CNCI UNIVERSITY

ENTRY 1 -
INTENSIVE
Rules and tools

cindy
[Pick the date]
 Rules and tools

Contents

1 Present simple
2 Present continuous
3 Using have got
4 Countable and uncountable nouns
5 Nouns – singular and plural
6 Using some and any
7 Using can
8 Using imperatives
9 Prepositions of time – when?
10 Prepositions of place – where ?
11 Numbers 1-100
 Subject pronouns and the Verb to be
Table
Negative
Pronoun Verb to be Contraction Negative Question
contraction
I Am I´m I am not I´m not Am I ___?
You Are You’re You are not You aren´t Are you ?
He Is He’s He is not He isn´t Is he ?
She Is She´s She is not She isn´t Is she ?
It Is He’s It is not It isn´t Is it ?
We are We´re We are not We aren´t Are we ?
They are
They are They´re They aren´t Are they ?
not

Affirmative
Fill in the tables below with the verb to be and the contractions:

I a student. I´m a student.

You a teacher. a teacher.
He is a journalist. a journalist.
She a mechanic. a mechanic.
It a book. WEEK 1
a book.
We pilots. pilots.
They policemen. WEEK 1
policemen.
Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.
1. It ________cold today. 7. That ______right.

2. I ________at home now. 8. I ___________OK, thanks.

3. They ___________Korean. 9. Clara and Steve ________married.

4. There _________a pen on the desk. 10. She _________an English teacher.

5. My name ___________Nikita.

6. We _________from Ukraine.
Arrange the words affirmative sentences with the verb to be.
1. am years old. twenty-five I: _____________________________________________
2. are from Venezuela. We ________________________________________________
3 Anton and student. I'm is a name My ______________________________________
4 my is This book. _______________________________________________________
5 day today. nice It's a ___________________________________________________
6 Paul. Her name is brother's ______________________________________________
7 John an engineer. is ____________________________________________________
8 husband's My Johansson. is name _________________________________________
9 twelve in class. There are my students: ____________________________________
10 letter. at the of top My the new address is: _________________________________

Negative
Fill in the tables below with negative form of the verb to be and the contractions:
I a singer.
I a singer.
you a receptionist.
you a receptionist.
He isn´t a nurse.
He a nurse.
She a shop assistant.
She a shop assistant.
It my book.
It my book.
We not musicians.
We not musicians.
They taxi drivers.
They taxi drivers.
 WEEK 1
Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.
Example: She_isn´t_from France.

1. This book__________mine.

2. Jane and Peter__________married.

3. That________right.

4. My brother_________here at the moment.

5. We________in England.

6. It_______Monday today.

7. Jennie's surname_________Peters.

8. I_________a hairdresser.

9. My name_______Alexander.

10. There________many people in this class.

Make the positive sentences negatives.

Example:
I am a student. I am not a student

1. This exercise is difficult.______________________________________________

2. We're from Spain. __________________________________________________

3. My grandmother's name's Adelaide. ____________________________________

4. The kids are in the garden. ___________________________________________

5. You're English. _____________________________________________________

6. My car is very expensive. ____________________________________________

7. This is my student's notebook. ________________________________________

8. These photographs are very nice. ______________________________________

9. Alex is twenty-five years old. _________________________________________

10. I'm fine. __________________________________________________________

 WEEK 1

Interrogative
Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun and form of the verb to be to make questions
right?
here?
a nurse?
second-hand?
wrong?
happy?
American?

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are.

1. ____________Jane and Alice sisters?

2. ___________ this car yours?

3. __________I in your way?

4. ___________Maria John's sister?

5. _________you twenty-five years old?

6. ________the Smiths divorced?

7. _________this your new bicycle?

Put the words in the correct order to make interrogate questions with the verb to be.

