English worksheets & lessons for beginners
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Exercise 5
Choose between pay, pay off or pay for:
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Exercise 4
Complete the following dialogue with the correct verb form in the following sentences:
1. I’ve only just got enough to get by at the moment, but fortunately I next month.
2. She wears some lovely clothes, doesn’t she?
> Yes, and she bought a Porsche recently, so I guess she
3. How’s the new job? Does it pay well?
> Not too bad. I after tax.
4. My basic wage is only £200 a week, but I because I do so much overtime.
1. I’m getting a rise
2. earns pretty good money
3. get £400 a week
4. make a lot more
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Exercise 3
Income: Complete the definitions with the following words:
1. A is what you earn weekly.
2. A is what you earn monthly or annually.
3. Your annual salary plus any other money you earn in a year is your
4. A is paid to a professional for some work – a lawyer, for example.
5 is given by parents to children.
6. People who have retired receive a
7. is paid by a man to his ex-wife.
8. is extra money you receive monthly or annually if you keep money in the bank.
9. Some people receive a once a year if they have done a good job or if the company has had a good year.
10. A is money given to you to help you with your studies or to travel.
1. A wage is what you earn weekly.
2. A salary is what you earn monthly or annually.
3. Your annual salary plus any other money you earn in a year is your income.
4. A fee is paid to a professional for some work – a lawyer, for example.
5 pocket money is given by parents to children.
6. People who have retired receive a pension.
7. maintenance is paid by a man to his ex-wife.
8. interest is extra money you receive monthly or annually if you keep money in the bank.
9. Some people receive a bonus once a year if they have done a good job or if the company has had a good year.
10. A grant is money given to you to help you with your studies or to travel.
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Exercise 2
Complete the following dialogues with the words below:
1. Um, I think £25 is a bit expensive.
> Well, there’s 10% off if you pay .
2. We still haven’t paid the telephone bill.
> Don’t worry, I put a in the post last night.
3.Can l pay by ?
> Yes, we take Visa and Mastercard.
4. Have you got any ? I‘ve only got a twenty-pound note.
> Yes, I think I’ve got some pound coins.
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Exercise 1
Use the following words in the text below:
The less money you carry around with you, the better. I usually have about £40 in (1) in my wallet and a couple of pounds in (2) in my pocket.
l pay (3) for things which cost under £10, but for anything over that I use my (4) .
I only use my (5) book to pay bills.
When I go on holiday, I carry all my foreign (6) in a (7) round my waist under my trousers!
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Exercise 4
1. Which three sports take place in a ring? → boxing / wrestling / kick-boxing
2. In which of the sports do you use gloves? → boxing / kick-boxing
3. In which of the sports can you become a black-belt? → karate / judo
4. In which of the sports do you throw your opponent? → wrestling / judo
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 1
Find the missing word in each box:
The sport → The person
1. → boxer
2. swimming →
3. skiing →
4. → ice-skater
5. → gymnast
6. athletics →
7. motor racing → racing
8. cycling →
9. → jockey
10. the pentathlon →
11. → yachtsman
12. rowing →
13. → sky diver
14. weightlifting →
15. → climber
The sport → The person
1. boxing → boxer
2. swimming → swimmer
3. skiing → skier
4. ice-skating → ice-skater
5. gymnastics → gymnast
6. athletics → athlete
7. motor racing → racing driver
8. cycling → cyclist
9. horse racing → jockey
10. the pentathlon → pentathlete
11. sailing → yachtsman
12. rowing → rower
13. sky diving → sky diver
14. weightlifting → weightlifter
15. climbing → climber
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Exercise 4
track | album | songs | tune | solo | number one | charts | single | cover version
1. Have you heard Massive Attack’s new ? It’s fantastic.
> Yes, the first is my favourite. I keep playing it over and over again.
2. I’ve just bought REM’s latest album.
> Yes, I’ve got that. lt’s great. There’s a superb guitar right at the beginning. You’ll love it.
3. Have you heard Billie’s new single yet?
> Yes, I don’t like it much, but it’s got such a catchy I can’t get it out of my head.
4. Paul Weller normally writes all his own but on his new album he’s done a of an old Bob Dylan number. It’s absolutely brilliant — better than the original!
5. Britney Spears is releasing a new this week. I’m sure it’ll go straight to in the like all her others.
1. Have you heard Massive Attack’s new album? It’s fantastic.
> Yes, the first track is my favourite. I keep playing it over and over again.
2. I’ve just bought REM’s latest album.
> Yes, I’ve got that. lt’s great. There’s a superb guitar solo right at the beginning. You’ll love it.
3. Have you heard Billie’s new single yet?
> Yes, I don’t like it much, but it’s got such a catchy tune I can’t get it out of my head.
4. Paul Weller normally writes all his own songs but on his new album he’s done a cover version of an old Bob Dylan number. It’s absolutely brilliant — better than the original!
5. Britney Spears is releasing a new single this week. I’m sure it’ll go straight to number one in the charts like all her others.