Let's practice! (Unit 1)

a/an or the

100

Can you turn _____ TV on? X-Factor is on in five minutes.

the

200

Come in! My dad's in _____ kitchen. He's cooking.

the

300

My uncle Paul is (1) _____ artist. He was born in (2) _____ UK but now he lives in (3) _____ Paris with my aunt who's French. They've got (4) _____ son called Pierre. Uncle Paul paints pictures of monuments like (5) _____ Eiffel Tower and he sells them to tourists.

an, the, 0, a, the

400

____ firefighter rescued ____ dog from ____ river this morning. Officials told ____ local news that ____ animal is now safe at ____ shelter.

a, a, the, the, the, the

500

____ boy and ____ girl found ____ old map in ____ bottle on ____ beach, and ____ map showed ____ way to ____ castle where ____ owl guarded ____ treasure.

a, a, an, a, the, the, the, a, an, the

present simple or present continuous

100

I _________ (stay) at my best friend's house in the country side this weekend.

am staying

200

Jane/need/any help/with her work?

Does Jane need any help with her work?

300

1. He loves Titanic but it makes him really sad. He ________ (cry) every time he sees it.

2. I really like Olivia but she ________ (talk) alot. She never lets me speak!

cries

talks

400

the boys/shorts/because it's hot/wear/today

The boys are wearing shorts today because it's hot.

500

1. Our company ______ (make) eco-friendly products, and at the moment we ______ (develop) a new line of reusable bottles.

2. She ___ (live) in Paris, but right now she ___ (stay) with friends in London while she ___ (look) for a new apartment.

1. makes, are developing

2. lives, is staying, is looking

family and life's stages

100

I walk on tiny, unsteady legs and make a lot of noise when I fall. Who am I?

a toddler

200

1. The man who raised my husband still calls me by my maiden name (the name I had before I got married).

2. She calls my mother “Grandma,” but she isn’t my daughter.

1. father-in-law

2. niece

300

1. I’m old enough to vote and live alone, but not old enough to have gray hair yet. Who am I?

2. I complain about my parents but still live with them. I’m growing fast, in more ways than one. Who am I?

1. I'm a young adult.

2. A teenager or an adolescent.

400

Many ____________ attend the town’s storytelling club, sharing memories of how the neighborhood used to look decades ago.

senior citizens

500

After spending twenty years raising her kids, Marisa looked in the mirror one morning and realized she was finally _____________ — but still full of energy.

middle-aged

chameleon words

100

1. During her adolescen_______, she started to care more about friends than toys.

2. Every adolescen_______ feels a little unsure while growing up.
   
   

1. adolescence

2. adolescent

200

1. Every chil_______ needs lots of sleep to grow healthy and strong.

2. The playground was full of laughing chil_______ after school.

1. child

2. children

300

1. Getting your first job gives you a sense of independe_______. 

2. Now that he has his own apartment, he feels very independe_______.

1. independence

2. independent

400

1. We don’t usually argu_______, but today we wanted different movies.

2. It wasn’t a big argu_______—just a short talk about which movie to choose.

1. argue

2. argument

500

1. Before choosing a new house, my parents wanted to discu______ all the options.

2. After that, there was a long discu______ about which one we liked best.

1. discuss

2. discussion