Test your partner’s memory about Dan. Use the questions in b. A What does he do at work? B He usually sends a lot of e-mails.
Complete the sentences with can / can’t and a verb. 1 Dan can’t park there. 2 He dinner with his friends on Friday. 3 He fast on the highway. 4 He with a credit card. 5 He the Internet on the plane.
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POLICEMAN Where 1 did you buy ( / you buy) that picture, Mr. Henry?MR. HENRY I 2 bought (buy) it in Paris.POLICEMAN 3 ( / you pay) a lot of money?MR. HENRY Yes, I 4 .POLICEMAN Really? Tell me, Mr. Henry, where 5 (be) you on April 14th?MR. HENRY I 6 (be) at home with my wife.POLICEMAN 7 ( / you go) out?MR. HENRY I can’t remember. 8 (be) it Saturday? POLICEMAN No, it 9 . It 10 (be) Sunday. MR. HENRY Oh, yes. I 11 (have) lunch at home at about one o’clock.POLICEMAN What 12 ( / you do) aft er that?MR. HENRY I 13 (stay) at home and 14 (listen) to the radio. I
15 (not play) golf because I 16 (be) tired. At seven o’clock, I 17 (go) to my favorite restaurant and 18 (have) dinner alone.
POLICEMAN What time 19 ( / you come) home?
MR. HENRY I 20 (come) home at about ten thirty.
POLICEMAN No, you 21 (not come) home at ten thirty. We know you 22 (be) in the museum at midnight, because there are cameras in the museum.
MR. HENRY Th at isn’t true!POLICEMAN Yes, it is, Mr. Henry.
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Write affi rmative or negative sentences about the hotel room with a/an, some, or any. 1 TV Th ere’s a TV . 2 chairs Th ere aren’t any chairs . 3 pillows . 4 shower . 5 lamps . 6 computer .
Write questions with Is there…?/Are there…? + a / an, some, or any, and a short answer. 1 restaurant? Is there a restaurant ? Yes, there is . 2 parking lot? ? . 3 elevators? ? . 4 gym? ? . 5 stores? ? . 6 swimming pool? ? .
Test your memory. Cover the sentences. Look at the pictures, and say what there is and isn’t in the room and the hotel.
Complete the conversation with the correct form of there was / there were. A Did you have a good vacation in Brazil? B Oh, yes. It was great. 1 Th ere were some beautiful beaches. A Was the hotel good? B Yes, and 2 a nice view. A 3 any good restaurants? B Yes, and 4 some very friendly people. A Did Mike and the children like it? B Yes, because 5 a swimming pool in the hotel. How was your vacation? A Terrible. B Really? Why? A We went to a village in the mountains. We wanted to ski, but there wasn’t any snow! B 6 any good restaurants in the village? A No, 7 . 8 a cafe, but it was very expensive. B Was the hotel nice? A It was OK, but our room was very small, and 9 a bathtub,
only a shower. And 10 any towels in the bathroom! B 11 a spa in the hotel? A No, 12 . Th e vacation was a complete disaster.
Complete the questions about the story. 1 Did Amy have a boyfriend? No, she didn’t. 2 she her life? No, she didn’t. 3 What she all evening? She watched TV. 4 her friends worried about her? Yes, they were. 5 What time she her friends? At 7 o’clock. 6 her friends the play? No, they didn’t. 7 Where Amy aft er the play? She went home. 8 Where she in the morning? She went to the mall. 9 Who she at the cafe? She saw the actor from the play. 10 Where she when her friends called her? She was in a restaurant with the actor.
Amy 1 lived (live) alone, and she 2 didn’t like (not like) her life. She 3 (not have) a boyfriend. She 4 (stay) at home and 5 (watch) TV all evening. She never 6 (go out). Her friends 7 (be) worried about her. One evening, they 8 (ask) her to go to the theater with them.
