P2 A2 WEEKEND HOMEWORK WEEK 1

PART A: READING

Text 1: Read the text below and answer the following questions.

Steve Jobs was an American inventor. He established Apple Inc. and invented the iPhone and
the iPad. He was born in San Francisco, California in 1955. As a child, he enjoyed working on
electronics with his father. They liked to break radios and televisions into pieces and put them back
together.
Steve was a clever student. He liked electronics, computers and
technical things. His friends were also interested in engineering and
electronics like him. When he was 13, he became friends with Steve
Wozniak. Wozniak was very good at electronics.
In the early 1970s, Jobs made video games for a computer
company called Atari. He was still friends with Steve Wozniak. In 1976,
Wozniak invented a personal computer and showed Jobs this
computer. Jobs said that he wanted to set up a company together and make and sell computers.
They founded their company and called it Apple Computers. They began making computers in Job’s
garage when Jobs was just 21. They invented the Apple I and Apple II computers together. The Apple
II was a very successful product and when Jobs was 23, he was a millionaire.
Unfortunately, Steve Jobs developed cancer. He tried to treat cancer with alternative
medicine for a long time, but he died of cancer in 2011 at the age of 56.

A. Read the text and then mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F).
1. Steve Jobs was very smart at school. ______
2. He met his friend Steve Wozniak when he was 30 years old. ______
3. Wozniak, Steve’s friend, didn’t have any interest in electronics. ______
4. Steve and his friend named their company “Apple Computers.” ______
5. Steve Jobs was very rich at the age of 23. ______

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Where was Steve Jobs from?

2. What kinds of things did Steve like to do with his father when he was a child?

3. Which company did Steve Jobs make computer games for?

4. Where did Jobs and Wozniak make their first computers?

5. How many computers did they make? Which one was successful?

6. Why did Steve Jobs die?

7. What does “They” in paragraph 3 refer to? ______________

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 PART B: GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns.
1. John loves Mary. ___He____ loves ___her_____ very much.
2. Mary loves John. ________ loves ________ very much.
3. Mary and John love their daughter, Anna. ________ love _______ very much.
4. Mary and John love their son, Tom. ________ love _______ very much.
5. Tom loves his sister, Anna. _______ loves _______ very much.
6. Mary loves her children. _______ loves________ very much.
7. Mary and John love Tom and Anna. ________ love _______ very much.
8. Rita has a book. ________ bought ________ last week.
9. I know the new students, but Tony doesn’t know ________ yet.
10. I wrote a letter, but I can’t send _______ because I don’t have a stamp.
11. Tom is in Canada. ________ is studying at a university.
12. Ann is my neighbor. I talk to _______ every day. _______ and _______ have interesting
conversations.
13. I have two pictures on my bedroom wall. I like ________. __________ are very beautiful.
14. Ann and I have a dinner invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Brown want _________ to come to dinner at
their house.
15. My husband and I have a new car. ________ bought ________ last month.

Exercise 2: Circle the correct pronoun.

1. My sister and I live together. Our parents often call ______ on the telephone.
a) us b) them c) we d) they
2. Tom has a broken leg. I visit ______ every day.
a) he b) him c) them d) it
3. Sue and I are good friends. ________spend a lot of time together.
a) They b) You c) We d) She
4. Our children enjoy the zoo. We often take _____ to the zoo.
a) it b) they c) them d) him
5. Mary drives an old car. She takes good care of _____.
a) her b) them c) him d) it
6. Jack and _____ don’t know Mr. Wu.
a) I b) me c) us d) them
7. Ms. Gray is a lawyer in Chicago. Do you know ______?
a) them b) it c) him d) her
8. Ahmed lives near Yoko and _______.
a) I b) me c) him d) her
9. My sister and a friend are visiting me. _______ are visiting here for two days.
a) She b) They c) We d) Them

Exercise 3: Add apostrophes (‘) to the possessive pronouns.

1. Jims last name is Smith. Jim’s last name is Smith.
2. Bobs cat likes to sleep on the sofa.
3. My teachers names are Ms. Rice and Mr. Molina.
4. My mothers first name is Marika.

