Amazing English 2 Grammar International

GRAMMAR Angela Carlton Jennifer Heath

Contents Welcome Lesson 1: s ubject and object pronouns, to be, possessives ‘s, possessive adjectives 4 and pronouns 9 Lesson 2: question words, prepositions of place, prepositions of movement 13 Lesson 1: present simple, time expressions, adverbs of frequency 18 Lesson 2: present continuous, time expressions 22 Lesson 3: stative verbs 25 Lesson 4: present simple and present continuous 28 Lesson 5: articles 32 Lesson 1: past simple, time expressions 36 Lesson 2: past continuous, time expressions 40 Lesson 3: past simple and past continuous 43 Lesson 4: used to 46 Lesson 5: relative clauses 49 REVIEW 1: Units 1 & 2 53 Lesson 1: present perfect simple (affirmative), for / since / just / already / never 57 Lesson 2: present perfect simple (negative and question), ever / yet / how long ...? 61 Lesson 3: have been / have gone 64 Lesson 4: past simple and present perfect simple 67 Lesson 5: talking about quantities 71 Lesson 1: some / any / every / no, -one / -thing / -where 75 Lesson 2: both ... and ... / either ... or ... / neither ... nor ..., one / ones 79 Lesson 3: past perfect simple, time expressions 83 Lesson 4: past perfect simple and past simple 86 Lesson 5: future simple and shall / time expressions, be going to 91 REVIEW 2: Units 3 & 4 95 Lesson 1: first conditional, unless 99 Lesson 2: can / could / be able to 102 Lesson 3: must / have to 105 Lesson 4: may / might / could, should 108 Lesson 5: subject and object questions 111 Lesson 1: comparative and superlative forms, (not) as ... as 116 Lesson 2: passive (present simple) 120 Lesson 3: passive (past simple) 124 Lesson 4: gerunds, full infinitives 127 Lesson 5: question tags 130 REVIEW 3: Units 5 & 6 134 Irregular Verbs

Lesson 1 Present Simple, Time Expressions, Adverbs of Frequency Every day, Feather flies to school and Dash always runs. Hi Dash. Does our Well, you don’t have class have PE today? your PE kit, Dash. Oh no! Yes, it does. Why do you Don’t worry, Dash. It takes you Yes, you’re always ask silly uestions? two minutes to run home, one right. Bye! minute to get your bag and two minutes to run back. Lessons start at nine o’clock. Go Dash! Present Simple • W hen a verb ends in -ch, -ss, -sh, -x and -o, we • We use the present simple to talk about: add -es. - general truths. watch ➝ watches cross ➝ crosses Motorbikes make a lot of noise. finish ➝ finishes mix ➝ mixes go ➝ goes - things we often do. He plays football on Fridays. • W hen a verb ends in a consonant and -y, we delete - permanent situations. the -y add -ies. I live in a small town. hurry ➝ hurries cry ➝ cries worry ➝ worries • In the affirmative of the third person singular (he, • W hen a verb ends in a vowel and -y, we leave the she and it), we usually add -s to the verb. -y and just add -s. Jack works in a café. It rains a lot in this country. buy ➝ buys enjoy ➝ enjoys play ➝ plays UNIT 1 LESSON 1 13

Lesson 1 Present Simple, Time Expressions, Adverbs of Frequency • In the negative, we put don’t (do not) before the verb for I, • We use do/don’t or does/doesn’t you, we and they. We put doesn’t (does not) for the third on its own in short answers person singular. In the negative, we always use the bare without repeating the main verb. infinitive (the verb without to) of the main verb. A: Do you ride a motorbike? I don’t think this town is boring. B: No, I don’t. Sarah doesn’t want to go to the cinema. A: Does the bus stop here? Be amazing! • In questions, we put do before most subjects, but we use does before the third person singular. In questions, we B: Yes, it does. Remember, the bare always use the bare infinitive of the main verb. infinitive is the verb Do you like big cities? without to. Does Harry live in that building? Affirmative Negative Question Short Answers No, I don’t. I walk I don’t (do not) walk Do I walk? Yes, I do. No, you don’t. you walk you don’t (do not) walk Do you walk? Yes, you do. No, he doesn’t. he walks he doesn’t (does not) walk Does he walk? Yes, he does. No, she doesn’t. she walks she doesn’t (does not) walk Does she walk? Yes, she does. No, it doesn’t. it walks it doesn’t (does not) walk Does it walk? Yes, it does. No, we don’t. we walk we don’t (do not) walk Do we walk? Yes, we do. No, you don’t. you walk you don’t (do not) walk Do you walk? Yes, you do. No, they don’t. they walk they don’t (do not) walk Do they walk? Yes, they do. A Complete the paragraph with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple. When school 1 (finish) and the summer holidays start, Annie 2 (go) to her favourite place in London. She 3 (love) the Natural History Museum. It 4 (show) the history of Earth and animals from the past. Annie 5 (walk) to the museum from the train station. She 6 (cross) the street and she 7 (hurry) into the museum. She 8 (look) at the animals and she 9 (watch) videos about them. Annie really 10 (enjoy) it. The museum is amazing! It 11 (have) a very big whale – it’s 25 metres long! Go and see it! B Write the questions and short answers. Then write sentences. Use the present simple. 1 we / need / a map ? 4 you / cry / a lot ? a map. ? ✔ ✘ ? ➜ We ➜ 2 he / work / in a shop 5 Lucy / walk / to school ? ✘ ➜ He ✔ . ➜ 3 the film / finish / at nine 6 Bill and Ben / go / to the park ? ✔ ➜ ✘ ➜ 14

