HOMEWORK CHAPTER 1
TES FORMATIF A. Prete Pretest st (error (error analysis). Pres Pres ent ver ve rbs. Directions Directions : All the sentences contain conta in mistake mistakes. s. Find and correc cor rectt them. Examples Ex amples : I no like cold weather. → I don’t li like cold weather .
1. Student Stude nt at this this school. schoo l.
→ I am a student at this this school. schoo l.
2. I no living living at home home right right now.
→ I am not living living at home home right right now.
3. I be living living in this city. c ity.
→ I am living living in this city.
4. I am study every day.
→ I study every day.
5. I’m not knowing knowing my my teacher’s tea cher’s name. name.
→ I don’t know my teacher’s tea cher’s name. name.
6. He is is teach our English English class.
→ He teaches our engi engish sh class.
7. She expect expe ct we to be in home home on tim time.
→ She expects us to be in in home on tim time.
8. We always always are coming coming to class on o n time. time.
→ We always always comes to class class on tim time.
9. Omar does doe s he going going to school?
→ Does Omar go to school?
10. Tom no go to school.
→ Tom doesn’t go to school.
11. My sister don’t have have a job.
→ My sister doesn’t have have a job.
12. Does Anna Anna has a job?
→ Does Anna Anna have have a job?
B. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive. Directions: Directions: Compl Co mplete ete the sentences by using using the words word s in parentheses par entheses.. Use the sim simple present pre sent or the present progressive.
1. Shhh. Shhh. The baby is is sleepin sleep ing. g. The baby ba by sleeps for the hours every e very nigh night. t. 2. Right Right now I’m in in class. class. I am sitting sitting at my desk. de sk. I usually sit at the sam sa me desk d esk in in class every day. 3. Ali speak s Arabic. Arab ic. Arabic Ar abic is his his native native language, language, but right right now he he is is speak sp eakin ing g English. English. 4. A: Does itit rain ra in a lot in southern Cali Ca liforn fornia? ia? B: No. the the weather is usually usually warm and sunny sunny.. 5. A: Look out the the window. Is it raining raining ? Should Should I take tak e my my umbre umbrella? lla? B: It is startin start ing g to sprin spr inkle. kle.
6. A: Look. It’s Yourself. B: Where? A: Over there. He is walking out of the bakery. 7. A: Oscar usually walks to work. Do you walk to work every day, too? B: Yes. A: Does Oscar walk with you? B: Sometimes. 8. A: Flowers! Flowers for sale! Yes sir! Can I help you? B: I’ll take those-the yellow ones. A: Here you are, mister. Are they for a special occasion?
B: I am buying them for my mother. I buy her flowers on the first day of every month.
CHAPTER 2 EXERCISE 1. Using final -s.
Directions: Look at each word that ends in – s . Is it a noun or a verb? Is it singular or plural? 1. Ali lives in an apartment. → “lives” = a singular v erb 2. Plants grow. → “plants”= a plural noun 3. Ann listens to the radio in the morning. → "listens” = a singular verb 4. The students at this school work hard. → “the students”= a plural noun 5. A doctor helps sick people. → "helps” = a singular verb 6. Planets revolve around the sun. → “ planets”= a plural noun 7. A dictionary lists words in alphabetical order. → "lists” = a singular v erb → “words”= a plural noun 8. Mr. Lee likes to go to Forest Park in the spring. He takes the bus. He sits on a bench near a pond and feeds the birds. Ducks swim toward him for food, and pigeons land all around him. → "likes, tak es, sits, feeds” = a singular v erb → "Ducks, pigeons” = a plural noun
EXERCISE 2. Preview: spelling of final – S/-ES.
Directions: Add final – s /
-es
1. Talks 9. 2. Wishes 3. Hopes 4. Reaches 5. Moves 6. Kisses
Mixes
10. Blows 11. Studies 12. Busies 13. Enjoys 14. Flies
7. Pushes 15. Carries 8. Waits
EXERCISE 3. Simple present verbs : using final -S/ -ES .
Directions: Underline the verb in each sentence. Add final – s/ -es to the verb if necessary. Do not change any other words. 1. A dog bark → barks 2. Dogs bark → (no change) 3. Wood float on water. → floats 4. Rivers flow toward the sea. → (no change) 5. My mother worry about me. → worries 6. A student buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term. → buys 7. Airplanes fly all around the world. → (no change) 8. Mr. Wong teach Chinese at the university. → teaches 9. The teacher ask us a lot of questions in class every day. → asks 10. Mr. Cook watch game shows on TV every morning. → watches 11. Music consist of pleasant sounds. → consists 12. Cats usually sleep eighteen hours a day. → (no change) 13. The front page of a newspaper contain the most important news of the day. → contains 14. Water freeze at 32° F (0°C) and boil at 212°F (100°C). → freezes and boils
15. Mrs. Taylor never cross the street in the middle of a block. She always walk to the corner and use the pedestrian walk away. → crosses, walks and uses 16. Many parts of the world enjoy four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season last three months and bring changes in the weather. → (no change)
EXERCISE 4.The simple prese nt and the prese nt progress ive.
