New English File Teachers Book Elementary Photocopiable O Oxford University Press 2004
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
a Circle a, b, or c.
Example: My name David.
a am b is c are
I How many bedrooms in your flat? a is there b are there c there are
2 There are glasses in the cupboard. a any b a c some
3 many guests in the hotel.
a There weren't b They weren't c There wasn't 4 a very noisy party in the street last night. a There is b There was c There were
6 any good programmes on TV yesterday? a Was there b Are there c Were there
7 What a you are doing b you doing c are you doing
8 She lunch.
a is make b is making c is makeing
9 A What does he do?
a He's reading b He's a student c Yes, he does 9 My sister on Friday nights. a usually goes out b is usually going out c goes usually out 10 A Where's Ann? B She's in the bathroom.
a She has a shower b She's having a shower c She having a shower
b Complete the sentences.
Example: I'm English. I'm from London.
11 There's big table in the living room 12 There aren't chairs.
13 How many people there in class yesterday?
14wasn't a bar in the hotel.
15 your brother working at the moment? 16 Don't make a noise! Your father's TV.
drinking vodka! It's water.
18 A What's Mark
B He's playing tennis.
19 Simon usually to bed early. 20 A What does he B He's a pilot.
a Write the rooms in the house.
Example: The room where you sleep theØedroom
I The room where you have a shower
2 The room where you cook
3 The room where you relax and watch TV
4 The room where you have dinner
5 The place where you leave your car
b Write the furniture.
Example: You sleep in this a bed
6 people can sit here a s
7 You put food and drinks here the f
8 You have this on the floor a c
9 You put books etc on these sh s
10 You cook on this ac c Write the places.
Example: A place where you can see old things
Il A place where you can buy medicine
12 A place where you go over a river
13 A place where you can buy stamps
14 A place where you get a train
15 A place where you can see famous paintings
d Complete with one word.
16 There's a small table to the bed. 17 There's a plant in of the window.
18 Don't argue me!
19 Our neighbours always a lot of noise
20 My dogs always when they see the postman.
PRONUNCIATION
a Write the words from the list in the chart.
fridge ghost near there wrong
€10
stairs here road job garden
1 2 3 4 5
b Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: afternoon
( sofa 9 nurror
7 hospital 10 behind
8 department store
2. How many bedrooms are there in your flat? Correct answer: c) there are (Explanation: The question is asking about the existence of bedrooms, so the correct response includes the phrase "there are".)
3. There weren't many guests in the hotel. Correct answer: a) There weren't (Explanation: The sentence is stating that there were not many guests in the hotel, so the correct response uses the past tense "weren't".)
4. There was a very noisy party in the street last night. Correct answer: c) There were (Explanation: The sentence is describing the party, so the correct verb to use is the plural form "were".)
5. Were there any good programmes on TV yesterday? Correct answer: a) Was there (Explanation: The question is asking about the existence of good programmes, so the correct response uses the singular form "was there".)
6. What are you doing? Correct answer: c) are you doing (Explanation: The question is asking about the present action, so the correct verb to use is the present continuous form "are you doing".)
7. She is making lunch. Correct answer: b) is making (Explanation: The sentence is stating that she is currently in the process of making lunch, so the correct verb to use is the present continuous form "is making".)
8. What does he do? Correct answer: b) He's a student (Explanation: The question is asking about his occupation, so the correct response describes his role as a student.)
9. My sister usually goes out on Friday nights. Correct answer: a) usually goes out (Explanation: The sentence is describing her usual action on Friday nights, so the correct verb to use is the present simple form "usually goes out".)
10. Where's Ann? She's having a shower. Correct answer: b) She's having a shower (Explanation: The sentence is explaining her current activity, so the correct response uses the present continuous form "She's having a shower".)
11. There's a big table in the living room.
12. There aren't any chairs.
13. How many people were there in class yesterday?
14. There wasn't a bar in the hotel.
15. Is your brother working at the moment?
16. Don't make a noise! Your father's drinking vodka! It's water.
17. A: What's Mark doing? B: He's playing tennis.
18. Simon usually goes to bed early.
19. A: What does he do? B: He's a pilot.
a) The room where you sleep: bedroom
2. The room where you have a shower: bathroom
3. The room where you cook: kitchen
4. The room where you relax and watch TV: living room
5. The room where you have dinner: dining room
b) You sleep in this: bed
6. People can sit here: sofa
7. You put food and drinks here: fridge
8. You have this on the floor: carpet
9. You put books etc on these: shelves
10. You cook on this: stove
c) A place where you can see old things: museum
12. A place where you can buy medicine: pharmacy
13. A place where you go over a river: bridge
14. A place where you can buy stamps: post office
15. A place where you get a train: train station
16. There's a small table next to the bed. (Explanation: The preposition "next to" indicates the position of the table in relation to the bed.)
17. There's a plant in front of the window. (Explanation: The preposition "in front of" indicates the position of the plant in relation to the window.)
18. Don't argue with me! (Explanation: The preposition "with" indicates the object of the verb "argue".)
19. Our neighbors always make a lot of noise. (Explanation: The verb "make" is used to describe the action of creating noise.)
20. My dogs always bark when they see the postman. (Explanation: The verb "bark" is used to describe the sound dogs make when they see the postman.)
a) fridge (stressed on the first syllable)
2. there (stressed on the first syllable)
3. wrong (stressed on the first syllable)
4. stairs (stressed on the first syllable)
5. road (stressed on the first syllable)
b) sofa (stressed on the second syllable)
7. hospital (stressed on the second syllable)
8. department store (stressed on the third syllable)
9. mirror (stressed on the second syllable)
10. behind (stressed on the second syllable)