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LEADER 1 GRAMMAR CLINIC CARDS

INDEX

Card 1_01

Present simple x present cont.

Present simple x Present continous

Card 1_02 Present simple x Present continous



Card 1_05 Simple present x Present continous (1)



Card 2_01 Present Simple:

agreement, question formation

Question Forms

Card 2_02 Question Forms

Card 3_01 Past Simple:

question formation

Question Forms

Card 3_02 Question Forms

Card 4_01

Future forms contrasted

Mixed Verb Tenses

Card 4_02 Future Plans

Card 4_03 Future Plans

Card 4_04 Future Forms

Card 5_01

Could, should, ought to, had better

Giving Advice

Card 5_02 Giving Advice

Card 5_03 Giving Advice

Card 5_04 Should

Card 6_01

Prepositions: uses of in, on, at

Prepositions: uses of in, on, at Card 6_02 Prepositions: uses of in, on, at

Card 6_03 Unit 2 - Prepositions IN, ON and AT (I)

Card 6_04 Unit 2 - Prepositions IN, ON and AT (II)

Card 6_05 Unit 2 – Add-on - IN, ON and AT (2)

Card 7_01

Because, because of

Because or Because of

Card 7_02 Correct or incorrect?

Card 7_03 Royal English (Part I)

Card 7_04 Royal English (Part II)

Card 8_01 As, since, although Adverb Clauses: Because x Even though

Card 9_01 want / expect / need SBD to do STH Unit7 – Add-on – Need / expect / want

somebody to do something

Card 10_01 Another, the other, other, the others Unit 6 - Add-on - another, the other, other,

the others




LEADER 1 - Card 1_01

PRESENT SIMPLE X PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Directions: Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the Simple Present or

Present Continuous.

Carol: Hi, Jane. This is Carol.

Jane: Hi Carol.

Carol: What 1.(you/do) ________________now? 2.(you/do)___________ Anything

important?

Jane: No, I 3.(make) ______________________dinner.

Carol: Why 4.(make) __________________dinner so early?

Jane : I have to go to a party. I usually 5. (start) _____________ later, but my children

will stay with a babysitter so ...

Carol: What time 6.(you/eat)__________________dinner?

Jane: At 8:00. What 7.(you/ listen) _________________?

Carol: I 8.(not/ listen)____________________ anything. My son

9.(play)____________ the piano.

Jane: Wow!!! 10. (he/have)_____________piano lessons?

Carol: Yes, he does. Mrs. Rodgers 11.(come) ________here.

Jane: How often 12.(she/ come) _______________ to your house?

Carol: She 13.( teach) ______________him twice a week.

Jane: I 14. (want)_____________________to learn how to play the piano too.

Carol: Oh, just a minute. My doorbell 15. (ring) _____________. I think it’s Mrs.

Rodgers. Maybe you could talk to her.

Jane : Good idea. Bye, Carol.

Carol: Bye, Jane.






ANSWER KEY:

1. are you doing

2. are you doing

3. am making

4. are you making

5. start

6. do you eat

7. are you listening

8. am not listening

9. is playing

10. does he have

11. comes

12. does she come

13. teaches

14. want

15. is ringing






Directions: Complete the sentences using the Simple Present and the Present

Continuous

Eg.: James is a doctor. He examines patients every day. Now he is at the hospital. He’s

examining a patient.

1. Ron is a taxi driver. He (drive/ car) _____________six days a week. Right now he is at

work.. He ___________ a car.

2. Jack is a mechanic. Every day he (fix)____________cars. Now he

____________________ a car.

3. My brother is a gardener. He (plant)_____________flowers. Right now he

_________________________daisies.

4. Nicholas is a teacher. He (teach) ______________children. At the moment he

__________________________English.

5. Sandra and Jocelyn are ballet dancers. They (dance) ______________ three times a

week. Now they _________________ at the theater.

6. Anne is a baker. She (bake) ____________cakes and bread. Right now she

__________________ a chocolate cake.

7. Cathy is a reporter. She (interview) ___________celebrities. Right now she

_______________________ Tom Cruise.

8. Larry and John are waiters. They (serve) _______________ food. At the moment they

______________ Japanese food.

9. Arthur is a bank clerk. He (count ) ______________money. Now he

__________________________ some dollars.

10. My mother is a painter. She (paint) ____________beautiful pictures. At the moment

she _____________ a wonderful picture.






ANSWER KEY:

1. drives a car/ is driving.

2. fixes / is fixing

3. plants/ is planting

4. teaches/ is teaching

5. dance/ are dancing

6. bakes/ is baking

7. interviews/ is interviewing

8. serve/ are serving

9. counts/ is counting

10. paints/ is painting






Directions: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate

tenses.

