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Faculty of Sciences and Systems
Language Department
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Underline the correct sentence.
Example: A Roald Dahl is a author. B Roald Dahl is an author.
1. It’s a house. It’s an house.
2. These is our classroom. This is our classroom.
3. Two boxs of paper, please. Two boxes of paper, please.
4. Kim and Tony are students. Kim and Tony is students.
5. It’s an English dictionary. It’s a English dictionary.
6. They’re diarys. They’re diaries.
7. “What are these?” - “They’re a headphones.” “What are these?” - “They’re headphones.”
8. Is that your tissues? Are those your tissues?
Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase in parentheses.
Example: Turn left here. (Turn to Turn we Turn)
1. I’m thirsty. Let’s stop at the café. (Let’s Don’t We)
2. Don’t eat my pizza! (No eat Don’t eat Eat not)
3. Please don’t park your car here. (don’t park no park not to park)
4. Be quiet, children! ( You Are Be)
5. Let turn the radio on. (Let Let’s Let us to)
6. Listen to me. (You are listen Listen Listen you)
Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: This is our car new / new car.
1. They have expensives / expensive computers.
2. It’s a day nice / nice day. Let’s go out.
3. Is she a French / France singer?
4. We are very good students / students very good.
5. These DVDs are cheap / cheaps.
6. Juan has eyes blue / blue eyes.
Complete the sentences with the correct word(s) in parentheses.
Example: Where are the sandwiches? I’m hungry. (worried hungry hot)
1. Can you close the windows? We’re really cold . (really cold very tired quite hot)
2. Mary’s very old. She’s 100. (very near lot)
3. My sister has a pink bike. (far easy pink)
4. “What color is your car?” “It’s gray.” (gray BMW old)
5. The opposite of happy is sad. (bored sad worried)
6. Her job is difficult and she’s very stressed. (wrong happy stressed)
7. I’m really tired. (small really big)
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Language Department
Underline the correct word.
Example: She has coins in her purse / diary.
1. This is the key / umbrella for the door.
2. They’re the watches / headphones for my iPod.
3. My photo / tissue is on my identification card.
4. Read the newspaper / glasses.
5. Write with a wallet / pencil.
6. Turn on the stamp / lamp.
Write the opposites.
dangerous dirty easy expensive far fat full old rich tall ugly
Example: near far
1. cheap - expensive 6. beautiful - ugly
2. empty - full 7. safe - dangerous
3. clean - dirty 8. poor - rich
4. short - tall 9. thin - fat
5. difficult - easy 10. young - old
PRONUNCIATION
Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: park lamp black cat
1. tall bored short hot
2. easy slim cheap piece
3. you new blue look
4. tissue book full good
5. mother thanks this the
Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: sci|ssors
1. ma|ga|zine 3. um|bre|lla 5. a|ttrac|tive
2. pen|cil 4. beau|ti|ful
Write word according to the phonetic symbols.
Example: /wɔk/ = walk
1. /tɜrn/ = Turnt 5. /ˈmʌð·ər/ = Mother
2. /tɔk/ = Talk 6. /ˈlɪs·ən/ = Listen
3. /lʌv/ = love 7. /ˈdɜr·t̬ i/ = Dirty
4. /dɪʃ/ = Dish 8. /ˈθɜrz·deɪ/ = Thursday
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Faculty of Sciences and Systems
Language Department
READING
Read the text and complete the exercises below.
Famous People
Julio Iglesias (born 1943) is a singer. He’s very famous in Europe and America. Julio is from
Madrid, the capital of Spain. He’s tall and very good-looking. He has short black hair and brown
eyes. He has eight children.
Wayne Rooney (born 1985) is a British soccer player. He’s from Liverpool in the north of
England. He isn’t very tall and he isn’t very slim, but he’s a good soccer player and he’s rich!
His wife’s name is Coleen and they have one child.
JK Rowling (born 1965) is English. Her full name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She’s famous
because she writes the Harry Potter books. She is also very rich. Joanne is slim, but she isn’t tall.
Her hair is long and blond. She has beautiful blue eyes and she’s very pretty.
Barack Obama (born 1961) is a politician. He’s the President of the USA and his home is the
White House. He’s about 50. He is tall and attractive. He has very short black hair and his eyes
are brown. His wife is Michelle Obama. They have two children.
Underline the correct option after every sentence.
Example: Julio is a famous American. True False Doesn’t say
1. Julio is a Spanish singer. True False Doesn’t say
2. Julio has a small family. True False Doesn’t say
3. Wayne is a sportsman. True False Doesn’t say
4. Wayne is tall and slim. True False Doesn’t say
5. JK isn’t very rich. True False Doesn’t say
6. JK is married. True False Doesn’t say
7. Barack is very young. True False Doesn’t say
8. Michelle is very pretty. True False Doesn’t say
Read the text again and write Julio, Wayne, JK, or Barack.
Example: JK is a very rich woman.
1 Julio Iglesias is a famous singer.
2 JK Rowling is an author.
3 Barack Obama is a politician.
4 Barack Obama is about 50 years old.
5 Wayne Rooney is quite young.
6 Julio Iglesias has eight children.
7 Wayne Rooney has one child.
National University of Engineering
Faculty of Sciences and Systems
Language Department
WRITING
Describe yourself. Answer these questions, then write a text. (50–70 words)
1 What’s your name?
2 Where are you from?
3 What color is your hair?
4 What color are your eyes?
5 Are you famous / slim / rich / tall / attractive …?
6 Is your family big?
My name’s … . I’m from … . My favorite color is…
I’m Magaly. I live in a small house in Juigalpa with my best friends, Lester, Camilo and
Wascar. I’m hair long and black and beautiful brown eyes. I don’t famous because, I’m
teacher of university, I like do exercise because, I’m fat, I’m tall, I’m very poor and I
isn`t attractive.
My family is small, their names are Cirilo and My parents are retired now. My full
name`s Magaly Cecilia Vega Delgado, I’m de Managua city, I’m forty-three years old,
my favorite color is pink, I love pink color.
LISTENING
1 Listen to Tim, Akiko, and Paul saying what they have on their table or desk. Match
the things with the people’s names.
1. a file __________
2. a printer *
3. tissues *
4. a red lamp *
5. a dictionary *
2. Listen to five conversations. Underline A, B, or C.
1. __________ is worried about the road.
A. The woman B. Mark C. The boy
2. The girl is cold.
A. angry B. cold C. hot
3. Who is hungry?
A. the boy B. the girl C. their father
4. The girl has __________.
A. an iPod B. a radio C. a magazine
5. The sign near Gran’s house says __________ .
A. No parking B. Park here C. Turn right
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Faculty of Sciences and Systems
Language Department
SPEAKING
1. Think about one of your friends. Complete the information card. You have to memorize
the information to say it to your partners.
Name:
Age: Hair color:
Nationality: Tall/short:
Big/small family? Other information: nice? attractive?
Eye color: happy/sad/stressed? rich/poor?, etc.
Example: My friend’s name’s Angel. He’s 34 years old and he is from Nicaragua. He comes
from a big family. He hast three sisters and four brothers…
