Extra grammar practice: challenge Unit 1

to be affirmative and negative; to be 4 Write questions using these words.

questions and short answers; have got; 1 you/have/big family
Possessive adjectives
2 his mother/is/French
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of
to be.
3 you/have not/a smartphone
Liam: Hello, I (1) Liam.
Carmen: And I (2) Carmen 4 your sister/is/older than you
Liam: Where (3) you from?
Carmen: Padua. 5 his cousins/are/Australian
Liam: (4) that in Spain?
Carmen: No, Padua (5) in Spain. It
(6) in the north of Italy. 5 Choose the best answer to complete the text.
Liam: Sorry … I (7) very good at
geography. I (1) from Vancouver, in the West of Canada. Many
Carmen: It’s OK. But I love Spain, the music, the people in Canada (2) from different parts of the
food … world. (3) mother, for example, (4) Canadian.
She (5) from Hong Kong. So (6) in family, we
Liam: Spanish food (8) great. And
speak English and Chinese. Canada (7) a population
my brother and I (9) big fans
of over 35 million. The official languages (8) English
of Barcelona Football Club. What about
and French, but over 20% of the Canadian population
you? (10) you a football fan?
speak a different language. I (9) any brothers or
Carmen: No, I (11) into sport. I
sisters, but we (10) a lovely dog, she (11) ten
(12) interested in films.
years old. The average number of children in Canadian
My favourite actress (13)
families (12) 1.1. What about (13) country?
Penelope Cruz. She (14)
(14) a big population?
Spanish, too!

2 Complete with the correct form of have got. 1 A ’m B am C both A and B

2 A is B are C aren’t
1 Lisa a new email address.
2 A: a map of the city? (you) 3 A His B Your C My
B: Yes, I . 4 A is B isn’t C are
3 I a big flat outside the city centre. 5 A is B isn’t C has
4 They many English-speaking friends. 6 A your B our C their
5 A: time to see us? (Mr Jones) 7 A has B has got C both A and B
B: No, he . Sorry. 8 A is B are C aren’t
9 A haven’t B haven’t got C both A and B
3 Find and correct the mistakes. There are three 10 A got B have got C haven’t
incorrect sentences.
11 A has B is C is got
1 ‘What’s your hobby?’ ‘Its swimming.’
12 A has B is C are
2 We love Spanish food – our favourite dish is paella.
13 A your B you C yours
3 London is a big city – its population is 9.4 million.
14 A Has it B Has it got C both A and B
4 Dan is into rock music – he and he’s friends are in a
band called ‘Clash 2’.
5 Barbara and her sister are British, but their parents
are not.
6 Mum and Dad are my heroes. There birthdays are
in November.

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