Extra grammar practice revision A1+ Unit

to be affirmative and negative; to be 4 Complete with the correct form of the verb to be
or have got.
questions and short answers; have got;
Possessive adjectives
I (1) a big international family. My mother
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of be. (2) French, from the west coast, and my
father (3) Australian. We (4)
am/’m (×3)  • ​am not/’m not (×2)  • ​Are  • ​ houses in Paris and in Melbourne. I (5)
are/’re (×2)  • ​Is  • ​is/’s (x4)  • ​is not/isn’t aunts and uncles in Italy, Germany and Belgium. It (6)
great! They (7) all very
Liam: Hello, I (1) Liam. What’s your
interested in me because I (8) their only
name?
nephew. I (9) a baby sister, she
Carmen: Hi! I (2) Carmen
(10) three months old. She
Liam: Where (3) you from?
(11) big blue eyes. What about you?
Carmen: Padua.
(12) you a big family?
Liam: (4) that in Spain?
Carmen: No, Padua (5) in Spain. It
(6) in the north of Italy.
5 Circle the best answer to complete the text.
Liam: Sorry … I (7) very good at
geography. (1) I’m/’re from Vancouver, in the West of Canada. Many
Carmen: It’s OK. But I love Spain, the music, the people in Canada (2) is/are from different parts of the
food … world. (3) My/Your mother, for example, (4) is/isn’t
Liam: Spanish food (8) great. And Canadian. She (5) has/is from Hong Kong. So in (6) our/
my brother and I (9) big fans your family we speak English and Chinese. Canada
of Barcelona Football Club. What about (7) has got/have got a population of over 35 million.
you? (10) you a football fan? The official languages (8) is/are English and French, but
Carmen: No, I (11) into sport. I over 20% of the Canadian population speak a different
(12) interested in films. language. I (9) have got/haven’t got any brothers or
My favourite actress (13)
sisters, but we have a lovely dog – she (10) ’s/’s got ten
Penelope Cruz. She (14)
years old. The average number of children in Canadian
Spanish, too!
families (11) is/are 1.1. What about (12) our/your
2 Circle the correct alternative. country? (13) Has it got/Has it a big population?

1 Lisa has got/have got a new email address.

2 Have got you/Have you got a map of the city?
3 Yes, I’ve/I have.
4 Have I/I’ve got a big flat outside the city centre.
5 They’ve got/’s got many English-speaking friends.
6 Have/Has he got time to see us?
7 No, he hasn’t/hasn’t got.

3 Circle the correct alternative.

1 ‘What’s you/your hobby?’ ‘It’s/Its swimming.’
2 We love Spanish food – us/our favourite dish
is paella.
3 London is a big city – its/her population is
8.5 million.
4 Dan is into rock music – he and her/his friends are in
a band called ‘Clash 2’.
5 Barbara and her/she sister are British, but their/her
cousins are not. They’re/Their Australian.
6 Tom and Scott are 13. Both their/they birthdays are
in November.

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