes, he is. ________________________________________
Is he English?
No, he isnt.
2 Write short answers.
Yes, it is. 1 Are you thirty?
Is her name Alice?
No, it isnt. ________________________________________
Yes, I am./No, Im not.
2 Is your mother from London?
________________________________________
3.2Verb to be Ex. 34 3 Is your name Emilio?
________________________________________
Positive Negative 4 Are you married?
________________________________________
I m (am) I m not 5 Are you a student?
He He ________________________________________
She s (is) She isnt 6 Is your telephone number 765334?
It from the US. It English. ________________________________________
7 Is your father a police officer?
You You ________________________________________
We re (are) We arent 8 Is Madonna married?
They They ________________________________________

3 Match the lines.

Questions with question words Answers 1 Are you a Sydney.
is your name? John Mason. 2 Where b old is she?
What is her address? 16, Albert Road, Bristol. 3 Im a c from Italy.
is his phone number? 01693 456729.
4 Theyre in d we arent.
are you from? 5 What is e are you from?
Where is he from? From Spain. 6 How f your address?
are they from?
7 No, g student.
are you? Im 16. 8 We are h married?
How old
are they? Theyre 8 and 10.
4 Circle the correct form.
Yes/No questions Short answers 1We re / s from Texas.
2Where are / is you from?
he Yes, he is.
Is she American? No, she isnt. 3Is / Are he Italian? Yes, he is / are.
it Yes, it is. 4I am / are from France.
5You are / is a businessman.
you Yes, I am.
Are we married? No, we arent. 6She isnt / arent married.
they No, they arent. 7Is / Are they doctors?
8How old is / are he?
9Are / Is Graham and Deborah from London?
No, they isnt / arent.
10 Is / Are you 25? Yes, Im / am.

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UNIT 4 UNIT 4 EXERCISES

4.1 Possessive adjectives Ex. 1 1 Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective.
my
1 This is Lucy. She is __________ sister.
my
2 My brother and I are students. But __________ sister is a
your
family. teacher.
his
This is school. 3 Frank is a bank manager. __________ bank is in the city.
her
office.
our 4 My office is in London but __________ house is in Reading.
their 5 My brother and his wife live in Paris. __________ telephone
number is 01 3406744.
6 This photo is of Paola and __________ family.
4.2Possessive s Ex. 2 7 This is my husband. __________ name is Tom.
s shows possession. 8 Jack has a beautiful girlfriend. __________name is Ingrid.
This is John. This is his son. This is Johns son.
This is Marie. This is her car. This is Maries car. 2 Rewrite the sentences. Use the possessive s and the name(s).
his house Toms house 1 Her mother is Italian. (Pamela)
her name your wifes name ____________________________________________
Pamelas mother is Italian.
s is also the short form of is. 2 Their office is in the centre of town. (Tom and Vicky)
hes = he is ________________________________________
shes = she is 3 His sons married. (George)
its = it is ________________________________________
Whos = Who is
4 This is his school. (David)
________________________________________
4.3 Plural nouns Ex. 3
5 Their house is in Manchester. (Carol and Edward)
1 Most nouns add -s in the plural. ________________________________________
doctor doctors
book books 6 His parents have three dogs. (Floyd)
student students ________________________________________

2 Nouns that end in -s, -ss, -sh, or -ch add -es. 3 Write the plural nouns.
bus buses students
1student___________ 6 bus___________
class classes
2child___________ 7 number___________
sandwich sandwiches
3son___________ 8 woman___________
3 Some nouns that end in -y change to -ies. 4name___________ 9 address___________
city cities 5businessman___________ 10 family___________
country countries
dictionary dictionaries 4 Use the information in the chart to complete the sentences.
4 Some nouns are irregular. a computer a dog an Italian a German a dictionary
man men car camera
woman women Mike yes yes yes
child children Betty yes yes yes yes
has
1 Betty __________ a dog.
4.4 have/has Ex. 4 2 Mike and Betty __________ a dictionary.
Have is an irregular verb. 3 Mike __________ an Italian car.
I 4 Mike and Betty __________ a computer.
You 5 Betty __________a German camera.
have
We
They a good job. 5 Write sentences with has / have.
a computer. The office has new computers.
1 the office / new computers ____________________________
He
She has 2 you / a small flat _________________________________
It 3 I / a big dog _________________________________
4 they / three sons _________________________________
5 we / a small house _________________________________
6 I / a big office _________________________________

