Exercises 1

EXERCISES

NEW ENGLISH POINT – BOOK 3

Pre-Unit

1. Complete the sentences with do, does, don’t or doesn’t.

a. Mr. and Mrs. Smith work every day?

b. Roy d study French.
c. Where you have lunch every day?
d. Jill and Sue study math in the afternoon. They study English.
e. Warren have short curly hair?
f. I play tennis, I play basketball.

2. Complete the text with the verbs in parentheses using the simple present tense.

I (be) John Miller. I (study) at a very good school in London,

England. I (get up) at about 6:30 every morning. Then, I
(have breakfast) and (go) to school. My mother usually
(drive) me there because she (work) near the school. At twelve o’clock, I
(have lunch) at a snack bar. For lunch, I usually (eat) a
sandwich and (drink) a glass of orange juice. I (leave) school
at four o’clock. After school, I usually (go) to the club with my father. There,
we (play) basketball and (swim). In the evening, I
(do) my homework, (watch) TV and (go) to bed at about ten
o’clock.

Now, complete either the questions or the answers about the text.

a. Where
John studies at a very good school in London, England.
b. What time does he get up every morning?

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 He
c. What does he do after he gets up?
After he gets up, he
d. Does his mother usually drive him to school?
Yes, she usually
e. Where
He has lunch at a snack bar.
f. What does he usually eat and drink for lunch?
He usually
g. What time
He leaves school at four o’clock.
h. Does he go home after school?
No,
i. Where does he go after school?
He
j. What do John and his father do at the club?
They
k. What does John do in the evening?
He

2. Answer the questions using the words in the box.

at grandma’s – photography – his cousin – next month – at six o’clock

a. What is Nancy going to study next year?

b. Who is Jim going to see in the afternoon?

c. Where are Carol and Peter going to have dinner tonight?

d. What time is William going to work tomorrow?

e. When are the boys going to travel to Santos?

3. Make sentences using can or can’t and the given words.

 a. Caroline / dance

b. The boys / not play basketball

c. Cindy / swim

d. Alex / skate

4. Ask and answer.

$300.00

Model: How much is the flute?

It’s three hundred dollars.

$1,456.00

a. How much is the cello?

$5,432.00

b. How much is the piano?

$2,899.00
c. How much is the saxophone?

$1,500.00

d. How much are the drums?

 Unit 1

1. Fill in the blanks using mine, yours, your or hers.

a. A: Is this your cap?

B: Yes, it’s .
A: What about this T-shirt? Is it too?
B: No, it’s not . It’s Carol’s.
A: Are you sure?
B: Yes, I am. It’s .

b. A: Is this dress?
B: No, it isn’t.
A: So, whose dress is it?
B: I think it’s Mary’s.
A: No, is blue.

2. Choose the correct alternative.

a. Where are … caps? They’re under … bed.

( ) your / his ( ) yours / his ( ) her / yours

b. This T-shirt isn’t … . … T-shirt is black.

( ) his / Yours ( ) his / His ( ) mine/ Mine

c.Helen is going to visit … grandma next week. Joe is going to visit … tomorrow.
( ) hers/ our ( ) her / my ( ) her/ his

d. … car is big and … is small.

( ) Our/ theirs ( ) Mine/ your ( ) Your / her

3. Make dialogs. Follow the model.

Model: blouse/ Ann
Whose blouse is this? Is it Ann’s?

Yes, it’s hers.

 a. cap / Peter

b. pants / Fred

c. boots / Susy

d. belt / Joe

e. necklace / Mary

4. Complete the sentences.

Model: Fred / house

Fred’s house is in New York.

a. My friend / last name

is Johnson.

b. Susan / new apartment

is on Rose Street.

c. those girls / cousins

are Carol and Joyce.

d. Jeanne / birthday
is in April.
e. Bill / father
How old is ?

f. The students / synthesizers

are in Room A.
 Unit 2

1. Listen to what some people did last week. Then mark yes or no according to the
pictures.

a.
d.

e.

b.

Yes No
a.
b.
c.
d.
c. e.

2. Write what Jason and William did last Sunday. Use the verbs given in the box.

arrive – decide – return – want – play – look for – arrive – wait for

Jason and William at the beach very early last Sunday. They
a friend, Roy. Roy and they a ball
because they to play soccer. They soccer for
about one hour. Then they to swim. They home at
the end of the day.

3. Rewrite the sentences in the simple past tense. Use yesterday.

 a. Does he try to call her every day?

b. We don’t travel on weekends.

c. My parents stay home every morning.

d. Do you close the doors every day?

e. We study at the library in the afternoon.

f. Vera doesn’t work every day.

4. Read these paragraphs and answer the questions about them.

I. My name is Mary. I worked at Alpha School for five years as a teacher. I liked the
students and the school.
II. John worked as a chairman of Sun Company for 10 years. He loved his work.
III. Jessica attended public school during her childhood. She liked the school and her
friends a lot.

a. Did Mary work at Harvard University?

b. Did John love his work?

c. Did Jessica attend private school during her childhood?

d. Did John work at Sun Company for 10 years?

e. Did John work as a teacher at Sun Company?

f. Did Jessica like her school?

g. Did Mary work as a teacher at Alpha School?

