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Student Book

Supplementary Material

Introduction

Review Test

Each unit opens with a simple, real-life
conversation that shows the use of the
unit’s grammar points.

After every four units, students will take a
review test. The tests will help students
recall what they have studied and assess
their understanding of the grammar
points.

Grammar Point
Two grammar boxes explain the main
grammar points in the unit. Simple charts

and corresponding pictures help students
clearly understand and easily grasp the
fundamental grammar structures that are
being taught. The grammar boxes are
followed by practical exercises and drills
that allow students to quickly check what
they have learned.

PLUS+
Simple tips about minor exceptions, useful
expressions, and word usage are provided
to give students a more in-depth
understanding of the grammar points.

Appendix
More grammar rules and information are
included at the back of the book.

Midterm/Final Test
Practice
Various exercises are presented to allow
students to review and reinforce each
unit’s grammar points and help them
gradually expand their understanding of
the grammar rules.

Grammar for Writing
This section allows students to complete a
written passage by applying their
understanding of the key grammar points.

Each unit also includes an interesting
reading passage that incorporates the
grammar points students have learned.

The midterm and final tests allow students
to evaluate their progress throughout the
course.


Sentences, Nouns, & Articles
Unit

1

Unit

2

Unit

3

Unit

4

Parts of a Sentence
Subject + Verb

Subject + Verb + Object / Complement

|

Nouns & Articles
Nouns & Articles: A / An / The

|

Plural Nouns

Pronouns
Subject Pronouns / Object Pronouns

|

Demonstrative Pronouns

Possessives
Possessive Adjectives

|

Possessive Pronouns

Adjectives, Adverbs, & Modal Verbs
6
10
14
18

Unit

13
Unit

14
Unit

15
Unit

16

Adjectives
Common Adjectives

|

Adverbs
Adverbs: Describing Verbs

5

Unit

6

Unit

7

Unit

8

Present Simple: The Verb Be
Positive & Negative

Present Simple 1
Positive

|

26

Negative

Present Simple 2
Yes / No Questions

|

30

Frequency Adverbs

Information Questions
Information Questions with the Verb Be

|

Information Questions with Action Verbs

34

Present Continuous & Prepositions
Unit

9

Unit

10
Unit

11
Unit

12

Present Continuous 1
Positive

|

Negative

Present Continuous 2
Yes / No Questions

|

Information Questions

Prepositions of Time
Common Prepositions

|

Information Questions about Time

Prepositions of Place
Common Prepositions

|

There is / are

Adverbs: Describing Adjectives or Adverbs

Linking Verbs + Adjectives

|

Linking Verbs vs. Action Verbs

Modal Verbs
Ability: Can

|

Permission: Can / May

54
58
62
66

Past Simple & Future Tense
22

Yes / No Questions

|

|

Adjectives with Linking Verbs

Present Simple
Unit

Demonstrative Adjectives

Unit

17
Unit

18

Unit

19
Unit

20

Past Simple: The Verb Be
Positive & Negative

|

Yes / No Questions

Past Simple 1
Positive

|

74

Negative

Past Simple 2
Irregular Verbs

|

Yes / No Questions

Future
Positive & Negative

|

70

Yes / No Questions

78
82

Supplementary Material
38
42
46
50

• Review Tests 1 - 5
• Appendix
• Midterm Test / Final Test

88 - 97
98 - 100


1

Parts of a Sentence

Subject + Verb + Object/Complement

I like animals.
They are cute.

Some sentences are made up of a subject, a verb, and an object. The object is the person
or thing that receives the action of the verb.

Subject + Verb
A sentence has a subject and a verb. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
The verb tells what the subject is or does. Some sentences are made up of only a subject
and a verb.
Subject

Verb

The wind

blows.

A dog

barks

Birds

fly

They

go

Subject

Verb

Object

I

like

cookies.

Mike

drinks

milk.

We

watch

TV.

Some sentences are made up of a subject, a verb, and a complement. The complement
describes the subject. It usually comes after the verb be.
Subject

Verb

Complement

in the sky.

My mother

is

a teacher.

to school.

These

are

my classmates.

I

am

hungry.

loudly.

A

Read the underlined words and check(✔).
Object

The baby cries loudly.

A

They smiled happily.

A bird sings in a tree.

Circle the subjects and underline the verbs.
1. Cindy studies hard.
Adverbs and prepositional
phrases are not the main parts
of a sentence.
The baby cries (loudly).
A bird sings (in a tree).

2. They dance beautifully.
3. My family lives in an apartment.
4. Nick and Jack worked together.

B

5. We sleep on the bed.

B

Find the missing parts in the sentences and check(✔).

Subject

6

1. sings well.



2. eats quickly.



3. I to school on Monday.



4. works at a bank.



5. Annie and Julia at school.



Verb

1. Jonathan is a computer programmer.

2. Jack and Andy play basketball together.



3. My brothers are lazy.



4. Mrs. Jones wears a hat on sunny days.



5. We eat chocolate cake after dinner.



6. The bed is comfortable.



Complement

Circle the verbs and write O for the objects and C for the complements.
1. The car is expensive.

C

2. The children speak English.

O

3. Tony is my friend.

C

4. The roses are beautiful.

C

5. Emily makes a sandcastle.

O

6. The man has lunch at the restaurant.

O

Subjects, verbs, objects,
and complements are the
main parts of a sentence.

Unit 1 • Parts of a Sentence

7


Practice
A

A

Read the underlined words and check(✔).
Subject

Object

Choose and complete the passages about Tracy and Brian.

Complement

1. My name is Sam.





2. Sally cooks dinner on Fridays.






am
is
smiles
me

3. The roller coaster is fun.

4. The movie is boring.





5. My sister wants new shoes.





6. Peter goes to the museum.





Verbs
works

Objects

practice

Brian
exciting
a tennis coach

delicious bread

I

Tracy.

am

1

My father is
He teaches
I

B

Complements

2
3

practice

4

.

a tennis coach
me

on weekends.

very hard. Tennis is

2.

3.

He

S, V, O

Mary is smart.

S, V, C

She likes math.

S, V, O

David is a soccer player.

S, V, C

B

is

6

works

8

.

Brian

7

at a bakery.

He makes

9

delicious bread

He always

10

smiles

.

.

Find the subjects, verbs, objects, and complements and write the numbers.

S, V

He runs fast.
4.

His name

S, V

Sam is in the library.
He reads a book.

Hello! My name is Dr. Bay. I am

1

a veterinarian. A

veterinarian is a doctor for animals.
Giraffes are tall.

S, V, C

difficult, but I enjoy it. I

They eat the leaves on trees.

S, V, O

Usually, I

4

3

2

My job is very

see different animals every day.

help dogs and cats. I help

like hamsters and lizards.

6

5

other animals, too,

They come to my hospital when

they are sick. Sometimes, animals are very

8

.

Write S , V , O , and C for the subjects, verbs, objects, and complements.
1.

C

exciting

5

animals come to my emergency clinic. I love

Unscramble the words and write the sentences.
1. walk / My sister / the dog / and I

My sister and I walk the dog.

