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INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL
CENLEX Santo Tomás

Centro de Auto Acceso
Guía de estudio
Idioma: INGLÉS
Nivel: Intensivo Básico 1-2 (Final)
Unidades: Traveller Elementary. Unidades 3 - 5
TOPIC 1. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISES.
A. Complete with the present progressive.
a. Carmen __________ a letter. (write)
b. _____ you _______ to me? (lie)
c. I _____________ the grass. (not cut)
d. Ximena __________ lettuce. (grow)
e. My brother and I __________ to school. (hurry)
B. Add –ing to the verbs in the list.
draw __________ run __________

lie __________ sit __________
drive __________ tie __________
put __________ give __________
drink __________ apply __________
live __________ grow __________
begin __________ type __________
die __________ repair __________
C. Complete the sentences with the present continuous.
1. I _____________ (not/watch) the TV. You can change the channel.

2. Do you think the children _____________ (do) their homework?
3. Take it easy! She __________ (drive) as fast as she can!
4. ____________ (go) to the cinema this weekend?
5. I feel sick. I____________ (get) a flu.
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TOPIC 2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS EXERCISES
A. Transform the ideas with a similar idea.
1.-This is my TV, this TV is mine

2.- This car is my mother`s, it is _____________
3.- Those books are your books, they are _____________
4.- That is my brother`s car, it is _____________
5. Is this our class? Yes, it is _____________
6.- This is their classroom, it is _____________
TOPIC 3. THERE IS/THERE ARE EXERCISES.
Invent sentences using there is / there are (You can change the words to their plural forms if necessary).
1. Chair _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Tree _____________________________________________________________________________________
Complete the following sentences with there isn´t / there aren’t.
3. __________________any movies that I want to see in the cinema

4. I’m very hungry, but _________any food in the fridge
5. It’s sunny today and _____________ a cloud in the sky
Describe the pictures using “there is” and “there are”.
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________________________________________
9. _____________________________________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________________________________________
TOPIC 4. COUNTABLE/ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS EXERCISES.
Mark the nouns C (countable) or U (uncountable)
1 Dog 2 Butter 3 Orange 4 Love 5 Money
TOPIC 5. HOW MUCH, HOW MANY EXERCISES.
Fill in some, any, a few or a little.
A: We need to do 1)________ shopping.
B: Yes, we haven`t got2)_______ potatoes and we need 3)_______ peppers, too.
A: We`ve got milk, but we haven`t got 4)______ biscuits left. Can you buy 5)_______?
B: OK. How much bread have we got?
TOPIC 6. ARTICLES EXERCISES.
Fill in the article with a, an or the.
1) I like_____ blue T-shirt.
2) I have ____ question.
3) Do you want ________ apple?
4) Can you see ____ moon?
5) Ben has ____ terrible headache.
6) What do you usually give _____ friend?
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TOPIC 7. PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES.
Complete the following sentences. (Present progressive or simple present)
1. I _______ (work) now.
2. Nell _______ (not/watch) television. He doesn´t like it
3. They _______ (go) to the cinema next week.
4. _______ you _______ (call) your mother now?
5. John _______ (read) the newspaper every day.
6. _______ Valerie _______ (study) English?
Complete the text with the PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS form of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Philip:
I 1)_______________ (write) to tell you about my holiday. I 2) _______________ (stay) with my friend in London for three
weeks, It 4) ____________ (rain). Tomorrow morning we 5) ________________ (go) sightseeing and in the evening we 6)
_______________ (plan) to go out for a nice meal. We both 7) ______________ (enjoy) international food very much. I 8)
______________ (arrive) home next Saturday.
Love,
Steph
TOPIC 8. MODAL VERB SHOULD EXERCISES.
Anna wants to lose some weight. Give her 5 suggestions on how to do it. Remember to use should.
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
TOPIC 9. SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES.
Transform these sentences into past.
1. He ____________ (write) a letter last Sunday.

