miércoles, 27 de noviembre de 2019

4th ESO, Future Forms, Revision


1. Complete:

The plane leave / leaves at  21.45.


We are staying / stay at home this weekend. 

What are you doing / do you do this evening?

Stella isn’t going to buy / doesn’t buy a new computer this weekend.

I ’m cooking / cook dinner this evening – do you want to come?

My brother is going to study / studying harder for the next test.


2. Choose the correct word:

1       Look at those clouds in the sky! It ’s going to / will rain.

2       Tom will / might come out to the café with us. He hasn’t decided yet.

3       The front door is open and the dog is going to / will run out!

4       Becky isn’t running very fast. She might not / won’t win the race now, I’m sure.

5       It’s going to / may be a fine day tomorrow. I hope   so!




3    Put the words in the correct order to make future continuous sentences.

1       we / driving / electric / by / 2025 / Will / be / all / cars / ?

2       might / her / next / Mum / be / new / week / job /  starting
3       won’t / on / staying / grandparents / holiday / be / Tom / his / with

4       getting / school / tomorrow / ready / At / 8 o’clock / Sam / for / be / will

5       will / doing / in / you / What / summer / be / the / ?



4    Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs in   brackets.

1       The sun is shining already and there are no clouds. It                              (be) a warm day.
2       Our new school term                              (start) next Monday.

3       This time next week, I                              (swim) in the sea on holiday!

4       We                              (go) into town later to watch a film, but we’re not sure yet.

5       Scientists predict that in ten years’ time, most drivers                             (have) greener cars.


5    Match the sentence halves.
1                    Hurry up! The train                                                a    is flying there tomorrow to see them.
2                  Because he’s so good at Science, Jack                   b    going to watch TV all evening.
3                  Tom has relatives in America, so he                       c     leaves at 6 o’clock. We’re going to be late!
4                  When Ben gets home tonight, he is                     d    is getting married to his girlfriend, Sophie!
5                  On his wedding day, Peter                                    e   is going to train to be a doctor.




lunes, 18 de noviembre de 2019

Bachillerato Practice Unit 2

Past simple and past continuous

1 Match sentences 1–4 with their uses a–d.


1  While we were singing in our music class, the other class was painting
    pictures. ____
2  It was a cold and cloudy day in Dublin. ____
3  Finally, I arrived at the top of the mountain and I admired the incredible
    views. ____
4  When we were sailing, we saw a dolphin in the sea. ____
a  two complete actions, one after the other
b  a long incomplete action, interrupted by a shorter action
c  two long incomplete actions happening at the same time
d  a description of the background context of a story

2 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.

1  When I made / was making a cup of tea, I dropped / was dropping the cup.
2  They didn’t get / weren’t getting a burger after they went / were going to the
    cinema.
3  What did you do / were you doing at 7 pm yesterday?
4  Did Liz listen / Was Liz listening to music, while she ran / was running in the
    park?
5  He got / was getting home, he took / was taking off his coat and boots and he
    had / was having some toast.
6  I didn’t think / wasn’t thinking about the party while I did / was doing my maths
    homework.
7  Once upon a time, a little girl went / was going to visit her grandmother, when
    she saw / was seeing a wolf.
8  Frank and I played / were playing tennis and then we went / were going home.



3 Match the beginnings of the sentences 1–8 with their endings a–h.

1  Ben broke his arm … ____
2  While he was travelling around the world, … ____
3  What were the views like … ____
4  I was chopping vegetables when … ____
5  She was presenting the survival show, … ____
6  Kim phoned my house … ____
7  Matt was holding some flowers when … ____
8  I fell asleep … ____
a  from the top of the mountain?
b  three times yesterday.
c  when he fell off his bike.
d  when she fell in the river.
e  he made friends from different countries.
f   I cut my finger.
g  while I was watching the film.
h  a bee stung him.

