2008- 2009 FALL TERM

ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL

STARTER GROUPS / WEEKEND HOMEWORK (WEEK 1)

I- READING
A. Read the texts and answer the following questions.
Text 1
Maria Allende is Spanish. She is from Madrid. She is a Spanish teacher in Ankara. Her students are
Turkish.
1. Where is Maria from? _________________________________________
2. Is she American? _________________________________________
3. What is her job? _________________________________________
Text 2
John Brown is American. He is from America. He is a student at Georgetown University. He is a
Computer Engineering student. He is a very good student. He is eighteen years old.

1. Where is John from? _________________________________________.

2. Is he Turkish? _________________________________________.
3. What is his department? _________________________________________.
4. Is he a good student? _________________________________________.

Text 3
Ali is from Turkey. He is Turkish. He is a university student. His family is in Istanbul but Ali is in
Ankara. He is a Mathematics and Computer student at Çankaya University. He is in the second grade.

1. What is Ali’s nationality? _________________________________________.

2. Where is his family? _________________________________________.
3. Is he a student? _________________________________________.
4. Where is his school? _________________________________________.

Text 4
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Araki is Japanese. He is from Tokyo. Tokyo is a big and modern city. Araki is 15 years old. He is a
high school student. He is a successful student.
1. What is Araki’s nationality? _________________________________________.
2. Where is Araki from? _________________________________________.
3. Is he a university student? _________________________________________.
4. Is he a lazy student? _________________________________________.
B- Read the letters and complete the sentences about Jack and Alice

Hi.
Hi. My name is Alice Delvaux and I’m French.
My name is Jack Donaghue and I’m thirteen. I’m sixteen and I am from Paris. My address
I’m from Vancouver in Canada. My address is 76 Rue Montmartre, Paris, France and
is 12 Maple Avenue, Vancouver, Canada and my telephone number is 01 76 45 88 21. My
my telephone number is 633 9872.
favourite singer is Kylie Minogue.
Bye.
Jack Bye.
Alice

1. ________________ is thirteen. 4. Alice’s favourite singer is ____________.

2. ________________ is from France. 5. Jack’s surname is ___________________.
3. ________________ is Canadian. 6. Alice’s telephone number is __________.

C- Read the letter and answer the following questions.

Dear pen-pal Can,

My name is Philip and I am from England. I am fifteen years old. I am in

Birmingham with my family. I am tall and thin. My eyes are blue and my
hair is fair. My sister is Molly. She is twelve years old and she is a student.
My mother is a teacher and her name is Jane. My father is an engineer and
his name is John. My mother is forty and my father is forty-one years old.
I love my family. My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone. My favorite films are Ice Age and Shrek  . What about you? Tell
me about yourself.
Please write to me,
Love,
Philip
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 1. What is Philip’s nationality? _______________________________________.
2. Where is he from? _______________________________________.
3. How old is Philip? _______________________________________.
4. Is he short and fat? _______________________________________.
5. Who is Molly? _______________________________________.
6. How old is Molly? _______________________________________.
7. What is Jane’s job? _______________________________________.
8. What is John’s job? _______________________________________.
9. How old are they? _______________________________________.
10. What is Philip’s favorite book? _______________________________________.
11. What are Philip’s favorite films? _______________________________________.
D – Read the text. Mark the statements T (true) or F (false).
Our English teacher is very friendly. Her name is Martina Koshka and she’s from Oxford in
England. Her family is big with three brothers and two sisters. She also has 20 cousins!
She’s very lucky.
She is in Warsaw, my city, with her husband. His name’s David and he’s Polish. He is a
Polish teacher at our school.
Their favourite sport is tennis and jogging with their dog and their daughters, Helena and
Anya. Helena is 12 and Anya is 14. They are students at our school. In fact, Helena’s my
best friend.

1. _____ The English teacher is terrible. 5. _____ David teaches English.

2. _____ She’s from England. 6. _____ Their pet is a cat.
3. _____ She isn’t in Oxford. 7. _____ Their favourite sport is football.
4. _____ Her husband’s name is David. 8. _____ Anya is 14 years old.

E - Read the text and answer the following questions:

My name is Stewie Griffin and I am from Boston. Boston is in the United States. It is a very beautiful city. I am
twenty-one year old. I am in Boston with my family. I am very short and thin. I have a sister and a brother. My
sister’s name is Meg. My brother’s name is Chris. Meg is fifteen years old and she is a student at James Woods
High School. Chris is a high school student too. He is 13 years old. My mother Lois is a piano teacher. My
father Peter is a shipping clerk. My mother is 40 years old and my father is 42. My favourite film is Chucky and
my favourite singer is Marlyn Manson.

