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Study Guide & Exercises
Units 1 – 6 | Review & Practice
Cambridge English • A1–A2 Level

Complete Study Guide with Grammar, Vocabulary & Exercises

 UNIT 1

I AM … 1
Talking about yourself, nationalities and personal information

■ VOCABULARY — Countries & Nationalities

France Spain
Japan
Brazil

Countries & Nationalities

Country Nationality Country Nationality

Brazil Brazilian France French

Chile Chilean Japan Japanese

China Chinese Mexico Mexican

Colombia Colombian Peru Peruvian

Ecuador Ecuadorian Russia Russian

Honduras Honduran South Korea South Korean

the United States American Spain Spanish

■ Jobs / Professions

salesperson artist teacher student

hotel clerk doctor chef server

✏■ GRAMMAR — Verb To Be: I am / You are

GRAMMAR: to be — I / you

(+) I am Brazilian. I'm Brazilian.

(-) I am not from Lima. I'm not from Lima.

(?) Am I in room 6B? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

(+) You are from Tokyo. You're from Tokyo.

(-) You are not from Bogotá. You're not from Bogotá.

(?) Are you from Tokyo? Yes, you are. / No, you're not.
 ★ ACCURACY CHECK
Use I with 'am'. Never say: Am Spanish. ✗ Always say: I'm Spanish. ✓

GRAMMAR: to be — he / she / it / they

He is / She is / It is → He's / She's / It's

They are / We are → They're / We're

(+) She is friendly. She's friendly.

(-) He is not a teacher. He isn't a teacher.

(?) Is she Brazilian? Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.

(?) Are they students? Yes, they are. / No, they're not.

GRAMMAR: Possessive Adjectives & Possessive 's

my, your, his, her, its, our, their

My name is Ana. | Her job is doctor.

What is your email address?

Possessive 's: My sister's name is Carla.

Pedro's job is chef.

■■ Useful Phrases — Personal Information

What's your first name? My first name is Ana.

How do you spell that? A-N-A.

What's your email? It's ana@[Link]

Are you a teacher? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

■ EXERCISES — Unit 1

1 Write the nationality. (Escreva a nacionalidade.)

Country Nationality Country Nationality

Brazil ___________ Japan ___________

France ___________ Spain ___________

China ___________ Mexico ___________

the United States ___________ Russia ___________

2 Complete with am, is, are, 'm, 's or 're.

1. I _______ Brazilian. I _______ from São Paulo.

2. She _______ not a student. She _______ a teacher.

3. _______ you from Tokyo? — Yes, I _______.

4. My name _______ Carlos. I _______ Colombian.

5. They _______ from Moscow. They _______ Russian.

6. _______ he a doctor? — No, he _______. He _______ a chef.

3 Write questions for these answers.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: My name is Lucia.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: I'm from Peru. I'm Peruvian.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: My email is lucia@[Link]

Q: _______________________________________________

A: No, I'm not a teacher. I'm a student.

4 Match the job with the correct description.

Job Description

1. chef ___ a. works in a hospital with sick people

2. teacher ___ b. cooks food in a restaurant

3. doctor ___ c. sells things in a store

4. salesperson ___ d. helps students learn

5. server ___ e. brings food to people at a table

5 Write YOUR profile! (Escreva seu próprio perfil!)

First name: ___________________________ Last name: ___________________________

Country: ___________________________ City: ___________________________

Nationality: ___________________________ Job/Student: ___________________________

Email: ___________________________ Company/School: ___________________________

Now write 4 sentences about yourself:

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
 UNIT 2

GREAT PEOPLE 2
Family, descriptions, ages and birthdays

■ VOCABULARY — Family & Descriptions

FAMILY TREE

Grandfather Grandmother Grandfather Grandmother

Father Mother

Brother YOU Sister

mother / mom father / dad sister brother

grandmother grandfather cousin aunt

uncle wife husband daughter

son parents children family

■ Personality & Appearance Adjectives

funny serious friendly shy nice interesting

young old tall short smart kind

✏■ GRAMMAR — Numbers, Ages & Birthdays

 GRAMMAR: Ages & Birthdays

How old are you? I'm 25 (years old).

How old is she? She's 12.

When is your birthday? It's on March 15th.

When is his birthday? It's in July.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June,

July, August, September, October, November, December

Ordinals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th ... 21st, 22nd, 23rd ...

GRAMMAR: Describing People — he / she / they

This is my sister. She's funny and friendly.

These are my parents. They're very nice.

