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GRAMMAR EXTRA PREINTERMEDIATE UNIT 1
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1.1 question forms 1
1.2 past simple
Verb Underline the correct alternative.
agree
/ Who What / Who’s his name? / Where What / Where nationality is he? What / Who’s his boss? / Who How old / How How age is he? / Where What / Where did you meet him? What / Which of his brothers works here? / Which How much / How How many information information do we have about him? was his application letter? 8 How often / How How long was
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Complete the table.
Past simple
arrive ask be
(2 forms)
become begin call decide eat
Use the prompts to make questions. Use the present simple and the past simple.
email fall
1 where / you / from?
finish 2 when / you / arrive / here?
get go
3 why / decide / to come / Ireland?
grow have
4 who / you / know / in the class?
know leave
5 where / your / accommodation?
look 6 how many / Spanish students / be / in the class?
love marry
7 how oen / you / see / Sonia?
meet say
8 which / café / you / go / to?
see start
9 how / you / know / Sonia?
study 10 what / nationality / she?
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Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
A: I 1didn’t have (not have) a good day yesterday. B: Really? I 2
(have) a fantastic day. (not be) good.
A: The weather 3 B: The weather here 4 A: I
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B: I 6 A: I 7 B: I 8 A: I 9 B: We 10 A: And 11 either! B: Hmm, I 12
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(be) great. (not meet) my friends. (meet) Sandro and Carla. (not eat) out. (eat) out. (not have) any fun. (have) a lot of fun! (not finish) the homework (finish) mine last night.
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GRAMMAR EXTRA Consolidation
Rewrite the text in the past simple.
Sam meets Sally in a café. They get on really well. They decide to go to a restaurant for dinner. Sam has the fish and Sally has the pasta. They don’t finish their desserts. They leave. Unfortunately, Sam falls ill during the night. He doesn’t call Sally the next day …
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Choose the correct answer, a), b) or c).
A: Hi, I’m Fred. 1
your name?
B: Hi, Fred. I’m Marta. 2
to meet you, Marta. are you from? B: Thank you. So, 3 4 born in Chile, but I 5 A: Well, I A:
Sam met Sally in a café.
B: Really? 6
exactly in Chile 7 ?
A: In Santiago. 8
in Spain. you born?
B: Because I 9 10 old 11
born in Chile, too; In Valparaiso. you when you le? A: Five, so I don’t remember much. Oh! Lesson time. 12 you like to have a coffee sometime? you soon. B: That would be great! 13
1.3 making conversation 1
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Did you have a good weekend? This is my brother, Tom. Nice to meet you. So, where exactly do you live? Let’s keep in touch. What do you do?
a) Right in the centre of town, opposite the old museum. b) I’m in advertising. c) Nice to meet you, Tom. d) Nice to meet you, too. e) Yes, I’ll email you next week. f) Yes, brilliant, thanks.
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Match statements and questions 1–6 with responses a)–f).
Put the conversation in the correct order.
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a) What’s a) Let’s a) where a) be a) grew up a) Why a) where a) So a) was a) When a) are a) Would a) Meet
b) Who b) Hope b) which b) was b) growed up b) Where b) were b) Why b) were b) What b) did b) Did b) See
c) What c) Nice c) how c) am c) didn’t grow up c) How c) was c) How c) is c) How c) were c) So c) When
Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
emailed 1 She emailled last week. 2 How much people were there?
a) Hi. Are you Tom’s friend? 1 b) So, what do you do, Marco? c) Yes, I am. We went to the same university. I’m Sue, by the way! d) Hi, Sue. I’m Marco. e) I’m in the travel industry. f) Downtown. In the Max building. g) I’d love a coffee. We’ve got a lot to talk about! h) I don’t believe it! I work there, too! Which floor? i) Really? I am, too! Where exactly do you work? j) The third. Hey, would you like a drink?
3 Nice day, is it? 4 They marryed last year. 5 What time did you le? 6 They didn’t began on time. 7 What of these do you want? 8 How age is she? 9 What you do? 10 We didn’t had enough time.
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