Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
We are ready for school.
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Planning a shopping trip
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Planning a shopping trip · A1. Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
Read the whole passage before filling each gap. Use the surrounding grammar and meaning together.
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Planning a shopping trip
Read the whole passage before filling each gap. Use the surrounding grammar and meaning together.
Mum and I [1] _____ ready to go shopping. I want [2] _____ orange for my lunch. We have two empty bags. Please carry [3] _____ to the car. We can [4] _____ bread at the small shop. It opens [5] _____ nine. The shop is [6] _____ the bank; their front doors are side by side. I am taking a small bag [7] _____ the big bag is broken. We do not need [8] _____ eggs: there are six in the fridge already. Mum has the list, and I have the money.
A little clarity first
Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
I have an apple in my bag.
Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
I stay at home because I am tired.
Learning material
Use of EnglishA1
Planning a shopping trip
Read the whole passage before filling each gap. Use the surrounding grammar and meaning together.
Mum and I [1] _____ ready to go shopping. I want [2] _____ orange for my lunch. We have two empty bags. Please carry [3] _____ to the car. We can [4] _____ bread at the small shop. It opens [5] _____ nine. The shop is [6] _____ the bank; their front doors are side by side. I am taking a small bag [7] _____ the big bag is broken. We do not need [8] _____ eggs: there are six in the fridge already. Mum has the list, and I have the money.
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Planning a shopping trip — gap 1
Choose the word or phrase for gap [1].
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
0/4Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
I have an apple in my bag.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
0/1Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
We are ready for school.04
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A1Planning a shopping trip
Lesson points
Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
We are ready for school.Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
I have an apple in my bag.Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
I stay at home because I am tired.Questions & answers
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Planning a shopping trip — gap 1
Choose the word or phrase for gap [1].
- be
- are
- am
- is
Answer & explanation
are
Completed sentence: “Mum and I are ready to go shopping.” The subject is “Mum and I”: two people. Use plural “are”, not a singular form.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 2
Choose the word or phrase for gap [2].
- a
- these
- those
- an
Answer & explanation
an
Completed sentence: “I want an orange for my lunch.” “Orange” is a singular countable noun beginning with a vowel sound. For one unspecified orange, use “an”.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 3
Choose the word or phrase for gap [3].
- they
- their
- them
- it
Answer & explanation
them
Completed sentence: “Please carry them to the car.” The pronoun replaces “two bags” and follows the verb “carry”, so use the plural object form “them”.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 4
Choose the word or phrase for gap [4].
- buys
- buying
- buy
- to buy
Answer & explanation
buy
Completed sentence: “We can buy bread at the small shop.” After the modal verb “can”, use the base form “buy”, without “to”, -s or -ing.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 5
Choose the word or phrase for gap [5].
- on
- to
- at
- in
Answer & explanation
at
Completed sentence: “It opens at nine.” Use “at” before the exact clock time “nine”.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 6
Choose the word or phrase for gap [6].
- next
- between of
- in front
- next to
Answer & explanation
next to
Completed sentence: “The shop is next to the bank; their front doors are side by side.” “Next to” means immediately beside. Keep both words before the place noun “the bank”.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 7
Choose the word or phrase for gap [7].
- so
- because of
- because
- to
Answer & explanation
because
Completed sentence: “I am taking a small bag because the big bag is broken.” The second clause gives the reason for taking a small bag: the big bag is broken. Use “because”.
Planning a shopping trip — gap 8
Choose the word or phrase for gap [8].
- any
- a
- an
- every
Answer & explanation
any
Completed sentence: “We do not need any eggs: there are six in the fridge already.” In this negative statement, “any” expresses no need for eggs.