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LESSON N°1: PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

present continuous (I am doing) Present simple (I do)

We use the continuous for things happening at We use the simple for things in general or things
or around the time of speaking. The action is not that happen repeatedly.
complete.
I am doing I do
past now future past now future
• The water is boiling. Be careful. • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
• Listen to those people. What language are • Excuse me, do you speak English?
they speaking? • It doesn’t rain very much in summer.
• Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now. • What do you usually do at weekends?
• ‘I’m busy.’ ‘What are you doing?’ • I always get hungry in the afternoon.
• I’m getting hungry. Let’s go and eat.
• Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s • Most people learn to swim when they
learning Italian. are children.
• The population of the world is increasing • Every day the population of the world
very fast. increases by about 200,000 people.

We use the continuous for temporary situations We use the simple for permanent situations
(things that continue for a short time): (things that continue for a long time):
I’m living with some friends until I find a My parents live in London. They have
place of my own. lived there all their lives.
a: You’re working hard today. Joe isn’t lazy. He works hard most of the time.
b: Yes, I have a lot to do.

I always do and I’m always doing

I always do something = I do it every time:
I always go to work by car. (not I’m always going)
I’m always doing something = I do it too often or more often than normal.

For example: I’ve lost my keys again. I’m always losing them

I’m always losing them = I lose them too often, or more often than normal.
Paul is never satisfied. He’s always complaining. (= he complains too much)
You’re always looking at your phone. Don’t you have anything else to do?

Exercises
Are the underlined verbs OK? Correct them where necessary.

1 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. OK

2 How often are you going to the cinema? do you go
3 Ben tries to find a job, but he hasn’t had any luck yet. …………………………….
4 Martina is phoning her mother every day. ……………………………
5 The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. …………………………….
6 Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? …………………………….
7 What do you do in your spare time? ……………………………..
8 Sarah is a vegetarian. She doesn’t eat meat. ……………………………..
9 I must go now. It gets late. ………………………………

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10 ‘Come on! It’s time to leave.’ ‘OK, I come.’ ………………………………

11 Paul is never late. He’s always starting work on time. ……………………………….
12 They don’t get on well. They’re always arguing. ……………………………….
3.2
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1 a I usually get (I / usually / get) hungry in the afternoon.

b I’m getting (I / get) hungry. Let’s go and eat something.
2 a ‘ ………………………(you / listen) to the radio?’ ‘No, you can turn it off.’
b ‘ ………………………..(you / listen) to the radio a lot?’ ‘No, not very often.’
3 a The River Nile…………………… (flow) into the Mediterranean.
b The river ……………………….(flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
4 a I’m not very active. ………………………. (I / not / do) any sport.
b What …………………….. (you / usually / do) at weekends?
5 a Rachel is in New York right now. ………………..(She / stay) at the Park Hotel.
b ………………………….(She / always / stay) there when she’s in New York.
3.3
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1 Why are all these people here? What’s happening (What / happen)?
2 Julia is good at languages. …………………..(She / speak) four languages very well.
3 Are you ready yet? ……………………..(Everybody / wait) for you.
4 I’ve never heard this word. How ……………………. (you / pronounce) it?
5 Kate;………………. (not / work) this week. She’s on holiday.
6 I think my English …………………(improve) slowly. It’s better than it was.
7 Nicola……………….. (live) in Manchester. She has never lived anywhere else.
8 Can we stop walking soon? …………………(I / start) to get tired.
9 Sam and Tina are in Madrid right now. ………………(They / visit) a friend of theirs.
10 ‘What ……………(your father / do)?’ ‘He’s an architect.’
11 It took me an hour to get to work this morning. Most days …………..(it / not / take) so long.
12 I ………………(I / learn) to drive. My driving test is next month. My father ………..(teach) me.
3.
4 Finish B’s sentences. Use always -ing.
1 a: I’ve lost my keys again.
b: Not again! You’re always losing your keys .
2 a: The car has broken down again.
b: That car is useless. It …………………………………..
3 a: Look! You’ve made the same mistake again.
b: Oh no, not again! I …………………………………….
4 a: Oh, I’ve left my phone at home again.

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b: Typical! ………………………………….

