1 Grammar extension

Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives

1 Rewrite the sentences with the correct 4 Complete the sentences with possessive
subject pronouns. adjectives.
Mrs. Tashi is Japanese. You’re in 8th grade. Your teacher is Mr. Ford.
She is Japanese. 1 My mom is Spanish. name is Elena.
1 Your skateboard is fantastic. 2 Hi! I’m from Japan, and name is Kinu.
3 Russia is a big country. capital city is
2 You and Barbara are new students. Moscow.
4 We’re students. names are Tim and
3 My dad is American. Hannah.
5 Mr. Simmons is in the classroom.
4 Robert and I are fourteen years old. books are on the desk.
6 Bob and Carol are British, but dad is
5 New York is my favorite city. from Mexico.

Articles
be : Simple present The indefinite article: a / an
Affirmative 5 Write a or an.
2 Circle the mistakes and write correct a boy
sentences. 1 animal
You and your friend is cool. 2 sandwich
You and your friend are cool. 3 eraser
1 I is a new student. 4 white bag
5 umbrella
2 It are my birthday today. 6 American city
7 skateboard
3 My brother and I am at home. 8 hour

4 Mr. Jones are from Canada. Got it?

6 Complete the sentences using the words in
5 Debbie and Julie is British. the box.

a   ​an   ​are   ​he   ​her   ​I   ​it   ​
3 Write sentences with the correct short forms ’m    my   ​our   ​’s   ​she   ​​they
of be.
we / Colombian 1 Hi! My name ’s Ricky. I thirteen years
We’re Colombian. old. I’m new student. Thalia is my
1 I / thirteen sister. ’s eleven. Thalia and I
from Australia.
2 it / a fantastic city 2 I’m good at math. ’s my favorite
subject. math teacher is Mr. Ross.
3 he / my best friend ’s cool.
3 My friend Maria is a Canadian girl.
4 they / in 9th grade dad is actor.
4 ’m at San Francisco High School.
5 she / a good singer Richard and Mike are in my class. ’re
my best friends. We’re in 10th grade.
teacher is Mrs. Wade.

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be : Simple present Question words
Negative 4 Complete the questions with the question
1 Write negative sentences. Use short forms. words in the box.
You’re serious. How old   ​What   ​When   ​Where   ​
You aren’t serious. Which   ​Who
1 The book is interesting.
When is Joe’s birthday?
2 He’s an actor. In November.
1 are their names?
3 We’re Brazilian. David and Ruth.
2 is your brother?
4 They’re in my class. He’s nine years old.
3 is your skateboard?
5 I am a teacher. The blue skateboard.
4 are your mom and dad?
6 She’s in 10th grade. They’re at the movies.
5 is your history teacher?
Mrs. Thomson.
be : Simple present
Interrogative and short answers Got it?
2 Complete the questions. 5 Look at the chart. Then answer the questions.
Are you in Mr. Lee’s class? Maria Tom
No, I’m not.
Age: 14 13
1 from South Korea?
Yes, she is. Birthday: October May
2 a good singer? City: New York Chicago
No, you aren’t. Nationality: American American
3 your friends?
Favorite teacher: Mr. Collins Mrs. Barker
Yes, they are.
4 your birthday today? Favorite color: black red
Yes, it is. How old is Tom?
5 fifteen years old? He is thirteen years old.
No, he isn’t. 1 Are Maria and Tom from the United Kingdom?

3 Write questions and short affirmative (✓) or

negative (✗) answers.
Mrs. Harris / from Canada? (✓)
Is Mrs Harris from Canada? Yes she is.
1 your dad / an actor? (✗)
6 Look at the chart in exercise 5 again. Write
2 you / a student? (✓)
3 your brother and sister / at school? (✗)
2 Who is Maria’s favorite teacher?
3 Is Tom from New York?
questions using the words in parentheses.
Is Maria Mexican? (Mexican)
No, she isn’t. She’s American.
1 ? (birthday)
It’s in May.
2 ? (color)
Black.
3 ? (old)
She’s fourteen years old.

