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Stop and check 1  Units 1–4 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Correct the mistakes Choose the correct sentence

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it. One sentence is correct. Which one?
1 Paola is Italiana.  Paola is Italian. 1 a Where she from?  ✗
2 New York is a city very big. b Where does she from?  ✗
3 My mother works in an office. Is a lawyer. c Where is she from?  ✓
4 My father watch football on TV. 2 a The child’s names are Amy and Leo.
b The children’s names are Amy and Leo.
5 He’s like playing tennis. c The childrens names are Amy and Leo.
6 On Sundays we go the cinema. 3 a He has 19 years old.
7 My brother is pilot. b He’s 19 years.
8 You family is very nice. c He’s 19.
9 There no is a post office near here. 4 a Mark works with his father.
10 Look at this photos. b Mark works with he’s father.
11 Is a library near here? c Mark works with him father.
12 The chemist’s is next the café. 5 a Ana and Juan live in Madrid. They’re flat is lovely.
b Ana and Juan live in Madrid. Their flat is lovely.
13 My sisters name is Annie. c Ana and Juan live in Madrid. There flat is lovely.
14 I enjoy watching French’s films. 6 a She lives in a house or a flat?
15 My mother no have a car. b Does she lives in a house or a flat?
16 Is very friendly, my teacher. c Does she live in a house or a flat?
7 a Who are that people over there?
1 point for each correct answer  15 b Who are those people over there?
c Who are these people over there?
Word order 8 a How many languages you speak?
b How many languages do you speak?
Put the words in the correct order.
c How many languages does you speak?
1 Scotland Eddie from comes 9 a My brother work in a hospital.
Eddie comes from Scotland. b My brother he works in a hospital.
2 journalist from is Peter a New York c My brother works in a hospital.
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3 married brother is your ?
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4 Switzerland sister skiing goes in my
am/is/do/does (not)
__________________________________________ Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
5 isn’t big my very town
am/’m not  is/isn’t  are/aren’t  does/doesn’t  do/don’t
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6 your what name teacher’s is ?
1 I ’m not English.
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2 Bristol _____ in the west of England.
7 surname how spell do your you ?
3 Where _____ you from?
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4 I _____ on holiday. I’m at work.
8 often weekends go I at sailing
5 What time _____ the film start?
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6 My sister is married but she _____ have any children.
9 class students in any there your are 
7 _____ I late? What time is it?
French ?
8 Where _____ you usually go on holiday?
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9 Daddy, we _____ want to go to bed. We _____ tired.
1 point for each correct answer  8 10 Learning English _____ difficult! It’s easy!

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Stop and check 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Questions Present Simple

1 Match a line in A with a line in B to make questions. 1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
the box.
A B
Where students are there in your class? have  spend  finish  write  work (x2)  live  cook 
What do you go to bed? go (x2)  teach  stay  start
Who do you travel to work?
What time is this iPod?
Linda Mitchell (1) has two jobs. On Mondays,
How much do you live with?
How many do you do at weekends? Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, she (2) _________ in a
How do you go on holiday? school, where she (3) _________ young children. She
(4) _________ to the school by bus. She
(5) _________ work at half past eight in the morning
point for each correct answer  6 and she (6) _________ at four o’clock. On Thursdays
and Fridays, she (7) _________ at home and
2 Here are the answers to some questions. Write the (8) _________ stories for children on her computer.
questions. Use the words in brackets. Linda (9) _________ in Oxford with two other
1 What do you do? girls. They all (10) _________ hard during the week,
(you/do)  I’m an architect. but at weekends they (11) _________ time with their
2 _______________________________________ ? friends. One of the girls (12) _________ dinner and
(Helen/start work)  At 8.00. then they (13) _________ to the cinema or to a pub.
3 _______________________________________ ?
(Nicole and Jean/come)  From France. 1 point for each correct answer  12
4 _______________________________________ ?
(your wife’s)  Sally. 2 Write the verbs in the correct negative form.
5 _______________________________________ ? 1 Joe works long hours, so he _________ (not spend)
(you/have)  Yes, I have three children. Two boys much time with his friends.
and a girl. 2 My grandparents live in the US, so we _________
6 _______________________________________ ? (not see) them very often.
(you/like/dancing)  Yes, I do. I often go to a club. 3 They have three small children, so they _________
7 _______________________________________ ? (not relax) much at weekends.
(you/enjoy/job)  Because it’s interesting and my 4 TV in my country is awful, so we _________ (not
boss is great. watch) it very often.
5 I never drink green tea because I _________ (not
1 point for each correct answer  6 like) it.
6 My sister works nights, but she _________ (not
sleep) many hours in the day.
7 I go running in the evenings, so I _________ (not
have) problems sleeping.
8 The gym at my university is horrible, so I
_________ (not go) there very often.

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Stop and check 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

some/any/a Translate
Complete the sentences with some, any, or a. Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
1 London is a fabulous city. ideas, not word by word.
2 Do they have ______ children? 1 I am a student. My sister is a lawyer.
3 Jane lives in ______ beautiful house in Italy. __________________________________________
4 Are there ______ tennis courts near your flat? 2 She isn’t at home. She’s at work.
5 There are ______ nice cafés near here, but there aren’t __________________________________________
______ restaurants. 3 My mother works in a school.
6 Do you have ______ lot of homework this weekend? __________________________________________
7 There are ______ new students in my class. 4 My father doesn’t like watching TV.
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1 point for each correct answer  7 5 What do you do at weekends?
__________________________________________
Vocabulary 6 Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
Put the words in the correct column. There are four words __________________________________________
for each list. 7 What’s the matter? Do you have a problem?
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aunt  cycling  hairdresser  armchair  friendly  nephew 
8 Bye. Have a good weekend.
engineer  cooking  amazing  shower  grandfather  fridge 
dancing  terrible  receptionist  cousin  cheap  running  __________________________________________
carpet  model 9 Can I have two coffees, please?
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10 How much are these shoes?
Jobs Activities Things in Adjectives Family
the house __________________________________________

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