Present continuous and present simple 2

(I am doing and I do)
We use continuous forms (I’m waiting, it’s raining etc.) for actions and happenings that have started
but not finished.
Some verbs (for example, know and like) are not normally used in this way.
We don’t say ‘I am knowing’,‘they are liking’. We say ‘I know’, ‘they like’.
The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous:
like, want, need, prefer, know, realise, understand, recognise, believe, suppose, remember, mean,
belong, fit, contain, consist, seem.

• I’m hungry. I want something to eat. (not I’m wanting)

• Do you understand what I mean?
• Anna doesn’t seem very happy right now.

think
When think means ‘believe’ or ‘have an opinion’, we do not use the continuous:

• I think Mary is Canadian, but I’m not sure. (not I’m thinking)
• What do you think of my idea? (= what is your opinion?)
When think means ‘consider’, the continuous is possible:

• I’m thinking about what happened. I often think about it.

• Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. (= she is considering it)

see, hear, smell, taste, look, feel

We normally use the present simple (not continuous) with see/hear/smell/taste:

• Do you see that man over there? (not are you seeing)
• The room smells. Let’s open a window.
• This soup doesn’t taste very good.
You can use the present simple or continuous to say how somebody looks or feels now:

• You look well today. or You’re looking well today.

• How do you feel now? or How are you feeling now?
but
I usually feel tired in the morning. (not I’m usually feeling)
am/is/are being
You can say he’s being … , you’re being … etc. to say how somebody is behaving now:

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• I can’t understand why he’s being so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.
(being selfish = behaving selfishly now)
• ‘The path is icy. Don’t slip.’ ‘Don’t worry. I’m being very careful.’
Compare:

• He never thinks about other people. He’s very selfish.

(= he is selfish generally, not only now)
• I don’t like to take risks. I’m a very careful person.
We use am/is/are being to say how a person is behaving (= doing something they can control) now.
It is not usually possible in other situations:
Sam is ill. (not is being ill)
Are you tired? (not are you being tired)

Exercises
4.1 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1 Are you hungry? Do you want (you / want) something to eat?

2 Alan says he’s 90 years old, but nobody………………. (believe) him.
3 She told me her name, but ……………………………(I / not / remember) it now.
4 Don’t put the dictionary away. ………………………(I / use) it.
5 Don’t put the dictionary away…………………………. (I / need) it.
6 Air ………………..(consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
7 Who is that man? What ………………….(he / want)?
8 Who is that man? Why …………………….(he / look) at us?
9 Who is that man? …………………………(you / recognise) him?
10………………………….. (I / think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?
11 I can’t make up my mind. What ………………………(you / think) I should do?
12 Gary wasn’t well earlier, but ……………………………(he / seem) OK now.

Are the underlined verbs OK? Correct them where necessary.

1 Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. OK

2 It’s not true. I’m not believing it. I don’t believe it.
3 I’m feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? ………………………………………..
4 I’ve never eaten that fruit. What is it tasting like? …………………………………..
5 I’m not sure what she does. I think she works in a shop. …………………………….
6 Look over there. What are you seeing? ………………………………………
7 You’re very quiet. What are you thinking about? ……………………………………

Complete the sentences. Use is/are being (continuous) or is/are (simple).

1 I can’t understand why he’s being so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.
2 You’ll like Sophie when you meet her. She ………………..very nice.
3 Sarah …………………… very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
4 They ……………………very happy. They’ve just got married.
5 You’re normally very patient, so why …………………so unreasonable about waiting
ten more minutes?
6 Would you like something to eat? ……………….hungry?

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Read the paragraph and answer the questions:

Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today
he is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving
to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having lunch
at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV.
He usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past
seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now.
It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.
1. What does Brian do?
2. What time does he usually get up?
3. How does he usually go to work?
4. Why is he driving to work today?
5. What time does he arrive at work everyday?
6. When does he always have his lunch?
7. What is he doing at 12.00 today?
8. Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?
9. What time does he go to bed?
10. What time is he going to bed now?

LESSON N°2: PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Personal subject pronouns

The pronouns that are used as subjects are I he she we they you it.
Example -He is my friend ('he' is the subject of the verb is).

Personal object pronouns

The pronouns that are used as objects of verbs or prepositions are: me him her us them you it.
Examples -I love her ('her' is the object of the verb love).
-She sat beside me ('me' is the object of the preposition beside).

Note 1 'You' and 'it' do not change.

