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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SAI GON UNIVERSITY
THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
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EXERCISES BOOK
FOR THE FIRST- YEAR
NON- ENGHLISH MAJOR STUDENTS

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A. GRAMMAR
1. Subject Pronouns
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with correct subject pronouns.
1. This is Manuel. He ______’s from Spain.
2. Mike and Rosie are from England. ______’re America.
3. This is paula. ______’s from Italy.
4. Ivan and I are from Moscow. ______’re Italy
5. I have two brothers and a sister. ______’re students.
6. I want to learn English because ______’s an international language.
7. How are the children? ______’re fine.
8. My car is blue. ______’s over there.

2. The simple Present Tense of tobe
Exercise 2: Fill in am, is, are
1.The weather ______ very nice today.
2.I ______ not tired.
3.This case ______ very heavy.
4.These cases ______ very heavy.
5.The dog ______ asleep.

6.She ______ in my class.
7.They ______ not in my office.
8.I ______ from Spain.
9.He ______ a good teacher.
10.How ______ you?

1.Look! There ______ Carol.
2.I ______ hot. Can you open the window, please?
3.This castle ______ one thousand years old.
4.My brother and I ______ good tennis players.
5.Ann _____ at home but her childen ____ at school.
6.______ she coming?
7.It ______ not my pen.
8.The books ______ on the desk.
9.My sister and I ______ leaving
10.______ I right?

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with am, is, are.
1.We ______ in class.
2.It ______ Monday today.
3.I ______ at home.
4.The teacher’s name ______ David.

5.My parents ______ at work.
6.I ______ married.
7.Champagne ______ a drink from Potugal.
8.Egypt and Morocco ____ in Europe.They ___ in Africa.

Exercise 4: Write sentences using am, is hoặc are.
1. ( my shoes very dirty) My shoes are very dirty.

2. ( my bed very comfortable)
3. ( I not very happy today)
4. (this restaurant very expensive)
5. (the shop not open today)
6. her daughter six years old)
7. (the houses in this street very old)
8. (the examination not difficult)
9. (those flowers very beautiful)
10. (the women in the party)
Exercise 5: : Write sentences using negative form: am not, isn’t hoặc aren’t.
1.
2.
3.
4.

(I/ hungy) I’m not hungy
(my sister/ interested in foodball)
(it/ warm today)
(Rome/ in Spain)

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7.
8.
9.

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my hands/ cold)
(cats/ big animals)
(those people/ frienly)

(the boxes/ very big)


5. (he/ afraid of dogs)

(the men/ very hungry)

Exercise 6: : Write sentences using yes/ no question.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

( your mother at home?)
Your parents at home?)
(this hotel expensive?)
(the shops open today?)
(you interested in art?)

6. (the book interesting)?
7. (the women often late?)
8. (the church near hear?)
9. (the boy and the girl very happy?)
10. (John angry with you?)

Exercise 7: Write the short answers.
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.

Are you married?- No, I’m not.
Are you tall?
Is it cold today?
Are you a teacher?
Are you tired?

6. Is it dark now?
7. Are your hands cold?
8. Are you hungry?
9. Is your father tall?
10. Is it sunny?

Exercise 8: Write Wh… questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.

(what colour your car?)
(how old your father?)
(where my key?)
(where my socks?)

5.
6.
7.
8.

(what colour his eyes?)
(why John angry with me?)
(how much these shoes?)
(why you always late?)

Exercise 9: Match a question in column A with the answer in column B.
A
Where is the Great Wall?
How are you?
How old are you?
What’s your phone number?
Who’s yor teacher?
How much is a cup of tea?

B
762890
40p.
Peter Briscall.
It’s in China.
Fine, thanks.
Twenty-one.

Exercise 10: Write these answer about yourself.
1. What’s your surname?
2. What’s your first name?
3. Where are you from?

5. What’s your address?
6. What’s your phone number?

7. How old are you?
8. Are you married?

3. Possessive Adjectives
Exercise 11: Fill in the correct posessive adjectives.
1.I’ve got ______ watch. (he)
2.Is it ______ car? (you)
3.Do you like ______ new house?(she)
4.Who’s got ______ money? (I)
5.He forgot ______ keys?(he)

6. She gave the letter to ______ secrectary.(she)
7. There’s something wrong with ______ car.( I)
8. They’re having the party in ______ garden. (they)
9. I like ______ jacket.(you)
10. This book has some dirty marks on __ covers. (it)

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Exercise 12: Fill in the correct posessive adjectives.
1. Mary is eating ……….. cake.
2. Do you live with ……….. parents.
3. We love ……….. new house
4. I like ……….. new job.
5.The children are with ……….. grand parents.
6. Are you and your sister enjoying …………… English classes?
7. Amsterdam is famous for ………… cannals.
8. He’s looking for ………… shoes.
9. I like to visit ………… friends at the weekend.

10. Are teachers having ………… meeting now?
Exercise 13: Fill in the correct posessive adjectives.
1. Sally is married. ………… husband works in a bank.
2. I know Mr Watson but I don’t know ………… wife.
3. Put on ………… coat when you go out. It’s very cold.
4. ………… favourite sport is tennis. I play a lot in summer.
5. My sister plays tennis too but ………… favourite sport is athletics.
6. I gave the money to my mother and she put it in ………… bag.
7. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London but ………… son lives in Australia.
8. Thank you for ………… letter. It’s goog to hear from you again.
9. John is a teacher but sister is a nurse.
10. The company has offices in many places but …… head offices is in New York.
11. I like ______ job.
12. Do you like ______ job?
13. Does your father like ______ job?
14. I often see that man but I don’t know ______ name.
15. Do you think that most people are happy in ______ jobs?
16. They’ve got two chidren but I don’t remember ______ names?
17. We’re staying at a very nice hotel. ______ room is very comfortable.
18. We are going to invite all ______ friends to the party.