2. live / They / in a city

They live in a city.

3. a businessman / He / is

He is a businessman.

4. sing / on the stage / We

We sing on the stage.

7

should visit

10

sick.
9

8

Those

my job. You

me at my animal hospital sometime!

Subject

②⑥⑧

Verb

③④

Object

⑤⑨⑩

Complement

①⑦

Unit 1 • Parts of a Sentence

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2

Nouns & Articles

Plural Nouns

A:I have a bicycle.
B:Is the bicycle new?

We use a plural noun when there are two or more people or things.
Noun Type

Nouns & Articles: A / An / The
A noun is the name of a person, animal, place, or thing. The article a or an comes before a
singular noun.
a + noun
an + noun

a lady

a house

a piano

a story

a mirror

an animalan elevatoran ideaan officean umbrella
• An is used when a noun begins with the vowel sound a , e , i , o , or u .

The article the comes before a singular or plural noun when we talk about a specific thing.

There is a sandwich.

Chris has two cats.

The sandwich is fresh.

The cats are cute.

A

The also comes before a noun when it is the only one of something.
the + noun

A

B

the earth

the sun

the moon

the sky

the sea

Write a or an before the nouns.
1.

a

computer

2.

a

daughter

3.

an

actor

4.

a

student

5.

an

island

6.

an

egg

Circle the correct articles.
1. Grace’s bag is heavy. She has many books and ( a / an / the ) umbrella in it.
2. They moved to a new house. They like ( a / an / the ) house.
3. There is a big mall near here. I went to ( a / an / the ) mall yesterday.
4. It’s going to rain. ( A / An / The ) sky is cloudy.
5. Jim lost his cell phone. He needs ( a / an / the ) new cell phone.

10

B

Singular → Plural

Rule

most nouns

pen → pensbook → books
bike → bikesgirl → girls
key → keyscat → cats

+ –s

nouns ending in
–o, –x, –s, –ch, or –sh

potato → potatoesfox → foxes
bus → buseswatch → watches
bench → benchesdish → dishes

+ –es

nouns ending in
a consonant + –y

baby → babiescandy → candies
lady → ladiesstory → stories
country → countriescity → cities

–y → –ies

nouns ending in –f/–fe

leaf → leaves wolf → wolves
wife → wives knife → knives

irregular nouns

person → people
woman → women
tooth → teeth
mouse → mice

–f(e) → –ves

child → children
man → men
foot → feet
goose → geese

–

Write the plural forms of the nouns.
1.watch –

watches

3.story –

stories

4. thief –

thieves

5.shoe

–

shoes



6.class –

classes

7.letter –

letters



8.wolf –

wolves

9.mouse –

mice

10.tie



2. city

cities

–

–

ties

Complete the sentences.
1.

bench

The

benches

2.

man

Two

men

3.

foot

My

feet

are brown.
are swimming.
are cold.

Some plural nouns are the
same as their singular forms.
deer → deer
sheep → sheep
fish → fish

4. toothbrush

There are five toothbrushes in the bathroom.

5.

country

There are many

6.

fish

There are five

countries
fish

in the world.
in the pond.
Unit 2 • Nouns & Articles

11


Practice
A

Complete the sentences with a , an , or the .
1.

The

A

earth looks beautiful from space.
a

2. Kelly has

Tony’s Shopping List

laptop in her bag. The laptop is new.
the

3. Neil Armstrong walked on

an

1. fish x 3
2.tomato x 5
3.kitchen knife x 2
4.orange x 1

moon in 1969.
The

4. A chef and an assistant are in the kitchen.
5. I have

Tony and Lucy need to buy things for camping. Write what they need.

chef is famous.

The

dog doesn’t like me.

2.

3.

fox

person

tables

1. There are many
foxes

3. There are six

2

tomatoes

He needs two

3

4.

table

She needs ten

1. battery x 4

2.dish x 10
3.chocolate bar x 7
4.alarm clock x 1

She needs

people

in my family.

tomatoes

B

.

geese

B They are following the

3. A There are many

potatoes

for the radio.

batteries
dishes

for the different foods.

for her friends.

chocolate bars

7

an[one] alarm clock for the next morning.

8

Find the five mistakes and correct them.

children

B They are playing with toy

shelter.

. (duck)

ladies

? (lady)

B They are my

aunts

. (aunt)

2

closet. Do you have

4

3

a homeless

The shelter will give the items to homeless

5

people and poor

8

shirtes,

9

6

childs. You can donate

7

pants,

dresses, or shoes. You can even donate

10

book,

a puzzle, or a piece of jewelry. Before you clean out your closet,

on the playground. (child)
buses

an closet? Look inside

closet and donate them. You can give them to

. (potato)

following? (goose)
ducks

1

too many old clothes? You can take the old clothes out of your

, too. (carrot)

4. A Who are the

12

carrots

B Okay. Give me the

2. A What are the

5

in the cafeteria.

1. A Let’s make curry. First, wash the



for cutting.

tomato

Complete the dialogues using the plural nouns.



kitchen knives

6

She needs seven

Do you have

for the sauce.

are playing on the grass.

4. Mom is slicing two

C

for dinner.

fish

an[one] orange for dessert.

4

Lucy needs four

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

2. Two little

He needs five

He needs

Lucy’s Shopping List
1.

1

idea! Let’s take a taxi to school.

6. Jason has a dog.

B

Tony needs three

find out where you can donate!

. (bus)
① a closet

② the closet

⑥ children

⑧ shirts

⑩ a book

Unit 2 • Nouns & Articles

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3

Pronouns

C

A:Where is Amy?
B:She is in the kitchen.

Complete the sentences.
me

1. I am cooking. My brother is helping

them

2. The flowers are beautiful. Amy bought
3. Michael is speaking. Listen to

Subject Pronouns / Object Pronouns
Singular
I am a child.

We are children.

2nd

You are a student.

You are students.

3

He is a doctor.
She is an engineer.
It is a dog.

They are doctors.
They are engineers.
They are dogs.

rd

A

Grandma loves me.

Grandma loves us.

2nd

I like you.

I like you.

3

John calls him.
Mike knows her.
Jane eats it.

John calls them.
Mike knows them.
Jane eats them.

rd

soon.
it

.
us

.

Demonstrative Pronouns
The demonstrative pronouns, this, that, these, and those, point out which people or things
we are talking about.
near the speaker

Plural

1st

her

6. Mark and I played in the park. Mom watched

An object pronoun replaces an object noun.
Singular

.

.

5. Jenny’s spaghetti is delicious. We love

Plural

1st

him

4. My aunt lives in Tokyo. I’ll meet

We can use a pronoun instead of a noun. A subject pronoun replaces a subject noun.

.

Singular
Plural

far from the speaker

This is my sister.

That is a police station.

These are Peter’s textbooks.

Those are beautiful butterflies.

Circle the correct subject pronouns.
This is an eraser.
These are pencils.

