Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises for English Learners
Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises for English Learners
6. Thisletterisgoingtothe USA.
7. Isthisthetraintodowntown?
USEFUL PHRASES
1. Whichonedoyou prefer?
2. Howcanlhelpyou?
Put the following words in the correct column.
3. Howmuchisit?
b. Sure,thefittingroom isoverthere.
GRAMMAR
1.
\
Arethere ........... \ ,................. people in the room?
register.
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E Fill in .the blanks with the correct answer.
HOW MUCH / HOW MANY Read 1:he following paragraph and write tlie
HREADING
advantages and disadvantages of this house.
1 .............................. money have you got?
l've got a new house in the country with a beautiful
2..............................girlsaretherein(/ourclass?
garden and a big garage. There's a lake and a national park
3 .............................. cheese is there in the fridge?
[Link] behind my house. It's a peaceful neighbourhood, but
4 .............................. eggs are there in this cake? of course it has got some problems. For example, it's far
Fill in the blanks wit:h the correct preposition. there is a supermarket and a newsagent's shop. I love my
got nice furniture. And the rent is very cheap. This is the
best thing about my house.
ADVANTAGES
1.
2.
3.
1. Theman is...?#...thebed. 4.
WRITING
Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative or
superlative. Read the information about: a house. Write a short
paragraph and describe the house.
1. istanbulis
• lbedroom/llivingroom
(crowded) city in Turkey.
2. Yourbootsare • lbath/smallkitchen
Alaska. • Nearthesubwaystationandshoppingmalls
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D Look at the pictures above. Tick your favourite activities.
a Match the pictures with the words. Then listen and check.
listening to music
surfing
watchingtv
playing backgammon
playing chess
ironing
shopping online
reading books
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a Add more activities. Read the 1:ext.
8 : My favourite activity
A: What's your
is playing football,
favourite
[Link],scuba
„xp activity?
diving' . . .
. 3 .-`..1_1
1 L=
\
Look at the table about a survey in a classroom. mine. My favourite colour is blue. What about my
Write sehtehces as in the example. dislikes? I hate flying. It is so scary. And finally,I
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don't don't
a don't like surfing on the Internet.
waste of ti me.
I think it is a
D08s 8 2
Put a tick next to her likes and a cross X
Spy Films 5 2 3 next to her dislikes.
Extreme Sports 3 7
2...................................Ioveswindsurfing.
MARK
3 ................................... [Link] going to the cinema.
I like playing tennis a lot. I'm not
good at tennis, but I [Link] playing ,,,`` 4 ................................... don't mind going to the cinem
it especiaHy in spring and autumn. ;
\
very dangerous sport, but I love it. ``\ 6 ................................... loves paragliding.
at the weekends.
4. Tanya&Simon enjoy/hateshopping.
5. Tanya&Simondon'tmind/enjoyplayingchess.
• maths . heights
• trekking . computergames
TANYA & S I M 0 N
We love staying at home on
winter evenings. We [Link]
I hate coffee. What about you?
watching TV and playing chess
at home. We don't min`d going
watching animated films.`iAle+ I don't mind it. But I like tea more.
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SPEAKING LISTENING
USEFUL PHRASES
I
n
EE
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Kate : H i there.
Suggestions
Ben : Hello! I have got .............................. forthe
• Let'sgocyclingtoday!
comedytonight!...............„.............together?
• Areyouinthemoodforshopping?
Sam : Hey!
• Whatabout/Howaboutgoingtothecinema
Jill :Hi!Thereisanewromancefilmatthe
tonight? cinema downtown.
..............,............... go there together!
Accepting Sam : ........... „ ................., but I'd prefer action
• Yes,[Link].
Claire : Good afternoon!
• Cool!Whattime? Tom :Good afternoon.
Claire : I have got a free ticket for a drama
Refusing film tonight ...............................
Inviting
• shoppingtoday!
• godancing?
• goingtoseeaplaythisweekend?
• bowlingtonight?
• getsomeicecreamafterschool?
Refusing
• lhaveotherplans.
• I'mbusy(tired,ill,...)then.
• ldon'tlikefilms,coffee,shopping, ...
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-. i .' r `, , `
Match the films above with the sehtehces below. Listen and
check your answers.
