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EXERCISES

UNIT 1
1. Listen to the questions and mark the correct answer.
O professor lê as perguntas a seguir e dá uma pequena pausa entre cada uma para o aluno
marcar a resposta.
a. Are there two islands in this picture?
b. Is there a waterfall in this picture?
d. Are there sand dunes in this picture?
e. Is there a beautiful beach in this picture?

a. ( ) Yes, there is.

( ) No, there isn’t.
( ) Yes, there are.
( X ) No, there aren’t

b. ( ) Yes, there is.

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( X ) No, there isn’t.

( ) Yes, there are.
( ) No, there aren’t

c. ( ) Yes, there is.

( ) No, there isn’t.
( X ) Yes, there are.
( ) No, there aren’t

d. ( X ) Yes, there is.

( ) No, there isn’t.
( ) Yes, there are.
( ) No, there aren’t

2. Complete the dialogs using the given words.

Londrina

Model: José isn’t from Campo Grande, is he?

No, he isn’t.

Where is he from?

He is from Londrina.

Aracaju

a. Tânia isn’t from Maceió, is she?

No, she isn’t.
Where is she from?
She is from Aracaju.

Porto Alegre

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b. Carlos and Ricardo aren’t from Rio de Janeiro, are they?

No, they aren’t.
Where are they from?
They are from Porto Alegre.

Rio Branco

c. Roberto isn’t from Manaus, is he?

No, he isn’t.
Where is he from?
He is from Rio Branco.

3. Let’s check what you know about Brazil. Complete the dialogs.

Mato Grosso - Paraíba - Minas Gerais - Pernambuco -

Rio Grande do Sul - São Paulo - Amazonas

Models: Where is Belo Horizonte?

It is in Minas Gerais.

Where are Porto Alegre and Gramado?

They are in Rio Grande do Sul.

a. Where are João Pessoa and Campina Grande?

They are in Paraíba.

b. Where is Cuiabá?
It is in Mato Grosso.

c. Where are Campinas and São Paulo?

They are in São Paulo.

d. Where is Manaus?
It is in Amazonas.

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e. Where are Recife and Olinda?

They are in Pernambuco.

4. Complete the questions with who, where or what.

a. Who is she? She’s my sister.

b. What is your first name? It’s Sally.
c. Where is Roger from? He is from New Mexico.

5. Rewrite the sentences using the opposite of the underlined words. Follow the model.

Model: This boy is tall.

He is not a short boy.

a. This girl is thin.

She is not a fat girl.

b. This woman is old.

She is not a young woman.

c. This house is big.

It is not a small house.

d. This movie is boring.

It is not an interesting movie.

6. Complete the sentences with is or are.

a. Joseph is tall.
b. Those boys are nice.
c. Thelma and Joyce are short.
d. William is thirty years old.

UNIT 2

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1. Harold is talking to his friend Judy. Complete the dialog with am, is or are.

Harold: Hello, Judy! How are you?

Judy: I am fine, thank you. And you?
Harold: Well, thank you. Judy, where is your sister, Mary?
Judy: She is in Salvador.
Harold: What is she doing there?
Judy: She is on vacation.
Harold: And you? Where are you going now?
Judy: I am going to the movies.
Harold: Great! I am going to the movies too.

2. Write what these people are doing.

Model: drink / coconut water

Jane is drinking coconut water.
a. read / a book
Betty is reading a book.

b. eat / a sandwich
Bob is eating a sandwich.

c. play / soccer
Bill and Fred are playing soccer.

d. read / newspaper
Walter is reading a newspaper.

3. Listen and mark the correct answer.

O professor lê as perguntas.
a. Is he wearing a blue T-shirt?
b. Is the boy writing an e-mail?
c. Are the children watching TV?
d. Is the woman opening the newspaper?
e. Is he doing his homework?
f. Are the girls playing volleyball?

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d. ( ) Yes, she is.

a. ( X ) Yes, he is.
( X ) No, she isn’t.
( ) No, he isn’t.

b. ( X ) Yes, he is.
e. ( X ) Yes, he is.
( ) No, he isn’t.
( ) No, he isn’t.

c. ( ) Yes, they are.

f. ( ) Yes, they are.
( X ) No, they aren’t.
( X ) No, they aren’t.

