jueves, 29 de noviembre de 2012
lunes, 26 de noviembre de 2012
Vocabulary list to be included in the 10th December vocabulary-grammar exam.
DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW VOCABULARY FOR UNIT 1, ALSO FOR THE EXAM.
A piece of advice: Study all vocabulary related to work. (workbook: vocabulary builder page 4, workbook pages 15 and 18, book page 22, and worksheets: the one by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell English vocabulary in Use CUP.) Review connectors: worksheets (so that, in order that, in order to/ because, as, because of since, due to)
TEXTS:
- Indian woman gives birth at age 70.
A retired universtiy lecturer, Romania, to give birth, to fail (verb), failure (noun), widely, stigma, heir, illegal, punishable by law, broad, acceptance, childless, punishment, successfully, in good health, to be worried about, to take care of, upbringing, their social status has risen. Criar, educar un hijo: to bring up, to marry: to wed, costume (disfraz), to apologize for (disculparse por), to mock somebody: to make fun of somebody.
- University students in the UK today
Survey, recently, Long-held (perception) (la idea mantenida durante mucho tiempo), undergraduate, (university) fee , loan, graduation, investment, profitable, to be likely, to devote, to accumulate debts, career, to be concerned about, qualification, to achieve, chance=opportunity, field, to earn money.
Lower=higher, actually=nowadays, to be accused of, to lack (he lacked physical strength).
‹ The hardest language to take into consideration, mother tongue, relevant=important, unimportant=irrelevant, related to, a huge challenge, British diplomats, embassy staff, to appear (verb) appearance (noun), to look after (cuidar) to look forward to +verb-ing (Alonso is looking forward to getting a better car)
- Thanksgiving Day.
Passenger, to arrive in (como lugar final de un destino: “they arrived in America”, however, “llegar a”: arrived at: She arrived at her mother’s house: llegó a casa de su madre) alive, settler, to plant, corn, syrup, poisonous, field, harvest, to join, roast turkey and cranberry sauce.
- Emerging market giants.
To notice, power transfer, global economic power, emerging market giant, to accumulate, debt, figure, amazing, workforce, astonishing, to knock, to catch up, to grow richer, to be likely to (they are likely to encounter: tienen muchas probabilidades de encontrarse con, toparse con), one-child policy, to decrease, tobacco abuse, low birth rate, to overheat, wealth, to block.
- Microcredits for the poor.
Developing third-world, a banker, underprivileged people, accesss to credits, to notice, high interest rates, to found, loans, guarantee, to develop, alternative financial institutions, economic development, poor people can be both reliable borrowers and enthusiastic entrepreneurs, to focus on, “they are most likely: ellas tienen más probabilidad, es más probable que ellas..., a radical step, to reach, gender distribution, paperwork, whatever (cualquier cosa) to spread the idea (extender la idea) throughout, the developing world, to reach (alcanzar), worldwide, poverty, to prove, to be awarded (the Nobel Peace Prize)
Oral activity THE WORLD OF WORK (sorry, I know that I said I wasn’t going to ask this vocabulary but it is too good to waste it)
Useful language
Pay a good salary, have long holidays, offer a lot of job satisfaction, be rewarding, have a pleasant working environment, carry great responsibility.
Offer job security, may be dangerous, demand long working hours, seem glamorous/exciting, be tiring / boring / stressful.
Comparing and contrasting
Both jobs are... ; neither job is... / nursing is like teaching because... Nursing is more demanding than teaching because...
Teaching is not as ...as nursing because...
Teaching has long holidays while /whereas nursing has shorter holiday periods.
Making a comment and giving your opinion
It looks like... / I’ve never thought about it, but... I suppose I’d prefer... / if you ask me / as far as I’m concerned / as for me.
The Simpsons:
The Simpsons: Bart vs. Thanksgiving
to prove (probar) (Homer) “if they start building a cartoon for every flash-in-the-pan cartoon character”, you’ll turn the parade (desfile, cabalgata) into a farce (farsa) (to turn into: convertir). (Marge) “stay out of my way”: quítate de enmedio. Cranberry sauce (salsa de arándanos) can opener (abrelatas) guys: tipos, tíos). (Marge): “remember to pick up (recoger) granpa (al abuelo). Halftime (en el intermedio –de un partido-) (Lisa) “you don’t even care” ni siquiera te importa. Stuffing, (el relleno –del pavo-) pumpkin pie (pastel de calabaza).