 Unit 3

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses using the simple past tense.

a. According to some historians, rock in July 1954. (begin)

b. I my friend Jason at the mall this morning. (meet)
c. Elvis Presley like a black singer. (sing)
d. The children early on Friday (not / wake up). They
until ten o’clock. (sleep)
e. I the newspaper yesterday. (not / read) I a
magazine. (read)
f. Paul from London. (not / come). He
from Paris. (come)
g. We at an Italian restaurant last night. (have lunch)
h. She home yesterday morning. (not / leave) She
to do her homework. (have)

2. Write the sentences according to the pictures making a short story.

 At nine o’clock he came back home.

 Of course he arrived there late.
 and went to work.
 Jason woke up at seven o’clock
 He had breakfast
 At lunch-time he met his friend Martin.
 Then he drove to school again.
 He went to class at ten o’clock.
 he left school in the evening.
 but he didn’t get up until eight o’clock.
 He forgot some books.
 At home he made a delicious pizza for his family.
a. e.

c.

b.
d. g.

i.
f.
k. j.

h. l.
3. Find words and complete the paragraph with them.

W A S W B O U G H T
E K A R R I V E D W
N M N A U H S F S O
T G O T S J G L A R
A P K Z H H A D I K
T O O K E L V R O E
I Q E D D R E Y U D

Mrs. Thompson a very busy day yesterday. She

up at six o’clock, to the bathroom and a shower.
After that, she breakfast. She her teeth and left
home. She at her work at 8 o’clock. She all day. At
six o’clock she to a shopping mall to buy a present. She
a nice T-shirt. When she home she the
T-shirt to her husband because it his birthday. After that, they
to a big restaurant.

4. Use the appropriate verb from the box and add a question tag. Use the simple past
tense.

have – do – write – listen – go

a. Samuel a nice composition this morning, ?

b. The girls to bed early yesterday, ?
c. You didn’t to music this afternoon, ?
d. I didn’t dinner at home three days ago, ?
e. The girls their homework yesterday, ?
 Unit 4

1. Answer the questions about the pictures.

Model: Which house is worse, the one on the right or the one on the left?
The house on the left is worse than the one on the right.

a. Which bus is better, the one on the right or the one on the left?

b. Which bike is better, the one on the right or the one on the left?
 c. Which car is worse, the one on the right or the one on the left?

2. Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the comparative degree.

a. The T-shirt is the shirt. (expensive)

b. The stove is the fridge. (new)
c. The apartment on the right is the one on the left. (big)
d. The yellow armchair is the white one. (cheap)
e. The red car is the blue one. (comfortable)

3. Join the sentences using as ... as.

a. Peter is tall. Jason is tall too.

b. Betty is beautiful. Sally is beautiful too.

c. Bob’s bedroom is small. Janice’s bedroom is small too.

d. This computer is modern. This TV set is modern too.

e. Jack’s children are happy. Bob’s children are happy too.

4. Rewrite the sentences. Follow the model.

Model: John isn’t as young as Tom.

John is older than Tom.

a. This city isn’t as quiet as mine.

b. Betty’s family isn’t as small as mine.

c. This dress isn’t as expensive as that one.

d. This magazine isn’t as good as that book.

 Unit 5

1. Look at the chart below.

STATES SIZE (km2) POPULATION HIGHEST POINTS

(inhabitants)
Acre 152,581 655,385
Alagoas 27,767 3,037,103
Amapá 142,814 587,311
Amazonas 1,570,745 3,221,939 Pico da Neblina
3,014 m
Bahia 564,692 14,080,654
Ceará 148,825 8,185,286
Espírito Santo 46,077 3,351,669 Pico do
Cruzeiro
2,861 m
Goiás 340,086 5,647,035
Maranhão 331,983 6,118,995
Mato Grosso 903,357 2,854,642
Mato Grosso do 357,124 2,265,274
Sul
Minas Gerais 586,528 19,273,506 Pico das
Bandeiras
2,890 m
Pará 1,247,689 7,065,573
Paraíba 56,439 3,641,395
Paraná 199,314 10,284,503
Pernambuco 98,311 8,485,386
Piauí 251,529 3,032,421
Rio de Janeiro 43,696 15,420,375 Pico das
Agulhas Negras
2,787 m
Rio Grande do 52,796 3,013,740
Norte
Rio Grande do 281,748 10,582,840
Sul
Rondônia 237,576 1,453,756
Roraima 224,298 395,725
Santa Catarina 95,346 5,866,252
São Paulo 248,209 39,827,570 Pico dos Marins
2,422 m
Sergipe 21,910 1,939,426
Tocantins 277,620 1,243,627
Distrito 5,801 2,455,903
Federal

Now, answer the questions.

a. What is the largest state in Brazil?

b. What is the highest point in Brazil?

c. What is the smallest state in Brazil?

d. What is the second most populous state in Brazil?

e. What is the highest point in Espírito Santo?

f. What is the third smallest state in Brazil?

