BASIC ENGLISH 3

TOUCHSTONE • LEVEL 2 • UNIT 2

BASIC ENGLISH 3-UNIT 2-WORKSHOP

1. Can Kim ___ the piano? a. play b. to play c. playing 2. My father is good ___. a. cook b. to cook c. at cooking 3. Would you like ___ computer games? a. design b. to design c. to designing 4. I'm not good at ___ languages. a. learn b. to learn c. learning 5. My best friend can't ___. a. whistle b. to whistle c. whistling

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Grammar Choose the correct answer.

6. My mother is excited about ___ to dance. a. learn b. to learn c. learning 7. Are you interested in ___ poetry? a. write b. to write c. writing 8. ___ your boss prefer to exercise in the morning? a. Does b. Can c. Is 9. Can you ___ a horse? a. ride b. riding c. to ride 10. ___ you good at swimming? a. Do b. Are c. Can 11. I like Alicia Keys. I think ___ a great singer. a. her b. she's c. it's 12. ___ in my class likes rap music. a. They b. We c. Nobody 13. Yo-Yo Ma is a famous classical musician. ___ knows him. a. Everyone b. We c. They 14. I'm going to your concert this weekend. I can't wait to hear ___! a. me b. you're c. you

15. My favorite band is Coldplay. I listen to ___ a lot. a. them b. everybody c. him 16. My parents listen to Bob Dylan a lot. They think he's great, but I don't really like ___. a. him b. it c. he 17. Oh, I love this song. Come listen to ___. a. me b. it c. that 18. Do you know Ayumi Hamasaki? She's from Japan. I really like ___. a. her b. she c. him 19. ___ in my family listens to jazz. We don't like it. a. Everybody b. We c. No one 20. My friends and I are in a band. Come listen to ___ sometime! a. them b. us c. we 21. A: What do you enjoy doing in your ___? B: I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles. a. skill b. band c. free time 22. I can't fix cars at all. I'm not ___. a. mechanical b. artistic c. talkative

Vocabulary Choose the correct answer.

23. Can you play a ___ instrument? a. main b. musical c. artistic 24. Joan ___ at the gym every day. a. draws b. works out c. crochets 25. My grandmother is good with her hands. She enjoys ___ sweaters. a. knitting b. buying c. wearing 26. I can't write very well. I ___ read. a. don't like to b. hate to c. prefer to 27. A: What are your ___? B: I'm really into crossword puzzles. a. hobbies b. things c. skills 28. My brother can play the saxophone very well. He loves to play ___. a. pool b. jazz c. baseball 29. Who's your favorite ___ musician? a. odd b. main c. classical 30. Larry loves to draw and paint. He's very ___. a. artistic b. local c. mechanical

31. The ___ of that band sounds like Shakira. a. fan b. lead singer c. piano 32. Kate prefers listening to ___ music. She hates listening to folk. a. pop b. fashion c. talkative 33. A: Do you enjoy collecting stamps? B: Um, no. ___ a. I don't really have much time for a hobby. b. I don't enjoy writing letters. c. I really like collecting them. 34. A: Are you good at cooking? B: Not really. ___ a. I cook every day. b. But my husband's a great cook. c. It's my main hobby. 35. A: Are you into photography? B: ___ I'm not really into photography. a. No, not really. b. I mean, c. Anyway, 36. A: I love gardening. It's my main hobby. Do enjoy gardening? B: No, I don't have a yard. ___ a. I don't have a lot of free time. b. I prefer to grow flowers. c. I have some indoor plants, though. 37. A: Are you into music? B: Yes, I am. I'm ___ into music.

Conversation Strategies Complete the conversation. Choose the correct answer.

a. like b. really c. anyway 38. A: I really enjoy making jewelry. Do you want to try it? B: ___ I'm not very good with my hands. a. I mean, b. Well, yeah. c. Uh, not really.

Listening I can't dance very well. Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer. 39. What kind of music does Carla like? a. country music b. hip-hop c. rap 40. What's Carla's main hobby? a. dancing b. playing golf c. doing jigsaw puzzles 41. What do Carla and Garret both enjoy? a. dancing b. playing golf c. doing jigsaw puzzles

Reading Hobbies of Famous People Read the article. Choose the correct answer. Everybody needs to relax sometimes — even famous people. Famous people have really busy lives, but many of them enjoy interesting hobbies. Ben Affleck and Antonio Banderas enjoy learning languages. Ben can speak Arabic and Spanish. Antonio learned English in a very short time for his job, and now he's very good at speaking it. Some famous people enjoy collecting things. Nicolas Cage is really into comic books. In 2002, he sold his comic book collection for about two million dollars! Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has an unusual hobby — she collects insects. And Tom Hanks likes to collect old typewriters. Many stars prefer exercising in their free time. Britney Spears loves to swim. Leonardo DiCaprio's grandmother says Leonardo loves in-line skating. Ice-skating champion Michelle Kwan enjoys swimming and biking in her free time. Hugh Grant enjoys the sport of cricket, and Madonna can ride horses very well. Some celebrities' hobbies aren't really very surprising. For example, singer Enrique Iglesias likes to listen to music and go to the movies. But, other celebrities' hobbies are surprising. For example, tennis star Maria Sharapova likes reading and eating dessert. Wow! Famous people like to do ordinary things, too! 42. What's Ben Affleck good at? a. languages b. collecting c. sports d. cooking 43. What does Claudia Schiffer collect? a. comic books b. typewriters c. cars d. insects 44. What does Enrique Iglesias like to do in his free time? a. collect typewriters b. ride horses c. go to the movies d. eat dessert

45. Who does not enjoy exercising in her free time? a. Michelle Kwan b. Maria Sharapova c. Madonna d. Britney Spears