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 Review Test Units 1–2

5 Timmy ________ my dog.

Vocabulary 6 Chris and I ________ soccer fans.
1 Complete the sentences with the nationalities 7 You ________ Brazilian.
and countries.
___ /7
1 My mom is ________. She’s from China.
5 Choose the correct answers.
2 Ross is Canadian. He’s from ________.
1 Mike and Tina are music fans. Her / Their
3 Frances is ________. She’s from the U.S.
favorite band is U2.
4 Sophie is British. She’s from ________.
2 Are you a new student? What’s your / our
5 Axel is ________. He’s from Brazil.
name?
6 They’re Vietnamese. They’re from ________.
3 Brazil is a big country. Its / His capital city is
7 Ivana is ________. She’s from Russia.
Brasília.
8 He is Greek. He’s from ________.
4 Mrs. Gonzales is our teacher. His / Her birthday
9 Hugo is ________. He’s from Spain.
is in September.
10 My friend is Australian. He’s from ________.
5 My friend and I are British. My / Our names are
___ /10
Jack and Hazel.
2 Write the opposites of the adjectives.
6 My dad is from Colombia. His / Its name is
1 boring i________
Pedro.
2 funny s________ ___ /6
3 difficult e________ 6 Read the list of people, then complete the
4 fantastic t________ negative sentences. Use short forms.
___ /4
Elena – woman, teacher, 35, Colombian
Grammar Carlos – boy, student, 14, Mexican
3 Complete the sentences with the subject Hoshi – girl, student, 13, Japanese
pronouns in the box.
1 Elena ________ a student.
he I it she they we you
2 Carlos and Hoshi ________ teachers.
3 Carlos: “I ________ Colombian. I’m Mexican.”
1 Mr. Thomson is my teacher. ________’s strict.
2 Suki and I are from Japan. ________’re 4 Hoshi and Carlos: “We ________ actors. We’re

Japanese. students.”
5 Carlos ________ thirteen. He’s fourteen.
3 Hi! Where are ________ from?
___ /5
4 Cathy and Roger are fourteen. ________ are in
7 Look at the list in exercise 6 again. Complete
9th grade. the questions and short answers.
5 Rio de Janeiro is a big city. ________’s in Brazil. 1 ________ Carlos and Hoshi students?
6 My name’s Harry. ________’m thirteen years old. Yes, ________ ________.
7 Mrs. Morales is our teacher. ________’s cool. 2 ________ Elena fourteen years old?
___ /7
No, ________ ________.
4 Complete the sentences with am, are, or is. 3 ________ Hoshi Japanese?
1 Hi! I ________ a new student. Yes, ________ ________.
2 David and George ________ from South Africa. 4 Hoshi: “________ you Spanish, Carlos?”
3 San Francisco ________ in the U.S. Carlos: “No, ________ ________.”
4 Sally and Jenny ________ my friends. 5 ________ Carlos a teacher?
No, ________ ________.
___ /5

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 Review Tests 1–2

8 Complete the questions with the question words 9 Read the text about Bill. Are the sentences
in the box. true (T) or false (F)?

How old What When Where Which Who 1 Bill is American. __

2 Rosendale is a big city. __
1 ________ is your favorite singer? Beyoncé is my 3 Jessica is in 9th grade. __
favorite singer. 4 Mrs. Robinson is a music teacher. __
2 ________ is your birthday? It’s in February. 5 Bill’s mom is Mexican. __
3 ________ is your teacher’s name? His name is 6 Manchester United are a British soccer
Mr. James. team. __
4 ________ is your sister? She’s nine years old. 7 Bill’s favorite food is ice cream. __
5 ________ is Tokyo? It’s in Japan. ___ /7