1. Do you know Lisa? ( She / He ) is in my art class.

That is a cat.
Those are flowers.

2. Sam and Mark are at the bus stop. ( We / They ) are waiting for the bus.
3. Mandy and I are good friends. ( You / We ) share everything.
4. I am reading a book. ( It / She ) is about a pirate.
5. My brother is a healthy person. ( I / He ) exercises every day.

B

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A

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using demonstrative pronouns.
1.

Write the object pronouns for the underlined words.

2.

1. Where is the bag?

it

1.

That

is my classmate Judy.

2. Mom calls Peter and James for dinner.

them

2.

This

is a new computer.

3. The man gave Julie and me some candies.

us

3.

These

are my grandparents.

4. My mom talks to Ms. Brown.

her

4.

Those

are very tall buildings.

3.

4.

Unit 3 • Pronouns

15


Practice
A

Complete the sentences using subject pronouns.
She

1. Ms. Miller is my teacher.

They
He

3. Jack goes swimming on weekends.
It

4. There is an iguana on the rock.
We

He

6. The man is strong.

B

are noisy.



is a fast swimmer.
has a long tail.

study together.

carries heavy boxes.

He

him

lives in Italy. I visit
it

2. A My bag is not pretty. I don’t like

It

B Why not?

B I saw

her

2

She

likes to read. She has many books. She reads

them

3

4

her

. My dad can fix anything. One day,

love my family very much. And they love
She

a hug.

him

6

I

7

, too.

me

8

fixed my

he

5

is beautiful.

on TV last night.

them

B Yes, I know

is a photo of my family. My mom is pretty and tall.

radio. He also fixed my bicycle. I gave

.

B

4. A Do you know Stuart and Jenny?


This

to

every summer.

is very pretty.

3. A Cathy Heart is my favorite actress.


1

in her free time. My sister likes to read, too. Sometimes, Mom reads children’s books

1. A Where does your uncle live?
B

themshe
her he
this I

me him



Complete the dialogues using subject and object pronouns.


Jackie writes about her family members. Complete the sentences.

teaches science.

2. David and Daniel are my twin brothers.

5. Mia and I go to the library.

A

.

They

Find the five mistakes and correct them.

are in my book club.

1

This is my family.

2

We eat healthy food every day. But

we didn’t like healthy food before. My sister and I liked to

C

Write the sentences.
Singular

16

Plural

eat hamburgers and pizza. We used to eat

3

it in the school

cafeteria. Mom was worried about

5

She doesn’t

like junk food. Now,

6

4

him.

you take healthy lunches to school.

1. This is a big dish.

→

These are big dishes.

Dad used to eat too much meat. Now,

2. This is my sister.

→

These are my sisters.

vegetables. He loves

3. That is a new camera.

→

Those are new cameras.

for us. Eating healthy food makes

4. Is this your bag?

→

Are these your bags?

5. That is a spider.

→

Those are spiders.

6. Is that your friend?

→

Are those your friends?

③ them

④ us

⑥ we

8

them!

9

⑦ he

7

she eats a lot of

He often cooks healthy food
10

his feel great!

⑩ him

Unit 3 • Pronouns

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4

Possessives

Possessive Pronouns

A:This is my room.
B:Your room is very neat. Mine is messy.

A possessive pronoun shows possession. It can replace a possessive adjective and its noun.
Singular

Possessive Adjectives
A possessive adjective tells who a person, animal, place, or thing belongs to. It comes before
a noun.
Singular
1st

I

my

2nd

you

3

he
she
it

rd

I love my sister.

we

our

Mr. Evans is our teacher.

your

Let’s play in your room.

you

your

Where is your school?

his
her
its

He lost his hat.
Jenny washed her blouse.
The cat cleans its fur.

they

their

The kids play with their
friends.

mine = my book

we

ours = our watches

you

yours = your painting

you

yours = your phones

he
she
it

his = his wallet
hers = her ring
–

they

theirs = their backpacks

1st

I

2nd
3rd

Plural

Plural

This is my bicycle.
The bicycle is mine.

They hold their trophy.
The trophy is theirs.

That is her camera.
The camera is hers.

We use whose to ask about who something belongs to.
Question
Answer

Ms. Emerson met my parents.

This is her laptop.

Their car is new.

A
A

Write the nouns with the possessive adjectives.

yours

2. our flowers

ours

theirs



4. my money

mine

his



6. your desk

yours

8. her glasses

hers

2. he / a camera

his camera

3. their house

3. they / umbrellas

their umbrellas

4. we / hands

our hands

5. his coat

5. she / the piano

her piano

6. I / the watch

my watch

7. my gloves

8. he / letters

his letters

its paw

Complete the sentences using possessive adjectives.
Their

1. Susan and Mary go to school.

my

2. I have a dog. I play with
3. The rabbit is white.
4. Kate is a good student.

Its
Her

5. Sam works at a bank. He loves
18

1. your bed

your computer

B
B

Write the correct possessive pronouns.

1. you / a computer

7. it / a paw

school is around the corner.
dog every day.

eyes are red.
parents are proud of her.

his

Whose bag is this?
It’s mine.

job.

mine

Complete the dialogues.
1. A Whose dress is this?

B It’s

mine

. (I)

2. A Whose ring is it?

B It’s

hers

. (she)

3. A Whose hat is that?

B It’s

yours

. (you)

4. A Whose robots are these?

B They are

ours

. (we)

5. A Whose socks are those?

B They are

his

. (he)

6. A Whose balls are these?

B They are

theirs

. (they)
Unit 4 • Possessives

19

Practice
A

Complete the sentences using the possessive adjectives and pronouns.
1.

This is

you

your

cup.

This is

→

A

yours

The children are at the lost and found. Complete the sentences.

.

2.

they

These are

their

3.

she

Those are

her

4.

I

My

garden is beautiful.

→

Mine

is beautiful.

5.

we

Our

classroom is large.

→

Ours

is large.

Emily found

6.

he

His

legs are long.

→

His

are long.

too. But

magazines.

→

sandwiches. →

These are

theirs

.

Those are

hers

.

Lost items

B

But

Complete the dialogues using the possessive adjectives and pronouns.
his

1. A Is this umbrella yours or

his

B It’s mine. He left

B Yes, it’s

hers

your



B The red house is

a skateboard

glasses

a pink notebook

a dictionary

a jacket

a hairpin

a cap

a pencil case

7

my

watch there. The pink notebook is

her

,

hairpin isn’t there.

her
his

4

hers

2

skateboard. The dictionary is

his

5

, too.

cap isn’t there.

my

glasses. The jacket is

mine

8

, too. But

pencil case isn’t there.

dictionary? (you)

mine

B Sure. You can use

4. A Mom, which is

car? (she)

a watch

. (she)

3. A Sarah, can I borrow


9

her

I

his

6

I found

umbrella at home. (he)

2. A Whose car is it? Is it


? (he)

Nick

1

3

Nick found

Emily

our
ours

. (I)

Find the five mistakes and correct them.

