Grammar: Name Class Date

Name Class Date Page
Grammar
1 Complete the gaps with the correct verb.
1 What is Josh doing?

He ..................... taking a picture.
2 What am I doing?
You ..................... asking a lot of questions!
3 What are you doing?

I ..................... buying some shoes.
4 What are Lucy and Spencer wearing?

They ..................... wearing sunglasses.
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use the – ing form.
carry make drive play eat run have swim
1 I am .............................. my car to work.
2 She is .............................. in the rain.
3 They are .............................. a cup of tea.
4 They are .............................. a snowman.
5 He is .............................. in the snow.
6 He is .............................. an umbrella.
7 I am .............................. in the ocean.
8 She is .............................. cake.
3 Find and correct the mistakes in these conversations.
1 Does it raining there?

No, it isn’t.
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2 Are you have a good time?

No, I’m not.
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3 What’s the weather like there?

It’s cold, but it doesn’t snowing.
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4 What they are doing?

They are shopping.
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5 Are you having a good time?

Yes, I’m.
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6 What are they do?

They are making a snowman.
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4 Correct the sentences and cross out extra words.
1 I’m never trying to improve my English.
2 Paul is often drinking coffee with friends.
3 I’m watching TV every night .
4 I’m riding my bike every day .
5 I’m usually having lunch.
6 Carol is not often using her phone.
5 Rewrite the sentences correctly.
1 I save money today. I’m not having lunch.

............................................. .
2 At the moment, Caroline has lunch with friends.

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3 Mark wears a suit today.

............................................. .
4 Catherine doesn’t work out today. She is very tired.

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5 Rachel checks her messages now.

............................................. .
6 I call my mom! Please be quiet!

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6 Complete the dialogue with a phrase from the box.
the banana
an egg
the ham
a banana
any ham
any eggs
the egg
an banana
(1)
A I want to make something to eat. Are there .............................. ?
B Yes, there is (2) .............................. in the fridge.
A Only one? Is there (3) .............................. ?
B Yes. There’s some in the fridge.
A Oh, OK. Hey, where’s (4) .............................. ?
B Oh, dear. It’s not there? Well, I think Tony ate it.
A And where’s (5) .............................. ?
B What banana?
A I bought (6) .............................. yesterday. Where is it?
B Mmmm.
7 Complete the conversations with how much, how many, or a lot of.
(1)
.............................. eggs do you eat in a week?
I eat about four or five eggs a week.
(2)
.............................. money do you spend on food every week?
Not much, but I spend (3) .............................. money on transportation.
(4)
.............................. friends do you have on social media?
Oh, I have (5) .............................. friends!
(6)
.............................. pizzas did you eat last night?
Oh, I ate seven pizzas. With friends, of course!
8 Complete the conversation with A or B.
Juanita: So where (1) ...... for your next vacation?

Evan: We (2) ...... on a hiking trip in Colorado.
Juanita: Oh, sounds fun. How long (3) ...... to go for?
Evan: Two weeks. What about you?
Juanita: I (4) ...... a friend in Rio.
Evan: That’s great!
Juanita: Yes, but my friend (5) ...... there the whole time.
Evan: Oh.
Juanita: He’s (6) ...... later.
Evan: Oh, I see.
(7)
Juanita: ...... Rio first. I’m going to Brazilia first.
Evan: Wow! (8) ...... see the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer?
Juanita: Yes, (9) ...... .
Evan: Nice.
Juanita: Are you going to stay with a friend in Colorado?
Evan: No, (10) ...... . We’re going to stay in a tent!
1 A. are you going

B. you are going
2 A. re going to go
B. going to go
3 A. you going
B. are you going
4 A. ‘m going to visit
B. going to visit
5 A. is not going be
B. is not going to be
6 A. going to arrive
B. going arrive
7 A. I’m not going to
B. I don’t going to
8 A. Be going to
B. Are you going to
9 A. I’m
B. I am
1
A. we aren’t
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B. we aren’t going to
9 Match the sentences to the same meaning.
1 ...... I’d like to go shopping.
2 ...... I’d like to watch that movie.
3 ...... I like shopping.
4 ...... I like watching that movie.
A. I want to go shopping.
B. I want to watch that movie.
C. I enjoy watching that movie.
D. I enjoy shopping.
10 Rewrite the answers to these questions.
1 What would you like to eat?

would a burger I to have with like fries.
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2 Where would you like to go?

I’d to to like Egypt go
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3 What activity would you love to try?

I love to try would snowboarding.
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4 Which famous person would you like to meet?

