TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF COTOPAXI

LANGUAGE CULTURAL CENTER

1.1 ALL ABOUT ME
Students name: Diana Carolina Cepeda Murillo
Course: B1 X

Date: Wednesday, October 19th 2016

Teachers name: Msc. Vernica Rosales

A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box
bossy
reliable
sociable
stubborn
clumsy
moody
bad-tempered
1. Sean is a (n) intelligent boy. He can solve very difficult Math problems.
2. Pauls so bossy. He keeps telling us what to do.
3. Henry is very moody One minute hes cheerful and the next hes upset.
4. Thats the third dish youve broken today! Youre soclumsy.
5. When my sister wants to do something, nothing can change her mind. Shes such a (n)
stubbornperson.
6. Henry has become quite bad-temperedHe gets angry very easily. Did you hear him
shouting again?
7. My mom is a very reliable person. She is always there for me when I need her.
8. Lara is so sociable. Shes a lot of fun to be around and she makes new friends easily.
B. Read the text and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
I love exercising and playing sports, especially soccer. Ive always been a very (1)
. Person, (2).. fact, Ive been on the college soccer team for about a
year now. Our team has some of the best players on it. We are all about 19 years old and
have many common (3).. However, we are (4).. different from each
other. For example, John rarely passes the ball to the other players because he wants to
score all the goals. He is the most (5).. player on the team. He believes that this

way hell become the best player. All, on the other hand, doesnt care about such thing. He
is (6). He realizes that we are all on the same team and that we should play
sports for fun.
All he cares about is enjoying the game and doing the best he can. He calls John a big
baby and says that hes very (7).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

a. artistic
a. For
a. times
a. much
a. bad-tempered
a. easy-going
a. reliable

b. athletic
b. A
b. chances
b. quite
b. clumsy
b. competitive
b. stubborn

c. intelligent
c. In
c. occasions
c. littles
c. sociable
c. moody
c. immature

d. strict
d. The
d. interests
d. not
d. competitive
d. bossy
d. clumsy

C. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Mark and Tom often hang.out.. outside my house.

Gloria is very interestedin.. taking a computer class.
The new movie theater is around the cornerfrom my house.
Lisa has a great senseof humor and she tells the best jokes.
Irene isntinto. Sports. She prefers to sit at home and watch TV instead.
Ill be waiting for you. Please dont let me dawn..
Apartfrom. Tennis, Ben likes playing golf and basketball.
Sally can be very stubbornon.. occasion, but I dont really mind that much.

D. Use the prompts to make questions. Then, look at the pictures and answer.
1.

Lisa / work / bookstore?

Does Lisa work at a bookstore?
No, She doesnt. She works at a shoe store.

2.

3.

Sean and
Do
No,

4.

Brian / eat sandwich / now?

Does Brian eat sandwich at now?
No, He doesnt. He eats carrot at now.

Frank / wear / shorts / moment?

they wear shorts in this moment?
They dont. They wear long pants in this moment.

people in the U.K. / drive / right?

Do people in he U.K. drive on the right?
No, They dont. They in the U.K drive on the left.

5. John / learn / Italian?

Does John learn the Italian?
No, He doesnt. He learn the Spanish.

6. Linda / play ping-pong / once a week?

Does Linda paly ping- pong once a week?
No, She doesnt. She play tennis once a week.

E. Complete the e-mail with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs
in parentheses.
Dear John,
Hi! (1) am writing (write) to invite you to a surprise party that Im org<nizing for my
sister next Friday. I (2)know..... (know) you two are good friends, so shell be happy to
see you there.
The party (3)starts (start) at 9:00. I (4)hope. (hope) this is a good time
for you. The party cant take place any earlier because Judy (5) doesnt finish.. ( not
finish) her classes till 8:30 and it (6) usually take (usually take) her about an hour to
get home. If everyone (7) arrive. (arrive) at 9:00, well be ready by the time she (8)
is returning.. (return) home.
Please dont tell Judy, though. I am dont doing.. (not do) nice things for her very
often, so this is very important to me. What (10) am looking. (look) forward to hearing
from you soon
Take care,
Chris