CENTRO DE LENGUAS – UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGOGICA NACIONAL

BASIC I - WORKSHOP
Name: _____________________________________________________

READING SECTION

Read the following E-Mail:

 I. Complete the following chart about the people in Jenny’s e-mail.

NAME COUNTRY AGE

Her friend
Her science partner
Her computer partner
Her new e-pal

II. Write (T) True or (F) False according to the text.

1. Jenny is great. ______

2. Sun-hee is her friend. ______
3. Kathy is fourteen. ______
4. Paulo is from Mexico. ______

III. Circle the correct answer.

1. Sun-hee is from: 2. Kathy is:

a) The U.S. a) Her sister
b) South Korea b) Her new e-pal
c) North Korea c) Her science partner

3. Paulo is: 4. José is:

a) Twelve a) Fat
b) Thirteen b) Ugly
c) Fourteen c) Cute

IV. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. Where is Sun-hee from? ______________________________________________

2. How old is Kathy? ___________________________________________________
3. What is Paulo’s last name? ____________________________________________
4. Who is Jenny’s new e-pal? ____________________________________________
GRAMMAR SECTION
I. Complete the following article with AM, IS or ARE.

Hi, my name (1) _____ Steven. I (2) _____ 10 years old and I (3) _____ a student. My birthday (4)
_____ on September 16th. I (5) _____ from Bogotá, Colombia. My favorite sport (6) _____ soccer
and my favorite day (7) _____ Sunday. Dogs (8) _____ my favorite pets. My mother (9) _____
Alieth. We (10) _____ very happy.

II. Complete the following article with THERE IS or THERE ARE.

In my bag (1) _______________

an old book. (2)
_______________ two old maps
in the book. In my bag (3)
_______________ a blue and
yellow coat too. (4)
_______________ four long
green snakes in the bag, and (5)
_______________ a happy parrot
on my shoulder.

III. Complete the paragraph using the prepositions of place from the box.

behind in front of in
under next to on
These friends work very hard. In this moment, Luis is (1) __________ the car and John is (2)
__________ the car sweeping it. Carlos is (3) __________ the car and Juan is (4) __________ the
car. He likes dancing. Pedro is (5) __________ the car repairing the lights and Andrés is (6)
__________ the car fixing some screws. They love this job!

IV. TWO FRIENDS ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES. READ THEIR
CONVERSATION AND PUT THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES IN THE CORRECT PRESENT
SIMPLE FORM.

Mary: OK. Tell me about your family.

Jane: Well. My husband and I _____ (have) eight children –seven boys and a girl. Two of
them _____ (not live) with us. Our daughter _____ (be) married, she _____ (live) with
her family. She _____ (have) two children. One of our sons _____ (be) also married,
but he _____ (not have) any children. Our other six sons _____ (live) with us.
Mary: So, I think you are busy all the time.
Jane: Oh, yes. I _____ (not have) much free time at all. That’s why we _____ (try) to rest
on Sundays.

V. SOME PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR JOBS. REWRITE THEIR SENTENCES
USING THE CORRECT FREQUENCY ADVERB.

a. The doctor says, “I go to the hospital.”

(rarely/usually) He usually goes to the hospital.
b. The police officer says, “I arrest people.”
(sometimes/never) ______________________________.
c. The football player says, “I practice in the middle of the night.”
(always/rarely) ______________________________.
d. The pharmacist says, “I’m careful.”
(always/rarely) ______________________________.
e. The chef says, “I put lemon in milk.”
(never/often) ______________________________.
f. The firefighter says, “I wear a suit and tie to work.”
(every day/almost never) ______________________________.
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