Grammar 2-04 | False Beginner | CEFR A1

Quiz
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Listen to a talk about a town. 1) The town has many _____ .

Topic 1 - My town a) young people

b) nice people
Todd: So, are the people ________ your town?
2) There are many _____ .
Aimee: Yes, there are many nice people. Everyone is friendly.
There are ________ young people though. a) parks
Todd: Oh, why not? b) flowers
Aimee: They move away. There ________ many companies 3) The weather is _____ .
here, so there are not many jobs. There are many jobs
________ city, so young people move there. a) sunny
b) rainy
Topic 2 - Nature 4) Is the town safe?
Todd: Well, is there ________ nature in your town? a) Yes
Aimee: Yes, there' s a lot of nature. There ________ of trees b) No
and green spaces.
5) How is the shopping?
Todd: What about parks?
Aimee: There ________ parks in my town, so ________ many a) Good
b) Not good
places to see nature or play sports.
Todd: Oh, how nice.

Topic 3 - Weather Grammar Challenge

Todd: And ________ weather nice in your town?
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
Aimee: The weather is good. There is a lot of sunshine. There
isn’t much rain. a lot of very hot get much are lots
Todd: How ________ summers? is the not many too bad in the
Aimee: It is ________ in summer and there is a lot of humidity
are many there are lots are not are the
in July and August.
Todd: Oh, no. What about winter? nice in there are many places much crime
Aimee: It gets cold in winter, but the town does not ________
snow.
Speaking Challenge
Topic 4 - Safety

Todd: So, is your town safe?
Aimee: It is a safe place to live. There isn’t ________ . There
aren’t many bad people who live here.
Todd: Oh, that's good to hear.
Aimee: Yeah, also, ________ of police, so everyone feels safe.
Match the answers with the questions.
1) Is there a mall in your town?
2) Is there a park in your town?
3) Is there any snow where you live?
4) Are there any nice cafes in your town?

Topic 5 - Shopping [ _ ] Yes, and it has many shops.

[ _ ] Yes, there are many at the station.
Todd: How is the shopping in your town? [ _ ] Yes, a big one with lots of trees.
[ _ ] No, but it gets cold.
Aimee: The shopping is not great. There are not ________ to
shop, actually. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Todd: You don't have a mall?
Aimee: There is a small shopping mall, but there are not many
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Todd: Oh, that's ________ .
Aimee: There is a nice mall with many nice shops in the next Go online for the complete lesson!
town though.
1. Watch the animation video.
Todd: Oh, that's good. 2. Check your answers.
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Quiz
1) How many toilets are in his house?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3

2) How many chairs are in the kitchen?

a) None
b) 2
c) 4

3) Does he have many shoes?

a) Yes, he does.
Beginner 2 | Lesson 4 | Articles b) No, he does not.
c) He does not say.
House and Things 4) What does he have outside?
Aimee and Todd talk about all the stuff they have in their homes. a) A car
b) A garden
c) A pool
Aimee: So, Todd, do you like your house?
4) What items does he mention?
Todd: I do. It's ___ nice house, but it's ___ old house. It's very
old. a) Cups
b) Pictures
Aimee: How many rooms are in your house? c) Books
Todd: My house has four rooms. ___ living room, ___ sleeping
room, ___ study room, and ___ kitchen. Grammar Challenge
Aimee: Okay. That sounds big. How about bathrooms? How
many bathrooms do you have?
Fill in the blanks with the correct article.
Todd: I have two bathrooms or toilets, and then I have one
washing room to take ___ shower. a an the
Aimee: Oh, nice. And do you
have ___ TV?
Todd: I do have a TV in ___ living
room, and I have ___ big couch
and ___ nice table, and I have
cable TV. Speaking Challenge
Aimee: Wow.

Todd: So I have cable, but I don't Match the answers with the questions.
watch TV much.
1) How many rooms are in your house?
Aimee: Oh. Well, what about your 2) Do you have a TV?
kitchen. Do you have ___ kitchen? 3) Do you have many clothes?
4) Do you have a big bathroom?
Todd: I do. I have ___ very small kitchen. My kitchen has one 5) Do you have a kitchen?
stove, ___ small stove, ___ table, and ___ refrigerator, and ___
microwave. So, I can cook, but it's not easy.
( _ ) Yes, I cook in it every day.
Aimee: Oh. How many chairs do you have in ___ kitchen. ( _ ) No, I don't care about fashion.
( _ ) No, it is very tiny.
Todd: We only have two chairs. It's very, very small. ( _ ) Yes, but I never watch it.
( _ ) Just three: a bathroom, a kitchen, and bedroom.
Aimee: Okay. Do you have ___ kettle?
What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Todd: I do have ___ kettle. Do you want coffee?

Aimee: No. It's an important, important kitchen appliance. Go online to elllo.org

Todd: It is. It is. I like that kettle. I think, in American English, we
say "coffee pot." Go online for the complete lesson!
Aimee: Really? 1. Listen to the audio or video.
2. Check your answers.
Todd: Yeah. Do we say, "kettle?" Maybe. I don't know. I don't 3. Access 100s of free lessons.
know American English. I need to learn.