C Circle the correct words. 1 ‘Do / Does your brother and sister study / studies at the library every day?’ ‘Yes, they do / does.’ 2 It don’t / doesn’t rain a lot in Spain, so lots of people go / goes there on holiday. 3 ‘Do / Does your cousin live / lives in London?’ ‘No, she don’t / doesn’t.’ 4 What do / does you do at the weekend and what do / does your sister do? 5 ‘Do / Does you know / knows what time the bus comes?’ ‘Sorry. No, I don’t / doesn’t.’ 6 Paris have / has beautiful museums. Do / Does you want / wants to go there? 7 I don’t like / likes long car journeys, but my brother love / loves them. 8 Do / Does the museum have / has a shop? I want to buy something for my mum. Time Expressions • We often use time expressions with the present simple to show when we do something. every day / night / week / month / spring / year at the weekend / at night in the morning(s) / afternoon(s) / evening(s) on Saturday(s) • Time expressions can go at the beginning or the end of a sentence. Every summer, I stay with my grandparents. I don’t go out with my friends at night. D Complete the sentences with at, in, on and every. 1 Do they go to the library day? 2  the morning, there are a lot of cars on the roads. 3 It’s nice to have a picnic the weekend. 4 My friends don’t go to the cinema week. 5 What do you do Sundays? 6 Pam doesn’t work in the café the afternoon. 7 year, we visit our cousins in Scotland. 8 Does he invite his friends to his house the evening? E Complete the sentences with these time expressions. Use the words in brackets to help you. at night at the weekend every day every summer in the afternoons in the evening in the morning on Saturdays 1 Tony doesn’t ride his bike (4 pm). 2 May goes to the park (Saturday and Sunday). 3 Does it rain there (Monday – Sunday)? 4 I go to school (8 am). 5 Alex and Tom don’t play football 6 Sam, do you go to France (Monday – Friday ✔ Sunday ✔). 7 Daniella watches TV (June – August)? 8 Anna and I go to the cinema (10 pm). (7 pm). UNIT 1 LESSON 1 15

Lesson 1 Present Simple, Time Expressions, Adverbs of Frequency Adverbs of Frequency • W e use adverbs of frequency with the present simple to talk about how often we do something. I usually meet my friends at a café. Sally often goes to the shops with her sister. • A dverbs of frequency go before main verbs, but after the verb to be. It sometimes rains here in the summer. We are always happy at the weekend! 100% always He always listens to music in the evenings. 0% usually We usually play basketball after school. often My friends often come to my house at the weekend. sometimes It is sometimes cold in the spring. never I never ride my bike at night. It’s dangerous! Be amazing! We use the question How often …? to find out how often someone does something. How often do you go to the stadium? We can use adverbs of frequency and time expressions to answer. I never go to the stadium. We go to see our team on Saturdays. F Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs of frequency in the correct place. 1 This road is very busy. Don’t ride your bikes here. (usually) 2 I use this great map app on my phone. (often) 3 My friend Liam walks to school because he’s lazy. (never) 4 Do you go to the beach at the weekend? (sometimes) 5 Greece and Italy are warm and sunny in the summer. (always) G Correct the sentences. 1 I love this café! I come always here at the weekend. 2 George don’t remember my birthday. 3 Nina goes to the library at Saturdays. 4 My neighbours sometimes invite me to their house in the weekend. 5 It usually is hot here in July and August. 6 Does Fred goes to the stadium with you? 7 ‘Where is the museum?’ ‘We doesn’t know.’ 8 Do your friends often have picnics?’ ‘No, they don’t have.’ 16

