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EXERCISES
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Pre-Unit
1. Complete the sentences with do, does, don’t or doesn’t.
a. _________ Mr. and Mrs. Smith work every day?
b. Roy d_________ study French.
c. Where _________ you have lunch every day?
d. Jill and Sue _________ study math in the afternoon. They study English.
e. _________ Warren have short curly hair?
f. I _________ play tennis, I play basketball.
2. Complete the text with the verbs in parentheses using the simple present tense.
I ______ (be) John Miller. I _________ (study) at a very good school in London,
England. I _____ (get up) at about 6:30 every morning. Then, I ___________________
_________ (have breakfast) and ________ (go) to school. My mother usually _______
(drive) me there because she ________ (work) near the school. At twelve o’clock, I
______________ (have lunch) at a snack bar. For lunch, I usually ________ (eat) a
sandwich and __________ (drink) a glass of orange juice. I _________ (leave) school
at four o’clock. After school, I usually ________ (go) to the club with my father. There,
we _________ (play) basketball and __________ (swim). In the evening, I ________
(do) my homework, ____________ (watch) TV and ________ (go) to bed at about ten
o’clock.
Now, complete either the questions or the answers about the text.
a. Where ___________________________________
John studies at a very good school in London, England.
b. What time does he get up every morning?
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He ___________________________________
c. What does he do after he gets up?
After he gets up, he ___________________________________
d. Does his mother usually drive him to school?
Yes, she usually ___________________________________
e. Where ___________________________________
He has lunch at a snack bar.
f. What does he usually eat and drink for lunch?
He usually ___________________________________________
g. What time ___________________________________
He leaves school at four o’clock.
h. Does he go home after school?
No, ______________________________
i. Where does he go after school?
He ___________________________________
j. What do John and his father do at the club?
They ___________________________________
k. What does John do in the evening?
He ________________________________________________
2. Answer the questions using the words in the box.
at grandma’s – photography – his cousin – next month – at six o’clock
a. What is Nancy going to study next year?
_____________________________________________________________
b. Who is Jim going to see in the afternoon?
_____________________________________________________________
c. Where are Carol and Peter going to have dinner tonight?
_____________________________________________________________
d. What time is William going to work tomorrow?
_____________________________________________________________
e. When are the boys going to travel to Santos?
_____________________________________________________________
3. Make sentences using can or can’t and the given words.
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a. Caroline / dance
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b. The boys / not play basketball
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c. Cindy / swim
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d. Alex / skate
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4. Ask and answer.
$300.00
Model: How much is the flute?
It’s three hundred dollars.
$1,456.00
a. How much is the cello?
_____________________________________________________________
$5,432.00
b. How much is the piano?
_____________________________________________________________
$2,899.00
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c. How much is the saxophone?
_____________________________________________________________
$1,500.00
d. How much are the drums?
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Unit 1
1. Fill in the blanks using mine, yours, your or hers.
a. A: Is this your cap?
B: Yes, it’s _______________.
A: What about this T-shirt? Is it ____________ too?
B: No, it’s not ______________. It’s Carol’s.
A: Are you sure?
B: Yes, I am. It’s _____________.
b. A: Is this ___________ dress?
B: No, it isn’t.
A: So, whose dress is it?
B: I think it’s Mary’s.
A: No, ___________ is blue.
2. Choose the correct alternative.
a. Where are … caps? They’re under … bed.
(
) your / his
(
) yours / his
(
) her / yours
b. This T-shirt isn’t … . … T-shirt is black.
(
) his / Yours
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) his / His
( ) mine/ Mine
c. Helen is going to visit … grandma next week. Joe is going to visit … tomorrow.
(
) hers/ our
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) her / my
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) her/ his
d. … car is big and … is small.
(
) Our/ theirs
( ) Mine/ your
( ) Your / her
3. Make dialogs. Follow the model.
Model: blouse/ Ann
Whose blouse is this? Is it Ann’s?
Yes, it’s hers.
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a. cap / Peter
_____________________________________________________________
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b. pants / Fred
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c. boots / Susy
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d. belt / Joe
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e. necklace / Mary
_____________________________________________________________
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4. Complete the sentences.
