Ex. 1. Write questions. Use the words below.
- you / English / or / Scottish
- where / your / house
- Maria / a / student
- your / brothers / married
- where / the / post office
- who / your / teacher
- the / station / near / here
Ex. 2. Complete the conversation with forms of to be.
- What a lovely family photo. (1) ____ they your children?
- No, they (2) ____. They (3) ____ my sister's children.
- The girl (4) ____ pretty. How old (5) ____ she?
- She (6) ____ four.
- (7) ____ she at school?
- No, she (8) ____. She (9) ____ very young!
- Who (10) ____ the two people at the back?
- They (11) ____ my parents.
Ex. 3. Complete the questions and answers about Nicolas Cage, a movie star.
- _____ Nicolas Cage _____ in Australia? – No, he _____.
- _____ Nicolas Cage _____ a castle in England? – Yes, he _____.
- Where _____ he _____ a house? – He _____ a house in Middleton.
- How many bedrooms ______ his house _____? – It _____ twelve bedrooms.
- _____ he _____ a daughter? – No, he _____. He _____ a son.
- _____ Nicolas Cage and his son _____ a good time together? – Yes, they _____.
Ex. 4. The following adjectives describe people's character. Read the sentences and fill in the correct adjective.
generous, impatient, helpful, persistent, selfish,
reliable, optimistic, stubborn
1. Tom tends to be quite a ______ child; he seldom shares his toys with his friends.
2. Ann is a very ______ worker; I can always depend on her if I want something on time.
3. Mr James is a ______ man; he gives a lot of money to the children's hospital.
4. Joe seems ______ at times; he never changes his mind and he always does what he wants to.
5. Seb is a(n) ______ person; he always sees the positive side of even the most difficult situation.
6. Steve tends to be ______; he becomes very annoyed when he has to wait in long queues.
7. John is ______; he never gives up and always finishes what he starts.
8. Mary is very ______; when I have a lot of work to do, she always lends a hand.
Ex. 5. Match the questions and answers.
1. Where were you born?
a. Two years ago.
2. What do you do?
b. Twice a week.
3. Are you married?
c. In Hamburg, Germany.
4. Why are you learning English?
d. No, I'm not.
5. When did you start learning English?
e. I'm a student.
6. How often do you have English classes?
f. Because I need it for my job.
Ex. 6. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Write answer to these questions.
- is / first / what / name / your?
- family / is / your / what / name?
- born / were / you / when?
- were / you/ born / where?
- live / do / where / you?
- you / married / or /are / single?
- do / what / you / do?
- do / degree / certificates / have / what / you?
- time / do / what / you / in / free / do / your?
Ex. 7. Choose correct alternatives.
1. I ___________ my homework every day.
- do
- am doing
2. She ___________ as a receptionist.
- works
- is working
3. He ___________ with his parents at the moment.
- stays
- is staying
4. I always ___________ up at 6 o'clock.
- get
- am getting
5. He is busy at the moment. He ___________ to a friend.
- talks
- is talking
6. I'm sorry but I ___________ what you mean.
- am not understanding
- do not understand
7. You ___________ too much fat food.
- eat
- are eating
8. Which TV channel __________ you usually ___________?
- are __________ watching
- do __________ watch
9. What time ___________ the train arrive?
- does
- is
10. How often __________ you ___________ to the movies?
- do __________ go
- are __________going
11. What ___________ at the moment?
- do you do
- are you doing
12. I usually ___________ early on Mondays.
- am getting up
- get up
Ex. 8.How to call a person who….
1) Doesn`t want to do anything.
2) Tells a lot to everybody how good he is.
3) Often offends other people.
4) Studies a lot and really enjoys it.
5) Knows a lot.
6) Does everything without thinking about it.
7) Is very energetic.
8) Likes to get into dangerous situations.
9) Doesn`t want to change anything.
10) Says not very polite things to others.
11) Is afraid of everything.
12) Takes care of everybody.
13) Always does what he is asked to.
14) Says very pleasant things to everybody.
15) Likes to stay at home and doesn`t have a lot of friends.
16) Everybody can rely on.
17) Is always cheerful.
18) Doesn`t behave properly.
19) Enjoys his own company.
20) Lives only for himself.
21) Has a lot of friends.
22) Likes when everything is perfect.
23) Is ready to wait and listen to listen to everybody.
Ex. 9. Describe your best friend.