Departamento de Gestión Inglés I

Facultad Politécnica
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Name: Monserrath Aylen Zorrilla

Exercise 1: Complete the missing words with the right noun – Completa
los espacios en blanco con el sustantivo correcto. (5pts)

Paraguay – house – table – Coronel Oviedo - car

1. The car is red

2. The house is big
3. The table is small
4. Coronel Oviedo is a big town
5. Paraguay is a democratic country

Exercise 2: Complete with the correct personal pronoun – Complete con

el Pronombre personal correcto. (8pts)

1. I play tennis. Yo juego al tenis

2. You are French. Tú eres francés

3. We have a car. Nosotros tenemos un coche

4. She is blond. Ella es rubia

5. You go to the movies. Vosotros vais al cine

6. I study English. Yo estudio inglés

7. They speak Italian. Ellos hablan italiano

8. We watch TV. Nosotros vemos la tele

Change the subject for a pronoun. (5pts)

3. My father is an architect. He is an architect.

1. Mary is a student. She is a student. 4. The teacher and the students are watching a
video. They are watching a video.
2. Mario and Pedro are cousins.
They are cousins. 5. The car is fast and modern. It is fast and
modern.

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Facultad Politécnica
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Exercise 3: – Choose the right option a/an; the; X (9pts)

the

1. Look at woman over there! She is a famous actress.

the

2. I do not like basketball.

the

3. That is girl I told you about.

The

4. night is quiet. Let's take a walk!

The

5. price of gas keeps rising.

an The
6. I live in apartment. apartment is new.
X
7. My brother doesn't eat chicken.
the
8. They are staying at hotel.
the
9. Sara can play guitar.

Exercise 4: Put in What, Where, Why, When, How into the gaps and form
meaningful questions. (10pts)

Example: ____ often do you play volleyball?

Answer: How often do you play volleyball?

1) How is the weather like today?

2) Why don't you like apple juice?
3) What about a walk through the forest?
4) When do you play volleyball?
5) Where is my red sweat shirt, Mum
6) Where do Anne and Betty get to school every day?
7) Where does your father go to work?
8) Where is the dog's bone?
9) When are we going for a holiday by the sea again?

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10) How do you like your coffee?

Exercise 5: Write the correct preposition - at, in, on- in the missing words
and form correct time phases. (10pts)

in
1. September
at
2. 12 o'clock
in
3. winter
on
4. Easter Monday
on
5. 4th July, 1776
at
6. Christmas
on
7. Tuesday
on
8. the weekend
on
9. my birthday
at
10. the end of the week

Exercise 6: Look at the following sentences and complete with an

appropriate preposition. Write the full sentences below. (12ps)

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Universidad Nacional de Asunción

1. in
2. at
3. at
4. on
5. at
6. on
7. on
8. at
9. in
10. at
11. in
12. on
Exercise 7: Complete with There is or There are and complete the
sentences. Mind singular or plural of the nouns. (10pts)

There is
1. a bag on the table.

There is
2. a calendar on the wall.

There are
3. two posters in my room.

There is
4. a banana in this basket.

There are
5. six chairs in the kitchen.

There are
6. lots of books on the shelf.

There is
7. a mirror in our hall.

There are
8. 12 cushions on the sofa.

There is
9. a big wardrobe in my sister's bedroom.

There are
10. children in the yard.

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Facultad Politécnica
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Exercise 8: Completa las oraciones con There is /There are (8 pts)

¡Mira! Hay un coche de policía delante de la universidad.

there is
1. Look! a police car in front of the university.

Señorita Jones, hay algunos ejercicios que no entiendo.

there are
2. Miss Jones, some exercises that I don't understand.

Mamá, hay un poco de agua sobre la mesa.

there is
3. Mum, some water on the table.

Toma el bus 16. Hay una parada de autobús justo allí.

there is
4. Take bus 16. a bus stop right there.

Hay pescado y ensalada.

there is
5. fish and salad.
No se preocupe. No hay mucho tráfico a esta hora.

there is'nt
6. Don't worry. much traffic at this time.

Disculpe profesora. ¿Hay pingüinos en Inglaterra?

are there
7. Excuse me teacher. penguins in England?

¡No hay un lápiz cuando lo necesitas!

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Universidad Nacional de Asunción

there is'nt
8. a pencil when you need one!

Exercise 9: Read the following students describing their bedrooms. Then look
at the bedrooms and match them with each student. (8pts)

Whose room is it?

Name: Sam room: f

Name: Sean room: a
Name: Tina room: d
Name: Carly room: c

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Facultad Politécnica
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

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Facultad Politécnica
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Exercise 10- Writing: Write some sentences describing your bedroom.

For each sentence use there is/are, articles and prepositions. (15pts)

My bedroom is very clean and tidy. I like to have my things in where they
belong. I have a bed in one of the corners of the room. In front of it I have
a white closet. There are all of my clothes and shoes. There is a desk
with a computer and some books between the door and the closet. Also,
I have a shelf where I keep most of my notebooks. In there are some
random things also, like lamps, pictures, pens, and others.