Exercises

1) Put in some or any:

a) I dont want _____________ cheese in my sauce.
b) Lets buy ____________ peppers.
c) There arent _______________ shops in this part of town.
d) George and Alice dont have _________ children.
e) Do you have ________ brothers or sisters?
f) There are ____________ beautiful flowers in the garden.
g) Do you know ____________ good hotels in London?
h) Would you like _______ tea? Yes, please.
i)
Do we need ___________ green peppers for the sauce?
j)
Dont buy _________ rice. We dont need ___________.
k) I want to buy _________ milk but they dont have _________ in the shop.
l)
Im thirsty. Can I have ________ water, please?
m) Do you have ___________ eggs or meat in the morning?
n) I dont use ___________ sugar in my coffee, but I like _________ milk.
o) She doesnt eat _____________ butter on her bread.
2) Complete the sentences. Use some or any plus one of these words:
air
cheese
help
letters
photographs
batteries
friends
languages
milk
shampoo
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

I want to wash my hair. Is there ____________________________________?

I am writing _________________________________________ to my parents.
I dont have my camera, so I cant take ______________________________.
Do you speak ____________________foreign ________________________?
I go to the restaurant with _________________________________________.
Can I have _____________________________________in my coffee, please?
The radio isnt working. There arent _____________________________in it.
Its hot here. Im going out for _________________fresh ________________.
Would you like ________________? No, thank you. Ive had enough to eat.
I can do this job alone. I dont need __________________________________.

3)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Complete the sentences. Use some or any:

Ann doesnt have any dogs, but I ________________________________. ( I / have)
Where are your suitcases?__________________________________. ( I/not/have)
Do you need any money? No, thank you. ________________________(I/have)
Can you give me some money? Im sorry but _________________(I/not/have)
The tomatoes in the shop dont look very good, so__________________(I/not/buy)
There were some nice oranges in the shop, so_________________________( I/buy)

Exercises:
1) Complete with is or are:
a) Chicken _________my favorite meat.
b) Strawberries ____________ delicious.
c) In my opinion, yogurt __________ awful.
d) Broccoli ___________ very good for your health.
e) Pasta ____________ my favorite meal.
f) Tomatoes __________ good for you.
2)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Write sentences with the following words:

cheese: __________________________________________________________________________
noodles: _________________________________________________________________________
yogurt: __________________________________________________________________________
soda: ___________________________________________________________________________
dairy food: ______________________________________________________________________
dessert: _________________________________________________________________________

Exercises:
1) Write these sentences putting the adverb in the correct place.
a) She has bacon for breakfast. (always)
__________________________________________________________________________________
b) No, I have fish for lunch. (seldom)
__________________________________________________________________________________
c) They come to work on time. (never)
__________________________________________________________________________________
d) Does she call you on Sundays. (ever)
__________________________________________________________________________________
e) What time do you have dinner? (usually)
__________________________________________________________________________________
f) He gets up late. (sometimes)
__________________________________________________________________________________
g) Brazilians make drinks with fruit. (often)
__________________________________________________________________________________
2) Put these words in order.
a) have I dinner with often family my.
__________________________________________________________________________________
b) eat for fish dinner sometimes I .
__________________________________________________________________________________
c) time eat you do What usually - ?
__________________________________________________________________________________
d) have soda any we do - ?
__________________________________________________________________________________
e) morning have She any food in does not the.
__________________________________________________________________________________
f) pasta Mexicans eat Some never.
__________________________________________________________________________________
g) coffee often use Americans cream their in.
__________________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 10

YOU CAN PLAY BASEBALL REALLY WELL

Exercises:
1) Choose can or cant to complete the sentences below:
a) Mark _____________ play the guitar well, but his brother _________ play at all.
b) Marathon runners __________ normally run very fast, but they ___________ run for a very long time.
c) Most Brazilians _______________ ride a bike but they ____________play golf.
d) You _________ play soccer in the rain, but you __________ play tennis.
e) Maria _______________ speak two languages.
2) Christian is answering a few questions about his skills and hobbies. What can he do? What cant he
do?
There are a few things I can do. I would say I can play the guitar pretty well
and sing fairly well. Im OK at sports. I can play a bit of soccer and basketball. I
can also play handball quite well, but my favorite sport is cycling. I can cycle
very well and go a long distance at very high speed. I even have a few medals.
Obviously, there are lots of things Im not good at. I cant draw or swim at all
and I cant run very well.
Things he can do :
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Things he cant do:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

