2B – Review QA1

ENGLISH FILE PRE-INTERMEDIATE (THIRD EDITION)

FILES 1A TO 2C

A Read the sentences and choose which answer (A, B or C) correctly fits each space.

1 _______________ you live?

A Where B Where is C Where do
2 When _______________ studying English?
A did you start B you started C did you started
3 What _______________ to do next holiday?
A you going B are you going C you are going
4 Where _______________ born?
A was your father B did your father C were your father
5 What kind _______________ usually listen to?
A of music you B of music do you C of music are you

B Complete the text with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Hi. Claire,
My name's Marina and I 0 live (live) in Brazil with my family. I 00 am learning (learn)
English because I think I will need it for my professional future. My father 000 doesn’t work
(not work) here in Brasília, but I 1 _____________ (see) him every weekend. I'm 17 years old and
I'm in my last year in high school. I 2 _______________ (study) hard this year because
I 3 _______________ (want) to study medicine at university.
In my free time, I usually go out with my boyfriend, but this week he 4________________
(travel). We usually 5_____________ (go) to the park or the cinema. I 6______________ (love)
rock but he never 7_________________ (go) to any concerts with me because he
8_______________ (not like) them at all. I 9_________________ (not have) a lot of free time. I study

every day in the morning and in the afternoon and I also have English classes in the evening.
Please write soon and tell me about you and your life.
Best wishes,
Marina.

C Correct the following sentences:

0 Don’t worry with the tests. They are easy! Don’t worry ABOUT the tests. They are easy!
1 We wear gloves to warm our feet. _____________________________________________________
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2 A person who works a lot is lazy. _______________________________________________________

3 I go to school on the morning. _________________________________________________________
4 It was so hot that I decided to put on a coat. __________________________________________
5 I’m wearing a beautiful bag today. ___________________________________________________
D Complete the sentences with PAST SIMPLE.

0 Did you travel last holiday? (you / travel)

00 We visited our family two months ago. (visit)
1 ____________________________________________ a good time last weekend? (they / have)
2 I ____________________________________________________ in a good hotel last week. (stay)
3 Sarah ________________________________________________ the exam yesterday. (not finish)
4 ____________________________________________________ to France last summer? (you / go)
5 We ________________________________________________ where to go last night. (not know)
6 I ___________________________________________ in a good restaurant two nights ago. (eat)

E Complete the sentences with PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS.

0 I broke my leg when I was playing basketball at school. (break, play)

1 I ________________________ when the dog ___________________ my sandwich. (sleep, eat)
2 They ______________________ dinner when they __________________ the news. (have, hear)
3 When he ___________________ the photo, the woman _____________________ . (take, smile)
4 It ____________________________ when we ___________________________ home. (rain, leave)
5 When he ____________________ the lyrics, he _____________________ miserable. (write, feel)

F Complete with AFTER THAT, SO, BECAUSE, BUT or ALTHOUGH and match the sentence
halves.

0 We went to the cinema and AFTER THAT ( G )
1 It was really cold last night ____________(____)
2 They drove very fast __________________(____)
3 He doesn't speak French very
fluently____________(____)
4 My mother tried to call me yesterday
______________(____)
5 Ross and Rachel had an argument last night
______________(____)
6 She goes to school by bus ____________(____)
A he has lived in Paris for years.
B he didn’t want to sell the
house.
C she has a car.
D they were late for the meeting.
E I was busy and couldn’t
answer.
F I decided to put on a coat.
G we fell in love and started
dating.

G Answer the questions.

0 Where do you live? Who do you live with?

I live in a big house in Sobradinho with my mother, father, my two sisters and three dogs.

1 What are you wearing right now?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Describe your mother's physical appearance and personality.
________________________________________________________________________________________
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FILES 1A TO 2C

A
1 C
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 B

B
1 see 5 go 9 don’t have
2 am studying 6 love
3 want 7 goes
4 is travelling 8 doesn’t like

C
1 We wear gloves to warm our HANDS.
2 A person who works a lot is HARD-WORKING.
3 I go to school IN the morning.
4 It was so COLD that I decided to put on a coat.
5 I’m CARRYING a beautiful bag today.

D
1 Did they have 4 Did you go
2 stayed 5 didn’t know
3 didn’t finish 6 ate

E
1 was sleeping / ate 4 was raining / left
2 were having / heard 5 wrote / was feeling
3 took / was smiling

F
1 so - F 4 but - E
2 because - D 5 because - B
3 although - A 6 although - C

G
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Answers will vary.