WecanneversayMrJohn.WhydopeoplecallmeJim? 1
ThepresentcontinuoustenseWhataretheboysdoing?They recleaningthewindows. 1
Thesimplepresenttense 1
Whatareyougoingtodotomorrow?I m/We regoingonafieldtrip. 12
Ishe/shegoingtowatchthegametomorrow?Areyou/theygoingtodosomeshoppingnextSunday?We renotgoingtohaveanyclassesnextweek. 12
Comparisonofadjectives 23
He syoung.She syounger.You retheyoungestintheclass. 23
Yourdrawingisgood.Hersisbetter.Hisisthebestofall. 23
Thiscakeisnicerthanthatone.Thatcakeischeaperthanthisone. 23
Theonewithfruitisthenicestofall. 23
Whichdoyoulikebetter,thecityorthecountry? 34
Whichdoyoulikethebest,dogs,catsorchickens? 34
Thispictureisbeautiful.Thisoneismorebeautiful.Thatoneisthemostbeautifulofall. 34
Thebikegoesfast.Thetractorgoesfaster.Thetaxigoesthefastest. 34
Comparisonofadjectivesandadverbs 34
Makingsuggestions 44
Shallwegoatten?Goodidea!Let smakeithalfpastone.OK. 44
Whynotcomealittleearlier?Allright. 44
Heneedssomehelp.Youneedanumber16bus.WhichnumberdoIneed? 53
Excuseme.Where s…?Where sthenearesthospital,please?Godownthisstreet. 53
Walkalongthisroad.Takethefirstturningontheright. 53
It soutside/nextto/infrontofthe…. 53
It saboutahundredmetresalongontheleft.It saboutsixkilometresfromhere. 62
I/She/…hadseafoodfordinnerlastSunday. 71
Wereyouherelastweek?She/hewaslatethismorning.Wasshe/helatethismorning? 71
Didyou/he/…haveyour/his/…dinnerinarestaurantyesterday?Yes,I/he/…did.No,I/he/…didn t. 71
Iwas(not)atschoolyesterday.WasIatschoolyesterday?Youwere(not)herelastweek. 71
I msorrytohearthat.Ihopeshe sbettertomorrow. 71
Pastverbforms.Whatdidyoudoyesterdaymorning?WhendidtheycometoChina? 80
WhydidtheymovetoFrance?Whocametovisityourschool? 80
Therewasaproblemlastyear.Therewerefoursingerslastyear. 91
Wasthereaproblemattheconcert?Yes,therewas./No,therewasn t. 91
Werethereanywomensingersthen?Yes,therewere./No,thereweren t. 91
Therewasn tabandinourschoollastyear. 91
Thereweren tmanytouristsinthiscitylastyear. 91
Theydidn tstoptheconcertaftertheaccident. 91
onMonday/Tuesday/…onMarch8th,2002atthistimeofyearatsixo clock 101
inthemorning/afternoon/evening 101
inspring/summer/autumn/winter/January/February/… 101
SheknowslittleaboutAustralia,doesn tshe? 101
Youlikesummer,don tyou?Yes,Ido./No,Idon t. 101
Theweatherhereisverycold,isn tit?Yes,itis./No,itisn t. 101
YouarefromAustralia,aren tyou?Yes,Iam./No,I mnot. 101
Whatisthedatetoday?It sDecember20th,200_.What stheweatherlikeinspring? 101
Whichisthesecond/fourth/…monthoftheyear? 101
I/We/Theywill/I ll/We ll/They llgo.I/We/Theywillnot/won tgo. 111
ShallI/wego?You llgo.Youwon tgo.Willyougo? 111
He ll/She ll/It llgo.He/She/Itwon tgo.Willhe/she/itgo? 111
Howcolditis!Whatacolddayitis! 111
Wouldyouliketo…?Ihopeyoucan….Wouldyouliketo…?I d(would)loveto…. 124
Thankyoufor….Iamverysorry,butIcan t….CanIopenitnow?Sure./No,youcan t. 124
May/CouldIspeakto…,please?Certainly./I mafraidnot. 124
Holdon,please.Sheisn thererightnow.CanItakeamessageforyou? 124
I llgive/leave…themessage.She scallingtotell…. 135
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KeytosomeexercisesintheWorkbook 144