GENERAL REVISION

I. Complete the blanks using the correct pronoun: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.

cat and dog _______ Millie _______ uncle _______

James and I _______ magazines _______ brother _______
You and Dan _______ bus _______ moonlight _______
bread _______ tree _______ children _______
Ashley _______ newspaper _______ shoes _______
ducks _______ niece _______ guitar _______
motorbike _______ salt _______ coffee _______
daughter _______ Mary and Sue _______ hands _______
store _______ wolves _______ cloud _______
Mr. Hall _______ cars _______ The Musgraves family ____

II. Fill in the blanks using the conjugation of the verb to be in the affirmative and in the
negative: am, am not, are, are not (aren’t), is, is not (isn’t).

1. It ______ a carrot. (+) 11. Manchester ______ a city. (+)

2. Janice ______ a student. (-)
3. We ______ relatives. (+)
4. Myles ______ 14 years old. (+)
5. A butterfly ______ a colorful insect. (+)
6. This ______ a magazine. (+)
7. I ______ a bit thirsty. (+)
8. She ______ a professional player. (-)
9. All of these girls ______ in my class. (+)
10. Horses ______ carnivores. They ______
herbivores. (-/+)
12. He ______ an electrician. (-)
13. It ______ five o’clock. (+)
14. New York ______ an island. (-)
15. Ms. Connelly ______ an architect. (+)
16. I ______ happy. I ______ sad. (-/+)
17. Toronto ______ a big city. (+)
18. San Francisco ______ near LA. (+)
19. Caroline ______ a doctor. (+)
20. Charlotte and Emily ______ brothers.
They ______ sisters. (-/+)

III. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the verb to be.

1. Wales is not a country. __________________________________________

2. Edinburgh are a city. __________________________________________
3. A mouse is a big animal. _________________________________________
4. Spanish and Italian is sister languages. _______________________________
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5. Toyota are a motorbike. _________________________________________
6. Is Anna and Callie students? ______________________________________
7. Ms. Cameron are a costume designer. ________________________________
_____________
8. Fast food aren’t good for people. ___________________________________
9. The Artic Circle isn’t very cold. _____________________________________
10. Felicity are from the UK. ________________________________________

IV. Write short sentences.

For example:
Clarisse, 10, student, not French
Clarisse is ten years old. She is a student and she isn’t French.

1. (Luke and Tom, 40, mechanics, tall, English)

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2. (Patrick and Cassidy, 11, not teachers, not Canadian children)
____________________________________________________________
3. (Gwen and Heather, nurse, not short, not Italian)
____________________________________________________________
4. (Garrett, 21, lawyer, not tall, Scottish)
____________________________________________________________
5. (Sioned, 23, singer, not brunette, Irish)
____________________________________________________________

V. Build up sentences:

1. Charlie / guitarist (-) ____________________________________

2. Kate and Dolly /
veterinarians (+)
3. Richard / firefighter (-)
4. Daisy and Rose / puppies
(+)
5. Cardiff and Edinburgh /
capital cities
6. Lena / journalist (+)
____________________________________
___________
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 7. Canada and Australia / ____________________________________
countries _________
8. Europe and Oceania / cities ____________________________________
__________

VI. Change the sentence into a question:

1. You are nice. ____________________________________

2. Morgan is a short girl. ____________________________________

3. Georgiana is an artist. ____________________________________

4. Aaron is an actor. ____________________________________

5. Jim is a secretary. ____________________________________

6. It is a pencil case. ____________________________________

7. They are best friends. ____________________________________

8. Evan is your classmate. ____________________________________

9. Lauren is hungry. ____________________________________

10. Sandy is a great athlete. ____________________________________

V. Answer these questions:

1. Is the dress blue or red? (red) __________________________________

2. Is the sky clear or dark? (dark) __________________________________

3. Is it an Irish or a Scottish fairy __________________________________

tale? (Irish) ___________

4. Is it a bike or a motorbike? __________________________________

(bike) __________

5. Is England in Europe or in __________________________________

America? __________

6. Are they dragons or __________________________________

dinosaurs? (dragons) _________

7. Are they shirts or blouses? __________________________________

(shirts) _________

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 8. Is it a chocolate or a vanilla __________________________________
cake? (chocolate) __________

9. Is it a dog or a cat? (dog) __________________________________

10. Are they students or __________________________________

teachers? (students) __________

VII. Read the paragraph and answer the questions:

Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock.
Today he is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train
but today he is driving to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it
is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t
having lunch at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven
now, Brian is watching Netflix. He usually watches Netflix at half past seven
because his favorite programme starts at half past seven. Brian has his dinner at
8.30 every day and he is having dinner now.
It is midnight now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at midnight.