Directions : Create three sentences about the activity shown in each picture. Work in pairs, in groups, or as aclass. Sentence 1 :Activity in progress : Describe what the person in the picture doing. Sentence 2 :Usual frequency : Describe how often this person probably does this activity. Sentence 3 :Generalization : Make a general statement or two about this activity.
1. Playing Soccer a. The man in the picture is playing soccer b. The man in this picture plays soccer every Sunday, probably there is exhibition match ever y Sunday. c. People play soccer for enjoyment and exercise.
4. Kissing the Baby a. Look ! The Father is kissing his son. b. It looks like he loves his son so much, and I think he kisses his son frequently everyday. c. People kiss their family to show the affection.
2. Cooking in the Kitchen
5. Making Juice a. Mother is making a juice b. Mother makes juice every Sunday c. Mothet makes juice for her family. Juice is good for the health.
a. The Chef is cooking the Meat in his Kitchen. b. Everyday he cooks for 12 hours, so he looks very tired. c. The Chefs cook many food, because that’s their job to earn some money. 3. Driving a taxi a. The driver is driving the taxi to an exact destination. b. The driver drives once for to days because that’s not his permanent job. c. Nowadays people drive their own vehicles, because vehicle is important thing in a life.
6. Crying a. The little girl is crying. b. The little girl is sometimes cry. c. The children cry because something happen to them. 7. Sleeping a. The girl in the picture is sleeping. b. The girl usually sleeps at night and at noon. c. People sleep for 6 hours a day.
8. Wearing a shoes a. The man is wearing the shoes. b. The man is always wears the shoes in the morning. c. People wear shoes for fashion or work. 9. Climbing a. The boy is climbing the cliff. b. The boy always climbs the cliff every holiday. c. People climb for fun. This sport is dangerous. 10. Jogging a. Robert is jogging at park. b. Robert always jogging every morning. c. Jogging is good for health. It is a cheap sport.
11. Riding Motorcycle. a. The woman in the picture is riding a motorcycle. b. It’s look like she is in a beautiful country and enjoying her trip. She loves traveling so much and almost rides her motorcycle twice a week. c. People ride motorcycle for enjoyment and avoid the traffic jam. 12. Playing Golf. a. The Man in the picture is playing golf. b. It’s look like he lives near the golf field and he can play golf everyday. c. People play golf for a hobby or exercise.
EXERCISE 5. Short answer to yes/no questions.
Directions: Answer the questions with books closed. Give both a short and a longer answer. Work in pairs or as a class. 1. Do you wear a wristwatch every day? No, I don’t . I wear wristwatch every Monday 2. Is Sekar sitting next to you today? Yes, she is. Sekar is sitting next to me today 3. Does Segal usually sit in the same place every day? No, he doesn’t. Segal doesn’t sit in the same place every. 4. Are Helmi and Fiqih standing up? Yes, they’re. Helmi and Fiqih are standing up. 5. Are you interested in politics? Yes, I’m. I’m interested in politics 6. Is Toronto in western Canada? I don’t know where is Toronto exactly. 7. Do whales lay eggs? No, they don’t. Whales don’t lay eggs. 8. Does your country have bears in the wild? Yes, it does. My country has bears in the wild
9. Are dogs intelligent? I don’t know ecxactly. I think, dogs are intelligent. 10. Is Anna from Cambodia? No, she isn’t . Anna is f rom Italy 11. Is the earth turning on in axis and rotating around the sun at the same time? Yes, it is. The Earth is turning on in axis and rotating around the sun at the same t ime. 12. Do all mosquitoes carry malaria? No, they don’t . Not all of t hem, but some of t hem carry malaria
EXERCISE 6. Review: prese nt verbs.
Directions: Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. Use the simple present or the present progressive. Supply the short answer to a question if necessary. 1. A: My sister has a new car. She bought it last month. B: Do you have a car? A: No, I don’t. Do you? B: No, but I have a ten-speed bike. 2. A: Where are the children? B: In the living room. A: What are they doing? They’re watching TV? B: No, they aren’t. They are playing a game. 3. A: Shhh. I hear a noise. Do you hear it, too? B: Yes, I do. I wonder what it is. 4. A: Johnny, Do you listen to me? B: Of course I am, Mom. You want me to take out the garbage. Right? A: Right! And right now! 5. A: Knock, knock! Anybody home? Hey, Bill! Hi! It’s me. I’m here with Tom. Where are you? B: I am in the bedroom. A: What are you doing? B: I am trying to sleep! A: Oh. Sorry. I won’t bother you. Tom, shhh. Bill rests
6. A: What are you thinking about at right before you fall sleep? B: I am thinking about all of the pleasant things that happened during the day. I am not thinking about my problems. 7. A: A penny for your thoughts. B: Huh? A: What are you thinking about right now? B: I am thinking about English grammar. I am not thinking about anything else right now. A: I don’t believe you! 8. A: Do you see that man over there? B: Which man? The man in the brown jacket? A: No, I don’t talk about the man who wears the blue shirt. 9. A: Do you know any tongue-twisters? B: Yes, I do. Here’s one: She sells seashells down down by the seashore. A: That is hard to say! Can you say this: Sharon wears Sue’s shoes to zoos to look at cheap sheep? B: That doesn’t make any sense. A: I know.
