NAME

CLASS
American
2  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   A ENGLISH FILE  1

GRAMMAR 3 Underline the correct word or phrase.

1 Check (✓) the correct sentence. Example: This is our car new / new car.

Example: A Roald Dahl is a author.  ■ 1 They have expensives / expensive computers.

B Roald Dahl is an author.  ■
✓ 2 It’s a day nice / nice day. Let’s go out.
1 A It’s a house.  ■ 3 Is she a French / France singer?
B It’s an house.  ■ 4 We are very good students / students very good.
2 A These is our classroom.  ■ 5 These DVDs are cheap / cheaps.
B This is our classroom.  ■ 6 Juan has eyes blue / blue eyes.
3 A Two boxs of paper, please.  ■ 6

B Two boxes of paper, please.  ■

Grammar total 20
4 A Kim and Tony are students.  ■
B Kim and Tony is students.  ■ VOCABULARY
5 A It’s an English dictionary.  ■
B It’s a English dictionary.  ■ 4 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
6 A They’re diarys.  ■ Example: Where are the sandwiches? I’m hungry.
B They’re diaries.  ■ worried hungry hot
7 A “What are these?” “They’re a headphones.”  ■ 1 Can you close the windows? We’re __________.
B “What are these?” “They’re headphones.”  ■ really cold  very tired  quite hot
8 A Is that your tissues?  ■ 2 Mary’s __________ old. She’s 100.
B Are those your tissues?  ■ very near lot
8 3 My sister has a __________ bike.
far easy pink
2 Complete the sentences with the correct word or 4 “What color is your car?” “It’s __________.”
phrase. gray BMW old
Example: Turn left here. 5 The opposite of happy is __________.
Turn to  Turn we  Turn bored sad worried
1 I’m thirsty. __________ stop at the café. 6 Her job is difficult and she’s very __________.
Let’s Don’t We wrong happy stressed
2 __________ my pizza! 7 I’m __________ tired.
No eat  Don’t eat  Eat not small really big
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3 Please __________ your car here.
don’t park  no park  not to park
5 Underline the correct word.
4 __________ quiet, children!
You Are Be Example: She has coins in her purse / diary.
5 __________ turn the radio on. 1 This is the key / umbrella for the door.
Let  Let’s  Let us to 2 They’re the watches / headphones for my iPod.
6 __________ to me. 3 My photo / tissue is on my identification card.
You are listen  Listen  Listen you 4 Read the newspaper / glasses.
6
5 Write with a wallet / pencil.
6 Turn on the stamp / lamp.
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 NAME CLASS
American
2  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   A ENGLISH FILE  1

6 Write the opposites. PRONUNCIATION

dangerous dirty easy  7 Find the word with a different sound.

expensive  far full tall ugly Example: park lamp black cat
Example: near  far 1 tall bored short hot
1 cheap __________ 2 easy slim cheap piece
2 empty __________ 3 you new blue look
3 clean __________ 4 tissue book full good
4 short __________ 5 mother  thanks  this  the
5
5 difficult __________
6 beautiful __________
8 Underline the stressed syllable.
7 safe __________
7 Example: sci|ssors

Vocabulary total 20
1 ma|ga|zine
2 pen|cil
3 um|bre|lla
4 beau|ti|ful
5 a|ttrac|tive
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Pronunciation total 10

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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 NAME CLASS
American
2  Reading and Writing   A ENGLISH FILE  1

READING 2 Read the text again and write Julio, Wayne, JK, or
Barack.
1 Read the text and check (✓) A, B, or C.
Example: JK is a very rich woman.

Famous People 1 ____________________ is a famous singer.

2 ____________________ is an author.
Julio Iglesias (born 1943) is a singer. He’s very famous in
3 ____________________ is a politician.
Europe and America. Julio is from Madrid, the capital of
Spain. He’s tall and very good-looking. He has short black 4 ____________________ is about 50 years old.
hair and brown eyes. He has eight children. 5 ____________________ is quite young.
Wayne Rooney (born 1985) is a British soccer player. He’s 6 ____________________ has eight children.
from Liverpool in the north of England. He isn’t very tall and 7 ____________________ has one child.
he isn’t very slim, but he’s a good soccer player and he’s
7
rich! His wife’s name is Coleen and they have one child.
JK Rowling (born 1965) is English. Her full name is Joanne Reading total 15
Kathleen Rowling. She’s famous because she writes the
Harry Potter books. She is also very rich. Joanne is slim, but WRITING
she isn’t tall. Her hair is long and blond. She has beautiful
blue eyes and she’s very pretty. Describe yourself. Answer these questions, then
write a text. (75–100 words)
Barack Obama (born 1961) is a politician. He’s the President
of the USA and his home is the White House. He’s about 50. 1 What’s your name?
He is tall and attractive. He has very short black hair and his 2 Where are you from?
eyes are brown. His wife is Michelle Obama. They have two 3 What color is your hair?
children. 4 What color are your eyes?
5 Are you famous / slim / rich / tall / attractive …?
Example: Julio is a famous American. 6 Is your family big?
A  True ■ B False ■ ✓   C  Doesn’t say ■
My name’s … . I’m from … .
1 Julio is a Spanish singer.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
2 Julio has a small family.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
3 Wayne is a sportsman.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
4 Wayne is tall and slim.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
5 JK isn’t very rich.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
6 JK is married.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
7 Barack is very young. Writing total 10
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
8 Michelle is very pretty. Reading and Writing total 25
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
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 NAME CLASS
American
2  Listening and Speaking   A ENGLISH FILE  1

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to Tim, Akiko, and Paul saying what they 1 Think about one of your friends. Complete the
have on their table or desk. Match the things with information card.
the people’s names.
1 a file __________ Name:
2 a printer __________ Age:
Nationality:
3 tissues __________
Big/small family?
4 a red lamp __________ Eye color:
5 a dictionary __________ Hair color:
5 Tall/short:

Other information: nice? attractive?

2 Listen to five conversations. Check (✓) A, B, or C. happy/sad/stressed? rich/poor?, etc.

1 __________ is worried about the road.

A  The woman  ■  B Mark ■  C  The boy  ■
2 The girl is __________.
A angry ■  B cold ■  C hot ■ 2 Answer your partner’s questions about your
friend.
3 Who is hungry?
A  the boy  ■  B  the girl  ■  C  their father  ■ 3 Ask your partner these questions about his/her
4 The girl has __________. friend.
A  an iPod  ■  B  a radio  ■  C  a magazine  ■ 1 Is it a man or a woman?
2 What’s his / her name?
5 The sign near Gran’s house says __________.
3 How old is he / she?
A  No parking  ■  B  Park here  ■  4 Where is he / she from?
C  Turn right  ■
5 Is their family big or small?
5
6 What color are his / her eyes?
Listening total 10
7 What color is his / her hair?
8 Is the person tall/short/attractive, etc?

Speaking total 15

Listening and Speaking total 25

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