Pre-Intermediate 5

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92 questions and discussion topics.

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Grammar: There is, there are, have.

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Which is correct, and which is incorrect? 

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​a: There is a bakery on my street.

b: Have a bakery on my street.

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c: Have a very good shopping centre on Avenida Paulista, São Paulo.

d: There are a very good shopping centre on Avenida Paulista, São Paulo.

e: There is a very good shopping centre on Avenida Paulista, São Paulo. 

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f: There are two cartons of milk in my fridge.

g: Have two cartons of milk in my fridge.

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h: There is a lot of traffic in my street every day.

i:  Have a lot of traffic in my street every day.

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j: There are many cars on my street every day.

k: There is many cars on my street every day.

l: Have many cars on my street every day. 

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m: In my company, there are many employees with expensive smartphones.

n:  In my company, have many employees with expensive smartphones.

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o: There are many discounts available in shops during a recession.

p: There is many discounts available in shops during a recession.

q: Have many discounts available in shops during a recession.

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r: There isn't a Human Resources department in my company.

s: No have a Human Resources department in my company.

t: There aren't a Human Resources department in my company.

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u: Don't have a shopping centre or a sports centre in my neighbourhood.

v: There isn't a shopping centre or a sports centre in my neighbourhood.

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w: There aren't air conditioning in my house.

x: There isn't air conditioning in my house.

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y: Don't have a competent leader in my department.

z: There isn't a competent leader in my department.

 

 

Grammar.

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don't / doesn't

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a: She don't / doesn't like shopping during the week.

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b: Karen don't / doesn't have a Ferrari. 

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c: Tracy and Sharon don't / doesn't have diplomas.

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d: I doesn't / don't go out during the week.

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e: Paul and John doesn't / don't live in Manchester.

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f:  Marcos don't / doesn't work in London.

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g: Gilberto and Juan don't / doesn't like the beaches in São Paulo.

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h: Mirella and Luana doesn't / don't work together in the same department.

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i:  Daniel and Luana doesn't / don't want to live in the U.S.A.

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j:  Felipe doesn't / don't like working out at the gym. 

 

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Discussion.

 

639:    What is good health for you?

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640:    What is a healthy breakfast?

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641:    What is healthy exercise?

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a: Football?

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b: Squash?

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c: Boxing?

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d: Walking?

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e: Swimming?

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​​642:    Is it important to keep the mind healthy, too? How?

 

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Space and the universes.

 

643:    Is there an end to Space? Or is it never-ending?

 

644:    Will people be able to travel to the Moon or Mars in the future for a holiday?

 

645:    Would you like to go to another planet? Or would one year to get to Mars be too long for your patience?

 

646:    Will our planet become so overpopulated or polluted that it will be necessary to live on other planets?

 

Cities.

 

647:    How do you imagine cities will look in the future in terms of the following?

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a: Transport?

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b: Housing?

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c: Shops?

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d: Sports stadiums?

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Adjectives:

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Comparative exercises:

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Which is correct?

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a: The sky is more clear.

b: The sky is clearer.

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c: My friend is more tall than me. 

d: My friend is taller than me.

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e: Belo Horizonte is further from São Paulo than Campinas is. 

f: Belo Horizonte is more far from São Paulo than Campinas is. 

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g: The bank is nearer to my house than the post office.

h: The bank is more near to my house than the post office.

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i: São Paulo is more big than Rio de Janeiro.

j: São Paulo is bigger than Rio de Janeiro.

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k: Lasagna is more good for lunch than a Snickers bar.

l: Lasagna is better for lunch than a Snickers bar.

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Make the comparative:

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small / smaller

red

blue

short

fat

thin

cheap

good

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Long adjectives, three syllables or more:

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Expensive / more expensive

Incredible

Beautiful

Wonderful

Independent

Respectful

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e.g. the correct is "more expensive, more incredible, more beautiful, more wonderful, more independent, more respectful." 

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GRAMMAR

 

Simple Past Tense

 

Choose the correct grammar.

 

a: I been / went to the park yesterday.

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b: She ate / eaten a lot of chocolate yesterday.

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c: I drunk / drank mango juice on Friday.

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d: He had / have a good time at the party. 

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e: I look for / looked for a new t-shirt at the shopping mall last week.

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f: She saw / seen lots of hippopotamus on the safari last year.

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g: He stay / stayed in the luxury hotel for 5 days.

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h: She took / taken 2,000 photos of the wild animals.

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i: I were / was tired yesterday.

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j: We were / was in the bar last night.

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k: The nurse taken care / took care of the pregnant lady yesterday afternoon.

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l: I publish / published my work online 5 years ago.

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m: I reported / report the results to the directors' board yesterday.​

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n: She travel / travelled to Scotland last year.

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o: I wrote / written a short story yesterday.

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p: I input / input all the information last weekend.

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q: I program / programmed the system before I go / went home last night.

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r: I took / taken care of all the problems here last month.

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s: I copy / copied everything that you requested.

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t: She turned off / turn off the TV before she go / went to bed last night.

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u: She is / was very angry with her husband last night.

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v: He was / went very lazy in his last job.

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w: They was / were / very busy at café yesterday.

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x: They really needed / need the invoices yesterday.

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y: She ask /asked for the documents yesterday.

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z: They evaluate / evaluated the employees last week.

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