Exercises Alejandro Briceño Zamora

Write the short form (she's / we aren't etc.).

I'm not
1 she is sh e 's 3 it is n o t It isn't 5 I am not .........................
2 they They're
a re ....................................... 4 that is That's You aren't
6 you are n o t ...........................

Write am, is or are.

1 The w eather is nice today. 5 Look! T h e re are Helen.
2 I am not rich. 6 My brother and I am good tennis players.
3 This is
bag.................. heavy. 7 Em ily is at home. Her child ren is at school.
4 These bags is heavy. 8 I am a taxi driver. My sister is a nurse.

f B Complete the sentences.

1 Steve is ill H as in bed.
I'm
2 I'm not hungry, b u t...............................thirsty.
3 M r Thomas is a very old man.....................................
He's 98.
They're
4 These chairs aren't beautiful, b u t.................................comfortable.
5 I'm
The weather is nice today........... ........................ warm and sunny.
6.....'.............................
I'm late.' 'No, I'm not. I'm early!'
She's
7 Catherine isn't at home....................................at work.
8.....'.............................
It's your coat.' 'Oh, thank you very much.'

<9 Look at Lisa's sentences in 1A. Now write sentences about yourself.
1 (name?) M y is Alejandro 5 (favourite colour or colours?)
2 (age?) I .................................................................................
am 23 year old favorite color is Black
M y .................................................................................
3 (from?) I .................................................................................
from yopal 6 (interested in ... ?)
am interested in playing
4 (job?) I ..................................................................................
am student I .......................................................................................

Write sentences for the pictures. Use:

angry cold hot hungry scared th irsty

's hot They're hungry

2 They are cold He's scared She's angry

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn't or are/aren't.

1 (it / hot today).............................[Link]’t hot to d a y , or It’s. [Link],
2 (it / windy today) It..............................................................................
3 (my hands / cold) M y ..........................................................................
4 (Brazil / a very big country) .................................................................................
5 (diamonds / cheap)................. .................................................................................
6 (Toronto / in the US)................... ........................................................................................................

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use I'm / I'm not.

7 (tired)............................................[Link], or Im .n o ttlred ,....................
8 (hungry) 'm hungry or i'm not hungry
I ...............................................................................
9 (a good swimmer)................... I'm
.................................................................................
good swimmer o I'm not good swimmer

10 (interested in football) .................................................................................

I'm not interested in football

Additional exercise 1 (page 252)

Exercises
Find the right answers for the questions.

Where's the camera? A London. 1 G

Is your car blue? B No, I'm not. 2 F
Is Kate from London? C Yes, you are. 3 H
Am I late? D My sister. 4
C
Where's Am y from? E Black. 5 A
W hat colour is your bag? F No, it's black. 6 E
Are you hungry? G In your bag. 7 B
How is George? H No, she's American. 8 I
Who's that woman? I Very well. 9 D

Make questions with these words.

1 (is / at home / your mother) !.s your m o th e [Link] home..
(your parents / are / well) Aroypur. par.ont5.w o...........
(interesting / is / your job) Is your job interesenting?
.............................................................
(the shops / are / open today) Are the shops open today?
.............................................................
(from / where / you / are) Where are you from?
..............................................................
(interested in sport / you / are) Are you interested in sport
..............................................................
(is / near here / the station) Is the station near here
............................................... ..........
(at school / are / your children) Are your children
..............................................................
(you / are / late / why) Why are you late
..............................................................

Complete the questions. Use W h a t... / Who ... / Where ... / How . . . .

Where are
How old
How are
What is
Who are
What color are

Write the questions.

/
r G \ ..... - . -i. / I
PAUL
G r\ . A
1 (nam e7) W hat’s your nam e? Paul.
2 are your american ?
(American?) ............................................................................................................ No, I'm Australian.
3 How old are you ?
(how old?) ............................................................................................................... I'm 30.
4 Are your a teacher?
(a teacher?) .............................................................................................................. No, I'm a lawyer.
5 Are your married?
(married?) ................................................................................................................ Yes, 1am.
6 Is wife a lawyer?
(wife a lawyer?) ..................................................................................................... No, she's a designer.
7 Where is she from?
(from?) ....................................................................................................................... She's Italian.
8 What her name?
(her name?) ............................................................................................................ Anna.
9
How old is she?
(how old?) ............................................................................................................... She's 27.
v J

Write short answers (Yes, I am. / No, he isn't, etc.).

1 Are you married? N o J’m n o t, 4 Are your hands cold?
2 Are you thirsty? ................................................................ 5 Is it dark now? ...............
3 Is it cold today? ................................................................. 6 Are you a teacher? ...

►Additional exercises 1-2 (pages 252-53)

Exercises
G> What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences:
-eat have lie play sit wait

BUS
STOP

1 S h e s e a tln g an apple. 4 ............................................................................on the floor.

2 H e .............................................................................for a bus. 5 .................................................................................. breakfast.
3 They football. 6 on the table.

g g i Complete the sentences. Use these verbs:

build cook go have stand stay swim work

1 Please be quiet. I ’m working.......

2 'Where’s John?' 'He's in the kitchen. H e .................................................................'
3 'Y o u .............................................................. on my foot.' 'Oh, I'm sorry.'
4 Look! Som ebody................................................................ in the river.
5 We're here on holiday. W e ................................................................at the Central Hotel.
6 ‘Where's Sue?' 'Sh e .............................................................. a shower.’
7 T h e y .............................................................a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.
8 I ................................................................ now. Goodbye.

Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She’s -ing or She isn't -ing.
1 (have dinner) Ja n e isn 't having dinner.....
2 (watch T V ) S h e s watching TV,.....................
3 (sit on the floor) S h e ................................................
4 (read a book) ................................................................
5 (play the piano) ...........................................................
n 1 6 (laugh)...................................................................................
7 (wear a hat) ....................................................................
8 (drink coffee) ................................................................
Jane

W hat’s happening now? Write true sentences.

1 (I / wash / my hair) Im no t washing my hair...................................
2 (it / snow) It ’s snowing, or It js n ’t snowing,
3 (I / sit / on a chair) ..............................................................................................
4 (I / eat) ..............................................................................................
5 (it/ ra in )....................................................................................................................................
6 (I / learn / English) ..............................................................................................
7 (I / listen / to music) ..............................................................................................
8 (the sun / shine) ..............................................................................................
9 (I / wear / shoes) ..............................................................................................
10 (I / read / a newspaper) ..............................................................................................

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Make questions from these words. Put the words in the right order.
1 (is / working / Ben / today) ..................................
2 (what / the children / are / doing) W h a ta r e t M .Q h M r m .M m
3 (you / are / listening / to me) ....................................................................................
4 (w h e re /yo u r frie n d s/a re /g o in g ) .......................................................................
5 (are / watching / your parents / T V ) ....................................................................
6 (what / Jessica / is / cooking) .....................................................................................
7 (why / you / are / looking / at me) ........................................................................
8 (is / coming / the bus) ...................................................................................................

Write short answers (Yes, I am. / No, he isn't, etc.).

1 Are you watching TV? NoJ.’m n o t, 4 Is it raining? ....................................
2 Are you wearing a watch? ........................................ 5 Are you sitting on the floor?
3 Are you eating something? ...................................... 6 Are you feeling well? ...............

-♦ Additional exercise 3 (page 253) 19