2. Mary ____________ (not go) to school last week.
3. Where ____________ you ____________ (play) basketball two weeks ago?
4. When ____________ she ____________ (finish) your master degree?
5. They ____________ (buy) a new flat last month.
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Put the sentences in order.
1. not / she / finish / exam / did / the ___________________________________________________________

2. ? / you / did / washing up / do / the ___________________________________________________________
3. more / exercise / should / we / ? / do ___________________________________________________________
4. girl / when / walk / could / I / I /a / was / hands / with / my ___________________________________________
5. English / could / in / speak / you / high school / ?___________________________________________________
Complete the sentences according to what Ron did yesterday.
1.- _______________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- _______________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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4.- _______________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- _______________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Underline the correct option.
1. I didn’t go to Rixton’s concert ______.

1. yesterday b) tomorrow c) right now
2. Last night it ______ I didn’t go out.
a)rained b) rain c) rained
3. During the holidays Cesar and his girlfriend went _____.
a) dance b) dancing c) dnaces
4. Somebody _____ my mobile phone! It was on my bag.
a) sold b) hid c) stole
TOPIC 10. VERB TO BE (PAST TENSE) EXERCISES.
Complete with was or were.
1. He ____________ very tired yesterday.

2. They ____________ not very happy together.
3. You ____________ very angry with me last night.
4. Her doctor____________ not very helpful.
5. They ____________ in France last summer.
6. Mr. Jones ____________ not in the office yesterday.
7. I ____________ in bed all morning.
8. It____________ not very warm in the swimming pool.
9. You ____________ not very friendly with my sister.
10. She ____________ a beautiful baby.
TOPIC 11. COULD EXERCISES.
Tom was a very intelligent child in school. Write the things you think he could do. Complete with COULD or COULDN´T
He _________________________ speak English.

He _________________________ do Mathematics
He _________________________ read well.
He _________________________ jump 10 meters
He _________________________ draw well
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TOPIC 12. ADVERBS OF MANNER EXERCISES.
Select the correct option.
Katy Perry is a very _____ singer.
a) good b) well c) loudly
You answered the exam _____.
a) fastly b) clean c) fast
Your sister has been working _____ all the week
a)Hard b)Hardly
My friend is very ______
a)Nervously b)Nervous
Did he say something _____?
a)anger b) angrily
She has been ________.
a) Happily b) very happy
They are so ___________.
a) enthusiastic b) enthusiastically
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READING SECTION.
READ THE TEXT BELOW AND ASWER THE EXERCICES.

Interview with a Famous Actor
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Interviewer: Thank you for taking some time off from your busy schedule to answer a few questions about your life!
Brad: It's my pleasure.
Interviewer: Could you tell us about an average day in your life?
Brad: Sure, I get up early - at 7 in the morning. Then I have breakfast. After breakfast, I go to the gym.
Interviewer: Are you studying anything now?
Brad: Yes, I'm learning a new film called "The Man About Town".
Interviewer: What do you do in the afternoon?
Brad: First I have lunch, then I go to the studio and shoot some scenes.
Interviewer: Which scene are you acting today?
Brad: I'm acting a scene about an angry lover.
Interviewer: That's very interesting. What do you do in the evening?
Brad: In the evening, I go home and have dinner and study my scripts.
Interviewer: Do you go out at night?
Brad: Not always, I like going out at weekends.
Why does the interviewer thank Brad?

a) for kissing him b) for taking time off c) for working
What does Brad do after breakfast?

a) He studies in school b) He goes to the studio. c)He goes to the gym.
What is Brad studying now?

a) The Man b) The Man About Town c)The Lover boy
What does he do in the afternoon?

a) He goes to the studio. b)He goes to the gym. c) He studies his scripts.
When does he like going out?

a) at night b) on Sundays c) at weekends
Brad is angry to answer some questions T F