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UNIT 5 UNIT 5 EXERCISES

5.1 Present Simple: I/you/we/they Ex. 12 1 Complete the sentences with the verb in the Present Simple.
like
1 I ______________ (like) swimming.
Positive
2 We ______________ (not eat) sandwiches.
dont eat
like coffee. 3 We ______________ (have) a Japanese car.
I play tennis.
4 I ______________ (not work) in an office.
You live in London.
We speak two 5 Robert and I ______________ (live) in a big house.
They languages. 6 You ______________ (not work) in a Chinese restaurant.
have a good job. 7 They ______________ (have) a computer.
8 We ______________ (not like) football.
Negative 9 You ______________ (not play) sports.
I 10 We ______________ (not live) in London.
like tennis.
You 2 Write the words in order to make questions. Reply with a
dont speak French.
We short answer.
work in a restaurant.
They
1 like / you / beer / do (Yes)
_________________________?
Do you like beer Yes, I do.
______________.
Questions with question words
2 in / work / they / do / a / hospital (No)
Where you live? _________________________? ______________.
What sports do we like? 3 a / in / live / you / flat / do (No)
_________________________? ______________.
How many languages they speak? 4 Spanish food / like / they / do (Yes)
_________________________? ______________.
Yes/No questions and short answers 5 speak / you / Japanese / do (Yes)
Yes, I do. _________________________? ______________.
Do you like football?
No, I dont.
3 Write a or an.
Yes, they do. a
1 ______ car 6 ______ pizza
Do they speak English?
No, they dont.
2 ______ ice-cream 7 ______ bank
Do you like tea? Yes, I do.NOTYes, I like. 3 ______ job 8 ______ Japanese computer
4 ______ office 9 ______English dictionary
5.2 a/an Ex. 3 5 ______ orange 10 ______ German car
We use an before words that begin with a, e, i, o, and u. 4 Write the words in order to make sentences.
an actor
an English dictionary 1 eat / we / Mexican / food
an ice-cream ________________________________________
We eat Mexican food.
an orange 2 restaurant / an / work / they / in / Italian
an umbrella
but ________________________________________
a car 3 dont / we / French / have / cars / a
a hamburger ________________________________________
a television 4 drink / they / coffee / Brazilian
________________________________________
5.3 Adjective + noun Ex. 4 5 love / German / I / beer
Adjectives always come before the noun. ________________________________________
an American car a car American 6 is / beautiful / she / girl / a
a Japanese camera NOT a camera Japanese
a beautiful girl a girl beautiful ________________________________________

Spanish oranges NOT

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UNIT 6 UNIT 6 EXERCISES

6.1 Present Simple: he/she/it Ex. 1 1 Complete the text about Melanie. Use the verbs in the box in
the Present Simple.
Positive
get upleave (x2)cookwatch
He go (x2)have (x3)getlisten
gets up
She at 8.00.
Melanie (1) __________
gets up at seven oclock and she (2) __________
It leaves
a shower. She (3) __________ breakfast at seven forty-five. At
eight fifteen she (4)__________ home and she (5) __________
6.2 Spelling Present Simple: he/she/it to work by bus. She (6)__________ lunch in the office restaurant
at one oclock. She (7)__________ work at five thirty. She
1 Most verbs add -s.
(8) __________ home at six thirty. Then she (9) __________
listens
he/she/it leaves dinner. In the evening she (10)__________ TV or she
walks (11) __________ to music. She (12)__________ to bed at
eleven oclock.
2 Verbs ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch add -es.
watches 2 Write the words in order to make sentences.
he/she/it
washes
1 usually / bus / work/ to / goes / by / Michele
go, have, and do are irregular. ________________________________________
Michele usually goes to work by bus.
does 2 we / for / toast / have / sometimes / breakfast
he/she/it goes ________________________________________
has
3 home / drink / never / they / at / wine
________________________________________
6.3 Adverbs of frequency Ex. 2
4 one oclock / lunch / eats / always / Gianni / at
0% 40% 90% 100% ________________________________________
never sometimes usually always 5 get / at / usually / I / up /seven thirty
Adverbs of frequency (never, sometimes, usually, always) can come ________________________________________
before the verb.
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Present
We never watch TV. Simple.
She sometimes goes out on a Saturday night.
He usually works late. doesnt cook
1 Anna ________________ (not cook) dinner on Sundays.
I always have tea for breakfast. 2 Boris ________________ (not like) swimming.
3 __________ Harry __________ (have) coffee for breakfast?
6.4 Present Simple: he/she/it Ex. 34 4 What time __________ Imogen __________ (go) to bed?
5 Where __________ Sara __________ (live) ?
Negative
6 Chris ________________ (not live) in the country.
She go out in the evening. 7 Jane ________________ (not work) at home.
doesnt
He eat in a restaurant.
8 __________ Hans __________ (speak) English?
9 Joe ________________ (not watch) television in the evening.
Questions with question words 10 When __________ Elisa __________ (play) tennis?
What he have for lunch? 4 Write the questions and short answers.
Where she work? 1 you / like / hamburgers (Yes)
does _________________________?
Do you like hamburgers Yes, I do.
______________.
What time he go to bed?
2 Robert / have / a dog (Yes)
When he leave work? _________________________? ______________.
3 Lily / get up / early (No)
Yes/No questions and short answers _________________________? ______________.
Yes, he does. 4 your husband / cook / in the evening (Yes)
Does he like football? _________________________? ______________.
No, he doesnt.
5 Susan / like / wine (No)
Yes, she does.
Does she speak English? _________________________? ______________.
No, she doesnt.

