Worksheet unit zero octavo

IF YOU WANT TO EXPRESS:

1. Obligation 2. Prohibition

3. Responsibility

4. Lack of Necessity

5. Advice / Suggestion

I. Read the following situations and tell which type of Modal Verb is.

1. My sister Sarah should read more. She doesn’t have a wide vocabulary as me.

2. When you are at a hospital, you mustn’t smoke.

3. American people must stop eating junk food. They are getting sick!

4. We are buying Chinese food, you don’t have to cook tonight.

5. Nadia has to take care of her brother Matt every Monday.

6. Should we call a taxi? It’s freezing outside!

7. If you are in LNM, you must study every day.

8. We don’t have to go to school in the summer.

9. Does Oliver have to clean the dog’s house today, Mom?

10. You mustn’t travel alone if you are under 18 years old.

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II. Name 3 prohibitions and 3 obligations for the following public places.

Public Pool

III. Use the correct modal verb according to the situation.

1. I’m lost! You _____________________ tell me the direction to the hotel!

2. You _______________________ pay in cash. They do not accept credit cards.

3. I’m too tired. I _____________________ go home after work and not to the gym.

4. You _____________ clean your room, it’s the only responsibility you have in vacations.

5. We ________________ keep the lights and fans switched on when they are not in use.

6. We ____________________ improve the existing education system.

7. Daniel, you _______________________ go to see that movie. It’s too violent.

8. Angela arrives at 10. I _____________________ be at the airport to receive her.

9. She ______________________ take her meals regularly.

10. You ______________________ reach home after eleven, remember what dad says.

11. The soldiers in the Army ________________________ wear a uniform.

12. You have worked hard. You ______________________ pass.

13. It is very cloudy. It _______________________ rain.

14. You ______________________ be properly dressed when you come to office.

15. People ____________________ tell lies. They hurt too much!

16. Plastic bags __________________ be used because they contaminate the planet.

17. Frank’s flight from Poland took more than 11 hours. He ____________ be exhausted.

18. Students ________________ make noise during the class.

19. Do we __________________ go Mom? I don’t like cousin Ted. 20. When you have a small child in the house, you ________________ leave small objects lying around.

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IV. Give advice for each one of the following people.

1. Barbara wants to go to Michael’s party, but she has a test tomorrow. ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Ernest loves airplanes and he would like to be a pilot in the future. ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Mia doesn’t eat meat because she is a vegetarian. However, her family eats meat every week. ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Claudia is sick and she has to go to work. ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Amber, Jack and Ron are friends since they were kids. It’s Amber’s birthday today. ________________________________________________________________________ 6. Nathan writes short stories because he would like to become a famous writer. ________________________________________________________________________

I. Complete the following text about Sarah’s routines.

Study – have lunch – listen to music – get up – go to bed – do my homework – have dinner – brush my teeth – go out – take a bath – play computer games go to school – get home – have breakfast – make my bed – watch TV

First, I __________________ at seven o’clock, then I _________________, tidy the room and go to the bathroom to __________________ and wash my face. At a quarter past seven I __________________ and then I get ready for school. At a quarter to eight I get on the bus and ___________________ where I _________________ very hard. I have five or six classes of 40 minutes. When I finish school at one o’clock, I go home and relax. I __________________ at around two o’clock and I _________________. After lunch, I ________________ and then I ___________________ for about two hours. At five o’clock I start to __________________.

When I finish my homework, I ___________________ or I___________________ with my friends. At eight o’clock I ___________________ with my family. At nine o’clock I usually __________________. At half past eleven I ____________________ and my day goes to an end.

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II. What is happening in this image? Describe what each person is doing.

1. Evan:

2. Dad:

3. Cindy:

4. Baby Ben:

5. Grandma Sue:

6. Usel:

What are you doing in this moment? Describe 3 things.

1.

2.

3.

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III. Form sentences using the Present Simple according to the instruction in brackets.

Example: she / like / red apples She doesn’t like red apples.

1. they / speak / English ________________________________________________________________________ 2. we / go to / school / every day

(?)

________________________________________________________________________ 3. she / live / in New York ________________________________________________________________________ 4. My sister Sarah / learn / German / at school ________________________________________________________________________ 5. you / play / the guitar

(?)

_______________________________________________________________________ 6. Charlie / watch / TV / at the weekend ________________________________________________________________________ IV. Add s / es / ies to the following verbs.

1. Do _________________

8. Worry ________________

2. Study _______________

9. Play __________________

3. Teach ______________

10. Grow _______________

4. Say _________________

11. Watch ______________

5. Cry _________________

12. Miss _________________

6. Dance ______________

13. Hurry ________________

7. Fix __________________

14. Stop ________________

V. Rewrite the following sentences putting the frequency expressions in the correct way.

1. They are happy to have guests. (always) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. We laugh at people in trouble. (never) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. I’m busy on Wednesdays. (usually) ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Birds build their nests on this roof. (every winter) ________________________________________________________________________ 5. They sing very loudly. (generally) ________________________________________________________________________

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6. Dalit is late for school. (rarely) ________________________________________________________________________ 7. My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever) ________________________________________________________________________ 8. My parents visit us. (from time to time) ________________________________________________________________________ 9. We are at home on Saturdays. (often) ________________________________________________________________________ 10. The secretary works here. (five days a week) ________________________________________________________________________ 11. We have fish for lunch. (sometimes) ________________________________________________________________________ VII. Write questions with WHAT in the Present Continuous. Then answer.

