P2 A2 WEEKEND HOMEWORK WEEK 1 -KEY

PART A: READING

Text 1: Read the text below and answer the following questions.

Steve Jobs was an American inventor. He established Apple Inc. and invented the iPhone and
the iPad. He was born in San Francisco, California in 1955. As a child, he enjoyed working on
electronics with his father. They liked to break radios and televisions into pieces and put them back
together.
Steve was a clever student. He liked electronics, computers and
technical things. His friends were also interested in engineering and
electronics like him. When he was 13, he became friends with Steve
Wozniak. Wozniak was very good at electronics.
In the early 1970s, Jobs made video games for a computer
company called Atari. He was still friends with Steve Wozniak. In 1976,
Wozniak invented a personal computer and showed Jobs this
computer. Jobs said that he wanted to set up a company together and make and sell computers.
They founded their company and called it Apple Computers. They began making computers in Job’s
garage when Jobs was just 21. They invented the Apple I and Apple II computers together. The Apple
II was a very successful product and when Jobs was 23, he was a millionaire.
Unfortunately, Steve Jobs developed cancer. He tried to treat cancer with alternative
medicine for a long time, but he died of cancer in 2011 at the age of 56.

A. Read the text and then mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F).
1. Steve Jobs was very smart at school. ___T___
2. He met his friend Steve Wozniak when he was 30 years old. ___F___
3. Wozniak, Steve’s friend, didn’t have any interest in electronics. ___F___
4. Steve and his friend named their company “Apple Computers.” ___T___
5. Steve Jobs was very rich at the age of 23. ___T___

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Where was Steve Jobs from?
He was from the USA.
2. What kinds of things did Steve like to do with his father when he was a child?
He enjoyed working on electronics with his father. They liked to break radios and televisions into
pieces and put them back together.
3. Which company did Steve Jobs make computer games for?
Jobs made video games for a computer company called Atari.
4. Where did Jobs and Wozniak make their first computers?
They began making computers in Job’s garage.
5. How many computers did they make? Which one was successful?
They invented the Apple I and Apple II computers. The Apple II was a very successful product.
6. Why did Steve Jobs die? ___because Steve Jobs developed cancer___.
7. What does “They” in paragraph 3 refer to? ___Jobs and Wozniak___

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 PART B: GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns.
1. John loves Mary. ___He____ loves ___her_____ very much.
2. Mary loves John. ___She_____ loves ___him_____ very much.
3. Mary and John love their daughter, Anna. ___They_____ love ___her____ very much.
4. Mary and John love their son, Tom. ___They_____ love ____him___ very much.
5. Tom loves his sister, Anna. ___He____ loves ___her____ very much.
6. Mary loves her children. ___She____ loves ___them_____ very much.
7. Mary and John love Tom and Anna. ___They_____ love ___them____ very much.
8. Rita has a book. ___She_____ bought ___it_____ last week.
9. I know the new students, but Tony doesn’t know ___them_____ yet.
10. I wrote a letter, but I can’t send __it_____ because I don’t have a stamp.
11. Tom is in Canada. ___He_____ is studying at a university.
12. Ann is my neighbor. I talk to ___her____ every day. ___She_____ and ____I____ have interesting
conversations.
13. I have two pictures on my bedroom wall. I like ____them____. ___They_____ are very beautiful.
14. Ann and I have a dinner invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Brown want ___ us______ to come to dinner at
their house.
15. My husband and I have a new car. ___We_____ bought ___it_____ last month.

Exercise 2: Circle the correct pronoun.

1. My sister and I live together. Our parents often call ______ on the telephone.
a) us b) them c) we d) they
2. Tom has a broken leg. I visit ______ every day.
a) he b) him c) them d) it
3. Sue and I are good friends. ________spend a lot of time together.
a) They b) You c) We d) She
4. Our children enjoy the zoo. We often take _____ to the zoo.
a) it b) they c) them d) him
5. Mary drives an old car. She takes good care of _____.
a) her b) them c) him d) it
6. Jack and _____ don’t know Mr. Wu.
a) I b) me c) us d) them
7. Ms. Gray is a lawyer in Chicago. Do you know ______?
a) them b) it c) him d) her
8. Ahmed lives near Yoko and _______.
a) I b) me c) him d) her
9. My sister and a friend are visiting me. _______ are visiting here for two days.
a) She b) They c) We d) Them

Exercise 3: Add apostrophes (‘) to the possessive pronouns.