Does he like tea? Yes, he does. NOT Yes, he likes.

Do you like coffee? No, I dont. NOT No, I dont like.

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UNIT 7 UNIT 7 EXERCISES

7.1 Question words Ex. 1 1 Complete the questions.
Look at the question words and the answers. How
1 __________ old are you?
What? A hamburger. How? By taxi. 2 __________ do you live?
When? In the evening. How old? 16. 3 __________ many languages do you speak?
What time? At 8.00. How many? Two.
Who? Peter. How much? $2. 4 __________ time do you get up?
Where? In Paris. Why? Because 5 __________ do you get to work / school?
6 __________ do you eat for lunch?
7 __________ do you study English?
7.2Pronouns Ex. 2 8 __________ is the President of America?
Look at the subject and object pronouns, and the possessive 9 __________ do you go on holiday?
adjectives. 10 __________ much is a coffee in your country?
11 __________ is your favourite film star?
Subject pronouns I you he she it we they
12 __________ do you do in the evening?
Object pronouns me you him her it us them
2 Write answers to the questions in exercise 1 about you.
Possessive adjectives my your his her its our their
3 Complete the sentences with object pronouns.
it
1 I dont have breakfast at home. I have __________ on the
7.3 this/that Ex. 3 train.
We use this to refer to things near to us. 2 This is my new teacher, Samantha. I like __________.
3 Give __________ a drink, please! Im very hot.
4 I like rock music. I usually listen to __________ in the car.
5 Tim likes __________. He has your photo on his desk!
6 Our Italian friend comes to London every year. He always
visits __________ after his business meeting.
7 Do you like Anthony? Yes I like __________ very much.
8 My daughter is in Spain. This postcard is from __________.
9 Our teacher gives __________ homework at the weekend.
This is my son.
10 Why dont you watch horror films? Because I dont like
__________.

4 Write sentences with this or that.

I like this sandwich. 1 _______________________ 5 _______________________

We use that to refer to things that are not near to us.

2 _______________________ 6 _______________________

Thats my house.

3 _______________________ 7 _______________________

4 _______________________ 8 _______________________
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UNIT 8 UNIT 8 EXERCISES

8.1 There is/There are Ex. 12 1 Complete the conversation with there is/are, there isn't/
aren't, Is/Are there ...?
Positive
Theres a sofa in the living room. A I come from Lyndhurst, a pretty village in the south of England,
(Theres = There is) There are lots of cafes and souvenir shops,
near the sea. (1) __________
There are two CD players in my house. and (2)__________ a really good tourist information centre.
Negative B Is it a small village?
There isnt a TV. A Yes, but it is busy. (3)__________ always lots of people, and
There arent any photos.
lots of tourists. And (4)__________ a small local museum, a
Question cinema,and a good sports centre. And (5)__________ some
Is there a TV in the kitchen? very good restaurants.
Are there any magazines on the table?
How many CDs are there? B (6)__________ a railway station?
A No, (7)__________. But there are buses. Come and visit me
8.2 some and any Ex. 3 soon.
We use some in positive sentences.
There are some books. 2 Put the words in order to make questions.
We use any in questions and negatives. 1 are / how / there / chairs / many / ?
Does he have any photographs?
________________________________________
How many chairs are there?
There arent any lamps.
2 there / is / bathroom / the / a / in / shower / ?
See 12.2 p12 for information on some and any.
________________________________________
3 the / in / are / bedroom / there / pictures / any / ?
________________________________________
4 kitchen / any / chairs / there / are / in / the / ?
________________________________________
5 table / the / a / lamp / is / there / on / ?
________________________________________

