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Money is what you use to buy things. You may earn money from completing household
chores, getting good grades, for your allowance, or for losing a tooth! Money is very important
in our world and comes in many different forms.
People have been using money for hundreds of years. Before money gave specific values
for things, people simply traded items. In the United States, we use the dollar as our currency or
money, but people in different parts of the world use different currencies, though some countries
also use or accept our dollars.
People earn money from the jobs they work and use that money to save for the future,
pay for their houses, cars, food, taxes, medical needs and household items among other things.
Even things such as turning the lights on, using the air conditioning or heat, and connecting to
the internet cost money.
1. Select all of the things that money might be used for.
A.
to pay bills
B.
to pay you for doing your chores
C.
save for the future
D.
to buy things
2. What did people do before there was money?
a. People traded to get what they needed
b. The story doesn't tell
c. They just never got what they needed
d. They made everything themselves
B. The dollar .....
a.
is used in the United States.
b.
is never used in other countries
c.
is used in every country in the world.
d.
is not used very much in the United States.
C. How long have people used money?
a.
Thousands of years
b.
Hundreds of years
c.
They started recently
d.
Since the beginning of time
D. According to the author of this story, money is ____________.
a.
very important
b.
not very important
c.
only used in America
d.
Fame.
The Cowboys won their last Super Bowl in 1995 and havent made it back since. That
hasnt discouraged owner Jerry Jones from spending big bucks, though. In 2009, Cowboys
Stadium opened. It can hold over 110,000 people, making it the largest domed stadium in the
world. It cost over one billion dollars to build!
1. Which of the following is true about the Dallas Cowboys?
A. ? They were recently in a Super Bowl
B. ? They recently won a Super Bowl
C. ? They have been in three total Super Bowls
D. ? They have won five Super Bowls
2. What does the word rival mean in the following sentence?
Although the Cowboys failed to make any Super Bowls in the 1980s, they played in three
Super Bowls in the 1990s and won all three of them, including two in a row against the
Buffalo Bills and one against their big rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A. ? friend
B. ? team
C. ? victory
D. ? important opponent
3. Who is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys?
A. ? Michael Irvin
B. ? Jerry Jones
C. ? Troy Aikman
D. ? Emmitt Smith
4. How many NFL teams play in Texas?
A. ? 1
B. ? 2
C. ? 3
D. ? 4
5. The Dallas Cowboys played the ___________ in their first Super Bowl
A. ? Colts
B. ? Bills
C. ? Steelers
D. ? Broncos
6. The Cowboys defeated the ____________ in two Super Bowls in a row.
A. ? Steelers
B. ? Bills
C. ? Colts
D. ? Broncos
7. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the ______________ in Super Bowl 12.
A. ? Steelers
B. ? Colts
C. ? Bills
D. ? Broncos
8. The Dallas Cowboys played in their highest number of Super Bowls in the
A. ? 1960s
B. ? 1970s
C.
D.
? 1980s
? 1990s
Badminton Time!
Tara played badminton. It was her favorite sport. Badminton has a lot of the fun and
excitement of hitting back and forth like tennis and volleyball, but it takes finesse and careful
aim. It can be a LOT of fun. If you like ping pong at all, you should definitely give badminton a
shot.
Badminton requires only a net, a racket, and a birdie or shuttlecock. Unlike other sports
that require balls, badmintons birdie has a unique shape. It looks like half of a rubber ball
attached to a plastic lace cone. Because of its shape, it flew differently. It was bottom heavy, so it
would sail into the air ball end first, and then the rubber side of it would fall downward, so you
could hit it with your racket. Badminton rackets are much lighter and smaller than tennis rackets,
although they do look similar.
Badminton is played with as a one-on-one or a two-on-two game, just like tennis. The
courts are much smaller than tennis, though. A badminton court is about 20 foot by 40 foot, with
a 5 foot net splitting it halfway. Badminton is played to a score of 21. You only get points on
your teams serve. A strange thing about serving is that youre supposed to switch from the left
side to the right to serve depending on if your current score when serving is even or odd! Thats
different, right? Also, unlike volleyball, you can only touch the birdie once before it goes over
the net. You dont get 3 hits or touches. Its very fast back and forth!
