LEVEL 1

(language)
ALPHABET
A
ei

B
bi

C
si

D
di

E
i

F
ef

G
ji

eich

ai

jei

kei

el

em

En

Ou

pi

kyu

ar

es

ti

yu

vi

dabel yu

ex

wai

zi

There is

There are

singular
There is...

(theres)

(there isnt
or theres
not)

Is there...?
There is not...

Theres a big tree in the garden.

Theres a good film on TV tonight.
A: Have you got any money?
B: Yes,theres some in my bag
A: Excuse me, is there a hotel near
here?
B: Yes, there is./ No,there isnt.
We cant go skiing. There isnt any
snow

Plural

There are ...

Are there ...?
There are not ...

(there arent)

There is and it is
Compare :

There are some big trees in the garden.

There are a lot of accidents on this
road.
A: Are there any letters for me today?
B: Yes, there are. / No, there arent.
This restaurant is very quiet. There
arent many people here.
How many players are there in a
football team?
There are 11 players in a football team.

What that noise? its a train. (it = that noise)

Theres a train at 10.30. Its a fast train. (it = the 10.30 train)

Theres a lot of salt in this soup.

I dont like this soup. Its too salty (it = this soup)

EXERCISES
1. Kenham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write
sentences about kenham with There is/are or there isnt/arent
1. A castle?

No

2. Any restaurants?

Yes (a lot)

3. A hospital?

Yes

4. A swimming pool?

No

5. Any cinemas?

Yes (two)

1.There isnt a castle

2.There are a lot of restaurants
3............................................................
..............
4............................................................
..............
5............................................................
..............
6............................................................

..............
7............................................................
..............
2. Write sentences about your town (or a town that you know). Use There
is/are/isnt/arent.
1.
There are a few
restaurants.
2.
Theres a big park
3.
.....................................
......................

4.
..........................................
........................
5.
..........................................
........................
6.
..........................................
........................

3. Put in there is / there isnt / is there / there are / there arent /are
there.
1. Kenham isnt an old town. There arent any old buildings.
2. Look! ..............................a photograph of your brother in the newspaper.
3. Excuse me,................................a bank near here? Yes, at the end of
the street.
4. ......................................five people in my family: my parents, my two
sisters and me.
5. How many students ........................................in the class? twenty.
6. Can we take a photograph? No,................................a film in the
camera.
7. ....................................a bus from the city centre to the airport? Yes.
Every 20 minutes.
8. ....................................any problems? No, everything is OK.
9. .....................................nowhere to sit down. ................................any
chairs.

4. Write sentences with there are.... Choose from the box.

Seven
six
Nine
Fifteen

twenty-

Letters
days
thirty
Players
fifty
days
Planets
states
1. There are seven days in a week

September
the solar
system
The USA
a week
A rugby team the english
alphabet

2. .....................................................................................................................
...............
3. .....................................................................................................................
...............
4. .....................................................................................................................
...............
5. .....................................................................................................................
...............
6. .....................................................................................................................
...............

5. Put in theres / is there / its / is it

1. theres a train at 10.30. is it a fast train?
2. Im not going to buy this shirt. ....................very expensive.
3. whats wrong? ..........................something in my eye.
4. .........................a red car outside the house. ..............................yours?
5. ........................anything on television tonight? Yes,...................a film at
8.15.
6. whats that building? ............................a school.
7. ...............................a restaurant in this hotel? No,Im afraid not.

Am/is/are

A.
My name is Lisa
Im American. Im from
Chicago
My favourite sports are
football and swimming.

Im 22
Im not married
My favourite colour
Im a student
is blue
My father is a doctor Im interested in art.
and my mother is a
journalist.

B. Posittive :

Negative:

I am (Im)
He is (hes)
She is (shes)
It is (its)

I am not (Im not)

He is not (hes not)
or (he isnt)
She is not (shes not) or (she isnt)
It is not (it isnt) or (its not)

We are (were)
You are (youre)
They are (theyre)

We are not (were not) or (we arent)

You are not (youre not) or (you arent)
They are not (theyre not) or (they
arent)

Im cold. Can you close the window, please?

Im 32 years old. My sister is 29.

My brother is very tall. Hes a policeman.

John is afraid of dogs.

Its ten oclock. Youre late again.

Ann and I are good friends.

Your keys are on the table.

Tom isnt interested in politics. Hes interested in music.

Im tired but im not hungry.

Jane isnt at home at the moment. Shes at work.

Those people arent english. Theyre Australian.

Its sunny today but it isnt warm.

C. Thats = that is

theres = there is

Thank you. Thats very kind of you.

