Exercise One: Read the information card about Jane

Smith and write a correct paragraph:

Exercise Two : Complete the information card about

yourself then write a correct paragraph.

Exercise Three : Put each word in its right column

« teaches -eats - - works - notices -sings - listens -tries

reads - dresses - paints - practises - checks »

Exercise Four : Write the correct form of the verbs in

brackets « simple present tense »

Exercise Five : Write questions for the answers below.

* ……………………………………….?

���� No, he isn't .He is slim. * ……………………………………….?

���� No, he hasn't. He’s got brown eyes. * ……………………………………….?

���� Yes, he’s got moustaches. * ……………………………………….?

���� Yes, he writes all his shows. * ……………………………………….?

���� In Arabic, Tamazight and French.

* ……………………………………….?

���� No, he doesn't. He lives in France.

Exercise Six : Make an interview with Djamila Arres.

♫ ……………………………………….?

� I'm Djamila Arres.

♫ ……………………………………….?

� I'm Algerian . I 'm from Algeria .

♫ ……………………………………….?

� I'm a tall woman with fair hair and brown eyes .

♫ ……………………………………….?

� I'm an actress.

Exercise Seven : Put a cross in the right box

Exercise Eight : Combine the sentences using « with »

a) Jane is an actress

b) Jane is has blue eyes and fair hair

����……………………………………………………………………………..

c) Jane acted in many films

d) Brian Holmes acted in many films ����……………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise Nine : Write sentences about Jane Smith :

� I live un a nice flat

� She ………………………………………………

� I have got a dog, a cat and two parrots.

� She …………………………………………………

� I always get up early when I work.

�…………………………………………………………..

� I have lunch at 1 p.m.

� …………………………

� I play tennis, chess and cards with my friends.

� ………………………………………………..

� I drive a big car

� ………………………………………………………………

By Mr.Samir Bounab « sambounab@hotmail.fr »

"s" "z" " iz "

Verb infinitive regular irregular

gets to get

takes To take

goes To go

has To have

comes To come

returns To return

watches To watch

Name: Jane Smith hair: fair

Gender: woman job: actress

Body: slim - tall

Age: young

Eyes: blue

Name: hair:

Gender: job:

Body:

Age:

Eyes:

Kate( live)……………….. in a nice flat in the city

centre .She (be)………… a comedian. Every

evening , she (appear)……………… at the

Metropolis Theatre. Every morning, she

(practise)…………… jogging in the park next to

the theatre .That's why she (keep)………………….

fit and slim.

� Exercise Ten : Give the present simple of these

verbs (3rd person singular)+ « Sound ‘ /s /or/z/’ »

Exercise Eleven : Put the verbs into « the simple past

tense ».

1. to be born �

2. to join �

3. to start �

4. to go �

5. to complete �

6. to participate �

7. to make �

8. to take part �

9. to act �

Exercise Twelve : Ask questions on the underlined

words.

• A : ………………………….?

• B : Pablo Picasso was born in 1881.

• A : ………………………….?

• B : He was born in Malaga.

• A : ………………………….?

• B: He was a Spanish painter.

• A : ………………………….?

• B : He painted " les Demoiselles D'Avignon" in 1907.

Exercise Thirteen : Put a cross in the right box

Exercise fourteen: Turn the following sentences into

« the simple past tense ».

1- I visit Algiers . � …………………

2- She cooks a big dinner. � …………………

3- They play a football match.� …………………

4- He studies five time a week. � …………………

5- The baby cries too much . � …………………

6-She obeys her mother� …………………

Exercise fifteen : Turn into « the negative form then

into the interrogative form ».

a- Yesterday , I watched a film . � …………………

� …………………

b- Last year, he learned English. � …………………

� …………………

c- In 1986, Algeria participated in the World Cup. � …………………

� …………………

Exercise Sixteen : Ask questions on the underlined

words.

1) They travelled to Paris, yesterday. � …………………

2) Betty visited Algeria , last year. �…………………

3) The pupils played a match, last week. ����…………………

4) Karim arrived to school by bus . �…………………

5) Last week, it snowed too much . ���� …………………

6) Ahmed repaired the car,yesterday. ���� …………………

7) The teacher punished Ali, because he was late. ���� …………………

Exercise Seventeen: Put each word in its right

column according to their number of syllables

« Producer- Understand- write- instructing- paint-

comprehension- Teacher- mechanic- writing »

1 syllable words 2 syllable words 3 syllable words

Exercise Twenty : Calculate and write sentences using the

following verbs {paint /sing /produce /write} and "ago".

Charles Dickens …….."Oliver Twist" [1838-2009] …………

M'hamed Issiakhem …….."'Autoportrait' [1976-2009] ……

Pablo Picasso …………."Guernica" [1937-2009] …………

Walt Disney ……… "Peter Pan" [1952-2009] ………….

Charles Dickens ………. " David Copperfield "[1850- 2009]

…………………

BY Mr.SamirBounab « sambounab@hotmail.fr »

Verb s/he +sound Verb s/he +sound

To like

To hate

To close

to write

To wear

to drive

To teach

to play

To run

to open

To clean

to stand

Past

"ed"

[t] [d] [id]

1. Recorded

2. Talked

3. Called

4. Passed

5. Joined

6. Danced

7. Stayed

8. Performed

9. Completed

10. Toured

11. Promoted

Exercise Eighteen : Calculate and say « how many

years ago » did these people died.

{we're in 2009}

M'hamed Issiakhem [1985 – 2009]

� …………………ago, he did.

Ray Charles [2004 -2009]

� He died …………………ago.

Walt Disney [1966-2009]

� Walt Disney …… ……………ago.

Mohamed Dib [2003 -2009]

� …………………ago, Mohamed Dib …………