3) Make questions for these answers.

a) _________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, she can.
b) _________________________________________________________________________________?
I can play soccer very well.
c) _________________________________________________________________________________?
They can speak English and French.
d) ________________________________________________________________________________?
No, she cant fix a car.
e) ________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, you can speak Portuguese.
f) ________________________________________________________________________________?
He can play basketball.
g) ________________________________________________________________________________?
She usually plays tennis with her brother.
h) ________________________________________________________________________________?
Maria practices swimming in the afternoon.
i) ________________________________________________________________________________?
She practices tennis at 7 oclock on Saturdays.
j) ________________________________________________________________________________?
They go swimming in the club.
4) Answer these questions.
a) Are you a good student?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
b) Can your teacher speak three languages?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
c) Do you ever go swimming?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
d) Can you ride a motorcycle?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
e) What can you do pretty well?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
f) What is your opinion about F1 car race?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
g) Do you enjoy your English Classes?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
h) Can your partner write poetry?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
i) Can you draw?
_________________________________________________________________________________.
UNIT 11

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

TO BE + GOING TO
Exercises:
1) Complete the sentences :
a) Allen is not traveling today, but _________________________________________in the summer.
b) She _________________________________________________ to celebrate her birthday in a bar.
c) My friends ______________________________________________________ to give me presents.
d) Her parents ____________________________________________________ to visit her tomorrow.
e) Im not going to stay in a hotel. _________________________________________in a guest house.
2) Complete the sentence using be + going to + one of the verbs below:
be
love
stay
see
eat
travel
a) Guilherme is traveling to Bonito this weekend. He _______________________________________ it.
He really enjoys the wildlife.
b) My test starts at 8:00 oclock , but I _________________________________________there at 7:45 to
have time to relax and concentrate.

c) We _____________________________________________________to the Amazon next winter. Im

very curious to see the jungle.
d) Look at that shark ! It ____________________________________________________that other fish.
e) Next time I go to Rio I __________________________________________________________more
of places like Corcovado and the Tijuca Forest and stay less on the beach.
3) Choose the best alternative:
a) When I go to Fortaleza next month, ________________any souvenirs. Im very short of money.
( ) I didnt buy
( ) I dont buy
( ) Im not going to buy
b) We ___________________lunch at school cafeteria everyday.
( ) had
( ) have
( ) are going to have
c) Thiago has a new camera. Next time he travels, ______________lots of photographs.
( ) he took
( ) he takes
(
) hes going to take
d) Some of the wildlife we have today__________ extinct in the future.
( )became
(
) becomes
(
)is going to become
e) It is cold in the mountains, so ___________a warm jacket.
( ) I took
(
) take
(
) Im going to take
4) What are you going to do? Write sentences using these ideas in the box:
cook
dance
get present
give presents
go out with friends
go to a party
go to a restaurant

go to the beach
go to the park
have a party
see a movie
sing Happy birthday
stay home
stay up all night

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5) Write the months of the year in order.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.
6) Write these dates in full.
a) 8/22 : ____________________________________________________________________________
b) 3/30 : ____________________________________________________________________________
c) 9/8 : ____________________________________________________________________________
d) 7/27 : ____________________________________________________________________________
e) 11/15:____________________________________________________________________________
f) 12/25:____________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 12 - WHATS THE MATTER?
To have + noun
She has a backache.
My son has a tooth ache.

To feel + adjective :
I feel sick
I feel better
I feel bad
I feel terrible
Whats the matter?/ Whats wrong?
I have a headache
I have a sore throat.
I have the flu.

sick
fine (well)

sad
happy

How do you feel?