TALK ABOUT IT! Ask and answer with a partner about how often you go to the places in the pictures and what you do there. How often do you go to the I go to the town centre every Saturday and town centre? I meet my friends there. UNIT 1 LESSON 1 17

Lesson 2 Present Continuous, Time Expressions Rocky is busy in the kitchen at Dash is enjoying his slice of cake. The girls the moment. He’s making a cake. aren’t eating theirs. They’re waiting for Rocky. My friends are coming to my What are you I’m hungry after all that work, house this afternoon. I’m making doing, Rocky? so I’m having the biggest slice! a cake for us, but it’s hard work. Ha ha! Present Continuous • We use the present continuous: - for things that are happening now. I am at the station and I am waiting for the train. - for things that are happening for a short time or are temporary. He usually walks to school, but today he is catching the bus. - to talk about future plans. They are excited because they are going to Tokyo next week. • We make the present continuous with the verb to be (am / is / are) and the main verb + -ing. She is flying to London. • When a verb ends in -e, we delete the -e before adding -ing. use ➝ using come ➝ coming • W hen a verb has one syllable and it ends in one vowel followed by a consonant, we double the final consonant before adding -ing. get ➝ getting stop ➝ stopping • When there are two vowels before the final consonant, we don’t double the consonant. feel ➝ feeling read ➝ reading • W hen a verb has two syllables and it ends in one vowel followed by a consonant and the final syllable is stressed, we double the final consonant before adding -ing. begin ➝ beginning • When the final syllable is not stressed, we don’t double the final consonant before adding -ing. listen ➝ listening 18

• W hen a verb ends in -l, we double the -l before adding -ing. travel ➝ travelling • W hen a verb ends in -ie, we delete the the -ie and add -y before adding -ing. die ➝ dying • In the negative, we put not after am / is / are and before the main verb with -ing. I’m not walking to school today. He isn’t going to the station. We aren’t getting on the bus. • In questions, we put am / is / are before the subject. Am I walking fast? Is he looking for the exit? Are you catching the bus? • In short answers, we only use am / is / are and do not repeat the main verb with -ing. A: Are you getting off in the city centre? B: Yes, I am. Be amazing! Remember, there are two short forms for is not and are not. He is not driving. ➝ He isn’t driving. OR He’s not driving. They are not visiting London. ➝ They aren’t visiting London. OR They’re not visiting London. Affirmative Negative Question Short Answers No, I’m not. I’m (am) talking I’m not (am not) talking Am I talking? Yes, I am. No, you aren’t. you’re (are) talking you aren’t (are not) talking Are you talking? Yes, you are. No, he isn’t. he’s (is) talking he isn’t (is not) talking Is he talking? Yes, he is. No, she isn’t. she’s (is) talking she isn’t (is not) talking Is she talking? Yes, she is. No, it isn’t. it’s (is) talking it isn’t (is not) talking Is it talking? Yes, it is. No, we aren’t. we’re (are) talking we aren’t (are not) talking Are we talking? Yes, we are. No, you aren’t. you’re (are) talking you aren’t (are not) talking Are you talking? Yes, you are. No, they aren’t. they’re (are) talking they aren’t (are not) talking Are they talking? Yes, they are. A Circle the correct words. 1 I am / is walking to the metro. 2 She’s isn’t / not catching the bus today. 3 Are / Do you riding your bike to school tomorrow? 4 We / We’re taking photos of the palace. 5 Is Max waits / waiting at the station for you? 6 I’m not / I don’t going to the shops with them. 7 They are / is pushing to get on the train. 8 He’s buys / buying a ticket for the train. B Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the present continuous. 1 Excuse me. (you / get off ) at the cinema? 2 No, she (not travel) to Japan this week. 3 ‘Where’s Bob?’ ‘He 4 My brothers aren’t here. They (lie) on the sofa.’ 5 Mary, where are you? We (jog) in the park.’ 6 Look! Is that David? 7 We (leave) now. 8 I (he / get on) the bus? (not ride) our motorbikes to Wales. (run) for the bus! UNIT 1 LESSON 2 19

