Grammar Unit 1

Grammar Vocabulary
be: present simple Family

1 Match the subject pronoun to the correct form of 6 Choose the correct option.
the verb be.
1 My mother’s brother is my aunt / uncle.
1 I C A are (’re) / aren’t 2 My father’s sister’s son is my child / cousin.
2 you / we / they ___ B is (’s) / isn’t 3 My mother is my father’s wife / husband.
3 he / she / it ___ C am (’m) / am (’m) not 4 My father’s mother is my grandfather /
grandmother.
2 Choose the correct option.
5 My sister and I are my mother and father’s
1 Is / Are you my friend? Yes, I am / are. parents / children.
2 Is / Are he my teacher? No, he isn’t / aren’t. 6 My sister is my mother’s son / daughter.
3 Are / Am I a good student? Yes, you am / are. 7 My brother is my mother’s son / daughter.
4 Am / Is it Friday today? Yes, it am / is. 8 My father’s sister is my aunt / uncle.
5 Are / Is she in our class? No, she aren’t / isn’t.
6 Are / Is they my books? No, they aren’t / isn’t. Rooms and homes
7 Are / Is we on the second floor? Yes, we are /
is. 7 Match a room with what you do in it.
1 bedroom C A have a shower
there is / there are + a, an, some and any 2 bathroom ___ B park the car
3 kitchen ___ C sleep
3 Complete the table with the correct words.
4 dining room ___ D watch TV
a / an (x2) any some 5 living room ___ E cook
singular plural 6 garage ___ F eat

+ there is there are

(1) a / an (2) ________

– there isn’t there aren’t

(3) ________ (4) ________

4 Match 1–4 with A–D to make sentences.

1 There is C A an alarm clock.
2 There are ___ B any family rooms.
3 There isn’t ___ C a laptop on the table.
4 There aren’t ___ D some shops near here.

5 Complete with Is there or Are there.

1 Is there a bed in the room?
2 __________ any stairs?
3 __________ an amazing view?
4 __________ any children in the garden?
5 __________ a toilet near here?
6 __________ any Indian restaurants in town?

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Grammar Unit 1
be: present simple
1 Complete the sentences with ’m, ’s, or ’re.
I ’m a student.
1 It _____ half past six.
2 You _____ in my class.
3 We _____ from Spain.
4 Laura _____ my friend.
5 I _____ twelve years old.
6 She _____ my mother.
2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or
negative form of be.
They aren’t new. ()
1 We ________ from Portugal. ()
2 My name ________ Julia. ()
3 I ________ at school right now. ()
4 It ________ the same. ()
5 I ________ a student. ()
6 You ________ from Spain. ()
7 Lena ________ here today. ()
8 Jo and May ________ students. ()
3 Complete the questions and short answers.
Are you in this class?
Yes, I am.
1 ________ this your pen?
No, it ____________ .
2 ________ Lucy and Joe at home?
No, they ____________ .
3 ________ I in the right classroom?
Yes, you ____________ .
4 ________ we friends?
Yes, we ____________ .
5 ________ today Tuesday?
Yes, it ____________ .
6 ________ I Sara’s cousin?
No, you ____________ .
7 ________Ruben from Spain?
No, he ____________ .
8 ________ you thirteen years old?
Yes, I ____________ .
9 ________ she a student?
Yes, she ____________ .
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there is / there are + a, an, some and any
4 Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use
There’s, There isn’t, There are or There aren’t
and a, an, some or any.
restaurant ()
There’s a restaurant.
1 stairs ()
______________________________________
2 balcony ()
______________________________________
3 windows ()
______________________________________
4 sofa ()
______________________________________
5 umbrella ()
______________________________________
6 shop ()
______________________________________
7 lifts ()
______________________________________
8 fireplace ()
______________________________________
9 garages ()
______________________________________
5 Complete the questions with Is there or Are
there. Look at the prompts in brackets and write
short answers.
Is there a sofa in the room?
() No, there isn’t.
1 __________ any stairs to the top floor?
() _________________
2 __________ a shop in the hotel?
()_________________
3 __________ any pets in your house?
()_________________
4 __________ any chairs in the bedroom?
()_________________
5 __________ a balcony in the room?
()_________________
6 __________ a swimming pool?
()_________________
7 __________ a restaurant in the hotel?
()_________________
8 __________ any showers by the pool?
()_________________
Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 1
Family Rooms and homes

1 Complete the crossword with family words. 2 Complete the conversation with the words.
Then write the word next to each definition.
balcony bathroom beds bedrooms dining garage
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D kitchen lift living sofa stairs TV
Sue Hi, Rose. How’s the holiday?
Rose It’s great! We’re in a flat. There are three
U (1) __________, one each for the children
and the big one for us. Ours has got a
(2) __________, so we can have a shower
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when we want. It’s also got a (3) __________
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G so we can sit outside and enjoy the fantastic
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O R view. And the (4) __________ are really
U B
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comfortable. We sleep well.
H R Sue Can you cook?
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C S N
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G Rose Oh, yes, there’s a big (5) __________ and we
eat in the (6) __________ room. Then we sit
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on the big (7) __________ in the
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W F A (8) __________ room and watch
9 (9) __________.
A T
Sue Have you got a car?
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S N Rose Yes, it’s in the (10) __________ under the
H M flat. The only problem is there’s no
(11) __________ and there are a lot of
(12) __________ to get to our flat on the top
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S S E floor!

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Adjectives

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L E 3 Tick () the pairs of adjectives which mean the
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same. Cross () the pairs which are opposites.
different / the same 
1 My mother’s brother is my uncle (3)
1 amazing / fantastic __ 4 strange / unusual __
2 My father’s sister’s son is my _____________
2 beautiful / ugly __ 5 start / end __
3 My mother is my father’s _____________
3 new / old __
4 My father’s mother is my _____________
5 My sister and I are my parents’ _____________
6 My sister is my mother’s _____________
7 My brother is my mother’s _____________
8 My father is my mother’s _____________
9 My mother’s father is my _____________
10 My mother’s sister is my _____________
11 My father’s son is my _____________
12 My father’s daughter is my _____________