 4 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1  sunburnt / While / I / I / sunbathing / got / was / .
    ______________________________________________________________
2  they / bed / early / go / last night / Did / to / ?
    ______________________________________________________________
3  were / last night / They / at 6 pm / dinner / their / eating / .
    ______________________________________________________________
4  you / watching / What / last night / were / on TV / ?
    ______________________________________________________________
5  video games / Tom / were / We / arrived / when / playing / .
    ______________________________________________________________
6  I / skating / broke / I / when / was / my arm / .
    ______________________________________________________________

 5 Write complete sentences using the prompts given.

1  I felt very nervous before the exam and I / not eat / breakfast.
    ______________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________
2  What were you doing while we / research / the project?
    ______________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________
3  My dad was buying the newspaper when he / meet / my teacher.
    ______________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________
4  I forgot my book and I / not do / my homework.
    ______________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________
5  While we were camping, our friends / stay / in a hotel.
    ______________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________
6  I went outside with wet hair and then I / get / a cold.
    ______________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________

 6 Choose the best answers to complete the text.

Last winter my family and I 1 went / were going to the mountains. I 2 didn’t spend / wasn’t spending the first day snowboarding because we got there late in the evening. On the second day, the sun was shining. I 3 wanted / wanted to go snowboarding. I 4 got dressed / was getting dressed and 5 ate / was eating my breakfast quickly.
When I arrived on the slopes, the instructor 6 waited / was waiting for me. After lunch, I 7 snowboarded / was snowboarding on my own. Unfortunately, I 8 fell /
was falling and hurt my leg. My parents 9 took / were taking me to hospital. My broken leg meant that for the rest of the holiday I 10 didn’t snowboard / wasn’t
snowboarding again.

lunes, 21 de octubre de 2019

Dialogue 2º ESO


                
1- Hello,  what do you want to do this afternoon?

2- I want to go to ______________.

1- What do you want to do there?

2- I want to _________________.

1- OK, and then we can ______________.

2- Great, that is a good idea.

1- Ok, let´s go. 

2- See you at __________ at ______ o´clock!

Revision Unit 1 4th ESO

 1    Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use used  to
in sentences 1–3 and would in sentences 4 and 5.
1       I                              (not like) playing outside very much when I was a child.
2                                                       (your parents / be) hippies when they were young?
3       When my parents were young, they                              (go) to a lot of concerts.
4       My grandmother                             (always / make) me a snack when I got home from school.
5       My mother                             (collect) me from school every day when I was at primary school.


2                Circle the correct words.

1       Did you use to / Would you have long hair when you were young?
2       My grandparents used / would go dancing a lot as teenagers.
3       Jack didn’t use to / didn’t used to ride his bicycle very often as a  child.
4       How often Ben used to / would Ben play football when he was ten?
5       We used to / would live in New York when I was growing up.


3    Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in   brackets.

1       Ben couldn’t buy the T-shirt he wanted because he                    (spend) all his money.
2       I watched a great programme on TV last night. I                    (not see) it before.
3                                    (Mum / make) dinner when you arrived home last night?
4       Jack wanted to buy tickets for the concert, but they                  (sell out).
5                           (you / meet) Sam’s friend before?

Grammar practice – Unit 1 1st Bachillerato


Present simple and present continuous

1 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1  My brother ____ many followers on Twitter.
    a have                      b doesn’t have           c don’t have
2  I this ____ link on my blog now.
    a ’m sharing             b share                      c ’re sharing
3  Sarah ____ her emails this evening.
    a isn’t reading          b ’m not reading         c don’t read
4  ‘Where is he?’ ‘He ____ some English exercises.’
    a download               b downloads               c ’s downloading
5  Susan ____ out the latest apps.
    a always checks        b check                      c checks always
6  Just a minute, I ____ this file.
    a save                      b ’m saving                c saves

2 Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1  Dan _______________________________  (create) a new app at the moment.
2  My uncle _______________________________  (always, forget) the password
    to his mobile phone.
3  What ____________________________________  (be) the name of your blog?
4  What music ____________________________  (you, listen) to at the moment?
5  My dad ____________________________  (not use) his phone to take photos.
6  _____________________________ (they, upload) videos to Vimeo every week?


jueves, 20 de junio de 2019

Summer practice for 1st of ESO

Try these exercises:


1.       Write questions for these answers:

a)      __________________________________________ ?    I was at home.
b)      __________________________________________?     Yes, he did.
c)       __________________________________________?     She is my teacher.
d)      __________________________________________?     He´s a doctor.



2.       Complete these sentences:

a) We __________________a new car.          

b) She _________________ many books.

c)     ___________   he drink coffee?   
            
d)     __________ they live in Spain?