3 Write questions and answers. Use some or any.

1 TV / kitchen (Yes)
____________________________?
Is there a TV in the kitchen Yes, there is.
_________________.
2 pictures / bedroom (Yes)
____________________________?
Are there any pictures in the bedroom Yes, there are.
_________________.
3 DVD player / dining room (No)
____________________________? _________________.
4 CDs / living room (Yes)
____________________________? _________________.
5 cats / kitchen (Yes)
____________________________? _________________.
6 mobile phones / house (No)
____________________________? _________________.
7 sofa / dining room (No)
____________________________? _________________.
8 milk / fridge (Yes)
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UNIT 9 UNIT 9 EXERCISES

9.1 was/were Ex. 12 1 Write the replies.
Was and were are the past tense of am/are/is. 1Federico Fellini(1920)
Present ________________________________________
When was Federico Fellini born?
________________________________________
He was born in 1920.
I am
2Muhammad Ali(1942)
He/She ________________________________________
is
It fine. ________________________________________
in class.
You 3 Frank and Wilbur Wright (1867)
We are ________________________________________
They ________________________________________
4Galileo Galilei(1564)
Past ________________________________________
I ________________________________________
He/She was fine. 5 Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant (1904)
It ________________________________________
You ________________________________________
We were at home.
They 2 Write two sentences, one negative, and one positive.
1 Pablo Picasso: (writer artist )
Negative ________________________________________
Pablo Picasso wasnt a writer. He was an artist.
2 Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley: (British American )
I ________________________________________
wasnt
He at home last weekend. 3 J. F. Kennedy: (musician politician )
You at school yesterday.
werent ________________________________________
They 4 Leonardo da Vinci: (French Italian )
________________________________________
Questions 5 J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: (singers writers )
Where were you yesterday? ________________________________________
Was she at school? Yes, she was./No, she wasnt.
3 Write the Past Simple of the irregular verbs.
We use was/were with born, not am/is/are.
Where were you born? Where are you born? take___________________
NOT
He was born in Russia. He is born in Russia. buy___________________
see___________________
9.2 Past Simple irregular verbs Ex. 34 have___________________
say___________________
Many common verbs are irregular. See the list of irregular verbs
onp142. go___________________
Present Past get___________________
am/is/are was/were 4 Complete the text with the Past Simple verbs from exercise 4.
go went
come came
Last weekend Tim (1) ________
went to London to see his friends
have had
make made Yolaida and Luis. They were in London on holiday. He
see saw (2) ________ up early in the morning and (3) ________ to meet
buy bought them at the station.
say said He (4) ________ them to a Modern Art Gallery Tate Modern.
find found They (5) ________ lots of interesting sculptures and paintings.
do did
Then they (6) ________ lunch in the restaurant at the gallery.
After lunch they (7) ________ shopping in Oxford Street.
Yolaida (8)________ a beautiful bag. It was very cheap 20!
Then they (9) ________ goodbye at their hotel and Tim
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UNIT 10 UNIT 10 EXERCISES

