Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................5
Part One: GRAMMAR ..................................................................................7
I. Tenses ..............................................................................................7
I.1. Present Continuous..............................................................7
I.2. Present Simple ..................................................................12
I.3. Present Simple vs. Present Continuous ............................17
I.4. Present Perfect Simple ......................................................20
I.5. Present perfect continuous ................................................24
I.6. Past simple ........................................................................28
I.7. Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Simple ............................33
I.8. Past Continuous ................................................................35
I.9. Past Perfect Simple............................................................39
I.10. Past perfect continuous....................................................42
I.11. Means of expressing future time ......................................45
II. Conditionals....................................................................................54
II.1. Conditionals Type 0 and 1 ............................................55
II.2. Conditionals Type 2........................................................57
II.3. Conditionals Type 3........................................................59
III. Wishes ..........................................................................................61
IV. Passive Voice ................................................................................63
V. Reported Speech............................................................................68
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VI. Modal verbs ..................................................................................76
VI.1. Modals Present and future ..........................................81
VI.2. Modals Past ..................................................................83
VII. Relative Clauses ..........................................................................85
VIII. Articles ........................................................................................90
IX. Countable and uncountable nouns ..............................................95
X. Adjectives and Adverbs................................................................102
XI. Adjectives, nounsand verbs with prepositions ............................111
Part Two: VOCABULARY..........................................................................113
I. The Human Body ..........................................................................113
II. Peoples appearance ....................................................................115
III. Character ....................................................................................116
IV. Feelings ......................................................................................117
V. Family ties ....................................................................................118
VI. Shopping ....................................................................................119
VII. Cinema and theatre ..................................................................120
VIII. Traveling and holidays ..............................................................121
Answer key................................................................................................122
GRAMMAR ......................................................................................122
VOCABULARY ................................................................................134
APPENDIX 1: List of irregular verbs ......................................................136
APPENDIX 2: Adjectives, nouns and verbs with prepositions ............140
Part One:
GRAMMAR
I. TENSES
I.1. Present Continuous
GRAMMAR REFERENCE
FORM
To form the present continuous we need the present of the auxiliary verb to
be and the ending ing.
Affirmative: Subject + to be + Verb+ ing
e.g. I am ironing my husbands trousers. /Im ironing my husbands
trousers.
They are eating spaghetti. /Theyre eating spaghetti.
He is telling the truth. /Hes telling the truth.
Negative: Subject +to be+ not + Verb + ing
e.g. I am not reading the newspaper now./ Im not reading the
newspaper now.
We are not watching TV at the moment. /We arent watching TV
at the moment.
He is not feeding the cat./ He isnt feeding the cat.
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Interrogative: To be + Subject + Verb + ing?
e.g. Are you tidying your house?
Am I dreaming?
Is she watering the plants?
Negative-interrogative: To be + Subject + not + Verb +ing?
e.g. Are you not crying?/ Arent you crying?
Is it not raining? / Isnt it raining?
SPELLING
When verbs end in one stressed vowel between two consonants, we double
the final consonant.
e.g. swim swimming
sit- sitting
z! WATCH OUT!
These verbs do not double the final consonant write
writing, open- opening.
Be careful with the spelling of these verbs: lie lying,
die dying
If verbs end in e they drop the e when they add the ing:
write writing, make making
Time expressions: now, at the moment, at present, this week, this month
Uses:
PRACTICE
I. Put the verbs in brackets into present continuous.
Model: Nicholas (read) the letter from his grandmother at the moment.
Nicholas is reading the letter from his grandmother at the moment.
1. Look! It (snow).
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2. Our neighbours (have) a barbecue party. I can smell the grilled pork.
3. It is midnight and Mark is still awake. He (do) his homework.
4. The baby (cry) in his room, but mother (wash) the dishes and cant hear him.
5. I (go) to the mountains next Saturday.
6. He (live) with his brother this week because his house is being redecorated.
7. We (sit) by the fireplace and grandpa (tell) us a story.
8. Grandma (knit) a pullover for her favourite granddaughter.
9. What a terrible noise! Our dog (bark)
10. Hey! What the cat (do)? It (chase) a mouse.
II. Imagine what these people are doing.
Model: It is 11 pm. The children are in their room.
They are sleeping.
1. Father is in his car.
..
2. Grandma is sitting in her rocking chair.
..
3. Grandpa is in the garage.
..
4. The teacher is in the classroom.
..
5. Alexandra is at her desk.
..
6. The children are in the park.
..
7. Henry is at the bakers.
..
8. It is 7 oclock in the evening. Mother is in the kitchen.
..
9. All my friends are in the train with their knapsacks.
10. The dog is very happy; there is food in its bowl.
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III. Make questions.
Model: The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
Where is the cat sleeping?
1. Grandpa is talking in a low voice because the baby is asleep.
Why.?