He goes to the gym before he has breakfast T F
He is studying a new film T F
He is working today T F
He likes going out at night T F
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Sick on Saturday http://www.readingesl.ca/grammar/past.htm
I have just had a terrible weekend! On Saturday I was so tired that I slept all morning. When I woke up I had a head ache
and my throat was sore. My body ached all over. My nose ran and I coughed a lot. My mother took my temperature but
I did not have a fever.
My mother made me some soup for lunch and I ate it in bed. I drank some juice. I tried to read a book but
I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I lay in bed all afternoon. I drifted in and out of sleep. I drank more juice. I felt miserable
all afternoon. I didn’t want to do anything.
I got out of bed at dinner time. My parents ordered pizza for dinner and I was able to eat some of it. I drank more juice!
I felt a bit better after dinner so I stayed up. I snuggled under a blanket on the couch and watched some TV with my
parents. I fell asleep in front of the TV.
The next morning I felt better but now my mother had a cold! She looked miserable. It was her turn to be sick.
1. The boy was sick on Saturday. T F
2. On Sunday his father was sick. T F
3. He had a fever on Saturday. T F
4. He ate dinner in bed on Saturday. T F
Complete the following sentences
5. The family had _______________ for dinner on Saturday.
6. On Saturday night the boy fell asleep while he __________________________.
7. He had a head ______________ and his throat was ________________.
8. The boy drank lots of _______________.
9. What is the present tense of these verbs?
tried _____________ took _____________ felt _____________ did _____________
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LISTENING SECTION
Complete the text with the missing information.
Kate: Yes, that 1__________Aretha Franklin. Another classic tune. Coming up, we have lots more music and news, but first
it’s the traffic news. And it’s a busy day out on the roads, isn’t it, John?
John: Yes, it is, Kate. Good morning. We 2 ___________ an accident in Regent Street. There’s a bus on fire. Everybody is
OK, but traffic 3__________ very slowly. A large group of people 4 __________ in the middle of Oxford Street.
I 5 __________ them, but I think they’re standing in front of the cars and 6 __________! So, traffic isn’t moving. The police
7 __________ to them at the moment.
Kate: Can you tell us anything about the incident in Euston Road?
John: Yes, Kate. There’s a lion. Yes, I 8__________a lion on Euston Road. I’m looking at the camera now. A lot of cars are
moving slowly around it. It’s 9 __________in the middle of the road and looking at the cars.
Kate: Where 10 __________it come from? Do you have any more news?
John: Well, the police said that they think it 11 ____________ from the zoo. I’m 12__________for more information on
that. We have a report coming in now from East London. There’s a big traffic problem. Someone 13__________ on the
wrong side of the road.
Kate: It’s another crazy day for drivers, then. Next traffic update at half past ten.
WRITING SECTION
Choose one of the situations below and write between 80-100 words.
 You were accepted to study English at Cambridge University. Write an email to a friend giving your news.
 Write a horror story with the title “Red Christmas” using the past tense.
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INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL
CENLEX Santo Tomás
Centro de Auto Acceso
Guía de estudio
Idioma: INGLÉS
Nivel: Intensivo Básico 1-2 (Final)
Unidades: Traveller Elementary. Unidades 3 - 5
ANSWER KEY
TOPIC 1 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISES
A. Complete with the present progressive.
a. Carmen is writing a letter.
b. are you lying to me?
c. I am not cutting the grass.
d. Ximena is growing lettuce.
e. My brother and I are hurrying to school.
B: Add –ing to the verbs in the list.
drawing running
lying sitting
driving tying
putting giving
drinking applying
living growing
beginning typing
dying repairing
C: Complete the sentences with the present continuous.
1. I am not watching the TV. You can change the channel.

