Study guide Units 9-12

UNIT 9

A. Countables & Uncountables

EXERCISE. Classify the words into countable and uncountable.

COUNTABLE WORDS UNCOUNTABLE WORDS

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Some & Any

EXERCISE. Complete with SOME or ANY.

Dialogue 1.
A: Is there ______ meat in the fridge?
B: I don’t know. I will check.
A: Well, there is _____ milk and __________ tomatoes, but there isn’t _____ meat.
B: We need to go to the supermarket.

Dialogue 2.
A: What are we having for dinner?
B: Well, we just have _______ rice and _____ mushrooms.
A: Is that all? Is there _____ cheese? No, there isn’t. But there is _______ chicken.
B: Ok. Let’s make a wonderful dish.
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Adverbs of frequency

EXERCISE. Reorder the sentences and put the adverbs in the correct place.
1. We / play / football. (sometimes)
2. Ellie / go / to the beach in summer. (often)
3. My family / spend / spring holidays in Spain. (often)
4. Andrew / listen / to music in his car. (rarely)
5. My sister watches horror films. (never)
6. We finish work at 6 am. (usually)
7. They travel to the same cities. (seldom)
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UNIT 10

WH-Questions in PRESENT

EXERCISE. Complete the short conversations with the correct WH-question.

where – who – how – how often – what time – how old

1. A: ________ do you live? 4. A: ________ do you wake up?

B: I live in Mexico City. B: At 7:00 am..

2. A: ________ does Lu get to work? 5. A: ________ do you go to the gym?

B: She drives to work. B: I do exercise twice a week.

3. A: ________ are you? 6. A: ________ do you study French with?

B: I’m twenty-three. B: With my friends.
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Can or can’t

EXERCISE. Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

Example 1.- 2.- 3.-

4.- 5.- 6.- 7.-

Example. I can ride a bike.

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2.-
3.-
4.-
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6.-
7.-
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EXERCISE. Answer the questions based on information of your own.

Use “Yes, I can.” / “No, I can’t.”

1. Can you ride a bike? ____, ___ ______

2. Can you play the guitar? ____, ___ ______

3. Can your mother drive a car? ____, ___ ______

4. Can you dance? ____, ___ ______

5. Can you run in a marathon? ____, ___ ______

6. Can you swim? ____, ___ ______

7. Can you speak English? ____, ___ ______

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UNIT 11

Cardinal and ordinal numbers

EXERCISE. Write out the ordinal number.
SYMBOL ORDINAL SYMBOL ORDINAL
NUMBER NUMBER
1st. 9th.
2nd 10th.
3rd. 36th.
4th. 64th.
5th 99th.
6th 100th.
7th 12th.
8th. 32nd.
5th. 34th.
6th. 76th.
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Be + going to (Idiomatic future)

EXERCISE. What are these people going to do next weekend.

______________________________ _________________________
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WH-Questions with BE+GOING TO.

EXERCISE. Complete the conversation.

Conversation 1.
AVA: _____ you __________ do anything exciting this weekend?

MARTIN: Well, I _____ ________ celebrate my birthday.

AVA: Oh, happy birthday! When is it, exactly?

MARTIN: It’s April 21st. – Sunday.

AVA: So, What are your plans?

MARTIN: I _____ _______ go to my friend Rosa’s house. She _____ ________ cook a special

dinner for me.

AVA: Nice. _____ Rosa __________ bake a birthday cake for you, too?

MARTIN: A cake for me, Mmm . . . I hope so.

EXERCISE. Imagine you are going to have a party. Answer the following questions.

1. When are you going to have the party?

2. Where are you going to have the party?
3. What are you going to do at the party?
4. What time is it going to start?
5. Who are you going to invite?
6. Are you going to have food? What kind?
7. What other things are you going to need?
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EXERCISE. Write about things you are going to do in the next three weeks. Use the
phrases in the box or add your own ideas.

buy something I need give my best friend a present look for a new job
celebrate my birthday go dancing play sports
cook for my friends go out with friends relax
do something unusual have a party see a movie

1. I’m going to cook for my friends next weekend. My best friend is going to celebrate her birthday.
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EXERCISE. Choose a holiday and write how you are going to celebrate it.
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UNIT 12

Parts of the body and illnesses

EXERCISE. Complete the table

Part of the body Illness or disease Remedy
Example:

head headache aspirin

stomach
ear
hand
tooth
cough
cold
back
The flu

Have & Feel

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EXERCISE. Write what is wrong with these people

Ex.- 1.- 2.- 3.- 4.-

5.- 6.- 7.- 8.- 9.-

Example: He feels sick. He has a backache.

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Give advice

EXERCISE. Write pieces of advice for each problem. Look at the example.

Problem Advice

Example: Beth: “I can’t sleep at night.” Oh! Don’t drink any coffee. Try
some lemon tea, instead.
1. Ken: “I’m a little heavy, and I can’t lose
weight.”
2. Marcelo: “I have a terrible headache.”
3. Sandra: “I think I have a cold. I have a
sore throat and a headache.”
4. Kevin: “I have a really bad toothache.”
5. Jack: “I have a sore throat”
6. Jenny: “I have a pain in my elbow!”