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UNIT 3

1. Look at the calendar and answer the questions.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

a. What day of the week is the twenty-second?

It’s Tuesday.

b. What day of the week is the eighth?

It’s Tuesday.

c. What day of the week is the thirtieth?

It’s Wednesday.

d. What day of the week is the tenth?

It’s Thursday.

e. What day of the week is the nineteenth?

It’s Saturday.

f. What day of the week is the thirteenth?

It’s Sunday.

g. What day of the week is the twenty-eighth?

It’s Monday.

h. What day of the week is the fourth?

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It’s Friday.

2. Complete the sentences.

a. June comes after May.

b. November comes before December.

c. August comes after July.

d. February comes after January.

e. May comes after April.

3. Mark the correct answer with an X.

IN ON
a. Helen’s birthday is … March. IxN X IN ONON
b. Laura’ party is … November 3rd. X
c. Deborah’s test is … Saturday morning. X
d. Labor Day is … May. X
e. My birthday is … January 28th. X

4. When are these days celebrated in Brazil? Complete the chart.

a. Labor Day May first

b. Independence Day September seventh

c. Christmas Day December twenty-fifth

d. Indian’s Day April nineteenth

e. New Year’s Day January first

f. Tiradentes’ Day April twenty-first

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g. Teacher’s Day October fifteenth

h. Flag Day November nineteenth

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UNIT 4

1. Find out the verbs.

a. i–s–n–h–f–i finish

b. l–l–c–a call

c. e–e–a–v–l leave

d. y–a–l–p play

e. v–e–r–i–d drive

f. t–u–d–y–s study

Now complete the sentences using the verbs above in the present tense.

a. Jessica’s class finishes at three o’clock every day.

b. Roger’s mother calls him every morning.
c. I leave home at six o’clock on Mondays.
d. Bob and I play soccer on Tuesdays.
e. Your father drives you to school every day.
f. Bill and Tim study French.

2. Read the text and underline all the verbs in the simple present tense.

I have breakfast at 6:30 every day. Then I go to school. My classes start at eight
o’clock and finish at twelve o’clock. After school I have lunch at home.
In the afternoon, I do my homework and play soccer or tennis.
In the evening, I have dinner at about 7:30 and watch TV. At about nine o’clock I
take a shower and go to bed.

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Now, rewrite the text in the third person singular.

Bill has breakfast at 6:30 every day. Then he goes to school. His classes start at
eight o’clock and finish at twelve o’clock. After school he has lunch at home.
In the afternoon, he does his homework and plays soccer or tennis.
In the evening, he has dinner at about 7:30 and watches TV. At about nine o’clock
he takes a shower and goes to bed.

3. Choose all the correct questions for each answer.

a. Deborah eats breakfast at nine o’clock on Sundays.

( X ) What time does Deborah eat breakfast on Sundays?
( X ) When does Deborah eat breakfast at nine o’clock?
( X ) What does Deborah eat at nine o’clock on Sundays?

b. The children get up at six o’clock every day.

( ) Where do the children get up?
( X ) What time do the children get up every day?
( X ) When do the children get up at six o’clock?

c. Thomas does his homework in the afternoon.

( X ) When does Thomas do his homework?
( X ) What does Thomas do in the afternoon?
( ) Where does Thomas do in the afternoon?

d. Jessica studies French on Fridays.

( X ) What does Jessica study on Fridays?
( X ) When does Jessica study French?

4. Write where these people live and work and what their phone numbers are.

Kurt Company
Name: Jane Watson

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Address: 25 Oak Street

Phone number: 2350 8123

Model: Where does Jane Watson work?

She works at 25 Oak Street.
Where does she live?
She lives at 25 Oak Street.
What’s her phone number?
It’s 2350 8123.

Reck Company
Name: James Carter
Address: 45 Rose Street
Phone number: 2334 2378

a. Where does James Carter work?

He works at Reck Company.
Where does he live?
He lives at 45 Rose Street.
What’s his phone number?
It’s 2334 2378.