2. Do you think the children are doing their homework?
3. Take it easy! She is driving as fast as she can!
4. Are you going to the cinema this weekend?
5. I feel sick. I am getting the flu.
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TOPIC 2 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS EXERCISES
A: Transform the ideas with a similar idea.
1.-This is my TV, this TV is mine

2.- This car is my mother`s, it is his
3.- Those books are your books, they are theirs
4.- That is my brother`s car, it is his
5. Is this our class? Yes, it is ours
6.- This is their classroom, it is theirs
TOPIC 3 THERE IS, THERE ARE EXERCISES
Invent sentences using there is / there are (You can change the words to their plural forms if necessary)
1. Chair there is a chair. There are seven chairs
2. Tree There is a tree. There are many trees.
Complete the following sentences with there isn´t / there aren’t

1. There aren’t any movies that I want to see in the cinema
2. I’m very hungry, but there isn`t any food in the fridge
3. It’s sunny today and there isn`t a cloud in the sky
Describe the pictures using “there is” and “there are”.
11. There is a bank…
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TOPIC 4 COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS EXERCISES
Mark the nouns C (countable) or U (uncountable)
1 Dog C 2 Butter U 3 Orange C 4 Love U 5 Money
TOPIC 5. HOW MUCH, HOW MANY EXERCISES
Fill in some, any, a few or a little.
A: We need to do 1)a little shopping.
B: Yes, we haven`t got2any potatoes and we need 3)some peppers, too.
A: We`ve got milk, but we haven`t got 4)any biscuits left. Can you buy 5)some
B: OK. How much bread have we got?
TOPIC 6. ARTICLES EXERCISES
Fill in the article with a, an or the.
1) I like the blue T-shirt.
2) I have a question.
3) Do you want an apple?
4) Can you see the moon?
5) Ben has a terrible headache.
6) What do you usually give a friend?
TOPIC 7. PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES.
Complete the following sentences. (Present progressive or simple present)
1. I am working now.
2. Nell doesn’t watch television. He doesn´t like it
3. They are going to the cinema next week.
4. Are you calling your mother now?
5. John reads the newspaper every day.
6. Does Valerie study English?

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Complete the text with the PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS form of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Philip:
I 1) am writing to tell you about my holiday. I 2) am staying with my friend in London for three weeks, It 4) is raining.
Tomorrow morning we 5) are going sightseeing and in the evening we 6) are planning to go out for a nice meal. We both
7) enjoy international food very much. I 8)am arriving home next Saturday.
Love,
Steph
TOPIC 8. MODAL VERB SHOULD EXERCISES
Anna wants to lose some weight. Give her 5 suggestions on how to do it. Remember to use should.
1. She should…
TOPIC 9. SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES
Transform these sentences into past.
1. He wrote letter last Sunday.

2. Mary didn´t go to school last week.
3. Where did you play basketball two weeks ago?
4. When did she finish your master degree?
5. They bought a new flat last month.
Put the sentences in order.
1. Did she finish the exam?

2. Did you do the washing up?
3. Should we do more exercise?
4. When I was a girl I could walk with my hands
5. Could you speak English in high school ?
Complete the sentences according to what Ron did yesterday.
1.- He woke up late

2.- He had a cup of coffee
3.- He took a shower
4.- He ran to work
5.- He sang to his girlfriend
6.- He watched TV
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Underline the correct option.
1. I didn’t go to Rixton’s concert yesterday

2. Last night it rained I didn’t go out.
3. During the holidays Cesar and his girlfriend went dancing
4. Somebody stole my mobile phone! It was on my bag.
TOPIC 10. VERB TO BE (PAST TENSE) EXERCISES
Complete with was or were.
1. He was very tired yesterday.

2. They were not very happy together.
3. You were very angry with me last night.
4. Her doctor was not very helpful.
5. They were in France last summer.
6. Mr. Jones was not in the office yesterday.
7. I was in bed all morning.
8. It was not very warm in the swimming pool.
9. You were not very friendly with my sister.
10. She was a beautiful baby.
TOPIC 11. COULD EXERCISES
Tom was a very intelligent child in school. Write the things you think he could do. Complete with COULD or COULDN´T
1. He could speak English.

2. He could do Mathematics
3. He could read well.
4. He couldn´t jump 10 meters
5. He could draw well
TOPIC 12. ADVERBS OF MANNER EXERCISES
1. Katy Perry is a very good singer.

