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6 Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

GRAMMAR V O C AB U L AR Y
1 Underline the correct word. 4 Match the places in the list to what the people want
to do.
Example:  There was / were forty people in the hotel.
post office   museum   swimming pool   airport  
1 There aren’t some / any books in Sonia’s living room. supermarket   chemist’s   bank   lift   hotel
2 We met they / them at seven.
3 Oh, yes, I know Jack. I met him / her when he was at Example:  Kay wants to send a letter.   post office
university.
1 David wants to fly to New York. __________
4 Are there some / any pictures on the wall?
2 Sheila wants to swim. __________
5 There is / are a wonderful view of the mountains from
3 Sue wants a room with a TV and shower. __________
here.
4 Harry is ill and wants to buy aspirins
6 What time did she tell we / us to be at the restaurant?
and medicine. __________
7 Is there a / some café near here?
5 Joe wants some money. __________
7 6 Louise wants to buy fish, meat,
vegetables, and fruit. __________
2 Complete the questions with pronouns. 7 Dan wants to see old, interesting
Example:  A  I gave it to you yesterday! things. __________
B  Oh yes, I put it in my room. 8 Felicity wants to go to the sixth floor. __________

1 A  Do you like ________? 8

B  Yes, I do. She’s very nice.
2 A  When did Paul meet ________?
B  Last month. Paul was in a café when they walked in.
3 A  We’re lost. Can you help ________?
B  Of course.
4 A  Sam gave ________ his grandmother’s ring.
B  Really? Lucky you!
4
3 Complete the hotel description with a, some, or any.
Hotel Royal
The Hotel Royal is a beautiful hotel in the city centre.
There is _a_ conference centre at the hotel and there
are 1 ________ rooms with a view of the cathedral.
There are 2 ________ large double rooms but there
aren’t 3 ________ family rooms.There is also
4 ________ car park. It is highly recommended.
5 Complete the diary with the past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.
Sunday 9th June
It was (be) a very nice weekend! Paul and I
1
________ (rent) a car and we 2 ________
(drive) to the beach. On Saturday night, we
3
________ (have) dinner in a brilliant restaurant
and we 4 ________ (stay) in an expensive hotel.
On Sunday morning, we 5 ________ (go) to the
beach. Paul 6 ________ (buy) postcards and I
7
________ (take) a lot of photos with my mobile
phone. Then I 8 ________ (send) the photos to my
friends. At 6.00, we 9 ________ (leave) the
beach. When we 10 ________ (get) home, Paul
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________ (give) me a present and 12 ________
(say) he loved me. What a great weekend!
12

4 Vocabulary total 20

Grammar total 15

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6 Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

P R O N U N C I ATI O N P R AC T I C AL E N G LI S H
6 Underline the stressed syllable. 8 Underline the correct word to complete the
dialogue.
Example:  usual
Sue What’s the last film you saw?
1 station Jim It was Remember Me.
2 hospital Sue Remember Me? What did you think of / at it?
3 reception Jim Oh, I 1 very / really didn’t like 2 her / it. The film
4 cupboard was 3 fantastic / awful.
5 remember Sue Oh dear. Who was in it?
Jim Tom Dillon.
5
Sue Tom Dillon? Oh, I like 4 him / it. He’s 5 terrible /
7 Match the words with the same sound. great!

speak   break   learn   here   airport   breakfast 5

Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English total 50

Example:  stay   break

1 bread ________
2 there ________
3 leave ________
4 beer ________
5 turn ________

Pronunciation total 10

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6 Reading and Writing ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

R EA D I N G
1 Read the text and complete the sentences with the 2 The writer spent a week in the city of Las Vegas.
correct number. True     False    
3 The writer stayed at the Venetian Resort hotel for five
A fantastic hotel nights.
True     False    
Last summer, my wife and I went to Las Vegas for a week.
We stayed with our friends, Jimmy and Diane, for the 4 The writer had dinner in a restaurant at the hotel.
first five days, but we stayed at a very special hotel on the True     False    
Saturday and Sunday nights at the end of our holiday. We
5 The writer went to the hotel’s casino on Saturday.
booked a suite at the Venetian Resort Hotel on the Las
Vegas strip.The Venetian is modern, luxurious, and very True     False    
big! There are 7,000 rooms and suites in the hotel, and 6 The writer swam in the hotel pool.
in our suite there were three TVs – one in the True     False    
bedroom, one in the living room, and one in the
bathroom. 7 The writer’s wife went to the spa.
True     False    
You can find everything at the Venetian. It’s a small town!
There is a casino in the hotel and there are 17 8 The writer met famous Hollywood actors in the hotel.
restaurants. On our first night there we ate at the True     False    
Bouchon restaurant. It was fantastic – but very
9 The writer went to the nightclub in the hotel.
expensive! We didn’t go to the casino on Saturday night
because we didn’t have any money after we had dinner! True     False    