Revision of the exam 1º ESO (Extraordinaria)

1. Complete this text using one of these words: This, That, Those, These, my, your, his, her, its, our, their. (there are more words than gaps)

Hello! _____ name is Louis, _______ is _____ sister, Jane.
________ parents are Peter and Olivia.
We have a cat and a dog, _________ names are Luck and Crash.


2. Complete these sentences using the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets:

 a. His name________________(not be) Sam.
b. Tom____________________(not have got) fair hair.
c. She __________________ (not do) her homework everyday.
d. My sister always _______________ (play) in the park.
e. ___________ they __________ (live) in London?


3. Complete the questions with a question word from the list below:
Who      What      Where      When      Why      How many       How old 

a. ______________________is your name?
b. ______________________are your parents from?
c. ______________________is your birthday?
d. ______________________is that boy famous?
e. ______________________is your teacher?


4. Complete with a verb and an adverb of frequency:
Ex: We are always tired / My mum sometimes drinks coffee.

a. My father ____________________ (never / play) chess.
b. My mum _____________________(always / be) late.
c. Clara ___________________ (often / watch) sports on TV.
d. They __________________ (sometimes /be) tired after school.
e. Susan and I __________________ (never / drink) coffee.


5. Complete these sentences with the present continuous of the verb given:

a. Susan ________________________ (wear) a new skirt.
b. We ________________________ (watch) the new series.
c. ________________________ (you / listen) to the teacher?
d. My parents ______________________ (not drink) tea.
e. Harry _______________________ (buy) at the supermarket now.


6. Write sentences using two of the following words:
There is, there are, a, an, some, any, there isn´t, there aren´t 
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
c. __________________________________________
d. __________________________________________
e. __________________________________________


7. Write sentences comparing these things, use the adjectives in brackets:
Ex: My father is stronger than my uncle.

a. Chinese / English, difficult
___________________________________________________________________
b. You / him, bad ___________________________________________________________________
c. My room / yours, tidy
___________________________________________________________________
d. Apples / Hamburgers, good ___________________________________________________________________
e. Maths / English, interesting ___________________________________________________________________


8. Add 5 more words of each:

a. School Subjects: Science, __________________, ___________________, __________________, ________________________, _________________________

b. Daily routines: Have a shower, __________________, ___________________, __________________, ________________________, _________________________

c. Pieces of clothes: Trousers, __________________, ___________________, __________________, ________________________, _________________________

d. Food items: Apple, __________________, ___________________, __________________, ________________________, _________________________

e. Furniture: Chair, __________________, ___________________, __________________, ________________________, _________________________


9. Read the text and circle T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 

My name’s Adam and we’ve got five pets in our family.
We’ve got a black Labrador. Its name is Balthazar, but it’s a long name. Its nickname is Mr Big. Why? Because it’s a very big dog!
My sister Rachel has got two mice. Their names are Midnight and Snowy because one’s black and one’s white. Her mice are cool. They’ve got small, pink noses and ears. They’re in Rachel’s room. They aren’t in the living room because we’ve got a cat, and cats and mice aren’t friends.
The cat is my mum’s pet and its name is Tripod. How many legs has it got? Three! It’s very funny!
My brother Jack has got the fifth pet. It’s black and brown and very long. It hasn’t got legs. What is it? It’s a snake called Kaa. Reptiles are popular pets today, but personally I’m not a fan of them. Kaa’s horrible!

a. Adam’s dog has got two names. T / F / DS 
b. Rachel’s mice are the same colour. T / F / DS 
c. Midnight hasn’t got a tail T / F / DS 
d. The cat and the mice are friends. T / F / DS 
e. Adam’s mum has got three cats. T / F / DS 


10. Read the text again and circle the correct words:

a. Mr Big is the dog’s first name / nickname. 
b. Rachel’s / Jack’s pets are black and white.
c. The mice have got pink eyes / ears. 
d. Tripod has got three / four legs.
e. Jack’s hair / snake is long and black.


11. Answer the following questions with full sentences:

a. Where do you live? ________________________________________________
b. When is your birthday?______________________________________________
c. What are your favourite sports?_______________________________________
d. How often do you play football?______________________________________
e. Who is your favourite teacher?________________________________________


12. Answer these questions with short answers:

a. Do you study Science in school? _________, ____________________________
b. Are you writing now?__________, ____________________________________
c. Have you got a blue pen?_________, ___________________________________
d. Is your mother a teacher?________, ____________________________________
e. Can you speak English?_________, ____________________________________