1. Jims last name is Smith. Jim’s last name is Smith.
2. Bob’s cat likes to sleep on the sofa.
3. My teachers’ names are Ms. Rice and Mr. Molina.
4. My mother’s first name is Marika.
5. My parents’ telephone number is 555-9876.
6. My uncle George is my father’s brother.
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7. Nicole is a girl’s name.
8. Erica and Heidi are girls’ names.
9. Do you like Tom’s shirt?
10. Do you know Anita’s brother?
11. Alex’s friends visited him last night.
12. The teacher collected the students’ test papers at the end of the class.
13. How long is an elephant’s trunk?
14. A monkey’s hand looks like a human hand.
15. Monkeys’ hands have thumbs.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive form of the words in parentheses.
1. a) This bookbag is ___mine____. (I)
b) That bookbag is ____Sue’s___. (Sue)
c) ____My___ bookbag is red. (I)
d) ____Hers___ is green. (she)
2. a) These books are ___ours______. (we)
b) Those books are ___theirs_______. (they)
c) ___Our______ books are on the table. (we)
d) ___Theirs______ are on the desk. (they)
3. a) This raincoat is ___Tony’s______. (Tony)
b) That raincoat is ___Mary’s______. (Mary)
c) ___His_____ is light brown. (he)
d) ____Hers_____ is light blue. (she)
4. a) This notebook is ___mine_____. (I)
b) That one is _____yours_______. (you)
c) ___Mine_____ has ____my___ name on it. (I)
d) __Yours______ has ___your___ name on it. (you)
5. a) ___Jim’s_____ apartment is on Pine Street. (Jim)
b) ____Ours____ is on Main Street. (we)
c) ____His_____ apartment has three rooms. (he)
d) ____Ours_____ has four rooms. (we)
6. a) These books are ____Ann’s______. (Ann)
b) Those are ____Paul’s_______. (Paul)
c) ____Hers____ are on ___her____ desk. (she)
d) ____His____ are on ___his____ desk. (he)

Exercise 5: Choose the correct pronoun.

1. Is this _______ (your/yours) pen?
2. Please give this dictionary to Olga. It’s ________ (her/hers).
3. A: Don’t forget ______ (your/yours) hat. Here.
B: No, that’s not _______ (my/mine) hat. ________ (My/Mine) is green.
4. A: Please take this wood carving as a gift from me. Here. It’s _______ (your/yours).
B: Thank you. You’re very thoughtful.
5. A: Isn’t that the Smiths’ car? That one over there. The blue one.
B: No, that’s not _______ (their/theirs). ________ (Their/Theirs) car is dark blue.

6. A: Abdul and I really like _______ (our/ours) new apartment. It has lots of space.
B: How do you like _______ (your/yours)?
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 B: _______ (Our/Ours) is small, but it’s comfortable.
7. A: Maria, ______ (your/yours) spaghetti sauce is delicious!
B: Thank you, but it’s not as good as ________ (your/yours).
A: Oh, no. _______ (Your/Yours) is much better! It tastes just as good as Anna’s.
B: Do you like Anna’s spaghetti sauce? I think _______ (her/hers) is too salty.
A: Maybe. _______ (My/Mine) husband makes good spaghetti sauce too. ______ (He/His) is thick
and rich.
B: Making spaghetti sauce is easy, but everyone’s sauce is a little different.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns.

1. Frederick is an artist. ____He______ (He/His/Him) draws cartoons. ___His____ (He/His/Him)
cartoons are very funny. I like to watch ___him______ (he/his/him) when he draws.
2. The children are doing ____their___ (they/their/them) homework. ____They_____
(They/Their/Them) are working hard. Sometimes I help ___them______ (they/their/them) with
__their_____ /they/their/them) homework.
3. Mary is a surgeon. ___She_____ (She/Her) works long hours. ___Her_____ (She/Her) family
doesn’t see ____her____ (she/her) very much.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are on vacation. I am taking care of ____their___ (they/them/their) dog and
cat. ____Their____ (They/Them/Their) dog likes to play, but _____their___ (they/them/their) cat
likes to sleep.
5. My husband and ____I____ (I/me/my) own a restaurant together. We enjoy ___our___
(we/our/us) work. Sometimes ____our___ (we/our/us) friends and family help ____us___
(we/our/us) at the restaurant.

Exercise 7: Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in parentheses.
1. I exercise. I put on my exercise clothes. (After)
I exercise after I put on my exercise clothes. / After I put on my exercise clothes, I exercise.
2. The sun comes out. The snow begins to melt. (When)
When the sun comes out, the snow begins to melt. / The snow begins to melt when the sun comes
out.
3. She eats breakfast. She leaves home for work. (Before)
She eats breakfast before she leaves home for work. / Before she leaves home for work, she eats
breakfast.
4. John is working on his project. I am writing an email to my friend. (While)
While John is working on his project, I am writing an email to my friend. / I am writing an email to
my friend while John is working on his project.
5. I always buy some flowers. I visit my grandparents. (When)
I always buy some flowers when I visit my grandparents. / When I visit my grandparents, I always
buy some flowers.
6. He locks all the doors. He goes out. (Before)
He locks all the doors before he goes out. / Before he goes out, he locks all the doors.
7. We write our assignments. We upload them on Moodle. (After)
After we write our assignments, we upload them on Moodle. / We upload our assignments on
Moodle after we write them.