10.1 Past Simple positive Ex. 1 1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs.
1 Regular verbs add -ed or -d in the Past Simple. likebuystayworkwatchhavelivelistenplaycook
Present Past
play played played tennis yesterday.
1 I __________
watch watched 2 I __________ at my computer on Sunday morning.
listen listened
3 We __________ to the new Beyonc CD last night.
turn turned
change changed 4 I __________ dinner last night. It was spaghetti.
5 They __________ at home all day yesterday.
Remember: Many common verbs are irregular.
go went 6 Ursula __________ television last night.
see saw 7 Ben __________ a good time at the party.
have had 8 I __________ in a flat in 2001.
See the list of irregular verbs on p142.
2 Write sentences about what James did or didnt do yesterday.
2 The form is the same for all persons. James didnt go shopping.
1 go shopping _______________________________
2 play football _______________________________
I
You listened to music. 3 listen to the radio _______________________________
He/She/It went to work. 4 see his friends _______________________________
We had lunch. 5 buy a magazine _______________________________
They
3 Write the words in order to make Past Simple questions.
1 did / on / Saturday / you / what / do / ?
10.2 Past Simple questions and negatives Ex. 25 ________________________________________
What did you do on Saturday?
Present do/does Past did 2 did / why / Colin / early / get up / ?
What time does he usually get up? ________________________________________
What time did he get up yesterday? 3 you / did / meet /who / yesterday / ?
________________________________________
Questions with question words
4 go / on / where / did / you / holiday / year / last / ?
I ________________________________________
you
Where did he/she/it go? 5 home / from / when / get / Pablo / did / work / ?
we ________________________________________
they
4 Use the information in the chart to write questions and
answers in the Past Simple.
Negative
play tennis work watch TV
I Anna Yes No No
You
go shopping. Ben Yes Yes No
He/She/It didnt
see the film.
We 1 Anna / play tennis (Yes)
They
____________________________?
Did Anna play tennis Yes, she did.
_________________.
2 Ben / work (Yes)
Yes/No questions and short answers ____________________________? _________________.
Did they play football? Yes, they did. 3 Anna / watch TV (No)
____________________________? _________________.
Did you have a good time? No, I didnt.
4 Anna and Ben / watch TV (No)
____________________________? _________________.
5 Ben and Anna / play tennis (Yes)
____________________________? _________________.

5 Complete the text with the verbs in the Past Simple.

Last summer my friend, Amy, and I (1) ________
went (go) on holiday
toNormandy. We (2) ________ (stay)in a beautiful hotel. Every
morning we (3) ________ (get up) late. The weather (4) ________
(not be) very good but we (5)________ (play) golf or (6) ________
(go) swimming in the sea. We usually (7) ________ (have)
lunch in the hotel, but in the evening we (8) ________ (eat) in
restaurants. It (9) ________ (be) a wonderful holiday!

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UNIT 11 UNIT 11 EXERCISES

11.1 can Ex. 12 1 Use the information in the chart to write true sentences.

Positive Mike Clare Joe and Ella

I drive
swim.
You draw
drive.
He/She/It can
cook. play tennis
We
run fast.
They
Mike can drive.
1 Mike / drive ______________________________
2 Clare / drive ______________________________
Negative
3 Joe and Ella / play tennis ______________________________
I
You draw. 4 Joe and Ella / draw ______________________________
He/She/It cant speak German. 5 Clare / draw ______________________________
We play golf. 6 Mike / play tennis ______________________________
They
2 Complete the sentences with can / cant and the verbs in
Questions with question words brackets.
What you do? cant play
1 John ______________ (not play) tennis.
2 Brad ______________ (cook) cakes.
When can I go home? 3 Mel ______________ (draw) well.
How many languages he speak? 4 Gary ______________ (not use) a computer.

3 Write questions and answers.

Yes/No questions and short answers
1 Paul / use a computer (Yes)
Can you swim? Yes, I can.
____________________________?
Can Paul use a computer Yes, he can.
_________________.
Can he play tennis? No, he cant. 2 James / play the guitar (No)
____________________________? _________________.
3 Karen / speak Italian (Yes)
11.2 Modal verbs Ex. 34
____________________________? _________________.
Can is a modal verb. We dont use do/does/dont/doesnt with can. 4 Charles / swim (No)
I cant swim. NOT I dont can swim.
____________________________? _________________.
Can you cook? NOT Do you can cook?
She cant speak Spanish. NOT She doesnt can 4 Write the words in order to make questions.
They cant dance. NOT They dont can
1 come / they / can / to / the / party / ?
11.3Adverbs Ex. 56 ________________________________________
Can they come to the party?
2 please / tell / time/ you / me / the / can / ?
1 Adverbs give more information about verbs.
________________________________________
go fastdraw wellsing beautifully
3 you / help / can / I / ?
2 Notice the word order. ________________________________________
You speak English well. NOT You speak well English. 4 slowly / more / speak / please / you / can / ?
He drives his car fast. NOT He drives fast his car.
________________________________________
3 Regular adverbs end in -ly. 5 a / please / I / have / can / drink / ?
Adjective Adverb ________________________________________
fluent fluently
beautiful beautifully 5 Write the adverbs.
slow slowly
careful carefully quietly
1quiet ____________ 5happy ____________
usual usually 2early ____________ 6good ____________
4 Some adverbs are irregular. 3angry ____________ 7bad ____________
Adjective Adverb 4fast ____________
good well
fast fast 6 Use the adverbs from exercise 5 to complete the sentences.
late late quietly
1 Please close the door _____________.
early early 2 We speak English very _____________.
hard hard
3 I am leaving work _____________ today.
4 The children play together _____________.
5 The man shouted _____________.
6 Josh can run very _____________.