Worksheets: (hojas de fotocopias)
Cutbacks: recortes (en el trabajo).To live on: I’m living on hamburgers: vivo a base de hamburguesas. Unwell: sick, ill. Swallow: golondrina. To look for: buscar. How long?, The prices were sky high (los precios estaban por las nubes). To injure (his ankle), the streets were covered (cubiertas) in ice, he is ready to take over (hacerse cargo) the job, we had to turn down (bajar el volumen de) the television
Reported speech introductory verbs:
‹ Indirect statements: claim, explain, insist, mention, admit, report, apologize somebody for something (pedir disculpas a alguien por algo), congratulate somebody on something (felicitar a alguien por algo), to whisper, to shout, to threaten, to announce, to beg, to boast.
‹ Indirect questions: to wonder.
‹ Indirect commands: offer, suggest, advise, refuse, promise.
De las dos hojitas de vocabulario (las que tienen que ver con el trabajo) entran todas las palabras. Hojas tomadas del libro “Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell English vocabulary in USE CUP.
Text in the student’s book: STUDENT WINS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (page 19)
Mayor, former mayor, summer job, aims=purposes, objectives, people seemed to be surprised, his enthusiasm won them over, part-time job, to run the town, town council, to intend, to care about (worry about), to be proud of somebody (estar orgulloso de alguien), go-getter, to run for president, to research, belief, principal (of a school. AmE- inglés americano-) to suspend (a student) to expel from school.
Text in the student’s workbook: ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR JOB? (page 20)
To be affected by, What do you do for a living?, to be satisfied, “teachers have become more highly regarded (regarded: regard1 || transitive verb (consider) considerar; her employers regard her very highly sus jefes tienen muy buena opinión de ella or la tienen en gran estima; a highly regarded university una universidad muy respetada or de gran reputación. Low-paid jobs, firefighter, to score (they scored well on prestige), income, low morale (morale is high/low tienen (or tenemos etc) la moral alta/baja), an increase in salary, to encourage, to look out for (estar atento a, buscar), well-known: popular, unfair joke, convenience shops, to undo the damage do (para deshacer el daño hecho), to cut out for (They have their work cut out for them: tienen un trabajo hecho para ellos, a medida de ellos)
SONGS:
Carly Ray Jepsen: Call me maybe: a wish in the well, to trade, soul, to stare (verb: quedarse mirando fijamente), a stare (noun: una mirada fija), ripped jeans (los pantalones rasgados), to chase (perseguir), to beg, to borrow, to steal.
DOCUMENTARY CLIPS
Super size me (the clip about the person who decided to eat nothing but McDonald’s food for thirty days.
To be on the fast track to becoming…, to find out, medical supervision, a general practitioner (GP), weight loss, weight gain, fever, earache, cough, chest pain, to take medications, food allergies, heart disease, diabetes, blood pressure, open-heart surgery, blood test, iron level, kidney function, liver function, fat, body-fat percentage, to feel depressed, headache, improvement, balanced diet, healthy diet, disgusting.
Last Stop (documentary about Women Abuse).
Courage, to take my life back, to heal the pain, nightmare (pesadilla) dreams (sueños).
Repasad la gramática (reported speech).
DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW VOCABULARY FOR UNIT 1, ALSO FOR THE EXAM.
A piece of advice: Study all vocabulary related to work. (workbook: vocabulary builder page 4, workbook pages 15 and 18, book page 22, and worksheets: the one by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell English vocabulary in Use CUP.) Review connectors: worksheets (so that, in order that, in order to/ because, as, because of since, due to)
TEXTS:
- Indian woman gives birth at age 70.
A retired universtiy lecturer, Romania, to give birth, to fail (verb), failure (noun), widely, stigma, heir, illegal, punishable by law, broad, acceptance, childless, punishment, successfully, in good health, to be worried about, to take care of, upbringing, their social status has risen. Criar, educar un hijo: to bring up, to marry: to wed, costume (disfraz), to apologize for (disculparse por), to mock somebody: to make fun of somebody.
- University students in the UK today
Survey, recently, Long-held (perception) (la idea mantenida durante mucho tiempo), undergraduate, (university) fee , loan, graduation, investment, profitable, to be likely, to devote, to accumulate debts, career, to be concerned about, qualification, to achieve, chance=opportunity, field, to earn money.
Lower=higher, actually=nowadays, to be accused of, to lack (he lacked physical strength).
‹ The hardest language to take into consideration, mother tongue, relevant=important, unimportant=irrelevant, related to, a huge challenge, British diplomats, embassy staff, to appear (verb) appearance (noun), to look after (cuidar) to look forward to +verb-ing (Alonso is looking forward to getting a better car)
- Thanksgiving Day.