Lesson 2 Present Continuous, Time Expressions C Match. a No, he isn’t. b Yes, she is. 1 Am I playing in the match on Saturday, Coach? c No, we aren’t. 2 Pam, are you using Dad’s car this weekend? d Yes, you are. 3 Is Grandpa coming to see us on Sunday? e No, it isn’t. 4 Boys, are you walking to school next week? f Yes, they are. 5 Are your cousins visiting you in the summer? g No, I’m not. 6 Is Helena catching the bus this afternoon? 7 Is the museum closing at eight o’clock tonight? D Look at the pictures and write sentences with these words. Use the present continuous. get on look out of listen to walk along wait for leave 1 23 456 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time Expressions • We often use time expressions with the present continuous to show: - that something is happening now. now / at the moment - that something is happening for a short time or is temporary. these days this week / month / spring / year - that something is a plan for the future. this afternoon / evening tomorrow / tonight at the weekend / at seven o’clock on Wednesday / Saturday / my birthday next week / month / year 20

E Choose the correct answers. 1 A: What are you doing ? 4 A: Are you going to the beach ? B: I’m at home and I’m watching TV. B: Perhaps. I don’t know. . a at the moment a at the moment b on Saturday b these days c next month c at the weekend 2 A: Dad’s never at home. . 5 A: Why are you hurrying? B: He’s working very hard B: My plane is leaving ! a at six o’clock a this week b tomorrow b at seven o’clock c these days c on Friday 3 A: It’s my birthday . 6 A: Why are you sad? B: Are you having a party? B: We’re not having a holiday a now a this year b next week b at the moment c this afternoon c now F Complete the dialogue. Write one word in each space. Lucy Hi, Mark. What are you doing 1 evening? Do you want to play video games? Mark Hello, Lucy. Thanks, but I can’t. I’m studying for a test at the 2 . I’m studying a lot 3 days. Lucy Oh, OK. Good luck! Mark Thanks. But I’m going to the beach 4 the weekend. Do you want to come? Lucy Are you going 5 Saturday or Sunday? Mark Sunday. Ben’s coming too. We’re meeting at the station 6 ten o’clock. Lucy OK, great! I’ll see you then! TALK ABOUT IT! Ask and answer questions with a partner about things that are happening now, things that are happening for a short time or are temporary, and your plans for the future. Use the present continuous. What are you doing at the moment? I’m talking to you! Are you going to the cinema this evening? No, I’m not. I’m watching TV. 21 UNIT 1 LESSON 2 21

Lesson 3 Stative Verbs That golf ball belongs Yes, he does, but he to Rocky! He loves golf. isn’t very good at it! I like golf. I think it’s Do you see an amazing sport. the red flag? Yes, I see it. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I hope he knows! Stative Verbs • S ome verbs don’t describe actions. They are called stative verbs. We don’t use them with the present continuous even when we are talking about something that is happening now. I want that game. • Stative verbs can describe: - emotions: hate, like, love, want We love your costume. It’s amazing! - thinking: forget, know, remember, think, understand I’m sorry. I don’t know the answer. - senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste These flowers smell nice. • Other stative verbs are: believe, belong to, cost, have (= own), hope, look (= appear), mean, need, prefer, sound. This phone belongs to John. The toy bear costs ten pounds. Do you prefer the book or the toy? 22

A Write S next to the stative verbs. 1 believe 11 invite 2 buy 12 look for 3 catch 13 mean 4 drive 14 need 5 explore 15 remember 6 feel 16 see 7 forget 17 think 8 hate 18 travel 9 hear 19 understand 10 hope 20 want B Circle the correct words. 1 Ihope / I’m hoping you have fun at the sleepover tonight. Does your dad drive / Is your dad driving you there? 2 We dress up / are dressing up in costumes for the party tonight. Are you wanting / Do you want to dress up too? 3 ‘What do the boys do / are the boys doing?’ ‘I think / am thinking they’re sleeping.’ 4 ‘Can you see the bus? Does it come / Is it coming?’ ‘Yes, I see / I’m seeing it.’ 5 Stella isn’t understanding / doesn’t understand the question, so we help / we’re helping her. 6 ‘Do you put on / Are you putting on your costume, Clare?’ ‘Yes, but I need / I’m needing some help, Mum.’ C Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous. 1 (Tina / have) nice pyjamas for the sleepover tomorrow? 2 Look! I’m sure that’s Lady Gaga! She (walk) from her car to the store. 3 Jason (not need) a new costume for the party. He can wear mine. 4 These are my cousins Grace and Kim. (you / remember) them? 5 We’re looking at costumes for the party, but we (not like) any of them. 6 You (look) busy, Mum. Can I help you with the housework? 7 My sisters (go back) to the hotel. They don’t want to go to the museum. 8 Whose phone is that? (it / belong to) you, Max? UNIT 1 LESSON 3 23