1 you Are hot? _________________________________________________________

2 your Is this book? _____________________________________________________

3 Is Unites Mr. the Peters from States? ______________________________________

4 Are married? they _____________________________________________________

5 right wrong? or Am I ___________________________________________________

6 daughter's your Sandra? name Is _________________________________________

7 Mrs. and Are Jenkins? Mr. you ___________________________________________

 WEEK 1

Wh- Questions

Use the underline part of the answer to ask questions with who, what, when, why and how.
1.- _________Where is Adela__________________________? A= Adela is at home.
2.- _______________________________________________? A= My telephone number is 555-56-
89.
3.- _______________________________________________? A= I am fine, thank you.
4.- _______________________________________________? A= Tom is in the kitchen.
5.- ________________________________________________? A= The bikes are in the yard.
6.- ________________________________________________? A= I am 26 years old.
7.- _______________________ ________________________? A= Carmen is my teacher.
8.-____________________________ ____________________? A= Her name is Elvira.
9.- ________________________________________________? A= The car is in the parking lot.
10.- _______________________________________________? A= My last name is Gaxiola.
 WEEK 1

Quiz
Write a negative and question form of each sentence:
1. I am a student. (example) 6. You are a student.

Negative : I am not a student Negative ______________________________

Question: Am I a student? Question ______________________________

2. They are from Mexico. 7. Maria is from Argentina.

Negative ______________________________ Negative ______________________________

Question ______________________________ Question ______________________________

3. She is from China. 8. The students are from Cuba.

Negative ______________________________ Negative ______________________________

Question ______________________________ Question ______________________________

4. We are students. 9. Bill is from California.

Negative ______________________________ Negative ______________________________

Question ______________________________ Question ______________________________

5. He is a teacher. 10. Sarah and Fred are from Ohio.

Negative ______________________________ Negative ______________________________

Question ______________________________ Question ______________________________

Fill in the gaps using the verb to be:

1.
2. What ________your name? 6. Who ______she?
- My name _______John Roberts. - She _____my wife.

7. Who ________they?
3. Who ________ you?
- They ________Mr and Mrs
- I ______John Roberts.
Roberts.

4. Who ________John Roberts?

- I ________ John Roberts

5. ________you John Roberts?

- Yes I ________John Roberts.
 WEEK 1

1 The present simple 

What does she do on
What time do you Sunday?
get up?

She goes
I get up at 7 o’clock. swimming.

I hate pop music. They don’t like smoking.

I love cold weather.

 love, like hate  don’t like

Use

• You use present simple to talk about things you do every day.

• You use present simple to talk about things you like and don’t like.

Form

Positive Negative
I live in Liverpool. I live in Liverpool.
You eat Questions fish
? and meat. When You don’t Answers
eat fish and meat.
We comeI from Iran. you We I (do not) come I Iran.
from
They you smoke? speak, They you you
She
Do liveswe in Liverpool. use short She wedoesn’t do. live inwe don’t.
Liverpool.
He eatsthey fish
likeand meat.
cats? forms. Yes
He they
(does not) eatNo, they
fish and meat.
It comeshe from Iran. do not It she come she Iran.
from
Does she study computing?  don’ t he does. he doesn’t
it does not it it
 doesn’t

You add an s to the verb for he, she and it. I love chocolate. Do you ?
He loves chocolate. Does he?
Present Tense Exercise #1
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb OR the correct
“helping” verb.

A. AFFIRMATIVE (use the verb “to walk”)

1. I ____________ to school every day.
2. You ____________ to school every day.
3. He/She/It ____________ to school every day.
4. They ____________ to school every day.
5. We ____________ to school every day.

B. NEGATIVE (use the verb “to walk”)

6. I ____________ walk to school every day.
7. You don’t ____________ to school every day.
8. He/She/It ____________ walk to school every day.
9. They ____________walk to school every day.
10. We don’t ____________ to school every day.

C. YES/NO QUESTIONS (use the verb “to walk”)

11. Do I ____________ to school every day?
12. ____________ you walk to school every day?
13. Does he/she/it ____________ to school every day?
14. ____________ they walk to school every day?
15. Do we ____________ to school every day?
D. SHORT ANSWERS)
16. Yes, I ____________. 17. No, I _______________.
18. Yes, you ____________. 19. No, you ____________.
20. Yes, he/she/it ____________. 21. No, he/she/it ____________.
22. Yes, we ____________. 23. No, we ____________.
24. Yes, they ____________. 25. No, they ____________.

