WORKSHOP ENGLISH l

LEVEL A1.1

PARALLEL TEXT UNIT 2

1. Read the following statements and fill the blankets with the correct pronoun and form
of the verb to B.

- This table _______ old. ______ needs to be repaired.

- Pol and Katy ________ really good friends.
- _____ ____ a wonderful mom.
- _______ _______ students from 8th grade.
- _____ _____ an excellent son.
- ______ ______ the best group and we know it.
- Nice to meet you! _____ _____ Sandy Porter.
- _______ ______ a good day to go swimming.
- I know her! _____ _____ Sammy’s girlfriend.
- How old ________ you?
- ______ ______ my brother Thomas.
- My parent’s _______ in Florida.

2. Fill up the blanks using different possessives adjectives.

_______ job is awesome. I love it!

_______ kids are annoying and they say they are not!

_______ father is amazing, we always agree in that.

_______ husband is working in South Africa.

________cellphone is not working!

________ house is close to ________ boyfriend’s house.

________cat’s name is Rossi.

To have a second language is to possess a second soul

 3. Read the following paragraph and complete the blanks with the correct verb to be + the
correct possessives adjectives.

Johnny and Will _______ from Chicago. _______ _______ the capital city of the state of Illinois in
united states, but ______ sister Laurent ______from Indiana, a state next to Illinois. _____
_____ a family of 5 members, Johnny, Will, Laurent, Lorrie and Carl but they don’t live together.
Laurent _____21 years old but _____ _____ the spoiled girl and live with ______ parents. Johnny
and Will ______ living in Atlanta because of the University. _______ Father always say a phrase;
‘Never say we don’t live together! _____ _____ a special family, _____ live together in ________
hearts’’. Johnny, Will and Laurent _________ the most important people for Lorrie who is _____
Mom but she thinks ______ ______ time to let Laurent go away too.

4. Write down five structured sentences using pronouns + verb to be+ possessive
adjectives.

To have a second language is to possess a second soul

5. Find the occupations and professions hidden in the following word search puzzle.

To have a second language is to possess a second soul

6. Take 10 of the professions found in the word puzzle and add them the correct article in a
structured sentence; Pronoun+ verb to be + complement. Examples: ´He is an artist ´ ‘
they are doctors’

7. Fill with Articles A and AN.

1. I have________ green English book.

2. She likes reading_____old comic book.
3. I think is ________ good idea.
4. He has _______other opinion.
5. The girl is _______ pilot.
6. Marie has _____ airport .
7. This is _______expensive bike.
8. Look! There is _______ bird.
9. My father is _____ honest person.
10. My friend likes to be ______ astronaut.

8. Add –s , -es , ies , to the verbs below in order to form the present simple for; he,
she, or it.

- Stop ________________ - Mix _____________ - Enjoy _____________

- Fly _________________ - Study ____________ - Go ________________
- Lose _______________ - Cry ______________ - Walk ______________
- Drink ______________ - Cut _______________ - Kiss ______________

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9. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense

- Jessica _________ (not play) the guitar, she ___________ The piano.

- John _________ (cook) dinner for her girlfriend.

- They always ________( eat) lunch at 12:00

- My mom ___________ (wash) the car every Sunday.

- He _____________ (not visit) his grandparents.

- It __________ (snow) in December.

- He _________ a nice car!

- I __________ Rock music!

To have a second language is to possess a second soul

10. Write the correct form of the following questions and answer them with your
information.

1. /watch/ TV /you/ in/ the/ Do/ evening?

2. /an/ Do/ other/you/ language? /speak/

3. /go/ to/ Do/ the/you/ church? /

4. /Do/have/pets ?/you/

5. / you/movies?/like/Do/ horror/

11. Past the following statements into questions and answer them in a negative form.

- She loves reading old books.

- He wants to travel abroad.
- She lives in front of the school.
- You want to go to the cinema.
- He write poems.

• 10. Write down a short reflection about the level of comprehension of the topics seen in
this unit, the strengths or difficulties you found as well as the abilities that you consider
you developed during this weeks. It could be in Spanish if you want or try it in English to
challenge your knowledge!

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To have a second language is to possess a second soul