Passenger, to arrive in (como lugar final de un destino: “they arrived in America”, however, “llegar a”: arrived at: She arrived at her mother’s house: llegó a casa de su madre) alive, settler, to plant, corn, syrup, poisonous, field, harvest, to join, roast turkey and cranberry sauce.
- Emerging market giants.
To notice, power transfer, global economic power, emerging market giant, to accumulate, debt, figure, amazing, workforce, astonishing, to knock, to catch up, to grow richer, to be likely to (they are likely to encounter: tienen muchas probabilidades de encontrarse con, toparse con), one-child policy, to decrease, tobacco abuse, low birth rate, to overheat, wealth, to block.
- Microcredits for the poor.
Developing third-world, a banker, underprivileged people, accesss to credits, to notice, high interest rates, to found, loans, guarantee, to develop, alternative financial institutions, economic development, poor people can be both reliable borrowers and enthusiastic entrepreneurs, to focus on, “they are most likely: ellas tienen más probabilidad, es más probable que ellas..., a radical step, to reach, gender distribution, paperwork, whatever (cualquier cosa) to spread the idea (extender la idea) throughout, the developing world, to reach (alcanzar), worldwide, poverty, to prove, to be awarded (the Nobel Peace Prize)
Oral activity THE WORLD OF WORK (sorry, I know that I said I wasn’t going to ask this vocabulary but it is too good to waste it)
Useful language
Pay a good salary, have long holidays, offer a lot of job satisfaction, be rewarding, have a pleasant working environment, carry great responsibility.
Offer job security, may be dangerous, demand long working hours, seem glamorous/exciting, be tiring / boring / stressful.
Comparing and contrasting
Both jobs are... ; neither job is... / nursing is like teaching because... Nursing is more demanding than teaching because...
Teaching is not as ...as nursing because...
Teaching has long holidays while /whereas nursing has shorter holiday periods.
Making a comment and giving your opinion
It looks like... / I’ve never thought about it, but... I suppose I’d prefer... / if you ask me / as far as I’m concerned / as for me.
The Simpsons:
The Simpsons: Bart vs. Thanksgiving
to prove (probar) (Homer) “if they start building a cartoon for every flash-in-the-pan cartoon character”, you’ll turn the parade (desfile, cabalgata) into a farce (farsa) (to turn into: convertir). (Marge) “stay out of my way”: quítate de enmedio. Cranberry sauce (salsa de arándanos) can opener (abrelatas) guys: tipos, tíos). (Marge): “remember to pick up (recoger) granpa (al abuelo). Halftime (en el intermedio –de un partido-) (Lisa) “you don’t even care” ni siquiera te importa. Stuffing, (el relleno –del pavo-) pumpkin pie (pastel de calabaza).
Worksheets: (hojas de fotocopias)
Cutbacks: recortes (en el trabajo).To live on: I’m living on hamburgers: vivo a base de hamburguesas. Unwell: sick, ill. Swallow: golondrina. To look for: buscar. How long?, The prices were sky high (los precios estaban por las nubes). To injure (his ankle), the streets were covered (cubiertas) in ice, he is ready to take over (hacerse cargo) the job, we had to turn down (bajar el volumen de) the television
Reported speech introductory verbs:
‹ Indirect statements: claim, explain, insist, mention, admit, report, apologize somebody for something (pedir disculpas a alguien por algo), congratulate somebody on something (felicitar a alguien por algo), to whisper, to shout, to threaten, to announce, to beg, to boast.
‹ Indirect questions: to wonder.
‹ Indirect commands: offer, suggest, advise, refuse, promise.
De las dos hojitas de vocabulario (las que tienen que ver con el trabajo) entran todas las palabras. Hojas tomadas del libro “Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell English vocabulary in USE CUP.
Text in the student’s book: STUDENT WINS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (page 19)
Mayor, former mayor, summer job, aims=purposes, objectives, people seemed to be surprised, his enthusiasm won them over, part-time job, to run the town, town council, to intend, to care about (worry about), to be proud of somebody (estar orgulloso de alguien), go-getter, to run for president, to research, belief, principal (of a school. AmE- inglés americano-) to suspend (a student) to expel from school.
