AMERICAN BIG PICTURE EXERCISES STUDENTS BOOK UNIT 4

DIRECTIONS: Use your students book to complete the following exercises. First,
study pages 41-45 & 143 from your Students book. Then, complete the exercises
below.
PRESENT PERFECT (Page 42, exercises 2a Grammar) Order the words to make
questions in the present perfect and simple past.

1. Have you ever stayed out all night?

How did you feel?

2. Have you ever argued with your parents?

Why did you argue?

3. Have you ever given money to charity?

What did the money for?

4. Have you ever helped a stranger?

What did you do?

5. Have you ever say good-bye to someone for a long time?

What did you say?

Page 143, exercise 4.2b. Complete the sentences with for and since.

1. Theyve been married for 15 years.

2. Peter has worked at the bookstore since 2007.

3. Hes been in a meeting since 11 oclock.

4. Ive had my car for 18 months.

COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (P45, exercise 3a Grammar.)
Complete the questions about family and home life using comparative and
superlative adjectives accurately.
1. Do you have any older or younger brothers and sisters?

2. Who is the best and the worse person for doing housework in your family? What
do they do?

3. What is the busiest time in your house? Why it is busy?

4. Is your family bigger or smaller than Libbys? is it easier to live in a big or a

small family?
Who do you think has the most interesting job in your family? What do they do?

WORKBOOK. Complete exercises 1, 2, & 3 from page 24 from your workbook.

Also, complete exercise 8 from page 25.
IMPORTANT: Complete the workbook exercises on your books. ONLY type your
answers from the Students book exercises here.
Exercise 1
1. Done
2. Liked
3. Wanted
4. Gone
5. Tried
6. Eaten
7. Had
8. Play
9. Taught
10. Moved
11. Seen
12. Lost
Exercise 2
1. Have you ever taught someone a new skill?
2. She has never been good at cooking.
3. She has always made fast food.
4. I have always loved cooking
5. Have you ever eaten?
 6. I havent always like spicy food
7. I have ever had.
8. I havent gone to Thailand

Exercise 3
1. Have you ever been fishing?
2. Hes always loved fishing.
3. No, Ive never tried fishing.
4. Ive have never wanted.
5. Ive always played teams sports instead.

Exercise 8
1. Strangest
2. Been
3. Didnt have
4. Earlier
5. More surprised
6. Wanted
7. For
8. Worst
9. Funniest
10. Threw