... novel.
21 His mother's very proud of him.
22 The twins used to play rugby.
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EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... Would you like to hear . . . story about . . . Englishman, . . . Irishman and . . . Scotsman?
~
No. I've heard . . . stories about . . . Englishmen, . . . Irishmen and . . . Scotsmen before ... the house?
In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. It
would therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exercises
(except...
... my best.
10. I did everything I could.
11. I must go now.
12. Diamonds suit me.
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exercises
1
2 Auxiliary verbs: short answers PEG 108
Assume that questions are addressed ... drives a German car.
2. rides an English horse.
3. sings German songs.
4. plays Italian music.
5. drinks English beer.
6. dances with a Greek girl.
7. uses an English dictionary.
8. has lunch ... to the news in English.
10. writes in Spanish.
11. goes to Indian films. (Use a French film in the answer.)
12. talks English.
13. corrects the Spanish essays.
14. explains in English.
15. lectures...
...
exactly alike.
15 Come on, children! time to get up! nearly breakfast time.
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A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... the house?
In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. It
would therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exercises
(except ... get me some aspirin when you're at the chemist's.
have: possessive
PEG 122
In British English, have meaning possess is not normally conjugatec with do except when
there is an idea of...
... Yvonne, who is going to English classes): How long you (learn) English?
Yvonne: I (learn) off and on for about five and a half years. (Use the continuous form.)
20 I (begin) English at secondary ... you change your mind?
Paul: I (find) that I (need) English for my work and this (seem) the quickest way of
learning it.
18 Peter: You (know) any English when you first (arrive) here?
Paul: No, ... American party
(come).
26 Englishmen very seldom (talk) on the Underground. They (prefer) to read their
newspapers. ~
Those two men in the corner (talk). ~
But they (not talk) English.
27 Jones and...
... Extensive reading
for vocabulary development, p.10. A publication of the English Language Institute.
John Cotton Dana (15 September 2004). Teacher's Edition. A publication of the English ... fourteen topic-based units presenting and
practicing vocabulary and grammar, as well as developing the four language skills (Reading,
Writing, Listening and Speaking). After every two units, ... better and to clear away all these problems. Before the experiment they had finished
one term of English. In the first term, the material they used was Lifelines-Elementary (from
Unit 1 to Unit...
... ”
“Do you go fishing very often?”
“No, I don’t ”
“Do you travel much?”
“No, ”
“Do you use your English much?”
“No, ”
“Do you go to the theatre very often?”
“No, ”
68.3 Use your own ideas to complete ... you want to know. They’ll give plenty of
You’ll easily recognise Alan. He’s got green
Carla’s English has improved. She has made
I want to write down your address. Have you got ?
If you want ... tennis on Monday afternoon.
He
3 Sue wanted him to translate a Spanish newspaper article into English.
because
4 Jack wanted Ken to lend him ₤20.
5 Ken’s mother wanted him to repair her...
... these questions about yourseft and your favourite things. Use a dictionary if you don’t
know the English words you need.
1 What is your favourite tree?
2 Which bird do you like most?
3 What is ... were killed in the plane crash. The bodies of were taken
away. were taken to hospital.
2 Every English child knows the story of Robin Hood. It is said that he
robbed and gave the money to .
3 ... I didn’t know his address. So I couldn’t contact him.
Not
4 The man wasn’t able to understand English. So he didn’t know what I said.
5 He was travelled a lot. So he knows a lot about other...