Exercise 1
What are these things? Use a dictionary if necessary.
1 an ant? …………………….
2 ants and bees? …………………….
3 a cauliflower? …………………….
4 chess? …………………….
5 a pigeon, an eagle and a crow? …………………….
6 a skyscraper? …………………….
7 Earth, Mars, Venus and Jupiter? …………………….
8 a tulip? …………………….
9 the Nile, the Rhine and the Mekong? …………………….
10 a violin, a trumpet and a flute? …………………….
Who were these people?
11 Beethoven? …………………….
12 Shakespeare? …………………….
13 Albert Einstein? …………………….
14 Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy? …………………….
15 Marilyn Monroe? …………………….
16 Michael Jackson and John Lennon? …………………….
17 Van Gogh, Renoir and Picasso? …………………….
Answers
1
1 It’s an insect.
2 They’re insects.
3 it’s a vegetable.
4 it’s a game. / it’s a board game.
5 They’re birds.
6 it’s a (tall/high) building.
7 They’re planets.
8 it’s a flower.
9 They’re rivers.
10 They’re musical instruments.
12 He was a writer / a poet / a playwright / a dramatist.
13 He was a scientist / a physicist.
14 They were US presidents / American presidents / presidents of the USA.
15 She was an actress / a film actress / a film star / a movie star.
16 They were singers.
17 They were painters / artists.
Exercise 2
Read about what these people do, and say what their jobs are. Choose from:
chef interpreter journalist nurse
plumber surgeon tour guide waiter
1 Sarah looks after patients in hospital. …………………….
2 Gary works in a restaurant He brings the food to the tables. He …………………….
3 Jane writes articles for a newspaper. …………………….
4 Kevin works in a hospital. He operates on people. …………………….
5 Jonathan cooks in a restaurant. …………………….
6 Dave installs and repairs water pipes. …………………….
7 Martina takes visitors round her city and tells them about it. She …………………….
8 Lisa translates what people are saying from one language into another so that they can understand each other. …………………….
Answers
2
1 She’s a nurse
2 He’s a waiter.
3 She’s a journalist.
4 He’s a surgeon.
5 He’s a chef.
6 He’s a plumber.
7 She’s a tour guide.
8 She’s an interpreter.
Exercise 3
Put in a/an or some where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.
1 I’ve seen ……………………. good films recently.
2 What’s wrong with you? Have you got ……………………. headache?
3 I know a lot of people. Most of them are ……………………. students.
4 When I was ……………………. child, I used to be very shy.
5 Would you like to be ……………………. actor?
6 Questions, questions, questions! You’re always asking ……………………. questions!
7 What ……………………. beautiful garden!
8 ……………………. birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
9 Do you like staying in ……………………. hotels?
10 I’ve been walking for three hours. I’ve got ……………………. sore feet.
11 I don’t feel very well this morning. I’ve got ……………………. sore throat.
12 Maria speaks ……………………. English, but not very much.
13 Ifs a shame we don’t have ……………………. camera. I’d like to take ……………………. picture of that house.
14 Those are ……………………. nice shoes. Where did you get them?
15 I’m going shopping. I want to buy ……………………. new shoes.
16 You need ……………………. visa to visit ……………………. countries, but not all of them.
17 Jane is ……………………. teacher. Her parents were ……………………. teachers too.
18 I don’t believe him. He’s ……………………. liar. He’s always telling ……………………. lies.
Answers
3
1 some
2 a
3 –
4 a
5 an
6 – (You’re always asking questions!)
7 a
8 Some
9 – (Do you like staying in hotels?)
10 – (I’ve got sore feet.)
11 a
12 some
13 a … a
14 – (Those are nice shoes.)
15 some
16 You need a visa to visit some countries
17 Jane is a teacher. Her parents were teachers too.
18 He’s a liar. He’s always telling lies.