2 'They' and 'them’: if the gender is not known, use 'they' and 'them'.
Examples -Have you seen a doctor? They can help you.
-If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait.
3 ‘I' or 'me'?
Examples -Mary and I are meeting in Dublin in July.
(Why not Mary and me? Because 'I' is part of the subject of the sentence).
-They gave a present to me.
(Why not I? Because 'me' is the object of the preposition 'to').

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Exercise: Insert the correct pronoun.

1. I can't find my ticket. I think I must have lost ……………..

2. My grandparents live in Dublin. They often come and see …………….

3. Where is Jenny? Have you seen …………….. today?

4. I saw them at the restaurant. ……………… were having lunch.

5. Both my sister and ………………. would love to visit New York one day.

6. I don't think the shop is open. ………………. usually closes at 6.00.

7. I have to go. If anyone phones, please tell ……………….. I'm out.

8. Neither my sister nor …………………. have been to New York.

9. Can you remind …………………… to buy some tea when we go out?

10. Paul is on holiday. I received a letter from ………………. yesterday.

11. Jenny, there's someone on the phone for you! 'What do …………………. want?'

12. He and I were right, but no one believed ……………………...

1. Do you like cats? I love ……...

2. Dan likes Peter but Vicky hates …………..

3. Jimmy is bad at physics. I'm very good at …………….

4. Mary likes this book very much. Could you give it to ……………..?

5. Don't ask ………………. I don't know.

6. John! Where are you? I can't see ……………...

7. My mum loves my brother and me. She loves ………………….

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LESSON N°3: Prepositions: at/on/in (time)

Compare at, on and in:
• They arrived at 5 o’clock.
• They arrived on Friday.
• They arrived in June. / They arrived in 2012.

We use:
at for the time of day
at five o’clock at 11.45 at midnight at lunchtime at sunset etc.

on for days and dates

on Friday / on Fridays on 16 May 2012 on New Year’s Day on my birthday

in for longer periods (months/years/seasons etc.)

in June in 2012 in the 1990s in the 20th century in the past in winter

B We say:
at the moment / at the minute / at present / at this time (= now):
• Can we talk later? I’m busy at the moment.
at the same time
• Kate and I arrived at the same time.
at the weekends / at weekends (or on the weekend / on weekends in American English):
• Will you be here at the weekend? (or … on the weekend)
at Christmas (but on Christmas Day)
• Do you give each other presents at Christmas?
at night (= during nights in general), in the night (= during a particular night):
• I don’t like working at night. but I was woken up by a noise in the night.

C We say:

in the morning(s) but on Friday morning(s)

in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoon(s)
in the evening(s) on Monday evening(s) etc.
I’ll see you in the morning. I’ll see you on Friday morning.
Do you work in the evenings? Do you work on Saturday evenings?

We do not use at/on/in before last/next/this/every:

• I’ll see you next Friday. (not on next Friday)
• They got married last June.

We often leave out on before days. So, you can say:

• I’ll see you on Friday. or I’ll see you Friday.
• I don’t work on Monday mornings. or I don’t work Monday mornings.
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E
We say that something will happen in a few minutes / in six months etc.:
The train will be leaving in a few minutes. (= a few minutes from now)
Andy has gone away. He’ll be back in a week. (= a week from now)
They’ll be here in a moment. (= a moment from now, very soon)

We also use in … to say how long it takes to do something:

I learnt to drive in four weeks. (= it took me four weeks to learn)

EXERCICES

1 Put in at, on or in.

1 Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.
2 I’ve been invited to a wedding ………….14 February.
3 Amy’s birthday is ………… May, but I don’t know which date.
4 This park is popular and gets very busy ………weekends.
5 I haven’t seen Kate for a few days. I last saw her …………Tuesday.
6 Jonathan is 63. He’ll be retiring from his job ……….two years.
7 I’m busy right now. I’ll be with you ………..a moment.
8 Sam isn’t here ………….the moment, but he’ll be here this afternoon.
9 There are usually a lot of parties ………..New Year’s Eve.
10 I don’t like the dark. I try to avoid going out …………night.
11 It rained very hard ………… the night. Did you hear it?
12 My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready ………….two hours.
13 The bus station was busy. A lot of buses were leaving ………….the same time.
14 Helen and David always go out for dinner ……………their wedding anniversary.
15 It was a short book and easy to read. I read it ………..a day.
16 ……………midday, the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
17 This building is very old. It was built …………the fifteenth century.
18 The office is closed ………………Wednesday afternoons.
19 In the UK many people go home to see their families ……………Christmas.
20 My flight arrives ……………...5 o’clock ……………the morning.
21 The course begins …………..7 January and ends sometime …………..April.
22 I might not be at home ……………Tuesday morning, but I’ll be there …………the afternoon.

