UNIT 1
Exercise 1: Write ques3ons fort he answers below.
1. A: When are you going to go downtown?
B: Tomorrow. (I’m going to go downtown tomorrow.)
2. A: Where do your children go to school?
B: At Lincoln Elementary School. (My children go to school at Lincoln Elementary School.)
3. A: What 3me does class begin?
B: At 1:10. (Class begins at 1:10.)
4. A: When did you meet the Smiths?
B: Four years ago. (I met the Smiths four years ago.)
5. A: Why is the cat staring at the hole in the wall?
B: Because it’s waiFng for a mouse. (The cat is staring at the hole in the wall because it’s waiFng
for a mouse.)
Exercise 2: Change each sentence into a ques3on using the words in brackets.
1. The book was under the table. (where)
Where was the book?
2. The keys were in his pocket. (where)
Where were the keys?
3. He bought a new bicycle. (what)
What did he buy?
4. They studied for three hours. (how long)
How long did they study?
5. They went to school by bike. (how)
How did they go to school?
6. They played tennis every day. (how oKen)
How oKen did they play tennis?
7. She had soup for lunch. (what)
What did she have for lunch?
8. They talked about their homework aKer the class. (when)
When did they talk about their homework?
Exercise 3: Write ques3ons about the underlined parts.
1. Sam sees Joe every day at school.
Who does Sam see every day at school?
2. Sam sees Joe every day at school.
Where does Sam see Joe every day?
3. He is playing for Manchester United this season.
Who/Which team is he playing for this season?
4. His school has four different sites.
How many different sites does his school have?
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5. The school employs over 20 teachers.
How many teachers does the school employ?
6. He’s studying photography in the evenings.
What is he studying in the evenings?
7. He is working in a factory this summer.
Where is he working this summer?
Exercise 4: Complete the text about black rhinos using the correct present simple forms of the verbs in
brackets.
We 1. have (have) a large number of rhinos living here. Black rhinos 2. don’t live (not live) in groups. They
3. prefer (prefer) to live alone. Black rhinos are in danger because of their horns. People 4. use (use) the
horns as medicine.
A mother black rhino 5. doesn’t have (not have) many babies. A baby 6. stays (stay) with its mother for
three to four years. The mother rhino 7. doesn't stay (not stay) with the father.
Rhinos 8. don't fight (not fight) with other animals in the park. In fact, they are friendly animals.
Exercise 5: Complete the telephone conversa3on using the present con3nuous of the verbs in brackets.
Some are nega3ves or ques3ons.
‘Hello, Dad. Yes, I’m sFll at the party. What’s happening? Well, everyone 1. is dancing (dance) but I 2. am
siZng (sit) on the sofa. Geoff 3. is telling (tell) some friends about his holiday and he 4. is showing (show)
them the pictures. Diego and Bianca 5. aren't looking (look) at the pictures because they think they are
boring. What? Oh, that’s Helen. She 6. isn't shou3ng (shout), she just speaks very loudly. I’m glad she 7.
isn’t singing (sing) – she is a terrible singer! Wait ... Nicole 8. is coming (come) in the door. She looks OK
now. Everyone 9. is smiling (smile). Anyway, what about you, Dad? 10. Are you doing (do) anything
interesFng? I see. Great, they 11. are bringing (bring) the food. I’m hungry! I’ll phone later. Bye.’
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. Use the simple present or the
present progressive.
1. Shhh. The baby (sleep) is sleeping. The baby (sleep) sleeps for ten hours every night.
2. Right now I'm in class. I (sit) am siZng at my desk. I usually (sit) sit at the same desk in class every
day.
3. Ali (speak) speaks Arabic. Arabic is his naFve language, but right now he (speak) is speaking English.
4. A: (it, rain) Does it rain a lot in southern California?
B: No. The weather (be) is usually warm and sunny.
5. A: Look out the window. (it, rain) Is it raining? Should I take my umbrella?
B: It (start) is star3ng to sprinkle.
6. A: Look. It's Youssef.
B: Where?
A: Over there. He (walk) is walking out of the bakery.
7. A: Oscar usually (walk) walks to work. (walk, you) Do you walk to work every day, too?
B: Yes.
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A: (Oscar, walk) Does Oscar walk with you?
B: SomeFmes.
8. A: Flowers! Flowers for sale! Yes sir! Can I help you?
B: I'll take those—the yellow ones.
A: Here you are, mister. Are they for a special occasion?
B: I (buy) am buying them for my wife.
Exercise 7: Complete the paragraph using the words in the box. There are two words extra.
friendly talkaFve quiet in front next to bald
dress shy generous extrovert socks curly
It is the first Monday morning of the new semester, and I arrive early at school for my first English class.
I’m a lible nervous because I don’t know anyone yet. The teacher is already in the room. She is standing
1. in front of the whiteboard and talking to a student. I take a deep breath, walk in, and find a seat 2. next
to a girl. She has a big smile. She is a/an 3. extrovert, so she seems happy to meet someone new.
She turns to me and says, “Hi, I’m Ana.” Ana is very 4. talka3ve and asks quesFons to everyone, even the
students she just met. She has 5. curly hair and wears a long green 6. dress with colourful shoes. She
tells me she loves helping new students and wants to be a teacher one day.
Her best friend, Marta, is sifng on the other side of the classroom. Marta is a bit 7. shy. She listens
carefully but doesn’t speak if someone doesn’t talk to her first. Behind her is Peter. He’s completely 8.
bald and wears a big hat. He says the hat helps protect his head from the sun since he doesn’t have any
hair. He’s generally very 9. quiet, but when he talks, he always says something smart or funny. He seems
to read a lot.
I think I like this class. Everyone here looks 10. friendly, and even though I was nervous at first, I start to
feel excited to be here and ready to learn.
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