Usually you play a set of 3 matches in badminton. You must win by 2 points, too, so if
you get to 21 points and your opponent is at 20, you have to keep going. Its a very exciting
game that will have you running all over the court. Because the court is smaller than in other
sports, you really need to work on your control and technique. You need to be able to drop the
birdie right inside the lines and work on your aim a lot!
Tara liked playing singles games. She could play doubles, but she liked running all over
the court and hitting the birdie back without having to work with or around another player. There
were a lot of subtle moves in badminton that could make a big different. You could make it look
like you were going to spike the birdie, but then only lightly touch it to get it to barely drop over
the net. The aerodynamics of the birdie made it an interesting thing to play with, too. It just flew
differently and travelled differently than any other ball or object in other sports shed played.
Tara knew that not everyone knew a lot about her sport. It was sort of a strange mix of
tennis and volleyball with an even stranger ball to hit! It was fun for her though, and a great
workout. It was also cheap to start playing and it was not full contact. She didnt like crashing
into people when she played sports, so it was great for her. However, she had twisted an ankle
once or twice trying to get to a birdie that was just falling in the wrong place!
Are you going to try to watch or play badminton?
1. What sport does Tara play?
A. Pickle ball
B. Tennis
C. Badminton
D. Ping Pong
2. What do you have to score to win a game of badminton?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 21
D. 25
3. Usually there are how many players on a badminton team?
A. 1 or 2
B. 2 or 3
C. 3 or 5
D. Always only 1
4. TRUE OR FALSE: According to the story, badminton is very similar to football.
A. True
B. False
5. TRUE OR FALSE: The ball in badminton is called a birdie or a shuttlecock.
A. True
B. False
Indian drummers
Shillong 1) __________ north east India 2) __________ the world record yesterday for
the largest number of people 3) __________ the drums together. People travelled 4)
__________ long way, many 5) __________ foot, from villages in the state in order 6)
__________ in.
A total of 7,951 people played the drums at 7) __________ same time, over seven
hundred more than the old record.
The state now 8) __________ two world records - it is the wettest place in the world as
well.
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on
at
2 breaks
broke
broken
3 play
plays
playing
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an
the
5 by
on
in
6 join
to join
joining
7 the
as
8 hold
holds
holding
GRAMMAR FOCUS
PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
1. Write the HE/SHE/IT forms
catch
read
come
run
cook
smoke
drink
stand
fetch
start
fix
touch
live
watch
miss
wish
rush
write
buy
carry
copy
enjoy
fry
marry
play
study
try
2. Write the verb in the right form
1. Children ................................ (ask) a lot of questions.
2. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.
3. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.
4. She ..................................... (study) very hard at the weekends.
5. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.
6. He ................................... (understand) Arabic.
7. He ........................................ (fight) with his brother.
8. Big dogs............................ (like) a lot of exercise.
9. Hes very naughty he ............................ (push) other children.
10. Lessons ................................. (start) at 8.35 every morning.
3. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative
e.g. It doesnt snow very often in San Francisco (snow, sing, play)
1. I like football, but I ............................................ cricket at all. (think, like, remember)
2. She lives in Japan, but she ...................................... a word of Japanese (sing, work,
speak)
3. Im sorry I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)
4. He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)
5. Marys really tired, but she ...................................... to go to bed. (help, want, walk)
6. We .......................................... a big flat just one bedroom. (work, play, want)
7. Phil ..................................... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand,
stop)
8. Anns parents ................................... Im the right man for their daughter. (write, read,
think)
4. a) Make questions
1. How / you pronounce / this word?
2. How / you spell / that?
3. What / this word / mean?
4. How much / they cost?
5. Where / you live?
6. What / you do?
7. How / you do?
8. What time / the plane / leave?
b) Make questions.
1.
2.
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4.
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3.
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1.PRESENT SIMPLE
Make POSITIVE, INTERROGATIVE and NEGATIVE sentences.