Look! Theres Chris.

Heres your key. Thank you.

heres = here is

Exercises
1. Write the short from (shes / we arent etc).
A. She is = shes
B. They are = ...................
C. It is not = ....................
D. That is = ....................
E. I am not = .................
F. You are not = ..............
2. Put in am , is, or are.
a)
The weather is
nice today.
b)
I ............not
tired.
c)
This
bag .................. heavy.
d)
These
bags .............. heavy.
e) Look! There ...............
Carol.

f) My brother and I .................. good

tennis players.
g)Ann .......... at home. Her
children ........ at school.
h)I ............ a taxi driver. My
sister ......... a nurse.

3. Write full sentences. Use is/isnt/are/arent.

a) (your shoes very dirty) your shoes are very dirty.
b) (my brother a teacher) My ...................................
c) (this house not very big) .......................................
d) (the shops not open today) ...................................
e) (my keys in the bag) .............................................
f) (Jenny 18 years old) ..............................................
g) (you not very tall) .................................................
4. Look at Lisas sentences (unit 1A). Now write sentences about yourself.

a) (name?)
my .....................................
b) (from?)
I ..........................................
c) (age?)
I ............................................
d) (job?)
I .............................................
e) (married?)
I .....................................

f) (favourite colour or colours?)

my ............................
g) (I interested in ...?)
I ......................

5. write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am / am not / is / isnt / are

/ arent.
a) (I / interested in politics) Im interested (or im not interested) in
politics.
b) (I / hungry)
I ..................................................................................................
c) (it / warm today)
it .......................................................................................
d) (I / afraid of
dogs) .........................................................................................
e) (my hands /
cold) ..........................................................................................
f) (Canada / a very big
country) .......................................................................
g) (diamonds /
cheap) ......................................................................................
h) (I / interested in
football) ............................................................................
i) (Rome / in
spain) ..........................................................................................

Am/is/are (questions)
A. Positive
I
He
She
It
We
You
The
y

am
is
is
is
are
are
are

question
Am
Is
Is
Is
Are
Are
Are

I?
he?
she?
it?
we?
you
?
they
?

A: Whats your
name?
A: Are you married?
A: How old are
you?
A: Are you a
student?

Am I late? No, youre on time.

Is your mother at home? No, Shes out.

Are your parents at home? No, theyre out.

Is it cold in your room? Yes, a little.

B: David
B: No, Im
single
B: 25
B: Yes, I am

Your shoes are nice. Are they new?

We say :
Is she at home? / is your mother at home? (not Is at home your
mother?)
Are they new? / Are your shoes new? (not Are new your shoes?)
B. Where ... ? / what ... ? / who ... ? / how ... ? / why ... ?

Where is your mother? Is she at

Where are you from?
home?
Canada.
What colour is your car? Its red.
How old is joe? Hes 24.
How are your parents? Are they
Why are you angry?
well?
How much are these postcards?
Fifty pence.
Whats = what is
whos = who is
hows = how is
wheres = where
is
Whats the time?
Wheres Jill?
C. Short answer
Yes I am
Yes she is
Yes he is

Whos that man?

Hows your father?
No, Im not
No, shes not
No, hes not

or
or

no, she isnt

no, he isnt

Yes it is

No, its not

or

Yes we are
No, were not
or
Yes you are
No, youre not or
Yes they are
No, theyre not or
Are you tired? Yes, I am.

Are you hungry? No, Im not but Im thirsty.

Is your friend English? Yes, he is.

Are these your keys? Yes, they are.

Thats my seat. No, it isnt.

no, it isnt
no, we arent
no, you arent
no, they arent

Exercises
1. Find the right answer for the questions.
a) Wheres the
A. London
camera?
B. No, Im not
b) Is your car blue?
C. Yes,you
c) Is Linda from
are
London?
D. My sister
d) Am I late?
E. Black
e) Wheres Ann from?
F. No, its
f) What colour is your
black
bag?
G. In your bag
g) Are you hungry?
H. No, shes
h) How is george?
American
i) Whos that woman?
I. Very well

a. G
b. ....
c. ....
d. ....
e. ....
f. ....
g. ....
h. ....
i. ....

2. Make questions with these words. Use is or are.

a.

(at home / your mother?) Is your mother at home?

b.

(your parents / well?)

c.

(interesting / your job?)

d.

(the shops / open today?) .......................................

e.

Interested in sport / you?) .......................................

f.

(near here / the post office?)

.......................................

g.

(at school / your children?)

.......................................

h.

(why / you / late?)

Are your parents well?

.......................................

.......................................