4. The possessive Case
Exercise 14: Fill in the blanks with posessive case.
1. These are her books. These are _____ books.(Ann)
2. Where is his coat? Where is _____ coat? ( Andrew)
3. Is that his car? Is that _____ car? (your brother)
4. It’s on desk. It’s on _____ desk. (teacher)
5. Its dinner is here. _____ dinner is here. (the dog)
6. Her children are at school now. _____ children are at school now. (jully)
7. Its leg is broken.________ leg is broken.(that bird)

8. It’s her idea. It’s ________ idea. (his wife)
9. Here’ s their telephone number. Here’s ________ telephone number. ( John and Marry)
10. Her mother is very il._______ mother is very ill. ( Alice)

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Exercise 15: Chú ý chúng ta phải dùng “of “ khi diễn tả sự sở hữu của danh từ chỉ
vật vô tri giác.(Complete the sentences with “of” or “’s”.)
1.I like _____ .( camera/ Ann)
2.What is _____? (name/ this town)
3.When is _____? (birthday/ your sister)
4.Do you like _____? ( colour/ this coat)
5.Write your name at _____ ( top/ page)

6.____ is near the city centre.(house/ my parents)
7._____is very good? (English/ John)
8._____is very boring. ( job/ my brother)
9.For me the morning is ____ (best part/ the day)
10._____ are very thin. ( walls/ this house)

Exercise 16: Read carefully.
Liz and Philip are marrie.
They have two chidren. Charles and Ann.
Ann is married to Ted.
Ann and Ted have a son, Robert.

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2.
3.

4.
5.

6. Lis is _____ grandmother.
7. Ann is _____ sister.
8. Ted is _____ husband.
9. Tes is _____ father.
10. Robert is _____ nephew.

Philip is _Liz’s_ husband.
Liz is _____ wife.
Charles is _____ brother.
Charles is _____ uncles.
Ann is _____ wife.

Exercise 17: Posessive case or tobe
1. It’s cold today.
2. Jane’s a hairdresser.
3. Jane’s husband is thirty- five.
4. My father ‘s in Canada at the moment.
5. My father’s house is very nice.
6. My daughter’s school is very good.
7. Peter’s a good teacher.
8. Peter’s school is in the town center.

5.Spelling of Plural Nouns
Exercise 18: Change into plural nouns
1.car
2.brush
3.animal

4.dictionary
5.Boss
6.chair

7.babby
8.child
9.tomato

10.city
11.woman
12.ear

13. boy
14. sandwich
15.essay

5. Articles
Exercise 19: Write a/ an
1. __ dog
2. __ uniform
3. __ supermaket

4. __ umbrella
5. __ accident
6. __ chair

7. __ hat
8. __ old house
9. __ animal

Exercise 20: Write the sentences using “the” if necessary.

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10. __ ant
11. __ beautiful garden
12. __ driver


1. Moon moves slowly round earth.-> The moon moves slowly round the earth.
2. Sun is very hot today.
3. Did you see Pope when you went to Rome?
4. Sky went very grey and it started to rain.
5. I hope I can go round world one day.
6. What is capital of Sweden?
7. It was very cold in sea today.
Exercise 21: Những trường hợp không dùng mạo từ.
* Things in general ( những vật chung chung).
1. I have ____ tea and toast for breakfast.
2. ____ books are expensive.
3. I like taking ____ photographs.
4. Do you like ____ Chinese food?
* Meals, places, transports ( những bữa ăn, nơi chốn, phương tiện đi lại)
1. I have ____ beakfast / lunch/ dinner
2. I go/ come to ____ school / university / work / bed.
3. I go/come ____ home.
4. I’m at ____ work on ____ holiday.
5. I go/come____ train/car/ bus/ taxi.
Exercise 22: Fill in articles if necessary.

1. Rita is studying ____ English and ____ Maths this semester.
2. Please give me ____ cup of ____coffee with ____ cream and ____ sugar.
3. ____ big book on ____ table are for my history class.
4. My ____ car is 4 years old, and it still runs well.
5. What do you eat for ____ breakfast?
6. Rita plays ____ violin and her sister plays ____ guitar.
7. ____ chair that you are sitting in is broken.
8. I have ____ lunch at 12 o’clock.
9. I read ____ Times everyday.
10. Peter goes to ____ school by ____ bus
11. David has ____ house in London.
12. What time do you go to v bed?
13. I like playing v volleyball on ____ beach.
14. Please close ____ window. It’s cold.
15. ____ young have future in their hands.
16. ____ books are necessary for ____ students.
Exercise 23: Choose the right answer.
1. ( The sugar or sugar?)
a/ ____ is bad for you.
2. (The elephants or elephants)
a/ Look at ____ In this photograph.
3. (the bread or bread)
a/ I eat a lot of ____ .
4. ( the English people or English people)
a/ Who are ____ with Maria?

b/ ____ is in the kitchen.
b/ ____ live in Africa and India.
b/ I like ____ in that shop.
b/ ____ drink a lot of tea.

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Exercise 24: Arrange these nouns into countable or uncountable nouns.
Car, bus, bread, flower, butter, egg, money, salt, sugar, water, coffee, cheese, orange, orange juice,
rice, milk, apple, banana, beer, meat, chair, restaurant, letter tea.
Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns

6. The Simple Present Tense Of Ordinary Verbs.
Exercise 25: Write these verbs in the third person singular .
1. wish
2. fly
3. match
4. bring
5. fish

6. pay
7. buy
8. marry
9. touch
10. catch

11. play
12. worry
13. grow
14. arrive
15. pay

Exercise 26: Using present simple tense to complete the sentences.
1. Tom __________ at the library. (work)
2. The Earth __________ round. ( be)
3. My brother __________ classical music. ( love)
4. We __________ to music everyday.( listen)
5. My husband __________ television most evenings. (watch)
6. They usually __________ at home on aturdays and Sunday. (stay)
7. I __________ my teeth after every meal. (brush)
8. John __________ tennis every morning. (play)
9. You __________ very happy. (look)
10. My father alway__________ up very early in the morning. (get)
Exercise 27: Change into negative.
1. She works very hard.
2. It usually snows here in winter.
3. I like a big breakfast every morning.
4. The film starts very early.
5. He swims every morning.
6. They always open the windows at night.
7. We often see our neighbours in the garden.
8. Tom walks to school every afternoon.
9. These young children learn very quickly.
10. My sister goes on holiday every year.
Exercise 28: Change into question.
1. The shop closes at 5 p.m.
2. They go swimming every weekend.
3. She speaks English very well.
4. Mary never goes to school late.

