ENGLISH HANDOUT ON UNIT 1

COMPARATIVES: CHOOSE ONE OF THE ADJECTIVES FROM THE BOX AND USE
IT ON ITS COMPARATIVE FORM:

EXPENSIVE – BAD – DANGEROUS – UGLY – NEAR – DELICIOUS – OLD –

INTELLIGENT – FAT - DIFFICULT

My father is than my mother.

Chinese is than English.
Jane lives the city than you.
The car is than we thought.
Tigers are than rats.
Dogs are than rabbits.
My uncle is than my aunt.
Cars are than bikes.
Cakes look than bread.
My cat is than your dog.

PAST CONTINUOUS

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT VERB IN INTERROGATIVE,

AFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE FORM USED IN PAST CONTINUOUS

1. THEY ______________________________
 2. THE LITTLE GIRL _______________________SALSA

3.- THE BOY ___________________________

4.- _________________ THE DOG ____________________?

5.- IT ___________________________________________

6.- ________________ THEY _______________________?

7.- I ____________________________________ SODA

8.- YOU _____________________________ A CAR

9.- WE ___________________________ LISTENING TO MUSIC

10.- YOU ____________________________________________

COUNTABLE VERSUS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

WRITE “C” FOR COUNTABLE NOUNS OR “U” FOR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1.- BREAD ______________

2.- PEOPLE ______________

3.- MEAT ______________

4.- FEET ______________

5.- BIRDS ______________

6.- INTELLIGENCE ______________

7.- RAIN ______________

8.- MICE ______________

9.- CARS ______________

10.- POLLUTION ______________

QUANTIFIERS: COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES USING MANY, MUCH , A LOT OF,
FEW OR LITTLE:

1.- A: How 1 friends do you have on Facebook?

B: I have 2 friends; maybe one thousand. But from
all those Facebook friends, very 3 are my real
friends. And you?
A: Well, I don’t have 4 time for social networks
because I'm always working. So I don't have 5
friends at all.
B: I don't have 6 time now either, because I work
long hours too, but I think I'm addicted to Facebook.
A: Come on, man! If you spend the ________ time you
have on Facebook, you should really go to therapy.
2.- A: I have 7 homework to do and very 8 time to
do it.
B: What kind of homework do you have?
A: Trigonometry.
B: Don't worry. I have 9 experience in maths and
science, and I have 0 hours to spare this afternoon.
Would you like me to help you?