1. I'm sorry. I can't hear what you (say) __________ because of all the traffic noise.

2. Usually, I (work) __________ as a secretary at AT&T, but this summer I (study)

__________ Chinese at a language school in Hong Kong. That is why I am in Hong Kong.

3. Every week, Joan (drive) __________ her kids to tennis practice.

4. Ron: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Janine: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (work) __________ on a report due tomorrow.

5. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) __________.

6. I hate living in São Paulo because it (rain, always) __________.

7. Shhhhh! Silence! Rick (sleep) __________.

8. This delicious chocolate (be) __________ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,

Switzerland.

9. Jill (write, currently) __________ a book about her adventures in Peru. I hope she can

find a good publisher when she is finished.

10. These cards (be, normally) __________ printed by a company in London. It’s good

value for money.

Adapted from http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm






ANSWER KEY:

1) are saying

2) work / am studying

3) drives

4) am working

5) is raining

6) always rains

7) is sleeping

8) is

9) is currently

10) are normally






Directions: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate

tenses.

A Trekking Journal

Today (be) ____________ the second day of my trek around the Andes Mountains. I am

exhausted and my legs (shake) ____________ I just hope I am able to complete the trek.

My feet (kill)_ ____________ me and my toes (bleed) ____________ but I (want)

____________ to continue anyway.

South America is a fascinating place, but I have a lot to learn. Everything (be)

____________ so different, and I (try) ____________ to adapt to the new way of life here.

I (learn) ____________ a little bit of Spanish to make communication easier;

unfortunately, I (learn, not) ____________ foreign languages quickly. I still (understand,

not) ____________ much, but I believe that I (improve) ____________.

I (travel, currently) ____________ with Christopher, a student from Cambridge University,

in England. He (be) ____________ a nice guy, but a little impatient sometimes. He (walk,

always) ____________ ahead of me and (complain) ____________ that I am too slow.

Maybe, I (feel) ____________ sorry for myself because I (get) ____________ old.

Right now, Cristopher (sit) ____________ with the owner of the B&B*. They (discuss)

____________ he differences between life in England and life in South America. I (know,

not) ____________ the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) ____________

him Chico. Chico (speak) ____________ English very well and he (try) ____________ to

teach Christopher some words in Spanish. Every time Chico (say) ____________ a new

word, Christopher (try) ____________ to repeat it. Unfortunately, Christopher also (seem)

____________ to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost

and have to ask for directions.

*B&B – Bed and Breakfast






ANSWER KEY:

Today is the second day of my trek around the Andes Mountains. I am exhausted and my

legs are shaking I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet are killing me and my

toes are bleeding but I want to continue anyway.

South America is a fascinating place, but I have a lot to learn. Everything is so different,

and I am trying to adapt to the new way of life here. I am learning a little bit of Spanish

to make communication easier; unfortunately, I don’t learn foreign languages quickly. I

still don’t understand much, but I believe that I am improving.

I am currently traveling with Christopher, a student from Cambridge University, in

England. He is a nice guy, but a little impatient sometimes. He always walks ahead of me

and complains that I am too slow. Maybe, I am feeling sorry for myself because I am

getting old.

Right now, Christopher is sitting with the owner of the B&B*. They are discussing he

differences between life in Europe and life in South America. I don’t know the real name

of the owner, but everybody calls him Chico. Chico speaks English very well and he is

trying to teach Christopher some words in Spanish. Every time Chico says a new word,

Christopher tries to repeat it. Unfortunately, Christopher also seems to have difficulty

learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.





SIMPLE PRESENT X PRESENT CONTINUOUS (1)

Directions: Fill in the blanks either with the Simple Present or the Present Continuous

form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I __________ (1. study) really hard for the math examination at the moment. I

__________ (2. need) to get a good grade because I __________ (3. not want) to fail

that test again and __________ (4. retake) it next term for the third time!

2. Sophia can’t go to the movies with us this coming Saturday. She __________

(5. travel) to the beach with her parents.

3. Our English class __________ (6. meet) every Tuesday and Thursday. We

__________ (7. discuss) Simple Present and Present Continuous in our classes this

week.

4. I __________ (8. know) that man, but not very well. We are just acquaintances. We

_________ (9. work) together in the same company, but I never _________ (10. talk)

to him.






ANSWER KEY:

1. am studying

2. need

3. do not want/don’t want

4. retake

5. is traveling

6. meets

7. are discussing

8. know

9. work

10. talk






5. These days people __________ (1. multitask) a lot. They __________ (2. talk) on

the phone, __________ (3. type) something and _________ (4. work) at the same

time.