1. They (smoke)
2. Ann (teach) chemistry.
3. The Oxford bus (stop) here.
4. The teachers (know) her.
5. You (play) the piano.
6. John (work) in a restaurant.
7. We (need) more eggs.
8. Mary (like) parties.
9. Peter (speak) English well.
10. The ticket (cost) $5.
9. You (speak) Arabic.
10. We (agree) about most things.
11. Alan and John (live) near me.
12. My father (write) novels.
13. John (fly) to NY every Monday.
14. That child (never /say) Thank you.
15. Andy (always/wash) his clothes at the weekend.
16. My father (teach) English.
17. My boss (think) youre wonderful.
18. She (try) to go skiing every winter.
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Make POSITIVE, INTERROGATIVE and NEGATIVE sentences. Add SHORT
ANSWERS ( + AND ANSWERS)
1. Ann (read) the newspaper.
2. The baby (cry).
3. It (snow).
4. Jack and they ..............................................(laugh) a lot.
5. A: Is Aunty Linda there?
6. B: Yes, she ...................... She ......................................(dance) with Brian from next
door. Oh, and Dad ......................................(give) everyone a drink.
7. A: ...............................................(they/eat)?
8. B: Only crisps and nuts and some cheese.
9. A: and we..................................................(not/eat) anything. Its not fair.
10. You (look) very beautiful today.
PAST TENSE
I. Write the following sentences in the Past Tense.
Example: The dog (chase) the cat.
The dog chased the cat.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
III. Put the verbs in the simple past and translate the texts.
a) When I (come) home, I (find) that the family had finished dinner. I (sit) down and (eat) mine,
which (be) still on the table. I had only just begun when the door-bell (ring). It (be) a friend of mine. I (tell) him to wait
until I (finish) eating. My mother (ask) him whether he (like) a cup of coffee. He (say) he would rather read until I (be)
ready.
b) One day while I (sit) in a caf, a man (come) over to my table and (ask) if he may sit down for a
few minutes. After we (speak) for some time, we (find) out that we once had met in Europe. He said, "I (arrive) here
two weeks ago and I (not make) up my mind whether or not to stay here." " If I (be) you," I said, "I would learn the
language as quickly as I (can) and then make a tour of the country. It would be easier then to make up your mind."
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My grandfather (0) C to the same school as me. He (1) ______ to our school last week to talk to the class about
what it (2) ______ like in the old days. He (3) ______ he (4)______ the names of all his teachers. One of them still
teaches at the school.
He (5) ______ art and music, but now he only teaches music. As he (6) ______ , he (7) ______ us pictures of his
school friends. He (8) ______ us that the boys (9) ______ only football, but now we play basketball as well. He thinks
things (10) ______ better in the old days.
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A goes
A comes
A was being
A said
A remembered
A is teaching
A talks
A is showing
A told
A play
A are
B was going
B came
B is
B says
B remembers
B used to teach
B is talking
B showed
B is telling
B were playing
B were
C used to go
C was coming
C was
C was saying
C was remembering
C teaches
C was talking
C was showing
C tells
C used to play
C used to
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We ............... (go) to the park when a strange man ................. (ask) us for money.
a. went / asked
were going / was asking
were going / asked
went / was going
My father ................. (read) a newspaper while his friends ................. (prepare) dinner.
was reading / were preparing
read / prepared
was reading / prepared
read / was preparing
Peter ................. (get) up, ................. (eat) breakfast and .................. (go) to work.
was getting / was eating / was going
got / was eating / went
got / ate / was going
got / ate / went
When Jane ................. (wash) her hair, her neighbour ................. (come) in.
was washing / was coming
washed / was coming
was washing / came
washed / came
Susan ................. (break) her leg while she ................. (ski).
was breaking / was skiing
broke / was skiing
broke / skied
was breaking / was skiing
I ................. (meet) my wife when I ................. (do) shopping in Auchan.
met / did
met / was doing
was meeting / did
was meeting / was doing
My sister ................. (do) her homework and then she ................. (tidy) her room.
did / tidied
was doing / tidied
did / was tidying
was doing / was tidying
While the children ................. (sing) their teacher ................. (play) the piano.
sang / played
sang / was playing
were singing / was playing
was singing / played
When Tim ................. (tell) a story the other pupils ................. (whistle).
told / were whistling
was telling / whistled
told / whistled
was telling / were whistling
Harry ................. (play) computer games when he ................. (hear) a strange noise.
