Introduction

IA. Vocabulary
• Likes and dislikes
I. Complete the sentences with the words below.
don't fancy let’s prefer really shall sounds want
1. Do you _____________ doing something on Saturday?
2. Why _____________ we go out?
3. I’m _____________ not into heavy metal.
4. OK, then. _____________ go and see that band.
5. _____________ we invite Jack and Mary?
6. I’d _____________ to go just with you, really.
7. And what do you _____________ to do after the concert?
8. OK, then. _____________ good.
II. Put the lines of the dialogue in the correct order.
____ a. I like playing chess. How about you?
____ b. Me too. Do you fancy a game this weekend?
____ c. Let’s meet in the park at midday.
____ d. What do you like doing in your free time?
____ e. Yes. That sounds good. What time?
____ f. Really? I don’t really like chess, but I quite like badminton.
• Describing people
III. Complete the sentences with the items given below.
glasses hat earrings ring
socks belt scarf sunglasses
1. You wear this round your neck when it’s cold. ______________
2. You wear this on your head. ______________
3. You wear these on your feet. ______________
4. You wear this with jeans or trousers. ______________
5. You wear these to help you see. ______________
6. You wear this on your finger. ______________
7. You wear these on your ears. ______________
8. You wear these when it’s sunny. ______________
IV. Look at the picture of Dylan, Marissa, Justin and Sheila. Write the names of the clothes they
are wearing from number 1 to number 16. Numbers 2 and 14 have been done for you as
examples. Then write descriptions of their clothes.
shorts top sandals shoes
jacket dress socks skirt
tie belt boots suit
trainers trousers shirt T-shirt
Dylan:
1. __________ 2. a suit 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
Marissa:
6. __________ 7. __________ 8.
Justin:
9. __________ 10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________
Sheila:
13. __________ 14. a top 15. __________ 16. __________
Dylan______________________________________________________________________________
Marissa_____________________________________________________________________________
Justin______________________________________________________________________________
Sheila______________________________________________________________________________

