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Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English B

GRAMMAR

1 Underline the correct word(s) in each sentence.

Example: Are / Is / Do you Kate Brown?

1 Where they are / are they / they’re from?

2 A What / How / Where old are you?
B I’m twenty-six.
3 She’s an old woman / old woman / a old woman.
4 They has / have / haves salad for lunch.
5 That’s an computer / computer / a computer.
6 Are this / those / that your books?
7 I have a brother. His / He / It’s name is Juan.
8 It’s a nice bag / a bag nice / nice bag.
9 Does / Is / Do he like coffee?
10 A Is he American?
B No, he not / he isn’t / is not.
11 Mark teach / teachs / teaches Spanish at school.
12 They are very expensives / expensivs / expensive watches.
13 We doesn’t / don’t / does not eat meat.
14 I drink never tea / never drink tea / drink tea never.
15 Where is Carol / Carols / Carol’s mother?
16 A Do you always get up at 6:00?
B No, sometimes / never / always I get up at 7:00.

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2 Complete the questions or answers with the correct auxiliary verb.

Example: A Do you like fruit?
B Yes, I do.
1 A Where _______ James?
B He’s at the party.
2 A _______ Julie from France?
B Yes, she’s French.
3 A What time _______ you get up?
B At seven thirty!
4 A How _______ you today?
B I’m fine. Thank you.
5 A What _______ people do in the summer in your country?
B They often go swimming.
6 A Are you hot?
B No, I _______.
7 A _______ Katherine drink coffee?

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English B

B I don’t know.

3 Complete the sentences with the words below.

We doesn’t never His do an is
Example: Where do you live?
1 Peter _______ on vacation.
2 I have one brother. _______ name is Roberto.
3 Jane and I come from New York. _______ are American.
4 A Do they live in China?
B Yes, they _______.
5 I live in _______ old house.
6 A Do your parents sometimes go to restaurants?
B No, they _______ go to restaurants.
7 Paul isn’t Canadian. He _______ come from Canada.

Grammar total 3
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VOCABULARY

4 Complete the description with the correct verbs from below.

watch go have listen to have take go get read play

On Sunday mornings, I don’t work, so I 1 ________ up late. I 2 ________ a shower. I

usually 3 ________ eggs and coffee for breakfast, then I 4 ________ the newspaper. In the
afternoon, I 5 ________ tennis or I 6 ________ to the gym. Then I 7 ________ something to
eat. In the evening, I 8 ________ TV or I 9 ________ the radio, or sometimes I 10 ________
to the movie theater.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: Nice to meet you.
Hello meet excuse
1 On weekends – Saturdays and _______ – I always get up late.
Thursdays Mondays Sundays
2 Paco is from _______.
Mexico Mexican Brazilian
3 My grandfather is ________ years old.
seven-sixty six-seventy sixty-seven
4 Joe and Susie have three _______.
child childs children
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5 In the morning, I always _______ the radio.
watch read listen to

6 The opposite of short is _______.

fast tall cheap
7 What _______ is it?
time hour clock
8 Mrs. Jones has two children – a son and a _______.
sister wife daughter
9 I always _______ coffee in the morning.
eat cook drink
10 Jenny is _______ – she works in an office.
a waitress an assistant a doctor
11 I go _______ work by bus.
to at on
12 Teachers usually work in _______.
hotels schools hospitals
13 In the summer, in the south, it’s often very _______.
hot cold tired
14 Jerry doesn’t _______ Chinese.
live speak make
15 I don’t like to exercise. I _______ go to the gym.
always never sometimes
16 In the evenings, I read _______.
magazines television gym
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6 Complete the dialogues with the question words and prepositions from the
box.
When What Where Who How When
What When

on in at in on from in on
Example: A When do you usually go out with friends?
B On Friday nights.
1 A _______ old is he?
B He’s 25 _______ Tuesday.
2 A _______ do you live?
B I live in the city. But I go to my parents’ house _______ weekends.
3 A _______ time do you got to work?
B _______ eight o’clock.
4 A _______ do you watch TV?
B _______ the evening.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English B

5 A _______ do you go on vacation?

B _______ the summer.
6 A _______ do you do?
B I’m a police officer. I work _______ the afternoon.
7 A _______ is that?
B It’s my sister’s husband. He’s _______ Korea.
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Vocabulary total 4
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PRONUNCIATION

7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: hotel
1 Mex co
2 Bra zil ian
3 af ter noon
4 hus band
5 hos pi tal
6 re mem ber
7 po pu lar
8 ex pen sive
9 nine teen
10 ma ga zine
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8 Match the words with the same sounds.

two photo door son we’re hair
computer you want watches work
Example: room two
1 what _______
2 finishes _______
3 hear _______
4 sister _______
5 there _______
6 music _______
7 morning _______
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8 summer _______
9 too _______
10 home _______
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Pronunciation total 2
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PRACTICAL ENGLISH

