PRE-INTERMEDIATE 1 AND 2

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

VERB TO BEa) Joanne and Markus are fat. (THEY)

b) Cupert is Laura’s father. (HE)

c) I am just a nurse at a public hospital. (I)

d) Justin is a very good student. (HE)

e) The Jonas Brothers are a boyband. (THEY)

f) Melissa and her mother are blond. (THEY)

g) Me and Joe are brothers. (WE)

PRONOUN PRONOME

WHICH QUAL, QUAIS

WHAT OQUE, QUAL, QUE

WHEN QUANDO

WHO QUEM

QUESTION FORM• Are your brothers coming home this weekend?

• Who is your father?

• How is your dog doing?

• What is the name of your car?

• When were you born?

• Which supermarket do you go shopping?

NEGATIVE FORM• Francesco is a great tennis player! He isn’t a regular

player...

• Wiegh-training is cool! It isn’t just OK...

• Fred and I are terrific at soccer! We aren’t bad at it...

• Exercising is awesome! It isn’t boring...

• Yoga and Thai-chi-chuan are disgusting! They aren’t exciting...

• I am a good student. I’m not lazy...

USING “DO”• I LIVE HERE – I DON’T LIVE IN CUBA.

• DO YOU LIKE JOGGING? – YOU DON’T LIKE JOGGING.

• DOGS BARK – DOGS DON’T BARK.

• WE LOVE CHICKEN – WE DON’T LOVE PORK.

• CHLOE DRINKS BEER – SHE DOESN’T DRINK SODA.

• ROBERT WANTS CHOCOLATE – HE DOESN’T WANT CHEETOS.

SPELLING THE PLURAL (VERBS)

MOST OF THE VERBS JUST TAKE “S”• SPEAK > SPEAKS

• LOVE > LOVES

• COVER > COVERS

• SAY > SAYS

• BUY > BUYS

• FEEL > FEELS

VERBS ENDING WITH “SS” “SH” “CH” “X” AND “O” TAKE

“ES”• MISS > MISSES

• GO > GOES

• SEARCH > SEARCHES

• SPLASH > SPLASHES

VERBS ENDING IN A CONSONANTE + Y, DROP THE

“Y” AND TAKE “IES”• STUDY > STUDIES

• CRY > CRIES

• FLY > FLIES

• DRY > DRIES

VERBS ENDING IN A VOWEL + Y, TAKE “S”

• PLAY > PLAYS

• SAY > SAYS

• SLAY > SLAYS

PRONOUNS AND VERBS (SINGULAR AND PLURAL)

• I eat chips.

• You eat chips.

• He eats chips.

• She eats chips.

• It eats chips.

• We eat chips.

• You eat chips.

• They eat chips.

CLYDE’S LIFEClyde is a very busy man, he goes to the hospital everyday, he is a doctor. His wife’s name is Julie, and he has three kids.Samantha is the oldest, she is in college, studying law, she already got an internship in a very classy office.Nolan is the middle one, he loves skateboarding, he is in grade 11.Patrick is the young little boy who is always looking for new things to discover.Together they make the Thorne Family, from New York.Clyde is an only child, his biggest dream has come true, he is happy, he has a great family and he loves his life.

SPEAKING

• PATRICK IS THE YOUNGEST.

• SAMANTHA IS IN COLLEGE.

• NOLAN LOVES SKATEBOARDING.

• CLYDE IS A DOCTOR.

• HIS WIFE’S NAME IS JULIE.

• THEY ARE THE THORNE FAMILY FROM NEW YORK.

ADJECTIVES• COOL - UNCOOL

• INTERESTING – BORING

• QUIET – LOUD

• EMPTY – FULL

• DARK – LIGHT

• GOOD – BAD

• CALM – NERVOUS

• COLD - HOT

ADVERBS• BAD > WORSE

• GOOD > BETTER

• LOUD > LOUDER

• CLEAN > CLEANER

• HOT > HOTTER

• STUPID > MORE STUPID

• COVERED > MORE COVERED