ESL – Grade 6B1 – Practice worksheet Name: _____________________________

Week 06 Class: _____________________________

I. Content:
- Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Gerund (Verb + -ing).
- Vocabulary: Hobbies and Interest, Sports, and Outdoor Activities, Technology.

II. Practice:
2.1 Grammar and Vocabulary
Exercise 1: Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. The news media always must have something to put in their headlines.
must always
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The class starts at 2 p.m. and finish at 3 p.m.
finishes
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What you think about this class?
What do you think about this class?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. She doesn’t likes to study.
Likes -> like
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. My mother want me to be at home at 9 p.m.
wants
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous.

is baking
1. My mother …………………… (bake) a cake in the kitchen at the moment.
are not cooking
2. We …………………… (not cook) dinner this evening because we’re eating out.
Is Tom driving
3. …………………… (Tom/ drive) to work right now?
am moving
4. I’m sorry. I don’t have time. I …………………… (move) the lawn.
5. Which hotel …………………… (your family/ stay) at now?
is your family staying

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form, -ing or to.
turning
1. The music is very loud. Would you mind …………………… down?
to do/doing
2. How do you relax? What do you like …………………… in your spare time?
to wait
3. Shall we leave now, or would you prefer …………………… a little?

Exercise 4: Put one of the verbs from the box in each blank with the correct form.

play read go do listen collect

1. The children are …………………… a play at the end of term.

2. When did you start …………………… antique glass?
3.What kind of music do you …………………… to?
4. Irene won’t be able …………………… in the match on Saturday.
5. I’ve never …………………… skiing.
6. He spent a pleasant afternoon …………………… the book.

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Exercise 5: Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
1. CD- a. system
2. memory b. on
3. operating c. key
4. hard d. software e ROM
5. log e. ROM
6. anti-virus f. mat
7. mouse g. copy
8. escape h. stick

2.2 Reading
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following
passage.
Coin collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Most coin (1) ……………
enjoy trying to have a complete set of a country’s coins. Some people collect coins for pleasure;
(2) …………… collect coins in order to sell them later. From coins, we can also (3)
…………… something about certain famous people and events in a country’s (4) …………….
Many beginning collectors go to the bank and buy coins. Then they (5) …………… coins for
their collection.
1. A. collectors B. collecting C. collected D. collections
2. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
3. A. teach B. learn C. give D. offer
4. A. history B. nature C. science D. geography
5. A. look B. see C. watch D. find