Amy 9 (meet) them at the theater at 7 o’clock. Her friends 10 (not like) the play, but Amy 11 (like) it. She 12 (think) the actor 13 (be) very good-looking. Aft er the play, Amy 14 (want) to go to a restaurant, but her friends 15 (not want) to go because they 16 (be) tired. Amy 17 (go) home, but that night, she 18 (can’t) sleep.
In the morning, Amy 19 (get up) and 20 (go) shopping at the mall. Th en she 21 (have) a coff ee in a cafe. She 22 (sit) near the window. Suddenly, she 23 (see) a man in the cafe. He 24 (be) the actor from the theater! “Excuse me,” Amy 25 (ask), “Are you an actor?” “Yes, I am,” the man 26 (say). Th ey 27 (begin) to talk…
Th at evening, Amy 28 (not watch) TV. When her friends 29 (call) her, she 30 (be) in a restaurant with the actor.
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American English File Starter Worksheet Activities
Write + or – sentences about Atford in 1800 with Th ere was(n’t)/Th ere were(n’t) + a/an, some, or any. 1 river Th ere was a river . 2 tall buildings . 3 trees . 4 mountains . 5 airport . 6 factories .
Make questions about the same things in Atford today. Test your partner’s memory. A Is there a river today? B No, there isn’t.
Check (✔) correct phrases. Correct the wrong ones. 1 We didn’t went to the movies yesterday. We didn’t go 2 When did you see Xin-yi and Sue? ✔ 3 I bought this bag in Los Angeles. 4 Th ey payed by credit card. 5 Did he drove home very fast last night? 6 Mary stayed at home because she was tired. 7 Th at book is good. I read him yesterday. 8 We’re late. Can you take us to the train station? 9 Anna likes Bill, but he doesn’t like she. 10 I don’t have my glasses. I left it on the bus.
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences in the present continuous.
Complete the conversations with the present continuous form of the verbs in parentheses.1 A Hi, Erica. What 1 are you doing? (you / do) B Hi, Jim. Can you call later? We 2 ____________ right now. (have dinner)
2 A 3_____________________ her homework? (Christina / do) B No, she 4 ___________________ a computer game! (play)
3 A What 5 ______________ ? (you / read) B A detective novel. It’s great.
4 A Hi, Carl. Where 6 ______________ ? (you / go) B I 7 ______________ to the mall. (go)
1 He isn’t swimming . 2 She _____________.
4 She _____________.
6 He _____________.
3 Th ey _____________.
5 Th ey _____________.
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American English File Starter Worksheet Activities
Complete the conversations with the correct form of be going to and short answers.
Grammar review7
A 1 Is Dad going to repair my bike today? (Dad / repair)
B No, 2 he isn’t . 3 all day because he’s very tired. (he / relax)
A 4 hot tomorrow. (it / be) B Yes, I know. 5 in the
library. (I / not study) 6 to the park. (I / go)
A 7 at home this weekend? (you / stay)
B Yes, I 8 . 9 my house. (I / clean) Th en 10 in the yard. (I / work)
A What 11 for dinner? (you / make)
B 12 tonight. (I / not cook) 13 out to a restaurant. (we / go)
Check (✔) the correct phrases. Correct the wrong ones. 1 I want to go to Australia, but I don’t like fl y. I don’t like fl ying 2 We’re going to go on vacation in August. ✔ 3 Th ey like living in Miami. 4 Hurry up! You’re going be late for work. 5 Jose doesn’t like soccer, but he loves running. 6 Mary likes play golf with her husband. 7 Where you are going to park the car? 8 She has a bike, but she doesn’t like to ride it. 9 Are we going to see a movie tonight? 10 We sometimes go to the mountains, but we don’t like ski.
1 Where did you buy your shoes? _______________________ 2 Where did Erica meet Matt? _______________________ 3 Did Sonia call you? _______________________ 4 Did you send the e-mail yesterday? _______________________ 5 Why didn’t Andrew say hello to you? _______________________ 6 Sorry. We don’t understand this. _______________________ 7 Where did you see Fiona and Kirsty? _______________________ 8 When does Max usually see his aunt? _______________________
Answers to Student B
a Because she doesn’t like her. e Yes, but he found them in his bag. b Yes, he got it on Monday. f I can’t do this exercise. Can you help me? c Yes, she told us about it yesterday. g Can I make you a sandwich? d She calls him every evening. h I don’t know. I couldn’t understand him.
