Exercise 1: Time

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

seconds / minute / hours / days / weeks / months / year / decades

1. There are sixty {{{seconds}}} in a minute.

2. I celebrate my birthday every {{{year}}}.

3. January, February, and March are examples of {{{months}}}.

4. It takes about 4 {{{hours}}} to fly from Vancouver to Toronto.

5. The average human lives for about seven {{{decades}}}.

6. There are seven {{{days}}} in a week.

7. The human heart usually beats 60 to 100 times per {{{minute}}}.

8. It takes four {{{weeks}}} for the Moon to go around the Earth.

Exercise 2: Prepositions of place

Use from to say your city or country.

Use from to say the distance between places.

Use near to say that a place or thing is close.

Use in for cities, countries, or regions.

Complete the paragraph with from, in, or near.

Hi, I’m Taylor. I’m {{{from | in | near}}} Vancouver {{{in | from | near}}} British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver is a big city {{{near | in | from}}} Seattle in the USA. It’s also about 115km {{{from | in | near}}} Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. People {{{from | in | near}}} a lot of different countries come to visit my city. It is popular because it is {{{near | in | from}}} famous mountains for skiing and it also has beautiful beaches.

Exercise 3: Present Simple

Use the present simple to talk about habits, routines, and things that are always true.

• Affirmative
• I / you / we / they play
• He / she / it plays

• Negative
• I / you / we / they don’t play
• He / she / it doesn’t play