2. Complete the sentences with the superlative degree of the adjectives.

a. Mary is girl here. (young)

b. Is January month in Porto Alegre? (hot)
c. That’s room in this school. (large)
d. Peter is boy in our family. (tall)
e. Are they teachers of them all? (good)
f. What’s city in India? (big)

3. Use the comparative degree or the superlative degree of the adjectives in

parentheses to complete the dialogs.

a. A: What’s city in Brazil? (big)

B: It’s São Paulo.
A: And one? (populous)
B: It’s São Paulo too.
A: Is it city in Brazil? (beautiful)
B: Well, in my opinion, Rio de Janeiro is São Paulo.
(beautiful)
 b. A: Today is the first day of summer. The days are going to get
they were in spring. (hot)
B: Are they going to get than in spring too? (rainy)
A: Sure. These are days of the year. (hot)

c. A: Is Jack student in class? (good)

B: Well, he is a very good student, but he isn’t one. (good)
A: And that pretty girl? Who is she?
B: She’s Caroline. She’s girl in class. (pretty)

4. Complete this dialog using words from the box.

It was a summer course – Yes, it was. – How are you? – Yes, I am. – The courses are
really good. – wasn’t it. – We were in the same class three years ago. – Hi!

Bob: Hi, don’t I know you?

Paul: I think so! You look familiar. ,
weren’t we?
Bob: Yeah, that’s right. , wasn’t it?
Paul: Yes, it was. And the course was about politics, ?
Bob:
Paul: I’m fine. I want you to meet my girlfriend Melissa.
Melissa: Hi!
Bob: ! Are you studying at Palm School too?
Melissa:
Bob: , aren’t they?
Melissa: Yes, they are
Paul: We need to go now. It was a pleasure to see you again. Bye.
 Unit 6

1. The Greens were doing a lot of things when uncle John arrived. Answer the
questions following the model.

When uncle John arrived…

Model: Mr. Green / cook

Mr. Green was cooking.

a. Mrs. Green / read a newspaper

b. the girls / play basketball

c. the boy / study math

d. the baby / sleep

2. Complete the story about Dr. Jones with the verbs from the box.

take off – drive – give – rain – talk – ring – get up

Dr. Jones got up at 7:00 yesterday. When he , the

telephone . It was on of his patients. He got dressed, drank a cup of
coffee and went out. While to the hospital there was an accident.
So he arrived at the hospital late.
While he his coat, Jennifer, his nurse,
to him about his patient. Dr. Jones examined the boy, gave him an injection and said
that it wasn’t a serious problem.
When he left the hospital it and, of course the traffic
was terrible.
 He arrived home an hour later. He went into the kitchen and gave his wife a
kiss.

3. Join the sentences using:

I. When

a. I left the house. My friend arrived.

b. Sheila listened to music. Her cousins called her.

c. Dad washed the dishes. The TV program began.

II. While

a. My mother talked on the telephone. My father read a book.

.
b. Betsy bought a book. Deborah had a snack.

c. Your brother watered the plants. You slept.

 Unit 7

1. Complete the sentences using some, any, no and derivatives according to the
picture.

a. There aren’t cars in the parking lot.

b. There is at the bus stop.

c. She brought DVD from the video store.

d. There are students in the zoo.

e. They aren’t going tonight.

f. There is at the circus.

g. He didn’t meet at the airport.

2. Change the sentences to the required form.

a. I have something to do there.

Negative form:

b. There wasn’t anything on the table yesterday.

Interrogative form:

c. I like to study with someone.

Negative form:

d. Did you go anywhere last Saturday?

Affirmative form:

e. There was no water to drink here yesterday.

Affirmative form:

3. Rewrite in the past tense.

a. There isn’t a drugstore on the corner, is there?

b. There are a lot of leaflets on the table, aren’t there?

c. There’s a bottle of water in the fridge, isn’t there?

d. There aren’t a lot of people at the mall, are there?

 Unit 8

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs given and add the appropriate reflexive
pronoun.

a. She with a knife yesterday. (hurt)

b. He on the stove last night. (burn)
c. I with a fork two days ago. (prick)
d. They with a knife yesterday. (cut)
e. We in the bathroom last month. (hurt)
f. You when you were cooking. (burn)

2. Everybody was very busy yesterday. Write what they did. Use the verbs form the
box.

cook – make – wash – make – go

Model: George himself made the cake.

a. Joe
 b. Susan

c. Johnny

d. Carol and Peter

3. Answer the questions following the model.

Model: Who helped him do the homework?

Nobody. He did the homework by himself.

a. Who made this cake for you?

b. Who works with Nancy?

c. Who is going to live with us?

d. Who went to school with Ann?

e. Who is going to the party with Ed?