6 ________ is your pen? It’s the black pen. 10 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
___ /6
1 How old is Bill?
Reading _____________________________________
2 Where is Rosendale?
Me and my town
_____________________________________
Hi! My name’s Bill. I’m fourteen
3 Who is Bill’s favorite teacher?
years old. I’m from Rosendale, in
_____________________________________
the U.S. It isn’t a big city.
4 How old is Bill’s mom?
It’s a small town. About six hundred
_____________________________________
people live here.
5 What is Bill’s favorite TV show?
My school
_____________________________________
I’m a student at Clarkson Academy, and I’m in 9th
___ /5
grade. My best friends are Tony and Jessica.
11 Read the text again. Write short answers.
They’re in 9th grade, too. Tony is American, but
1 Is Bill from Mexico?
Jessica is from Spain. My favorite teacher is
_____________________________________
Mr. Booth. He’s our music teacher. He’s cool! He’s a
2 Is Rosendale a small town?
fantastic piano player. Music classes are interesting,
_____________________________________
but art classes are boring. Our art teacher,
3 Are Tony and Jessica in 9th grade?
Mrs. Robinson, is very serious and strict.
_____________________________________
My mom and dad
4 Is Jessica Mexican?
My mom isn’t from the U.S. She’s from Mexico. Her
_____________________________________
name is Rita. My dad’s name is Colin. Dad is 40
5 Are Bill’s music classes interesting?
years old, and Mom is 38.
My favorite things _____________________________________
I’m a soccer fan. My favorite team is Manchester 6 Are Manchester United an Australian team?
United. They’re a British team. They’re awesome. _____________________________________
___ /6
My favorite TV show is The Simpsons, and my
favorite food is pizza.

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 Review Tests 1–2

Writing Listening
12 Read about Bill on page 2 again. Complete the 15 Listen to Toby and Sally.
chart. Answer the questions.
Name Bill Maxwell 1 Are Toby and Sally at
Age 1
________ home or at school?
Town 2
________
_____________________________________
Nationality 3
________
2 Is Toby American?
School 4
________
Best friends 5
________
_____________________________________
Favorite subject 6
________ 3 Who is the geography teacher?
Mom and dad’s names ________
7 _____________________________________
Favorite sport 8
________ 4 Is Sally good at art?
Favorite TV show 9
________ _____________________________________
Favorite food 10
________ ___ /4
___ /5
16 Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
13 Now complete the chart about yourself.
1 Sally and Toby are in ________ grade.
Name ________
a 8th b 9th c 10th d 11th
Age 1
________
2 Toby’s sister is in ________ grade.
Town 2
________
Nationality 3
________
a 9th b 10th c 11th d 12th
School 4
________ 3 Toby is ________.
Best friends 5
________ a Canadian b American c Australian
Favorite subject 6
________ d British
Mom and dad’s names 7________ 4 Taylor Swift is from ________.
Favorite sport 8
________
a the U.S. b the U.K. c Canada d Portugal
Favorite TV show 9
________
5 Sally is good at ________.
Favorite food 10
________
___ /5
a soccer b art c tennis d baseball
6 ________ is Toby’s favorite subject.
14 Read about Bill again. Now write four short
paragraphs about yourself. Write about: a Math b Art c History d Geography
___ /6
• Me and my town
Total ___ /100
• My school
• My mom and dad
• My favorite things
___ /12

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Demonstratives Whose …? and the possessive ’s
this, that, these, those 4 Complete the sentences with the possessive
1 Complete the chart with this, that, these, or form of the words in parentheses.
those. Those are my sister’s shoes. (my sister)
near far 1 This is CD player. (Charles)
2 This is computer. (my parents)
singular this 2
3 Is that brother? (Rita)
plural 1 3
4 Is this car? (your uncle)
5 These are desks. (the new students)
2 Complete the sentences with this, that, these, 6 Those are parents. (Tony and Tim)
or those.
5 Write questions with whose, and write
answers.
room / that? (my sister)
Whose room is that?
It’s my sister’s
1 books / these? (the teacher)

2 cell phone / this? (James)

Those are my DVDs.