6. Suzanne usually __________ (5. walk) to work. Right now, she __________ (6.

leave) home in her sneakers. It will take her about half an hour to get to the office.

When she _________ (7. get) there, she will change shoes. She __________(8. do)

that every single day. That’s why she never _________ (9. get) stuck in the traffic

and _________ (10. keep) fit.

7. Paula __________ (11. study) at Alumni. She _________ (12. take) English classes

there this year because she __________ (13. want) to prepare for an English exam

and also because she _________ (14. intend) to get a better job.






ANSWER KEY:

1. are multitasking

2. are talking

3. are also typing

4. working

5. walks

6. is learning

7. gets

8. does

9. gets

10. keeps

11. studies

12. is taking

13. wants

14. intends






1. This is the picture of my friend Enzo. He _________ (1. be) a journalist and he

__________ (2. live) in Brazil. But this year he __________ (3. work) on a project and

he _________ (4. live) in Italy.

2. A: _________ (5. you/take) any other classes this term?

B: Oh, yes. I __________ (6. take) business classes.

A: How __________ (7. like) them?

B: Oh, I __________ (8. think) they’re very good and the teacher __________

(9. be) great.

3. I __________ (10. take) a look at this Business Add-on folder. Alumni _________

(11. present) us with lots of business material we __________ (12. need) for work.

Isn’t that great?






ANSWER KEY:

1) is

2) lives

3) is working

4) is living

5) are you taking

6) am taking

7) do you like

8) think

9) is

10) am taking

11) presents

12) need





QUESTION FORMS

Directions: Correct the following questions:

1. What do you work?

I’m a doctor.

2. Where do you do?

I work in a hospital.

3. You married?

Yes, I am.

4. What your wife’s name?

Her name is Sophie.

5. What do she do?

She's a nurse.

6. Where does she works?

She works in a hospital too.

7. Have you any children?

Yes, we do.

8. How many children you have?

We have a son and a daughter.

9. How long did you been married?

We have been married for 10 years.

10. Have you live here long?

Yes, we have lived here for a long time.





QUESTION FORMS

ANSWER KEY:

1. What do you do?

2. Where do you work?

3. Are you married?

4. What's your wife's name?

5. What does she do?

6. Where does she work?

7. Do you have any children?

8. How many children do you have?

9. How long have you been married?

10. Have you lived here long?





QUESTION FORMS

Situation: You are the host of a quiz show.

Directions: Write questions for the answers below.

1. _______________________________________________________________?

It's on December 25th.

2. _______________________________________________________________?

It's Washington DC.

3. _______________________________________________________________?

He’s the president of the USA.

4. _______________________________________________________________?

They speak English in Australia.

5. _______________________________________________________________?

They eat rice and beans in Brazil.

6. _______________________________________________________________?

Madonna.

7. _______________________________________________________________?

She sings pop music.

8. _______________________________________________________________?

"P.S. I love you."

9. _______________________________________________________________?

Gerard Butler is tall, strong and very handsome.

10. _______________________________________________________________?

Bill Gates is the owner of Microsoft.





QUESTION FORMS

ANSWER KEY:

(Answers will vary.)

1. When is Christmas (Day)?

2. What’s the capital of the USA?

3. Who’s Barack Obama?

4. What language do they speak in Australia?

5. What do people eat in Brazil?

6. Who’s your favorite singer? Who sings pop music?

7. What kind of music does she sing?

8. What's your favorite movie?

9. What does Gerard Butler look like?

10. Who’s the owner of Microsoft? Who’s Bill Gates?





QUESTION FORMS

Situation: You are asking questions about the painting below.

Directions: Write questions for the answers.

1. ________________________________________?

It's "Starry Night."

2. ________________________________________?

It was painted in 1889.

3. ________________________________________?

At the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

4. ________________________________________?

Van Gogh.

5. ________________________________________?

Vincent van Gogh.

6. ________________________________________?

Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853.

7. ________________________________________?

Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, the Netherlands.





QUESTION FORMS

ANSWER KEY:


1. What's the name of this painting?

2. When was it painted?

3. Where is it?

4. Who painted it?

5. What's his full name?

6. When was he born?

7. Where was he born?





QUESTION FORMS

Situation: You are asking questions about the painting below.

Directions: Write questions for the answers.

1. ________________________________________?

He attended the King Willem II secondary school in Tilburg.

2. ________________________________________?

Van Gogh left his studies at the age of 15 and never returned.

3. _______________________________________?

Vincent van Gogh began teaching at Rev. William P. Stokes' school in Ramsgate.

4. ________________________________________?

Van Gogh committed suicide.

5. ________________________________________?

Vincent van Gogh died at 1:30 AM on 29 July 1890.

