Intermediate English 1

Miss Claudia Salazar Dastres

Unit 1, 2 & 3

I. Simple present tense

Tense Affirmative Negative Interrogative with

answer
I play I don’t play Do you play?
She plays She doesn’t play Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Simple Present They play They don’t play Does he play?
Yes, he does / No, he
doesn’t
Complete the sentences with simple present
1. Andy sometimes __________________ comics. (read)
2. We never _________________ TV in the morning. ( watch)
3. My sister usually __________________ in the kitchen. (help)
4. They often_________________ the bathroom. (clean)
5. Every day his grandfather ___________________ for a walk. (go)
6. 13. Isabel ________________ (not phone) a friend.
7. 10. _________ you _________ (play) football?
8. 11. _________ your sister _________ (play) on Saturday?
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Unit 1, 2 & 3

Question Meaning Examples

words
Who's that?
who person
That's Nancy.
Where do you live?
where place
I live In Boston
Why do you sleep early?
why reason
Because I get up early everyday.
When do you go to work?
when time
I go to work from Monday to Friday
How do you go to work?
how manner
I go by car
object, idea or What do you do?
what
action I am an engineer
Which one do you prefer?
which choice
I prefer the red one.
What time do you usually arrive home?
what time time
I usually arrive home at 6
How often do you go to the gym?
how often frequency
I go to the gym twice a week.
How old are you?
how old age
I'm 16.
How many children do you have?
How many quantity
I have two daughters
How much does it cost?
How much
It costs $10.
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Unit 1, 2 & 3

I. Complete with a questions word from the list

What time When Where Why How Who
1. _______________ do you get to work?
2. _______________ do you eat dinner?
3. _______________ do you live with?
4. ______________ do you go on holidays?
5. ______________ do you live in Santiago?
6. ______________ do you have English classes?
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Summary Units: 1, 2, 3
 2A VOCABULARY Common objects
Look at the ANAGRAMS. Order the letters and write the words. Match them to pictures
1–15. Use a / an with the singular nouns.
1 2 3
ANAGRAMS
a DI arcd
b oicn
c alpm
d tcwha
e teawll
f life
g crossiss
4 5 6
h emnaigza
i platpo
j salsseguns
k yek
l narlaced
m ckitet
n pamst
o erumball
7 8 9

a an ID card 7
b
c
d
e
f
g
10 11 12
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
13 14 15

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 2B VOCABULARY Opposite adjectives race
 a Write the opposite adjectives.

OPPOSITE

1 expensive

2 fast

3 dirty

4 easy

5 near

6 fat

7 high

8 wrong

9 rich

10 good

11 beautiful

12 weak

13 empty

14 blond

15 tall

16 young

  b Test your partner.

What’s the opposite of “strong”?

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 3A VOCABULARY Verb phrases
a  Match the verbs in the list to phrases 1–20. Write them in the VERB column.

do (x2) drink eat go have like listen live play (x2) read
say speak study take want watch wear work

VERB

1 a new car want

2 two children, a dog

3 exercise, yoga

4 to the movies, to the gym

5 tea or coffee

6 in an apartment, in the city

7 the newspaper, in bed

8 a little German, two languages

9 your book to class, an umbrella

10 economics, for an exam

11 in an office

12 to music, to the radio

13 sorry, hello

14 glasses, jeans

15 fast food

16 housework, homework

17 the guitar

18 TV

19 animals

20 tennis, chess

  b Test your memory. Cover the VERB column. Say phrases 1–20 with I.
I want a new car.

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 3B VOCABULARY Jobs
  Complete the crossword from the picture clues.

1 2
3 4

1 5

3 6

5
7
6

10 8

11 b u i l d e r

12

13

14
11 12
10
9

14
13 HOTEL

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