E. WH—QUESTIONS
26. When do you ___________ to school every day?
27. Why do ___________ walk to school every day?
28. Where ___________ she go to school every day?
29. How does ___________ get to school every day?
30. What ___________ they do in school every day?

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.

1. We always __________ (walk) home from school.
2. She never __________ (drink) diet sodas.
3. Do you __________ (like) to watch T.V.?
4. I __________ (play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He doesn’t __________ (dance) very well.
6. My neighbor __________ (work) at the hospital.
7. When do you __________ (eat) dinner?
8. The students always _________ (study) for their tests.
9. Does he __________ (live) in California?
10. The store usually __________ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She __________ (know) the story by heart.
12. He _________ (call) his mother every Sunday.
13. Do you __________ (talk) to your brother every day?
14. When does she __________ (leave) for work?
15. My friend __________ (speak) five languages.
16. I __________ (cook) dinner every night.
17. He __________ (take) vitamins every day.
18. Do they __________ (travel) together?
19. They __________ (go) to the park often.
20. What does this word _______ (mean)?
 Simple present
Example: ____ she ____ books? (to read)
Answer: Does she read books?

1) They hockey at school. (to play)

2) She e-mails. (not/to write)
3) you English? (to speak)
4) My parents fish. (not/to like)
5) Anne any hobbies? (to have)
6) Andy's brother in an office. (to work)
7) Leroy very fast. (can/not/to read)
8) Jim and Joe the flowers every week? (to water)
9) Yvonne's mother a motorbike. (not/to ride)
Write 3 sentences in the affirmative simple present
1. ________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________

Write 3 sentences in the negative simple present

1. ________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________

Write 3 sentences in the interrogative simple present

1. ________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________
2 The present continuous 
No, I’m not. I’m
Are you waiting for waiting for Kamal.
Ali?

. She’s watching TV.

What’s Maggie
doing?

Use

• You use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing now.

Form

Positive
I ‘m
(am) studying English.
You ‘re eating my dinner.
We (are) waiting for Ali. Negative
They going home. I ‘m not (am
He ‘s watching TV. not) studying.
She ( is) eating dinner.
It You aren’t waiting for Ali.
We (are not) going home.
They watching TV.
He isn’t
She (is )
Questions ? It
Am I

waiting for Ali? Positive Answers

Are you Negative Answers
we going home? I am.
I ‘m not.
they watching TV? (am not)
you
you
Is he we are.
Yes we aren’t
she they
No they (are not)
it
she is.
she isn’t.
he
he (is not)
it
it

• When you speak you use short forms.

I am  I’m You are  You’re He is  He’s

I am not  I’m not You are not  You aren’t He is not  He isn’t
 WEEK 5

What´s the difference between the simple present and the present continuous?
Present Continuous - Practice Forming Present Continuous
Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make different
form of the Present Continuous Tense.
1. John (read) a book now.

2. What (you do) tonight?

3. Jack and Peter (work) late today.

4. Silvia (not listen) to music.

5. Maria (sit) next to Paul.

6. How many other students (you study) with?

7. The phone (not ring).

Present Continuous Tense - More Practice

1 looking glasses. my I'm for

2 What of book you reading? kind are

3 crying? Why is Pamela

4 University. National is studying Kharkov at Paul economics

5 laughing? everyone is Why

6 you Are waiting for me?

7 you When leaving? are

8 John is the at Arabia moment. Saudi in working

9 company for you? as the same Jennifer Is working

10 next having Saturday you I'm want come? to party a do –

Simple Present or Present ContinuousExercise #1
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense.
1. Every Saturday, John (drive) ____________________ his son to soccer
practice.

2. Usually, I (work) _____________________ as a professor at the National

University in Tokyo, but this summer I (study) _____________________ English
in the United States. That’s why I am here in the U.S.

3. Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby (sleep)______________________.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _____________________.

5. It (always, snow) ___________________ a lot during the winter.

6. I'm sorry, but I can't hear what you (say) ___________________ . Everybody
(talk)
___________________ so loudly.

7. Maria (currently, write) ___________________ a book about her experiences

in the U.S.

8. A: Do you want to go for a walk around the lake? I (need) _____________

some exercise.