Text in the student’s workbook: ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR JOB? (page 20)
To be affected by, What do you do for a living?, to be satisfied, “teachers have become more highly regarded (regarded: regard1 || transitive verb (consider) considerar; her employers regard her very highly sus jefes tienen muy buena opinión de ella or la tienen en gran estima; a highly regarded university una universidad muy respetada or de gran reputación. Low-paid jobs, firefighter, to score (they scored well on prestige), income, low morale (morale is high/low tienen (or tenemos etc) la moral alta/baja), an increase in salary, to encourage, to look out for (estar atento a, buscar), well-known: popular, unfair joke, convenience shops, to undo the damage do (para deshacer el daño hecho), to cut out for (They have their work cut out for them: tienen un trabajo hecho para ellos, a medida de ellos)
SONGS:
Carly Ray Jepsen: Call me maybe: a wish in the well, to trade, soul, to stare (verb: quedarse mirando fijamente), a stare (noun: una mirada fija), ripped jeans (los pantalones rasgados), to chase (perseguir), to beg, to borrow, to steal.
DOCUMENTARY CLIPS
Super size me (the clip about the person who decided to eat nothing but McDonald’s food for thirty days.
To be on the fast track to becoming…, to find out, medical supervision, a general practitioner (GP), weight loss, weight gain, fever, earache, cough, chest pain, to take medications, food allergies, heart disease, diabetes, blood pressure, open-heart surgery, blood test, iron level, kidney function, liver function, fat, body-fat percentage, to feel depressed, headache, improvement, balanced diet, healthy diet, disgusting.
Last Stop (documentary about Women Abuse).
Courage, to take my life back, to heal the pain, nightmare (pesadilla) dreams (sueños).
Repasad la gramática (reported speech).
sábado, 24 de noviembre de 2012
domingo, 4 de noviembre de 2012
VERB TENSES PRACTICE (from Navigator, Burlington)
a.- Choose the correct answer.
1.- I__________________ believe in UFOs ________________ you believe in them?
a. isn’t/ Are b. Don’t/ do c. Doesn’t/do
2. Gabriel __________driven since he __________his driving test.
a. hasn’t/passed b. Was/passing c. Wasn’t/has passed
3.- The actor ________ his lines while he ______________for his new play.
a. was forgetting/ was rehearsing b. Forget/has rehearsed.
C. Forgot, was rehearing
4.- do you ___________book a table in this restaurant?
a. must b. have to c. should
5. Our cousins _____________visit us next Sunday; they ____________for two days.
a. Are going to/ will stay b. will/ is going to stay
c. Might/ are staying
6. We were lost, so we ___________the car and _______someone to help us.
a. Were stopping, asking b. Stopped, asked c. Stopped, were asking
7. Now I ____________ where I have seen him.
a. remember b. Am remembering c remembered
8. Why _________ stop working so hard?
a.You don’t b. You aren’t c. Don’t you
B Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
1. I _____________ (be) very angry if you ____________________ (not return) my CDs. You _____________________ (promise) to return them to me by Saturday. It ________________ (be) now Monday and you ( not give) _________________them back to me yet. I _______________(work) hard to buy them, and I __________________ (not be able to ) buy any more.
2. Look at Clara! she ______________________(just arrive) from Madrid. She _________________(look) extremely tired. She ____________(leave) Paris this morning and she ___________________(travel) all day. She probably ___________________(not eat) a thing. She never_________(eat) when she ___________(travel).
3. We’re going on holiday to Holland next week. Before we _______(leave), we ______________________(plan) our trip well. Last year, we _______________(not/ make )any special plans and as a result we _____________ (waste) a lot of time looking at maps. This year we _______________(be) ready when we ____________(go) on holiday, and we ______________(have ) a good time.
C.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
Too much, too young?
In the nineties, the world of professional tennis 1 (be) ________________ full of teenage stars who 2 (want) ______________ to be the best. Venus and Serena Williams’s father 3 (start)______________ to plan their international careers before these two girls 4 (be/even) ________________ born. Steffi Graf 5(already/play) _____________ regularly before the age of three or four years old, and Jennifer Capriati 6(reach) __________ her first Grand Slam semi-final by the time she 7 (be) ____________ just fourteen.
The problem was that by the time most of these four women 8 ( reach) ____________________ their twenties, the pressures of professional tennis 9 (already/have)__________________ an impact on their personal and family lives.
In the case of young stars like Jennifer Capriati, nobody noticed what 10 (happen) _____________ at that moment until things 11 (already/go) _________________ really bad, and Jennifer 12 _____________________(steal and take drugs) for some years.
Hopefully, this situation 13 (not/happen) ___________________ again for future generations.
D Complete texts A and B with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.