I 1. Whichfilmisananimationfilm?
I 2. Whichfilmisahorrorfilm?
I 3. Whichfilmisawesternfilm?
I 4. Whichfilmisanactionfilm?
I 5. Which film isasciencefictionfilm?
I 6. Whichfilmisawarfilm?
b. Horror
c. Comedy
d. Romance
f. Cartoon
GRAMMAR Prepositions ofTinde
ON /lN
• months ( March, June ,... )
• parts of the day (morning, • time (3 o'clock,14:30 ,... )
• days (Monday, Tuesday ,... )
evening, afternoon) • parts of the day (night,
• dates (16th June, May.25 ,... )
• years (1971, 2015 ,... ) midnight, midday)
• seasons (fall, winter ,... )
2......spring 7......Friday
3......2011 8......March
B Here are some typical questions to ask the time. Listen and repeat.
B
NOTE
USEFUL PHRASES Asking and Telling the Time
•. Whattimeisit? 4 am -04:00
-It's four o'clock (16:00) 4 pin -16:00
What is the time?
-lt's two thirty. / lt's half past two. (14:30)
E E H
I. .I±...`t§...ken
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D Look at the information about the film festival and
answer the questions.
3. Whattimeistheopeningceremony? €:iaLeyna
4. Wherearetheceremonies?
Per3tlE:LF:slma
Turkish film festival. It is
is at the historical
There is an international
Read the text.
jury from the world of
Who is the best actor, the best actress, the best
cinema and culture at
director or the best producer? What about the best
film? There are many film festivals and awards in the the festival.
The a::ahi:rgau:hadn|a:ji]ajrnet:let:lea:jkns:[Link]
AVENGERS:AGEOF I
Screen:
Type:
Screen:
Type:
ULTRON i-? `
d,Or Times:
Ticket Price:
Times:
Ticket Price:
in May. The best film of the festival gets the Palme 2. Choose onetype offilm the speakerdoesn't
like.
a. cartoon
b. animation
c. Western
d. action
SPEAKING
a. THEACADEMYAWARD
b. GOLDEN ORANGE FESTIVAL
c. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
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a screen e rna ke-u p a rtist I actor
b cameraman f stunt man J premiere
C. filmgoer 8 box office k actress
d 3D h Osca r awa rds I lights
1.....4.....7.....10.....
3.....6.....eg.....12.....
a Listen and fill in the blanks using the words in exercise 1. -
B A : There are a lotofpeople in frontofthe ............................
today. M/.ss/.on /mposs/b/e 5 is a really good film.
8 : Yes ,............................ like watching it. It's an action
film.
Cruise.
B :Whenisits ?
A : On Sunday.
8 : Tom Cruise is a very handsome and a great
............................, but he hasn't got any ..............................
• ldon'tlikeromanticfilms. • Romanticfilmsarenotveryme.
• Youlikehorrorfilms. • Thishorrorfilm isforyou.
• Heisanactorinthisfilm. • ldon't[ikehim.
• Sheisafamousactress. • lreallylikeher.
• Itisanactionfilm. • ldon'tlikeit.
• Wehatecomedies. • Comediesarenotgoodforus.
• Youlovemusicals. • ThisDVDisforyou.
• They'vegotsomewarfilms. • Theylikewatchingthem.
D Read and complete the message with an object pronoun from the box.
ABoUT.........M.I........1
:.I.:.;;.,`i:t.::,rsb'u:ewneaanrde::ar)n:.,fife-ni.2B8i.a',i:\:
32. He's got a girlfriend. She's very beautiful, I
:|ketheHs::eho5us:ean::y[['#yvy:teh,n:yt:::::::
with .................... 6 at the weekends. I like listening
THE REVENANT
Rating ****
Type Drama, action, adventure
Release Date 2:5 / T2. / 2JfJT5
forest and a bear is behind him. The bear attacks him. Hugh
is alone in the wild forest and it's winter. The we-ather is
freezing and he's very hungry. The f?ever}or}£ has got violent
scenes and the language is sometimes not good for young
people. Many parts of the film are great, but the fight with
the bear is incredible.
Astronaut \+
Mark Watney
` ison Marsand
he is alone
on the planet.
