I.

Vocabulary and Grammar

Common verbs

1 Underline the correct verb.

a) I have / live one brother.

b) I have / live with my parents.
c) I eat / have healthy food.
d) I like / work in an office.
e) I eat / speak Chinese.
f) I like / work my job.

2 Complete the text with the verbs in the box.

speak like have work eat live

My name is Gina. I (1) _________ in Paris. I’m a journalist and I (2) _________ for a big newspaper. I don’t (3)
_________ very good French. I (4) _________ French wine and I (5) _________ French food every day. I (6)
_________ two sisters, Holly and Michelle.

Simple present

3 Rewrite the sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct place.

a) Where do you? (live)

_________________________________________________________________
b) I in a hospital. (work)
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c) I don’t American food. (like)
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d) Do you Spanish? (speak)
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e) What music do you? (like)
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6 Complete the answers with I, we, they.

a) Do you live with your parents? Yes, ______ do.

b) Do your parents live in a big house? No, ______ don’t.
c) Do you work in an office? No, ______ don’t.
d) Do you and your friends like jazz? Yes, ______ do.
Useful phrases
7 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

speak sorry out hold good

A: (1) ________ morning. Hello magazine.

B: Can I (2) ________ to Jenny Robinson, please?
A: (3) ________ on a minute, please.
B: I’m (4) ________, Miss Robinson is (5) ________.

II. LISTENING and PRONUNCIATION

Listen and underline the sentence you hear, 1 or 2. [Track 17]
a) (1) There’s a park. (2) There are some parks
b) (1) There’s a hotel. (2) There are some hotels.
c) (1) There’s a store. (2) There are some stores.
d) (1) There’s a museum. (2) There are some museums.
e) (1) There’s a square. (2) There are some squares.

III. READING
Read the text.
Pete Hann lives in Greenwich Village in New York. He loves living in New York. He works
near the Rockefeller Center. His favorite place is Central Park. He likes running around the
lake. At night he likes going out and eating in one of the restaurants in SoHo.

Part 1: Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a) Pete Hann lives near the Rockefeller Center. ___
b) He doesn’t like living in New York. ___
c) His favorite place is Central Park. ___
d) He likes sitting by the lake. ___
e) He likes going out in SoHo. ___