Grammar check (All clear, unit 5)

Read the dialogue and choose the correct answers.

Martha: Britain's Got Talent is a talent show on TV. It's my favourite programme and I                [watches always, always watch, watch always] it.

Simon:           [Often, How, How often] is it on?

Martha: Once a week, on Saturdays. I         [usually, never, always] go out on Saturday night. I stay at home to watch TV! It's fantastic!

Simon:      [Can, Does, Is] anyone be on the programme?

Martha: Yes, they       [do, can, can't]. There are people of all ages. There are people who can sing, dance or play an instrument               [fantastic, good, fantastically]. And there               [sometimes are, are sometimes, is sometimes] people who can't do those things        [good, goodly, well] . They're funny!

Simon: Is the programme on TV now?

Martha: No, it isn't, but there's a new series soon.

Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

You’re multi-talented. You       [can, can’t] sing and dance.

Jack can sing, but he       [can, can’t] dance.

I       [can, can’t] count in French: un, deux, trois.

They’re terrible! They       [can, can’t] act.

Complete the questions with How often or Do you usually.

1                [How often, Do you usually]do you play basketball?

2                [How often, Do you usually]go to school by bus?

3                [How often, Do you usually]watch TV before school?

4                 [How often, Do you usually] do you talk on the phone?

Choose the correct words to complete the text

Musical Manchester

Many         [persons, people] know that Manchester in England is the home of Manchester United football club. But Manchester is also    [a, an] important place for classical music. There     [is, are] a famous school in the city called Chetham’s School of Music.

Chetham’s is a school for talented young musicians. Can boys and girls go there? Yes,      [he, they] can. It     [’s, ’ve]got around 290 pupils between the ages of eight and eighteen. The pupils study subjects like maths, English and ICT, but they also study music for three hours a day. Students       [play, plays] musical instruments, like the piano or violin. Manchester has got an orchestra, too, called the Hallé. It         [doesn’t, don’t] perform just in Manchester, it performs around the world. There’s also the Hallé Youth Orchestra. That’s for young people who       [can, can’t] play a musical instrument, but don’t go to a music school like Chetham’s. The orchestra plays             [brilliantly, brilliant].