English Vocabulary Exercises for Beginners | Animals

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Exercise 2

Write the name of each animal using the following list:

a crocodile | a cow | a boar | a bee | a fly | a duck | a fox | a dove (= a pigeon) | a beetle | a bear | a dragonfly | an elephant | a deer | a butterfly

           

1 –            2 –            3 – 

          

4 –             5 –           6 – 

          

7 –           8 –           9 – 

                

10 –            11 –          12 – 

      

13 –          14 – 

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ANSWERS

1. a fox
2. a fly
3. an elephant
4. a duck
5. a dragonfly
6. a dove (ou a pigeon)
7. a deer
8. a cow
9. a crocodile
10. a bear
11. a bee
12. a beetle
13. a boar
14. a butterfly

English Vocabulary Exercises for Beginners | Animals

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each animal using the following list:

a sheep | a mosquito | a squid | a raccoon | a kangaroo | a wolf  | a shrimp | a wasp | a seal | a swan | a parrot | a hedgehog | a squirrel | a goldfish | a frog | a sloth | an owl | a starfish

         

1 –   a wolf                        2 –          3 – 

        

 4 –            5 –          6 – 

         

7 –            8 –            9 – 

         

10 –        11 –          12 – 

       

13 –        14 –          15 – 

       

16 –        17 –        18 – 

 

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ANSWERS

1. a wolf
2. a wasp
3. a swan
4. a starfish
5. a squirrel
6. a squid
7. a sloth
8. a shrimp
9. a sheep
10. a goldfish
11. a frog
12. a hedgehog
13. a kangaroo
14. a mosquito
15. an owl
16. a parrot
17. a raccoon
18. a seal

English Vocabulary Exercises | the Human Body

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Exercise 

Write the name of each part of the human body using the following list:

the nose  |  the back  |  the stomach  |  a finger  |  a bone  |  an ear  |  a tooth  |  the feet  |  the head | the leg  |  the tongue  |  an elbow  |  the mouth  | an arm |  a hand

         

1 –   an arm                2 –            3 – 

                

4 –             5 –          6 – 

           

7 –            8 –            9 – 

         

10 –         11 –          12 – 

              

13 –         14 –          15 – 

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ANSWERS

1. an arm
2. a bone
3. an ear
4. an elbow
5. the feet
6. a finger
7. a hand
8. the head
9. the back
10. the leg
11. the nose
12. the stomach
13. the tongue
14. a tooth
15. the mouth

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 6: Urban amenities

Match the words on the left with the ideas proposed:

1 – a library → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

2 – a concert hall → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

3 – a hospital → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

4 – a cathedral → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

5 – an office block → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

6 – a cinema → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

7 – a nightclub → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

8 – a casino → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

9 – a job centre → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

10 – a stadium → —gamblingfilmswork and businessborrowing booksclassical musicwatching a soccer matchreligionhealthcarelooking for workdrinking and dancing

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ANSWERS

1 – a library → borrowing books
2 – a concert hall → classical music
3 – a hospital → healthcare
4 – a cathedral → religion
5 – an office block → work and business
6 – a cinema → films
7 – a nightclub → drinking and dancing
8 – a casino → gambling
9 – a job centre → looking for work
10 – a stadium → watching a soccer match

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 5

Complete the sentences with the following words:

• crowded | traffic | cosmopolitan | stressful | graffiti | rush hour | efficient | suburbs | property prices | commute | convenient | public transport

 

1. Trying to get a seat on the train during the  is a nightmare! It’s so .  Driving is even more – the is awful between 5 and 7.

2. It’s so easy to get around. is excellent — it’s cheap and .

3. There’s a real mix of people in Toronto. It has a very feel to it.

4. I love it here. Everything I want is only five minutes away. lt’s so .

5. The walls in the town centre are covered in .

6. Everything’s a bit more expensive here and are extremely high. A lot of people have no choice but to live out in the  and in to work.

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. Trying to get a seat on the train during the rush hour is a nightmare! It’s so crowded.  Driving is even more stressful – the traffic is awful between 5 and 7.