B

new house? (we)
There are many classrooms in

. (we)

1

mine school. But

there are other places, too.
I often hurt myself at school. Luckily,

C

has a nurse. She is in

Complete the sentences using the possessive adjectives and pronouns.

supplies are all
I

20

The sandwich is mine. My sandwich is delicious.
ours

Our

1.

we

Those bags are

.

2.

he

This computer is

3.

she

The necklace is

4.

they

The bikes are

theirs

.

5.

you

Is this phone

yours

? It looks like

his

.

hers

.

His
Her
Their

5

bags are big and heavy.

computer is new.
necklace is expensive.
bikes are red.
your

4

3

2

my school

his office. The medical

hers. She is always kind.

My school has a cafeteria. I go there and buy

some food. Jack and Paul are

6

my friends. They share

my, too. The science lab in

9

my school has many types of equipment. We use the

8

equipment, but it isn’t
① my

10

7

they food with me. I share

our. So we use it carefully.

③ her

⑦ their

⑧ mine

⑩ ours

phone.
Unit 4 • Possessives

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5

Present Simple: The Verb Be

Yes/No Questions

A:Is your brother a pilot?
B:No, he isn’t. He is a flight attendant.

To make a yes/no question, place the verb be before the subject.

Positive & Negative

Statement

They are neighbors.

Question

Are they neighbors?

The verb be tells who or what the subject is. It also tells how or where the subject is.
Positive

Negative

I am

I’m

I am not

I’m not

You are

You’re

You are not

You aren’t

He
She
It

is

We
You
They

are

He’s
She’s
It’s

He
She
It

is not

We’re
You’re
They’re

We
You
They

are not

He
She
It

isn’t

We
You
They

aren’t

Question

A

I am a pilot.

A

The buildings are tall.

Nick is in the hospital.

Circle the correct words.
1. You ( am / are / is ) very smart!
5. I ( am / are / is ) nervous now.

I

Are

you

Is

he/she/it
Jenny

Are

we/you / they
Jack and Paul

tall?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, she is.

No, he/she/it isn’t.
No, she isn’t.

Yes, you/we/they are.
Yes, they are.

No, you/we/they aren’t.
No, they aren’t.

Complete the dialogues.
1. A

Is he

busy all the time?

B Yes, he is.

2. A

Is it

a fun movie?

B Yes, it is.

3. A

Are they

worried about Jake?

B No, they aren’t.

4. A

Is she

from South Africa?

B No, she isn’t.

5. A

Are you

at school?

B Yes, I am.

6. She ( am / are / is ) 12 years old.

B

Look at the pictures and complete the dialogues.
1.

2.

3.

4.

Complete the negative sentences using the short forms.
1. They are in the cafeteria.

They aren’t

2. The milk is fresh.

The milk isn’t

3. Tom is in the library.

Tom isn’t

4. The books are boring.

The books aren’t

5. We are interested in science.

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Am

Answer

2. He ( am / are / is ) my English teacher.

3. They ( am / are / is ) famous singers. 4. We ( am / are / is ) good at cooking.

B

Yes, they are.

Answer

We aren’t

in the cafeteria.
fresh.

1. A Is it a kangaroo?

B

Yes

, it is

in the library.

2. A Are you twins?

B

No

, we aren’t

boring.

3. A Are they ballerinas?

B  Yes

interested in science.

4. A Is John happy?

B

No

.
.

, they are
, he isn’t

.

.
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Practice
A

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1.

2.

2.Neil

isn’t

3.We

are

4.I

3.

are

1. The boys

am not

A

excited. They

4.

aren’t

firefighters. We
am

hungry. I

aren’t

My name is Joe. I am from Canada.
1

I’m

2

is

14 years old. My hobby
taking pictures.

She’s

Her name is Alisa.

3

from Russia.

She’s

4

13 years

old. Her hobby is knitting.

sad.

is

good at history. He

Joe talks about himself and his friends around the world. Complete the sentences.

good at math.
Canada

police officers.

Russia

full now.
Egypt
Brazil

B

Write the sentences using the verb be .
1. your sister / a tennis player

Your sister is a tennis player.

His name is Martin.

2. the story / interesting

The story is interesting.

from Brazil. He is 13 years old. His

from Egypt.

3. Paul and James / at the mall

Paul and James are at the mall.

hobby

old. Their hobby is playing soccer together.

4. Mr. Jones / friendly

Mr. Jones is friendly.

5. Janet / on the bus

Janet is on the bus.

6. lions / scary

Lions are scary.

B

6

5

He’s

They are Haji and Mut.

dancing.

is

Are you a student in your country? Of course

in Kenya, many

Complete the dialogues.

1. A



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Is he

B No, he isn’t.

4. A
B No,

boys. This
in the hospital now.

late? We missed the bus.
aren’t

B No, you

3. A


She’s

Are we

Are you
I’m not

3

. The class starts at nine o’clock.

your classmate?
He’s

in the sixth grade.

ready for the science exam?

12 years

6

2

you are! But

young girls isn’t students. Kenyan girls don’t

usually go to school. They
absent?

B Yes, she is.

2. A

Is she

They’re

Find the five mistakes and correct them.
1

C

8

They’re

7

4

are worker.

5

Schools are only for

are a big problem. Many organizations around the

world think so, too. Now,

7

these organizations is working to

change things. They send people to Kenya. Some people
builders. They build schools there. Some

9

8

are

people is teachers.

They teach girls at the schools. Now, more Kenyan girls

10

are

students just like you.
③ young girls aren’t ④ are workers ⑥ is a big problem ⑦ these organizations are ⑨ people are

. Science is difficult for me.
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6

Present Simple 1

B

A:I don’t eat breakfast.
B:Really? I eat cereal for breakfast every day.

Positive
The present simple tells about facts and habits. When the subject is the third-person
singular, we add –s or –es to the verb.
Subject

Verb

I / You / We / They
My cousins

live

He / She / It
My cousin

lives

Complete the sentences.
washes

1.

wash

2.

cry

3.

study

She

4.

have

Justin

5.

go

He

the dishes after dinner.
cries

My little sister
studies

math very hard.

has

The moon

all the time.

a special talent.
goes

around the earth.

Negative

in Australia.

To make a negative sentence, place do not or does not before the base form of the verb.
Subject

Verb

I / You / We / They
My cousins

don’t

He / She / It
My cousin

doesn’t

live
in Australia.
live
*don’t = do not / doesn’t = does not

Cheetahs run fast.

Positive

She brushes her teeth three times a day.

Negative

I like soccer.
I don’t like soccer.

She likes baseball.
She doesn’t like baseball.

Spelling rules for the third-person singular
Verb Type

Base Form

Third-person Singular

Rule

most verbs

eatread
likespeak

eatsreads
likesspeaks

+ -s

verbs ending in -ch , -sh , -s , -x

watchwash
passfix

watcheswashes
passesfixes

+ -es

verbs ending in a consonant + -y

studycry
f lytry

studiescries
fliestries

-y → -ies

verbs ending in a vowel + -y

playstay

playsstays

+ -s

A

Circle the correct words.
1. She ( don’t / doesn’t ) have a younger sister.
2. They ( don’t / doesn’t ) watch TV on weekends.
3. Penguins ( don’t / doesn’t ) fly.
4. Kate ( don’t / doesn’t ) eat anything at night.
5. It ( don’t / doesn’t ) snow very much in Africa.