6. _______________________________________?

The Catholic Church of Anvers refused to allow Vincent's burial in its cemetery because

Vincent had committed suicide.

7. _______________________________________?

His burial was in the nearby township of Méry and the funeral was held on 30 July.





QUESTION FORMS

ANSWER KEY:


1. Where did he go to school? Where did he study?

2. When did he stop studying? How old was he when he left school?

3. Where did he begin teaching?

4. How did he die?

5. When did he die? What time did he die?

6. Why did the Catholic Church refuse to allow his burial in its cemetery?

7. Where and when was his burial?





MIXED VERB TENSES

Use will, be going to or Present Progressive.

A. Fred _____________ (1. be) at the meeting tomorrow. I think Jane

___________________ (2. come) too.

B. X: Can you give Ed a message for me?

Y: Sure. I __________________ (3. see/probably) him at the meeting this evening.

C. X: Do you want to go shopping with me? I _________________ (4. go) to the mall

downtown.

Y: Sure. What time __________________________ (5. leave/you)?

D. X: I __________________ (6. enroll) in the community college next spring.

Y: Oh? I didn’t know you wanted to go back to school.

X: I need to get a better job. I _________________ (7. take) a course in word

processing.

E. X: Br. Who turned up the air conditioner? It’s really cold in here. My nose is cold.

Y: I __________________ (8. make) you a hot cup of tea.

X: Thanks. That sounds good.

F. X: This light doesn’t work. The bulb is probably burned out. Where are the new light

bulbs?

Y: I __________________ (9. get) one for you.

G. X: Hi, Josh. I hear that you ________________(10. move) into a new apartment.

Y: That’s right. Sara and I found a great apartment on 45th Street.

X: I ___________________ (11. help) you on moving day if you like.

Y: Hey, great! We’d really appreciate that.

H. I bought some wood because I __________________ (12. build) a bookcase for my

apartment.





MIXED VERB TENSES

ANSWER KEY:

1. is going to be/will be

2. will come/is going to come

3. will probably see

4. am going to go / am going

5. are you going to leave / are you leaving

6. `m enrolling/am going to enroll

7. am going to take / am taking

8. will make

9. will get

10. are going to move/are moving

11. will help

12. am going to build / am building





FUTURE PLANS

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the future tense.

1. When I turn 18 years old, I __________________ my driver’s license. (most definite/ to

get)

2. If I don’t finish my work, I __________________ fired. (least definite/ to get)

3. My father __________________ a car when I find a job. (most definite/ to buy)

4. If I don’t fail Portuguese, I __________________. (most definite/ to graduate)

5. I __________________ a good job if I learn German. (least definite/ to find)

6. I __________________ on a business trip if my boss approves it. ( least definite/ to go)

7. My mother __________________ her job if she misses another day at work.. (most

definite/ to lose)

8. My sister __________________ on an international exchange program if she earns

money. (most definite/ to travel)





FUTURE PLANS

ANSWER KEY:

1. am going to get

2. might get

3. is going to buy

4. am going to graduate

5. might find

6. might go

7. is going to lose

8. is going to travel





FUTURE PLANS

Directions: Complete the sentences with going to, will probably or might according to

the tips.

1. I ____________________ go to the movies tonight. (definite)

2. She __________________ travel on the weekend. (not definite)

3. They _________________ go to Boston next week. (definite)

4. I ___________________ take piano lessons next semester. (not so definite)

5. We __________________ work on Saturday morning. (definite)

6. I ___________________ have a snack before studying. (not so definite)

7. He __________________ call her back. (not definite)

8. My mother ___________________ buy me a sweater. (definite)

9. I __________________ go shopping on Sunday. (not definite)

10. She __________________ skip class today. (not so definite)





FUTURE PLANS

ANSWER KEY:

1. am going to

2. might

3. are going to

4. will probably

5. are going to

6. will probably

7. might

8. is going to

9. might

10. will probably





FUTURE FORMS

Directions: Choose the correct alternative.

1. The phone is ringing. I _______ pick it up.

a. am going to b. will

2. Janet can’t visit grandpa next week. Her classes ________ on Monday.

a. start b. are starting

3. Harry __________ travel to Buenos Aires in July. He already booked a hotel and

bought the tickets.

a. is going to b. will

4. Angela ___________ Daniel at 8 near the park.

a. will meet b. is meeting

5. Lucia ___________ this Saturday. Her boss told her to do so.

a. is going to work b. works

6. Jennifer ___________ a party this weekend. She is busy preparing everything.

a. throws b. is throwing

7. Poor Sarah! She is sad because she broke up with her boyfriend. One day she

__________ the perfect guy for her.

a. is finding b. will find





FUTURE FORMS

ANSWER KEY:

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. B




LEADER 1 – Card 5_01

GIVING ADVICE

Directions: Complete the sentences with OUGHT TO or OUGHT NOT TO.