A
Jill usually (1) …………………… (go) out with her friends on Saturdays, but today she (2) …………………… (not have) time. Last week she (3) …………………… (have) a test at school, but she (4) …………………… (not pass) it. So today she (5) …………………… (study) for her exams.
B
At the moment, Billy (6) …………………… (talk) to a police officer, because he
(7) …………………… (see) a traffic accident this morning. A man (8) …………………… (drive) too fast when a dog (9) …………………… (run) into the road. Luckily, the dog
(10) …………………… (not die).
E.- Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs.
A: (1) __________ you __________ (make) any plans for the holidays yet?
B: Yes, we (2) __________ (visit) my aunt who (3) __________ (live) in Holland. (4) __________ you ever __________ (go) there?
A: Well, I (5) __________ (spend) a week in Amsterdam with my family three years ago, but I (6) __________ (not remember) much about it. I (7) __________ (get) very ill while we (8) __________ (stay) there and I (9) __________ (take) to hospital. My parents said they (10) __________ (be) quite worried about me for a few days.
B: Poor you.
A: But that (11) __________ (not happen) to you. I’m sure you (12) __________ (have) a good time in Holland.
F.- FILL IN THE GAPS with the corresponding verbal tense.
Tony usually (1) …………………… (play) football on Saturdays, but today he
(2) …………………… (meet) his friend Robert in town. He (3) …………………… just …………………… (get off) the bus and can (4) …………………… (see) Robert on the corner. They (5) …………………… (know) each other for ten years and go to the same school.
Today, if the weather (6) …………………… good, they (7) …………………… (catch) a train to the coast and go windsurfing. Robert’s sister and her husband (8) …………………… (run) a windsurfing school on the beach. She (9) …………………… (teach) windsurfing since 2002. In 2002 she (10) …………………… (study) for her university exams when she
(11) …………………… (meet) Harry. They (12) …………………… (fall) in love immediately and (13) …………………… (decide) to set up a school.
Their school is the only school on the coast where windsurfing (14) …………………… (teach). Classes (14) …………………… (offer) for six months of the year. It isn’t surprising that they (16) …………………… (be) very successful!
g.- Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, present continuous or past simple.
A: Hi, Rosa. What (1) ____________ you ____________ (do) here?
B: I (2) ____________ (wait) for Harry. I (3) ____________ (ring) him an hour ago, and he (4) ____________ (say) he’d meet me here at 5 o’clock. I hope he comes soon!
A: Why? What’s the problem?
B: I (5) ____________ (need) to borrow some money from him. I (6) ____________ (order) some new speakers at the music shop last week and I (7) ____________ (want) to pick them up today. I (8) ____________ usually ____________ (not borrow) from my friends, but the bank (9) ____________ (close) at 4 o’clock and the cash machine (10) ____________ (not work) at the moment.
ANSWERS
a.- Choose the correct answer.
1.- I__________________ believe in UFOs ________________ you believe in them?
a. isn’t/ Are b. Don’t/ do c. Doesn’t/do
2. Gabriel __________driven since he __________his driving test.
a. hasn’t/passed b. Was/passing c. Wasn’t/has passed
3.- The actor ________ his lines while he ______________for his new play.
b. was forgetting/ was rehearsing b. Forget/has rehearsed.
C. Forgot, was rehearing
4.- do you ___________book a table in this restaurant?
a. must b. have to c. should
5. Our cousins _____________visit us next Sunday; they ____________for two days.
a. Are going to/ will stay b. will/ is going to stay
c. Might/ are staying
6. We were lost, so we ___________the car and _______someone to help us.
a. Were stopping, asking b. Stopped, asked c. Stopped, were asking
7. Now I ____________ where I have seen him.
b. remember b. Am remembering c remembered
8. Why _________ stop working so hard?
a.You don’t b. You aren’t c. Don’t you
B Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
4. I _____________ (be) very angry if you ____________________ (not return) my CDs. You _____________________ (promise) to return them to me by Saturday. It ________________ (be) now Monday and you ( not give) _________________them back to me yet. I _______________(work) hard to buy them, and I __________________ (not be able to ) buy any more.
5. Look at Clara! she ______________________(just arrive) from Madrid. She _________________(look) extremely tired. She ____________(leave) Paris this morning and she ___________________(travel) all day. She probably ___________________(not eat) a thing. She never_________(eat) when she ___________(travel).
6. We’re going on holiday to Holland next week. Before we _______(leave), we ______________________(plan) our trip well. Last year, we _______________(not/ make )any special plans and as a result we _____________ (waste) a lot of time looking at maps. This year we _______________(be) ready when we ____________(go) on holiday, and we ______________(have ) a good time.