2. You answered the exam fast.
3. Your sister has been working hard all the week
4. My friend is very nervous
5. Did he say something angrily?
6. She has been very happy
7. They are so enthusiastic
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READING SECTION
Why does the interviewer thank Brad? B

What does Brad do after breakfast? C
What is Brad studying now? B
What does he do in the afternoon? A
When does he like going out? C
Brad is angry to answer some questions F

He goes to the gym before he has breakfast F
He is studying a new film T
He is working today T
He likes going out at night T
Sick on Saturday http://www.readingesl.ca/grammar/past.htm
I have just had a terrible weekend! On Saturday I was so tired that I slept all morning. When I woke up I had a head ache
and my throat was sore. My body ached all over. My nose ran and I coughed a lot. My mother took my temperature but
I did not have a fever.
My mother made me some soup for lunch and I ate it in bed. I drank some juice. I tried to read a book but
I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I lay in bed all afternoon. I drifted in and out of sleep. I drank more juice. I felt miserable
all afternoon. I didn’t want to do anything.
I got out of bed at dinner time. My parents ordered pizza for dinner and I was able to eat some of it. I drank more juice!
I felt a bit better after dinner so I stayed up. I snuggled under a blanket on the couch and watched some TV with my
parents. I fell asleep in front of the TV.
The next morning I felt better but now my mother had a cold! She looked miserable. It was her turn to be sick.
1. The boy was sick on Saturday. T F
2. On Sunday his father was sick. T F
3. He had a fever on Saturday. T F
4. He ate dinner in bed on Saturday. T F
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Complete the following sentences.
5. The family had _______________ for dinner on Saturday.
6. On Saturday night the boy fell asleep while he __________________________.
7. He had a head ______________ and his throat was ________________.
8. The boy drank lots of _______________.
9. What is the present tense of these verbs?
tried _____________ took _____________ felt _____________ did _____________
LISTENING SECTION
Complete the text with the missing information.
1. is
2. have
3. is moving
4. is standing
5. can hear
6. singing
7. are talking
8. said
9. is sitting
10. did
11. escaped
12. waiting
13. is driving
APPENDIX 1
TOPIC 1 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Uses:
1) We use present progressive to talk about actions happening AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING.
I am reading a book now.
Juan is doing his math homework.
Paco and Jorge are watching TV.
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2) We use present progressive to talk about PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
María is going to Mérida on Saturday.
I am visiting the dentist at 6 o´clock.
Kim is having a party in the afternoon.
3) We use present progressive to talk about TEMPORAL ACTIVITIES.
Karina´s father is working in Rome this month.
Vicky is living with her aunt while they are painting her house.
You are studying to become a doctor.
Time expressions:
 We use now and right now to express that an action is happening at the moment.
Laura is baking a cake now.
 We can use next week, month, year, etc. when we are talking about fixed plans.
Fernando and Luis are travelling to Chihuahua next weekend.
 We can use this week, month, etc. when we are talking about temporary situations.
My brother and I are staying with my aunt this month.
 Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between the verb to be and the verb in present participle.
Gabriel is always giving his best, that´s why he is the captain of the team.
Present progressive affirmative Present progressive negative Present progessive interrogative

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
I am studying for My friends from He is not paying You aren´t Is Marta playing Are they
my exam. high school and I attention to the listening right well? travelling to
are going to teacher. now. Yes, she is, she is Querétaro?
Oscar is playing Acapulco next giving her best. No, they aren´t,
soccer now. week. they are
Gerardo and travelling to
Daniela is saving Sofia are getting Guadalajara.
money for a car. married next
Wednesday.
*Spelling rules for the ing form of the verbs

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to close closing
to move moving
to be being
to see seeing
to die dying
to lie lying
to fly flying
to play playing
to run running
to clap clapping
to draw drawing
to say saying
APPENDIX 2
TOPIC 2 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
We use them to show possession.
Subject pronouns Possessive pronouns Examples
I Mine The TV is mine.
You Yours That is my problem, not yours.
She Hers His hair is longer than hers.
He His This belongs to Juan. It’s his
It -----
We Ours That is our car. This car is ours.
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They Theirs My parents have a house. The house
is theirs
APPENDIX 3
TOPIC 3 THERE IS, THERE ARE
We express existence with “there”
Singular Plural
There is a river in my town. There are two parks in my neighborhood.

