Name ______________________ Date ___________ Adjectives Directions: Each of the following sentences contains at least one error. Find and correct the mistakes. brown purse. Example: Kelly loves her new purse brown. 1. I read an article interesting in the newspaper this morning. 2. Hot dogs are my food favorite American. r 3. There is a vase very beautiful on the coffee table. 4. Robert has hair short. 5. I bought a brown big purse at the store yesterday. 6. I planted some flowers red. 7. Hollywood is a famous city American. 8. The belt old leather is my favorite. 9. The little beautiful girl was wearing her dress blue. 10. The red delicious apple is in the bag brown. Score _____ Professor Kelly Kennedy-Isern, 2004 Miami-Dade College Professor DuBosq Article Review Grammar I. I have the student named Francisco. He comes from Colombia, and he is a really good student. He works for an interesting company in his country. The company he works for is _an____ engineering firm. II. My husband and I went camping last summer. We saw __a___ bear near our tent. It walked within two feet of _the- tent. I screamed when it happened. _the_ bear was really big and frightening. We noticed that he seemed to follow __an___ odor near the garbage cans. After the bear left, we looked in the garbage. __the_ odor was left over chicken wings. __the bear must have really wanted that chicken! III. I went to __a_ store clothing yesterday. I needed to buy __a__ pair of pants, two shirts, and _an_ orange belt. I found _a_ perfect pair of pants. They were blue with white stripes. _the_ two blue shirts that I bought were on sale. I had _a_ great time at _the_store. CFL-CTU Jacqueline DuBosq, 2004 International Language School Name ________________ Date ________ Chapter Thirteen Examination Gerunds and Infinitives Directions: Circle the correct answer. 1. My computer is too slow. I’m considering ______ another one. a. buying b. to buy c. both a and b 2. I love _____ pizza. a. eating b. to eat c. both a and b 3. She would like _____ Switzerland during the winter break. a. visiting b. to visit c. both a and b 4. Kelly enjoys ______ in his vegetable garden. He grows tomatoes, squash, and many types of peppers. a. working b. to work c. both a and b 5. The teacher postponed _____ the test. The students weren’t ready. a. giving b. to give c. both a and b 6. Did you expect _____ the contest? a. winning b. to win c. both a and b 7. The restaurant will refuse _____ you if you aren’t dressed properly. a. serving b. to serve c. both a and b 8. The students began _____ on their project last week. a. working b. to work c. both a and b 9. I can’t afford _____ a new house right now. I’m broke! a. buying b. to buy c. both a and b 10. Has Sara quit _____ her research paper? a. writing b. to write CFL-CTU c. both a and b 11. The fire started _____ in the basement. a. burning b. to burn c. both a and b 12. I hate _____onions. They make my eyes water. a. cutting b. to cut c. both a and b 13. He promised _____ her during their wedding celebration. a. loving b. to love c. both a and b WRITING Name: Class: 4AS01 Topic: Write a paragraph to describe a place you used to live. MY ROOM My room is comfortable and pleasant for me to study and relax. My neighborhood is very quiet because people behave politely. In addition, my room is quite large with all conveniences for my study such as a desk, a chair, a blackboard, lights and a computer Therefore I study in group in it. Since my father connects wireless at home, I often surf internet to search information to serve my study. Beside, I feel fun when I chat with close friends. And it’s a way I use to reduce stress. Another ways, I write blog and comment friend’s blog or listen to music and watch beautiful flowers because my father’s orchids garden next to my window’s room. I don’t need take much time to go to school’s library, internet service or park. Almost things I need do, I can do them in my room. Maybe the longest activity I do in my room is sleep. I always sleep well in my bed because it is very comfortable with Kymdan cushion, cotton blanket and a nice teddy bear. I love my room because it’s perfect place for my study and relax ion. Topic: Write a well-agenized paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of studying in group. ADVANTAGES OF STUDYING IN GROUP Studying in group offers student some important advantages. The first advantage is cooperation spirit among members. If they don’t cooperate, they will get low result because studying in group requires each member to know to share assignments of the group. Secondly, they can help one another. Since members have different abilities, some members don’t understand about some problem. The rest of group will explain that problem clearly. That means they know to share their knowledge. Besides, there is a good competition inside group. Most of members in group like to become the best members who fulfill a lot of their work. Therefore, each member tries to widen his knowledge. Next, studying in group help students form some good habits which the active life requires. They are “split an assignment to solve” and “making a schedule logically”. If they don’t do that well, they won’t fulfill their assignments on time. The final advantage of studying in group is developing language CFL-CTU skills. Because studying in group consists of statement about assignments in front of some other groups, they must state clearly and easy to understand. In addition, that helps them become more concentrated. Briefly, studying in group is used in many school all over the world because its advantages. Writing 5 Name: Class: 5BT01 Topic 1: Write an anecdote The first time I failed in studying, I was very disappointed. I thought every door closed while I have come. I didn’t talk about it to anyone. One month later, I recovered balance. I decided to review to go to university. To have money for studying, I worked as a secretary for an insurance company. I concentrated on my purpose-go to university. The day I took an exam to go to university, I did three tests easily. I always thought: “Do everything as I can’t fail”. The day I knew I pass that exam with high marks (26/30), I was very happy. I first thanked myself because I tried all my best. I deserved best result. That was I realized the satisfaction of doing hard work well. Name: Class: 5AT01 Topic 2: Write a paragraph about the effects of the global village on your life. THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE ON MY LIFE The global village offers some good effects on my life. The first effect is widening knowledge. Because development of internet, I can search information that I need to widen my knowledge. Moreover, I can share my knowledge to everyone. For instance, I upload my lesson plans and multiple-choice-questions to everyone can refer to them. Secondly, I can learn experience from people all over the world. I online and join a forum of education to discuss about teaching methods. Beside, the global village helps me contact people conveniently and quickly. Ten years ago, the sending a letter took some days. Nowadays, you only take few seconds to send an e-mail (electronic mail). With a cell phone, I can connect people whenever and wherever I need. The global village is a place where many languages are spoken; however, the one that is predominant is English. That effect on my life is learning English as the second language. Next, my entertainment becomes more diversified. Since there are many global channels on television, I can enjoy many interesting films on HBO and Disney channels. Finally, I can buy some import goods with cheaper price. Because the taxes on import goods will decrease if different countries are joining together. WRITING Name: Class: 4AS01 Topic: Write a paragraph to describe a place you used to live. MY ROOM My room is comfortable and pleasant for me to study and relax. My neighborhood is very quiet because people behave politely. In addition, my room is quite large with all conveniences for my study such as a desk, a chair, a blackboard, lights and a computer Therefore I study in group in it. Since my father connects wireless at home, I often surf CFL-CTU internet to search information to serve my study. Beside, I feel fun when I chat with close friends. And it’s a way I use to reduce stress. Another ways, I write blog and comment friend’s blog or listen to music and watch beautiful flowers because my father’s orchids garden next to my window’s room. I don’t need take much time to go to school’s library, internet service or park. Almost things I need do, I can do them in my room. Maybe the longest activity I do in my room is sleep. I always sleep well in my bed because it is very comfortable with Kymdan cushion, cotton blanket and a nice teddy bear. I love my room because it’s perfect place for my study and relax ion. Topic: Write a well-agenized paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of studying in group. ADVANTAGES OF STUDYING IN GROUP Studying in group offers student some important advantages. The first advantage is cooperation spirit among members. If they don’t cooperate, they will get low result because studying in group requires each member to know to share assignments of the group. Secondly, they can help one another. Since members have different abilities, some members don’t understand about some problem. The rest of group will explain that problem clearly. That means they know to share their knowledge. Besides, there is a good competition inside group. Most of members in group like to become the best members who fulfill a lot of their work. Therefore, each member tries to widen his knowledge. Next, studying in group help students form some good habits which the active life requires. They are “split an assignment to solve” and “making a schedule logically”. If they don’t do that well, they won’t fulfill their assignments on time. The final advantage of studying in group is developing language skills. Because studying in group consists of statement about assignments in front of some other groups, they must state clearly and easy to understand. In addition, that helps them become more concentrated. Briefly, studying in group is used in many school all over the world