The (2) Exercises

UNIT 69   The (2) Exercises

69.1   Answer these questions about yourself and your favorite hings. Use a dictionary if you don't
know the English words you need.

Example: What is your favorite flower? the rose

1.   What is your favorite tree? __________________________________________

2.   Which bird do you like most? ____________________________________________

3.   What is your favorite car? ______________________________________________

4.   What is your favorite musical instrument? ________________________________________________


69.2   Make sentences from the words in parentheses ( . . . )

Example: (Mary/play/piano very well) Mary plays the piano very well

1.   (Jack/play/guitar very badly) Jack plays______________________________________

2.   (Jill/play/violin in an orchestra) _________________________________________________

3.   (I'd like/learn/play/piano)______________________________________________________

4.   (you/play/guitar?)___________________________________________________________


69.3   Complete these sentences about animals Choose one of the words in parentheses. Use a dictionary if you don't know these words.

Example: The giraffe is the tallest of all animals. (elephant/lion/giraffe)

1.   _______________________ is the fastest of all animals. (tiger/cheetah/elephant)

2.   ________________________ is the largest but it the sea. (octopus/elephant/whale)

3.   ________________________ is the largest living bird. (eagle/sparrow/ostrich)                       


69.4   Complete these sentences using the with these adjectives:

poor          injured        unemployed            dead             rich             sick             blind

Example: Braille is a system of reading and writing by touch for the blind.

1.   Many people were killed in the plane crash. The bodies of  _______________ were taken away. __________________ were taken to the hospital.

2.   Do you know the story of Robin Hood? It is said that he robbed __________________
and gave the money to _____________________

3.   For people with jobs, life is easier than it is for_________________________

4.   Linda has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for _____________________


69.5   What do you call the people from these places?

Examples: England? the English
Russia? the Russians

1.   Britain?____________________

2.   Ireland?____________________

3.   Greece?_____________________

4.   Korea?______________________

5.   Spain?______________________

6.   France?________________________

7.   Japan?________________________

8.   German?_____________________

9.   China?_______________________

10.   Canada?____________________

11.   Switzerland?____________________

12.   America (the U.S.)?____________________

13.   the Netherlands?______________________

14.   and your country?________________________