Lesson 3 Stative Verbs D Correct the sentences. 1 The children are loving sleepovers. 2 I’m sorry. I’m not understanding you. 3 This chocolate ice cream is tasting great! 4 Are you hearing a strange noise? 5 They enjoy the party! They think it’s amazing! 6 I’m liking this song. Who sings it? 7 Louisa feels sad because she doesn’t go to the party. 8 Nick is preferring rock music. E C omplete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Nina 1 (not share) a room. Her friends are at her house for a sleepover. She 2 (have) a TV in her room and the girls 3 (watch) a film there. Nina 4 (hold) a green cushion – she 5 (hide) behind it. The girls 6 (look) frightened, but they 7 (love) it! Scary films are exciting! They 8 (not want) to go to sleep. Oh no! They 9 (hear) a noise. It’s behind them. Now they’re really scared! It’s Ryan, Nina’s brother! He 10 (eat) pizza. ‘Mmm … this pizza 11 (taste) great! There’s more downstairs in the kitchen,’ he says. The girls 12 (run) downstairs now! Pizzas are better than films! TALK ABOUT IT! Talk about films with your partner. Say what kind of films you like and how you feel when you watch them. I love scary films! I think Really? I hate them! I can’t they’re exciting! sleep after I watch them. 24

Lesson 4 Present Simple and Present Continuous Feather likes shopping. She often goes Happy birthday, Leaf. Thank you, Feather! I love to the shops. Today she is looking at bears and I love storybooks. the toy bears in the toyshop with Cat. I’m going to my cousin’s birthday party tomorrow, so I’m looking for a present for her. Do you think a toy bear is a good idea? I don’t know. Lots of people buy toy bears for presents. Perhaps your cousin prefers storybooks. I have an idea … Present Simple and Present Continuous Be amazing! • We use the present simple to talk about general truths, things Remember, we use we do often and permanent situations. See pages 13-14 for more the present simple information. with stative verbs even Lots of people love travelling. when we are talking My cousins always send me a card on my birthday. about something that is Jack works at a fire station. happening now. See page 22 for more information. • We use the present continuous for things that are happening now, A: G ood morning. Can I things that are happening for a short time or are temporary and for plans for the future. See pages 18-19 for more information. help you? The bus is coming. I can see it. B: Y es, I want three stamps, They’re staying in London for a week. Are you going to the post office tomorrow? please. A: There’s a post office • R emember, we use adverbs of frequency with the present simple (see page 16). We also use different time expressions with the under the water. present simple and the present continuous (see pages 15 and 20). B: I don’t believe you! I usually buy postcards when I’m on holiday. Nina walks to the bus stop every morning. UNIT 1 LESSON 4 25 We’re visiting our cousins at the moment.

Lesson 4 Present Simple and Present Continuous A Do we use these adverbs and time expressions B Choose the correct answers. with the present simple or the present continuous? 1 My mum is a doctor and she in a hospital. Write PS for present simple and PC for present continuous. If both are possible, write B for both. a works b is working 1 on Mondays 2 I’m sorry, but I what you mean. 2 tomorrow 3 usually a don’t understand b am not understanding 4 next month 5 these days 3 How often to the cinema? 6 never 7 every day a do you go b are you going 8 at three o’clock 9 often 4 He can’t talk to you at the moment. He to a 10 this evening 11 tonight customer. 12 at the weekend 13 at night a talks b is talking 14 on Sunday 15 this summer 5 She because she doesn’t want to miss the bus. 16 in the mornings a runs b is running 6 We them tonight – they’re busy. a don’t meet b aren’t meeting 7 near the primary school? a Do you live b Are you living 8 postcards now? a Do they buy b Are they buying C Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous. 1 He (not do) his homework in the evening. 2 People (always call) the fire station when there is a fire. 3 How is your Uncle Dan? Where (he / work) these days? 4 Sue’s in her room, but she (not study). 5 I 6 We (usually meet) my friends at the bus stop. 7 (not get up) at seven o’clock on Sundays. 8 ‘Let’s go to the beach.’ ‘That (you / stay) in hospital for a week? (sound) like a great idea!’ D Complete the paragraph with these words. Use the present simple or the present continuous. ask have hope not know visit wait want you / stay Liam is in hospital. It’s usually boring there, but it isn’t boring today. Liam 1 a lot of friends and they him at the moment. He’s very 2 him happy to see them! They 3 in hospital for a long questions. ‘4 – perhaps two weeks. time?’ ‘I 5 for the doctors to tell me. But I I6 I can go home very soon. I to play football again!’ 7 8 26