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5. My parents telephone number is 555-9876.
6. My uncle George is my fathers brother.
7. Nicole is a girls name.
8. Erica and Heidi are girls names.
9. Do you like Toms shirt?
10. Do you know Anitas brother?
11. Alexs friends visited him last night.
12. The teacher collected the students test papers at the end of the class.
13. How long is an elephants trunk?
14. A monkeys hand looks like a human hand.
15. Monkeys hands have thumbs.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive form of the words in parentheses.

1. a) This bookbag is ___mine____. (I)

b) That bookbag is ____Sue’s___. (Sue)
c) ____My___ bookbag is red. (I)
d) ____Hers___ is green. (she)
2. a) These books are _________. (we)
b) Those books are __________. (they)
c) _________ books are on the table. (we)
d) _________ are on the desk. (they)
3. a) This raincoat is _________. (Tony)
b) That raincoat is _________. (Mary)
c) _________ is light brown. (he)
d) _________ is light blue. (she)
4. a) This notebook is ________. (I)
b) That one is ____________. (you)
c) ________ has _______ name on it. (I)
d) ________ has ______ name on it. (you)
5. a) ________ apartment is on Pine Street. (Jim)
b) ________ is on Main Street. (we)
c) _________ apartment has three rooms. (he)
d) _________ has four rooms. (we)
6. a) These books are __________. (Ann)
b) Those are ___________. (Paul)
c) ________ are on _______ desk. (she)
d) ________ are on _______ desk. (he)

Exercise 5: Choose the correct pronoun.

1. Is this _______ (your/yours) pen?
2. Please give this dictionary to Olga. It’s ________ (her/hers).
3. A: Don’t forget ______ (your/yours) hat. Here.
B: No, that’s not _______ (my/mine) hat. ________ (My/Mine) is green.
4. A: Please take this wood carving as a gift from me. Here. It’s _______ (your/yours).
B: Thank you. You’re very thoughtful.

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5. A: Isn’t that the Smiths’ car? That one over there. The blue one.
B: No, that’s not _______ (their/theirs). ________ (Their/Theirs) car is dark blue.
6. A: Abdul and I really like _______ (our/ours) new apartment. It has lots of space.
B: How do you like _______ (your/yours)?
B: _______ (Our/Ours) is small, but it’s comfortable.
7. A: Maria, ______ (your/yours) spaghetti sauce is delicious!
B: Thank you, but it’s not as good as ________ (your/yours).
A: Oh, no. _______ (Your/Yours) is much better! It tastes just as good as Anna’s.
B: Do you like Anna’s spaghetti sauce? I think _______ (her/hers) is too salty.
A: Maybe. _______ (My/Mine) husband makes good spaghetti sauce, too. ______ (He/His) is thick
and rich.
B: Making spaghetti sauce is easy, but everyone’s sauce is a little different.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns.

1. Frederick is an artist. __________ (He/His/Him) draws cartoons. _______ (He/His/Him) cartoons
are very funny. I like to watch _________ (he/his/him) when he draws.
2. The children are doing _______ (they/their/them) homework. _________ (They/Their/Them) are
working hard. Sometimes I help _________ (they/their/them) with _______ /they/their/them)
homework.
3. Mary is a surgeon. ________ (She/Her) works long hours. ________ (She/Her) family doesn’t see
________ (she/her) very much.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are on vacation. I am taking care of _______ (they/them/their) dog and cat.
________ (They/Them/Their) dog likes to play, but ________ (they/them/their) cat likes to sleep.
5. My husband and ________ (I/me/my) own a restaurant together. We enjoy ______ (we/our/us)
work. Sometimes _______ (we/our/us) friends and family help _______ (we/our/us) at the
restaurant.

Exercise 7: Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in parentheses.
1. I exercise. I put on my exercise clothes. (After)

2. The sun comes out. The snow begins to melt. (When)

3. She eats breakfast. She leaves home for work. (Before)

4. John is working on his project. I am writing an email to my friend. (While)

5. I always buy some flowers. I visit my grandparents. (When)

6. He locks all the doors. He goes out. (Before)

7. We write our assignments. We upload them on Moodle. (After)