Grammar & vocabulary Starter unit

be + subject pronouns there is, there are

1 Complete the sentences with the affirmative (9) 5 Complete the questions and short answers with
the correct form of there is or there are.
or negative (8) form of be.
Are there any shops? Yes, there are.
He’s from England. (9)
1 __________________ any beaches?
1 My best friends ______________ in my class. (9)
No, __________________ .
2 It ______________ very hot today. (8)
2 __________________ a computer?
3 I ______________ very good at English. (9)
Yes, __________________.
4 We ______________ from Ireland. (8)
3 __________________ any sweets?
5 You ______________ in my seat. (9)
No, __________________.
6 She ______________ thirteen. (8)
4 __________________ any DVDs?
2 Complete the questions with the correct form of Yes, __________________.
be.
5 __________________ an internet café?
Where are you from?
No, __________________.
1 How ______________ your friends?
2 Who ______________ your best friend?
3 Where ______________ her parents? Family
4 How old ______________ your sister? 6 Match 1–6 with a–g.
5 What time ______________ the next class? mother a nephew
6 What ______________ your cousins’ names? 1 sister b son
2 niece c father
3 aunt d brother
Possessive ’s
4 daughter e grandfather
3 Tick (9) the correct phrases.
5 wife f uncle
my father’s brother ; 6 grandmother g husband
1 my mothers’ aunt …
2 my sister’s books …
Compound nouns: school
3 those boys’ bikes …
4 Karens’ friends … 7 Complete the words. Use a, e, i, o or u.

5 Jim and Sylvana’s baby … E ngli sh e xa m

1 g__ __gr __ phy r__ __m
2 sc__ __nc__ l__b__r__t__ry
have got
3 m__ths t__ __ch__r
4 Circle the correct words. 4 Fr__nch h__m__w__rk
He ’s got / ’ve got black hair. 5 h__st__ry n__t__s
1 I ’s got / ’ve got a bike. 6 m__s__c __x__rc__s__
2 He hasn’t got / haven’t got any cousins.
3 Has / Have they got a cat?
4 They hasn’t got / haven’t got a maths
lesson at two o’clock.
5 She ’s got / ’ve got a laptop.

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