E Correct the sentences. 5 We are visit Grandpa this afternoon. 6 Maria don’t want to go to the police station. 1 Which bus are you usually catching? 7 Look! The fire engine comes! 8 Are they playing computer games often? 2 I am always getting up at six o’clock. 3 We don’t sleep at the moment. 4 What time you and Tom meeting Pam tomorrow? F Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple and the present continuous. 1 I to a new song on the radio. It’s great. I it! it. (look, not (listen, love) 2 Tom at the question now, but he understand) 3 The girls at the post office this summer. They to go on holiday. (not work, want) 4 At the moment, Mum me photos from my first birthday, but I it! (show, not remember) 5 My sisters are in the kitchen. They a meal and it amazing! (cook, smell) 6 This is a picture of our aunt’s flat in London. It great and we there for two weeks in the summer. (look, stay) TALK ABOUT IT! Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions with your partner about the pictures. Use the present simple, the present continuous, adverbs of frequency and time expressions. Why is he running? He doesn’t want to miss the bus. How often does he catch the bus? Every day. UNIT 1 LESSON 4 27

Lesson 5 Articles Let’s go to the cinema to see a film. Hi Rocky. Are you No, I’m going to play What’s on at the Odeon Cinema? here for the film? basketball. I always play basketball at the I have an app on my phone weekend. I’m only here for that. The film on at the for some popcorn. moment is Despicable Me. Cool. Rocky! Articles A / an • W e use a and an (indefinite article) with singular countable nouns when we talk about something or someone in general, and to talk about someone’s job. My uncle is a doctor. I can hear an ambulance. • We use a before nouns which begin with a consonant and an before nouns which begin with a vowel. a costume a bus stop an entrance an app • W hen there is an adjective before the noun, we choose a or an depending on whether the adjective begins with a consonant or a vowel. a railway ➝ an underground railway an actor ➝ a famous actor • When a word starts with a consonant sound, we use a. When it starts with a vowel sound, we use an. an hour a university an Xbox 28

The • We use the (definite article): - w ith singular and plural countable nouns, and with uncountable nouns, when we talk about something that we’ve already mentioned or something specific or unique. There’s a sign on the door. The sign says ‘Exit’. The nearest police station is in Brown Street. The sun is shining. - with musical instruments when we say we know how to play them (My brother plays the violin.). - w ith the names of cinemas (the Odeon), theatres (the King’s Theatre), hotels (the Balmoral Hotel) and museums (the British Museum). - with the names of rivers (the Thames), seas (the North Sea), oceans (the Atlantic Ocean), deserts (the Gobi), mountain ranges (the Alps) and some countries like the United Kingdom (the UK), the United States of America (the USA), the Netherlands. - when we talk about families (the Taylors) or the people of a particular country (the French). - with some time expressions (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at the weekend). No article • We don’t use a, an or the: - with plural countable or uncountable nouns when we talk about something or someone in general. Children love sleepovers. Milk is good for you. - with school subjects (history), games (chess), sports (basketball) or meals (lunch). - with languages (French) or nationalities (Greek). - with people’s names (Sam), street names (George Street), cities (Manchester), countries (Italy), continents (Asia) or mountains (Mount Everest). - w ith the words bed, home, hospital, school and work, when we are talking about the usual meaning of these places. He isn’t at home. He’s at work. She’s in bed. She’s sleeping. The children are at school. - w ith adjectives which are not followed by a noun. It’s scary. (BUT: It’s a scary film.) A Circle the correct words. B Write a or an. 1 a / an actor 7 a / an museum 1 old university 2 a / an building 8 a / an picnic 2 blue egg 3 a / an city 9 a / an journey 3 amazing character 4 a / an costume 10 a / an umbrella 4 angry customer 5 a / an entrance 11 a / an university 5 unusual place 6 a / an exit 12 a / an X-ray 6 scary film 7 exciting journey 8 ugly town UNIT 1 LESSON 5 29

