Touchstone Book 1 Units

7-9 Review

Summarized by: Teacher Luis Guillermo C.T.

Name: __________________________________________________________________
I. Present Continuous1

Read the following information about Present Cont. and answer the exercise below.

a) Exercise. Complete the following in the brackets below.

a) You ______________ (use) my mobile phone!

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 e) What ______________ (you / do) at the moment?
f) We ______________ (sit) on the train.
g) The students ______________ (have) lunch in the canteen.
h) 'Are you making dinner?' 'Yes, I ______________.'

b) Rewrite these sentences below using present continuous.

1) (she / go home now) ____________________________.

2) (I / read a great book) ____________________________.

3) (she / not / wash her hair) ____________________________.

4) (the cat / chase mice)? ____________________________.

5) (she / cry)? ____________________________.

6) (he / not / study Latin) ____________________________.

7) (we / drive to London)? ____________________________.

8) (they / watch TV)? ____________________________.

9) (where / she / go now)? ____________________________.

II. Wh Questions with Present Continuous.

Read the upcoming chart below and notice how wh words + present continuous is used.
 a) Answer these questions in present continuous about The Simpsons Characters 2 (at this
moment or in the nearby future). Invent and use complete answers.

1.Who is preparing dinner now with Marge?

2. What are Homer and Bart doing tonight? ________________________________________.

3. How is Krusty the Clown performing the show at this

4. Where is Mr. Burns preparing his next plan this month?

5. When are Todd and Rod Flanders praying on Sunday?

6. Why is Snowball 2nd rolling on the snow today?

III. The Weather

These are the different kinds of weather conditions all over the world. Please label the pictures below
about the weather. Write it next to each picture below.

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 IV. Sports3

Sports represent a great activity to keep a balance between mind and body. You can improve your
health if you practice them. You can also entertain yourself with sports.

a) Label the sports with their corresponding drawing.

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 V. Reading
Daily Activities4 This is Julia and here is some information about her life. She’s a very active girl as
you can notice. Read carefully and do the exercise after her description.

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VI. Verb Linking with like to, want to, need to and have to + other verbs.

There are some verbs that you can link with others. In Simple Present, we use the preposition ‘to’ as
a linker between two verbs in simple form. Look at the following description.

Like to

Want to + Any verb in simple form

Have to
Exercise.

a) Complete the following phrases with your own verbs below.

1. Like to _______________ at home.

2. Want to _______________ to school.

3. Need to _______________ the project.

4. Have to _______________ the closet.

5. Have to _______________ my car.

6. Need to _______________ your story.

7. Like to _______________ English Language.

8. Want to _______________ a new car.

VII. The use of these, that, these and those.

a) Now, after the information before about this, that, these and those write seven sentences
related to things in your bedroom. They are also called demonstrative pronouns. 5

1. _______________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________________.
3. ________________________________________________________.
4. ________________________________________________________.

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 5. ________________________________________________________.
6. ________________________________________________________.
7. ________________________________________________________.

VIII. Clothes Vocabulary, prices and how much.

As a normal person, you need learn about clothes (what to wear), prices 6 (their cost) and the way
to buy (how much?).

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Definition of Price.- In commerce, price is determined by what (1) a buyer is willing to pay, (2) a seller
is willing to accept, and (3) the competition is allowing to be charged.

How to say the prices?

First, let’s review how to express the numbers.

The use of How Much.

Now, read carefully the examples about expressing prices in context.

A: How much is the cost of living in Seattle? Can you check the price of this hat for me,
please?
Seattle is more expensive than some other
cities. This hat is $15.

How much are these shoes? How much do the apples cost? The

They are $49.99. apples are $2.50 a pound.

What is the price of this jacket? The price keeps going up!

The jacket is $45. How much does this book cost?

Do you know how much this costs?

How much are these sunglasses?

How much is this shirt? It’s $16.

IX. Countries and Nationalities