Kon Factory
Name: Oliver Taylor
Address: 30 Beach Avenue
Phone number: 4555 1166

b. Where does Oliver Taylor work?

He works at Kon factory.

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Where does he live?

He lives at 30 Beach Avenue.
What’s his phone number?
It’s 4555 1166.

Saint Germain
Hospital
Name: Trish Johnson
Address: 19 Park Avenue
Phone number: 5000 8998

c. Where does Trish Johnson work?

She works at Saint Germain Hospital.
Where does she live?
She lives at 19 Park Avenue.
What’s her phone number?
It’s 5000 8998.

6. Write negative sentences using the verbs in parentheses in the simple present tense.

a. My sister doesn’t watch TV shows in the morning. (watch)

b. Paul and I don’t get up late on Sundays. (get up)
c. James’ parents don’t go to the movies during the week. (go)
d. I don’t drink milk at breakfast. (drink)

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UNIT 5
1. Write on what day(s) you do the following activities.
Resposta pessoal.
a. Go to school –

b. Go to the club –

c. Go to the park –

d. Play soccer –

e. Play volleyball –

f. Study –

g. Watch TV –

h. Read a book –

2. Change the sentences to the simple present tense using every day.
a. My sister is going to school now.
My sister goes to school every day.

b. We aren’t playing tennis now.

We don’t play tennis every day.

c. Is Jack studying Portuguese now?

Does Jack study Portuguese every day?

d. My friends and I are eating sandwiches now.

My friends and I eat sandwiches every day.

e. Vincent isn’t reading a book now.

Vincent doesn’t read a book every day.

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3. Write sentences about how often Mark does some activities.

always usually often sometimes hardly never

ever
a. read books X
b. make his bed X
c. hang out with his friends X
d. take the subway X
e. go to the movies X
f. sleep early X

a. He always reads books.

b. He hardly ever makes his bed.
c. He often hangs out with his friends.
d. He usually takes the subway.
e. He sometimes goes to the movies.
f. He never sleeps early.

4. Make questions for these answers.

a. How often does he eat sandwiches at lunch time?

He never eats sandwiches at lunch time.

b. When do you get up early? / Why do you get up early on Mondays?

I get up early on Mondays because my classes start at seven o’clock.

c. What does Thomas like?

Thomas likes books.

5. Complete the sentences with question tag.

a. Susy doesn’t have pimples, does she?

b. Joyce has some freckles, doesn’t she?
c. Tom doesn’t have long hair, does he?

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d. Yuri has short hair, doesn’t he?

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UNIT 6

1. Mark the sentences that have the same meaning.

O professor lê as sentenças e pede que os alunos marquem as alternativas que tenham o
mesmo significado.
a. Joan likes to read magazines.
b. Ted talks to Mary every day.
c. Bob plays volleyball with the children every Sunday.
d. I am going to call William tomorrow.
e. My father is going to visit Joyce and me next week.
f. Susan studies English with her friends every day.
g. I am going to clean the kitchen tomorrow.

a. ( X ) Joan likes to read them.

( ) Joan likes to read it.

b. ( ) Ted talks to him every day.

( X ) Ted talks to her every day.

c. ( ) Bob plays volleyball with you every Sunday.

( X ) Bob plays volleyball with them every Sunday.

d. ( ) I am going to call her tomorrow.

( X ) I am going to call him tomorrow.

e. ( X ) My father is going to visit us next week.

( ) My father is going to visit you next week.

f. ( ) Susan studies English with us every day.

( X ) Susan studies English with them every day.

g. ( ) I am going to clean her tomorrow.

( X ) I am going to clean it tomorrow.

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2. Rewrite the sentences using subject and object pronouns.

a. Carol doesn’t like Paul.

She doesn’t like him.

b. The boys are going to buy a new bike tomorrow.

They are going to buy it tomorrow.

c. Deborah and I like to buy clothes at that shopping mall.

We like to buy them at that shopping mall.

d. My mother is going to make a cake in the afternoon.

She is going to make it in the afternoon.

e. Eddie and you can visit Bob.

You can visit him.