Lesson 5 Articles C Choose the correct answers. 1 I love basketball – it’s my favourite sport. a a b the c - 2 Do you play guitar? a a b the c - 3 Nile is a river in Africa. a A b The c - 4 Is your cousin famous actor? a a b the c - 5 Lots of people think apps are very useful. a an b the c - 6 It’s Monday morning and Mum and Dad are at a a b the c - work. 7 The primary school is in Main Street. a a b the c - 8 Pacific is the biggest ocean in the world. a A b The c - D Match. a sun is shining today. b friendly. 1 They live in a c easy exercise. 2 It’s an d English is difficult? 3 Are you from the e bus stop? 4 Look! The f big house. 5 Tom plays g Netherlands? 6 Do you think h chess every day. 7 I like Lucy because she’s 8 Excuse me. Where is the E Complete the dialogues with a, an, the or –. 1 A: Does your dad drive orange sports car? B: Yes, he does. car is very cool! A: I think sports cars are the best! 2 A: This is difficult question, class. Where are Alps? B: Miss! Miss! Are they in Europe? A: That’s right, Tim. Well done! 3 A: Do you know where post office is? B: Yes, it’s next to shop. shop sells musical instruments. A: Thank you very much. 4 A: This is Carlos. He’s Spanish and he’s train driver. B: Hello, Carlos. You have unusual job. Do you like it? A: Yes, I do. It’s very interesting. 5 A: Do you want to go to Palace Cinema tonight? There’s great film I want to see. B: Sorry, no. I’m staying home tonight. A: OK, perhaps next time. 6 A: Did you know that oil is very good for you? B: Yes, they use it a lot in countries around Mediterranean Sea. A: That’s right. It’s very popular in Greece and Italy. 7 A: My mum works at Windsor Hotel in the city centre. B: I think I know it. Is it next to Royal Theatre? A: Yes, that’s right. It’s very nice hotel. 30

F Correct the sentences. 7 They want to go to the New York for their holiday. 8 ‘Who is that?’ ‘She’s the friend from school.’ 1 My brother Tom is learning the French. 9 Where is the Natasha? I want to ask her something. 10 Sahara Desert is an unusual place for a holiday. 2 Harry is travelling to the Asia tomorrow. 11 I think French have great food. I love it! 12 My grandfather always goes for a walk in evening. 3 Mum, I’m hungry! What do we have for a lunch? 4 The Mount Everest is very difficult to climb. 5 Do you know Millers? They’re our new neighbours. 6 ‘You have a unusual name.’ ‘Yes, and no one can spell it!’ TALK ABOUT IT! Work with a partner. Talk about the places in the pictures that you want to visit. Make sure you use the correct articles (a, an, the or no article). I want to go to Africa and I want to see the Amazon River see the Sahara Desert! in South America. Sahara Desert, Africa Amazon River, South America Paris, France Mount Fuji, Japan British Museum, London Great Wall of China UNIT 1 LESSON 5 31

Review 1 Units 1 & 2 A C ircle the correct words and complete the dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple. 1 A: (Bob / run) in races? B: Yes, he (do). He’s fast and he always / never (win) his races. 2 A: How often / usually (you / walk) to school, boys? B: E very day. We (not catch) the bus. 3 A: Tanya (not live) in the city. (she / go) there at the weekends? B: Y es, she never / sometimes (go) there with her friends. 4 A:  (you / buy) your lunch at school, Tom? B: N o, I usually / never (bring) something from home. I (not like) the food they sell at school. 5 A: Tell me about your town. (it / have) interesting places to visit? B: W ell, it (not have) a museum, but it (have) a nice square with cafés. I never / often meet my friends there. 6 A: Who are the people in the photo with you, Julie? B: T hat’s my aunt and uncle, and my baby cousin Ben. He (not sleep) a lot and he (cry) all the time! My aunt and uncle never / always (sleep)! B C omplete the sentences with these verbs. Use the present continuous. dress up John / come not drive not travel put on rain you / get off we / clean up 1 with us to the cinema tonight? 2 The girls to London on the train tomorrow. 3 I my costume now. 4 the bus here? 5 My mum to work these days because there’s a problem with her car. 6 the beach next week? 7 It at the moment and we can’t go outside. 8 Well done, girls! You for the party. C Complete the paragraph with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Mandy isn’t at school today. She and the other students in her class 1 (not sit) in a classroom. They’re on a school trip. They 2 (explore) the countryside. They 3 (love) it! They 4 (not want) to be inside on a sunny day. Mandy 5 (walk) through a forest at the moment. There are lots of flowers. They 6 (look) beautiful and they 7 (smell) very nice too. Their teacher 8 (talk). He 9 (tell) them that trees need water and the sun to live. 10 (the students / listen) to him? 11 (they / understand)? He 12 (ask) them a question now. Mandy’s friend Tom 13 (not know) the answer, but Mandy 14 (think) that she 15 (know) it. She’s right! She’s very happy about that! REVIEW 1 49