1 What did the teacher say? _______________________ 2 When does Diana usually call Tim? _______________________ 3 Did Tony lose his keys? _______________________ 4 Did Mark get a letter from school? _______________________ 5 Do you know about Helen’s new job? _______________________ 6 We’re hungry! _______________________ 7 What’s the problem? _______________________ 8 Why doesn’t Andrea talk to Carolina? _______________________
Answers to Student A
a Can I help you? e Yes, she called me last night. b He sees her every Sunday aft ernoon. f I bought them at the mall. c No, I sent it this morning. g We saw them on the bus. d Because he didn’t see us. h She met him at school.
1 You are outside the Italian restaurant on Oak Street. Turn left and then turn right on West Street. Go straight ahead. Then turn left on Park Road. It’s the big building near East Street. Where are you? (the cathedral)
2 You are outside the post offi ce on East Street. Turn left and go straight ahead. Turn right on Main Street. It’s the second building on the right. Where are you? (the movie theater)
3 You are outside the bookstore on Oak Street. Turn right and go straight ahead. Turn right on West Street. Go straight ahead, and turn left on Main Street. It’s the fi rst building on the left. Where are you? (the police station)
4 You are outside the museum on Oak Street. Turn right and then turn right again on East Street. Turn right on Park Road, and go straight ahead. It’s the last building on the left. Where are you? (the Park Hotel)
5 You are outside the gas station on Main Street. Turn right and go straight ahead. Turn right on West Street. Go to the end of the street, and turn left. It’s the last building on the left. Where are you? (the bus station)
6 You are outside the supermarket on Park Road. Turn right and go straight ahead. Turn left on East Street, and turn left at the corner. It’s on the left at the end of the street. Where are you? (the gas station)
7 You are outside the movie theater on Main Street. Turn left and then turn left again on East Street. Go straight to the end of the street, and turn left. It’s the second building on the left. Where are you? (the cafe)
8 You are outside the art gallery on Oak Street. Turn right and go straight ahead. Turn left on East Street. Go to the end of the street, and it’s on the left on the corner. Where are you? (the pharmacy)
9 You are outside Tourist Information on West Street. Turn left and go straight ahead. Turn left on Main Street. It’s the third building on the left. Where are you? (the music store)
What time do you get up?What do you have for breakfast?Where do you have lunch?How do you go to work or class?When do you have dinner?What do you do after dinner?What time do you go to bed?
4 What can you do?
say two things you can do in a park
say three things you can have in a cafe
say two things you can do with your cell phone
say three things you can buy in a supermarket
say three things you can you do in your town on a Saturday night
5 Where you live
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Do you live near here?
What’s your zip code?
How many bedrooms are there?
Is there a bus stop near you?
Are there any stores near you?
6 Past (be)
Where were you at this time yesterday?
Were you in bed last Sunday at 9:30 in the morning?
Were you alone last night?
Were you at home yesterday afternoon at 5:30?
Who were you with last Saturday night?
7 Past simple
What time did you get up this morning?
Did you go out last Friday night?
Where did you have dinner yesterday?
How did you come to class today?
What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Where did you go on vacation last summer?
8 What do you think of…?
(an actor)
(a singer or group)
(an actress)
(a TV personality)
(a TV show)
9 Future
What are you going to do after this class?
Are you going to go to bed early tonight?
What time are you going to get up tomorrow?
Where are you going to have lunch tomorrow?
What are you going to do next weekend?
Are you going to study English next year?
10 Time and dates
What time is it now?
What time does this class start?
What time do stores usually open in your country?
What’s the date today?
When’s your birthday?
When does this class fi nish?
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