1. I ________________ take some medicine if I’m sick.

2. The weather is cloudy today. We ________________ take an umbrella.

3. Mrs. Davis doesn’t like the smell of cigarettes. You ________________ smoke here.

4. Gina has a toothache. She ________________ eat candy for a while.

5. Gabriel and Natalie want to buy a house. They ________________ start saving more

money.

6. The city is dangerous. We ________________ walk on the streets late at night.

7. It’s raining cats and dogs! You ________________ drive more carefully on the road.

8. Ann doesn’t like your jokes. You ________________ make fun of her all the time.

9. Rachel didn’t do very well on the test. She ________________ pay more attention in

class.

10. Juan has to do business with many foreign companies. He ________________ study

other languages.





GIVING ADVICE

ANSWER KEY:

1. ought to

2. ought to

3. ought not to

4. ought not to

5. ought to

6. ought not to

7. ought to

8. ought not to

9. ought to

10. ought to





GIVING ADVICE

Directions: Match the situations with their correspondent pieces of advice.

1. Patricia has a party on Saturday but she also has a very difficult test on Monday.

2. Chris has been fighting a lot with his girlfriend.

3. Michelle doesn’t know whether she is going to Paris or New York.

4. You didn’t like your new school.

5. Steve made some very offensive comments about his classmates.

6. Lucia is 22 and she has never worked.

7. Sarah thinks she is pregnant.

8. Clark is very stressed with his job but he earns a very high salary.

9. Alice loves playing the piano, the guitar, and the drums. She loves music.

a. She’s got to decide until next week.

b. She might want to take a music course in college.

c. She’d better not say anything to anybody till it’s confirmed.

d. I’d rather go back to the old one.

e. She ought to try to find a job.

f. He’d rather keep his job for a while.

g. She doesn’t have to spend the whole weekend studying.

h. He is going to have to apologize in front of the whole class.

i. They’d better break up.





GIVING ADVICE

ANSWER KEY:

1. g

2. i

3. a

4. d

5. h

6. e

7. c

8. f

9. b





GIVING ADVICE

Directions: Choose the correct expression in parentheses to complete the mini-dialogues.

1. A: I have a job interview tomorrow. What should I wear?

B: You (’d better / ’d rather) wear something more conservative.

2. A: I wanted to go to the party on Saturday but my parents

told me I will have to baby-sit my sister.

B: You’re kidding! You (don’t have to / ’ve got to) convince them to let you go. You

can’t miss this party.

3. A: My daughter is very naughty. She never obeys me.

B: You (ought to / ’d better not) punish her. She needs to learn how to behave well.

4. A: I lost my notebooks and I have a test tomorrow morning.

B: You (are going to have to / ’d rather) borrow your classmate’s notes.

5. A: I have to go to a cocktail this evening but I don’t know anybody there.

B: You (are going to have to / might want to) take a friend with you. That may make

you feel more comfortable.





GIVING ADVICE

ANSWER KEY:

1. You’d better

2. You’ve got to

3. You ought to

4. You are going to have to

5. You might want to





SHOULD

Directions: Use the modal should as in the examples.

Models: I flunked my math exam. (study more)

I flunked my math exam so I should study more.

1. My father is too fat. ( go to the gym more frequently)

2. Caroline is sick. (rest for some days)

3. Daniel likes movies. (check the new comedy of Allen)

4. Elizabeth buys a new pair of shoes every week. (she has many shoes already)

5. Jean studies medicine. (he would like to be a lawyer)

6. Janinne is a little overweight. (start working out)

7. Joe is starving and he has a lot of work to do. (go to a fast-food)

8. Mary is late for work. (wake up immediately)

9. Peter’s not been hearing well lately. (see a doctor)

10. Martha walks back from work everyday. (São Paulo is a violent city)





SHOULD

ANSWER KEY:

1. My father is too fat so he should go the gym more frequently.

2. Caroline is sick so she should rest for some days.

3. Daniel likes movies so he should check the new Woody Allen comedy.

4. Elizabeth shouldn’t buy a new pair of shoes every week because she has many

shoes already.

5. Jean shouldn’t study medicine because he would like to be a lawyer.

6. Janinne is a little overweight so she should start working out.

7. Joe is starving and he has a lot of work to do so he should go to a fast food

place.

8. Mary is late for work so she should wake up immediately.

9. Peter’s not been hearing well lately so he should see a doctor.

10. Martha shouldn’t walk back from work everyday because São Paulo is a

violent city.





PREPOSITIONS: USES OF IN, ON, AT

Complete the sentences below with in, on, at or (-).

a. Michelle is arriving (1) ________ June 05 (2) ________ 5 o’clock (3) ________ the

morning.

b. It snows in New York every year (4) ________ December. People always go outside and

play in the snow (5) ________ Christmas day.

c. Danielle is leaving (6) ________ Saturday (7) ________ noon.

d. Jocelyn started working for her law firm (8) ________ 2008.

e. Madeleine began working on the project (9) ________ yesterday.

f. In the USA, (10) ________ New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love (11)

________ midnight.

g. Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones (12) ________ the 15th century! The

telephone was invented (13) ________ the 1870s.

h. Our bus leaves (14) ________ tomorrow morning (15) ________ 7:00 AM.

i. The meadow* here is covered with wildflowers (16) ________ early spring

* land that is covered or mostly covered with grass. See picture below

Adapted from http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/time_prepositions_1.htm






ANSWER KEY:

1) on

2) at

3) in

4) in

5) on

6) on

7) at

8) in

9) -

10) on

11) at

12) in

13) in

14) -

15) at

16) in






Complete the sentences below with in, on or at.

a. We have DSL Internet access (1) _____ work, but I don't have a high-speed connection

(2) _____ home.

b. The kids are learning about Brazilian Independence (3) _____ their history class (4)

_____ school.

c. Janet was (5) _____ the hospital for two weeks after his motorcycle accident (6) _____

Imigrantes.

d. We saw a couple of humpback whales* playing (7) _____ the ocean while we were

having a picnic (8) _____ the beach.

e. I love to go camping (9) _____ wild beaches, but my dad prefers to camp (10) _____ the

mountains.

f. The meeting was held (11) _____ a hotel (12) _____ Cabo Frio, a small town (13) _____

the state of Rio de Janeiro.

g. The old woman yelled at the kids who were playing (14) _____ the street.

h. They have a small house (15) _____ the countryside. When I visit them, I love to swim

(16) _____ the lake.

* humpback whales

Adapted from http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/location_prepositions_1.htm






ANSWER KEY:

1) at

2) at

3) in

4) at

5) in

6) on

7) it

8) on

9) on

10) in

11) at

12) in

13) in

14) in

15) in

16) in





UNIT 2 – PREPOSITIONS IN, ON AND AT (TIME AND PLACE) – PART I

Directions: Fill in the blanks with one of the following prepositions: IN, ON or AT.

I will never forget my first day ___ (1) Alumni. That was ___ (2) March 2, ___ (3) the

same year that I was taking classes to prepare for the university entrance exam. I had a

tutor coming to my house ___ (4) Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ___ (5)

the morning and I also had classes ___ (6) the afternoon.

I arrived ___ (7) 7 PM for my first class. I was so late I just entered the classroom, said hi

to everyone and sat down ___ (8) that desk chair by the door. People were speaking in

English, but I couldn’t join them ___ (9) that moment. I think the students were

introducing themselves and talking about their school or work experiences.






ANSWER KEY:

1. at

2. on

3. in

4. on

5. in

6. in

7. at

8. on

9. at





UNIT 2 – PREPOSITIONS IN, ON AND AT (TIME AND PLACE) – PART II

One of them had studied ___ (1) an English school ___ (2) California for three months ___

(3) the summer. Another one mentioned that ___ (4) the first day he came here he got

really embarrassed because he was ___ (5) the teacher’s desk when she arrived. The girl

sitting next to me said that she worked ___ (6) Banco Bradesco ___ (7) Alphaville and that

it was very hard for her to get to class ___ (8) 6:30pm. That young man told us his first

experience abroad was really tough. He was ___ (9) the USA for a conference ___ (10)

IBM’s annual meeting ___ (11) April last year and had to speak only in English there.

I was going to have to say something about me in English. But what? Those other students

in the class seemed to have so much to say, they were so intelligent and fluent… They

were older than me, and… Guess what? I couldn’t say a word in English that day!






ANSWER KEY:

1. at

2. in

3. in

4. on

5. at

6. at

7. in

8. at

9. in

10. at

11. in





UNIT 2 - ADD-ON - IN, ON AND AT (2)

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the following prepositions at, on or in.

1. I have been working ___ (a) IBM Brazil for 3 years.

2. He likes to play tennis ___ (b) weekends.

3. I’m studying English ___ (c) Alumni ___ (d) Tuesdays and Thursdays.

4. My sister leaves for work ___(e) seven ___ (f) the morning.

5. It rains a lot ___ (g) December and January ___ (h) São Paulo.

6. I usually get up after 11 AM ___ (i) Sundays.

7. My kids always have swimming classes ___ (j) the summer.

8. She is going to get married ___ (k) May.

9. My sister was born ___ (l) September 7. It is always a holiday here ___ (m)

Brazil. Good for her!

