ANKARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

LEVEL 1 SELF-STUDY HANDOUT WEEK 1 / WEDNESDAY

A. Read the text and complete the table.

This is a photo of Patrick, his wife and children. His wife’s name is Brenda. She’s 45 and she’s a teacher. His
daughter’s name is Lara. She’s twenty-one and she’s a nurse. Lara’s boyfriend is a nurse, too. His name’s Mick, and
he’s twenty-three. Patrick’s son’s name is Benny. He’s nineteen and he’s a student.

Relation to Patrick Age Job

Brenda Patrick’s wife
Lara
Mick
Benny

B. Complete the sentences with a Subject Pronoun (I / you / he …) or Possessive Adjective (my / your / his…).
1. Selami and Sinan are good friends. This is _________ their desk.
2. You aren’t a student. What’s _________ job?
3. He’s cold. Where’s _________ jacket?
4. She’s hungry. Where’s _________ sandwich?
5. The cat is hungry. Where’s _________ milk?
6. _________’s my friend, Linda. I’m in _________ office.
7. This is Meryem. She is _________ classmate. _________ parents are in Antalya.
8. I am Ahmet and this is Adem. _________ are friends. _________ homes are in Ankara.
9. Molly and Julia are students. _________ are classmates. _________ school is in Texas.
10. These are our children. _________ names are Dominic and Eric. _________ are students in Japan.

C. Write about the people. (from New Headway English Course – Workbook)
1. His first name is Rafael. …
Surname: Ramos
First name: Rafael
From: Mexico
Job: Doctor
Age: 30
2.
Surname: Kamal
First name: Yasmina
From: Egypt
Job: Student
Age: 19
3.
Surname: Novak
First name: Ilona and Lazslo
From: Hungary
Job: Teachers
Age: Ilona -26 / Laszlo: 28
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2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

LEVEL 1 SELF-STUDY HANDOUT WEEK 1 / WEDNESDAY

D. Underline the correct word.

e.g. We / Our are from Turkey.
1. They / Their father is a teacher. 2. We / Our surname is Williams.
3. They / Their are from Spain. 4. You / Your brother isn’t here now.
5. He / His mum isn’t a secretary. 6. She / Her is 15.
7. We / Our are brothers. 8. I / My family is from Italy.
9. Where are we / our parents? 10. How old are you / your?

E. Complete the dialogue with a Possessive Adjective. (my / your / his / her / its / our / their).
1. A: Hello. I’m Anna. What’s _________ name?
B: _________ name’s maria.
2. A: Who’s that?
B: She’s my girlfriend. _________ name’s Fiona.
3. A: What’s _________ favourite team, Jason?
B: _________ favourite team? Manchester United, of course.
4. A: These are Jane and Dave, and this is _________ dog, Buster.
B: That’s a funny name.
5. A: Is Mexico City very big?
B: Yes, _________ population is more than 30 million.
6. A: Are you and Antonio Spanish?
B: No. We’re Italian. _________ family name is Moretti.
7. A: Susie! Claire! Come on. _________ mother is here.
B: OK.
8. A: Where are Stuart and Ian from?
B: Scotland. _________ flat is in the centre of Edinburgh.

F. Complete the sentences with a Subject Pronoun (I / you / he …) or Possessive Adjective (my / your / his…).
_________ (1) name’s Bertha Berlin. _________ (2) am from Florida. _________ (3) am a widow. I have two children,
a son and a daughter. _________ (4) son is a police officer. _________ (5) is forty years old. ________ (6) name is
Jack, and _________ (7) is married. _________ (8) wife is a nurse. They are in Brighton. They have three children.
_________ (9) are eight, six and three years old. _________ (10) daughter is a teacher. _________ (11) is thirty-three
years old. _________ (12) is single. _________ (13) home is in Boston.

G. Correct the sentences in the conversations.

1. A: Is you apartment on this floor? 2. A: Is the bank next to the museum?
B: No, it’s on the 8th floor. B: No, its opposite the museum.
3. A: Is your mother a musician? 4. A: Are your purse new?
B: No, her is a dentist. B: No, it’s old.
5. A: What’s her last name? 6. A: Are Aslı and Arif from Mersin?
B: She is Smith. B: No. They uncle is from Mersin.
 ANKARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

LEVEL 1 SELF-STUDY HANDOUT WEEK 1 / WEDNESDAY

H. Look at the family tree and complete the sentences. (from New Headway Elementary English Course –
Workbook)
1. Ann ____ is John’s______ wife.

2. Cathy _______ ________ sister.

George Mary
3. Stephen ______ David’s _________.

4. Ann ________ Stephen’s ________.

5. George ________ Mary’s _________.

6. Mary ______ Cathy’s ____________.

John Ann David Kelly
7. David _______ _________ uncle.

8. David ______ Ann’s __________.

9. Cathy _______ _________ aunt.

Cathy Louise Stephen 10. Stephen ______ Ann’s ____________.

11. Cathy ______ David’s ________.

12. Louise ______ _________ grand-daughter.

I. Look at the pictures. Describe them using the words from the box.

a exercise exciting easy city old language

an day expensive hot car young -
city fast difficult camera man -
 ANKARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

LEVEL 1 SELF-STUDY HANDOUT WEEK 1 / WEDNESDAY

J. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Add am / is / are. (from Basic English Grammar by Betty
Schrampfer Azar and Stacey A. Hagen)

beautiful clean easy expensive fast happy noisy old poor short tall

1. I’m not sad. I _’m happy_. 2. Mr Thomas isn’t rich. He ___________.

3. My hair isn’t long. It ___________. 4. My clothes aren’t dirty. They ___________.
5. Flowers aren’t ugly. They ___________. 6. Cars aren’t cheap. They ___________.
7. Airplanes aren’t slow. They ___________. 8. Grammar isn’t difficult. It ___________.
9. My sister isn’t short. She ___________. 10. My grandparents aren’t young. They ___________.
11. The classroom isn’t quiet. It ___________.

K. Complete sentences with the words from the box. Add am / is / are. (from Basic English Grammar by Betty
Schrampfer Azar and Stacey A. Hagen)

cold dangerous dry flat funny hot large / big

small / little sour square sweet wet important round

1. Fire ____is hot____. 2. Ice and snow ___________.

3. A box ___________. 4. Balls and oranges ___________.
5. Sugar ___________. 6. An elephant ___________, but a mouse ___________.
7. A joke ___________. 8. A rain forest ___________, but a desert ___________.
9. Good health ___________. 10. Guns aren’t safe. They ___________.
11. A lemon ___________. 12. A coin ___________ small, round and ___________.

L. Choose the correct word to complete sentences.

1. This / These are my books. That / Those book is Kate’s.

2. This / These coat is black. That / Those coats are blue.
3. This / These earrings are gold. That / Those earrings are silver.
4. This / These is Alex’s pencil. That / Those pencils are Olga’s.
5. This / These exercise is easy. That / Those exercise is hard.
6. Is this / that your book over there?
7. Are these / those your keys over there on the table?
8. That / Those apples over there are green, but these / those apples here are red.
9. My umbrella is right here. This / These is my umbrella.
10. This / These are my new sunglasses.