Gateway b1 unit1

Complete the sentences with a, an, the or 0 (no article).

1 Can you turn ……………………… television on? X-Factor is on in five minutes.

2 Jan’s got ……………………… new baby. She’s beautiful!

3 Do you enjoy studying ……………………… English?

4 I’d like to be ……………………… engineer when I’m older.

5 Come in! My dad’s in ……………………… kitchen. He’s cooking

2.Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of these verbs.( go • have • stay • study • work)

1 Our family ……………………… dinner together every evening. I think it’s important.

2 I ……………………… at my best friend’s house in the countryside this weekend. 3 At the moment, my cousin ……………………… at a college in England. He’s having a great time.

4 We ……………………… on holiday to Spain twice a year. We love hot countries! 5 My dad ……………………… in a bank in the city centre. He drives in every day

3. Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences

1 I really like my brother-in-law/stepbrother. I’m happy that my sister married him.

2 My mum married again and my new husband/stepfather is very nice.

3 Helen is a single/an only child and she doesn’t like it.

4 Brett and Beth aren’t very happy together. I think they’re going to get single/divorced soon.

5 My uncle has two children who are the same age as me – they're my sons/cousins.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct noun form of the verbs given.

1 We asked the teacher for ……………………… (inform) about the new drama club.

2 We guarantee an ……………………… (improve) in your English.

3 My grandmother isn’t enjoying her ……………………… (retire).

She says she’s bored.

4 Can you give me a ……………………… (describe) of your bag? What does it look like?

5 You need a lot of ……………………… (confident) to be an actor and perform in front of crowds of people.

5.Complete the sentences with words related to the stages of a person’s life. (baby • middle-aged • senior citizen teenager • young adult )

1 My grandfather’s 70. He’s a ……… . He’s retired and lives with his wife in Spain.

2 My aunt is 48. She’s a …… woman. She’s a teacher in a secondary school.

3 My cousin Mary is 25. She’s a ……… . She wants to get married next year.

4 My sister’s 17. She’s a ……………. She lives with my mum and stepfather.

5 My little brother’s one. He’s a ……. He doesn’t sleep much at night!