2. The teacher is upset because the students are being naughty.
Why ?
3. These scientists are planning an amazing project.
What?
4. Im seeing the dentist later. I have a toothache.
Who.?
5. Brad is reading the text very slowly.
How ....?
6. John is riding the blue bike today.
Who.?
7. The children are singing carols. They are rehearsing for the Christmas festivity.
Why..?
8. Aunt Martha is preparing a birthday cake for her nephew.
What.?
9. Caroline is crying because she hurt her knee.
Why..?
10. The naughty boy is walking imitating the old man.
How..?
IV. George and Michael are twins, but they dont like doing the same
things at the same time. Say what Michael is doing.
Model: George is riding his bike. (Michael/ do his homework)
Michael is not/isnt riding his bike; he is doing his homework.
1. George is watering mothers plants. (Michael/ listen to music)
2. George is playing computer games. (Michael/ solve mathematics problems)
3. George is walking the dog. (Michael/ feed the cat)
4. George is visiting his neighbours. (Michael/ watch TV)
5. George is jogging. (Michael/ eat sweets)
..
6. George is doing his homework. (Michael/ talk on the phone)
7. George is helping his mother in the kitchen. (Michael/help his father in the office)
8. George is taking dancing lessons. (Michael/ take riding lessons)
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V. Add tag questions to the following sentences:
Model: You arent playing cards, ?
You arent playing cards, are you?
He is tidying his room, ?
He is tidying his room, isnt he?
1. He is throwing a party next Saturday, ?
2. They arent planning a trip, ?
3. The teacher is marking our tests, ...?
4. Those kids arent mocking at the old lady, ?
5. You are running in the classroom, ?
6. They are reading the short story, ?
7. Our relatives arent visiting us tonight, ?
8. That dog is chasing a cat, ?
9. You arent imitating me, . ?
10. You are daydreaming, ?
VI. Underline the correct spelling for the words in italics.
Model: Their/ They're having a fight.
1. His/Hes taking a shower.
2. The horse is running/runing in the yard.
3. Im writing / writting a letter to my Australian pen friend.
4. John is making/ makeing the bed.
5. Helen is fliing/flying a kite.
6. The baby is smiling/smileing.
7. The kids are spinning/ spining the bottle.
8. Theyre/ Their continuously talking.
9. The cat is puring/ purring.
10. Your/ Youre annoying me.
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Part Two:
VOCABULARY
I. The Human Body
I. Complete the sentences below with one of the appropriate words and
phrases connected to The Human Body. Use a dictionary.
ankle, arms, back, breast, cheeks, ear, elbow, eyes, eyebrows, eyelashes,
eyelid, feet, finger, fist, forehead,
gums, hair, hand, heel, knees, legs, lips, mouth, nails, neck, nose, nostrils,
shoulders, skin, stomach, teeth,
temple, throat, thumb, toes, tongue, waist, wrist.
1. It is very impolite to point your at people.
2. She loved the soft sensation of the new lipstick on her ..
3. Ever since he carried that heavy backpack he has been complaining
about his ..
4. You should use a shower gel for sensitive ..
5. Bend your .. and pick up that pencil from the floor.
6. You talk too much. You have such a big ..
7. She said goodbye and then she kissed me on both my
8. Grandpa pretends that he has problems with his right , but I know
that he hears everything we say or even whisper.
9. He carried the monkey in his .. as if it were a baby.
10. Hold my . every time you are afraid. It cant be very difficult to cross
this bridge.
11. Doctors say that the children who were -fed are healthier.
12. He put the scarf around his ..
13. She felt on the ice and sprained her .
14. Bracelet are worn around the ..
15. Mother uses eye shadow to colour her
16. She has beautiful curly
17. Why have you eaten so much? You know that youll have problems with
the . again.
18. There were hundreds of people there, so he had to his way
through the crowd.
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19. Keep your .. wide open or youll miss the houses Ive been telling
you about.
20. Of course the other children dont like you. Why do you pull your
.out at them?
21. The head is joined to the by the neck.
22. He was punched; this is why his is bleeding.
23. We use our .to breathe.
24. Her mother felt her ..to check her temperature.
25. He used to bite his ..whenever he was tensed.
26. The dentist advised us to use toothpaste that is good for both our ..
and
27. Athletes need strong to run fast.
28. When cooking we should tie an apron around our ..
29. It is very dangerous to get hit in [Link] it is one of the most
vulnerable part of the head.
30. She has long ., but she still uses mascara.
31. He showed me the .. to threaten me.
32. Grandma used to give me a drink made of milk, yolk and honey when I
had a sore
33. I like the funny way she raises her ..when she hears something
interesting.
34. The little girl said she had twenty fingers, but she also counted her
35. In most countries around the world people show their .. to assure
the others that everything is O.K.
36. The is the back part of the foot below the ankle.