Review 1 D Choose the correct answers. 1 I at the map now. 5 We can go outside now. It . a look b am looking a doesn’t snow b isn’t snowing 2 How often to the beach, boys? 6 Oh no! Why ? a do you go b are you going a do you cry b are you crying 3 Don’t make a mess in the kitchen. Mum it! 7 We breakfast every day. a hates b is hating a don’t have b aren’t having 4 to Mike’s party at the weekend. 8 in the summer. a They go b They are going a Joe usually works b Joe is usually working E Complete the sentences with a, an, the or -. 1 My aunt is teacher. She works at school which I go to. 2 What’s that in sea? Is it octopus? 3 New York is exciting city. 4 We’re in Paris and we’re visiting Eiffel Tower tomorrow. 5 Let’s meet in front of National Theatre on King Street. 6 Crete is beautiful island in Mediterranean Sea. 7 Italian isn’t difficult language to learn. 8 Elena always plays piano at home after school. 9 Millions of people visit Europe and USA each year. 10 ‘Where’s umbrella?’ ‘Oh, no! I left it on bus!’ 11 French love football. 12 I want to be artist because artists make beautiful things. F C omplete the questions, short answers and sentences in the dialogues. Use the past simple of the verbs in bold. Be careful, sometimes you need to use the negative form. 1 make you breakfast this morning? a sandwich for school. A: .I breakfast, but I B: No, I 2 forget Sam your birthday yesterday? to buy me a present! A: . He my birthday, but he B: No, he 3 see you a jellyfish at the beach? a starfish. A: . We a jellyfish, but we B: No, we 4 invite Sue Jack to the picnic? A: B: Yes, she . She him, but she his sister. 5 stop A: the bus in front of the library? at the museum. B: Yes, it . It there, but it 6 wear A: the boys costumes to the party? jeans. B: No, they . They costumes – they 7 break A: you your phone? my tablet. B: No, I .I my phone – I 8 fly A:  the baby bird from the tree? very far. B: Yes, it . It from the tree, but it 50

Units 1 & 2 G C omplete the sentences with these verbs. Use the past continuous. get on Jim / try not climb not look not watch ride you / drive you and Lucy / jog 1 They at a map this time yesterday. 2  to help you last night? 3 We 4 I our bikes through the park this morning. 5  TV at ten o’clock. 6 Mum in the park at two o’clock? 7 The cat 8  the bus at eight o’clock this morning. up the tree all last night. to Paris last week? H Complete the paragraphs with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the past continuous. Yesterday at two o’clock, I 1 (go) to the supermarket for my mum when I 2 (see) my friend James. He and his brother were at a café in the square. James 3 (ask) me to sit with them, so I 4 (sit) down. It was nice in the square. It 5 (not rain). Actually, the sun 6 (shine) and people 7 (enjoy) themselves. An hour later, I 8 (get) on my bike and I 9 (ride) home. My mum (wait) for me when I 11 (walk) into the house. She was very 10 (remember)! The supermarket! angry! Then I 12 I C omplete the sentences with the words in brackets and the correct form of used to. 1 Jack (play) football, but now he prefers basketball. 2 (they / live) in London? 3 We (not worry) about the environment, but we do now. 4 Hundreds of people (visit) this beach, but it’s too dirty now. 5 Ian likes octopus now, but he (not eat) it. 6 When I was a young boy, I (love) fishing with my dad. 7  (Pam / work) at the history museum? 8 Grandma says it (be) very cold here in the winter. REVIEW 1 51

Review 1 J Complete the sentences with who, which or where. 1 The sign is on the door says, ‘Do not enter!’ 2 Is that the street you live? 3 They aren’t the boys cleaned up the beach. 4 The library is the place I like to study. 5 Do the visitors 6 Are these the sandwiches come to the museum like it? 7 This isn’t the shop you made for the picnic? 8 The curtains 9 The girl I buy my clothes. 10 That isn’t the stadium I got for my room are blue. is talking to Martin is his sister. we play football. WRITE ABOUT IT! A Complete Lena’s blog with these words. - a an the where which who My town I love my town. I think it’s the best! It has lots of great places to go to. There is 1 huge library. 2 library is on 3 Main Street. I like studying there because it’s very quiet. The people 4 work there are very nice, too. There is also 5 amazing square in the town centre. It’s the place 6 young people meet. The café 7 I like is there. There are also stadiums, cinemas and lots of shops. What about your town? Write and tell me about it! B N ow it’s your turn to write about what you do on Saturday. Use the present simple, Dan’s blog and these words to help you. buildings cinema hospital metro museum park streets stadium town/city centre 52

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