There is ice on the lake There are two parks in my neighborhood
There is a ghost in this room.... There are600 students in this school.
There is oil on the pavement There are some apples on the desk
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
There is a river in my town. There isn't an orange on the table. Is there a balcony in the flat?
There is ice on the lake There isn't ice on the lake. Yes, there is one.
No, there isn't.
There are600 students in this school. There aren't two pictures on the wall. Are there two telephone lines?
Just one.
There are some apples on the desk There aren't any chairs in my room. Yes, there are. They are in the first
floor / No, there are not any yet
APPENDIX 4
TOPIC 4 COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are words which can be counted. They have a singular form and plural form.
Uncountable nouns are words which cannot be counted. They have no plural forms. They usually refer to abstractions
(such as confidence or advice) or collectives (such as equipment).
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SINGULAR PLURAL
Chair Chairs
Bottle Bottles
Student Students
Orange Oranges
Table Tables
Uncountable nouns are words which cannot be counted. They have no plural forms. They usually refer to abstract
concepts.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Money ---
Water ---
Information ---
Salt ---
Love ---
APPENDIX 5
TOPIC 5 HOW MUCH, HOW MANY
We use them to investigate quantities. How much for singular nouns and How many for plural or countable nouns.
How much How much How many How many
Money Space Cars Oranges

(plural) (countable) (plural) (countable)
How much money is How much money do you How many cars do you How many oranges do you
there? need? have? need?
Questions and answers * Percentages are just reference
How much money do you have? How many cars are there in Mexico City?
Too much (110%) I have too much money. Too many (110%) There are too many cars.
Lots of (90%) I have lots of money Lots of (90%) There are lots of cars.
A lot of (90%) I have a lot of money A lot of (90%) There are a lot of cars.
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Much (70%) I have much money Many (70%) There are many cars.
Some (50%) I have some money Some (50%) There are some cars.
Enough (40%) I have enough money Enough (40%) There are enough cars.
- - -- Few(30%) There are few cars.
A little (20%) I have a little money A few (30%) There are a few cars.
- - -- Quite a few (20%) There are quite a few cars.
Very little (10%) I have very little money Very few (10%) There are very few cars.
Hardly any (5%) I have hardly any money Hardly any (5%) There are hardly any cars.
No (0%) I have no money No (0%) There are no cars.
Any (0%) I don´t have any money Any (0%) There aren´t any cars.
APPENDIX 6
TOPIC 6 ARTICLES
The= definite article
The names a specific object
a/an = indefinite article
a/an names one in many objects.
Observe:
The a, an
 The capital of France is Paris.  I was born in a town.

 I have found the book that I lost.  John had an omelette for lunch.
 Have you cleaned the car?  James Bond ordered a drink.
 There are six eggs in the fridge.  We want to buy an umbrella.
 Please switch off the TV when you finish.  Have you got a pen?
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APPENDIX 7
TOPIC 7 PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Look at the difference:
Present simple Present continuous

Routines / Habits : Actions happening now:
Maria smokes every afternoon Maria is smoking
Permanent Actions: Temporal actions: Juan is staying at the Marriot hotel
Pedro lives in Sevilla.
Current facts: Future actions: I am flying to Cancun tomorrow
I have two brothers
Generally true:
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace
*Some verbs can never be in ING:
Like and dislike Think Perception Possession
Like Think Taste Have
Hate Know Smell Own

Love
Remember Look Need
Dislike
Understand Seem Want
Want
Mean Sound Contain
Wish
Relieve Feel Belong
Prefer
Don't mind Suppose Measure
Remember, the majority of verbs take SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS forms
Verb Simple Present Present Continuous
Arrive He arrives at 6:00PM He is arriving at 6:00 tomorrow
Watch He watches TV every day after school. I am watching Tv right now
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Live Mary lives in New York They are living near the metro station (temporal)
Need The baby sleeps all day Shhhhh! The baby is sleeping now
APPENDIX 8
TOPIC 8 MODAL VERB SHOULD
We use SHOULD to express recommendations, suggestions, pieces of advice; the form is similar to that of modals verbs
(will, can, etc)
I should study more. I shouldn´t copy in exams Should I do it?