The hotel is really brilliant! There is a small lake near the 10 The writer went to the theatre with his wife.
entrance, and on the fourth floor there are three True     False    
swimming pools and a spa.We didn’t go swimming but
my wife loved the spa. On the second floor, there is a big 10
shopping centre with canals and gondolas.We went on a
gondola. I thought I was in Venice!
Reading total 15

There are a lot of things to do at the Venetian.You can

visit a Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum with statues of WRITING
famous Hollywood actors. Or you can go to the fantastic
nightclub or to one of the theatres.There are three of Answer the holiday questionnaire and write a
them! We weren’t interested in visiting the wax museum
description of your last holiday and the place you
and we didn’t go dancing, but on Sunday evening we saw a
stayed in.
great show at the Blue Man Theatre, and we went to an
art exhibition at the hotel’s art gallery.
HOLIDAY QUESTIONNAIRE
The holiday
Example:  They stayed in Las Vegas for seven days.
Where did you go on your last holiday?
1 In a suite at the Venetian, there are _____ TVs.
2 There are _____ restaurants in the hotel. When did you go and who did you go with?

3 There is a spa on the _____ floor. What did you do on holiday?

4 You can go on a gondola on the _____ floor. The hotel

5 There are _____ theatres in the hotel. Where did you stay?

5 Can you describe the place?

Did you like the place? Why (not)?
2 Read the text again and tick (✓) True or False.
1 The writer travelled to Las Vegas with his friends, Writing total 10
Jimmy and Diane.
True     False     Reading and Writing total 25

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6 Listening and Speaking ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

LI S T E N I N G TOWN FACT FILE

1 Listen to Neil and Rachel talking about Rachel’s What is there? Name of Location
weekend. Put a tick (✓) if the information is correct. recommended
places
Put a cross (✗) if the information is incorrect.
good coffee shops
1 Rachel went to the cinema with her brother good restaurants
at the weekend. an interesting museum
nice parks
2 It was Matt’s idea to go and see the film. expensive clothes shops
a big supermarket
3 Rachel saw a film called The End of the Day. a good, cheap hotel
4 Matt didn’t like the film very much.
5 In the film, Tom loved Mary. 4 Your partner is a new student at your school. Answer
his/her questions about your school with true
5 information.
Speaking total 15
2 Listen to five conversations. Tick (✓) True
or False. Listening and Speaking total 25
1 Sarah really liked the play.
True     False     Student B
2 There are three pictures on Jack’s wall. 1 Answer your partner’s questions about the house
True     False     you lived in when you were a child.
3 There is a restaurant in Jenny’s village.
2 Now ask your partner these questions.
True     False    
1 Can you describe the house you lived in when you were
4 Sandra spoke to Tom on the phone earlier. a child? Where was it? What rooms were there in the
True     False     house and where were they?
5 There was a television in Donna’s room at the hotel. 2 Can you remember your bedroom? What was there in
True     False     the bedroom? Where was the bed, table, etc.? What was
on the walls?
5

Listening total 10 3 Your partner is new in town. Answer his/her

questions about the town you are in now with true
S P EA K I N G information.
Student A
4 You’re a new student at this school. Ask your partner
1 Ask your partner these questions. questions about the school and complete the fact file.
1 Can you describe the house you lived in when you were Is there a…?  
a child? Where was it? What rooms were there in the Are there any…?  
house and where were they? Where / it? Where / they?
2 Can you remember your bedroom? What was there in
the bedroom? Where was the bed, table, etc.? What was SCHOOL FACT FILE
on the walls? What is there? Location
a library
2 Now answer your partner’s questions. toilets
a café
a garden
3 You’re new in your partner’s town. Ask your partner
computers
questions about what there is in the town and a car park
complete the fact file. a teachers’ room
Is there a…?
Are there any…? Speaking total 15
Which ones / recommend?
Where / it? Where / they?
Listening and Speaking total 25

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