Teacher: Hilal ZOUINE Preparatory Review (2) /Common Core 2017/2018

A) Classify the following words in the appropriate columns:

shorts – fish – earrings – skirt – carpet – onions – tie - ring- carpet - milk – pants –eggs – bread – coat –
strawberries – necklace - bracelets – chair – lamb – sweater – sausage – steak – ring – pasta – chicken –
carrots – hat – blouse – grapes – cheese – chair - beef – gloves – shirt – wardrobe/ closet – cabbage - oil

Food Clothes Jewellery Furniture

Countable uncountabl - - -
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B) Match the words on the left with one ending on the right to form collocations:

1) Sit a) lessons 1) A bunch of a) jam

2) Act b) an exam 2) A bar of b) bananas
3) Prepare c) for an exam 3) A tin of c) sardines
4) Pass d) out a dialogue 4) A jar of d) milk
5) Set e) an exam 5) A teaspoon of e) crisps/chips
6) Surf f) at languages 6) A loaf of f) chocolate
7) Excel g) time limit 7) A packet of g) sugar/ salt
8) Fail h) for information 8) A carton of h) sugar
9) Search i) the net 9) A box of i) bread

C) Fill in the blanks with collocations from the lists above.

1) Can you please add a …………………………….? I prefer sweet coffee.
2) Kids usually buy……………………..from the local shops. They’re not very expensive.
3) I always buy a …………………………,…………………………………..,and ………………………
to prepare breakfast.
D) Complet the following mini-dialogues.

Client: ………………………………this Jane: …………………………………………..this

computer? skirt ?

Assistant: It’s only 3000dh Sara: Well, I think it’s too short

E) Match the sentences on the left with appropriate function on the right.
1) How much are these jeans? A) Expressing preference
2) Can I help you? B) Offering help
3) I’d like pizza. C) Asking about quantity
4) How much milk do you want? D) Asking about price
F) Fill in the blanks with “some”, “any”, “much”, “many”, “lot of”, “a few”

1) How………time do you need to finish?

1) There aren’t ……………..pens in my bag.
2) Have you ever visited ……….foreign
2) How ……….carrots do you need?
country?
3) My brother has …………friends. I can’t count them.
3) I ate ……strawberries before I went to bed.
4) Does your teacher give you ……..homework?
4) Did you buy ……fruits?
5) She always takes……….sugar with her coffee.
Teacher: Hilal ZOUINE Preparatory Review (2) /Common Core 2017/2018
G) A/ Circle the correct word. B/ Complete with comparative form.

1) That girl is my niece. Her/ his name is
Amal.
2) That’s my dog. Its/ it’s name is Max.
3) They’re French. France is our/ their
country.
4) That’s Karim. Nawal is his/ her friend.
H) Put the verbs in the present simple.
1) She is ……….than her sister. (tall)
2) Ayman is ………than Ahmed. (lazy)
3) Samir is ……….his brother. (good)
4) Africa is ……..than Europe. (hot)
5) Lions are ……………than wild cats.
(dangerous)
6) The Himalaya is ………..than Toubkal
Mountains. (high)

My name is Fadoua. I (live) …….in Errachidia city. My father (work) ……..at the hospital and my
mother (not,work). I (have) ………three brothers and one sister. My sister (be) …..a football player. She
(play)……..for Nahda. My elder brother (not,like) …………..football. My sister always (ask)…...….him:
What (like) ………you ……..to do in your free time?

I) Put the verbs in the present continuous.

1) Mr John (teach) …………………us at the moment. 1) She (wait)……………….for the bus.

2) My father (not,watch) …………..Tv right now. 2) What (do) ………you ……….now? We
3) What (do)……….you ……….now? (work)………………in groups doing
4) Tom (drive)………….to work now. exercises.
5) We (not,watch)…………TV at the moment. We 3) Students (enjoy) ……………..themselves.
(study) ………………..at school.

J) Circle the right answer.

1) Look ! Thomas is bringing/brings his sister to
class.
2) My elder sister is often listening/often listens to
pop music.
3) We are writing/write an exercise now.
4) Mmm ! Mum is making/makes a cake.
5) Our teacher is giving/gives us a test every
month.
6) He always studies/is studying English on
Monday.

K) Put the verbs in the appropriate form: Simple present or present continuous.

1) Omar (do) ………………..the exercises now. Fill in with: mine, yours, his, hers, ours,
2) (you,play) ……………….football on Sundays? theirs.
3) Bob (not,walk)…………to the office, he (go)
1) These are Brahim’s clothes. The clothes
……….by bus every morning.
are ………
4) My friend (have)………..a nice computer.
2) This my flat. The flat is …………..
5) Hamza and I(be) ……….good friends.
3) This is your notebook. The notebook is
6) I (not,listen) ………….to music at the moment. I
………..
(read) ……………..an interesting short story.
4) These are my friends’ books. The books
7) What (talk/you) …………….about now?
are ………….