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A1+ Elementary

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Lesson 1

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Grammar

Grammar

Student A
Read your text below. Some information is missing — you'll ask your partner questions to find out the missing details.

My name is 1, and I'm from England. I'm a 2 and I play for Manchester United in the English Premier League. In England, football matches are usually on Saturday. On Saturday, I get up at 3 and have breakfast at nine o'clock. I usually have 4. In the morning, I 5 and read the newspaper. I go to the stadium at half past eleven and have lunch at 6 with the other players. For lunch, we usually have fish and vegetables. The match starts at 7 and finishes at quarter to five. After the match, I 8 with the other players. In the evening, I usually go to a restaurant with my wife. When I get home, I 9. I go to bed at half past eleven. I'm usually very tired and sleep for a long time.

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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap
For each gap, write the question you would ask your partner to find out the missing information. Use the present simple.
1.(1) My name is .
2.(2) I'm a and I play for Manchester United.
3.(3) I get up at .
4.(4) I usually have for breakfast.
5.(5) In the morning, I and read the newspaper.
6.(6) I have lunch at .
7.(7) The match starts at .
8.(8) After the match, I with the other players.
9.(9) When I get home, I .
Student B
Read your text below. Some information is missing — you'll ask your partner questions to find out the missing details.

My name is David Johnson, and I'm from a I'm a footballer and I play for b in the English Premier League. In England, football matches are usually on Saturday. On Saturday, I get up at half past seven and have breakfast at c I usually have bacon and eggs. In the morning, I watch TV with my children and d I go to the stadium at e and have lunch at quarter past twelve with the other players. For lunch, we usually have f The match starts at three o'clock and finishes at g After the match, I have a drink with the other players. In the evening, I usually h with my wife. When I get home, I watch a movie on TV. I go to bed at i I'm usually very tired and sleep for a long time.

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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap
For each gap, write the question you would ask your partner to find out the missing information. Use the present simple.
1.(a) I'm from .
2.(b) I play for .
3.(c) I have breakfast at .
4.(d) In the morning, I watch TV with my children and .
5.(e) I go to the stadium at .
6.(f) For lunch, we usually have .
7.(g) The match finishes at .
8.(h) In the evening, I usually with my wife.
9.(i) I go to bed at .
Present Perfect or Past Simple 2
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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap
Choose the present perfect or the past simple. Use short forms where possible.
1.I (see) three police cars this morning (it's still morning).
2.After he (arrive) home, he (unpack) and (go) to bed early.
3.After he arrived home, he (unpack) and (go) to bed early.
4.After he arrived home, he unpacked and (go) to bed early.
5.A: What's wrong? B: I (break) a glass!
6.My grandparents only (know) each other for a few months before they (get) married.
7.My grandparents only knew each other for a few months before they (get) married.
8.I (lose) my phone at the beach last summer.
9.We (see) Julie last night.
10.He (be) a teacher before he (become) a musician.
11.He was a teacher before he (become) a musician.
12.When the boss (walk) into the room, we (know) someone was going to get fired.
13.When the boss walked into the room, we (know) someone was going to get fired.
14.The children (break) a window in the school last week.
15.He (see) that film last year.
16.Lucy (break) her leg, so she can't come skiing.
17.Julie (arrive)! Come and say hello!
18.Yesterday I (wake up) late and then I (miss) the train.
19.Yesterday I woke up late and then I (miss) the train.
20.Jack (break) his arm when he (fall) off a horse in 2005.
21.Jack broke his arm when he (fall) off a horse in 2005.
22.I (know) about the problem for months, but I (not / find) a solution yet.
23.I have known about the problem for months, but I (not / find) a solution yet.
24.A: When (you / arrive)? B: At 10pm last night.
25.She (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.
26.How long (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.
27.I (see) the sea before.
28.I just wanted to say I (arrive) safely and everything is fine.
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