1 ’s a
fantastic T-shirt! 3 toys / those? (the children)

2 is my friend 3
Flora. dogs.
3 Write the sentences in the correct order.
computer / this / my / is / brother’s
This is my brother’s computer.
1 teacher’s / are / notebooks / those / our
Got it?
6 Choose the correct answers.
My grandparents / grandparents’ names are
Betty and Chris.
1 Who / Whose notebook is that?
2 This / These is my favorite TV show.
are my 3 My cousin’s / cousins’ names are Bob and
Fiona.
4 Who / Whose is your English teacher?
5 This is Denis’ / Denis’s skateboard.
6 Are that / those your friends?
7 The students / students’ are in the classroom.

2 is / my / that / house / grandparents’

3 bags / these / your / are

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Prepositions of place 3 Look at the list of furniture. Write affirmative
and negative sentences.
1 Write the prepositions.
Bedroom: bed, CDs, CD player, computer, desk,
lamp, posters
Living room: armchairs, lamp, sofa, TV

CDs / bedroom
There are some CDs in the bedroom.
under 1 o 1 sofa / living room

2 armchairs / bedroom

3 TV / bedroom

4 armchairs / living room

2 i 3 b
5 CDs / living room

Is there …? / Are there …?

Interrogative and short answers
4 Look at the list of furniture in question 3
again. Write questions and short answers.
4 b 5 n
armchairs / bedroom?
There is (There’s) / There are Are there any armchairs in the bedroom.
Affirmative and negative No, there aren’t.
1 CD player / bedroom?
2 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.

a   ​an   ​any   ​aren’t   ​is   ​isn’t   ​it   ​ 2 computer / living room?

some   ​there

There’s an armchair in my bedroom. 3 CDs / bedroom?

1 There any students at school today.
2 There are CDs in the cupboard.
3 there a TV in your room? 4 lamp / bedroom?
4 There isn’t sofa in the kitchen.
5 A “What’s that?”
B “ ’s my phone number.” 5 posters / living room?
6 Are there computers in your
classroom?
7 Is a lamp on your desk?
8 A “Is there a dog in the yard”
B “No, there .”

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Vocabulary Grammar
1 Look at the family tree. Complete the sentences 4 Choose the correct answers.
with the words in the box. 1 Those / That are her DVDs.
2 Are that / these your books?
3 These / This is my phone number.
4 Is that / those your teacher?
___ /4

5 Choose the correct answers.

aunt brother grandpa parents sister uncle
1 I have two cousins. My cousins’ / cousin’s

Harvey: “Alice is my 1________. David and Lisa are names are William and Zara.
2 Are you Charles’ / Charles’s brother?
my 2________. Peter is my 3________, and Henry is
my 4________. Peter is David’s 5________. Rebecca 3 That is my grandparent’s / grandparents’

is my 6________.” house.
___ /6 4 Those are my dad’s / dads’ CDs.
5 That is the childrens’ / children’s dog.
2 Complete the rooms in the house.
___ /5
1 __ __v__ng r__om
6 Look at the picture. Then complete the
2 ki__c__e__
sentences with the words in the box.
3 __at__ro__ __
4 be__ __o__m between in on opposite under
5 d__ __in__ __oo__
___ /5

3 Write the furniture.

1 w________ 5 l ________ 1 The soccer ball is ________ the chair.

2 p ________ 6 c________ 2 The soccer ball is ________ a box.

3 s ________ 7 b________ 3 The books are ________ the bed.

