Good luck!!!!!!! Name _____CAROLINA SILVA _______________________________Date______21/04/12________ I.

GRAMMAR

A. Choose the correct form to complete the sentences in the present progressive. 1. You ( are/is) watching TV.YOU ARE WATCHING 2. (Are/is) you watching TV? ARE YOU WATCHING? 3. You (are/is) not watching TV. YOU ARE NOT WATCHING 4. You (are/is) learning English now.YOU ARE LEARNING ENGLISH NOW 5. You (are/is) not swimming now. YOU ARE NOT SWIMMING NOW 6. (Are/is) you sleeping? ARE YOU SLEPPING? 7. I (am/is) not standing. IAM NOT STANDING 8. (Is/are) he sitting or standing? IS HE SITTING OR ATANDING? 9. They (are/am) reading their books. THEY ARE READING THEIR BOOKS 10. They (are/is) not watching television. THEY ARE NOT WATCHING TELEVISION

B.

Find the mistake in the sentences.

1. What is you doing? ARE 2. Why aren't you doing you homework? YOUR 3. I am studyng to become a doctor.STUDING 4. I are not studying to become a dentist.AM 5. I am readiyng the book Tom Sawyer.READING 6. I am not reading any books right now. 7. Is you working on any special projects at work? ARE

8.-Isn't you teaching at the university now? ARE 7. I is meeting some friends after work. AM 8. I are not going to the party tonight. AM 9. are he visiting his parents next weekend? IS 10. aren't he coming with us tonight IS 11.He are constantly talking. I wish he would shut up. IS 12. I doesn't like them because they are always complaining. DONT

C. Answer the questions with the preposition of place.

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Simple present. Write the verb in the correct form according to the person. I ________TAKES______(take) the train to the office. The train to Berlin _____LEAVES________(leave) every hour. John ________SLEEPS_______(sleep) eight hours every night during the week. The President of The USA ______LIVES___________(live) in The White House. A dog ____HAD____________(have) four legs. I _______GETS____________(get) up early every day.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Carol _________BRUSHES___________(brush) her teeth twice a day. They _________TRAVELS__________(travel) to their country house every weekend. It _____RAINS__________(rain) a lot in winter. The Queen of England ________LIVES________(live) in Buckingham Palace. They ______SPEAKS__________(speak) English at work. He ________GOES_________ (go) to the cinema every Saturday. My cat always ____CATCHES____________(catch) the mice. I always __________WASHES_________ ( wash) my clothes. Peter _______KISSES________(kiss) his girlfriend often. Raul _____FIXES__________ (fix) bikes. Nathan ____STUDIES_____________ (study) the Spanish language. Brent ________PLAYS_______ ( play) football. My teacher always ____SAYS__________ (say) my name. She doesn't____________LIKES_______ (like) fish.

II.

READING COMPREHENSION.

University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford).

It is situated in the town of Cambridge, England. According to legend, the university was founded in 1209 by scholars escaping from Oxford after a fight with locals there.

Cambridge has produced more Nobel prize winners than any other university in the world, having 80 associated with it, about 70 of whom were students there. It regularly heads league tables ranking British universities, and a recent league table by the Times Higher Education Supplement rated it sixth in the world overall and first for science. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge, often referred to together as Oxbridge, compete to be seen as the strongest overall university in the UK. Historically, they have produced a significant proportion of Britain's prominent scientists, writers and politicians. Questions about the text 1. The University of Cambridge is the oldest university in England. True. False. We don't know.

2. The University of Cambridge was founded by scholars from Oxford. True. False. We don't know. 3. Many Nobel Prize winners were students at the University of Cambridge. True. False. We don't know. 4. Many scientists, writers and politicians were students at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. True. False. We don't know.

III.

WRITING A. Write a short text about what you are doing. I AM PLAYING I AM STUDING I AM WALKING I AM EATING