B: No, I can't. I (watch) _____________________ my little sister.

9. The business cards (normally, be) _____________________ printed by a

company in San Francisco. Their prices (be) _________________ inexpensive
and the quality of their work is good.

10. The children (eat) ____________________ too much candy. They are going
to be sick!

11. She (always, call) ____________________ her mother when she gets home.

12. Ron and Kay (look) ___________________ out the window at the beautiful
bird in the tree.

13. They (feed) ___________________ the birds every day.

14. I (always, play) ___________________ on Thursdays.

15. Now, I can’t understand what he (say) ______________. He (speak)
__________ too fast!
3 Using have got 
I’ve got a sore throat.
She’s got three
brothers. I haven’t got
time.

I’ve haven’t got a car. The house has got a

small garden.

Form

Negative
I
You haven’t got (have
Positive We not got) 2 children.
I They a headache.
You ‘ve got She hasn’t got a new car.
We (have got) 2 children. He (has not got)
They a headache. It
She ‘s got a new car.
He (has got)
It
Answers
Questions ? I I
Have I you have you haven’t
you we we (have not)
we any children? Yes, they No, they
they got a headache? she she hasn’t
Has he a new car? he has he (has not)
she it it
it

When you speak you use short forms.

I have got  I’ve got She has got  She’s got

We have not got  We haven’t got He has not got  He hasn’t got
Fill in the table
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Fill in the blanks with the verb to have.

What does Sally look like?
Sally ______________ brown hair and green eyes.
What do your family look like?
They all _____________ curly hair and brown eyes.
Sam ____________ a pet dog.
CNCI has ______________ classrooms.
• Peter a beautiful new house in the countryside.
In my bag I ________ a book, pencils and a snack.
What do you look like?
_________________________________
________________________________
_________________________________
________________________________
_________________________________

• (she) any children?

• I a fantastic apartment in New York when I lived there.

• Tom a shower at the moment. Can you call back later?

• I'm afraid we enough space in the garage.

• My son breakfast before he goes to school.

• I think she a new job soon.

• (you) dinner early or late?

• (you) time to see me tomorrow afternoon?

• They usually a lot of free time during the summer.

4 Countable and uncountable nouns 

There is too much

We need potatoes, oil,
furniture in here. Let’s
apples, flour, tea, coffee
move the table into the
and sugar.
next room.

Use

• You use nouns to name things.

Form

• English nouns divide into two groups.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

You can count these. You can’t count these.

There are singular and plural forms There is only one form.

one cat , two cats rice, milk, water, oil, sugar, furniture,
one student, ten students weather, information

You use single and plural verbs. You always use a singular verb.

The lesson starts at 9.30. There is no furniture in there. 

The lessons start at 9.30. There are no furniture in there. X

You can use a or an in front of them. You cannot use a or an in front of them.

an envelope, a letter
You can use not many and a few in front of You can use not much and a little in front of
them. them.
You cannot use not much and a little in front You cannot use not many and a few in front
of them. of them.

There are a few people waiting for the bus. There is a little sugar left.
There aren’t many people here today.
There is not much flour left.

How much? How many?

• You use these when you ask about an amount or quantity.

How many…? with countable nouns.

How many carrots do you want? How many children are there?

How much…? with uncountable nouns.

How much sugar do you want? How much furniture is there?
 WEEK 4

How much/How many

Contables= How many uncontables = How much.

How many cars do you have? How many cars are there?
How much money do you have? There are nine cars

We also us How much to ask for a price.
How much is this car?
How much are the potatoes?
How much money is there?
There is one dollar.
How much milk is there?
There are three bottle.

Fill in the gaps below

There are four litres of

milk.

birds are there? pencils are there?

There are two birds. There are thirteen eggs are there?
pencils. There are eight eggs.

money is there?
chocolate is there? There
There are three thousand
is a bar of chocolate.
dollars. books are there?
There are three books.

dolphins are there?

sausages are there?
There are two dolphins.
milk is there? There are five sausage
A few A little

• You use these words when you describe small quantities.

a few with countable nouns

Have you got any of those T-shirts in large sizes ?

Yes, we’ve got a few left .

a little with uncountable nouns.