3. Complete the questions. Use what ... / who ... / where ... / how ...
a. How are your parents?
b. ..................................................... the bus
stop?

Theyre very well.

At the end of the street.
Five, six and ten.

c. ..................................................... your
children?
d. ..................................................... these
oranges?
e. ..................................................... your
favourite sport?
f. ...................................... the man in this
photograph?
g. ................................................. your new
shoes?

1.20 a kilo.
Skiing.
Thats my father.
Black.

4. Write the questions. (read the answers first.)

a. (name?) whats your name?
b. (married or
single?) .............................................................
c. (American?) ........................................................
.................
d. (how
old?) ........................................................................
...
e. (a
teacher?) .................................................................
.........
f. (wife a
lawyer?) ..................................................................
g. (from?) ................................................................
...............
h. (her
name?) ....................................................................
....
i. (how
old?) ........................................................................
..

Paul.
Im married
No, Im Australian.
Im 30.
No, Im a lawyer.
No, she is a designer.
Shes Italian.
Anna.
Shes 27

5. Write short answer (yes, I am. / No, he isnt. Etc)

a. Are you married? No, Im not.
b. Are you
thirsty? ...................................
c. Is it cold
today? ...................................

d. Are your hands

cold? .........................
e. Is it dark
now? ...................................
f. Are you a
teacher? ............................

Present simple (I do)

a. Study this example situation :
Alex is a bus driver. But now he is asleep in the bed.

So: He is not driving a bus (he is asleep).

But : He drives a bus.
This is the present simple tense:
I/we/you/they

drive

He/she/it

drives

We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking
only about the present. We use it to say that something happens all the time or
repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the
action is happening at the time of speaking :
-

The earth goes round the sun.

Nurses look after patiens in hospitals.

In Britain most of the shops close at 5.30 p.m.

Remember that we say he/she/it s. Dont forget the s:

-

I work in a bank. Barry works in a shop.

b. We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences :

Do
I/we/you/they
Does
he/she/it

I/we/you/they
dont
He/she/it
doesnt
Excuse me, do you speak English?

Would you like cigarette? No, thanks. I dont smoke.

What does this word mean? (not what means this word)

Rice doesnt grow in Britain.

Work?

work

c. We use the present simple when we say how often we do things :

I get up at 8 oclock every morning. (not am getting)

How often do you go to the dentist?

Ann doesnt often drink tea.

In summer Tom usually plays tennis twice a week.

d. Note that we say Where do you come from? (= where are you from?)

Where do you come from? (not where are you coming from?)

He comes from Japan. (not he is coming from Japan.)

e. When you make a suggestion, you can say why dont you ... ?:

Im tired. Why dont you go to bed early?

EXERCISES
1. In this exercises you have to put verb into the correct form.
Examples:

water boils (boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.

George doesnt go (not/go) to the cinema very often.

How many languages do you speak (you/speak)?

1. The
swimming
bath
.....................................
and .........................(close) at 18.30 every day.

(open)

at

9.00

2. What time ............................................(the banks/close) in Britain?

3. I have a car but I .................................................(not/use) it very often.
4. How many cigarettes ............................................ (you/smoke) a day?
5. What ........................................................
engineer.

(you/do)?

6. Where .....................................................
He ....................... (come) from Scotland.

your

Im

an

electrical

father/come)

from?

7. If you need money, why .......................................(you/not/get) a job?

8. I ......................................... (play) the piano, but I ..................................
(not/play) very well.
9. I

dont

understand

the

word

deceive.

What

............................

(deceive/mean)?
2. This time you have to read some sentences and correct them. The
English is correct but the information is wrong. Write two correct
sentences each time.

Example:
the earth.

The sun goes round the earth. The sun doesnt go round

The earth goes round the sun.

1.

The sun rises in the

west..........................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................
2.

Mice catch

cats..........................................................................................
..................................................................................................................
3.

Carpenters make things from

metal. ............................................................................................................
.... ................................................................................................................
4.

The river Amazon flows into the pacific

Ocean. ...........................................................................................................
..... ................................................................................................................
3. Now you have to use these sentences to make questions. Begin
your questions with the word(s) in brackets.
Examples :
tennis?

Tom plays tennis. (how often?) how often does Tom play

I get up in the morning. (what time/usually?) what time do you

usually get up?
1. Ann watches television. (how often?) how
often .................................................
2. I write to my parents. (how
often?) ......................................................................
3. I have dinner in the evening? (what
time/usually?) ..............................................
4. Tom works.
(where?) .............................................................................................
5. I go to the cinema. (how
often?) ...........................................................................
6. People do stupid things.
(why?) ............................................................................