He's got some
food and
drink but he
is millions of
miles away
from Earth.
He's the
Martian now.
NASA and
a team of
-i'nternational
withwonderfulvisualeffects..It'sgotfunnyscenestoo.
SPEAKING
DUhderlihe the correct answer.
1. The ratingof"Starwars" isthe highest/lowest USEFUL PHRASES
of all.
Asking and Expressing Opininons
2. "Starwars" isa(n) drama/sci-fifilm.
• Whatdoyouthinkof ..... ?
3. There are violent scenes in "The Revenant''/
"The Martian''. I think it's ......
II 2.
3.
Fo rce Awa kenst
Which film has got some comedy ?
ln-which film is the weather very
Dave : Tomorrow is Saturday. Let's go to a film together.
Sam : Oh, really? I am lucky I haven't got any homework.
I
Which film?
cold?
Dave : ..... '
4. Why is the film The f?ever7cmf not suitable
I 5.
for you ng people?
Which character has got very little food in
the film?
Sam : I think it's for kids. I don't like animation ...... If
Fi(in 1 Film 2
Type of the Fi(in WRITING
.............. [Link]...............
There is ah Internet blog about film reviews. Now
write your review for a film using the questions
A you n8 .............. .
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VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
D Fill in the blanks with the correct word. EB Fill in the blanks with /.w/ow/af.
for ou r body.
Write the times.
4. Let'sgo .................................... I'vegot lotsof money.
3. 11:15
I) Match the following words.
4. 18:25
1. |istentoE a. chess
2. watch I b. online
4. play I d. dancing
5. shop I e. abike
[Link] I f. afilm
USEFUL PHRASES
1. Whydon'twegotothe partytogether?
2. Couldyoutellmethetime,please?
3. Canlhelpyou?
4. Howdoyouliketheplay?
1. I'[Link]/don'tmind
5. Doyou likespyfilms? waiting.
e. Twotickets please.
5. Thisishim/[Link]/his.
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Read the text about Leonardo Dicaprio. READING
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Mark expresses a strong interest in playing tennis, particularly enjoying it in the spring and autumn, despite not being very good at it. He also enjoys going to the cinema with friends .
According to the document, the speaker dislikes horror films because they find them scary. They also dislike Western films, unlike their preference for spy and action films .
The document mentions a variety of activities that people typically enjoy, which include listening to music, surfing, watching TV, going to the cinema, cycling, playing backgammon, playing chess, going shopping online, reading books, and playing sports such as football, tennis, and windsurfing .
Alisa loves windsurfing, indicating her preference for sea and wind-related activities. She also enjoys watching films, particularly romantic comedies. However, she dislikes cold weather for cycling as she prefers it during summer evenings. She also doesn't specifically mention a dislike for any film genre in the provided document .
The significance of context in discussing activities people hate lies in personal preferences and societal roles outlined in the document. For example, activities like ironing and shopping may be disliked because they are perceived as mundane or a waste of time, yet they are essential tasks within personal or domestic responsibilities. Similarly, preferences for activities such as extreme sports or relaxing hobbies are subjective, often influenced by personal interests and experiences .
Typical questions for asking the time include phrases like 'What time is it?', 'What is the time?', and 'Could you tell me the time, please?' .
Jennifer Aniston describes yoga and karate as beneficial for her body and health. These activities contribute to her physical well-being, keeping her fit and healthy .
'The Revenant' is described as a true story of survival involving an explorer, Hugh Glass, attacked by a bear and left to fend for himself in a freezing, wild forest. The film is noted for its violent scenes, incredible visual portrayal, especially of the bear fight, and is not suitable for young audiences due to the language used .
The document mentions several film festivals: The Academy Awards (Oscars) which is the oldest and held annually in Los Angeles; the Golden Orange Festival, significant in Turkey and held in the autumn; and the Cannes Film Festival in France, which is an international festival held in May, known for its prestige .
The document states that Leonardo Dicaprio is an American actor known for his single-child upbringing. While he is considered a romantic figure with many girlfriends, he is still unmarried. Professionally, he is successful with numerous awards and famous films, including 'The Man in the Iron Mask,' 'Blood Diamond,' and 'Inception.' Despite enjoying his work and family, he sometimes finds life boring .