Grammar Unit 1

SPECTRUM 1

Present simple: be

1 Complete the sentences with ’m, ’s, or ’re.

I ’m a student.

1 It _____ half past six.

2 You _____ in my class.

3 We _____ from Spain.

4 Laura _____ my friend.

5 I _____ twelve years old.

6 She _____ my mother.

2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of be.

They aren’t new. ()

1 We ________ from Portugal. () 2 My name ________ Julia. ()

3 I ________ at school right now. ()

4 It ________ the same. ()

5 I ________ a student. ()

6 You ________ from Spain. ()

7 Lena ________ here today. ()

8 Jo and May ________ students. ()

3 Complete the questions and short answers.

Are you in this class?

Yes, I am.

1 ________ this your pen?

No, it ____________ .

2 ________ Lucy and Joe at home?

No, they ____________ .

3 ________ I in the right classroom?

Yes, you ____________ .

4 ________ we friends?

Yes, we ____________ .

5 ________ today Tuesday?

Yes, it ____________ .

6 ________ I Sara’s cousin?

No, you ____________ .

7 ________Ruben from Spain?

No, he ____________ .

8 ________ you thirteen years old?

Yes, I ____________ .

9 ________ she a student?

Yes, she ____________ .

there is / there are

4 Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use There is, There isn’t, There are or There aren’t.

a restaurant ()

There is a restaurant.

1 some stairs ()

______________________________________

2 a balcony ()

______________________________________

3 some windows ()

______________________________________

4 a garden ()

______________________________________

5 an umbrella ()

______________________________________

6 a shop ()

______________________________________

7 any lifts ()

______________________________________

8 a dining room ()

______________________________________

9 any trees ()

______________________________________

there is / there are + a, an, some and any

5 Complete the sentences with a, an, some or any.

There is a sofa in the living room.

1 There aren’t ______ stairs to the top floor.

2 There is ______ shop in the hotel.

3 There aren’t ______ pets at my grandparents’

house.

4 There are ______ chairs in the kitchen.

5 There is ______ balcony in my bedroom.

6 There is ______ enormous tree in the garden.

Vocabulary Unit 1

SPECTRUM 1

Families

1 Write the correct word next to each definition and then complete the crossword.

Down

1 My mother’s father is my grandfather

2 My mother’s brother is my ________

3 My sister is my mother’s ________

4 My brother is my father’s ________

5 My father’s sister is my ________

Across

6 My uncle’s children are my ________

7 My father is my mother’s ________

8 My father’s mother is my ________

Parts of a house

2 Fill in the missing words in the sentences.

bathroom bedroom garden kitchen living room

1 You cook in the _________

2 You sleep in the _________

3 You watch TV in the _________

4 You have a shower in the _________

5 There are trees and flowers in the _________

Pets

3 Match the descriptions to the animals in the box.

cat dog fish rabbit

1 I’m often colourful and I can swim.

______________________________________

2 I have a long tail and I sometimes wear a collar.

______________________________________

3 I’ve got fur and I like to run in the park.

______________________________________

4 I’ve got fur and big ears.

______________________________________

Dates: ordinal numbers

4 Write the ordinal numbers in words.

1 14th ____________

2 3rd ____________

3 10th ____________

4 9th ____________

5 17th ____________

6 20th ____________

Asking for personal information

5 Read the answers and complete the questions.

What’s your first name?

Mark.

1 What’s your _______________?

Roberts.

2 How do you _______________ that?

R-O-B-E-R-T-S.

3 What’s your _______________?

26 Castle Street, York.

4 What’s your _______________?

00567 4340 128.

5 What’s your __________?

mroberts@mail.com

1G

2U 3D

4S

5A

6C

7H

8G