because its advantages. Writing 5 Name: Duyen Nguyen Class: 5BT01 Topic 1: Write an anecdote The first time I failed in studying, I was very disappointed. I thought every door closed while I have come. I didn’t talk about it to anyone. One month later, I recovered balance. I decided to review to go to university. To have money for studying, I worked as a secretary for an insurance company. I concentrated on my purpose-go to university. The day I took an exam to go to university, I did three tests easily. I always thought: “Do everything as I can’t fail”. The day I knew I pass that exam with high marks (26/30), I was very happy. I first thanked myself because I tried all my best. I deserved best result. That was I realized the satisfaction of doing hard work well. Name: Class: 5AT01 Topic 2: Write a paragraph about the effects of the global village on your life. THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE ON MY LIFE The global village offers some good effects on my life. The first effect is widening knowledge. Because development of internet, I can search information that I need to widen my knowledge. Moreover, I can share my knowledge to everyone. For instance, I upload my lesson plans and multiple-choice-questions to everyone can refer to them. Secondly, I can learn experience from people all over the world. I online and join a forum of education to CFL-CTU discuss about teaching methods. Beside, the global village helps me contact people conveniently and quickly. Ten years ago, the sending a letter took some days. Nowadays, you only take few seconds to send an e-mail (electronic mail). With a cell phone, I can connect people whenever and wherever I need. The global village is a place where many languages are spoken; however, the one that is predominant is English. That effect on my life is learning English as the second language. Next, my entertainment becomes more diversified. Since there are many global channels on television, I can enjoy many interesting films on HBO and Disney channels. Finally, I can buy some import goods with cheaper price. Because the taxes on import goods will decrease if different countries are joining together. 14. It stopped _____ a few minutes ago. Almost 5 inches fell. a. raining b. to rain c. both a and b 15. Ms. Caroline refused _____ my paper because it was late. a. accepting b. to accept c. both a and b 16. My wife and I will discuss _____ to Hawaii on our vacation. a. going b. to go c. both a and b 17. My sister can’t stand _____ another person’s feet. a. touching b. to touch c. both a and b 18. The students intend _____ for their next test. a. studying b. to study c. both a and b 19. She is forgetful. I know she will forget _____me when she gets home. a. calling b. to call c. both a and b 20. He always puts off _____ the garage. a. cleaning b. to clean c. both a and b 21. My friends stopped _____ to me when I lied to them. a. talking b. to talk c. both a and b CFL-CTU 22. Did you go _____ yesterday. It was a beautiful day! a. swimming b. to swim c. both a and b 23. I went _____ this afternoon. There was a good sale at Burdine’s. a. shopping b. to shop c. both a and b 24. They need _____ Italy if they want to eat true Italian food. a. visiting b. to visit c. both a and b 25. My parents haven’t gone _____ in over a year. They have been busy. a. dancing b. to dance c. both a and b 26. A: Does he go _____ every Saturday? B: Yes, he does. a. skating b. to skate c. both a and b 27. The Smith’s can’t afford _____ a house in Weston. a. buying b. to buy c. both a and b 28. A: Brad, would you mind _____ the window. I’m cold. B: Sure. No problem. a. closing b. to close c. both a and b 29. You should never quit! Keep on _____! Don’t give up! a. trying b. to try c. both a and b 30. She’s decided not _____ her used car. She wants a new one. a. keeping b. to keep c. both a and b 31. A: Did the students go _____ last week? B: Yes, they did. a. fundraising CFL-CTU b. to fundraise c. both a and b 32. My brother would love ____ Shakira. He loves her music! a. meeting b. to meet c. both a and b 33. Do you hate _____ tests? I do. a. taking b. to take c. both a and b Kelly Kennedy-Isern Miami-Dade College, 2004 Document downloaded from the “For the Classroom” area of The Grammar Exchange website, www.longman.com/grammarexchange. Pearson Education. Name _______________________ Date _____________ Can/Can’t Directions: Create sentences from the given words to express ability. Use can or can’t. 1. A dog/bark __________________________________________. 2. A teenager/drive _____________________________________. 3. Wood/float __________________________________________. 4. A bird/read _________________________________________. 5. I/swim _________________________________________. 6. My mother/sing _______________________________________. 7. My friend/play tennis __________________________________. 8. A deaf person/hear ___________________________________. 9. My father/play golf ___________________________________. 10. An airplane/fly __________________________________. Score _____ Professor Kelly Kennedy-Isern Miami- Dade College, 2004 CFL-CTU