A

B

Circle the correct words.
1. He ( teach / teaches ) English in Korea.
2. I ( speak / speaks ) French.
3. They ( eat / eats ) turkey on Christmas Day.
4. She ( go / goes ) jogging every Sunday.
5. Bats ( sleep / sleeps ) during the day.

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 ome verbs change irregularly
S

when the subject is third-person
singular.
have → has do → does
go → goes

Complete the negative sentences.
1. She fixes computers.

She doesn’t fix

computers.

2. Mr. Hales likes playing golf.

Mr. Hales doesn’t like

playing golf.

3. Mark has a cell phone.

Mark doesn’t have

a cell phone.

4. Jay and I go jogging together.

Jay and I don’t go

jogging together.

5. Mom gets up early on Sundays.

Mom doesn’t get up

early on Sundays.
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Practice
A

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1.

2.

A

3.

Look at the table about everyone’s eating habits. Complete the sentences.

4.

I

study
1.She

teaches

2.Max

studies

wear

like vegetables

✔

eat slowly

✔

✔
✔

have breakfast

gifts to children on Christmas Eve.

I

costumes on Halloween.

1

vegetables. But Rachel and Jeremy

5

1.Chloe eats not vegetables.

Chloe doesn’t eat vegetables.

2. The bus come every ten minutes.

The bus comes every ten minutes.

3. They not raise pets in their house.

They don’t raise pets in their house.

4. Tracy doesn’t has music class on Fridays. Tracy doesn’t have music class on Fridays.
5. Jason always try his best.

Jason always tries his best.

6. Rabbits doesn’t eat meat.

Rabbits don’t eat meat.

slowly. But Jeremy

eat

3

drinks

of water. Rachel

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

✔

like

Rachel and I
Jeremy

B

7

has

B

Find the five mistakes and correct them.
Some cities

1

has a White Nights Festival. Why is it

called a White Nights Festival?

play

play

I

2.

have

The girl

3.

go

4.

take


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I like chocolate. But I don’t like candy.

1.

the violin. But I
has

Tom and May
But they

a turtle. But she

goes

My father

don’t play

hiking. But he

take

don’t take

a dog.

doesn’t go

fishing.

pictures in the park.

2

The sun sets late and

rises early, so it isn’t dark at night.
5

4

It stay light

This happens in June in some

northern countries.

6

People loves this festival in Russia.

During the festival,

7

they enjoy art and music.

talk and dance, too. Also,

the guitar.

doesn’t have

don’t have

8

breakfast.

Complete the sentences.
like

a lot

don’t drink

6

breakfast. But Jeremy and I

outside all night long!



slowly.

doesn’t eat

4

vegetables.

don’t like

2

a lot of water. But Rachel and I

3

C

Jeremy

drink a lot of water

Chinese every morning.

wear

4. The children

teach

math at an elementary school.

gives

3.Santa

give

Rachel

Often, they

10

9

8

They

they shares food and drinks.

doesn’t leave the festival until the following

day. It is the biggest festival in the country.
① have

④ It stays

⑥ People love

⑨ they share

⑩ don’t leave

pictures at home.
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7

Present Simple 2

Frequency Adverbs

A:Do you like fast food?
B:No, I don’t. I never eat hamburgers.

Frequency adverbs, such as never, sometimes, often, usually, and always, show how often
something happens.
never

Yes/No Questions
Question
you
we / you / they
Does

eat carrots?

he / she / it

always

Frequency adverbs usually come after the verb be and before action verbs.
Subject

Yes, you do.

No, you don’t.

Yes, I do.

No, I don’t.

Yes, you/we/they do.

No, you/we/they don’t.

Yes, he/she/it does.

No, he/she/it doesn’t.

Alex

A

Be

Frequency
Adverb

is

never
sometimes
often
usually
always

late for school.

Subject

Frequency
Adverb

Action
Verb

Alex

never
sometimes
often
usually
always

gets up

early.

Choose and complete the sentences.
always

A: Does she play badminton every day?
B: Yes, she does.

usually

100%

Answer

I

often

0%

To make a yes/no question in the present simple, place do or does before the subject.

Do

sometimes

usually

never

sometimes

1. My parents cook dinner together every day.

A: Do they take a bus to school?
B: No, they don’t.



always

→ My parents

cook dinner together.

2. Anne doesn’t play the piano at home.

A

Complete the questions.
1. We bake cookies at Christmas.
2. The computer works well.
3. Sarah and Tim have breakfast.
4. The dog runs fast.
5. They watch a movie on Sundays.

B

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Do
Does
Do
Does
Do

you

bake

cookies at Christmas?

the computer
Sarah and Tim
the dog
they

run
watch

work
have

→ Anne

never

plays the piano at home.

3. She is late for school twice a week.

well?



breakfast?

→ She is

sometimes

late for school.

4. He reads the newspaper on weekdays.

fast?



→ He

usually

reads the newspaper.

Never makes a sentence
negative without not.
He doesn’t eat carrots.
= He never eats carrots.

a movie on Sundays?

B

Circle the correct words and complete the answers.

Check(✔) the correct places for the frequency adverbs.

1. A ( Do / Does ) the cat sleep on the sofa?

B No, it doesn’t

.

1. sometimes

We

2. A ( Do / Does ) you have enough time?

B Yes, I[we] do

.

2.

never

Ben

3. A ( Do / Does ) they live in this town?

B No, they don’t

.

3.

usually

I

4. A ( Do / Does ) she wear a uniform at work?

B Yes, she does

.

4.

always

Celine

1

1
1

eat out

2

for dinner.

breaks

2

his promises.

take
1

2

is

a shower in the morning.
2

nice to her friends.
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Practice
A

Complete the questions in the present simple.
1.

you / have

2.

Kelly / know

3.

they / live

4. your father / teach

A

Do you have

a good idea?

Does Kelly know

your phone number?

Do they live

with their grandparents?

Does your father teach

Look at the table about Kimberly’s behavior at school. Complete the sentences.
never

listen to rock music

✔

Q4. do homework

✔

play computer games

✔



B

2. A


B

3. A


B

4. A


B

5. A

B

Does

3

students, too. She

late for

is sometimes

along with her classmates. She is nice to new

usually gets
4

2

always does

her homework. She

in the hallway. She doesn’t chat in class, either. But she

5

never runs

often falls

6

asleep in class. Does she stay up late? Maybe she needs to go to bed earlier.

.

.

Mike and Jim play computer games?

B

.

Find the five mistakes and correct them.

Mary watch TV?

Yes , she does
Do

hard. But she

Jim and Mary listen to rock music?

Yes , they do
Does

✔

usually studies

1

school. She

Mike listen to rock music?

