WEEK 1 GRAMMAR FOCUS

VOCABULARY: FAMILY
READING 1: SUMMER SCHOOL
 PRACTICE TEST 1
I. Circle the words that have the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. clock B. open C. close D. window
2. A. time B. nine C. big D. bike
3. A. eraser B. scissors C. microscope D. music
4. A. backpack B. calculator C. paperclip D. thank

II. Fill in DO, DOES, IS, ARE, AM:

1-4. A: My sister _________very clever. 8. __________ Sarah eat meat?
B: What ___________ she do? 9. It __________ cold in here.
A: She _________ a teacher in a school. 10. ________ you at home now?
B: Where ______________ she live? 11. ___________ they work hard?
A: In a lovely house in the country. 12-13. She ____ not 14 years old. She ____ 16.
5. _____________ you speak Italian? 14. __________ he drive a car?
6. I ______ not hungry now. 15. What time ____________you go to bed?
7. Where ____________ you come from?

III. Rewrite each sentence as a positive (+) or negative (-) sentence, or a question (?)
Example: I visit my parents very often. (-)→ I don’t visit my parents very often.
1. Most students live close to the school. (-) ____________________________________________
2. My mother doesn’t like eating chicken. (+) ____________________________________________
3. I hate answering machines. (-) ____________________________________________.
4. Matthew and Peter are good at badminton. (?) ____________________________________________
5. He always travels by bus. (?) ____________________________________________

IV. Make questions with Who/How old/Where/What/When/How + To Be (AM/IS/ARE).

1. __________________ that? - It’s my uncle.
2. __________________ your mother? - Very well, thanks
3. __________________ Joy and Ann from? - In London.
4. __________________ her name? - Maria
5. __________________ my glasses? - Here.
6. __________________ your English teacher? - Mrs. Allen.
7. __________________ those? - They are lamps.
8. __________________ the exam? - On Tuesday.

V. Find the mistakes, underline and correct them.

0. Do you happy? ….Are……………
1. Does she goes to school on Saturday? ..............................
2. Do your brother play soccer every afternoon? ...............................
3. Mr. Martin studys history. ...............................
4. Are you come from Paris? ...............................
5. Do your mother work on Saturday? ……………………
6. My sister have two children. ……………………
7. She doesn’t watches TV everyday. ……………………
8. Where is Linda and her sister? ……………………
VI. Write the correct tense form of the verb
1. Our uncle ( live) …………………..…………on Hoang Quoc Viet street.
2. How (you/ go) …………………………………………..to school every day?
3. Where (your father/ work) ………………………………………...……………….. ?
4. Nga (not speak) …………………..……………………………….… French.
5. What (you/ eat) …………………..…………………………….…… for lunch?
VII. Complete the sentences. Use I/me/he/him/them/us/
it/her/they/she…
1. Who is that woman? Why are you looking at __her__?
2. “Do you know that man?” “Yes, I work with _____________”.
3. Where are the tickets? I can’t find ____________________.
4. I can’t find my key. Where is ____________________?
5. We’re going out. You can come with ___________________.
6. Susan likes music. ___________________ plays the piano.
7. I don’t like dogs. _______________ make me afraid.
8. I am talking to you. Please listen to ___________________.
9. Where is Ann? I want to talk to ________________________.
10. My brother has a new job. _______________ doesn’t like _____________ very much.
VIII. Read the text and do the tasks:
My name is Ellen and my husband’s name is Peter. We have three children - two sons and a daughter.
Our sons’ names are Ian and Ben. They’re twins, but they aren’t identical. Ian’s got dark hair but Ben’s
hair is fair. Our daughter’s name is Tracy. She’s eight years old. The boys are four.
My father’s name is Frank and my mother’s name is Maureen. I’ve got two younger brothers, called
Adam and Bobby. Adam is married. His wife’s name is Natasha. She’s from Russia and she’s got long,
blond hair. They have got a baby daughter called Anna. So my parents have four grandchildren- two
grandsons and two granddaughters.
My husband has an older sister, but he doesn’t have any brothers. His sister’s name is Mille, she’s still
single.
What’s the relationship?
1. Ellen- Peter ....wife-husband....... 6. Natasha- Adam ...…………………..
2. Frank – Bobby …………………….. 7. Maureen- Ian ……………………..
3. Mille- Ellen …………………….. 8. Tracy- Anna ……………………..
4. Ian – Ben …………………….. 9. Natasha- Frank …………………….
5. Adam- Tracy …………………….. 10. Peter- Mille ……………………..
Answer the following questions.
1. How many children does Ellen have?
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2. Who is Tracy?
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3. Is Mille married?
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4. What does Natasha look like?
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5. Does Ellen have any brothers or sisters?