We’ve only got a little petrol left. We need to go to the petrol station.

Exercise 1
Decide whether you have to use a little or a few.
1. apples 5. boys 9. sugar

2. rice 6. money 10. cups

3. bicycles 7. dogs

4. trees 8. time

11. There will be rain this week.

12. friends are coming over tonight.

13. I need sleep.

14. Could you buy bottles of water for me?

15. My parents give me pocket money every week.

16. All we need is luck.

17. I would like to eat biscuits now.

18. There is still bread left.

19. My friend knows English poems.

20. There are birthdays to celebrate this month.

5 Nouns – singular and plural 

You make most countable nouns plural by adding –s. face faces
hand  hands
packet  packets
table  tables

With nouns ending in -s, -x and -ch you make the plural by bus  buses
adding –es. glass  glasses
box  boxes

With nouns ending in –y, use the ending –ies. city  cities
baby babies

Some countable nouns have irregular plurals. child  children

foot  feet
knife  knives
man  man
person  people
sheep  sheep
tooth  teeth
wife  wives
woman women

Uncountable nouns

Can you get a jar of Can I borrow a bit of

Brinjal pickle ? butter please ?

• You make uncountable nouns into countable quantities by describing the container, weight or volume and using a … of
…

Describe the container Describe the amount

bottle milk litre oil
cup coffee pound flour
tin beans kilo rice
a glass of water a slice of cheese
jar pickle loaf bread
packet rice ______
carton juice piece information
tube toothpaste bit news
Put in the correct form of the plural.

Example: school - ______

Answer: school - schools

1) life - 8) sandwich - 4) mouth -

2) family - 9) nurse - 5) foot -
3) boy - 10) shelf - 6) sheep -
4) house - 7) penny -
5) city - 1) half - 8) bus -
6) man - 2) kilo - 9) day -
7) child - 3) woman - 10) fish -
1) tomato - 2) tooth - 3) aircraft - 4) logo - 5) mouse - 6) crisis - 7) passer-by - 8) radius - 9) grown-up - 10)
crossroads -
6 Using some and any 
Use

• You use some and any when you don’t know how much or how many.

Form

• You use some and any with countable and uncountable nouns.

I’ve got some plasters.

Use some in a positive sentence. We’ve got some cheese.
+ There are some students outside.

_ Use any in a negative sentence.

I haven’t got any plasters.
We haven’t got any cheese.

Have you got any plasters?

Use any in a question. Have you got any cheese ?
? Are there any students outside?

Some is used in questions for

invitations:
1) Ann has candies. Example: Do you want some water?
2) Bill doesn't have money. Do you want some cookies?
Would you like some sugar?
3) Sue will give us information.
4) There is milk in the fridge.
1.- There are potatoes in the fridge.
5) There isn't beer.
6) There aren't boys in my family. 2.- There aren´t yogurt on the table.
7) Bill won't give me help. 3.- I don’t have money.
8) Ann shouldn't smoke cigarettes.
4.- Susan needs sugar to prepare the
9) Sue must do homework tonight. cake.
10) My brother can't speak Chinese. 5.- Do you want cake?
11) My sister can speak Spanish.
12) I can't speak Chinese or Spanish.
6.- Peter and Karla don´t have cheese
to their hamburgers.
13) I must study second languages.
14) Bill isn't smarter than Jane. 7.- We don´t have money to buy a
15) Ann should eat fresh fruit. present to our mother.
8.- There are oranges and bananas in
the fridge. Do you want ?
9.- Do you need lettuce to the
sandwich? Thanks, but I don´t like.
10. Is there milk? No there isn`t
7 Using can 

Can you hear me ? Can I have a pint of milk, I can speak a little Urdu but
please? I can’t write it.

You can’t sit there. Can I leave early today,

please?

Use

• You use can to ask for something.

• You use can to talk about things you are able to do.
• You use can to ask and give permission.
• You use can’t to describe something impossible.