10. I heard the iPad 2™ sold thousands of units ___ (n) the very day it was

launched.

11. Independence Day ___ (o) the USA is celebrated ___ (p) the fourth of July.

12. My son took medicine ___ (q) Escola Paulista de Medicina 5 years ago.

13. I have a doctor’s appointment ___ (r) 3pm ___ (s) Friday.

14. He left all his English material ___ (t) the desk ___ (u) his bedroom.

15. I was born ___ (v) New York, ___ (w) December 25, 1989.





UNIT 2 - ADD-ON - IN, ON AND AT (2)

ANSWER KEY:

a) at

b) on

c) at

d) on

e) at

f) in

g) in

h) in

i) on

j) in

k) in

l) on

m) in

n) on

o) in

p) on

q) at

r) at

s) on

t) on

u) in

v) in

w) on





BECAUSE X BECAUSE OF

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with because or because of.

1) We stopped playing soccer __________ the rain.

2) It was all __________ him that we got into trouble.

3) We had to hurry indoors __________ it was snowing.

4) I was late __________ the traffic.

5) We didn't arrive until 8 o'clock __________ the traffic was terrible.

6) She found the exam difficult __________ she didn’t study for it.

7) He can't come to the party __________ his illness.

8) The pub closed down __________ the recession.

9) He found working in Brazil very difficult __________ the language.

10) Jeremy's very difficult to understand __________ his accent.

11) They moved to New York __________ his job.

12) There have been a lot of problems in Britain __________ mad cow disease.

13) They came to São Paulo __________ he got a job here.

14) She crashed her car __________ she was driving too slow.

15) He lost his driver’s license __________ he was convicted of drinking and driving.






ANSWER KEY:

1) because of

2) because of

3) because

4) because of

5) because

6) because

7) because of

8) because of

9) because of

10) because of

11) because of

12) because of

13) because

14) because

15) because






Decide if the sentences below are correct or incorrect. If you find a mistake, correct it.

1) Because of the fire, people had to run from the area.

2) Many people didn’t know that there was a big fire because they were at work.

3) The fire spread fast because the wind.

4) Some family pets were left behind because of the fast departure.

5) Many people escaped because their quick response.

6) Some people had to be hospitalized because of they inhaled toxic fumes.

7) The accident happened because of the pipelines were too old.

8) Now everybody wants to know where the pipelines are located because of the

accident.

9) Because of it was a serious accident, there was a lot of news coverage.

10) There were no casualties because of luck.






ANSWER KEY:

1) correct

2) correct

3) … because of the wind.

4) correct

5) … because of their quick response.

6) … because they inhaled toxic fumes.

7) … because the pipelines were too old.

8) correct.

9) Because it was a serious accident…

10) correct






ROYAL ENGLISH (Part I)

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with because or because of.

When I was young, I dreamed of living in London. I thought England was a wonderful

place to live (1) __________ I had read many books about the country, and (2)

__________ I’ve always been a Shakespeare fan.

As soon as I finished college, I packed my bags and left. I could speak a little English then,

but I couldn’t understand what people said (3) __________ their accent. Everybody

sounded very funny to me - I guess that’s (4) __________ I had only talked to

Americans… Anyway, after a week or two, I could understand everything people said.

After a few weeks, when I was feeling a little more confident, I decided to go see a movie

(in English) with a group of people I met at the youth hostel. We could communicate well

(5) __________ we came from different parts of the world, and we had been living in

London for some time, but we didn’t know we knew so little…






ANSWER KEY:

1) because

2) because

3) because of

4) because

5) because






ROYAL ENGLISH (Part II)

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with because or because of.

(continued)

We went to see Trainspotting, a Scottish film, and we thought we would be able to

understand it. There were lots of people in the theater and we thought they were all

foreigners (1) __________ the language they spoke was incomprehensible to us all. When

the movie began, we realized all those people were, in fact, Scottish (2) __________ the

actors had the same accent. We left the movie feeling very disappointed (3) __________

we didn’t understand the story at all! We also felt really ashamed (4) __________ we

realized we still had a lot to learn. We all agreed that we had to study harder. And we did.

(5) __________ our determination, in less than a month, we went back to se the same

movie and check if our English had improved. It was much better! Together, we could

retell all the story. It was great!

(6) __________ the movie, we decided to take a trip to Scotland together. We had the time

of our lives!






