LEN- 101 - ELEMENTO DE COMPETENCIA 1
UNIT 1
LESSON 1: SIMPLE PRESENT OF BE: REVIEW. Fill in the blanks:
1. She _______ a talented artist.
2. ________ you coming to the party?
3. The sky ______ clear today. It is going to rain!
4. Where ______ you going next week?
5. We __________ interested in that topic. I think is too boring
6. They _______ happy with the results.
7. ________ I late?
8. I ______ ready for the trip.
9. Where ____ they arriving?
10. ________ she your sister?
11. What ______ her address?
12. He ___________ at home right now. Peter is with his friends, playing soccer.
13. The movie ________ very long.
14. How old _______ she?
15. I _________ feeling well today. I have fever and I _______ very tired.
16. The instructions ___________ clear.
17. ________ this the right address?
18. This book ______ interesting.
19. Who _____ your boss?
20. ________ they ready for the presentation?
LESSON 2: SIMPLE PRESENT: Fill in the blanks using the verbs in parentheses:
1. She __________________ her grandparents regularly. (not/ visit)
2. She __________ reading mystery novels. (enjoy)
3. The company ______ new employees every month. (hire)
4. The chef _______ delicious meals for the restaurant. (prepare)
5. The professor _______ the students about the importance of reading. (tell)
6. The team ________ soccer every weekend. (play)
7. He _________________ spicy food. (not/ like)
8. The students ________ their computers every day. (use)
9. The teacher ________ the students with their homework. (help)
10. They __________ to the gym after work. (go)
11. They ___________ soccer every weekend. (play)
12. I _____________________ around my neighborhood every night. (not/ walk)
13. The company ________ a lot of money on advertising. (spend)
14. I ___________ dinner for my family every night. (cook)
15. She __________________ out on weekdays. (not/ go)
16. We ____________ talk to our cousins every week. (talk)
17. The tourists ______ the museum every year. (visit)
18. Samuel and I____________________ TV very often. (not/ watch)
19. She ____________ delicious cakes. (make)
20. We __________________ him very often. (not/ see)
21. The manager ______ the team meetings every week. (lead)
22. He ___________ the bus every morning. (take)
23. The employees ____________ their lunch break at noon. ( not/take)
24. We ____________ talk to our cousins every week. (talk)
25. He __________________ a lot of noise. (not/ make)
LESSON 3: SIMPLE PRESENT, YES/ NO AND WH- QUESTIONS: Fill in the blanks using the
verbs in parentheses.
YES/ NO QUESTIONS:
1. _______________________ coffee? (you /like)
2. _______________________ to school? (he/ walk)
3. _______________________ more time? (they/ need)
4. _______________________ the piano? (she/ play)
5. _______________________ the answer? (they/ know)
6. _______________________ lectures on Mondays? (he/ give)
7. _______________________ movies every weekend? (you/ see)
8. _______________________ enough time to finish? (we/ have)
WH- QUESTIONS:
1. Where _______________________? (you/work)
2. What ________________________ at university? (she/ study)
3. When ___________________________? (they/ arrive)
4. Why _________________________ you every day? (he/ call)
5. Where _______________________ on weekends? (she/ go)
6. What _________________________ for dinner? (Jack/ make)
7. Why __________________________ so early? (they/ come)
8. How often __________________________ the train? (you/ take)
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UNIT 2
LESSON 1: QUESTIONS WITH WHO+BE; AND WHAT+BE LIKE; ANSWERS (SEEMS/ LOOK/
IS-ARE). Fill in the blanks with correct words:
QUESTIONS WITH WHO:
1. A: _____ ______ your best friend?
B: His name is Alvaro
2. A: Oh!, on the picture he ________ very happy with that smile on him.
3. A: _____ ______the 2 people in charge of the project?
4. B: Maria and Jorge, they ________ very responsible.
5. A: ______ _______the leader of this assignment?
6. B: Juan, he likes doing this kind of work, you can tell he _________ relaxed about it.
7. A: ______ ______the people responsible for cleaning the office?
8. B: Clean-up Co. They ___________to be very good at it.
9. A: _____________the captain of the team?
10. Pablo, he has experience in it, that is why he __________ to be confident.
QUESTIONS WITH WHAT+BE LIKE: Put the words in order to make sentences:
1. is/What/ your typical day/ like?_______________________________________________ .
2. your teachers/ are/ like/ What? ______________________________________________ .
3. your favorite food/ like/ is/ What? _____________________________________________.
4. What/ your boyfriend/ is/ like? ______________________________________________ .
5. your parents/ are/ What/ like? ______________________________________________ .
6. the weather/ like/in your city/What/ is? __________________________________________
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7. your best friend/ What/ like/ is? ______________________________________________ .
8. like/ your job/ What/ is? ______________________________________________ .
9. your weekends/ are/ like/ What? _____________________________________________.