Form

Positive
I sing.
You dance.
He speak Arabic. Negative
She can use a computer. I sing.
It ride a bike. You dance.
We cook rice. He speak Arabic.
They play the piano. She can’t use a computer.
It (cannot ) ride a bike.
We play the piano.
They

Answers
Yes, I can.
you
he
she
Question it
I sing? No, we can’t.
you dance? they
he speak Arabic?
Can she use a computer?
it ride a bike?
we cook rice?
they play the piano?

When you speak you use short forms. can  can’t

 WEEK 8

Add can or can't to the following sentences.

Example: You can speak English.
1. Monkeys talk.
2. Pigs fly.
3. I play the piano., but Cory can't.
4. You go on vacation. It's too expensive.
5. I borrow some money?
6. I don't know the answer. you tell me?
7. Tony come tonight, he's too busy.
8. Jim makes great food. He cook really well.
9. Excuse me, we see the movie.
10. It's too noisy. We study well.

Using the table on the next page write

conversation asking permission to do
something.
 WEEK 8

Quiz
Unscramble the following sentences.
Example: speak can you English. - You can speak English.

1. you can play the violin?

2. draw they can't well.
3. play I basketball can.
4. we can come house to your?
5. she sleep can't
6. you cook can?
7. watch can television I? ,

Write about yourself.

I can and or .
8 Using imperatives 
Take the first road on the
Come in. Don’t wait outside. right and walk to the next
crossroads .
Put the medicine in a
KEEP OFF THE
cup and then add hot
GRASS QUIET PLEASE
water.

Use

• The imperative is used for signs and notices. • It is used for directions.
• It is used for orders and instructions. • It is used for invitations.

Form

• The verb goes at the beginning of the sentence. There is

no noun or pronoun in front of it.
Sequencing words

+
Turn left at the traffic lights. • We can show the order of instructions and directions by
Go straight on.
using these sequencing words.

-
Don’t leave a mess. first then
Don’t worry about it. next

.
Here are some instructions for how to make tea

First boil some water.

Then put the water in a cup with a tea bag.}
Next take the tea bag out.
Then add milk.

Write the instructions we use in the

classroom.
 WEEK 4

Quiz
Fill in the gaps with
how much and how many.

bread is there?
There is a kilo of bread.

students are there?

There are four students.

cheese is there?
There is half kilo of cheese.

Fill in the table below with

some and any
ESOL Entry 1 Rules and tools
9 Prepositions of time – When? 
Use
Different prepositions are used with different time periods.

season, year, month e.g.

December My birthday is in December.
Spring, Summer I came to England in the Spring.
1994 My son was born in 1994.
in the morning Meet me in the morning.
the evening

a day or part of a day e.g. See you on Thursday .

Thursday The next lesson is on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning Her birthday is on the twentieth of May.
Saturday He was born on New year’s Day.
on the twentieth of May
New Year’s Day

a particular time, mealtime,

festival e.g.
three o’clock I arrive at three o’clock.
lunchtime
at the week-end
Go there at lunchtime.
See you at the weekend.
night I work at night.

These are other prepositions used to describe times.

The doctor can’t see you until 2 o’clock. (He is busy before then.)

I won’t get to the station before two. (But I will be there at two.)

Can you meet me at about half past eight. (A little before or after half past eight is fine.)

I’ll be in college after twelve. (Not before.)

Please be at the bus stop by two thirty. (You can come a little earlier than two thirty but not later.)

They are open from nine in the morning. (They open at nine and stay open for the rest of the day.)

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1. The headquarters of the United Nations is New
York.

2. In most countries people drive the right.

3. I usually buy a newspaper my way to work.

4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday the

Swiss Alps.

5. San Francisco is the west coast of the United

States.

6. She spends most of the day sitting the window.

7. The report about the accident was the front

page of the newspaper.

8. In the theatre we had seats the front row.

9. Write the name and address the front page of

the envelope.

10. It's dangerous to play football the streets.

11. I'll meet you the corner of the street at 10.

12. We got stuck in a traffic jam the way to the

airport.

13. Look at the horses that field.

14. the end of the street is a path to our house.

15. Do you want sugar your coffee?

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10 Prepositions of place – Where? 

at Meet me at the café.

at the station.
at the bank.