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UNIT 12 UNIT 12 EXERCISES

12.1 would like Ex. 12 1 Complete the lines with Id like or Id like to.
1 We use would like to ask for things. 1 ______________
Id like a stamp, please.
Positive 2 ______________ change some money, please.
3 ______________ a sandwich, please.
I
You 4 ______________ send an email, please.
He/She d like a cup of tea. 5 ______________ a drink, please.
We
They 2 Write the offers. Use would like or would like to.
1 a hamburger?
2 We use Would like? to offer things. ________________________________________
Would you like a hamburger?
Question 2 play tennis?
you ________________________________________
Would you like to play tennis?
Would he/she like some cake? 3 a glass of wine?
they ________________________________________
4 watch television?
3 Look at the answers.
________________________________________
Would you like a cup of tea? Yes, please.
No, thank you. 5 go shopping?
We use would like, not want, to be polite. ________________________________________
Id like a coffee, please. NOT I want a coffee. 6 an ice-cream?
________________________________________
4 We can use would like with another verb.
Would you like to go out tonight? 3 Complete the lines with some or any.
What would you like to do? 1 Would you like ________
some coffee?
2 Are there ________ people in the restaurant?
12.2 some and any Ex. 34 3 We dont have ________ homework this evening.
1 We use some in positive sentences. 4 There isnt ________ milk in the fridge.
5 Id like ________ bread with my dinner, please.
Id like ham.
Theres some cheese. 6 There are ________ oranges in the kitchen. Please take one.
We have books. 4 Circle the correct option.
2 We use any in questions. 1 I like / d like bananas.
2 Would you like / Do you like a sandwich?
Is there ham? 3I like / d like to change some money, please.
Do you have any money?
Are there people? 4 Would you like / Do you like to go to a party next week?
5She likes / would like skiing in the winter.
3 We use any in negatives. 6They would like / like three stamps for Spain.
7What would you like / do you like to do today?
There isnt bread.
We dont have any friends. 8James likes / would like travelling.
There arent books. 5 Complete the sentences with verb + -ing.
4 We use some when we offer things or ask for things. reading
1 I like __________. (read)
2 Jane likes __________. (swim)
Would you like wine? 3 They like __________. (ski)
some
Can I have cheese?
4 We dont like __________ to the cinema. (go)
5 Martin doesnt like __________. (run)
12.3 like and would like Ex. 5 6 Laura doesnt like __________ football. (play)
1 We use like and like doing to talk about things we always like. 7 He doesnt like __________. (dance)
I like coffee. (= I always enjoy coffee.) 8 Guy and Oliver like __________ on the beach. (sit)
She likes swimming in summer.
What do you like doing at the weekend?

2 We use would like to talk about things we want now or soon.

Id like a cup of tea. (= I want a cup of tea now or soon.)
Shes hot. Shed like to go swimming.
What would you like to do tonight?

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UNIT 13 UNIT 13 EXERCISES

13.1 Present Continuous Ex. 1 1 Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the
verbs.
Positive
1She s reading
____________ (read) a book.
I am 2 We ____________ (study) English.
He 3 Molly ____________ (not work) in the office.
She is 4 They ____________ (watch) television.
It working.
5 You ____________ (have) lunch with Bianca.
You 6 I ____________ (wear) trousers.
We are
They 2 Write questions and short answers.
1 John / eat / a pizza (No)
Negative ____________________________?
Is John eating a pizza No, he isnt.
_________________.
2 Adam / write / an email (Yes)
I m not
____________________________? _________________.
He 3 Sally and Louise / buy / clothes (No)
She isnt
It working. ____________________________? _________________.
4 they / stay / in a hotel (Yes)
You
____________________________? _________________.
We arent
They 5 it / rain (No)
____________________________? _________________.
Questions with question words 3 Complete the lines with am, m, is, s, are, re, do, or does.
am I are you doing? I ________
1 What ________ m cooking.
2 Where ________ you staying? We ________ staying in a hotel.
are you
are we 3 What ________ you usually do at weekends? I study.
What wearing? 4 ________ they playing football? No, they ________ playing
are they
basketball.
is he 5 Look! Len ________ wearing red trousers!
is she
6 ________ she like Chinese food? Yes, she ________.