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16. cross
17. choose
18. borrow
19.pass
20. lose


5. Tom learns Japenese at Tokio University.
6. His friends visit him in the evernings.
7. We go to the supermarket on Saturdays.
8. The children play football on the beach every morning.
9. Tom and Mary have a party every week.
10. Tony often plays volleyball on Sundays.
Exercise 29: Write questions .
1. where / you / work?
2. What / your sister / do?
3. What music / your husband / like?
4. When / she / do her homework ?
5. Why / we / learn physics?
6. Who / she / teach ?
7. How / you / turn on the TV ?
8. How ofte / you / go to the movies?
9. Why / John / always go to the class late ?
10. What / those men / drink in the evening ?
Exercise 30: Fill in the blanks with do, does, don’t và doesn’t.
1. __________ the students study hard everyday?
2. __________ Mr Brown go to his office everyday?
3. Mr Johnson __________ have a private office.
4. __________ he come from South America?

5. Smith and Green __________ teach English in this school.
6. The tall man __________ work for this company.
7. __________ Johnson and Wilson work in the same office?
8. __________ those two women understand the lesson?
9. These exercises __________ seem very difficult.
10. __________ the children go to bed early?
Exercise 31: Complete the sentences.
1. __________ she live with her parents? – Yes, she __________.
2. __________ you like your job? – No, I __________ .
3. __________ I speak Italian well? _ Yes, you __________ ..
4. __________ you drive to work? – No, I __________.
5. __________ they work hard at the university? – Yes, they __________ .
6. __________ Mary smoke? – No, she __________ .
7. __________ we usually give her a birthday present? – No, we __________ .
8. __________ your sister visit you often? – Yes, she __________ .
9. __________ you write to your parents every week? – No, I __________ .
10. __________ he help you very much? – Yes, he __________ .
Exercise 32: Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs form.
Isabel and I (live) ______ in the room in the hotel. I (get) ______ up at 5 o’clock and I
(have) ______ shower. Isabel (stay) ______ in bed. I (start) ______ work at 6 in the morning
and Isabel (start) ______ at 6 in the evening.
We (meet) ______ at 3 o’clock in the afternoon when I ( finish) ______ work. I (go)
______ back to room and Isabel (make) ______ a late lunch for us.
Exercise 33: Complete the sentences with correct tense.
1. Jane ______ (not/ drink) tea very often.

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

3. Where Matin ______ (come) from?
4. “What you ______ (do)?” – “ I’m an electrical engineer.”
5. “ It______ (take) me an hour to get to work.” – How long it ______ (take) you?”
6. I ______ (play) the piano but I ______ ( not play) very well.
7. I don’t understand this sentence. What this word ______ (mean)?
Exercise 34: Fill in the blanks with correct word and correct tense.
cause, closse, drink, live, open, speak, take place.
1. Ann ______ German very well.
2. I never ______ coffee.
3. The swimming pool ______ at 9 o’clock and ______ at 18.30 everyday.
4. Bad driving ______ many accidents.
5. My parents ______ in a very small flat.
6. The Olympic Games______ every four year.
Exercise 35: Fill in am, is, are, do or does .

1. I ______ a bank manager.
2. ______ he like his job?
3. Where ______ they live?
4. ______ she very rich?

5. Why ______ you want to learn English?
6. We ______ American.
7. What ______ he do at the weekends?
8. What ______ your family do at Christmas?

7. Object Pronouns
Exercise 36: Fill in object pronouns

1. ______ telephoned yesterday. (she)
2. We watch ______ four hours. (he)

3. Does ______ like music? (he)
4. I don’t understand ______ ? (he)
5. Are you talking to ______ ?(I)

6. Don’t ask _____ . _____ doesn’t know. ( she/ she)
7. Don’t ask ______ . Ask ______ . ( we/ they)
8. _____ often comes late. I don’t like _____ .( I/ he / I)
9. ______ think ______ doesn’t like ____ . ( I/ he/ I)
10. ______ asked ______ to invite _____.(they/ he /I )

Exercise 37: Choose the right word.
1. Can you help we / us with these bags?
2. We/ us usually see they/ them at the weekend.
3. How did you teach he / him to read?
4. I/ me write to she / her once a month.
5. He / him loves she / her very much but she / her doesn’t love he / him.
6. Why didn’t you ask they / them to come? I/ me don’t like they / them.
7. I / me don’t think she / her understands I / me.
8. Pllease don’t wait for we / us.
9. Did they / them tell she / her the news?
10. Would you like to come with I / me?
Exercise 38: Fill in object pronouns.
1. I can’t open the door. Could you open ______ for me, please?
2. Those shoes are really nice. I’d like to buy ______ .

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3. I can’t do this homework. Can you help ______ ?
4. I asked ______ a question but you didn’t answer ______ .

5. We’re not ready. Please give ______ some more time.
6. She speaks very quickly. I can’t understand ______ .
7. I’m sory about your birthday. I’m afraid I forgot about ______ .
8. My parents are coming thí weekend. Would you like to mêt ______ ?
9. They’re not maried nơ. She left ______ a years ago.
10. We want to help you. Please tell ______ about your problems.

9. Prepositions
Exercise 39: Fill in in, on or at
1. The driver is ______ the car.
2. The boys are ______ the park.
3. They are v the bus stop.
4. She’s not ______ . home. She’s ______ work.
5. The picture is ______ . the wall.