His name is Paulo. He's 40. He's a doctor.

Her name is Carla. She's 35. She's a teacher.

Our family is big. We have 5 people.

■ EXERCISES — Unit 2

1 Look at the family tree above. Complete the sentences.

1. My mother's mother is my ___________________________.

2. My father's father is my ___________________________.

3. My uncle's daughter is my ___________________________.

4. My mother and father are my ___________________________.

5. My brother's daughter is my ___________________________.

2 Write the correct ordinal number.

Number Ordinal Number Ordinal Number Ordinal

1 1st 5 _____ 10 _____

2 _____ 6 _____ 15 _____

3 _____ 7 _____ 20 _____

4 _____ 9 _____ 21 _____

3 Read and answer the questions about the people.

Hi! I'm Sofia. I'm from Chile. I'm 22 years old. My birthday is on June 3rd. I'm a student. My sister's name is Valentina.
She's 19. She's very funny and friendly!
1. Where is Sofia from? ___________________________________________

2. How old is Sofia? ___________________________________________

3. When is her birthday? ___________________________________________

4. What's her job? ___________________________________________

5. How old is Valentina? ___________________________________________

6. What is Valentina like? ___________________________________________

4 Write about YOUR family. Use he/she/they + adjective.

1. My ____________ 's name is _____________. He/She is ________ years old.

2. My ____________ 's name is _____________. He/She is _______________ (adjective).

3. My family is ______________. We have _______ people.

4. My favorite person in my family is ______________. He/She is _______________.

 UNIT 3

COME IN 3
Homes, furniture, and offering drinks & snacks

■ VOCABULARY — Home & Furniture

bedroom living room

Your Home

■ Rooms

living room bedroom kitchen bathroom

yard / garden apartment house room

■■ Furniture

sofa chair table desk

bed bookcase lamp refrigerator

TV mirror closet shelf

■ Drinks & Snacks

coffee tea water juice

milk cookies cake chips

✏■ GRAMMAR — There is / There are

 GRAMMAR: There is / There are

(+) There is a sofa in the living room. (=There's)

(-) There isn't a garage. / There's no garage.

(?) Is there a yard? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.

(+) There are two bedrooms.

(-) There aren't any windows.

(?) Are there any chairs? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

a lot of (many) | some | no / not any

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: Offering & Accepting

Coffee or tea? Tea, please.

Would you like milk? Yes, please. / No, thanks.

With milk? No, thanks.

Here you go. Thank you!

■ EXERCISES — Unit 3

1 Look at the house picture. Write sentences with there is / there are.

bedroom living room

Your Home

1. (a kitchen) _________________________________________________

2. (two bedrooms) _______________________________________________

3. (a yard?) ____________________________________________________

4. (a garage?) __________________________________________________

5. (one bathroom) _______________________________________________

2 Write is, isn't, are or aren't.

1. There ________ a big sofa in my living room.

2. There ________ any chairs in the kitchen. (0 chairs)

3. ________ there a TV in the bedroom? — Yes, there ________.

4. There ________ three lamps. (3 lamps)

5. ________ there a refrigerator? — No, there ________.

3 Write the dialogue. Use the Functional Language box.

A friend visits your home. Offer a drink and snack.

You: ___________________________________________
Friend: ___________________________________________
You: ___________________________________________
Friend: ___________________________________________
You: ___________________________________________
Friend: ___________________________________________

4 Describe YOUR home. Write 5 sentences using there is / there are.

1. _______________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________
 UNIT 4

I LOVE IT 4
Technology, likes & dislikes, and simple present

■ VOCABULARY — Technology & Everyday Verbs

cell phone laptop tablet camera earphones

Technology Vocabulary

■ Verbs for Technology

use (technology) send emails / texts take photos listen to music

watch videos / TV play games read (e-books) go online

■ Communication

text message phone call email video call

social media in person app post

✏■ GRAMMAR — Simple Present

GRAMMAR: Simple Present — all persons

I / You / We / They: base form

He / She / It: base form + -s / -es

(+) I like music. She likes music.

I watch videos. He watches videos.

I have a phone. She has a phone.

(-) I don't like.. She doesn't like..

(?) Do you like..? Does she like..?

Yes, I do. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

★ ACCURACY CHECK
he/she/it: watch→watches, study→studies, go→goes, have→has
 LANGUAGE: Showing agreement

I love / really like / like / don't like / hate...