1. What is his name? _____________________________________________

2. Where is he from? _____________________________________________
3. What is his nationality? _____________________________________________
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4. How old is he? ______________________________________________

5. Is he a teenager? ______________________________________________
6. Is Lois a waitress? ______________________________________________
7. What is Peter’s job? _____________________________________________
8. Is Chris fifteen years old? _____________________________________________
 9. How old is Meg? _____________________________________________
10. Who is Stewie’s favourite singer? ____________________________________________
II- GRAMMAR

A. Put the words into the correct order.

1. Turkey / am / I / from. _________________________________.
2. is / name / your / what / ? _________________________________?
3. girl / Ayşe / a / beautiful / is /. ________________________________________.
4. old / are / how / you /? ________________________________________?
5. years / old / am / I / twenty-five /. ________________________________________.
6. student / college / is / a / Mandy /. ________________________________________.
7. number / is / telephone / your / what / ? ________________________________________?
8. twelve / old / years / Jonathan / is /. ________________________________________.
9. pop / favorite / my / singer / Rihanna / is /. ________________________________________.
10. an / is / brother / my / engineer /. ________________________________________.
11. actress /your / is / who / favorite / ? ________________________________________?
12. nurse /a / she / she / hardworking / and / is / is /. __________________________________.
13. color /purple / is / favorite / my /. ________________________________________.
14. not / is / brother / my / Murat /. ________________________________________.
15. address / - / what / is / e-mail / your / ? ________________________________________?

B- Circle the correct word(s).

1. What am/is your name? 6. Her name am/is Sara.
2. Hi! I am/is Tony. 7. Is/Are she Mexican?
3. Is/Are you English? 8. Yes, she is/are.
4. No, I’m not/I isn’t. 9. Is/Are they students?
5. What am/is her name? 10. Yes, they is/are.

C- First complete these sentences with am / is / are. Then match 1–5 with a–e.

1. What _____ your name? a. He’s my friend. His name _____Carl.

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2. Where _____they from? b. I _____fifteen years old.

3. _____you a teacher? c. They _____from Switzerland.
4. How old _____you? d. My name _____Dominic.
5. Who _____he? e. No, I _____not. I _____a student.

1- ____ 2- ____ 3- _____ 4- ____ 5- ____

D. Complete the dialogue.
Mary: Hi!
Susan: Hello!
Mary: What is ____________ name?
Susan: My name ____________Mary.
Mary: My name ____________Susan. ________ are you
from?
Susan: I ____________from Germany. I am ____________. What about you?
Mary: I am ____________ Scotland.
Susan: How ____________are you Mary?
Mary: I am sixteen ____________old. I have a brother. ____________is twenty years old.
He is a student at university.
Susan: I am sixteen, too. My sisters are Jane and Jenny. Jane ____________twelve and
Jenny ____________eleven years old. They ____________students.
Mary: ____________is your favorite actress Susan?
Susan: My favorite actress ____________Keira Knightly.
Mary: My favorite actresses ____________Julia Roberts and Kate Winslet.
Susan: Oh, I love them, too!
Mary: What about sports?
Susan: My favorite sport is tennis. My favourite tennis ____________is Roger Federer.
Mary: Yeah, ____________is a very talented sportsman.
Susan: I also love Maria Sharapova.
Mary: Yes, ____________is very good at tennis.

E- Write questions for the answers.

1. Who/he ? _____Who is he?________ He’s Tom Cruise.
2. What/it ? _____________________? It’s a handbag.
3. Where/from ? _____________________? They’re from Italy.
4. What/job ? _____________________? She’s my English teacher.
5. Where/you ? _____________________? I’m from Japan.
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6. What/job ? _____________________? He’s a doctor.

7. Where/he ? _____________________? He’s from Brazil.
8. Who/they ? _____________________? They’re my parents.
F- Complete the sentences with am / is / are
1- I am English.
2- You ______ Mexican.
3- He ______ Tony.
4- She ______ Barbara.
5- We ______ American.
6- They ______ Steve and Rosie.

G- Circle am, is or are in each sentence below.

1. I (am/is/are) a college student.

2. You (am/is/are) hungry.
3. You (am/is/are) a pilot.
4. My new motorbike (am/is/are) very fast.
5. My new car (am/is/are) blue.
6. We (am/is/are) here.
7. You (am/is/are) there.
8. The television (am/is/are) broken.
9. Your shirt (am/is/are) too small.
10. John (am/is/are) a taxi driver.
11. You (am/is/are) a doctor.
12. My sister (am/is/are) a shop assistant.
13. He (am/is/are) a pilot
14. She and I (am/is/are) students.