C.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
Too much, too young?
In the nineties, the world of professional tennis 1 (be) ________________ full of teenage stars who 2 (want) ______________ to be the best. Venus and Serena Williams’s father 3 (start)______________ to plan their international careers before these two girls 4 (be/even) ________________ born. Steffi Graf 5(already/play) _____________ regularly before the age of three or four years old, and Jennifer Capriati 6(reach) __________ her first Grand Slam semi-final by the time she 7 (be) ____________ just fourteen.
The problem was that by the time most of these four women 8 ( reach) ____________________ their twenties, the pressures of professional tennis 9 (already/have)__________________ an impact on their personal and family lives.
In the case of young stars like Jennifer Capriati, nobody noticed what 10 (happen) _____________ at that moment until things 11 (already/go) _________________ really bad, and Jennifer 12 _____________________(steal and take drugs) for some years.
Hopefully, this situation 13 (not/happen) ___________________ again for future generations.
D.- Complete texts A and B with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.
drive go have not die not have not pass run see study talk
A
Jill usually (1) goes …… (go) out with her friends on Saturdays, but today she
(2) doesn’t have (not have) time. Last week she (3) had (have) a test at school, but she (4) didn’t pass (not pass) it. So today she (5) …’s studying … (study) for her exams.
B
At the moment, Billy (6) is talking (talk) to a police officer, because he (7) saw (see) a traffic accident this morning. A man (8) was driving (drive) too fast when a dog (9) ran (run) into the road. Luckily, the dog (10) didn’t die (not die).
E.- Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs.
A: (1) Have you made (make) any plans for the holidays yet?
B: Yes, we (2) ’re going to visit (visit) my aunt who (3) lives (live) in Holland. (4) Have you been ever (go) there?
A: Well, I (5) spent (spend) a week in Amsterdam with my family three years ago, but I (6) don’t remember (not remember) much about it. I (7) got (get) very ill while we (8) were staying (stay) there and I (9) was taken (take) to hospital. My parents said they (10) were (be) quite worried about me for a few days.
B: Poor you.
A: But that (11) won’t happen not happen) to you. I’m sure you (12)’ll have (have) a good time in Holland.
FILL IN THE GAPS with the corresponding verbal tense.
Tony usually (1) …plays… (play) football on Saturdays, but today he
(2) …’s meeting … (meet) his friend Robert in town. He (3)… has just got off … (get off) the bus and can (4) … see …… (see) Robert on the corner. They (5) … have known …… (know) each other for ten years and go to the same school.
Today, if the weather (6) …is …… good, they (7) ……‘ll catch … (catch) a train to the coast and go windsurfing. Robert’s sister and her husband (8)… run … (run) a windsurfing school on the beach. She (9) …. has taught …… (teach) windsurfing since 2002. In 2002 she (10)… was studying … (study) for her university exams when she
(11) …met … (meet) Harry. They (12) … … fell …… (fall) in love immediately and (13) ……decided …… (decide) to set up a school.
Their school is the only school on the coast where windsurfing (14) …… is taught …… (teach). Classes (14) … …are offered …… (offer) for six months of the year. It isn’t surprising that they (16) …… are …… (be) very successful!
g.- Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, present continuous or past simple.
A: Hi, Rosa. What (1) are you doing (do) here?
B: I (2) _’m waiting _ (wait) for Harry. I (3) rang (ring) him an hour ago, and he (4) said say) he’d meet me here at 5 o’clock. I hope he comes soon!
A: Why? What’s the problem?
B: I (5) need(need) to borrow some money from him. I (6) ordered (order) some new speakers at the music shop last week and I (7) want (want) to pick them up today. I (8) don’t usually borrow (not borrow) from my friends, but the bank (9) closed (close) at 4 o’clock and the cash machine (10) isn’t working (not work) at the moment.
a.- Choose the correct answer.
1.- I__________________ believe in UFOs ________________ you believe in them?
a. isn’t/ Are b. Don’t/ do c. Doesn’t/do
2. Gabriel __________driven since he __________his driving test.
a. hasn’t/passed b. Was/passing c. Wasn’t/has passed
3.- The actor ________ his lines while he ______________for his new play.
a. was forgetting/ was rehearsing b. Forget/has rehearsed.