ANSWER KEY:

1) because

2) because

3) because

4) because

5) because of

6) because of





ADVERB CLAUSES: BECAUSE x EVEN THOUGH

Directions: Complete the sentences using EVEN THOUGH or BECAUSE.

1. Tom didn’t get good grades _______________________ he studied hard for the test.

2. Joey went to bed late _______________________ he had to get up early the next day.

3. Molly got a scholarship to the University of Michigan _______________________ she

studied very hard for the tests.

4. I arrived home very tired _______________________ I worked a lot.

5. My sister graduated from college last year, but she hasn’t gotten a job yet

_______________________ she graduated first in her class.

6. _______________________ it was raining, we went to the beach.

7. _______________________ it was raining, we didn’t go to the beach.

8. Adam doesn’t speak Portuguese very well _______________________ he lived in

Brazil for one year.

9. I missed the meeting _______________________ traffic was awful.

10. _______________________ traffic was awful, I arrived right on time for the meeting.






ANSWER KEY:

1. even though

2. even tough

3. because

4. because

5. even though

6. Even though

7. Because

8. even though

9. because

10. even though






Directions: Complete the sentences using EVEN THOUGH or BECAUSE.

11. Tom didn’t get good grades _______________________ he studied hard for the test.

12. Joey went to bed late _______________________ he had to get up early the next day.

13. Molly got a scholarship to the University of Michigan _______________________ she

studied very hard for the tests.

14. I arrived home very tired _______________________ I worked a lot.

15. My sister graduated from college last year, but she hasn’t gotten a job yet

_______________________ she graduated first in her class.

16. _______________________ it was raining, we went to the beach.

17. _______________________ it was raining, we didn’t go to the beach.

18. Adam doesn’t speak Portuguese very well _______________________ he lived in

Brazil for one year.

19. I missed the meeting _______________________ traffic was awful.

20. _______________________ traffic was awful, I arrived right on time for the meeting.






ANSWER KEY:

11. even though

12. even tough

13. because

14. because

15. even though

16. Even though

17. Because

18. even though

19. because

20. even though





UNIT7 - ADD-ON - NEED/EXPECT/WANT SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING

Directions: Correct the mistakes in each of the following sentences. Some of them

present no errors.

1. My boss wants that I work overtime twice a week.

2. Mary expects her boyfriend calls her every day.

3. I have no idea what exactly he expects I to achieve.

4. More specifically, I want her to arrive early every day or she’ll be fired.

5. How do you expect me to call you from the desert?

6. The manager wants us work overtime this week and finish that project.

7. I need that Suzy sends those e-mails first thing in the morning tomorrow.

8. Do you want that I contact the suppliers?

9. My teacher expects me to check all my homework.

10. The problem is that we need her to help us when we have any doubts.





UNIT7 - ADD-ON - NEED/EXPECT/WANT SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING

ANSWER KEY:

1. My boss wants me to work overtime twice a week.

2. Mary expects her boyfriend to call her every day.

3. I have no idea what exactly he expects me to achieve.

4. Correct

5. Correct

6. The manager wants us to work overtime this week and finish that project.

7. I need Suzy to send those e-mails first thing in the morning tomorrow.

8. Do you want me to contact the suppliers?

9. Correct

10. Correct.





UNIT 6 – ADD-ON - ANOTHER, THE OTHER, OTHER, THE OTHERS

1. I was visiting my friend Sarah for the first time one day, and she served me a piece

of the cake she had baked and some coke. That cake was so yummy I could resist

other / another piece.

2. I really need to find myself the other/another job. The one I have is really boring.

3. Although I have more experience in sales, my boss promoted the other/other

candidate instead of me because he speaks English fluently.

4. You will be able to find this and others /other kinds of exercises on the Alumni

Web Page Practice Plus.

5. As she was having a hard time trying to understand this topic, she asked her teacher

to give her other/another examples of situations in which these words are used.

Another/Other thing the teacher did was suggest the other /others exercises on the

Practice Plus section on the Alumni Website. It worked fine for her.

6. People strongly believe that smart phones are much better than other /the others we

had. People don’t want phones to only make and receive calls anymore.

7. Yesterday I left 3 DVDs on the coffee table. They have to be returned to the DVD

store. Here is one of them. Where are the other /the others ones?

8. A: How did you like that movie you were watching?

B: I hated it. I liked the other/another one better.

9. I really don’t like some of his friends. I hope he finds the others / other friends to

hang out with.

10. The correct answer was C, but selected another/other alternative. That’s why I

failed the test.





UNIT 6 – ADD-ON - ANOTHER, THE OTHER, OTHER, THE OTHERS

ANSWER KEY:

1. another

2. another

3. the other

4. other

5. other/Another/the other

6. the others

7. the other

8. the other

9. other

10. another

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