6.Brighton is ______ . the south coast.
7. The shop is ______ . the end of the street.
8. The stars are ______ . the sky.
9. Tom’s ______ bed.
10. We’re v a party.

Exercise 40: Complete the question with at , on or in.
1. Does he sometimes watch TV ______ the morning?
2. Is Peter usually at home ______ 7 o’clock ______ the evening?
3. Mr. Brown sometimes works ______ night.
4. What does he usually do ______ weekend?
5. She sometimes goes shopping ______ Saturdays.
6. Greg often goes skiing ______ the winter.
7. Does he have a holiday ______ December?
8. Does your sister usually have a party ______ her birthday.

9. Is there aholiday in your country ______ 6th January.
10. I’m busy ______ this weekend.

11.There is / are
Exercise 41: Fill in the blanks with there is/ are or is/ are there.
1. ______ a beach down here.
2. ______ four girls and two boys in her family.
3. ______ a train to london.
4. ______ two hospitals in town.
5. ______ a good restaurant in this street?
6. ______ a lot of children in the swimming pool.
7. ______ three women at the party.
8. ______a TV in the house.
9. ______ a big grey cloud over there.
10. ______ new schools in the city?
Exercise 42: Choose the correct word.
There ( is/ are ) a hotel in this street. There ( are / isn’t) two banks. There (isn’t, aren’t) any
restaurants. There (are/ isn’t) a cinema. There ( are/ is ) a telephone on the corner.
Exercise 43: Make questions in Exercise using is there/ are there.
1. ______ a hotel in this street?

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2.
3.
4.
5.

How many banks ______ ?

______ any restaurants?
______ a cinema?
______ a telephone box on the corner?

Exercise 44: Fill in there is/ there isn’t, there are/ there aren’t hoặc is there / are there
1. Dunford is a modern town. ______ many old buidings.
2. Look! ______ a photograph of George in the newspaper.
3. Excuse me. ______ a restaurant near here?
4. ______ five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
5. We can’t take any photographs ______ a film in the camera.
6. How many students ______ in your class?
7. Where can we sit? ______ any chairs.
8. ______ a bus from the city center to the airport.
11. Have/ Have got
Exercise 45. Write question.
1. ( you / a camera?) _____________________________________________________?
2. (you/ a passport?) _____________________________________________________?
3. ( your father / a car?) _______________________________________ __________?
4. ( Carol / many friends?) ________________________________________________?
5. ( Mr and Mrs Lewis/ any children?) ______________________________________?
6. ( How much money / you?) _______________________________________________?
7. ( What kind of car / John ?) ______________________________________________?
Exercise 46: Fill in have got (‘ve got), has got (‘s got), haven’t got or hasn’t got
1. They like animals. They ______ three dogs and two cats.
2. Sarah ______ a car. She goes every where by bicycle.
3. Everybody likes Tom. He ______ a lot of friends.
4. Mr and Mrs Johnson ______ two chidren, aboy and a girl,
5. An insect ______ six legs.
6. I can’t open the door. I ______ a key.
7. Quick! Hurry! We ______ much time.

8. “ What’s wrong?” “ I ______ something in my eye.”
9. Ben doesn’t read much. He ______ many books.
10. It’s a nice town. It ______ a very nice shopping center.
11. “ Where’s my newspaper?” “ I don’t know. I ______ it.”
12. Julis wants to go on holiday but she ______ any money.
Exercise 47: Fill in the blanks with correct form of there be hoặc have got.
1. ______ a letter on the floor.
2. My sister ______ a beautiful bicycle.
3. ______ seven days in a week.
4. We ______ seven days to finish our work.
5. We ______ any tickets. We can’t go to the cinema.
6. ______ usually 28 days in February.
7. ______ 11 players in a football team.
8. My little son always gets up very late. He ______ enough time for breakfast.
9. ______ a theater near here. We go there every weekend.
10. The city ______ a beautiful theater in the fifth anenue. We go there once a month.

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11. Some/ Any
Exercise 48: Fill in some or any
1. There are ______ pictures on the wall.
2. Are there ______ pencils in the box?
3. We have ______ cameras on the shelf.
4. There are ______ tables in the living-room but there aren’t ______ chairs.
5. There are ______ glasses in the cupboard. Are ther ______ plates?
6. We didn’t buy ______ flowers.
7. This evening I’m going out with ______ friends of mine.
8. “ Have you seen ______ good film recently?”” No, I haven’t been to the cinema for ages”

9. I didn’t have ______ money,so I had to borrow ______ .
10. We haven’t got ______ bread, so I’m going to buy ______
11. I haven’t got ______ stamps but Ann’s got ______
Exercise 49: Fill in a, an some hoặc any.
1. Have you got ______ juice in the fridge?
2. There are ______ letters on the desk.
3. I had ______ cup of tea but I didn’t have ______ toast.
4. You need ______ flour and ______ egg.
I’d like ______ rice but I don’t want ______ potatoes.
6. Can I have ______ glass of orange juice?
7. There are ______ knives and forks but there isn’t ______ salt.
8. He gave me ______ tea but he didn’t put ______ sugar in it.
9. I read ______ newspaper, write ______ letters and drink ______ cup of cofffee.
10. We live in ______ big house. There’s ______ nice garden with ______ beautiful trees.
12. The Present Continuous Tense
Exercise 50: Complete the sentences with present continuous tense.
1. We ______ English grammar. ( learn)
2. Mary ______ a new dress today. ( wear)
3. Tom and Mary ______ on the beach. ( not walk)
4. I ______ sandwiches for the party tonight. ( make)
5. You ______ very hard today. ( not work)
6. Mike ______ his wife in hospital. (visit)
7. The boys ______ a small house. ( build)
8. We ______ in America just now. ( not live)
9. I ______ a book at the moment. ( not read)
10. The women ______ loudly in the hall. ( talk)
Exercise 51: Fill in am/ is/ are to make questions and ‘m not/ isn’t / to make negative.
1. ______ it raining outside? – No, it ______
2. ______ the children playing outside? – Yes, They ______
3. ______ you doing your homework now? – Yes, I ______