121.2 Complete the sentences. Use at, on or in + the following:

the evening about 20 minutes 1756 the same time the 1920s
the moment 21 July 1969 night Saturdays 11 seconds

1 Mozart was born in 1756.

2 If the sky is clear, you can see the stars…………………………………..
3 After working hard during the day, I like to relax…………………………
4 Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon …………………..
5 It’s difficult to listen if everyone is speaking ……………………………..
6 Jazz became popular in the United States. ………………………………..
7 I’m just going out to the shop. I’ll be back. ……………………………….
8 I don’t think we need an umbrella. It’s not raining ………………………..
9 Ben is a very fast runner. He can run 100 metres. ………………………..
10 Lisa works from Monday to Friday. Sometimes she also works. …………..

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121.3 Which is correct: a, b, or both of them?

1 a I’ll see you on Friday. b I’ll see you Friday. both

2 a I’ll see you on next Friday. b I’ll see you next Friday. b
3 a Paul got married in April. ……..
b Paul got married April. ………
4 a I play tennis on Sunday mornings. b I play tennis Sunday mornings. ……….
5 a We were ill at the same time. b We were ill in the same time. ……….
6 a What are you doing at the weekend? b What are you doing on the weekend? ……….
7 a Oliver was born at 10 May 1993. ………
b Oliver was born on 10 May 1993.
8 a He left school last June. ……..
b He left school in last June. ……….
9 a Will you be here on Tuesday? b Will you be here Tuesday? …………
10 a I don’t like driving in night. b I don’t like driving at night. ………

LESSON N°3: Past simple (I did)

A study this example
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He
started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years
old when he died.
lived/started/wrote/was/died are all past simple
B Very often the past simple ends in -ed (regular verbs):

• I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.

• They invited us to their party, but we decided not to go.
• The police stopped me on my way home last night.
• Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard.
For spelling (stopped, studied etc.), see Appendix 6.
But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not end in -ed. For example:

write → wrote Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

see → saw We saw Alice in town a few days ago.
go → went I went to the cinema three times last week.
shut → shut It was cold, so I shut the window.

C In questions and negative sentences we use did/didn’t + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc.):

I enjoyed you enjoy? I enjoy

She saw did She see? She didn’t see
they went they go? they go

• I enjoyed the party a lot. Did you enjoy it?

• How many people did they invite to the wedding?

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• I didn’t buy anything because I didn’t have any money.

• ‘Did you go out?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’
Sometimes do is the main verb in the sentence (did you do? I didn’t do):

• What did you do at the weekend? (not What did you at the weekend?)
• I didn’t do anything. (not I didn’t anything)
D The past of be (am/is/are) is was/were:
was I/he/she/it?
were we/you/they?

• I was annoyed because they were late.

• Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
• They weren’t able to come because they were so busy.
• I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything.
• Did you go out last night or were you too tired?

Exercises
5.1 Read what Laura says about a typical working day:
Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn’t do yesterday.
I usually get up at 7 o’clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour.
I start work at 8.45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o’clock. I’m always tired when I get home. I
usually cook a meal in the evening. I don’t usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o’clock, and I always
sleep well.

1 She got up ………………… at 7 o’clock. 7 ……………………………..at 5 o’clock.

2 She ……………………….a big breakfast. 8 ………………………..tired when home.

3 She ……………………………………… . 9 …………………a meal yesterday evening.

4 It…………………………… to get to work. 10 …………………….out yesterday evening.

5 ………………………………………at 8.45. 11 ……………………………..at 11 o’clock.

6 ………………………………………..lunch. 12 …………………………….well last night.

Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form:
buy catch cost fall hurt sell spend teach throw write

1 Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

2 ‘How did you learn to drive?’ ‘My father……………………. me.’
3 We couldn’t aff ord to keep our car, so we …………………… it.
I/he/she/it was /wasn’t 4 Dave ………………….down the stairs this morning and
we/you/they were / weren’t
…………………..his leg.
5 Joe ………………… the ball to Sue, who …………………….. it.
6 Kate ……………a lot of money yesterday. She …………………… a dress which ……………£100.

