WRITTEN EXERCISES

UNIT 1
1. Write about yourself

My first name is _______________________ .

My middle name is _____________________.
My last name is _______________________ .
My nickname is_______________________ .

2. Complete with WHO, WHERE, WHAT, HOW, WHICH.

1. __________ are you ?

2. __________ are you from ?
3. __________ do people call you ?
4. __________ is that over there ?
5. __________ greetings are typical in Chile ?

3. Look at the answers. What are the questions?

Situation: In a party.

1. Jim: Whats your first name?

Bob: My first names Bob.

2. Jim: What ________________________________?

Bob: My last names Hayes.

3. Jim: Who ______________________________?

Bob: Thats my wife.

4. Jim: What ____________________________?

Bob: Her name is Rosa.

5. Jim: Where ___________________________?

Bob: Shes from Mexico.

6. Jim: Who __________________________?

 Bob: Theyre my wifes parents.
4. Choose the correct words in parenthesis.

1. Theyre my classmates. ______ names are Paul and Lisa. (Their/ They)
2. Were students. ______ classroom number is 108-C. (Our/We)
3. Excuse me. Whats ______ last name again? (you/your)
4. Thats Mr. Kim. ______ is in my class. (He/His)
5. ______ name is Elizabeth. Please call me Liz. (I/My)
6. This is Pauls wife. ______ name is Jennifer. (his/her)
7. My parents are on vacation. ______ are in South Korea. (we/they)
8. Im from Venice, Italy. ______ is a beautiful city. (It/Its)
5. Complete this conversation with am, are, or is.

Lisa : Who ______ the men over there, Amy?

Amy : Oh, they ______ on the volleyball team. Let me introduce you.
Hi, Saul, this ______ Lisa Neil.
Saul : Pleased to meet you, Lisa.
Lisa : Nice to meet you too, Saul. Where ______ you from?
Saul : I ______ from Thailand.
Amy : And this ______ Mario. He ______ from Brazil.
Lisa : Hi, Mario.
Pablo : And my name ______ Pablo. I ______ from Colombia.

6. Complete the conversations. Use contractions where possible.

Alex : Hello. __________ Alex Lam.

And this is my sister Amy.
Tina : Hi. __________ Tina Fernandez.
Amy : Are you from South America, Tina?
Tina : Yes, __________. _________ from Chile.
Where are you and your sister from, Alex?
Alex : _________ from Taiwan.
Tina : Are you from Taipei?
Alex : No, __________ . _________ from Tainan.
Say, are you in English 111?
Tina : No, __________ . Im in English 211.
7. Look at the answers. What are the questions?

1. A: Are you on vacation here?

B: No Im not on vacation. Im a student here.

2. A: _______________________________________
B: No, were not from Peru. Were from Colombia.

3. A: _________________________________________
B: No, theyre not on the same baseball team. Theyre on
the same volleyball team.

4. A: __________________________________________
B: Yes, Neil and Anna are in my class.

5. A: ____________________________________________
B: Yes, its a nice class.

6. A: __________________________________________
B: No, my teacher isnt Mr. Jones. Im in Ms. Halls class.

8. Answer these questions about yourself. Use contractions where possible.

1. Where are you from ? _____________________________________________

2. Are you on vacation ? _____________________________________________
3. Are you a student at a university ? ___________________________________
4. Are you studying English ?_________________________________________
5. Whats your last name ? ___________________________________________