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b.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
20.
played / heard
was playing / was hearing
was playing / hear
was playing / heard
They ................. (break) a pot while they ................. (water) the flowers.
broke / were watering
broke / watered
was breaking / was watering
was breaking / watered
The wind ................. (blow) when Peter ................. (see) an owl on a tree.
blew / was seeing
was blowing / was seeing
was blowing / saw
blew / saw
Davids baby ................. (begin) to cry when it ................. (see) an old lady.
was begining / was seeing
began / saw
began / was seeing
was begining / saw
My mother ................. (have) a shower when the lights ................. (go) out.
was having / went
had / went
had / were going
was having / were going
It ................. (start) to rain when we ................. (play) tennis.
was starting / were playing
was starting / played
was starting / plaied
started / were playing
He ................. (sit) down, ................. (take) a pen and paper and ................... (write) a letter.
sat / took / wrote
sat / took / was writing
was sitting / took /was writing
sat / was taking / was writing
The students ................. (write) a test when Tim ................. (drop) his pen.
wrote / was dropping
were writing / was dropping
were writing / dropped
wrote / dropped
Sam ................. (watch) TV while Bruce ................. (eat) a sandwich.
was watching / was eating
watched / ate
was watching / ate
watched / was eating
Martin and Eve ................. (take) photos when a strange object ................. (appear) in the sky.
took / appeared
took / was appearing
were taking / appeared
were taking / was appearing
Kim ................. (visit) two museums, ................. (drink) a bottle of mineral water and .................
(drive) away.
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a.
visited / drank / was driving
b.
visited / drank / drove
c.
was visiting / was drinking / was driving
d.
was visiting / drank/ was driving
21. When I saw Dave, he __________.
is working
worked
was working
22. You had a good time at the party, __________ you?
hadn't
didn't
weren't
23. __________ when the telephone rang?
Were you sleeping
Did you sleep
Were sleeping
24. Dave, when __________ the ESL Cafe on the Web?
were you begin
began
did you begin
25. You __________ me, did you?
understood
weren't understanding
didn't understand
26. When __________ yesterday morning?
you got up
did you get up
were you getting up
27. While I __________ to work, I saw an accident.
drove
was driving
did drive
28. __________ well on this quiz?
Did you
Were you
Did you do
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us
to us
them
to them
them
to them
me
to me
us
to us
me
to me
me
to me
me
to me
me
to me
me
to me
Object Pronoun or Reflexive Pronoun?
me
myself
him
himself
me
myself
me
myself
Q6 - I wanted to do it ____.
me
myself
me
myself
him
himself
her
herself
me
myself
me
myself
Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns
Q2 - He hurt ____.
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my
mine
his
himself
hers
herself
my
myself
Either could be used here.
her
hers
my
mine
myself
us
ourself
ourselves
ourselves
we
him
himself
our
ours
mine
my
myself
yourself
yourselves
Either could be used here.
her
hers
herself
her
hers
herself
Pronouns
I
me
us
we
she
her
they
them
herself
Q5 - It's not up to ____.
we
us
I
me
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Q7 - Between you and ____, I think it's a stupid idea. Q8 - ____ is the white one.
I
me
Mine
My
them
they
us
we
he
him
her
she
I
me
us
we
you and me
you and I
it
they
its
them
Subject and Object Pronouns
Q1 - I saw ____.
Q2 - Give it to ____.
her
she
they
them
Q4 - He took ____.
he
him
it
them
Either could be used here.
us
we
Either could be used here.
Them
They
Either could be used here.