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You ask James about his holiday in the US. Write your questions.
1 YOU: Where did you go?
JAMES: To the US. We went on a trip from San Francisco to Denver.
2 YOU: How ……………………….? By car?
JAMES: Yes, we hired a car in San Francisco.
3 YOU: It’s a long way to drive. How long ………………………….?
JAMES: Two weeks. We stopped at a lot of places along the way.
4 YOU: Where …………………………. ? In hotels?
JAMES: Yes, small hotels or motels.
5 YOU: ………………………….good?
JAMES: Yes, but it was very hot – sometimes too hot.
6 YOU: ………………………………the Grand Canyon?
JAMES: Of course. It was wonderful.

Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1 It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take)
2 The film wasn’t very good. I didn’t enjoy it much. (enjoy)
3 I knew Sarah was busy, so I ………………….. her. (disturb)
4 We were very tired, so we ………………………. the party early. (leave)
5 It was hard carrying the bags. They ……………………. really heavy. (be)
6 The bed was very uncomfortable. I ……………………….well. (sleep)
7 This watch wasn’t expensive. It …………………………much. (cost)
8 The window was open and a bird ………………………. into the room. (fly)
9 I was in a hurry, so I ………………………………..time to call you. (have)
10 I didn’t like the hotel. The room ……………………………… very clean. (be)

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LESSON N°4: Adjectives and adverbs 1 (quick/quickly)

A) You can say:
• Our holiday was too short – the time passed very quickly.
• Two people were seriously injured in the accident.
Quickly and seriously are adverbs. Many adverbs are adjective + -ly:
adjective quick serious careful bad heavy terrible
adverb quickly seriously carefully badly heavily terribly
For spelling, see Appendix 6.
Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. Some adjectives end in -ly too, for example:
friendly lively elderly lonely lovely
• It was a lovely day.
B) Adjective or adverb?

Adjectives (quick/careful etc.) tell us

Adverbs (quickly/carefully etc.) tell us about
about a noun (somebody or something).
a verb (how somebody does something or
We use adjectives before nouns:
how something happens):
• Sam is a careful driver.
• Sam drove carefully along the
(not a carefully driver)
narrow road. (not drove careful)
• We didn’t go out because of the
• We didn’t go out because it was
heavy rain.
raining heavily. (not raining heavy)

She speaks perfect English. She speaks English perfectly.

adjective + noun Verb + noun + adverb

.
C) We use adjectives after some verbs, especially be, and also look/feel/sound etc.
Compare:
• Please be quiet. Please speak quietly.
• My exam results were really bad. I did really badly in the exam.
• Why do you always look so serious? Why do you never take me seriously?
• I feel happy. The children were playing happily.

D) You can also use adverbs before adjectives and other adverbs. For example:
reasonably cheap (adverb + adjective)
terribly sorry (adverb + adjective)
incredibly quickly (adverb + adverb)

• It’s a reasonably cheap restaurant and the food is extremely good.

• I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to push you.
• Maria learns languages incredibly quickly.
• The exam was surprisingly easy.

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You can also use an adverb before a past participle (injured/organised/written etc.):

• Two people were seriously injured in the accident. (not serious injured)
• The conference was badly organised.

Exercises
Complete each sentence with an adverb. The first letters of the adverb are given.
1 We didn’t go out because it was raining heavily.
2 I had no problem finding a place to live. I found a flat quite ea………. .
3 We had to wait a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited pat………….
4 Nobody knew that Simon was coming to see us. He arrived unex……………. .
5 Mike keeps fit by playing tennis reg…………… .
6 I don’t speak French very well, but I can understand per…………. if people speak Sl……………
and cl……………..

Put in the correct word.