Model: Fred / house
Fred’s house is in New York.
a. My friend / last name
____________________________ is Johnson.
b. Susan / new apartment
_______________________________ is on Rose Street.
c. those girls / cousins
________________________________ are Carol and Joyce.
d. Jeanne / birthday
_____________________________ is in April.
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e. Bill / father
How old is _______________________?
f. The students / synthesizers
________________________________________ are in Room A.
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Unit 2
1. Listen to what some people did last week. Then mark yes or no according to the
pictures.
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d.
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b.
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2. Write what Jason and William did last Sunday. Use the verbs given in the box.
arrive – decide – return – want – play – look for – arrive – wait for
Jason and William _____________ at the beach very early last Sunday. They
_______________ a friend, Roy. Roy _____________ and they _____________ a ball
because they _______________ to play soccer. They ________________ soccer for
about one hour. Then they ____________ to swim. They _______________ home at
the end of the day.
3. Rewrite the sentences in the simple past tense. Use yesterday.
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a. Does he try to call her every day?
________________________________________________________________
b. We don’t travel on weekends.
_____________________________________________________________
c. My parents stay home every morning.
_____________________________________________________________
d. Do you close the doors every day?
_____________________________________________________________
e. We study at the library in the afternoon.
_____________________________________________________________
f. Vera doesn’t work every day.
_____________________________________________________________
4. Read these paragraphs and answer the questions about them.
I. My name is Mary. I worked at Alpha School for five years as a teacher. I liked the
students and the school.
II. John worked as a chairman of Sun Company for 10 years. He loved his work.
III. Jessica attended public school during her childhood. She liked the school and her
friends a lot.
a. Did Mary work at Harvard University?
_____________________________________________________________
b. Did John love his work?
_____________________________________________________________
c. Did Jessica attend private school during her childhood?
_____________________________________________________________
d. Did John work at Sun Company for 10 years?
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_____________________________________________________________
e. Did John work as a teacher at Sun Company?
_____________________________________________________________
f. Did Jessica like her school?
_____________________________________________________________
g. Did Mary work as a teacher at Alpha School?
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Unit 3
1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses using the simple past tense.
a. According to some historians, rock _____________ in July 1954. (begin)
b. I ______________ my friend Jason at the mall this morning. (meet)
c. Elvis Presley ____________ like a black singer. (sing)
d. The children _______________________ early on Friday (not / wake up). They
______________ until ten o’clock. (sleep)
e. I __________________ the newspaper yesterday. (not / read) I ____________ a
magazine. (read)
f. Paul __________________ from London. (not / come). He _________________
from Paris. (come)
g. We ___________________ at an Italian restaurant last night. (have lunch)
h. She ____________________home yesterday morning. (not / leave) She
______________ to do her homework. (have)
2. Write the sentences according to the pictures making a short story.
•
At nine o’clock he came back home.
•
Of course he arrived there late.
•
and went to work.
•
Jason woke up at seven o’clock
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He had breakfast
•
At lunch-time he met his friend Martin.
•
Then he drove to school again.
•
He went to class at ten o’clock.
•
he left school in the evening.
•
but he didn’t get up until eight o’clock.
•
He forgot some books.
•
At home he made a delicious pizza for his family.
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Mrs. Thompson _____________ a very busy day yesterday. She _____________
up at six o’clock, _____________ to the bathroom and _____________ a shower.
After that, she _____________ breakfast. She _____________ her teeth and left
home. She _____________ at her work at 8 o’clock. She _____________ all day. At
six o’clock she _____________ to a shopping mall to buy a present. She _________
________ a nice T-shirt. When she _____________ home she _____________ the
T-shirt to her husband because it _____________ his birthday. After that, they
_____________ to a big restaurant.
4. Use the appropriate verb from the box and add a question tag. Use the simple past
tense.
have – do – write – listen – go
a. Samuel _____________ a nice composition this morning, _____________?
b. The girls _____________ to bed early yesterday, _____________?
c. You didn’t _____________ to music this afternoon, _____________?
d. I didn’t _____________ dinner at home three days ago, _____________?
e. The girls _____________ their homework yesterday, _____________?
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Unit 4
1. Answer the questions about the pictures.
Model: Which house is worse, the one on the right or the one on the left?
The house on the left is worse than the one on the right.
a. Which bus is better, the one on the right or the one on the left?
_______________________________________________________________
b. Which bike is better, the one on the right or the one on the left?
_______________________________________________________________
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c. Which car is worse, the one on the right or the one on the left?