2. It’s so easy to get around. Public transport is excellent — it’s cheap and efficient.

3. There’s a real mix of people in Toronto. It has a very cosmopolitan feel to it.

4. I love it here. Everything I want is only five minutes away. lt’s so convenient.

5. The walls in the town centre are covered in graffiti.

6. Everything’s a bit more expensive here and property prices are extremely high. A lot of people have no choice but to live out in the suburbs and commute in to work.

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 4

Match the words on the left with the words on the right to form expressions:

1. city —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
2. tower  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
3. pedestrian  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
4. litter  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
5. bus / cycle  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
6. traffic  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
7. main  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes

 

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ANSWERS

1. city centre  
2. tower block  
3. pedestrian precinct  
4. litter bin  
5. bus / cycle lanes  
6. traffic lights
7. main street 

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 3

Finish each sentence with the appropriate end:

1. People are always so busy. Everybody’s —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.
2. The roads are terrible. I’m always getting —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.
3. The underground system is impossible. I’m always —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.
4. Tokyo is so big. It took me ages to —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.

Now, use the city’s vocabulary to complete the following sentences:   estate | high-rise | street | crossing | commuters | road

1. A always has buildings on one or both sides.
2. A may or may not have buildings on either side.
3. A housing  is a large number of flats or houses built close together at the same time. It is part of the town, but away from the centre.
4. Tower blocks are also called blocks or flats.
5. A pedestrian or a zebra  is a specified place on the road where people can cross.
6. People who commute to work every day are called

 

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ANSWERS

1. People are always so busy. Everybody’s rushing about all the time.
2. The roads are terrible. I’m always getting stuck in traffic.
3. The underground system is impossible. I’m always getting lost.
4. Tokyo is so big. It took me ages to find my way round.

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1. A street always has buildings on one or both sides.
2. A road may or may not have buildings on either side.
3. A housing estate is a large number of flats or houses built close together at the same time. It is part of the town, but away from the centre.
4. Tower blocks are also called high-rise blocks or flats.
5. A pedestrian or a zebra crossing is a specified place on the road where people can cross. 
6. People who commute to work every day are called commuters.

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 2

Write the name of each image using the following list:

a stadium | the subway | a park | a skyscrapper | a hospital | a gaz station | a mailbox |  | a traffic light | a hotel | a nuclear plant 

                   

1 –                2 –              3 – 

              

4 –              5 –            6 – 

                 

7 –             8 –               9 – 

            

10 –            11 – 

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. a fountain
2. a gaz station
3. a hospital
4. a hotel
5. a mailbox
6. a nuclear plant
7. a park
8. a skyscrapper
9. a stadium
10. the subway
11. a traffic light

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each image using the following list:

a building  |  a cemetary  |  a coffee shop  |  a crosswalk  |  an antenna  |  a bank  |  a billboard  |  a factory  |  a fountain  |  an airport  |  a bridge  | a bus station  |  a bench 

       

1 –          2 –            3 – 

         

4 –           5 –          6 – 

          

7 –         8 –            9 – 

              

10 –         11 –          12 – 

 

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ANSWERS

1. an airport
2. an antenna
3. a bank
4. a bench
5. a billboard
6. a bridge
7. a building
8. a bus station
9. a cemetary
10. a coffee shop
11. a crosswalk
12. a factory

It’s or Its? | Exercise with answers

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Exercise 4

Choose between its or it’s:

1. it’sits not going to happen.
2. I hope that it’sits not too late to board the plane.
3. The tree has lost all of it’sits leaves.
4. it’sits too late to eat dinner.
5. The company has seen it’sits profits rise by 20%.
6. Look at the cat! it’sits hurt it’sits head.
7. The cat had eaten all it’sits food.
8. it’sits been raining all day.
9. it’sits been an nice day.
10. My house is old and it’sits roof is damaged.

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ANSWERS

1. it’s
2. it’s
3. its
4. it’s
5. its
6. it’s / its
7. its
8. it’s
9. it’s
10. its