her
she
Either could be used here
me
I
she
her
me
I
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me
she
her
They, Them, Their & Theirs
they
them
their
theirs
they
their
them
they
them
they
their
they
their
them
they
them
they
them
they
their
them
them
they
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~ Follow up ~
The indefinite pronoun
Complete the sentences. Choose one of the words in the box
everybody
everything
everywhere
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
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somebody
something
somewhere
anybody
anything
anywhere
nobody
nothing
nowhere
~ Revision 1~
1. Change the underlined words by personal pronouns:
1. Alice is my best friend.
2. John and Nick are planting trees now.
3. Liz and I helped our mum in the kitchen.
4. The dog is barking at the cat.
5. Tom will call me tomorrow.
6. My mother is cooking dinner at the moment.
7. The boys were running in the park.
2. Choose the correct possessive adjective:
1. My/me brother is a dentist.
2. Kate took his/her doll from the shelf.
3. We water the flowers in their/our garden.
4. Pam has taken her/your keys.
5. They showed their/our new car.
6. This is my/her sister. Her/my name is Liz.
7. Tims got a new CD. It is our/his CD.
3. Circle the correct pronoun:
1. Sam is talking to her/she.
2. Im looking for they/them.
3. Pam is looking at me/my.
4. Bob is sending an SMS to her/she.
5. I dont know him/his.
6. We like watching it/its.
7. Put they/them on the table, please.
4. Fill in the correct possessive pronoun:
1. My books. The books are ____.
2. His photos. The photos are ____.
3. Our letters. The letters are ____.
4. Your test. The test is ____.
5. Their CDs. The CDs are ____.
6. My pet. The pet is ____.
7. Her lessons. The lessons are __.
5. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun:
1. She cooks dinner ____.
2. I like to do it ____.
3. He does his homework ___.
4. We write it ____.
5. They cleaned the rooms ____.
6. She eats soup ____.
7. I wash my hair _____.
6. Correct the mistakes:
1. John is ours friend.
2. Pam is me best friend.
3. He gave mine an interesting book.
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THE ARTICLE
EXERCISE 1 Fill in the gaps.
I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is .. city in .. United Kingdom. I live
in town called .. Taunton which is on River Tone. I live in .. house in
quiet street in the countryside. . street is called "Hudson Street" and house
is old - more than 100 years old! I am .. English lecturer at .. college near
centre of . town. I like .. books, music and taking .. photographs. I usually
have lunch at college. I usually go .. home by .. car. We have all kinds of food in
. England. I like . Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to Polish restaurant in
Bath. .. restaurant is called "Magda's". . Polish food is delicious!
EXERCISE 2 a, an, the, zero
1 Robert and Jessica went to ___ party last night.
2 Can you tell me how to get to ___ cinema from here?
3 ___ college is closed today.
4 Gregory is one of ___ strangest people I know.
5 I recommend you to try ___ tomato soup at this restaurant.
6 ___ beer is good for you.
7 Would you like to see ___ film?
8 ___ apple a day keeps ___ doctor away.
9 I can't believe I failed ___ yesterday's test!
10 Do you have ___ dictionary that I can borrow?
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EXERCISE 3
1 There were many dogs in the park. One dog was ___ Dalmatian.
2 Pandas and ___ tigers are both endangered animals.
3 Magda is wearing ___ blue dress with red shoes
4 Bornholm is ___ island in the Baltic Sea.
5 Christmas comes once ___ year.
6 ___ owl is __ bird.
7 The Severn is ___ river.
8 Jane went to the shop to buy ___ bread.
9 Hania broke ___ glass when she was washing-up.
10 Tom took ___ umbrella as it was raining heavily.
EXERCISE 4
1 This is ___ easy question.
2 Stephen could you speak ___ little louder?
3 May I have your ___ phone number?
4 I have never seen ___ UFO.
5 May I ask you ___ question?
6 Astrid is ___ best teacher in our school.
7 What is ___ name of the next station?
8 My girlfriend has ___ my car today.
9 I went to ___ sea during my summer holiday.
10 Is there ___ cash machine near here?
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EXERCISE 5
1 This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.
a. a
b. an
2 Simon is ____ engineer.
a. a
b. an
3 That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.
a. a
b. an
4 Sean Connery is ___ actor.
a. a
b. an
5 John is ____ electrician.
a. a
b. an
6 Mr. Sako is ___ teacher.
a. a
b. an
7 This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.
a. a
b. an
8 That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.
a. a
b. an
9 I'm ____ student.
a. a
b. an
10 Kate Winslet is ____ actress.
a. a
b. an
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EXERCISE 6
Fill in each blank with the appropriate article. If no article is required, put a "0" in the blank. The nouns
that the articles go with are in italics.
1 _______(a) Decline and Fall of ______(b) Roman Empire
2
________(a) complexity of _______(b) problem of ______(c) decline and fall of the Roman
Empire is made evident by _______(d) wide variety of causes that are emphasized in varying
degrees by _______ (e) different authors.
According to Gibbon, _________(a) empire reached its peak during _______(b) administration
of ________(c) two Antonines.
After that, however, ________(a) extent of ________(b) Roman conquest became too great to be
managed by _______(c) Roman government, and _______(d) decline began.
______(a) military government was weakened and finally dissolved as ______(b) barbarians
were allowed to constitute ______(c) ever-growing percentage of ______(d) Roman legions.
______(a) victorious legions began to dominate and corrupt _______(b) government, weakening
it at ______(c) time when it most needed ______(d) strength to overcome _______(e) other
problems