Aimee: For me, a kettle is something you use to boil water, so

you could be making tea or coffee.
Todd: True.

Aimee: It doesn't matter. Grammar

Todd: Maybe we do say kettle. We say kettle. Sorry.
Aimee: How about books, Todd? Do you have many books? Singular vs Plural Nouns with Articles

Todd: No. I have a rule. I only keep two books. Point 1: We use plural nouns when we talk about more
than one item. We add an (s) to the noun.
Aimee: What?

Todd: Yeah. So, if I want a new book, I must get rid of a book. 1. I have many books.
2. I don't have a history book.
Aimee: Wow. 3. I have a cat and two dogs.

Todd: Only two. Never three. I don't like having three, four.
Point 2: We use the article a and an before a singular
Aimee: That is so strict. noun for an item that is not specific to the listener.

Todd: It is. It is very strict. My rule. Strange rule. 1. I have an old computer.
2. She has a nice house.
Aimee: Okay. How about clothes? 3. I have a big kitchen.
Do you have a lot of clothes? 4. I don't have an umbrella.
Todd: No. I am a minimalist. That
means I have few items of Point 3: Once the listener knows about the item, we use
clothing. I think I have maybe five the article the instead of a or an in future references.
shirts and three pairs of pants.
Aimee: Wow. 1. To make an omelet, crack an egg. Then whisk the
egg.
Todd: And two pairs of shoes. 2. Then get a pan. Cook the egg in the pan.
3. Then get a plate. Put the egg on the plate.
Aimee: Wow. It sounds great. 4. Then get a fork. Use the fork to eat the omelet.

Todd: It is, kind of. But I'm 47. I'm Point 4: When we talk about items in general, use the
old, so it's okay. I can wear the same clothes every day. It's plural form, often without the article the.
okay.

Aimee: In your house, do you have a patio? 1. Books are important.

2. Do you like apples?
Todd: I do, but it's really old, and it's not safe. Yeah. It can fall. 3. Everybody needs friends.
It's old, so I don't use it. But I have a small area to go outside, a 4. I don't like watching movies.
small garden. It's nice.
Aimee: Okay. Sounds nice. Sounds like a great house. Point 5: We use the article the before plural nouns when
we refer to a specific group of items.
Todd: It is, it is. Old, but nice.
1. I bought the books you asked for.
2. The streets in my town are very clean.
3. I love the cookies my mother makes.
4. The students in my class like to play games.
Grammar 2-04 | False Beginner | CEFR A1
Quiz
Quantifiers
Listen to a talk about a town. 1) The town has many _____ .

Topic 1 - My town a) young people

b) nice people
Todd: So, are the people nice in your town?
2) There are many _____ .
Aimee: Yes, there are many nice people. Everyone is friendly.
There are not many young people though. a) parks
Todd: Oh, why not? b) flowers
Aimee: They move away. There are not many companies here,
3) The weather is _____ .
so there are not many jobs. There are many jobs in the city, so
young people move there. a) sunny
b) rainy
Topic 2 - Nature 4) Is the town safe?
Todd: Well, is there a lot of nature in your town? a) Yes
Aimee: Yes, there' s a lot of nature. There are lots of trees and b) No
green spaces.
5) How is the shopping?
Todd: What about parks?
Aimee: There are many parks in my town, so there are many a) Good
places to see nature or play sports. b) Not good
Todd: Oh, how nice.

Topic 3 - Weather Grammar Challenge

Todd: And is the weather nice in your town?
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
Aimee: The weather is good. There is a lot of sunshine. There
isn’t much rain. a lot of very hot get much are lots
Todd: How are the summers? is the not many too bad in the
Aimee: It is very hot in summer and there is a lot of humidity in
are many there are lots are not are the
July and August.
Todd: Oh, no. What about winter? nice in there are many places much crime
Aimee: It gets cold in winter, but the town does not get much
snow.
Speaking Challenge
Topic 4 - Safety

Todd: So, is your town safe? Match the answers with the questions.
Aimee: It is a safe place to live. There isn’t much crime. There 1) Is there a mall in your town?
aren’t many bad people who live here. 2) Is there a park in your town?
Todd: Oh, that's good to hear. 3) Is there any snow where you live?
4) Are there any nice cafes in your town?
Aimee: Yeah, also, there are lots of police, so everyone feels
safe.
[ 1 ] Yes, and it has many shops.
[ 4 ] Yes, there are many at the station.
Topic 5 - Shopping [ 2 ] Yes, a big one with lots of trees.
[ 3 ] No, but it gets cold.
Todd: How is the shopping in your town?
Aimee: The shopping is not great. There are not many places What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
to shop, actually.
Todd: You don't have a mall?
Aimee: There is a small shopping mall, but there are not many Go online to soundgrammar.com
interesting shops there.
Todd: Oh, that's too bad. Go online for the complete lesson!
Aimee: There is a nice mall with many nice shops in the next
1. Watch the animation video.
town though. 2. Check your answers.
Todd: Oh, that's good. 3. Access more free lessons.
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Quiz
1) How many toilets are in his house?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3