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UNIT 7
1. Write C for the countable nouns and U for the uncountable nouns.

a. butter ( U )
b. cookie ( C )
c. sandwich ( C )
d. sugar ( U )
e. egg ( C )
f. milk ( U )
g. peach ( C )
h. jelly ( U )
i. cracker ( C )
j. cheese ( U )
k. yogurt ( U )

Now complete the sentences using there is a little / there are a few and the words
above.

a. There is a little butter on the bread.

b. There are a few cookies in the packet.

c. There are a few sandwiches on the table.

d. There is a little sugar in the cup.

e. There are a few eggs in the fridge.

f. There is a little milk in the glass.

g. There are a few peaches on the table.

h. There is a little jelly in the jar.

i. There are a few crackers in the packet.

j. There is a little cheese in the fridge.

k. There is a little yogurt in the glass.

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2. Ask questions using how much or how many.

a. How many crackers does Joyce want?

Joyce wants a lot of crackers.

b. How much milk do you need?

I need a lot of milk.

c. How many bagels do the children want?

The children want a lot of bagels.

d. How many eggs do you need?

I need five eggs.

e. How much ham does your mother need?

My mother doesn’t need much ham.

f. How many rolls do you want?

I don’t want many rolls.

3. Describe what there is in the kitchen. Use a lot of, a few or a little.

Model: There is a little rice on the plate.

a. There are a lot of eggs in the fridge.

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b. There are a few candies on the table.

c. There are a lot of cookies in the packet.

d. There is a little coffee in the cup.

e. There is a little jam in the jar.

f. There is a lot of butter on the bread.

4. Unscramble the sentences.

a. fridge / in / is / juice / orange / the / the
The orange juice is in the fridge.

b. this / cupcakes/ good / are / there / at / supermarket?

Are there good cupcakes at this supermarket?

c. Sam / eyes / short / and / has / hair / brown

Sam has brown eyes and short hair. / short hair and brown eyes.

d. here / books / there / new / are

There are new books here.

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UNIT 8

1. Complete the sentences using the future with "going to" and the appropriate verbs from
the box.

have lunch - study - arrive - wash - take - rain - visit - do - buy - travel - clean

a. Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday. I’m going to buy her a beautiful present.

b. It is cloudy and windy. It is going to rain.

c. My son is in Orlando. He’s going to do a lot of things there.

d. Mrs. Brown doesn’t like to travel by plane. She is going to travel by ship.

e. Their sons are late for school. They are going to take a taxi.

f. We are hungry. We are going to have lunch.

g. Her grandfather is sick. She is going to visit him tomorrow.

h. It is 8:45 now. The plane is going to arrive at nine o’clock.

i. Dorothy has a math test on Monday. She’s going to study the whole weekend.

j. My bedroom is dirty. I’m going to clean it.

2. Look at Kate’s schedule and answer the questions about her activities.

8:00 have breakfast with grandma

8:30 clean my bedroom
10:15 play volleyball with George and Daniel
12:30 have lunch
3:00 study math
4:15 watch TV
6:00 read a book
7:30 have dinner with Brenda

a. It’s eight o’clock. What’s the girl doing?

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She is having breakfast with her grandmother.

b. What’s she going to do at eight thirty?

She is going to clean her bedroom.

c. What’s she going to do at ten fifteen?

She is going to play volleyball with George and Daniel.

d. Is she going to watch TV at three o’clock?

No, she isn’t. She is going to study math.

e. What time is she going to have lunch?

She is going to have lunch at twelve thirty.

f. Is she going to study at seven thirty?

No, she isn’t. She is going to have dinner with Brenda.

3. Complete the dialogs using the words in parentheses.

Model: What kind of books does the boy like? (adventure / intriguing)
He likes adventure books.
Why?
Because they’re intriguing.

a. What kind of books doesn’t she like? (fiction / boring)

She doesn’t like fiction books.
Why?
Because they’re boring.

b. What kind of books do the students like? (comics / funny)

They like comic books.
Why?
Because they’re funny.

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c. What kind of books does the teacher like? (mystery / interesting)

She likes mistery books.
Why?
Because they’re interesting.

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