Me too! (I agree — positive) Me neither! (I agree — negative)

Really? I do! (I disagree — positive)

Really? I don't! (I disagree — negative)

■ EXERCISES — Unit 4

1 Write the correct verb form (add -s / -es or keep base form).

1. Ana _________________ (have) a new smartphone.

2. My brother _________________ (watch) videos every day.

3. I _________________ (not / like) video games.

4. They _________________ (use) social media a lot.

5. She _________________ (send) 50 text messages a day!

6. He _________________ (not / have) a laptop.

7. _________________ (Do / Does) you take a lot of photos?

8. _________________ (Do / Does) she play games? Yes, she _____.

2 Match the verb with the object.

Verb Object Verb Object

1. listen to ___ a. videos 5. play ___

2. take ___ b. texts 6. read ___

3. send ___ c. music 7. go ___

4. watch ___ d. photos 8. use ___

e. e-books

f. games

g. online

h. apps

3 Write True (T) or False (F). Then correct the false sentences.

My name is Felipe. I have a laptop, a smartphone, and earphones. I use my phone every day. I love listening to
music! I send about 20 emails a day for work. I don't play video games — I don't like them. My sister loves games. She
plays for 3 hours a day! She has a great computer. We both watch videos online every night.

1. Felipe has a tablet. ( ___ ) ___________________________________________

2. He uses his phone every day. ( ___ ) ___________________________________

3. He loves video games. ( ___ ) __________________________________________

4. His sister plays games. ( ___ ) _________________________________________

5. They watch videos online. ( ___ ) _______________________________________

4 Write about YOUR technology habits. Answer the questions.

1. What technology do you have? I have ____________________________________

2. Do you use social media? _______________________________________________

3. How many texts do you send a day? _______________________________________

4. What do you watch online? ______________________________________________

5. Does your friend / family member like technology? ________________________

 UNIT 5

MONDAYS AND FUN DAYS 5

Routines, telling the time, and simple present questions

■ VOCABULARY — Activities & Time

■ Daily & Weekly Activities

go to work go to school study exercise

cook clean go shopping go out with friends

watch TV play sports read sleep

■ Telling the Time

11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

7:00 — seven o'clock 3:30 — half past three 9:15 — quarter past nine 11:45 — quarter to twelve

✏■ GRAMMAR — Simple Present Questions & Time Prepositions

GRAMMAR: Simple Present Questions + Time Prepositions

Do you go to work on Mondays? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Does she study at night? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

What time do you get up? I get up at 7:00.

When do they exercise? They exercise in the morning.

Prepositions: at + time (at 8:00, at noon, at night)

in + part of day (in the morning, in the afternoon)

on + day (on Monday, on weekdays, on weekends)

 GRAMMAR: Frequency Adverbs

always usually often sometimes never

I always eat breakfast. (100%)

I usually go to the gym. (80%)

I sometimes cook dinner. (50%)

I never watch TV at work. (0%)

■ EXERCISES — Unit 5

1 Write the time in words.

Time In words Time In words

6:00 _______________ 2:30 _______________

10:15 _______________ 8:45 _______________

12:00 _______________ 4:20 _______________

7:00 AM _______________ 11:55 _______________

2 Write the correct preposition: at, in or on.

1. I go to school ________ 8:00 ________ the morning.

2. We don't work ________ Sundays.

3. She exercises ________ night.

4. They go shopping ________ weekends.

5. Do you eat lunch ________ noon?

6. My birthday is ________ July. It's ________ July 15th.

3 Write questions for these answers about daily routines.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: I get up at 6:30.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: Yes, I go to school on Mondays.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: She exercises in the morning, at 7:00.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: No, he doesn't cook. He always goes to a restaurant.

Q: _______________________________________________

A: We usually go out with friends on Fridays.

4 Write YOUR daily routine. Use frequency adverbs.

Use: always / usually / often / sometimes / never

Morning: I _________ get up at _______. I _________ ________________________.

Afternoon: I _________ ___________________________________________________.

Evening: I _________ ____________________________________________________.

Weekends: I _________ ___________________________________________________.

 UNIT 6

ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT 6

City places, nature, and giving directions

■ VOCABULARY — City & Nature

Places in the City

museum café store park

■■ Places in the City

bookstore hospital movie theater restaurant supermarket

café hotel museum school zoo

college mall park store

mountains forest flower

ocean
beach

■ Nature

snow mountains island beach ocean

lake forest tree grass flower

hill desert river plants

✏■ GRAMMAR — There is/are & Directions

 GRAMMAR: There is / There are — places & nature

There's a great café near here.