7. The car breaks down. (how

often?) .......................................................................

I am doing (present continuous)

1. The present continuous is :
Am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc.
Shes eating
She isnt reading
I
He
She
It
We
You
They

am
is
is
is
are
are
are

Its raining
The sun isnt shining
(not)
(not)
(not)
(not)
(not)
(not)
(not)

-ing
-ing
-ing
-ing
-ing
-ing
-ing

Theyre running
They arent walking

Im working.
Chris is writing a letter.
She isnt eating. (or shes not eating.)
The phone is ringing.
Were having dinner.
Youre not listening to me. (or you arent
......)
The children are doing their homework.

2. Am/is/are + -ing = something is happening now:

Im working.
Shes wearing a hat.
Theyre playing football.
Im not watching
television.
Past
Future

Now

Please be quiet. Im working. (= Im working now)

Look at Sue! Shes wearing her new hat. (= she is wearing it now)

The weather is nice at the moment. Its not raining.

Where are the children? Theyre playing in the park.

(on the phone) Were having dinner now. Can you phone again later?

You can turn off the television. Im not watching it.

Exercises
1. What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences :
Eat

have lie

play sit

wait

a) Shes eating an apple.

b) He .................... for a bus.
c) They .............................
football.

d) .................................. on the floor.

e) .................................. breakfast.
f) .................................. on the table.

2. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs.

Build

cook go

have stand stay swim work

a.

Please be quiet. Im working.

b.

Wheres john? Hes in the kitchen. He ........................................

c.

You ................... on my foot. Oh, Im sorry.

d.

Look! Somebody .............................. in the river.

e.
Were here on holiday. We ........................................ at the Central
hotel.
f.

Wheres Ann? She ......................... a shower.

g.
They ..................................... a new theatre in the city centre at the
moment.
h.

I ................................. now. Goodbye.

3. Write sentences about jane. Use Shes ing or She isnt ing.
I. (have dinner) Jane isnt having dinner.

II. (watch television) Shes watching television.

III. (sit on the floor) She .....................................................
IV. (read a book) ................................................................
V. (play the piano)...................................................................
VI. (laugh) .........................................................................
VII. (wear a hat) .................................................................
VIII. (write a letter) .............................................................
4. Whats happening at the moment? Write true sentences.
a.

(I / wash / my hair) Im not washing my hair.

b.

(it / snow) Its snowing. Or it isnt snowing.

c.

(I / sit / on a chair) ...............................................

d.

(I / eat) .................................................................

e.

(it / rain) ...............................................................

f.

(I / learn / English) ...............................................

g.

(I / listen / to music) ...............................................

h.

(the sun / shine) ...................................................

i.

(I / wear / shoes) ..................................................

j.

(I / read / a newspaper) .......................................

Present continuous (I am doing)

A. Study this example situation:
Ann is in her car. She is on her way to work.
She is driving to work.
This means : she is driving now, at the time of

speaking.
This is the present continuous tense;
I am (= Im)
He/she/it is (=hes etc)
We/they/you are (= were etc)
We use the present continuous when we talk about something which is
happening at the time of speaking:

Please dont make so much noise. Im studying. (not I study)

Where is Margaret? Shes having a bath. (not she has)

Lets go out now. It isnt raining any more.

(at a party) Hello, Ann. Are you enjoying the party? (not do you enjoy)

B. We also use the present continuous when we talk about something which is
happening around the time of speaking, but not necessarily exactly at the time
of speaking. Study this example situation :

Tom and Ann are talking and drinking in a cafe. Tom says : Im
reading an interesting book at the moment. Ill lend it to you when Ive
finished it.
Tom is not reading at the time of speaking. He means that he has begun the
book and hasnt finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. Here are some
more examples :

Silvia is learning English at the moment. (not learns)

Have you heard about Tom? He is building his own house. (not
builds)
But perhaps Silvia and Tom are not doing these things exactly at the time of
speaking.
C. We often use the present continuous when we talk about a period around
the present. For example : today, this season etc:

Youre working hard today, Yes, I have a lot to do.