_______________________________________________________________
2. Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the comparative degree.
a. The T-shirt is _______________________ the shirt. (expensive)
b. The stove is ______________________ the fridge. (new)
c. The apartment on the right is ______________________ the one on the left. (big)
d. The yellow armchair is _________________ the white one. (cheap)
e. The red car is __________________________ the blue one. (comfortable)
3. Join the sentences using as ... as.
a. Peter is tall. Jason is tall too.
_______________________________________________________________
b. Betty is beautiful. Sally is beautiful too.
_______________________________________________________________
c. Bob’s bedroom is small. Janice’s bedroom is small too.
_______________________________________________________________
d. This computer is modern. This TV set is modern too.
_______________________________________________________________
e. Jack’s children are happy. Bob’s children are happy too.
_______________________________________________________________
4. Rewrite the sentences. Follow the model.
Model: John isn’t as young as Tom.
John is older than Tom.
a. This city isn’t as quiet as mine.
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b. Betty’s family isn’t as small as mine.
_______________________________________________________________
c. This dress isn’t as expensive as that one.
_______________________________________________________________
d. This magazine isn’t as good as that book.
_______________________________________________________________
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Unit 5
1. Look at the chart below.
STATES
SIZE (km2)
POPULATION
HIGHEST POINTS
Acre
Alagoas
Amapá
Amazonas
152,581
27,767
142,814
1,570,745
(inhabitants)
655,385
3,037,103
587,311
3,221,939
Pico da Neblina
Bahia
Ceará
Espírito Santo
564,692
148,825
46,077
14,080,654
8,185,286
3,351,669
3,014 m
Pico do
Cruzeiro
2,861 m
Goiás
Maranhão
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do
340,086
331,983
903,357
357,124
5,647,035
6,118,995
2,854,642
2,265,274
Sul
Minas Gerais
586,528
19,273,506
Pico das
Bandeiras
2,890 m
Pará
Paraíba
Paraná
Pernambuco
Piauí
Rio de Janeiro
1,247,689
56,439
199,314
98,311
251,529
43,696
7,065,573
3,641,395
10,284,503
8,485,386
3,032,421
15,420,375
Pico das
Agulhas Negras
2,787 m
Rio Grande do
52,796
3,013,740
Norte
Rio Grande do
281,748
10,582,840
Sul
Rondônia
Roraima
Santa Catarina
São Paulo
237,576
224,298
95,346
248,209
1,453,756
395,725
5,866,252
39,827,570
Sergipe
Tocantins
Distrito
21,910
277,620
5,801
1,939,426
1,243,627
2,455,903
Pico dos Marins
2,422 m
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Federal
Now, answer the questions.
a. What is the largest state in Brazil?
_______________________________________________________________
b. What is the highest point in Brazil?
_______________________________________________________________
c. What is the smallest state in Brazil?
_______________________________________________________________
d. What is the second most populous state in Brazil?
_______________________________________________________________
e. What is the highest point in Espírito Santo?
_______________________________________________________________
f. What is the third smallest state in Brazil?
_______________________________________________________________
2. Complete the sentences with the superlative degree of the adjectives.
a. Mary is _______________ girl here. (young)
b. Is January _________________ month in Porto Alegre? (hot)
c. That’s __________________ room in this school. (large)
d. Peter is _______________ boy in our family. (tall)
e. Are they __________________ teachers of them all? (good)
f. What’s _________________ city in India? (big)
3. Use the comparative degree or the superlative degree of the adjectives in
parentheses to complete the dialogs.
a. A: What’s ____________________ city in Brazil? (big)
B: It’s São Paulo.
A: And _______________________ one? (populous)
B: It’s São Paulo too.
A: Is it _______________________ city in Brazil? (beautiful)
B: Well, in my opinion, Rio de Janeiro is _____________________ São Paulo.
(beautiful)
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b. A: Today is the first day of summer. The days are going to get ______________
they were in spring. (hot)
B: Are they going to get _______________ than in spring too? (rainy)
A: Sure. These are __________________ days of the year. (hot)
c. A: Is Jack _______________ student in class? (good)
B: Well, he is a very good student, but he isn’t ________________ one. (good)
A: And that pretty girl? Who is she?
B: She’s Caroline. She’s _________________ girl in class. (pretty)
4. Complete this dialog using words from the box.
It was a summer course – Yes, it was. – How are you? – Yes, I am. – The courses are
really good. – wasn’t it. – We were in the same class three years ago. – Hi!