See you at home.

at college.
at work.
on
The book’s on my desk.
The computer room is on the second floor.

in
The library is in D block.
I live in a large town.
It’s in the north of England.
The hole-punch is in the drawer.

next to
The bank is next to the supermarket.
There are ladies’ toilets next to the customer services desk.

between
The library is between the post office and the supermarket.

opposite
The photocopier is opposite the door to the office.

The bank is opposite the post office.

under/below
The wastepaper basket is under the table.

The cleaning materials are below that shelf.

over/above
She lives in a flat above the chemist.

The plane flew over the south coast.

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1.

the picture, I can see a woman.

2. The woman is sitting a table.
3. She is sitting a chair.
4. There is another chair the woman.
5. Her feet are the table
6. The woman is holding a cup her hands.
7.the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an
appointment calendar, two pens and a muffin.
8. The woman is looking her laptop.
9. The woman's bag is the table.

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11 Numbers 1–100 
1 one first 30 thirty thirtieth
2 two second 40 forty fortieth
3 three third 50 fifty fiftieth
4 four fourth 60 sixty sixtieth
5 five fifth 70 seventy seventieth
6 six sixth 80 eighty eightieth
7 seven seventh 90 ninety ninetieth
8 eight eighth 100 one hundred one hundredth
9 nine ninth
10 ten tenth
11 eleven eleventh
12 twelve twelfth
13 thirteen thirteenth
14 fourteen fifteen fourteenth
Use numbers like first, second, third… for days
15 sixteen fifteenth
of the month.
16 seventeen sixteenth
17 eighteen seventeenth
His birthday is on July the fourteenth.
18 nineteen twenty eighteenth
19 twenty -one nineteenth
Use first, second, third … like this:
20 twenty -two twentieth
21 twenty-three twenty -first
This is his fifth visit to the dentist this month.
22 twenty -second
This is my first lesson.
23 twenty-third

The 24-hour clock

The twenty-four hour clock is used on timetables.

12 midnight 00.00 12 noon 12.00

1 am 01.00 1 pm 13.00
2 am 02.00 2 pm 14.00
3 am 03.00 3 pm 15.00
4 am 04.00 4 pm 16.00
5 am 05.00 5 pm 17.00
6 am 06.00 6 pm 18.00
7 am 07.00 7 pm 19.00
8 am 08.00 8 pm 20.00
9 am 09.00 9 pm 21.00
10 am 10.00 10 pm 22.00
11 am 11.00 11 pm 23.00

2.30 am = 02.30 3.45 pm = 15.45

8.10 am = 08.10 9.15 pm = 21.15

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ESOL Entry 1 Rules and tools

Existences: There is/ There are

AFFIRMATIVE:
There is + singular /uncountable noun
There are + plural noun

Fill in the blanks with There is / There are:

1. _______________________ a book on the table.
2. _______________________ some children in the street.
3. ________________________ some coffee in the cup.
4. _______________________ a cinema in Lake street.
5. _______________________ three pencils in the pencil case.
6. _______________________ a girl next to Tom.
7. _______________________ some students in the library.
8. _______________________ some milk in the fridge.
9. _______________________ a sofa in the living room.

NEGATIVE:
There isn’t + singular /uncountable noun
There aren’t + plural noun

Fill in the sentences with There isn’t / There aren’t

1. ______________________________ a cat in the garden.
2. ______________________________ any students in the classroom.
3. ______________________________ a cinema in my village.
4. ______________________________ any oranges in the bowl.
5. ______________________________ two bottles in the cupboard.
6. ______________________________ a sofa in the kitchen.
7. ______________________________ a boy in the hall.
8. ______________________________ any carrots in the fridge.
9. ______________________________ pubs in my village.

INTERROGATIVE:
Is there + singular /uncountable noun?
Are there + plural noun?

Fill in the sentences with Is there/ Are there?

1. _____________________________ any shops in your town?
2. _____________________________ any juice in the glass?
3. _____________________________ any children in the swimming pool?
4. _____________________________ a dog in the kennel?
5. _____________________________ any dictionaries in the library?
6. _____________________________ a TV in the living room?
7. _____________________________ any shoes on the floor?
8. _____________________________ a car in front of your house?
9. _____________________________ any restaurants in your suburb?

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