English Beginner Grammar Review # 1

While old-fashioned, I still find what I call "grammar banging" (intensive grammar
review sheets) useful at the end or beginning of the year. The end of year calls for
exam preparation and the beginning calls for some review to raise awareness of
what has already been learnt and where problems still lie. The sheets provided in
these "grammar banging" reviews are very effective because each question focuses
on one important, specific area.

Aim: Grammar review of the most important intermediate level English tenses,
structure and functions

Activity: Grammar banging multiple choice review lesson with each question
focusing on a specific point

Level: Beginner

Outline:

 This is straight-forward stuff. Make the copies and give them to the
students.
 Have each student do the sheet by him/herself.
 Ask students to compare answers and discuss differences, each student
trying to explain his/her choice.
 Correct sheet as a class. Review each grammar point quickly - you should
get a lot of "Oh, yeah....".
 Give the students an unmarked copy of the same exercise to repeat at home
to solidify the review exercise.

"Grammar Banging" - Review your English - 1

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap

1. Are there ______ apples in the kitchen?

A) much  B) any  C) some

2. That is _____ interesting book.

A) the  B) a  C) an

3. I went ______ church last Sunday.

A) at  B) in  C) to

4. What _____ he like? - He is very friendly.

A) does  B) did  C) is

5. I ________ a new car last month.

 A) bought  B) have bought  C) buyed

6. How ________ money do you have in your pocket?

A) many  B) few  C) much

7. He came ______ home late last night.

A) -   B) at  C) to

8. Jack is a nice boy, and I like _____.

A) -  B) him  C) his

9. I get up ______ seven o'clock every day

A) in  B) on  C) at

10. I like __________ music.

A) listen  B) listen to  C) listening to

11. What __________ in your free time?

A) you do  B) do you do  C) are you doing

12. My father _______ in a bank.

A) works  B) work  C) is working

13. Would you like _______ coffee?

A) any  B) an  C) some

"Grammar Banging" - Review your English - 2

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap

1. I _____ drive a car.

A) can't to  B) can  C) want

2. He likes watching TV ______ evening.

A) in the  B) at  C) during

3. It ________ rain tomorrow.

A) is going to  B) will  C) is

 4. I drove my car _____ the garage.

A) in  B) at  C) into

5. _________. Is there a post office near here?

A) Please  B) Excuse me  C) Pardon

6. I live in ______.

A) italy  B) Italy  C) Italian

7. The shop is at the end of this street _____ the right.

A) at  B) in  C) on

8. The bank is _______ the post office.

A) near of  B) next to  C) next

9. There are ______ books on the table.

A) any  B) an  C) some

10.I would like _____ rice.

A) a  B) one  C) some

11.I went to Paris three years _____.

A) last  B) ago  C) time past

12.Do you like ______ Chinese food?

A) -  B) an  C) some

13.He speaks English _____.

A) good  B) well  C) gooder

"Grammar Banging" - Review your English - 3

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap

1. He is a very _________ driver.

A) carefully  B) careful  C) care
 2. He ___________ visit his brother next week.
A) is going to  B) will  C) is

3. I'm going to Seattle ______ English.

A) for learning  B) to learn  C) for to learn

4. What __________________! Look at that mess!

A) do you do  B) is you do  C) are you doing

5. He enjoys __________ football.

A) to play  B) play  C) playing

6. Paris is _______________ city I have ever visited.

A) the beautifulest  B) the most beautiful  C) most beautiful

7. Today is __________ than yesterday.

A) hoter  B) more hot  C) hotter

8. Jack is a ________ tennis player than Peter.

A) gooder  B) better  C) badder

9. I'm going home ______ it's late.

A) why  B) that  C) because

10. _________ 'The Sting'?

A) Did you ever see  B) Have you ever seen  C) Have you ever see

A Typical Manager's Desk

Managers often have desks that are surprisingly empty! These empty desks can
show that the manager often travels and is out of the office most of the time. An
empty desk can also demonstrate how powerful the manager is by its
representative status. Sometimes, in the USA, you can see footmarks on the desk
because some managers like to put their feet up on the desk when they are talking
on the telephone! In the States, managers put their feet up on the desk to show
that they are in control in their office. Managers usually have a laptop computer on
their desk. In fact, this laptop computer is their true desk. These days, most
managers do almost all their work on their laptops. Another thing you might find is
a cell phone - another sign of the mobility most managers demand.
 1. Managers often have _________ computers.

a. laptop b. beautiful c. fax

ANSWER:

2. Some managers in the USA like to:

a. talk a lot b. put their feet up on their desk c. work from home

ANSWER:

3. Many managers have ________ phones.

a. portable b. cell c. walkable

ANSWER:

4. Most managers need to:

a. stay in the office b. travel a lot c. type their own letters

ANSWER:

5. A clean, empty desk represents:

a. laziness b. power c. indecision

Reading Comprehension for Beginners - My Friend

Peter

My friend's name is Peter. Peter is from Amsterdam, in Holland. He is Dutch. He is

married and has two children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in
The United States. Her family is still in Boston, but she now works and lives with
Peter in Milan. They speak English, Dutch, German and Italian! Their children are
pupils at a local primary school. The children go to school with other children from
all over the world. Flora, their daughter, has friends from France, Switzerland,
Austria and Sweden. Hans, their son, goes to school with students from South
Africa, Portugal, Spain and Canada. Of course, there are many children from Italy.
Imagine, French, Swiss, Austrian, Swedish, South African, American, Italian,
Spanish and Canadian children all learning together in Italy!

MULTIPLE-CHOICE COMPREHENSION CHECK QUESTIONS

1. Where is Peter from?

a. Germany     b. Holland     c. Spain     d. Canada

ANSWER
2. Where is his wife from?

a. New York     b. Switzerland     c. Boston     d. Italy

ANSWER

3. Where are they now?

a. Madrid     b. Boston     c. Milan     d. Sweden

ANSWER

4. Where is her family?

a. American     b. England     c. Holland     d. Italy

ANSWER

5. What are the children's names?

a. Greta and Peter     b. Anna and Frank     c. Susan and John     d. Flora and Hans

ANSWER

6. The school is:

a. international     b. big     c. small     d. difficult

ANSWER

TRUE OR FALSE

1. Jane is Canadian.

ANSWER

2. Peter is Dutch.

ANSWER

3. There are many children from different countries at the school.

ANSWER

4. There are children from Australia at the school.

Think Positively If You Want To Live Longer

If you are like most people then you probably want to live longer. According to a
new study, a good way to live longer is to think positively.

A report in Archives of Internal Medicine published yesterday found that optimism is

good for the heart.

Another report in Archives of Internal Medicine was good news for chocolate lovers.
The article says that eating chocolate can lower a person's blood pressure.

Man Killed Because Of Toilet Paper

An American man was murdered this weekend because there was no toilet paper in
his home.

Paul Crow, 56, started fighting with Kenneth Matthews, 58, in Moss Bluff, Florida
after visiting the bathroom.

Matthews threatened to use his gun against Crow. Crow then started beating
Matthews with a sledgehammer until he died.