Bob: Hi, don’t I know you?
Paul: I think so! You look familiar. ________________________________________,
weren’t we?
Bob: Yeah, that’s right. ________________________, wasn’t it?
Paul: Yes, it was. And the course was about politics, ___________________?
Bob: __________________________________________________
Paul: I’m fine. I want you to meet my girlfriend Melissa.
Melissa: Hi!
Bob: _______! Are you studying at Palm School too?
Melissa: _______________________
Bob: ___________________________, aren’t they?
Melissa: Yes, they are
Paul: We need to go now. It was a pleasure to see you again. Bye.
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Unit 6
1. The Greens were doing a lot of things when uncle John arrived. Answer the
questions following the model.
When uncle John arrived…
Model: Mr. Green / cook
Mr. Green was cooking.
a. Mrs. Green / read a newspaper
_______________________________________________________________
b. the girls / play basketball
_______________________________________________________________
c. the boy / study math
_______________________________________________________________
d. the baby / sleep
_______________________________________________________________
2. Complete the story about Dr. Jones with the verbs from the box.
take off – drive – give – rain – talk – ring – get up
Dr. Jones got up at 7:00 yesterday. When he _________________, the
telephone ______________. It was on of his patients. He got dressed, drank a cup of
coffee and went out. While _______________ to the hospital there was an accident.
So he arrived at the hospital late.
While he __________________ his coat, Jennifer, his nurse, ______________
to him about his patient. Dr. Jones examined the boy, gave him an injection and said
that it wasn’t a serious problem.
When he left the hospital it ___________________ and, of course the traffic
was terrible.
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He arrived home an hour later. He went into the kitchen and gave his wife a
kiss.
3. Join the sentences using:
I. When
a. I left the house. My friend arrived.
_______________________________________________________________
b. Sheila listened to music. Her cousins called her.
_______________________________________________________________
c. Dad washed the dishes. The TV program began.
_______________________________________________________________
II. While
a. My mother talked on the telephone. My father read a book.
_______________________________________________________________
.
b. Betsy bought a book. Deborah had a snack.
_______________________________________________________________
c. Your brother watered the plants. You slept.
_______________________________________________________________
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Unit 7
1. Complete the sentences using some, any, no and derivatives according to the
picture.
a. There aren’t __________ cars in the parking lot.
b. There is ____________________ at the bus stop.
c. She brought _____________ DVD from the video store.
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d. There are ____________ students in the zoo.
e. They aren’t going _________________ tonight.
f. There is ___________________ at the circus.
g. He didn’t meet _________________________ at the airport.
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2. Change the sentences to the required form.
a. I have something to do there.
Negative form: _____________________________________________________
b. There wasn’t anything on the table yesterday.
Interrogative form: _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
c. I like to study with someone.
Negative form: ____________________________________________________
d. Did you go anywhere last Saturday?
Affirmative form: __________________________________________________
e. There was no water to drink here yesterday.
Affirmative form: __________________________________________________
3. Rewrite in the past tense.
a. There isn’t a drugstore on the corner, is there?
_______________________________________________________________
b. There are a lot of leaflets on the table, aren’t there?
_______________________________________________________________
c. There’s a bottle of water in the fridge, isn’t there?
_______________________________________________________________
d. There aren’t a lot of people at the mall, are there?
_______________________________________________________________
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Unit 8
1. Complete the sentences with the verbs given and add the appropriate reflexive
pronoun.
a. She ___________________ with a knife yesterday. (hurt)
b. He _________________ on the stove last night. (burn)
c. I _______________ with a fork two days ago. (prick)
d. They _________________ with a knife yesterday. (cut)
e. We __________________ in the bathroom last month. (hurt)
f. You ____________________________________ when you were cooking. (burn)
2. Everybody was very busy yesterday. Write what they did. Use the verbs form the
box.
cook – make – wash – make – go
Model: George himself made the cake.
a. Joe __________________________________________________
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b. Susan ________________________________________________
c. Johnny _______________________________________________
d. Carol and Peter ________________________________________
3. Answer the questions following the model.
Model: Who helped him do the homework?
Nobody. He did the homework by himself.
a. Who made this cake for you?
_______________________________________________________________
b. Who works with Nancy?
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c. Who is going to live with us?
_______________________________________________________________
d. Who went to school with Ann?
_______________________________________________________________
e. Who is going to the party with Ed?
_______________________________________________________________
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