There are a lot of restaurants in this neighborhood.

There are some nice parks in my city.

There aren't any mountains near here.

Is there a zoo? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.

Are there any museums? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

a lot of | some | not much / not many | no

■■ Asking & Giving Directions

↑ straight

HOTEL STORE MALL ZOO

MUSEUM PARK SCHOOL CAFÉ

YOU
← left right →

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: Asking & Giving Directions

Excuse me. Where's the zoo?

Go straight (ahead). Turn left / Turn right.

It's on the left / on the right.

It's on the corner of Park Street and Main Avenue.

It's next to / across from / near / between ... the park.

Go one block, and then turn left.

■ EXERCISES — Unit 6

1 Write TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false ones.

Welcome to Vancouver! Vancouver is a great city in Canada. There are a lot of museums and parks. There's a
famous park called Stanley Park — it's very big. There's an ocean and there are mountains near the city. There isn't a
desert near Vancouver, but there are some beautiful beaches. There are a lot of great restaurants and cafés in the city
center.

1. Vancouver is in the United States. ( ___ ) ____________________________

2. There are museums in Vancouver. ( ___ ) ________________________________

3. Stanley Park is small. ( ___ ) _________________________________________

4. There's a desert near the city. ( ___ ) __________________________________

5. There are restaurants in the city center. ( ___ ) _______________________

2 Use the map to give directions. Start at 'YOU'.

↑ straight

HOTEL STORE MALL ZOO

MUSEUM PARK SCHOOL CAFÉ

YOU
← left right →

1. How do you get from YOU to the MUSEUM?

_______________________________________________________________

2. How do you get from YOU to the ZOO?

_______________________________________________________________

3. How do you get from YOU to the CAFÉ?

_______________________________________________________________

3 Write sentences about your city. Use the words in the box.

Word Bank

a lot of | some | not much/many | no

There's a ... | There are ... | There isn't a ... | There aren't any ...

1. (restaurant) ________________________________________________

2. (park) ______________________________________________________

3. (museum) ____________________________________________________

4. (mountain / beach / ocean) ___________________________________

5. (tree / flower / river) ______________________________________

4 Write the conversation. Ask for and give directions.

Use the map. Student A asks for directions to a place. Student B answers.

A: (Excuse me...) ______________________________________

B: (Go...) _____________________________________________
A: (Is it...) __________________________________________
B: (Yes/No...) _________________________________________
A: (Thank you!) ________________________________________
 ■ ANSWER KEY — Selected Exercises

Unit 1 — Ex. 1 (Nationalities)

Brazil → Brazilian • France → French • China → Chinese • Spain → Spanish • Japan → Japanese • Mexico →
Mexican • the United States → American • Russia → Russian

Unit 1 — Ex. 2 (To Be)

1. am / am • 2. is / is • 3. Are / am • 4. is / am • 5. are / are • 6. Is / isn't / is

Unit 1 — Ex. 4 (Match Jobs)

1-b • 2-d • 3-a • 4-c • 5-e

Unit 2 — Ex. 1 (Family)

1. grandmother • 2. grandfather • 3. cousin • 4. parents • 5. niece

Unit 2 — Ex. 2 (Ordinals)

2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th=5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 21st

Unit 3 — Ex. 2 (There is/are)

1. is • 2. aren't • 3. Is / is • 4. are • 5. Is / isn't

Unit 4 — Ex. 1 (Simple Present)

1. has • 2. watches • 3. don't like • 4. use • 5. sends • 6. doesn't have • 7. Do • 8. Does / does

Unit 4 — Ex. 2 (Match Verbs)

1-c • 2-d • 3-b • 4-a • 5-f • 6-e • 7-g • 8-h

Unit 4 — Ex. 3 (True/False)

1. F (tablet → no tablet) • 2. T • 3. F (doesn't like games) • 4. T • 5. T

Unit 5 — Ex. 1 (Time)

6:00=six o'clock • 10:15=quarter past ten • 12:00=twelve o'clock / noon • 7:00 AM=seven o'clock in the morning •
2:30=half past two • 8:45=quarter to nine • 4:20=twenty past four • 11:55=five to twelve

Unit 5 — Ex. 2 (Prepositions)

1. at / in • 2. on • 3. at • 4. on • 5. at • 6. in / on

Unit 6 — Ex. 1 (True/False)

1. F (Canada) • 2. T • 3. F (very big) • 4. F (no desert) • 5. T

Good luck with your studies! Keep practicing every day! ■