H. Change the underlined words. Use he, she, it, we, or they.

Hello,
I am David. My last name is Rocco. My last name (____) is an Italian name. My family and I
(____) are from Italy. Maria is my mother. My mother (____) is from a village near Tuscany. Her
village (____) is a very small place. Antonio is my father. My father (____) is from Torino. Torino
(____) is a historical city.
My parents are in Spain now. My parents (____) are on holiday. I am at home with my brothers.
My brothers and I (____) are very happy together. My brothers (____) are twins. Our sister is
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Paola. Paola (____) is not at home. Paola (____) is at university in France. Her university (____)
is not far away.

I. Complete the bubbles with the correct subject pronouns (I-you-he-she-it-they-we) and
possessive adjectives (My-your-his-her-its-our-their).

Hi,
_______ name is Jack. _______ am ten years old. I am a student. I
am from England. _______ sister Jenny is thirteen years old.
_______ is a student. _______ favorite pop singer is Justin
Timberlake. _______ is a handsome singer. _______ father is John.
_______ is forty years old. He is an architect. _______ mother is
thirty-nine. _______ is a doctor. _______ are in Turkey now.
_______ are on holiday. And _______ cat Felix is very cute.
_______ is two years old. I love _______ family.

Hi,
_______ name is Lilly. _______ am nine years old. _______
sisters are Molly and Lucy. _______ are twins. _______ are
fifteen years old. _______ are students. _______ favorite pop
star is Madonna. _______ mother is Jessica and _______ is a
nurse. _______ father is David and _______ is an engineer.
What is _______ name? How old are _______? What is
_______ favorite sport?

Hi,
_______ am Robert and I am from California, U.S. _______
am an accountant. _______ wife Wendy is a teacher. _______
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is twenty-nine years old. Sally is _______ baby girl. _______

is ten months old. Sam is _______ dog. _______ is a naughty
dog. _______ color is black. _______ are a happy family.
III- CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
A- Put the following sentences into the correct group.
Can you repeat that, please ? Look at the board.
Open your book at page 25. Copy this into your notebooks
Work alone / in pairs / in groups. Listen and repeat … again …
What does “chair” mean? I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
How do you say “X” in English? How do you pronounce this word?
The homework is Exercise 5, page 11 Answer the questions.
Well done! Write the answers.
Ask your partner these questions. Make the question.
Answer your partner’s questions. Listen to the tape to answer these questions
How do you spell that? Is this correct?
Don’t open your books. I don’t know.
I am sorry. I don’t know. Close the door, please.
Sit down / stand up Don’t speak

Students say: Teacher says:

I am sorry. I don’t know. Look at the board.
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B. Choose the correct answers.
1- A : Good morning a. I’m sorry. Can you repeat that please ?
B: ……………….. b. How are you ?
a. Hello b. Good afternoon 6- A: What does “ occupation” mean ?
2- A: Hello. B: ……………………………….
B: ……………….. a. I don’t know.
a. Goodnight. b. Hi. b. Okey. Thanks.
3. A: Bye ! 7- A: …………………….. ?
B: ………………. B: P-E-N-C-I-L
a. See you later. b. Hello. a. Can you repeat that please ?
4. A: See you. b. How do you spell it ?
B: ………………… 8- A: What does ‘British’ mean ?
a. Hi. b. Goodbye. B: …………………………..
5- A: What’s you first name? a. It’s B-R-I-T-I-S-H .
B: ……………………….. b. It means ‘from Britain.

IV- VOCABULARY
A. Match the words with the pictures.
WRITE OPEN SAY “HELLO” DRAW READ
REPEAT LISTEN GIVE LOOK CLOSE

1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________

5 __________ 6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________

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9 __________ 10 __________

B- Complete the words from classroom objects.

1. c__lcu__ator 5. wi__d__w 9. e__ase__

2. p__n__il 6. d__or 10. b__ard - m__rke__

3. __oa__d 7. c__air 11. n__teb__ok

4. __esk 8. ta__le

C. Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle.