4. ______ I hurting you? – No, you ______
5. ______ she waving to us? – Yes, she ______
6. ______ they coming here? – No, they ______
7. ______ your neighbours moving out? – No, they______
8. ______ John helping you with your homework? – Yes, he ______

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9. ______ these people working here? – Yes, tthey ______
10. ______ your mother watching TV? – No, she ______
Exercise 52: Complete the sentences with present continuous tense.
1. What / she / do ?
2. You / learn / English at school?
3. What / book / you / read?
4. I / speak / clearly?
5. Why / we / sit / in the dark?
6. What / you / sell?
7. They / dance together?
8. Why / he / run so fast?
9. Where / they / wait?
10. The plane / land / now?
Exercise 53: : Complete the sentences with present continuous tense.
1. You / meety Paul tonight?
2. I / not come to class tomorrow.
3. You/ go to work next week?
4. My cousin / visit us on Sunday.
5. I / make a special meal tonight.
6. They / leave on Fvriday?
7. We / fly there with Vietnam Airlines.

8. You / stay at home this weekend?
9. I / not have a birthday party this year.
10. They / move to another town?
Exercise 54: Fill in am, is, are do , does, don’t , doesn’t.
1. Excuse me, ______ you speak English?
2. Have a cigarette? – No, thank you. I ______ smoke.
3. Why ______ you laughing at me?
4. What v she do? – She’s a dentist.
5. I ______ wan’t to go out. It ______ raining.
6. Where ______ you come from? From Canada.
7. How much ______ it cost to send a letter to Canada?
8. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I ______ working.
9. George ______ a good tennis player but he ______ play very often.
10. He ______ working very hard but he ______ earn much money.
Exercise 55: Complete the sentences in present simple or present continuous tense.
1. She ______ at the moment. ( read)
2. I _____ every night. ( not watch)
3. I ______TV at present. ( not watch)
4. We v our parents every week. ( see)
5. The children always ______ to bed at nine o’clock. ( go)
6. Peter ______ to Susan now .( talk)
7. I ______ the office every day at five . ( leave)
8. At present Tom ______ for a telephone company. ( work)
9. They ______ to the cinema very often. ( not go)
10. We ______ to the beach now. (go)
11. Pieer ______( smoke) 20 cigarettes a day, but he ____ ( not smoke) now because he’s in class.
12. Alice and Peter ______ (look) for a new house. They ______ (not like) living in London.

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13. I always ______ (wear) nice clothes for work. Today I ______ (wear) a blue jacket and skirt.
14. “ Why ______ you______ (go) to bed? It’s only 10.00.” “ I always ______ (go) to bed early.
15. Jane ______ (work) in a bank, but today she’s at home. She ______ (write) letters.
13. The Simple Past Tense
Exercise 56: Complete the sentences with was/ were
1. He ______ very tired yesterday.
2. They ______ not very happy together.
3. You ______ angry with me last night.
4. Her doctor ______ not very helpful.
5. They ______ in France last summer.
6. I ______ in bed all morning.
7. It ______ not very warm in the swimming pool.
8. You ______ not very friendly with my sister.
9. I ______ not with them in the restaurant.
10. We ______ very pleased to see you.
Exercise57: Fill in the blanks with was/ were.
It ______ a beautiful day.The sun ______ hot and the sky ______ blue. James and Wendy
______ on the beach. They ______ with their three children. The children ______ in the sea.
The sea ______ a bit cold but the children______ very happy. There ______ lots of other
children in the sea too: some of them ______ in the water with their parents. Wendy and James
______ on the sand and James ______ asleep with abook on his face. But suddenly there ______
grey clouds all over the sky and the sun ______ not hot any more. The beautiful weather ______
finished and there ______ wet picnics and wet people everywhere. A British summer holiday!
Exercise 58: Fill in the blanks with was/ were/ wasn’t / weren’t.
1. We didn’t like our hotel room. It ______ very small and it ______ very clean.
2. Dan ______ at work last week because he______ sick. He’s better now.
3. Last weekend I ______ at my grandmother’s. We ______ very happy.
4. The bank ______ open yesterday because it ______ a holiday.
5. We ______ very tired yesterday. It ______ a long hard day.

6. “______ you at home at 9.30?” “ No, I ______ . ______ at work.”
7. “ Where ______ you last nigt?” “ We ______ at the cinema.”
8. He’s O.K. right now but a few hours ago he ______ very tired.
9. Tom ______ in Italy from 1998 to 2000. He ______ a student there.
10. Why ______ you so late yesterday? Your boss ______ very angry with you.
Exercise59: Put the verbs in simple present or simple past.
1. Last year she ______ 22, so she ______ 23 now.
2. The weather ______ nice right now, but a few hours ago it ______ foggy.
3. I ______ hungy last night. May I have something to eat?
4. I ______ hungry lastnight. So I had something to eat?
5. Don’t buy those shoes. They ______ too expensive.
6. Why ______ you so angry yesterday?
7. We have to go now. It ______ very late.
8. This time last year I ______ in Paris.
9. We ______ tired after class yesterday afternoon, so I went to bed early.
10. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He ______ a famous movie star.

