A1PLUS U3 Extra Grammar Practice Reinforcement
A1PLUS U3 Extra Grammar Practice Reinforcement
Extra grammar
grammar practice
practice: revision
reinforcement Unit 3
Present simple – affirmative and 4 Circle the correct alternative.
negative; Present simple – Yes/No 1 I love reading novels, but I sometimes/never write
questions and short answers; wh- myself – it’s too difficult.
2 We always/sometimes watch TV at lunchtime and
questions; Adverbs of frequency
dinnertime – it’s like a member of the family.
1 Complete this paragraph with the present simple 3 She doesn’t often/sometimes send text messages –
form of the verbs given. she prefers talking on the phone.
4 My parents don’t carry cash with them – they
In my free time, I (1) (play) in a band with usually/never pay by credit card.
a group of friends, Leo and Sarah. We (2) 5 TV is interesting and fun, but it always/sometimes
has a negative influence on people.
(write) our own songs. I (3) (listen) to
6 TV adverts never/often show a perfect world.
music a lot – rock, pop and, sometimes, the blues.
I haven’t got the time for other things, like sport or 5 Circle the correct alternative.
computer games. And I (4) (not watch)
a lot of TV because my parents (5) (say) (1) Parents read/Do parents read stories to their
it’s bad for me. Sarah (6) (do) a lot of art, children? New surveys show that the brains of children
and she (7) (draw) and (8) (2) works/work better when parents read to them.
(paint) pictures of people. She’s amazing! Watching stories on TV (3) always/never has the same
I (9) (not know) where she (10) effect. (4) What/Who is the difference between books
(find) the time to do these things. Leo is like me. He and films? When there are no pictures, the child
(11) (not go) out a lot, and at the weekend, (5) imagines/doesn’t imagine the action, the places
he just (12) (relax) at home. and the people. When (6) do parents read/parents read
to them, children learn new words. Experts also say
that when children (7) hears/hear new words from a TV
2 Write questions and complete the answers. programme, they (8) forget often/often forget them.
1 ‘ books in English (you/read)?’ ‘No, we But if they hear them from their parents, they
.’ (9) usually/don’t often remember them better
2 ‘ a lot (your baby brother/cry)?’ ‘Yes, he because if children (10) don’t understand/understand
.’ the new words, their parents can explain their meaning
3 ‘ every day (Jessica/do her to them.
homework)?’ ‘Yes, she .’
4 ‘ in class (your friends/use their
smartphones)?’ ‘No, they .’
5 ‘ flowers for your grandmother
(you/buy)?’ ‘Yes, I .’
5 she/her hobby/does/When/do/?
6 How many/you/do/languages/speak/?