I’d Mark meet like Zuckerberg to
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Vocabulary
11 Write be or have.
1 ..................... cold
2 ..................... hungry
3 ..................... a toothache
4 ..................... a headache
5 ..................... tired
6 ..................... a backache
7 ..................... thirsty
8 ..................... a cold
12 Write the words in the correct column.
banana rice fruit vegetable hamburger pasta

meat potato money pepper pizza cash
countable uncountable
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13 Combine the words to make TEN word phrases.
hiking boots
alone
on a campsite
travel a guidebook
stay with your family
take a tent
in a five-star hotel
in a group
on a friend’s couch
my guitar
1 ............................................................
2 ............................................................
3 ............................................................
4 ............................................................
5 ............................................................
6 ............................................................
7 ............................................................
8 ............................................................
9 ............................................................
10 ............................................................
Skills
14 Read the article about food waste and answer the questions below with a number.
Food Waste in the US

People in the US waste a lot of food. Americans throw away about 40% of all the food they buy. This costs
about $590 every year for a family of four people. Every year, people throw away 11.1 million glasses of
milk and 12 million eggs. This adds up to about $165 billion wasted on food every year. In 2010, Americans
threw away 33.79 million tons of food, but in Somalia, Africa, in the same year, 260,000 people died
because they didn’t have any food. When Americans go to restaurants and order food, they don’t eat about
17% of the food. This food gets put in the garbage. Many people don’t realize that the food wastage
problem is so big.
But some people are trying to solve the problem. A group of 20 students from Sarah Lawrence College in
New York are now collecting food from restaurants and taking it to soup kitchens in the city. Hungry and
poor people can go to a soup kitchen and get free food. One soup kitchen can help 350 people a day.
1 How much does food waste cost an American family every year? ..............................
2 How many tons of food did Americans throw away in 2010? ..............................
3 How many glasses of milk do people throw away every year? ..............................
4 How many eggs do people throw away every year? ..............................
5 How much money is wasted on food every year? ..............................
6 How much restaurant food gets wasted? ..............................
7 How many people in Somalia died of hunger in 2010? ..............................
8 How much food do Americans throw away each year? ..............................
9 How many students from Sarah Lawrence College are collecting food? ..............................
10 How many people can a soup kitchen help in one day? ..............................
Listen to a student answering questions. Complete the questionnaire with the questions and
15 10
answers from the box.
Questions
Are you saving up to buy anything at the moment?
What do you always buy online?
What stores do you go to every week?
What’s the best place to buy food?
Where do you buy your clothes?
Answers
bakery
books and CDs
bread
farmer’s market
department store
fruit
laptop
meat
supermarket
Shopping Questionnaire
questions answers
(1) (2)
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(3) (4)
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(5) (6)
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(7) (8)
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(9) (10)
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16 Write a blog post about your shopping habits. In your blog post, answer these five questions.
Are you saving up to buy anything at the moment?

What do you always buy online?
What stores do you go to every week?
What’s the best place to buy food?
Where do you buy clothes?
My shopping habits

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1 Complete the gaps with the correct verb.

1 What is Josh doing?

3 What are you doing?

4 What are Lucy and Spencer wearing?

carry make drive play eat run have swim

1 I am .............................. my car to work.

2 She is .............................. in the rain.

3 They are .............................. a cup of tea.

4 They are .............................. a snowman.

5 He is .............................. in the snow.

7 I am .............................. in the ocean.

8 She is .............................. cake.

3 Find and correct the mistakes in these conversations.

1 Does it raining there?

2 Are you have a good time?

3 What’s the weather like there?

4 What they are doing?

5 Are you having a good time?

6 What are they do?

4 Correct the sentences and cross out extra words.

1 I’m never trying to improve my English.

2 Paul is often drinking coffee with friends.

3 I’m watching TV every night .

4 I’m riding my bike every day .

5 I’m usually having lunch.

6 Carol is not often using her phone.

5 Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1 I save money today. I’m not having lunch.

2 At the moment, Caroline has lunch with friends.

3 Mark wears a suit today.

4 Catherine doesn’t work out today. She is very tired.

5 Rachel checks her messages now.

6 I call my mom! Please be quiet!

6 Complete the dialogue with a phrase from the box.

B Yes, there is (2) .............................. in the fridge.

A Only one? Is there (3) .............................. ?

B Yes. There’s some in the fridge.

A Oh, OK. Hey, where’s (4) .............................. ?

A And where’s (5) .............................. ?

A I bought (6) .............................. yesterday. Where is it?

8 Complete the conversation with A or B.

Juanita: So where (1) ...... for your next vacation?

1 A. are you going

9 Match the sentences to the same meaning.

1 ...... I’d like to go shopping.

2 ...... I’d like to watch that movie.

3 ...... I like shopping.

4 ...... I like watching that movie.

10 Rewrite the answers to these questions.

1 What would you like to eat?

2 Where would you like to go?

3 What activity would you love to try?

4 Which famous person would you like to meet?

12 Write the words in the correct column.

banana rice fruit vegetable hamburger pasta

13 Combine the words to make TEN word phrases.

Food Waste in the US

4 How many eggs do people throw away every year? ..............................

5 How much money is wasted on food every year? ..............................

6 How much restaurant food gets wasted? ..............................

7 How many people in Somalia died of hunger in 2010? ..............................

8 How much food do Americans throw away each year? ..............................