9 Match responses a-k to questions or phrases 1-10.

Example: How old are you? a
1 How much is a cup of tea? ________
2 Five dollars? Here you are. ________
3 Where is she from? ________
4 What’s his name? ________
5 It’s twelve thirty. ________
6 What kind of coffee is that? ________
7 Are those your shoes? ________
8 What time do you start work? ________
9 What time is it? ________
10 How do you spell your name? ________

a I’m twenty-three.
b It’s two thirty.
c She’s from Argentina.
d J-E-S-S-I-C-A.
e Yes, they are. They’re new.
f Thanks. Here’s your change.
g It’s a latte.
h Oh, no. I’m late!
i It’s Mark Lewis.
j At eight thirty.
k It’s three dollars and fifty cents.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English total 1
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Reading and Writing B

READING

1 Read the text and answer the questions.

A day in the life of a mail carrier

Peter Simpson is a mail carrier. He comes from a small town in Pennsylvania
but now he lives and works in Chicago, a big city in the United States.
Today, on World News Web, we ask Peter about his life and his job.

How do you start a normal working day, Peter?

Well, I get up at three thirty in the morning. I have breakfast and take a shower. I eat
eggs and I always drink a lot of coffee before I start work. It’s dark outside and it isn’t
easy to get up when it’s so early and so dark. Then I walk to the mail sorting center.
It’s about 20 minutes from my house.

What do you do at the mail sorting center?

I work with ten other mail carriers. We work for four hours putting letters into bags. It
isn’t difficult to do but we work very fast.

Then what do you do?

At about 8:30, I take my big bag of letters and walk outside. On a normal day, I
deliver letters to 600 addresses.

Do you like your job?

Yes. Well, usually. I don’t like it when it rains. And I don’t like working on Saturday
morning when everybody is in bed. But I meet a lot of people. Old people are very
friendly and I always talk to them. Some old people don’t talk to many people in a
day so I think it’s important to say hello and be friendly. And after lunch I’m free. I
don’t work in the afternoon, so I can go shopping or go biking when other people are
at work. That’s great!

Example: What does Peter do?

He’s a mail carrier.
1 Where does Peter come from? _______
2 What does Peter do before work? _______
3 What does Peter eat and drink for breakfast? _______
4 What does Peter do at the mail sorting center? _______
5 Does Peter like it when it rains? _______
6 Who does Peter always talk to? _______
7 When does Peter finish work? _______

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Reading and Writing B

2 Read the text again and check () True or False.
Example: Peter Simpson is a teacher.
True      False   
1 Peter lives in a big city.
True      False     
2 Peter takes a shower in the morning.
True      False     
3 Peter likes working on Saturdays.
True      False     
4 Peter takes a bus to the mail sorting center.
True      False     
5 Peter works with ten other mail carriers.
True      False     
6 Peter leaves the mail sorting center at about 8:30.
True      False     
7 Peter often delivers letters to eight hundred houses in a day.
True      False     
8 Peter goes shopping or biking in the afternoons.
True      False     
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Reading total 1
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WRITING

Answer the questions and write about your life.

• What time do you get up on a normal day? What do you have for breakfast? What do you
do in the morning before you go to work / school?
• What do you do? Do you have a job or are you a student? What time do you start work or
start classes? What do you do on a normal day? What time do you go home?
• Do you like your job or your life as a student? Why? What do you like about it?
Writing total 1
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Reading and Writing total 2
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Listening and Speaking B

LISTENING

1 Listen to Joanne telling Nick about her city. Check () True or False.
1 Joanne comes from the capital city of her country.
True      False     
2 Joanne doesn’t live in the city now.
True      False     
3 Joanne doesn’t like watching people.
True      False     
4 The summer is really nice in Ottawa.
True      False     
5 People eat a lot of food and drink hot chocolate in the winter.
True      False     
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2 Listen to five conversations and underline the correct answer.

1 Joe’s car is expensive / old.
2 Karen’s sister has / doesn’t have a boyfriend.
3 Yuki likes tea / coffee.
4 Raul often works early / late.
5 Simon usually goes to bed at ten thirty / eleven thirty.
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SPEAKING

Student B

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

2 Now ask your partner these questions.

1 What do you do?
2 Where do you live?
3 What do you do in your free time?
4 What do people do in the summer in your country?
5 What languages can you speak?
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Listening and Speaking B

3 Read the information about Josephine’s job. Then answer your partner’s
questions.
job teacher
place of work school in a small town
hours of work 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
responsibilities teaches French; works with children
languages English, French, Spanish

4 Your partner has information about Ben. Ask questions and complete the
table.

job
place of work
hours of work
responsibilities
languages

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25