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Exercise 60: Adding “ed” after verbs.
Infinitive

Simple past

1. destroy
2. crash
3. cook
4. like
5. need

6. cry
7. smile
8. laugh
9. marry
10. rob
11. rain
12. enjoy
13. join
14. divide
15. kiss
Exercise 61: Put the verbs in V2 and V3.
V1

V2

1. buy
2. come
3. bring
4. send
5. catch
6. bring
7. spend
8. teach
9. drink
10. read
11. write
12. meet
13. run
14. give
15. drive

16. know
17. get
18. become
19. have
20. swim
21. tell
22. understand
23. take
24. do
25. see
26. go
27. leave
28. build
29. begin

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30. eat
31. grow
Exercise 62: Put the verbs in simple past tense.
1. I ________ at home all weekend. ( stay)
2. It ________ every day last week. ( rain)
3. We ________ to her very carefully. ( listen)
4. The shop ________ at 5 o’clock. ( close)
5. My friends ________ to stay all weekend. ( want)
6. I ________ my clothes yesterday morning. (wash)
7. John ________ very hard last night. ( study)

8. My father ________ very angry with me last Sunday. (be)
9. One of my friends ________ me very late last night. ( phone)
10. The workers ________ the windows for several hours. ( clean)
Exercise63 : Put the verbs in simple past tense
1. We ________ to a concert. (go)
2. He ________ his friend. ( bring)
3. I ________ two cup of coffee. (drink)
4. He ________ three days ago. ( leave)
5. They ________ their house.( sell)
6. I ________ two big cakes .( eat)
7. You ________ several mistakes. ( make)
8. We ________ a good time. ( have )
9. The Wilsons ________ a new house in New York. (build)
10. John ________ down town with his friends today. (ride)
Exercise 64: : write sentences in simple past tense
1. I see my parents every Sunday morning. ( last Sunday)
2. My friend John always asks a lot of questions. ( this morning)
3. They go to the mountains in winter. ( last winter)
4. Julie meets Tom from school every afternoon. ( this afternoon)
5. He eats a lot in the evening. ( last night)
6. I love cycling at weekend. ( when I was a child)
7. That TV programmer starts at 7.30 every Friday. ( this morning)
8. We always have a nice time with them. (on holiday)
9. The garden looks lovely in spring. ( last spring)
10. We paint our house every year. ( in 1998)
Exercise 65: Complete the sentences in negative.
1. I saw John, but didn’t see Mary.
2. They work on Monday,but they ________ on Tuesday.
3. Mary played tennis, but she ________ volleyball.
4. We went to the store, but we ________ to the bank.

5. She had a pen, but she ________ any paper.
6. Jack did the laundry, but he ________ the shopping.
7. My father ate meat, but he ________ it too much.
8. My sister bought a lot of coffee, but she ________ any sugar.
9. She wanted to speak to me, I ________ to speak to her.
10. Mary was angry with John, but she ________ angry with me.
Exercise 66: Write sentences in question.
1. I watched TV last night.

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2. I enjoyed the party.
3. I had a good vacation.
4. I got up early this morning.
5. We listened to music last night.
6. Mary drank a lot of coffee.
7. Jack missed her very much.
8. I went to the cinema last Sunday.
9. I slept well last night.
10. We sat and talked about our schooldays.
Exercise 67: Fill in the blanks in simple past tense.
1. A: Where did you go ( you go) for your last summer holiday?
B: We ________ (go) to Egypt.
1. A: Oh, really? How interesting! ________ (you / enjoy ) it?
2. B: Oh, yes, we ________ . Paul ________ (love) the Nile River and I ________ (think) the
pyramids and all the historical sights ________ (be) fascinating.
3. A: How long ________ (you / stay)?
4. B: For four weeks. We ________ (be) there for the whole of October.
5. A: How nice! So you ________ (have) lots of time to travel round.

6. B: Yes, we ________ . Well, quite a lot. But we only ________ (see) a few places so I’d like to
go again.
7. A. ________ ( you / learn ) any Egyptian Arabic?
8. B: I ________ but Paul ________ . I ________ (study) the language for a few weeks before
we ________ (go). I ________ (find) a good Arabic language cassette in the local library and
that ________ ( be) helpful.
Exercise 68: Fill in the blanks in simple past tense.
1. Yesterday ________ a bad day for me. ( be)
2. I ________ the day with an accident. (begin)
3. I ________ my hand with a knife. (cut)
4. _______ about the meeting. ( forget)
5. Then I ________ my new suit. ( tear)
6. A thief ________ my money.( steal)
7. Fortunatelly, the police ________ the thief a little while later. (catch)
8. Later I ________ on some slippery steps and________ my arm. ( fall/ hurt)
9. The a little boy ________ a ball and ________ me accidentally. (throw/ hurt)
10. After that, I ________ again and ________ my new watch.(fall down/ break)
Exercise 69: Complete these sentences in simple past tense.

clean
happen
finish
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

start
play

enjoy

open
die
want

I ________ my teeth three times yesterday.
The concert lastnight ________ at 7.30 and ________ at 10 o’clock.
The accident ________ last Sunday afternoon.
When I was a child I ________ to be a doctor.
Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it ________.

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rain
stay
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6. The weather was good yesterday, so we ________ tennis.
7. William Shakerpeare ________ in 1616.
8. We ________ our holiday last year, so We ________ in a good hotel.
9. It was hot in the room, so I ________ all the windows.
10. My sister ________ very hard last weekend.
Exercise 70: Match a sentence in column A with a sentence in column B.And put the verbs in
simple present or simple past.
A

B

1. I usually ________ (work) 8 hours a day, but
2. Ann usually ________ (drive) to work, but
3. Max usually ______(watch TV in the evernings, but
4. Ann and Max usually ________ (go”) siling at
weekends, but
5. It usually ________ (rain) a lot in winter, but
6. Max and I usually ________(go) camping in August, but

A. last summer we ________ (stay) in bed.
B. last weekend they ________ (play) tennis.
C.yesterday I _______ (start) at 9.00 am and
________ (finish) at 9.00 pm.
D. last year it ________(snow) for 3 months.
E. yesterday she ________ (walk).
F. yesterday everning he ________ (listen ) to music.

EXTRA EXERCISES.
Exercise 1: Correct the sentences.
1. Where you live?
2. My brother go to university.
3. Italian people is very artistic.
4. Han is businessman.
5. I’m go home now because it’s late.
6. Their parents’s company is over there.
7. Peter works with he’s father.
8. I have a big breakfast everyday.
9. what you doing tonight?
10. Mary’s mother is going to church every Sunday.
Exercise 2: Correct the sentences if necessary.
1. Where they live?