Yes/No questions and short answers 4 Complete the questions and answers with the Present
Simple or Present Continuous of the verbs.
Yes, I am.
Are you wearing jeans? like
1Do you ________ (like) swimming?
No, Im not.
________,
Yes do
I ________.
Yes, she is. 2What ________ you ________ (do) on Saturday mornings?
Is she reading a newspaper?
No, she isnt.
I usually ________ shopping. (go)
3What ________ they ________ (do) now?
13.2 Present Simple and Present Continuous Ex. 25 They ________ (watch) television.
4 ________ she ________ (work) this morning?
1 We use the Present Simple to talk about actions that are true for all
time or a long time. No, she ________ (play) tennis with Cathy.
Hans comes from Germany. 5 In the summer we often ________ (have) a barbecue.
I love you. 6 Why ________ you ________ (wear) a jeans?
My father works in a bank. Because I ________ not ________ to work today. (go)
I get up at 7.30 every day.
She doesnt understand French. 5 Complete the email. Use the Present Simple or Present
2 We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions that last a Continuous of the verbs.
short time. The actions are happening now. Hi Elaine
I usually wear jeans, but today Im wearing a suit. We (1) re having (have) a great time in Split. We (2) _______ (sit) in a caf near
_______
Hes speaking French to that man. He speaks French very well. the beach. Graham and Barbara (3) _______ (read) the newspaper and I
Its raining.
Theyre swimming.
(4) _______ (write) this postcard. The sun (5) _______ (shine) and its really hot.
The children (6) _______ (eat) ice-cream.
We (7) _______ (come) to Split every August. We usually (8) _______ (stay) in
the same hotel. But this year we (9) _______ (stay) in a small apartment. Its
great. In the morning we (10) _______ (get up) late and then we (11) _______ (go)
to the beach. In the afternoon we (12) _______ (play) tennis or golf.
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UNIT 14 UNIT 14 EXERCISES

14.1 Future plans Ex. 13 1 Look at Lizs diary. Use the information to complete the
lines.
Positive
Im June
Youre Monday 9.00 meet Jeff
going to Europe. 12.30 have lunch with Debbie
Hes
leaving next week. 7.30 go cinema with Jerry
Shes
flying on Sunday.
Were Tuesday 1.00 go swimming
Theyre 3.00 get train to London
6.00 have a drink with Valerie
Im
is meeting (meet) Jeff.
1 At 9.00 on Monday Liz ____________
Youre
see Buckingham Palace. 2 At 12.30 on Monday Liz ____________ (go) swimming.
Hes
going to have a tour of the city.
Shes 3 At 12.30 on Monday Liz is ____________ (have) lunch with
stay in the Ritz hotel.
Were Debbie.
Theyre 4 At 7.30 on Monday Jerry ____________ (go) to the cinema
with Liz.
Questions 5 At 3.00 on Tuesday Liz ____________ (get) a train to London.
Where going on holiday? 6 ____________ Valerie is going ____________ (have) a drink
When leaving? with Liz at 6.00 on Tuesday?
are you
Where staying? Yes, ____________.
Who going with?
2 Are the sentences about now (N) or the future (F)?
Where stay? 1 Im going to the doctors tomorrow morning. ____ F
are you going to
What do? 2 Look! The cat is sitting under the car. ____
3 Next Saturday they are playing football. ____
4 Today the suns shining. ____
5 Marks having dinner at the moment. ____
6 Were staying in a fantastic hotel next weekend. ____

3 Write sentences.
1 Today I got up early but tomorrow (late)
__________________________________________________
Today I got up early but tomorrow Im getting up late.
2 Yesterday I left home at six thirty but today (six oclock).
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3 On Saturday we met our friend at the caf but next week (pub).
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4 Last weekend you had lunch in a restaurant but next weekend
(at home).
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5 On Friday he went to Birmingham but this afternoon
(Bristol).
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