Yes , they do
Do

✔

✔

No , he doesn’t
Do

Kimberly

Mary

✔

watch TV

1. A

✔

Q6. fall asleep in class

✔

always

✔

Q3. get along with classmates

English at a high school?

Jim

usually
✔

Q2. be late for school

Look at the table and complete the dialogues.
Mike

often

Q1. study hard

Q5. run in the hallway

B

sometimes

1

.

Do you

Mike and Jim watch TV?

No , they don’t

Does you have a busy schedule?
often worry?

3

4

are stressed. Stress

6

Do you go to bed late?

Do you has a problem focusing

in class? If your answers are “

.

2

5

Yes, I don’t,” then you

often causes headaches. It

7

causes

sometimes illness. It happens when you have too many

C

Rewrite the sentences using the frequency adverbs.
1. The streets are crowded here. (often)

problems or challenges in your life. Laura used to get stressed.

The streets are often crowded here.

2. I eat sushi at this restaurant. (always) I always eat sushi at this restaurant.

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3. It is warm in Florida. (usually)

It is usually warm in Florida.

4. Mom cooks Italian food. (often)

Mom often cooks Italian food.

5. It doesn’t snow in Sydney. (never)

It never snows in Sydney.

Now she has changed her lifestyle. “I

8

things. I

10

9

always get enough sleep. I

never plan too many
exercise usually in

the evening. And I don’t worry too much,” she said.
① Do you have

④ Do you have ⑤ Yes, I do

⑦ sometimes causes ⑩ usually exercise

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8

Information uestions

Information Questions with Action Verbs

A:What is your best friend’s name?
B:Her name is Jennifer.

To make an information question, place what or where at the beginning of a sentence.
Question
Yes/No
Question

Information Questions with the Verb Be
Information questions ask for information. What asks about things, and where asks about
places. They come at the beginning of a sentence.
Question
Yes/No
Question
Information
Question

Information
Question

Answer

Is
Are

it
they

a textbook?
in the park?

Yes, it is.
Yes, they are.

What

is
are

it?
they?

It is a textbook.
They are textbooks.

Where

is
are

she?
they?

She is in the park.
They are at the beach.

Answer

Do
Does

you
she

like
live

chocolate?
in Canada?

What

do
does

you

she

like?

I like chocolate.
She likes chocolate.

Where

do
does

you
she

live?

I live in Canada.
She lives in Canada.

A

A

B

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A: Where is Mom?
B: She is in the kitchen.

Match the questions with the correct answers.
1. Are you good at sports?

•

• It is volleyball.

2. What is your favorite sport?

•

• Yes, she is.

3. Is she a new student?

•

• No, I’m not.

4. What is her name?

•

• Her name is Julia.

Complete the questions with what or where .

B

A: Where do they swim ?
B: They swim in the river.

Complete the questions using what or where .
1. A

Where

does

he study after school?

B He studies in the library.

2. A

What

do

they do on weekends?

B They clean their house.

3. A

What

do

you eat for breakfast?

B I eat toast and cereal.

4. A

Where

does

your uncle live?

B He lives in Seattle.

5.A

What

does

Sharon want for Christmas?

B She wants a computer.

Complete the dialogues.
1. A

1. A

Where

is the aquarium?

B It is in Newport.



2. A

What

are the purple fruits?

B They are plums.

2. A

3. A

What

is his job?

B He is a reporter.



4. A

Where

are they from?

B They are from Italy.

3. A

5. A

What

is the title of the book?

B It is Animal Farm .





No, I don’t.
No, she doesn’t.

No, it isn’t.
No, they aren’t.

A: What does he cook?
B: He cooks pasta.

A: What is it?
B: It is an apple pie.

Yes, I do.
Yes, she does.

Where
go

B They

B We

B He

do they go after work?

What
need
Where
teaches

to a restaurant.
do we need for camping?
a tent and a cooking set.
does Mr. Brown teach English?
at Brooklyn Elementary School.
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Practice
A

Complete the dialogues.

A

1. A What is your favorite movie


? (your favorite movie)

? (his car)

B

Q 2

B It’s in his garage.

Where is

your studio?

What do

you do before a concert?

A I go for a walk and then I relax backstage.

? (Mia / want)

Q

B She wants a skateboard.

3

Where do

you make your songs?

A I usually make songs at the park.

4. A Where do your grandparents live


1

A It is near my house.

3. A What does Mia want


Q

B It’s Monsters, Inc .

2. A Where is his car

Here is an interview with a singer Brian Hunt. Complete the interview.

? (your grandparents / live)

Q

B They live in Thailand.

4

What is

your favorite song?

A My favorite song is “My Way.” It’s a beautiful song.

Complete the information questions.
is the present

1. The present is a pink skirt.

What

?

2. He is in the hotel room.

Where is he

?

3. The scissors are on the desk.

Where are the scissors

?

4. Janet goes to the gym.

Where does Janet go

?

5. The students do origami.

What

do the students do

B

Find the five mistakes and correct them.
1

What are the Paralympic Games?

2

The Paralympic

games are like the Olympic Games. But all the athletes

?

have physical disabilities. Sanne Bakker is a volleyball
player on the Netherlands sitting volleyball team.

C

Name

City

Job

Hobby

Interviewer:

3

What are your position?

Sophie

New York

a French teacher

cooking

Sanne:

4

My position is libero.

Kate

Seattle

a reporter

drawing cartoons

Interviewer:

5

What is a libero do?

Lisa

Chicago

a chef

playing guitar

Sanne:

6

A libero play defense and passes the ball to the other players.

B She lives in New York.

Interviewer:

7

What does your team practice?

B She is a chef.

Sanne:

8

We practice on a special court for sitting volleyball.

Interviewer:

9

Where is your greatest achievement?

Sanne:

10

I won a bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

1. A Where
does Sophie

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Here is an interview with her.

Look at the table and complete the dialogues.

live?

2. A What

is Lisa

’s job?

3. A What

is Kate

’s hobby? B Her hobby is drawing cartoons.
lives

4. A Where does Lisa live?

B She

5. A What is Kate’s job?

B She is

6. A What is Sophie’s hobby?

B Her hobby is

in

Chicago .

a reporter
cooking

.

③ What is

⑤ What does

⑥ A libero plays ⑦ Where does

⑨ What is

.
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9

Present Continuous 1

B

A:What are you doing now?
B:I’m watching the birds in the tree.

Positive
The present continuous tells about actions happening right now or around now. It uses the
form verb be + verb –ing.
Subject

Be

I

am

He / She / It / Jenny

is

You / We / They / Jenny and Paul

are

C

Verb –ing

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.
am jogging

1.

jog

I

2.

play

Mom and Dad

3.

practice

4.

sit

math.

are playing

are practicing

We

badminton.

the piano in the music room.

is sitting

Brian

next to me.

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.
1.I drink milk in the morning. I

studying

around the park.

am drinking

milk now.
is taking

2.Timothy takes pictures every Saturday. He
3.They visit their aunt every year. They

are visiting

4.He talks on the phone every night. He

is talking

pictures now.
their aunt now.
on the phone now.