I feel sick.
I feel sad.
I feel better.
I dont feel well
Adjectives
bad
good (better)

awful
great

terrible
terrific

Exercises:
1) Complete the sentences:
a) I have a ____________________________________________________________.
b) I ___________________________________________________________sore eyes.
c) She _________________________________________________a terrible headache.
d) He often _____________________________________________ a cold in the winter.
e) I _______________________________________ sick. I dont want to go out today.
f) They feel ___________________________________________________________.
g) I ____________________________________________________ much better now.
h) We _________________________________________________________ a cough.
i) How do you ____________________________________________________today?
j) Whats wrong? I ___________________________________________ a sore throat.
Exercises :
1) What advice can you give ? Write sentences using Imperative.
a) I have headache.
__________________________________________________________________________________
b) Im exhausted.
__________________________________________________________________________________
c) I cant lose weight.
__________________________________________________________________________________
d) My job is very stressful.
_________________________________________________________________________________
f) I have a sore throat.
_________________________________________________________________________________
g) I have the flu.
_________________________________________________________________________________
h) Im homesick.
________________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 13 - YOU CANT MISS IT
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Exercises:
_________________________________________________________________________________
1) Make sentences using the prepositions of place:
a) ______________________________________________________________________________(on)
b) _________________________________________________________________________(between)
c) __________________________________________________________________(on the corner of )
d) __________________________________________________________________________(next to)
e) ______________________________________________________________________(across from)
Exercises:
1) Answer these questions :
a) You can buy aspirin at a _____________________________________________________________
b) You can deposit a check in a _________________________________________________________

c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

You can buy some other groceries at a __________________________________________________

You can buy a dictionary at a _________________________________________________________
You can buy stamps at a _____________________________________________________________
You can buy gasoline at a ____________________________________________________________
You can buy sweatshirt at a __________________________________________________________
You can eat lunch in a
______________________________________________________________

1)
a)

Make questions for these answers.

________________________________________________________________________________
No, its not far. Its near.
b) ________________________________________________________________________________
The drugstore? Go up this avenue to Fifth Avenue. Turn right. Its on the right.
c) ________________________________________________________________________________
No, its not on the right. Its on the left.
d) ________________________________________________________________________________
The Post Office is between the supermarket and the museum.
e) ________________________________________________________________________________
Yes, there is on Post Office on Main Street.
f) ________________________________________________________________________________
You can buy clothes at a department store.
g) ________________________________________________________________________________
Go down Main Avenue and turn left. Its on the corner.
Unit 14 - Did you have a good weekend ?
Simple Past - Regular Verbs
Ex: He returned to Lisbon in 1905.
He only started to work on poetry later.
Ex: He did not (didnt) return to Lisbon in 1905.
He did not (didnt) move to England.
Ex: Did he move to England ?
Where did Fernando Pessoa die?
Exercises :
1) Answer these questions.
a) Did you study English yesterday?
__________________________________________________________________________________
b) Did your teacher ask you many questions last class?
__________________________________________________________________________________
c) What did you do last weekend?
__________________________________________________________________________________
d) Who did you call last week?
__________________________________________________________________________________
e) Did your teacher help you in the test?
__________________________________________________________________________________
f) How many kilometers did you walk yesterday?
__________________________________________________________________________________
g) Did you watch television yesterday?
__________________________________________________________________________________
) Write affirmative or negative sentences in the past with these verbs.
a) clean
_________________________________________________________________________
b) walk
_________________________________________________________________________
c) talk
_________________________________________________________________________
d) play
_________________________________________________________________________
e) cook
_________________________________________________________________________
f) pay
_________________________________________________________________________
g) listen
_________________________________________________________________________
h) start
_________________________________________________________________________
i) need
_________________________________________________________________________
j) help
_________________________________________________________________________
k) invite
_________________________________________________________________________
1) Complete the chart :

Present

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

Past

bought
came
drank
ate

Present

Past

Present

Past

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

felt
got up
went
had

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

met
read
saw
slept