2. She go swimming at weekends.
3. He’s like watching football.
4. He don’t know the answer.
5. What yor sister’s name?
6. London is a very city big.
7. The childrens go to school near here.
8. Do you want a ice cream?
9. Our school have a lot of students.
10. My father watch TV in the evernings.

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Exercise 3. Arrange these words to complete sentences.
1. policeman / from / is / John / a/ New York.=>John is a policeman from NewYork
2. married / sister / is / your / ? / .
3. often / weekends / go / I / at / swimming.
4. isn’t / coffee / nice / English / very.
5. bank / works / my / a / in / brother.
6. your / what / name / teacher’s / is / ? /.
7. has / a / London / he / flat / in.
8. do / at / What / weekends / you / do / ? /.
9. work / she / does / where .
10. a / TV / There / photo / is / the / on.
11. near / there / chemist’s / a / is / here?
12. children / How / they / do / here / many / ? /.
13. skiing / in / Hans / Switzerland / teaches.
14. any / is / milk / the / there / fridge / in.
15. not / work / Rosy / go / by / does / to / car.
Exercise 4. Write sentences .

1. you / have / daughter.
2. I / start work / 8.00.
3. How / you / go to school?
4. He / live / a flat / London.
5. She / have / son / and / two daughter.
6. French food / delicious.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct sentence.
1. a. Sally is a nice girl, and I like.
b. Sally is a nice girl, and I like her.
c. Sally is a nice girl, and I like him.
2. a. Coffee English is horrible.
b. The English coffee is horrible.
c. English coffee is horrible.
3. a. Peter works with his father.
b. Peter works with he’s father.
c. Peter works with him father.
4. a. Sally and Tim live in Madrid. They’re flat is lovely.
b. Sally and Tim live in Madrid. Their flat is lovely.
c. Sally and Tim live in Madrid. There flat is lovely.
5. a. She lives in a house or a flat?
b. Does she lives in a house or a flat?
c. Does she live in a house or a flat?
6. a. I don’t like going to disco.
b. I don’t like go to disco.
c. I no like going to disco.
7. a. How many languages you speak?
b. How many languages do you speak?
c. How many languages does you speak?
8. a. My brother work in a bank.
b. My brother he work in a bank.

c. My brother works in a bank.
Exercise 6: Choose the correct sentence.

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1. A. Where she from?
2. A. What’s her name?
3. A. I’m a student.
4. A. I live in flat.
5. A. I have two sisters.
6. A. He’s a doctor.
7. A. They from Japan.
8. A. He’s name’s Bruno.

B. Where’s she from?
B. What’s she’s name?
B. I’m student.
B. I live in a flat.
B. I have two sister.
B. His is a doctor.
B. They’re from Japan.
B. His name Bruno.

Exercise 7. Match column A with column B and column C.
A
Who
How much
What
Where

How
What time

B
Do you do on Sundays?
Do you meet on Saturday everning?
Do you go on Friday everning?
Do you get up?
Is a ham sandwich?
Do you travel to work?

C
At seven o’clock.
To the theatre.
My friends. Dave and Pau.
I play tennis.
By bus
$ 1.30

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with correct tense: simple present or present continuous.
1. let’s go out. It isn’t rainning ( not/ rain ) now.
2. Julia is a very good at languages. She ____ (speak) four languages very well
3. Hurry up! Everybody _______ (wait) for you.
4. _______ ( you/ listen) to the radio?. No, you can turn it off.
5. _______ ( you/ listen) to the radio everyday? No, Just occationally.
6. The River Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterrancan.
7. Look at the river! It _______(flow) very fast today- much faster than usual.
8. We usually _______ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we _______ (not/
grow) any.
9. “ How is your English?” “ Not bad. It _______ (improve) slowly.”

10. Ron is in London at the moment. He _______(stay) at the Park Hotel. He _______
( always/ stay) there when he is in London.
11. Can we stop walking soon? I _______ (start) to feel tired.
12. “ Can you drive?” “ I _______ (learn). My father _______ (teach) me.
13. Normally I _______ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I _______ (work) until 6.00 to
earn a bit money.
14. My parents _______ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived
anywhere else. Where _______ ( your parents/ live)?
15. Sonia _______ (look) for a place to live. She _______ (stay) with her sister until she
finds somewhere.
16. “ What _______ ( your father / do) ?” “He’s an architect but he _______ (not/ work) at
the moment.
17. (At the party) Usually I _______ (enjoy) parties but I (noy/enjoy) this one very much.
18. The train’s never late. It _______ (always/ leave) on time.
Exercise 9: Complete the sentences with correct tense: simple present or present
continuous or simple past.
1. We _______ (see) Rose in town a few years ago.
2. Who is that man? What _______ he _______ (want)?
3. Julie is very good at English. She _______ (speak) four languages very well.

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4. He always _______ (make) noise in class.
5. The police _______ (stop) me on the way home last night. Water _______ (boil) at 100
degrees Cesius.
6. Where _______ ( your father / be)? – He _______ (be) in the garden. He _______ (plant)
flowers.
7. Annie _______ (go) to her girlfriend’s party last Sunday.
8. He _______ (study) English every Monday and Friday.

9. Look! A dog _______ (chase) a cat.
10. I cannot go because it _______ (rain).
11. Her father _______ (not/go) to work yesterday because he _______ (be) ill.
12. He usually _______ (sit) in front of row. Today he _______ (sit) at the back
13. My father _______ (live) in the house near the sea because he _______ (like) sailing.
14. When _______ (he/ learn) to drive? A long ago?
Exercise 10: Read the text and answer the questions:
AN ARTIST AND A FARMER
An arrtist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stay with farmer. Everyday
he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got
dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before going to bed.
At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “ No, I don’t want
money, but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your
painting will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about the
paintings. The farmer smiled and answered, “ It is not that, I have a son in London. He wants to
become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not
want to be an artist anymore, I think.”
Answer the question below:
1. Who went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday?
2. What did he do during the holiday?
3. What did he have before going to bed?
4. Why didn’t he pay the farmer?
5. Did the farmer’s son want to become an artist after he had seen the artist’s picture?
True or false.
1. The artst spent his holiday on a farm.
2. Everyday he went back to the farm when it was dark.
3. He made paints and brushes during his holiday.
4. The farmer asked the artist for many pictures at the end of the holiday.
5. The artist was very pleased with the farmer request because he thought his pictures so