He should pay attention He shouldn´t drive Should we repeat that?
We should stop smoking. We shouldn´t stop learning. Should I go?
* should for all the persons: I, you, we, they, she, he. it *commonly: I and we for questions
APPENDIX 9
TOPIC 9 SIMPLE PAST
We use it to express actions in past.
Observation 1: there are regular and irregular verbs.
Regular Irregular
Avoid Avoided Awake Awoke

Borrow Borrowed Become Became
Call Called Blow Blew
Close Closed Come Came
Cook Cooked Cut Cut
Drop Dropped Dug Dig
Live Lived Drink Drank
Marry Married Feel Felt
Stop Stopped Send Sent
Try Tried Steal Stole
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Observation 2: similar form to that of present.
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Time expressions
I went on vacation last

I didn´t go anywhere. Did you go anywhere? Yesterday
summer.
He saw an accident
He dind´t see anything . Did you see anything? Last month
yesterday.
I bought a nice present for I didn´t buy one for you,
Did you buy anything? 3 days ago
you. sorry.
*verb in past *verb in present *verb in present
APPENDIX 10
TOPIC 10 VERB TO BE (PAST TENSE)
The most important Observation is SINGULAR or PLURAL
Singular Plural
I was home You were absent
It was late They were sick
She was here We were here
He was absent
Affirmative Interrogative Negative General questions

I was tired this morning. Were you sick? John was not in his Where were you?
He was the best in class. Was he surprised? house. I was in school
They were happy. Were they ready? You were not here.
We were not in school.
APPENDIX 11
TOPIC 11 COULD
We use COULD to express possibilities in future, abilities in past and requests; the form is similar to that of modals verbs
(will, should, etc)
Possibility Abilities in past Requests
My mother could if she The dog could swim when it Could you tell me where
wanted was a puppy the bank is, please?
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You could do it better We could run fast 10 years Could you send me a
ago catalogue, please?
She could love you Arturo could sing so nice Could you keep quiet,
before please?
I could do that My uncle could talk so loud, Could you send me an e-

he has lost his vice now mail, please?
The boy crash the car the last The food was bad, we Could you do the
week. He could fix it. couldn’t eat it homework?
My grandfather could jump In the 50’s we couldn’t play Could you please come?
at least 2 meters. videogames.
I could sleep all day when I The policeman couldn’t stop Could you lend me your
was a child. the robber. computer pleas?
The dog could run before My grandmother couldn’t Could you send the
his operation. study a career. message?
Yesterday I could sleep, but Brenda was beautiful, but she Could you swim when you
not now couldn't marry. were 5?
APPENDIX 12
TOPIC 12 ADVERBS OF MANNER
WE use adverbs to talk about the way, form or manner in which we do things. They usually come after the main verb
and the majority end with LY. (There are exceptions of course)
He drank quickly. [after the verb]
He drank the water fast . [after the object]
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Some common adverbs:
Adjective Adverb
*We use adjectives with verb to be We use adjectives with any other verbs
Good Well
Fast Fast
Hard Hard
Late Late
Early Early
Daily Daily
Straight Straight
Wrong wrong / wrongly
Look at some examples:
Adverb of manner Examples of usage
angrily react angrily, speak angrily, say something angrily
anxiously wait anxiously, say something anxiously
bad play bad, perform bad
beautifully sing beautifully, play an instrument beautifully
carefully speak carefully, walk carefully, drive carefully
carelessly drive carelessly, act carelessly
clearly speak clearly, explain something clearly
closely look closely
correctly spell correctly
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deliberately make a mistake deliberately, lie deliberately
easily pass a test easily, win easily
enthusiastically clap enthusiastically, react enthusiastically
fast drive fast, talk fast
frantically search frantically, run frantically
gently hold something gently, touch something gently
happily live happily
healthily eat healthily, live healthily
hurriedly speak hurriedly, walk hurriedly
innocently say something innocently, act innocently
inquisitively ask inquisitively, look at someone inquisitively
kindly act kindly, speak kindly, say something kindly
mysteriously act mysteriously, disappear mysteriously
naturally act naturally
nervously wait nervously, speak nervously
noisily play noisely, eat noisily
patiently wait patiently, listen patiently
perfectly work perfectly, time something perfectly
politely ask politely, smile politely, tell someone politely
powerfully strike, hit a ball powerfully
quickly swim quickly, speak/talk quickly, react quickly
safely arrive safely, get home safely
silently tiptoe silently, leave silently
slowly drive slowly, repeat slowly
suspiciously act suspiciously, say something suspiciously
well play well, speak well
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INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL

CENLEX Santo Tomás

TOPIC 1. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISES.

A. Complete with the present progressive.

a. Carmen __________ a letter. (write)

b. _____ you _______ to me? (lie)

c. I _____________ the grass. (not cut)

d. Ximena __________ lettuce. (grow)

e. My brother and I __________ to school. (hurry)

B. Add –ing to the verbs in the list.

draw __________ run __________

C. Complete the sentences with the present continuous.

1. I _____________ (not/watch) the TV. You can change the channel.

A. Transform the ideas with a similar idea.

1.-This is my TV, this TV is mine

TOPIC 3. THERE IS/THERE ARE EXERCISES.

Complete the following sentences with there isn´t / there aren’t.

3. __________________any movies that I want to see in the cinema

Describe the pictures using “there is” and “there are”.

TOPIC 4. COUNTABLE/ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS EXERCISES.

Mark the nouns C (countable) or U (uncountable)

1 Dog 2 Butter 3 Orange 4 Love 5 Money

TOPIC 5. HOW MUCH, HOW MANY EXERCISES.

Fill in some, any, a few or a little.

A: We need to do 1)________ shopping.

B: Yes, we haven`t got2)_______ potatoes and we need 3)_______ peppers, too.

B: OK. How much bread have we got?

TOPIC 6. ARTICLES EXERCISES.

Fill in the article with a, an or the.

1) I like_____ blue T-shirt.

2) I have ____ question.

3) Do you want ________ apple?

4) Can you see ____ moon?

5) Ben has ____ terrible headache.

6) What do you usually give _____ friend?

Complete the following sentences. (Present progressive or simple present)

1. I _______ (work) now.

2. Nell _______ (not/watch) television. He doesn´t like it

3. They _______ (go) to the cinema next week.

4. _______ you _______ (call) your mother now?

5. John _______ (read) the newspaper every day.

6. _______ Valerie _______ (study) English?

TOPIC 9. SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES.

Transform these sentences into past.

1. He ____________ (write) a letter last Sunday.

1. not / she / finish / exam / did / the ___________________________________________________________

Complete the sentences according to what Ron did yesterday.

Underline the correct option.

1. I didn’t go to Rixton’s concert ______.

TOPIC 10. VERB TO BE (PAST TENSE) EXERCISES.

Complete with was or were.

1. He ____________ very tired yesterday.

TOPIC 11. COULD EXERCISES.

He _________________________ speak English.

Select the correct option.

Katy Perry is a very _____ singer.

a) good b) well c) loudly

You answered the exam _____.

a) fastly b) clean c) fast

Your sister has been working _____ all the week

My friend is very ______

Did he say something _____?

She has been ________.

b. _ you ___ to me? (lie)

draw run

B: Yes, we haven`t got2)_ potatoes and we need 3)_ peppers, too.

4. _ you _ (call) your mother now?

6. _ Valerie _ (study) English?

7. He had a head and his throat was __.

tried _______ took _ felt _ did _______