Example:

1. they / watch / TV _______________________________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. she / do / her homework ________________________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. you / listen to / hardcore music __________________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________ 4. they / eat / some / tuna sandwiches _____________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. he / drink / fruit smoothies _______________________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________ 6. my brother and I / talk / about politics ____________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________ 7. Max / clean / his bedroom ______________________________________________? ________________________________________________________________________

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I. Circle the correct word.

1. Is there any/some milk?

2. Would you like any/some sugar in your tea?

3. Are there any/some tomatoes for the sauce?

4. Do you have any/some mayonnaise?

5. Can I have any/some more cake?

6. Do you eat any/some fruit for breakfast?

7. Would you like any/some cheese on your spaghetti?

8. Are there any/some cups for the coffe?

9. Is there any/some chocolate?

10. Can I have any/some strawberry ice cream?

II. Complete the following questions using HOW MUCH or HOW MANY.

1. _________________ bread do you have?

5. _________________ apples are in the kitchen?

2. _________________ eggs are in the basket?

6. _________________ biscuits did you buy?

3. _________________ milk do you want?

7. _________________ juice do you drink a day?

4. _________________ butter do you need?

8. _________________ tea is in your cup?

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III. Fill in the gaps with A/ AN/ SOME/ ANY.

1. There is ________________ apple.

8. There aren’t _____________ oranges.

2. There aren’t ___________ eggs.

9. There is ____________ butter.

3. There isn’t ____________ sandwich.

10. There isn’t _______________ milk.

4. There is ___________ pineapple juice.

11. There are _______________ bananas.

5. There aren’t ______________ cakes.

12. There is ________________ bread.

6. There isn’t _______________ rice.

13. There are ________________ tomatoes.

7. There _____________ jam.

14. There isn’t _______________ cheese

IV. Make questions for the following answers.

1. _______________________________________________________? There is some fruit.

2. _______________________________________________________? There isn’t any tomato juice.

3. _______________________________________________________? There is a packet of pasta.

4. _______________________________________________________? There are three red peppers.

5. _______________________________________________________? There are a lot of beans.

6. _______________________________________________________? There is some pizza.

7. _______________________________________________________? There is a little bit of salt.

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions about it.

“Henry is at the supermarket. He always buys some food at the weekend.

He usually buys many oranges, a few apples, a little milk, a little ice cream, and a few eggs.

He also buys a lot of cheese, a few onions, a few bananas, a little rice, a little coffee, and a few lemons. He doesn’t buy much fish, he doesn’t buy grapes, and he doesn’t buy meat either. Henry always spends sixty dollars, but he usually walks out of the supermarket with two bags of groceries” 1. Where is Henry? ________________________________________________________ 2. Does he buy many oranges? ______________________________________________ 3. Is there much cheese in his bag? ___________________________________________ 4. How much coffee does he buy? ____________________________________________ 5. What is not in Henry’s bag? _______________________________________________

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VI. Match the containers and quantities with the correct number.

A. _____ head B. _____ can C. _____ carton D. _____ bag E. _____ bunch F. _____ stick G. _____ quart

H. _____ tube I. ______ pound J. ______ roll K. ______ pint L. ______ loaf M. ______ box N. ______ container

O. _____ jar P. ______ dozen Q. ______ bottle R. ______ pack S. ______ 3 liters T. ______ liter U. ______ package

V. ______ 5 liters W. ______ six - pack

Talk to your partner discussing the following questions. Write your answers down!

1. Which brands of food do you or your family usually buy? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why do you buy those brands and not others? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you do with empty bottles, jars and cans? Do you recycle them, reuse them or throw them away? ________________________________________________________________________ English Department LNM 2016

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VII. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences.

1. This bag is extremely heavy because it has __________ books in it.

A) a little

B) a lot of

C) a few

2. Michael and Nelson have _________ friends from America.

A) any

B) much

C) a few

3. Do we have _________milk in the fridge, mother?

A) many

B) a few

C) any

4. How ______money do you have in your purse?

A) many

B) any

C) much

5. My mother has _________ friends.

A) a little

B) a lot of

C) much

6. We have ________ apples and ________ oranges in the fridge.

A) a little / some

B) many / a little

C) a few / some

7. Are there ________ children in the school garden?

A) a little

B) any

C) much

8. My teacher doesn’t have _________ 6th grade student this year.

A) some

B) any

C) a few

9. Sam, ____ there _____ milk in the fridge?

A) are / any

B) is / any

C) is / a few

10. How _______ cheese does she have in the basket?

A) many

B) much

C) any

11. There are _______ English teachers at this school this year.

A) many

B) much

C) a little

VIII. Create two suitable sentences to describe each image. Use quantifiers SOME/ ANY/ MANY/ MUCH/ A FEW/ A LITTLE OF

1.

2.

3.

4.

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