10. is/ your daily routine/ What/ like? ______________________________________________
LESSON 2: BE VS. HAVE FOR DESCRIPTION:
"HOW TALL": Put the words in order to make sentences:
1. are/ How/ you/ tall?
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2. 5 feet/ am/ I/ tall.
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3. the tallest building in your city/ tall/ How/ is?
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4. 48 floors high/ It/ is
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5. are/ tall/ How/ your brothers ?
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6. taller than/ They/ are/ me.
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"HOW OLD": Put the words in order to make sentences:
7. old/ How/ you/ are ?
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8. am/ I/ 53 years old.
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9. old/ is/ your little sister/ How ?
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10. She/ 23 years old/ is.
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11. old/ your grandparents/ How/ are?
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12. They/ the same age, 72 years old/ are.
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"WHAT + LOOK LIKE": FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION IN THE PARENTHESES OF EACH
QUESTION.
13. your dream house/ What/ look/ does/ like? (put the words in order)
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14. In my mind it (have/ has/ is) a pool and a sauna. (circle the correct answer)
15. your parents/ do/ like/ What/ look? (put the words in order)
16. ____________________________________________________________
17. They both (has/ are/ have) blue eyes and curly hair. (circle the correct answer)
18. look/ does/ What/ your favorite outfit/ like? (put the words in order)
19. ____________________________________________________________
20. It (is/ has/ have) purple buttons on the jacket, and no pockets. (circle the correct answer)
21. look/ What/ like/ your perfect day/ does? (put the words in order)
22. ____________________________________________________________
23. My perfect day (have/ is/ has) a radiant sun, with some clouds at noon. (circle the correct
answer).
LESSON 3: CAN FOR ABILITY: Fill in the blanks with CAN and the correct words/ verbs
from the list below:
Join – play – speak – finish – figure out – come – find – lift – stay up – understand – solve – help –
leave – arrive - cook
1. She _______________________ the guitar very well.
2. We _______________________ this project by tomorrow. It’s impossible!
3. __________ we _____________ a bit earlier today?
4. He _______________________ complex math problems.
5. They ______________________ three languages fluently.
6. __________ she _____________ Italian food?
7. You _______________________ us for dinner if you like.
8. __________ you _____________ me with this assignment?
9. I ___________________________ to the meeting today. I’m very busy. I’m so sorry.
10. __________ they _____________ on time for the event?
11. She _________________________ such a heavy box. She is only 6 years old. Do it
yourself, please.
12. They ____________________________ the instructions. They don’t understand because
the children don’t speak English.
13. __________ they _____________ on time for the event?
14. We ______________________________ too late tonight. It’s dangerous
15. He _____________________________ his keys anywhere. He has lost them.
16. __________ he ______________ this puzzle?
UNIT 3
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR EVENTS HAPPENING NOW
1. I _________________________ (study) for my exam right now.
2. What _________________________(you/do) right now?
3. She ________________________ (not/use) her phone at the moment.
4. Are they __________________________ (play) soccer in the park?
5. He ______________________________ (learn) a new language.
6. Why ________________________________ (she/not/watch) TV?
7. We ______________________________ (prepare) for the party tonight.
8. Is he ______________________________ (work) on a new project?
9. They _______________________________ (not/travel) to Europe this year.
10. What time _______________________________ (the party/start)?
11. I _________________________________ (not/have) a meeting today.
12. She ___________________________________ (write) a letter to her friend.
13. ________________________________ (you/enjoy) the movie?
14. ____________________________ (he/not play) video games at the moment.
15. What ____________________________ (they/discuss) in the meeting?
16. We _______________________________ (not/have) a test today.
17. She __________________________________ (work) on a new project.
18. _______________________________________ (she/study) for her exam?
19. They ______________________________ (play) soccer in the park.
20. What _____________________________ (he/do) for a living?
Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
1. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………….. (go) to
school by train.
2. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she
………………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They …………….
………………… (like / ride) their bikes.
4. They ……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late.
Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late
again.
5. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee
with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………….. (eat)
sweets or ice-cream. She ……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She
……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She
…………………… (sleep) in her room now.
VERBS + GERUNDS OR INFINITIVE: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
gerunds and infinitives after the verbs:
1. I _________________ (enjoy) ____________ (swim) in the sea.
2. She ______________ (plan) __________ (travel) to Europe next year.
3. They ______________ (hope) ______________ (get) a new job soon.
4. I _______________ ( NOT like) _______________(read) books in my free time.
5. He ______________ (dislike) _______________ (wake up) early in the morning.
6. We _________________ (hate) __________________ (do) homework on weekends.
7. They ______________ (love) _______________ (spend) time with their family.
8. I ___________________ ( NOT want) _______________ (learn) a new language.
9. She __________________ (decide) ____________ (start) a new business.
10. He ________________ (avoid) ________________ (talk) to strangers