2) How many chairs are in the kitchen?

a) None
b) 2
c) 4

3) Does he have many shoes?

a) Yes, he does.
Beginner 2 | Lesson 4 | Articles b) No, he does not.
c) He does not say.
House and Things 4) What does he have outside?
Aimee and Todd talk about all the stuff they have in their homes. a) A car
b) A garden
c) A pool
Aimee: So, Todd, do you like your house?
4) What items does he mention?
Todd: I do. It's a nice house, but it's an old house. It's very old.
a) Cups
Aimee: How many rooms are in your house? b) Pictures
c) Books
Todd: My house has four rooms. A living room, a sleeping
room, a study room, and a kitchen.

Aimee: Okay. That sounds big. How about bathrooms? How

Grammar Challenge
many bathrooms do you have?
Todd: I have two bathrooms or toilets, and then I have one Fill in the blanks with the correct article.
washing room to take a shower.
a an the
Aimee: Oh, nice. And do you
have a TV?

Todd: I do have a TV in the living

room, and I have a big couch and
a nice table, and I have cable TV.

Aimee: Wow. Speaking Challenge

Todd: So I have cable, but I don't
watch TV much.
Match the answers with the questions.
Aimee: Oh. Well, what about your
kitchen. Do you have a kitchen? 1) How many rooms are in your house?
2) Do you have a TV?
Todd: I do. I have a very small kitchen. My kitchen has one 3) Do you have many clothes?
stove, a small stove, a table, and a refrigerator, and a 4) Do you have a big bathroom?
microwave. So, I can cook, but it's not easy. 5) Do you have a kitchen?

Aimee: Oh. How many chairs do you have in the kitchen.

( 5 ) Yes, I cook in it every day.
Todd: We only have two chairs. It's very, very small. ( 3 ) No, I don't care about fashion.
( 4 ) No, it is very tiny.
Aimee: Okay. Do you have a kettle? ( 2 ) Yes, but I never watch it.
( 1 ) Just three: a bathroom, a kitchen, and bedroom.
Todd: I do have a kettle. Do you want coffee?
What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Aimee: No. It's an important, important kitchen appliance.

Todd: It is. It is. I like that kettle. I think, in American English, we Go online to elllo.org
say "coffee pot."
Aimee: Really? Go online for the complete lesson!
Todd: Yeah. Do we say, "kettle?" Maybe. I don't know. I don't 1. Listen to the audio or video.
know American English. I need to learn. 2. Check your answers.
3. Access 100s of free lessons.
Aimee: For me, a kettle is something you use to boil water, so
you could be making tea or coffee.
Todd: True.
Aimee: It doesn't matter.

Todd: Maybe we do say kettle. We say kettle. Sorry. Grammar

Aimee: How about books, Todd? Do you have many books?

Todd: No. I have a rule. I only keep two books. Singular vs Plural Nouns with Articles

Aimee: What? Point 1: We use plural nouns when we talk about more
than one item. We add an (s) to the noun.
Todd: Yeah. So, if I want a new book, I must get rid of a book.

Aimee: Wow. 1. I have many books.

2. I don't have a history book.
Todd: Only two. Never three. I don't like having three, four. 3. I have a cat and two dogs.

Aimee: That is so strict.

Point 2: We use the article a and an before a singular
Todd: It is. It is very strict. My rule. Strange rule. noun for an item that is not specific to the listener.

Aimee: Okay. How about clothes? 1. I have an old computer.

Do you have a lot of clothes? 2. She has a nice house.
3. I have a big kitchen.
Todd: No. I am a minimalist. That 4. I don't have an umbrella.
means I have few items of
clothing. I think I have maybe five
shirts and three pairs of pants. Point 3: Once the listener knows about the item, we use
the article the instead of a or an in future references.
Aimee: Wow.

Todd: And two pairs of shoes. 1. To make an omelet, crack an egg. Then whisk the
egg.
Aimee: Wow. It sounds great. 2. Then get a pan. Cook the egg in the pan.
3. Then get a plate. Put the egg on the plate.
Todd: It is, kind of. But I'm 47. I'm 4. Then get a fork. Use the fork to eat the omelet.
old, so it's okay. I can wear the same clothes every day. It's
okay. Point 4: When we talk about items in general, use the
plural form, often without the article the.
Aimee: In your house, do you have a patio?

Todd: I do, but it's really old, and it's not safe. Yeah. It can fall. 1. Books are important.
It's old, so I don't use it. But I have a small area to go outside, a 2. Do you like apples?
small garden. It's nice. 3. Everybody needs friends.
4. I don't like watching movies.
Aimee: Okay. Sounds nice. Sounds like a great house.
Todd: It is, it is. Old, but nice. Point 5: We use the article the before plural nouns when
we refer to a specific group of items.

1. I bought the books you asked for.

2. The streets in my town are very clean.
3. I love the cookies my mother makes.
4. The students in my class like to play games.