4 The lamp is ________ the bed and the desk.
4 d________
___ /7 5 The wardrobe is ________ the door.
___ /5

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7 Look at the picture in exercise 6 again. 9 Read the text about Mike’s house. Are the
Complete the sentences. Use there is, there sentences true (T) or false (F)?
isn’t, there are, or there aren’t, and a, some, or 1 Mike’s house is big. __
any. 2 Mike’s house is new. __
1 _______________________ poster near the bed. 3 All the bedrooms in Mike’s house are
2 _____________________ armchairs in the room. upstairs. __
3 ___________________________ TV in the room. 4 There are some CDs in Mike’s bedroom. __
4 __________________________ CDs on the desk. 5 Chris’s bedroom is fantastic. __
5 __________________________ desk in the room. ___ /5
___ /10
10 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
8 Look at the picture in question 6 again. Then 1 Where is Mike’s house?
complete the questions and short answers.
_____________________________________
1 ________ there ________ skateboard in the
2 How old is Mike’s house?
room? Yes, ________ is.
_____________________________________
2 Are _____________________ pens on the desk?
3 Where is Jane’s bedroom?
Yes, ____________________.
_____________________________________
3 _____________________ computer in the room?
4 What is there on Mike’s desk?
No, _____________________.
_____________________________________
4 _________________________ DVDs on the bed?
5 Where are Chris’s books?
No, _____________________.
_____________________________________
/8
6 Whose bedroom is boring?
Reading _____________________________________
___ /6
Our house
11 Read the text again. Write short answers.
I’m Mike. My family’s house is near the ocean. It’s a
1 Is Jane eighteen years old?
big house, and it’s about 100 years old. There are
_____________________________________
four bedrooms in the house. One is my parents’
2 Is Mike’s bedroom upstairs?
bedroom. The others are for me, my sister Jane, and
_____________________________________
my brother Chris. Jane’s bedroom is downstairs.
3 Is there a TV in Mike’s room?
She’s nine years old, and her bedroom is very small.
_____________________________________
The other bedrooms are upstairs.
4 Is there an armchair in Mike’s room?
My room
_____________________________________
My bedroom is cool. There’s a bed, of course, and
5 Are there any CDs in Mike’s cupboard?
there’s a desk. There’s a big, comfortable armchair,
_____________________________________
too. There isn’t a TV, but there’s a computer on the
6 Is there a CD player in Chris’s room?
desk. It’s my favorite thing in the room! There’s a CD
_____________________________________
player, and there are about fifty CDs in a cupboard.
7 Are there any posters in Chris’s room?
There are some posters on the walls.
_____________________________________
My brother’s room ___ /7
Chris’s bedroom is different. He’s eighteen, and
there’s a TV in his room. But there aren’t any posters
in his room. There are some books on a shelf, but
there isn’t a CD player. His room is boring!

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 Review Tests 3–4

14 Read about Mike’s house again. Now write three

Writing short paragraphs about yourself. Write about:
12 Read about Mike’s house on page 2 again. • Your house
Complete the chart with the answers in the box.
• Your bedroom

armchair big CD player CDs computer

• Another bedroom in your house
___ /12
four his brother’s near the ocean
no, there aren’t no, there isn’t old upstairs
yes, there are yes, there is
Listening
15 Listen to Paul and
Mike’s house
Carol. Match the
1
Where? ________ sentences with
2
New or old? ________ the people.
3
Big or small? ________
4
Bedrooms? ________ Paul Carol Mary and Beth Carol’s uncle
Mike’s room
Where? 5
________ 1 His house is in Florida.
6
Favorite thing: ________ _____________________________________
Is there a TV? 7
________ 2 He is Carol’s friend.
Are there any posters? 8
________ _____________________________________
9
Other things? ________, ________, 3 She is with her cousins.
________ _____________________________________
Another room 4 Their room is opposite Carol’s room.
10
Whose is it? ________ _____________________________________
11 ___ /4
Is there a TV? ________
12
Are there any posters? ________ 16 Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
___ /6
1 Carol is at ________ house.
13 Now complete the chart about yourself. a her b her uncle’s c Paul’s d her
Your house grandparents’
Where? 1
________ 2 The house is ________ an island.
New or old? 2
________ a behind b near c in front of d on
3
Big or small? ________ 3 There are ________ people in the house.
Bedrooms? 4
________ a two b three c four d five
Your room 4 Carol’s uncle is ________.
5
Where? ________ a in the kitchen b in his room c upstairs
Favorite thing: 6
________ d on the beach
Is there a TV? 7
________ 5 There are hundreds of ________ in Carol’s room.
8
Are there any posters? ________ a CDs b chairs c people d DVDs
Other things? 9
________ 6 Carol’s room is opposite ________ room
Another room a Mary’s b Beth’s c Mary and Beth’s
Whose is it? 10
________ d Paul’s
11 ___ /6
Is there a TV? ________
12
Are there any posters? ________ Total ___ /100
___ /4

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