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D- Label the things in the picture

1. _________________

2. _________________

3. _________________

4. _________________

5. _________________

6. _________________

7. _________________

8. _________________

9. _________________

10. _________________

F- Unscramble the letters and write the countries and nationalities

COUNTRY NATIONALITY
1. gtearnina ____________________ ____________________
2. podland ____________________ ____________________
3. enangld ____________________ ____________________
4. incha ____________________ ____________________
5. cadaan ____________________ ____________________
6. janap ____________________ ____________________
7. brilaz ____________________ ____________________
8. sinpa ____________________ ____________________
9. rkutye ____________________ ____________________
10. nwsede ____________________ ____________________
11. yalti ____________________ ____________________
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12. namergy ____________________ ____________________

13. nercaf ____________________ ____________________
14. sursai ____________________ ____________________
15. ralsuatia ____________________ ____________________
16. reegce ____________________ ____________________
G- Classify the words
 baseball basketball cinema cousin chair desk
football grandson hotel lamp mother tennis
sister table zoo sports - centre

sports family furniture town facilities

baseball . mother . desk . hotel .

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H- Look at the picture. Complete the descriptions with the words.

curly strong long short (x2) slim(x2) tall(x2)

1. Rosa is _____tall_____ and ________ (a). Her

hair is ________ (b) and blond, her eyes are blue.
2. David is ________ (c) and ________ (d). His
hair is ________ (e) and brown, and his eyes are
brown.
3. Nina is ________ (f) and ________ (g). Her hair
is blond and ________ (h), and her eyes are green.

I- Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.

1. Mercedes is an ___ car. 6. Şahan is 120 kg. He isn’t ___.

a) unhappy b) expensive a) slim b) fat
2. She is a successful and ___ actor. 7. This mobile phone is 45 TL. It is ___.
a) beautiful b) cheap a) cheap b) happy
3. Coldplay is a ___ music band. 8. Angelina Jolie isn’t a/an ___ actress.
a) famous b) happy a) famous b) ugly
4. In summer, Spain is ___. 9. Tarkan is a ___ singer.
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a) cold b) hot a) successful b) wide

5. Michael Jordan is 1,98. He is ___. 10.Hummer is a ___ jeep.
a) fat b) tall a) wide b) sad
L- Match the pictures with the words

diver police teacher soldier magician doctor

inventor president artist explorer firefighter athlete

Abraham Lincoln
1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________

5 __________ 6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________

Galileo Magellan

9 __________ 10 __________ 11 __________ 12 __________ 16

M – Look at the pictures. Write sentences.

1-______He is an artist._________ 5-_________________________________

Galileo

2-_________________________________ 6-_________________________________

3-_________________________________ 7-_________________________________

4-_________________________________ 8-_________________________________

V- NUMBERS
A- Circle the correct answers.
1. 12 + 5 = twenty/ seventeen /seven/fifteen
2. 6 x 3 = eighteen/nine/three/twelve
3. 11 - 2 = thirteen/eleven/nine/seven
4. 16 + 4 = twelve/sixteen/four/twenty
5. 8 x 2 = ten/sixteen/six/four
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6. 10 x 5= fifty/eleven/fiften/fifteen
7. 23 + 8= thirty/thirtyone/fourty-three/thirteen
8. 17 – 3= four/fourteen/fifteen/thirteen
9. 99 – 11= eighty-eight/sixteen/sixty-eight/ninety
10. 90 + 10= a hundred/hundred/a hundred and one/zero
B- Write the numbers in words.
1. sixteen: ___16__
2. fifty-five: _______
3. thirty: _______
4. eight: _______
5. seventy-one: _______
6. ninety-two: _______
7. eleven: _______
8. twenty-two: _______
9. three: _______
10. fourty-six: _______

C- Write the numbers in words.

1. 29: ..........twenty-nine............

2. 17: _________________________________

3. 0: _________________________________

4. 25: _________________________________

5. 44: _________________________________

6. 80: _________________________________

7. 95: _________________________________

8. 12: _________________________________

9. 78: _________________________________

10. 60: _________________________________

D- Write the names of the colours.

1. uleb ...............blue...................
2. knip _________________________________
3. lewoyl _________________________________
4. wonrb _________________________________
5. thewi _________________________________
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6. erd _________________________________
7. kalcb _________________________________
8. ergen _________________________________
9. regy _________________________________
10. granoe _________________________________
VI – WRITING
A- Complete the form with information about yourself.

Cool Club
Personal information:
Name: _____________________________________________
Surname: _____________________________________________
Age: _____________________________________________
Nationality: _____________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
Telephone number: ______________________________________
Interests:
Favourite sport: _____________________________________________

B- Write a letter to your pen friend about yourself. Use the following information.
• name
• age
• where you are from
• address
• telephone number
• favourite sport, sportsperson, actor, actress, singer

Dear
DearKate,
Kate,
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