1 Sam drove carefully along the narrow road. (careful / carefully)
2 I think you behaved very ………………... (selfish / selfishly)
3 The weather changed ……………………. (sudden / suddenly)
4 There was a …………………..change in the weather. (sudden / suddenly)
5 Liz fell and hurt herself really ………………. (bad / badly)
6 I think I have flu. I feel ……………………. (awful / awfully)
7 Tanya is ………………… upset about losing her job. (terrible / terribly)
8 I could sit in this chair all day. It’s very …………………... (comfortable / comfortably)
9 I explained everything as ………………..as I could. (clear / clearly)
10 Be careful on that ladder. It doesn’t look very …………….. (safe / safely)
11 Have a good trip and I hope you have a …………………….journey. (safe / safely)
12 I’m glad you had a good trip and got home ……………………. . (safe / safely)

Complete each sentence using a word from the box. Sometimes you need the adjective
(careful
etc.) and sometimes the adverb (carefully etc.).
careful(ly) complete(ly) dangerous(ly) financial(ly) fluent(ly)
frequent(ly) nervous(ly) perfect(ly) permanent(ly) special(ly)

1 Sam doesn’t take risks when he’s driving. He’s always careful .
2 He’s late sometimes, but it doesn’t happen ……………….. .
3 Maria’s English is very …………………..although she makes quite a lot of mistakes.
4 I cooked this meal ………………… for you, so I hope you like it.
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5 Everything was very quiet. There was …………………silence.

6 I tried on the shoes and they fitted me ………………… .
7 I’d like to buy a car, but it’s …………………….impossible for me at the moment.
8 I’m staying here only a few weeks. I won’t be living here ……………… .
9 Do you usually feel ……………….. before exams?
10 Dan likes to take risks. He lives …………………….

Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence.
absolutely badly completely changed cheap damaged
happily reasonably seriously enormous ill long
slightly unnecessarily unusually married planned quiet

1 I thought the restaurant would be expensive, but it was reasonably cheap .

2 Will’s mother is ………………….. in hospital.
3 This house is so big! It’s ………………………… .
4 It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only ……………………………. .
5 Our children are normally very lively, but they’re ………………………..today.
6 When I returned home after 20 years, everything had ………………………….
7 The movie was …………………….. It could have been much shorter.
8 I’m surprised Amy and Joe have separated. I thought they were …………………… .
9 A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was ………………………………….

LESSON N°3: Conversation Questions & Responses

Nice to meet you! Enchanté.
Nice to meet you too. Enchanté.
How are you? Comment allez-vous?
I'm fine. How are you? Je vais bien. Et vous?
What's your name? Comment vous appelez-vous ?
My name is Laura. Je m'appelle Laura.
How old are you? Quel age avez-vous?
I'm 16 years old. J'ai 16 ans.
Where are you from? D'où venez-vous ?
I'm from France. Je viens de France.
Where do you live ? Où habitez-vous ?
I live in Annecy. J'habite à Annecy.
What do you do ? Que faites-vous (dans la vie) ?
I'm a student. Je suis étudiante.
Do you have any brothers or sisters? Avez-vous des frères ou soeurs ?
I have one brother and one sister. J'ai un frère et une soeur.

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I'm an only child. Je suis fils / fille unique.

Do you have any pets? Avez-vous des animaux ?
I have a cat / dog / fish / hamster. J'ai un chat / chien / poisson / hamster.
Do you play any sports? Pratiquez-vous des sports ?
I play football / tennis / basketball. Je joue au foot / tennis / basket.
Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais?
Yes, I speak English. Oui, je parle anglais.
Do you understand? Comprenez-vous?
I don't understand. Je comprends.
I don't know. Je ne sais pas. It doesn't matter. Ça ne fait rien.
I don't care. Je m'en fiche. I don't mind. Ça ne me dérange pas.
How do you say __ in English? Comment dit-on __ en anglais ?
Can you help me? Pouvez-vous m'aider?
What's the matter? Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?
I have to go. Il faut que j'y aille. Goodbye. Au revoir.
See you soon. A bientôt. See you later. A plus tard.
See you tomorrow. A demain. Hi / Bye. Salut.

Dialogue 1-1: Formal Greetings

JAMES: Good morning, Professor Austin, how are you doing?

PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning, James. I am doing well. And you?

JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This is my friend Emma. She is thinking
about applying to this college. She has a few questions.
Would you mind telling us about the process, please?

PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma! It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more than happy
to speak with you. Please stop by my office next week.

EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you, professor. Thank you so much for helping us.

PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer your questions!

Dialogue 1-2: Informal Greetings and Farewells

JANE: Hi, Helen! How’s it going?

HELEN: Fine, thanks — and you?

JANE: Just fine. Where are you off to?

HELEN: To the library. I’ve got a history exam next week

and need to start studying. Ugh.

JANE: Oh, no. Well, I’ll see you later then. Good luck!

HELEN: Thanks. See you later.

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