1. What does Brian do? _____________________________

_____________________________
2. What time does he usually get up? _____________________________
_____________________________
3. How does he usually go to work? _____________________________
_____________________________
4. Why is he driving to work today? _____________________________
_____________________________
5. What time does he arrive at work _____________________________
every day? _____________________________

6. When does he always have his _____________________________

lunch? _____________________________

7. What is he doing at noon today? _____________________________

_____________________________

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 8. Why does he usually watch _____________________________
Netflix at 7.30? _____________________________

9. What time does he go to bed? _____________________________

_____________________________
10. What time is he going to bed _____________________________
now? _____________________________

VIII. Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. The children ___________________ (play) outside now.

2. She usually ___________________ (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I ___________________ (do) my homework now.
4. I ___________________ (eat) my dinner right now.
5. ___________________ (you / want) a pizza for lunch?
6. They ___________________ (watch) Netflix now.
7. I usually _______________ (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The girl ___________________ (sleep) now.
9. My father usually ___________________ (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He _______________ (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ___________________ (not / like) football.
12. Mary ___________________ (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually_______________ (drink) coffee, but he ______________
(drink) tea at the moment.
14. We ___________________ (go) to the disco tonight.
15. ___________________ (he / go) to work by bus every day.

IX. Read the questions & answers about ALAN and ask questions to EMILY’s
answers.

Alan’s everyday routine

1. What does Alan do? Alan’s an accountant.
2. How old is Alan? He’s twenty-five years old.
3. How many days a week does he work? He works five days a week.
4. What time does he get up? He gets up at six o’clock every day.

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5. What does he have for breakfast? He has cereal and a cup of coffee for
breakfast.
6. What time does he leave for work? He leaves for work at seven o’clock.
7. Where does he have lunch? He has lunch in a café near his office.
8. What time does he come home? He comes home at five o’clock.
9. Where does he go in the evening? In the evening he goes to the pub.
10. What time does he go to bed? He goes to bed at ten o’clock.

Emily’s everyday routine

1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
6. _________________________
7. _________________________
8. _________________________
9. _________________________
10. _________________________
She’s a secretary.
She’s twenty years old.
She works six days a week.
She gets up at half past seven.
She has jam and toast for breakfast.
She leaves for work at eight o’clock.
She has lunch in the canteen.
She comes home at half past six.
In the evening she attends classes.
She goes to bed at eleven o’clock.

X. Fill in the chart for yourself. Then look at the example. Choose and write ten
sentences from the chart.
always usually often sometimes never
Tom You Tom You Tom You Tom You Tom You
drink soda *
eat fast food *
play tennis *
have candy *
watch Netflix *
save money *
listen to music *
play videogames *

For example: Tom never drinks soda.

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1. _________________________________________
2. _________________________________________
3. _________________________________________
4. _________________________________________
5. _________________________________________
6. _________________________________________
7. _________________________________________
8. _________________________________________
9. _________________________________________
10. _________________________________________

XI. Now ask questions about the chart:

For example: How often does Tom buy fast food? He usually eats fast food.
1. ___________________________ He always watches Netflix.
2. ___________________________ He sometimes play tennis.
3. ___________________________ He sometimes saves money.
4. ___________________________ Yes, he usually listens to music.
5. ___________________________ He often plays videogames.
6. ___________________________ He always drinks soda.
7. ___________________________ He usually has candy.

XII. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. Karen usually ………… (go) to school by bus, but now she ………………………. (go) to
school by train.
2. Sally often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she ………..
………………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They always ……………
(get) late at school. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they
………………… (be) late again.
4. Gwen ……………………….. (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.