C. Forgot, was rehearing
4.- do you ___________book a table in this restaurant?
a. must b. have to c. should
5. Our cousins _____________visit us next Sunday; they ____________for two days.
a. Are going to/ will stay b. will/ is going to stay
c. Might/ are staying
6. We were lost, so we ___________the car and _______someone to help us.
a. Were stopping, asking b. Stopped, asked c. Stopped, were asking
7. Now I ____________ where I have seen him.
a. remember b. Am remembering c remembered
8. Why _________ stop working so hard?
a.You don’t b. You aren’t c. Don’t you
B Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
1. I _____________ (be) very angry if you ____________________ (not return) my CDs. You _____________________ (promise) to return them to me by Saturday. It ________________ (be) now Monday and you ( not give) _________________them back to me yet. I _______________(work) hard to buy them, and I __________________ (not be able to ) buy any more.
2. Look at Clara! she ______________________(just arrive) from Madrid. She _________________(look) extremely tired. She ____________(leave) Paris this morning and she ___________________(travel) all day. She probably ___________________(not eat) a thing. She never_________(eat) when she ___________(travel).
3. We’re going on holiday to Holland next week. Before we _______(leave), we ______________________(plan) our trip well. Last year, we _______________(not/ make )any special plans and as a result we _____________ (waste) a lot of time looking at maps. This year we _______________(be) ready when we ____________(go) on holiday, and we ______________(have ) a good time.
C.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
Too much, too young?
In the nineties, the world of professional tennis 1 (be) ________________ full of teenage stars who 2 (want) ______________ to be the best. Venus and Serena Williams’s father 3 (start)______________ to plan their international careers before these two girls 4 (be/even) ________________ born. Steffi Graf 5(already/play) _____________ regularly before the age of three or four years old, and Jennifer Capriati 6(reach) __________ her first Grand Slam semi-final by the time she 7 (be) ____________ just fourteen.
The problem was that by the time most of these four women 8 ( reach) ____________________ their twenties, the pressures of professional tennis 9 (already/have)__________________ an impact on their personal and family lives.
In the case of young stars like Jennifer Capriati, nobody noticed what 10 (happen) _____________ at that moment until things 11 (already/go) _________________ really bad, and Jennifer 12 _____________________(steal and take drugs) for some years.
Hopefully, this situation 13 (not/happen) ___________________ again for future generations.
D Complete texts A and B with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.
A
Jill usually (1) …………………… (go) out with her friends on Saturdays, but today she (2) …………………… (not have) time. Last week she (3) …………………… (have) a test at school, but she (4) …………………… (not pass) it. So today she (5) …………………… (study) for her exams.
B
At the moment, Billy (6) …………………… (talk) to a police officer, because he
(7) …………………… (see) a traffic accident this morning. A man (8) …………………… (drive) too fast when a dog (9) …………………… (run) into the road. Luckily, the dog
(10) …………………… (not die).
E.- Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs.
A: (1) __________ you __________ (make) any plans for the holidays yet?
B: Yes, we (2) __________ (visit) my aunt who (3) __________ (live) in Holland. (4) __________ you ever __________ (go) there?
A: Well, I (5) __________ (spend) a week in Amsterdam with my family three years ago, but I (6) __________ (not remember) much about it. I (7) __________ (get) very ill while we (8) __________ (stay) there and I (9) __________ (take) to hospital. My parents said they (10) __________ (be) quite worried about me for a few days.
B: Poor you.
A: But that (11) __________ (not happen) to you. I’m sure you (12) __________ (have) a good time in Holland.
F.- FILL IN THE GAPS with the corresponding verbal tense.
Tony usually (1) …………………… (play) football on Saturdays, but today he
(2) …………………… (meet) his friend Robert in town. He (3) …………………… just …………………… (get off) the bus and can (4) …………………… (see) Robert on the corner. They (5) …………………… (know) each other for ten years and go to the same school.
Today, if the weather (6) …………………… good, they (7) …………………… (catch) a train to the coast and go windsurfing. Robert’s sister and her husband (8) …………………… (run) a windsurfing school on the beach. She (9) …………………… (teach) windsurfing since 2002. In 2002 she (10) …………………… (study) for her university exams when she
(11) …………………… (meet) Harry. They (12) …………………… (fall) in love immediately and (13) …………………… (decide) to set up a school.
Their school is the only school on the coast where windsurfing (14) …………………… (teach). Classes (14) …………………… (offer) for six months of the year. It isn’t surprising that they (16) …………………… (be) very successful!
g.- Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, present continuous or past simple.
A: Hi, Rosa. What (1) ____________ you ____________ (do) here?