beautiful.
Exercise 11: Read the text and answer the questions:
Mary worked in an office in London, and she usually went out and had lunch in a restaurant. She liked
foreign food and often looked in the newspaper for the names of new restaurants, because she enjoyed
going to them and eating new things. Sometimes she said, “I don’t like this restaurant. I’m not going to
come here again.” But often she said,” I like this one. I’m going to have my lunch here often.”
One day she saw a name of a Greek restaurant in her newspaper, and she went there for lunch. It was
very small, but it was clean and nice, and the food was good.
But then Mary found something hard in her mouth. She took it out. It was a button.
“Look here, waiter!” she said. “I’ve found this button in my food.”
“Thank you, thank you!” the waiter answered happily. “I looked everywhere for it.”
Answer the question below:
1. What food did Mary like?

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Where did she go one day?
What did she find in her mouth?
What did she say then?
What did the waiter answer?

Exercise 12: Read the text and answer the questions:

THE KIWI

The Kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it can not fly.
The Kiwi is yhe same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It doesnot have any feathers like
other birds. It has hair on its body. Each food has four toes. Its bead(mouth) is very long.
A Kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes.
It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things.The Kiwi’s
eggs are very big.
There are only a few Kiwis in New Zealand now. People never see them. The government says
that people cannot kill Kiwis. New Zealander want their Kiwis to live.
There is a picture of a Kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes
called Kiwis.
Answer the question below:
6. Where does the Kiwis live?
7. What’s a Kiwi?
8. How big is a Kiwi?
9. Does a Kiwi have feathers?
10. Does it have a tail and wings?
11. When does a Kiwi sleep?
12. Can most birds fly?
13. Why can’t people kill Kiwis?
14. Why does New Zealand have a picture of a Kiwi on its money?
True or False
1. Kiwis live in Australia and New Zealand.
2. A Kiwi has a tail but no wings.
3. A Kiwi has a big beak.
4. It sleeps during the day because light hurts its eyes.
5. The New Zealand government does not want all the Kiwis to die.
6. A Kiwi is like most other birds.
Exercise 13:
COFFEE
Do you feel tired? Drink some coffee! Do you want to welcome your friends to your house?

Drink some coffee together!
Coffee grows on trees in tropical countries. The trees are not very tall. They are less than four
meters high. They have shiny leaves and white flowers. Fruit starts to grow when the trees five
years old. Each fruit has two seeds in it. We call the seeds coffee beans.
Worker collect the coffee beans by hands. There are no machines for collecting coffee beans.
Coffee came from Ethiopia in East Africa. People saw animals eating the leaves and fruit of
coffee plants. The animals stayed awake all night. Then people started eating the fruit too.
People took coffee from Ethiopia to the Middle East and then to Europe. They started making a
drink from coffee about 700 years ago. They liked to go to the coffee houses to drink coffee and
talk.
Now coffee grows in many countries in South America, Asia, and Africa. People all over the
world like to drink it.
Questions:
1. Where does coffee grow?

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2. How high are there?
3. What do we call the seeds of coffee?
4. How do workers collect the coffee bean?
5. Where did people take coffee?
Comprehension: True or false.
1. Coffee trees grow in the desert.
2. The trees are short.
3. Fruit starts to grow when the trees are five years old.
4. Coffee beans are really seeds
5. There are a lot of beans in each fruit.
6. Workers collect the beans with small machines.
7. Coffee came from Africa.

8. Coffee made animals stay awake.
9. People started drinking coffee around 700 years ago.
10. Only people in the tropical drink coffee.
WHY IS THE SEA SALTY?
There is a lot of salt on the earth, and it mixed very well with water.
There is some salt in all water. Water on the land runs into lakes and rivers. The water
from most lakes goes into rivers. These rivers run into the sea and oceans. They carry a little
salt with them. Some of the ocean water moves into the air and clouds. It evaporates. Salt
cannot evaporate. It stays in the ocean.
The water in the oceans has more salt than river water. Ocean water is about 3 ½ %
(three and a half percent) salt. Some seas have more salt than others.
Some lakes do not have a river to carry the water and salt away. Some of the water
leaves the lakes. It evaporates, but the salt cannot. These lakes are very salty. There are two
famous lakes like this. They are the Dead Sea in the Middle East and the Great Salt Lake in the
state of Utah in the United States. They are much saltier than the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific
Ocean.
I. Answer the questions:
1. What does salt mix well?
2. Is there salt in lakes and rivers?
3. Where does river water go?
4. Where does the salt in the ocean go?
5. Which has more salt, rivers or oceans?
6. Why are some lakes very salty?
7. Name two famous salty lakes?
8. Are there fish in Dead Sea?
II/ True or False.
1. Salt mixes with water.
2. There is salt in rivers.
3. Rivers have more salt than oceans.
4. Salt evaporates.

5. Ocean water is about 2 ½ % salt.
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way
to my hotel, so I asked the porter. I spoke English not only carefully, but clearly as well. The
porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my questions several times and at last he
understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly, “lama foreigner”, I said.
Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like
that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood
it.

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“You’ll soon learn English!”, he said. I wonder, “ In England, each man speaks a
different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them! “Do they
speak English?”
I/ Answer the questions:
1. How was the railway station?
2. Who did the writer ask how to get to his hotel?
3. Did the writer speak English carefull and clearly?
4. How many times did he repeat his questions?
5. Did he at last understand what the porter said?
II/ True or false:
1. The writer asked the porter where the railway station was.
2. The porter couldn’t understand the writer because the porter didn’t know English.
3. The writer’s teacher of English spoke English differently from English people.
4. In England, each person speaks a different language.
5. The porter didn’t feel angry with the writer.

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