Reading 1 Vocabulary
Reading 2 Vocabulary
Reading Content
Simple Present Tense
There is ... There are ...
100
What word best matches this photo?
a. cool
b. unusual
c. bright
cool
100
What word best matches this picture?
a. gas
b. light
c. traditional
light
100
True or False: The Keret House in Poland is an unusual house because it is very wide.
False (it's VERY narrow, only one meter from one side to the other!)
100
He ____ (build) houses for his job.
a. build
b. builds
c. building
builds
100
____ a washing machine in my house.
a. There is
b. There are
There is
200
They want to _____ a pool for their house.
a. hope
b. show
c. build
build
200
I _____ the house is bright.
a. build
b. hope
c. show
hope
200
True or False: Living "off the grid" means that you do not get gas or elecricity from a utility company.
True
200
The house _____ (use) a lot of electricity.
a. use
b. uses
c. using
uses
200
_____ a lot of windows in our house.
a. There is
b. There are
There are
300
There is a river _____ my window.
a. inside
b. outside
c. without
outside
300
Please _____ me how you built your new house.
a. build
b. hope
c. show
show
300
Why are the homes in Coober Pedy, Australia underground?
a. the people there are afraid of bright sun light
b. underground homes stay cooler in the hot weather
c. they don't have enough money to build regular homes
b.underground homes stay cooler in the hot weather
300
They _____ (live) in an unusual house.
a. live
b. lives
c. living
live
300
_____ any trees outside this house.
a. There is
b. There are
c. There isn't
d. There aren't
There aren't
400
What word can we use to describe where the cat is?
inside (the box)
400
What word can we use to describe a thing inside our home that helps us do work more easily?
machine
400
Why does Thomas Culhane teach people about his way of living?
a. because he makes a lot of money as a teacher
b. because he feels like he is smarter than everyone else in the world
c. because his mother told him that he must do it
d. because he wants to be an example for protecting the environment
d. because he wants to be an example for protecting the environment
400
My living room _____ (have) a lot of lights.
has
400
_____ an unusual house in your town?
a. There is
b. There are
c. Is there
d. Are there
Is there
500
What adjective did we learn in Unit 2 that best describes this house?
unusual
500
What word can we use to describe a bad situation?
problem
500
We read about unusual homes in FIVE different countries.
Tell me FOUR of the FIVE countries!
Serbia, Poland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia
500
In English, when do we use simple present tense of verbs?
1. To tell ____ and _____ information that is true.
2. To tell ____ and _____ that happen frequently.
1.To tell facts and general information that is true.
2. To tell habits and routines that happen frequently.
500
What is There is / There are used for in English?
a. to say that something exists in a place
b. to tell your opinion or idea about something
c. to change the topic of a conversation
a. to say that something exists in a place