Negative
To make a negative sentence, place not after the verb be.
I am eating lunch now.

She is playing the piano.

Subject

Be

I

am

He / She / It / Jenny

is

You / We / They / Jenny and Paul

are

Spelling rules for the present continuous
Verb Type

A

Base Form

Present Continuous

most verbs

gowalk
studysay
playeat

goingwalking
studyingsaying
playing
eating

verbs ending in –e

cometake
makelive

comingtaking
makingliving

verbs ending in
a vowel + a consonant

sitcut
runswim

sittingcutting
runningswimming

Rule
+ –ing

Not

Verb -ing

not

cleaning

the room.

* isn’t = is not / aren’t = are not

-e → –ing
double consonant
+ –ing

Write the –ing forms of the verbs.

He isn’t sleeping.

They aren’t doing their homework.

1.learn learningriding

2. ride

4. smile
3.shop shoppingsmiling

6. do
5.clean cleaningdoing
7.hit

hittingdancing

8. dance


10.run
9.watch watchingrunning

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A

Complete the negative sentences in the present continuous.
am not writing

1.

write

I

2.

pack

Mr. Moore

isn’t packing

3. look for

Kelly

isn’t looking for

4.

We

aren’t surfing

surf

an email to Beth.

his suitcase now.
her new shoes.
the Internet.
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Practice
A

A

Complete the sentences in the present simple or present continuous.
1.

run

They

run

2.

make

makes

My father

climb

4.

goes

Kate

go

the mountain every weekend.

is cleaning

2

the windows.

Josh and I

3

Dad

is vacuuming

4

the floor.

aren’t vacuuming

the floor.

now.
Dad – vacuum the floor

to dance class every day.

is going to dance class

She

the windows.

isn’t cleaning

1

Mom – clean the windows

now.

are climbing the mountain

They

Mom

furniture on Saturdays.

climb

Alex and Jim

Grandma

now.

is making furniture

He
3.

in the playground every morning.

are running in the playground

They

Lucy’s family is cleaning the house. Write about what each person is doing.

Mom

now.

isn’t washing

5

Josh and I

6

Dad

isn’t watering

the dishes.
the dishes.

are washing

Josh and I – wash the dishes

B

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences in the present continuous.
1.

2.

3.

4.

7

Grandma

the flowers.
the flowers.

is watering

8

Grandma – water the flowers

wait
is cutting

1.She
2.I

practice

am not feeding

3.We
4. Mr. Hales

feed

am feeding

the dog. I
for the bus. We

isn’t practicing

B

isn’t cutting

the cake. She

are waiting

cut

tennis. He

Find the five mistakes and correct them.

meat.
1

the cat.

aren’t waiting

for a taxi.

is practicing

golf.

sleeping positions tell us about our personalities.
at my family.

Write the sentences in the present continuous.
1. I / not / wear glasses today

I’m not wearing glasses today.

2. Mr. Brown / not / talk on the phone now Mr. Brown isn’t talking on the phone now.

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3. They / not / stay in the U.S. these days

They aren’t staying in the U.S. these days.

4. Denny / not / work out at the gym now

Denny isn’t working out at the gym now.

5. She / not / swim fast now

She isn’t swimming fast now.

3

They is sleeping.

4

2

I looking

My mother is sleeps in

the baby position. That means she is a strong person. It’s true.
5

C

I am reading a book about sleeping positions. It says our

She always takes care of our family.

in a different position.

7

6

My father is sleeping

He is sleeping in a straight position.

That means he is easygoing. This is also true.
the time.

9

8

He smiles all

My brother sleeping in the free-fall position.

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He

is snore, too. That means he is brave. This is true, too. He catches cockroaches for me.
② I am looking ③ They are sleeping ④ My mother is sleeping
⑨ My brother is sleeping

⑩ He is snoring
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10

Present Continuous 2

Information Questions

A:Are you reading a magazine?
B:No, I’m not. I’m reading a science–fiction book.

To make an information question, place what or where at the beginning of a sentence.
Question
Yes/No

Question

Yes/No Questions
To make a yes/no question in the present continuous, place the verb be before the subject.
Question
Am

I

Are

you

Is

he/she/it
Jenny

Are

we/you/they
Jack and Paul

Information
Question

Answer

doing well?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, she is.

No, he/she/it isn’t.
No, she isn’t.

Yes, you/we/they are.
Yes, they are.

No, you/we/they aren’t.
No, they aren’t.

Is
Are

she
they

making a snowman?

Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.

Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

What

is
are

she
they

making?

She’s making a snowman.
They’re making a snowman.

Where

is
are

she
they

making a snowman?

She’s making it in the park.
They’re making it in the park.

A: What is she writing?
B: She is writing a letter.

A
A: Is she reading a newspaper?
B: Yes, she is.

A: Are they wearing a school uniform?
B: No, they aren’t.

1. A

B

Complete the questions in the present continuous.
1. they / learn

Are they learning

English these days?



2. Dad / cook

Is Dad cooking

in the kitchen?

3. A

3. Danny and Kelly / study

Are Danny and Kelly studying

in the library?



4. Megan / sleep

Is Megan sleeping

in her room?

4. A

drive

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solve

carry

wash

B

What

are

you cooking today?

B I’m cooking noodles.

2. A

Choose and complete the questions in the present continuous.

A: Where are they eating sandwiches?
B: They are eating sandwiches on the grass.

Complete the information questions.


A

Answer

Where

is

Alex playing basketball?

B He is playing basketball in the gym.

Where

are

they swimming?

B They’re swimming at the beach.

What

is

Tina doing?

B She is drying her hair.

Match the questions with the correct answers.

1. A Is he carrying

a box?

B Yes, he is.

1. What are you eating for lunch? •

• I’m eating chicken salad.

2. A Is she driving

a truck?

B No, she isn’t.

2. Where is Sam studying?

•

• We’re looking for John’s hamster.

3. A Are they washing

their hands?

B Yes, they are.

3. What are you looking for?

•

• They’re sleeping in the motor home.

4. A Are you solving

a math problem?

B No, I’m not.

4. Where are they sleeping?

•

• He’s studying in his room.
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Practice
A

Complete the questions in the present continuous.
taking

A

1.

take

Is

he

2.

meet

Is

she

3.

talk

Are
they talking

about the weather now?

4.

fix

Are

the radio now?

Mrs. Watts is asking her robot about her children. Complete the dialogue.
what (x2)
in the living room

a nap now?

meeting

Sophie now?

you fixing

Is

A 1

2.

3.

A 4

4.

is he doing?

What

B He is 3

Look at the pictures and complete the dialogues.
1.

Mark studying?

B No, he isn’t.
A 2

B

is he listening to music?

B He is listening to music 5

1. A

Is
Jenny making

2. A

Is
the dog barking

3. A

Is

she running

4. A

Are

they staying

run

A 8

stay
B

Yes , she is

.

B

No , it isn’t

.

on the track?

