Pre-elementary Workbook 2nd edition

Unit 18 – this/that/these/those/could

Complete the sentences

Do you like this painting? …

This shop is my favourite …

Meet Kay

Meet Kay …

Can she read now? …

Answer the questions about you

Can you read English now?

Meet Peter

Meet Peter …

Can he ride a bike now? …

Answer the questions – sample answers – yours will be different

What day is it today? …

I could …

I couldn’t …

I can …

Complete the sentences

  1. Do you like this painting?
  2. Whose car is this?
  3. How much are these shoes?
  4. Look at those stars.
  5. These flowers are lovely.
  6. Is that your dog?
  7. Those trees are cherry blossom trees.
  1. This shop is my favourite.
  2. Use one of those cups from the shelf.
  3. Are these your books?
  4. I saw her at the coffee shop this morning.
  5. Something smells bad. This wine is not good.
  6. That class makes a lot of noise. We can hear them from the opposite side of the hall.
  7. Can you see what that house number is? I can’t read the letterbox.

Write the questions and answers

  1. Can she read now?
    Yes, she can.
  2. Could she read when she was seven?
    Yes, she could.
  1. Could she read when she was four?
    No, she couldn’t.
  2. How old was she when she could read?
    She was six when she could read.

About you – your answers will be different

  1. Can you read English now?
    Yes, I can.
  2. Could you read English when you were 20?
    Yes, I could.
  1. Could you read English when you were four?
    No, I couldn’t.
  2. How old were you when you could read English?
    I was five when I could read English.

Answer the questions

  1. Can he ride a bike now?
    Yes, he can.
  2. Could he ride a bike when he was ten?
    Yes, he could.
  3. Could he ride a bike when he was six?
    No, he couldn’t.
  1. How old was he when he could ride a bike?
    He was nine when he could ride a bike.
  2. How old is he now?
    He is 15 years old.
  3. How old is he in the picture?
    He is nine in the picture.

Answer the questions – your answers will be different

  1. Today is Monday.
  2. Yesterday was Sunday.
  3. It is April.
  4. Last month was March.
  5. I am in Phuket.
  1. I was at the beach last Saturday.
  2. Yes, I can drive a car.
  3. No, I couldn’t drive a car when I was ten.
  4. Yes, I can ride a motorbike.
  5. No, I couldn’t ride a motorbike when I was ten.

Two things

  1. I could write my name when I was five.
  1. I could read when I was five.

Two things

  1. I couldn’t swim when I was five.
  1. I couldn’t cook when I was five.

Three things

  1. I can drive a car now but I couldn’t when I was five.
  2. I can swim now but I couldn’t when I was five.
  1. I can cook now but I couldn’t when I was five.