Tom isnt playing football this season. He wants to concentrate on

his studies.
D. We use the present continuous when we talk about changing situations:

The population of the world is rising very fast. (not rises)

Is your English getting better? (not does ... get)

EXERCISES
1. In this exercises you have to put verb into the correct form.
Examples : - Please dont make so much noise. I am studying (study)
- Lets go out now. It isnt raining (not/rain) any more.
- Listen to those people. What language are they speaking
(they/speak)?
1. Please be quiet. I ......................................(try) to concentrate.
2. Look! It .........................................(snow).
3. Why ...........................................(you/look) at me like that? Have I said
something wrong?
4. You .................................. (make) a lot of noise. Can you be a bit quieter?
5. Excuse me, I .............................(look) for a phone box. Is there one near
here?
6. (in the cinema) Its a good film, isnt it? .....................................(you/enjoy)
it?
7. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They ...................................
(shout) at each other again.
8. Why ................................ (you/wear) your coat today? Its very warm.
9. I .....................................(not/work) this week. Im on holiday.
10.I want to lose weight. I .....................................................(not/eat) anything
today.
2. Complete these sentences using one of these verbs :
Get
become
increase

change

rise

improve

fall

You dont have to use all the verbs and you can use some of them more than
once.
Examples : The population of the world is rising very fast.

1. The number of people without jobs .................................... at the moment.

2. He is still ill but he ............................... better slowly.

3. These days food ................................. more and more expensive.
4. The world .................................... . Things never stay the same.
5. The cost of living .............................. . Every year things are dearer.
6. George has gone to work in Spain. When he arrived, his Spanish wasnt very
good but now it ...................................... .
7. The economic situation is already very bad and it
...................................worse.
3. Read this conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb into
the correct form. The first one has already been done for you.
Brian and Steve meet in the restaurant :
Brian
Steve
Brian
Steve
Brian
very busy.
Steve
Brian

: Hello, Steve. I havent seen you for ages. What (1) are you doing
(you/do) these days?
: I (2) ..................................(train) to be a shop manager.
: Really? (3) ......................................(you/enjoy) it?
: Yes its quite interesting. How about you?
: Well, I (4) ................................(not/work) at the moment, but Im
I (5) ................................ (build) a house.
: Really? (6) ...................................(you/do) it alone?
: No, some friends of mine (7) ....................................(help) me.

Would you like ... ? Id like ...

A. Would you like ... ? = Do you want ... ?
We use Would you like ... ? to offer things:

A: Would you like some coffee?

B: No, thank you.

A: Would you like a chocolate?

B: Yes, please.

A: What would you like, tea or coffee?

B: Tea, please.

We use Would you like ... ? to invite somebody:

Would you like to go for a walk?

A: Would you like to have dinner with us on Sunday?

B: Yes, Id love to. (= I would love to have dinner with you)
What would you like to do this evening?

B. Id like ... is a polite way to say I want. Id like = I would like:

Im thirsty. Id like a drink.
(in a tourist office) Id like some information about hotels, please.
Id like to see the film on television this evening.
C. Would you like ... ? and Do you like ... ?
Would you like ... ? / Id like ... ?

Do you like ... ? / I like ...

Would you like some tea? = Do you

want some tea?
A: Would you like to go to the
cinema tonight? (= Do you want
to go tonight?)
B: Yes, Id love to.
Id like an orange, please.(=
Can I have an orange?)
What would you like to do
next weekend?

Do you like tea? = Do you think tea

is nice?
A: Do you like going to the
cinema? (in
general)
B: Yes, I go to the cinema a lot.
I like oranges. (in general)
What do you like to do at
weekends?

EXERCISES
1. What are the people saying? Use would you like ... ?
1. Chocolate.
Would you like a
chocolate?
2. Apple.
...........................................
6. Coffee.
.........................................

4. Cheesse.
.......................................
5. Sandwhices.
...........................................
5. Cakes.
..........................................

6. What do you say to Sue in these situations? Use Would like to ... ?
1. You want to go to the cinema tonight. Perhaps Sue will go with you. (go)
You say: would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
2. You want to play tennis tomorrow. Perhaps Sue will play too. (play)
You say: .......................................................................................................
3. Youve got some holiday photographs. Sue hasnt seen them yet. (see)
You say: .......................................................................................................
4. You have an extra ticket for a concert next week. Perhaps Sue will go. (go)
You say: .......................................................................................................
5. Its raining and Sue is going out. She hasnt got an umbrella but you have
one. (borrow)
You say: .......................................................................................................
7. Which is right?
1. Do you like / Would you like a chocolate? Yes, please. Would you like is right.
2. Do you like / would you like bananas? Yes, I love them.
3. Do you like / would you like an ice-cream? No, thank you.
4. What do you like / would you like to drink? A glass of water please.
5. Do you like / would you like to go out for a walk? Not now. Perhaps later.

6. I like / Id like tomatoes but I dont eat them very often.

7. What time do you like / would you like to have dinner this evening?
8. Do you like / would you like something to eat? No, thanks. Im not hungry.
9. Do you like / would you like your new job? Yes, Im enjoying it.
10.Im tired. I like / Id like to go to sleep now.