B

No , she isn’t

.

at a hotel?

B

Yes , they are

.

a paper boat?
loudly?

B

in her room

.

is she doing?

What

B She is 9

.

in the living room

Jenny in the living room, too?

Is

B No, she isn’t. She is 7

make

.

listening to music

Where

A 6

bark

is (x2)
where
in her room
listening to music
talking on the phone

.

talking on the phone

Find the five mistakes and correct them.
Reporter: Hello, Susan.

C

Complete the dialogues using what or where .
A

eat

1.

write

2.

sing


3.

catch


4.

ride


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is

He’s

writing

Where

is

She’s

singing

What

are

B

They’re

catching

A

Where

is

B

She’s

riding

A
B

B I’m eating chocolate.

What

A
B



What are you eating?

A

Jack

writing

?

a Christmas card to his cousin.
Mom

singing

?

in the kitchen.
they

catching

?

grasshoppers.
Julie

riding

her bicycle?

her bicycle in the park.

1

Are you haveing fun?

Susan:

2

Yes, I am.

Reporter:

3

Are you doing at Disneyland?

Susan:

4

I’m riding the rides.

Reporter:

5

Are your friends riding the rides with you?

Susan:

6

No, he isn’t. They are watching the parade.

Reporter:

7

What are you enjoying the most?

Susan:

8

I’m enjoying everything. I love everything here.

Reporter:

9

Where are your parents doing?

Susan:

10

They taking pictures of me.

① Are you having

③ What are you doing

⑥ No, they aren’t

⑨ What are your parents ⑩ They are taking
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11

Prepositions of Time

Information Questions about Time

A:What time does your class end?

B:It ends at 4:30.

The question words when and what time ask for information about time. What time asks
for the specific time of an event.
Question

Common Prepositions

Yes/No
Question

Prepositions of time tell when events happen.
at

+ time
+ noon/night/midnight

I meet John at 9:30.
She writes letters at night.

on

+ day
+ date
+ holiday

Do you work on Monday?
The test is on April 15.
We always have a party on New Year’s Day.

in

+ the period of the day
+ month
+ season
+ year

She wakes up early in the morning.
My birthday is in March.
Eric climbs the mountain in fall.
Sally was born in 2002.

Information
Question

Answer

Do
Does

you
she

exercise?

Yes, I do.
Yes, she does.

When

do
does

you
she

exercise?

I exercise on Sunday.
She exercises on Sunday.

What time

do
does

you
he

exercise?

I exercise at 9 a.m.
He exercises at 9 a.m.

A: When is the test?
B: It’s on June 15.

A
It is dark at midnight.

A

I feel happy on Christmas Day.

The weather is cold in winter.

1. My father gives flowers to my mother ( at / on / in ) Valentine’s Day.

A: What time does the shop open?
B: It opens at 11 a.m.

Match the questions with the correct answers.
1. When does Mr. Smith play golf?

Circle the correct prepositions. Circle X if a preposition is not needed.

No, I don’t.
No, she doesn’t.

•

• We surf the Internet at night.

2. What time does the soccer match start? •

• I wake up at 6:30 a.m.

3. When do you surf the Internet?

•

• It starts at 8 p.m.

4. What time do you wake up?

•

• He plays golf on Friday.

2. The Olympics were held in London ( at / on / in ) 2012.

B

3. The baseball game is on TV ( at / on / X ) today.
4. This semester ends ( at / on / in ) June 30.
5. My family always eats out ( at / on / in ) Friday.
6. My favorite TV show starts ( at / in / X ) seven o’clock.

B

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Don’t use prepositions
before yesterday, today,
and tomorrow.

Write the correct prepositions.
1.

in

December

2.

on

Mother’s Day

3.

on

September 11

4.

at

6:30 p.m.

5.

in

the evening

6.

at

night

Look at the pictures and complete the dialogues with when or what time .
1.

2.

1. A When

do they go skiing?

3.

2. A What time[When] does the bakery close?
3. A When

4.

B They go skiing in winter.
B It closes at 7 p.m.

does she take violin lessons? B She takes them on Tuesdays.

4. A What time[When] do you eat lunch?

B We eat lunch at 12.

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Practice
A

Look at Jack’s schedule and answer the questions.

Look at Karen’s weekly schedule and complete the sentences.

A

November
Mon
21
final exam
28

Tue

Wed

22

Thu

Fri

Sat

23
24
25
go swimming Thanksgiving
5 p.m.
visit aunt

Sun

26
go shopping

27

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

December 28

December 29

December 30

December 31

January 1

January 2

January 3

buy a birthday

New Year’s
Day

6 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

violin lesson

meet Jenny

Soccer match

gift for Mom

B It is on November 21
date

2

1

Grandma’s
house

. The soccer match is

on December 28

. So, on Tuesday, she meets Jenny

on Wednesday

3

at 5:30 p.m.

day

B It is in November

3. A When does he go shopping?


B He goes
shopping on Saturday

4. A What time does he go swimming?

B He goes
swimming at 5 p.m

.

time

and they buy tickets together.

for her mom. Her mom’s birthday is
.

time


B He visits
her on Thanksgiving
holiday

When do owls hunt?

2. what time / the flight / leave

What time does the flight leave?

3. what time / the movie / start

What time does the movie start?

4. when / they / clean the house

When do they clean the house?

5

on New Year’s day

. Her family goes out

holiday

for dinner

Day.

6

on January 2

. On Sunday, she visits her grandma’s house

date
7

.

in the afternoon
afternoon time

Write the information questions using the words.

1. when / owls / hunt

, Karen buys a birthday gift

On Thursday

4

day

.

day

5. A When does he visit his aunt?

afternoon
visit

date

.

2. A When is Thanksgiving Day?

month

7 p.m.
go out for

Mom’s birthday dinner with
my family

at the ticket

Karen takes violin lessons

1. A When is Jack’s final exam?

B

Tue

office

30
31
go swimming
5 p.m.

29

Mon

Find the five mistakes and correct them.

B

Facebook and Twitter are famous social media websites. People
can use them

1

at any time to share their interests with others.

It is a great way to talk to others, but social media can be

C

1. A








When

B She has tea

4. A

on

time
at

does

in

does

meets Jackie

the school bus come?

at

Mrs. Nelson have tea?
the morning.

time

in night. Many people can see it. Paul has a test

afternoon, so he goes to the library

eight o’clock.

What

B I eat lunch

2

the exhibition end?

July 1st.

What

B It comes

3. A

does

When

B It ends

2. A

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dangerous. For example, Paul puts his schedule on Facebook

Complete the dialogues.

do

you eat lunch?

8

5

4

3

in the

at the morning. He

on four o’clock. His birthday is

6

on Friday.

He has a birthday party

7

at his birthday. He goes on a picnic

on April. Anyone can find out what Paul does

9

at different times and

10

on different

days. This is why it’s best to limit personal information on social media.

② at

④ in

⑤ at

⑦ on

⑧ in

12:30 p.m.
Unit 11 • Prepositions of Time

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