V. Write short descriptions of the people. Describe their hair and clothes using the prompts
below.

• hair: dark, blonde, short, long, straight, wavy

• special features: moustache, beard
• clothes: shirt, polo shirt, T-shirt, cardigan, jacket, trousers, jeans, skirt, cap, hat, shoes
• accessories: backpack, book
1. Mark’s got______________________________________________________________________
2. Jane’s got_______________________________________________________________________
3. Phong’s got_____________________________________________________________________
4. Anna’s got______________________________________________________________________
IB. Grammar
• Contrast: present simple and present continuous
I. Choose the correct answers.
1. This car is belonging / belongs to the head teacher.
2. Are you needing / Do you need any help with that?
3. He isn’t understanding / doesn’t understand the questions.
4. I am studying / study really hard at the moment.
5. Why are you waiting / do you wait here?
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He never ___________ (go) to parties.
2. ___________ you ___________ (want) another drink?
3. She ___________ (wait) for a phone call from Jack. He usually
___________ (phone) at this time.
4. ‘Why ___________ you ___________ (never wear) T-shirts?’ - ‘No real reason.’
5. ‘ ___________ you ___________ (understand) these questions?’ - T don’t.’
6. We ___________ (go) to Can Tho tomorrow.
7. ___________ you always ___________ (go out) for a meal on Sundays?
8. Hurry up! The bus ___________ (leave) in five minutes.
9. What time ___________ you ___________ (meet) Nam?
10. I ___________ (not enjoy) listening to classical music.
III. Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
Lan Hello.1 ___________ (you / enjoy) the music?
Nick Not really. I 2 ___________ (prefer) hip hop. This band is terrible.
Lan It’s my dad’s band.
Nick Oh, sorry. Actually, they 3 ___________ (not play) badly now. Lots of people 4 ___________
(dance). Which one is your dad?
Lan He 5 ___________ (play) the guitar.
Nick He’s great. Anyway, I6 ___________ (not know) your name.
Lan I’m Lan.
Nick I’m Nick. Please to meet you.
Lan Hey. I 7 ___________ (like) your polo shirt. It’s cool.
Nick Really?
Lan Yes. 8 ___________ (you / wear) it often?
Nick Yes, I 9 ___________ (wear) it most weekends. Actually, 10 ___________ (you / do) anything
next weekend?
Lan Yes, I11 ___________ (visit) my grandparents in the suburb.
Nick Oh, right.
IV. Complete the dialogue with the verbs below. Use the present simple or present continuous.
 do come have like stay
study want work not work
Nick Hi, I’m Nick.
Mai Hi, I’m Mai. Where 1___________ you ___________ from, Nick?
Nick England. I 2___________ with a family here in Ho Chi Minh City.
Mai 3 ___________ you ___________ it here?
Nick Yes, it’s a nice city. I4 ___________ a great time.
Mai Can you speak Vietnamese?
Nick Yes. I 5 ___________ at a language school. What 6 ___________ you ___________ , Mai?
Mai I’m a nurse.
Nick That’s interesting.
Mai I usually 7 ___________ at night, but I8 ___________ this evening.
Nick 9 ___________ you ___________ to have a drink?
Mai OK.
V. Decide whether the present continuous is being used (a) for something that is happening now
or (b) for an arrangement in the future. Write a or b.
1. What are you wearing to Mai’s birthday party? ___________
2. What’s that music you’re listening to? ___________
3. My aunt is coming to see us this afternoon. ___________
4. I can’t meet you on Saturday. I’m playing football. ___________
5. Is Ann coming to the cinema with us this evening? ___________
6. ‘Where’s Susan?’-‘She’s reading upstairs.’ ___________
7. Lan is wearing a pink skirt. ___________
8. ‘Are you planning to stay at home this weekend?’ -‘No, we’re visiting our grandparents in the
suburb.’ ___________
9. What are you doing tomorrow night? ___________
10. It’s starting to rain. ___________
VI. Complete the pairs of sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of
the verb in brackets.
1. a She always ___________ (wear) a white dress for work.
b I ___________ (wear) new shoes. Do you like them?
2. a We ___________ (go) hiking next month.
b They ___________ (go) hiking every summer.
3. a I ___________ (love) this music. What is it?
b I ___________ (enjoy) this music. What is it?
4. a Light ___________ (travel) faster than sound.
b That car ___________ (travel) very fast. Be careful.
5. a My brother often ___________ (sing) in the shower.
b My friend, Peter, ___________ (sing). What a terrible noise!
6. a I ___________ (not believe) him. It’s a lie.
b He ___________ (not tell) the truth. It’s a lie.
VII. Make questions from these words, using the correct verb tense.
1. Which book / you read I at the moment?
_______________________________________________________
2. When / you leave/ tomorrow?
_______________________________________________________
3. Which coffee / you prefer / Italian / French?
_______________________________________________________
4. What / you usually have / for breakfast?
_______________________________________________________
5. What / your father / do now?
_______________________________________________________
• Articles
VIII. Choose the correct answers.
1. I love Indian food / the Indian food.
2. Life / The life in a small village can be very boring.
3. Weather / The weather in Scotland was terrible last weekend.
4. This crossing isn’t for bicycles / the bicycles. It’s for pedestrians / the pedestrians.
5. Fields / The fields around the village are full of cows.
6. I hate advertisements / the advertisements. They’re usually so boring.
IX. Complete the sentences with the correct article: a/an, the or zero article (Ø).
1. I don’t read ___________ books about magic.
2. He’s reading ___________ new Harry Potter book.
3. Polar bears don’t mind ___________ cold weather.
4. I’m not enjoying ___________ cold weather this winter.
5. ___________ tigers live in Asia.
6. I don’t like ___________ Mondays.
7. I don’t like ___________ heavy metal music.
8. I never wear ___________ jeans.
9. I’ll see you at ___________ weekend.
10. I really like ___________ Eyed Peas DVD.
X. Complete the sentences with the correct article: a, the or zero article (0).
1. There’s ___________ nice restaurant near our house.
2. We saw ___________ President when he visited our city.
3. I want to be ___________ doctor when I grow up.
4. The people in ___________ village shop aren’t very friendly.
5. ‘Where’s Nick?’ - ‘He’s in ___________ garden.’
6. My sister doesn’t like ___________ dogs - she prefers cats.
7. There’s a red car and a blue car in the car park. Ours is ___________ blue car.
XI. Complete the sentences with a or the.
1. I met ________ girl and ________ boy at the party. ________ girl was from France, and ________
boy was from Spain.
2. She lives in ________ flat in the centre of town. ________ flat is very small.
3. There’s ________ bus at 10 or ________ train at 11. ________ bus arrives at 12, and ________
train arrives at 11.30.
4. My dad’s got ________ Honda, and my mum’s got ________ Suzuki. ________ Honda is much
better than ________ Suzuki.
5. There was ________ cinema and ________ theatre in our town, but ________ cinema closed last
year.
6. ‘I’d like ________ pizza and ________ piece of chocolate cake.’ - ‘Would you like chips with
________ pizza?’
7. I bought ________ Beyonce DVD and ________ Grande DVD. ________ Beyonce was OK, but I
didn’t like ________ Grande album.
XII. Complete each pair of sentences with a or the.
1. a Dad is watching TV in ___________ living room.
b I’d like a house with ___________ big living room.
2. a Look. There’s ___________ cat on that tree.
b ‘Which cat is yours?’ - ‘ ___________ black one.’
3. a Linda’s ___________ lovely girl.
b Who’s ___________ girl with long dark hair?
4. a I like this song. Who’s ___________ singer?
b I think Beyonce is ___________ great singer.
5. a There’s ___________ clothes shop near the post office.
b I love ___________ clothes shop between the bank and the chemist’s.
6. a Shut ___________ door, please.
b My bedroom has got ___________ blue door.
XIII. Add the to the sentences.
1. Moon came out from behind the clouds.
_______________________________________________________
2. Paris is capital of France.
_______________________________________________________
3. It’s too cold to swim in sea.
_______________________________________________________
4. I saw President on TV last night.
_______________________________________________________
5. My brother wants to join army.
_______________________________________________________
6. I’d like to travel around world.
_______________________________________________________
7. It was cold but sun was shining.
_______________________________________________________
8. If you see an accident, you should phone police.
_______________________________________________________
XIV. Choose the correct answer.
1. My favourite sport is football / the football.
2. She loves milk / the milk.
3. I hate cold coffee / the cold coffee.
4. ‘Where’s coffee / the coffee?’ - ‘It’s in the cupboard.’
5. We went swimming in the sea. Water / The water was really warm.
6. I’m going to take dogs / the dogs for a walk.
7. I’m not very interested in fashion / the fashion.
8. Where are CDs / the CDs that I bought yesterday?