B: I (2) ____________ (wait) for Harry. I (3) ____________ (ring) him an hour ago, and he (4) ____________ (say) he’d meet me here at 5 o’clock. I hope he comes soon!
A: Why? What’s the problem?
B: I (5) ____________ (need) to borrow some money from him. I (6) ____________ (order) some new speakers at the music shop last week and I (7) ____________ (want) to pick them up today. I (8) ____________ usually ____________ (not borrow) from my friends, but the bank (9) ____________ (close) at 4 o’clock and the cash machine (10) ____________ (not work) at the moment.
ANSWERS
a.- Choose the correct answer.
1.- I__________________ believe in UFOs ________________ you believe in them?
a. isn’t/ Are b. Don’t/ do c. Doesn’t/do
2. Gabriel __________driven since he __________his driving test.
a. hasn’t/passed b. Was/passing c. Wasn’t/has passed
3.- The actor ________ his lines while he ______________for his new play.
b. was forgetting/ was rehearsing b. Forget/has rehearsed.
C. Forgot, was rehearing
4.- do you ___________book a table in this restaurant?
a. must b. have to c. should
5. Our cousins _____________visit us next Sunday; they ____________for two days.
a. Are going to/ will stay b. will/ is going to stay
c. Might/ are staying
6. We were lost, so we ___________the car and _______someone to help us.
a. Were stopping, asking b. Stopped, asked c. Stopped, were asking
7. Now I ____________ where I have seen him.
b. remember b. Am remembering c remembered
8. Why _________ stop working so hard?
a.You don’t b. You aren’t c. Don’t you
B Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
4. I _____________ (be) very angry if you ____________________ (not return) my CDs. You _____________________ (promise) to return them to me by Saturday. It ________________ (be) now Monday and you ( not give) _________________them back to me yet. I _______________(work) hard to buy them, and I __________________ (not be able to ) buy any more.
5. Look at Clara! she ______________________(just arrive) from Madrid. She _________________(look) extremely tired. She ____________(leave) Paris this morning and she ___________________(travel) all day. She probably ___________________(not eat) a thing. She never_________(eat) when she ___________(travel).
6. We’re going on holiday to Holland next week. Before we _______(leave), we ______________________(plan) our trip well. Last year, we _______________(not/ make )any special plans and as a result we _____________ (waste) a lot of time looking at maps. This year we _______________(be) ready when we ____________(go) on holiday, and we ______________(have ) a good time.
C.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
Too much, too young?
In the nineties, the world of professional tennis 1 (be) ________________ full of teenage stars who 2 (want) ______________ to be the best. Venus and Serena Williams’s father 3 (start)______________ to plan their international careers before these two girls 4 (be/even) ________________ born. Steffi Graf 5(already/play) _____________ regularly before the age of three or four years old, and Jennifer Capriati 6(reach) __________ her first Grand Slam semi-final by the time she 7 (be) ____________ just fourteen.
The problem was that by the time most of these four women 8 ( reach) ____________________ their twenties, the pressures of professional tennis 9 (already/have)__________________ an impact on their personal and family lives.
In the case of young stars like Jennifer Capriati, nobody noticed what 10 (happen) _____________ at that moment until things 11 (already/go) _________________ really bad, and Jennifer 12 _____________________(steal and take drugs) for some years.
Hopefully, this situation 13 (not/happen) ___________________ again for future generations.
D.- Complete texts A and B with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.
drive go have not die not have not pass run see study talk
A
Jill usually (1) goes …… (go) out with her friends on Saturdays, but today she
(2) doesn’t have (not have) time. Last week she (3) had (have) a test at school, but she (4) didn’t pass (not pass) it. So today she (5) …’s studying … (study) for her exams.
B
At the moment, Billy (6) is talking (talk) to a police officer, because he (7) saw (see) a traffic accident this morning. A man (8) was driving (drive) too fast when a dog (9) ran (run) into the road. Luckily, the dog (10) didn’t die (not die).
E.- Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs.
A: (1) Have you made (make) any plans for the holidays yet?
B: Yes, we (2) ’re going to visit (visit) my aunt who (3) lives (live) in Holland. (4) Have you been ever (go) there?
A: Well, I (5) spent (spend) a week in Amsterdam with my family three years ago, but I (6) don’t remember (not remember) much about it. I (7) got (get) very ill while we (8) were staying (stay) there and I (9) was taken (take) to hospital. My parents said they (10) were (be) quite worried about me for a few days.
B: Poor you.
A: But that (11) won’t happen not happen) to you. I’m sure you (12)’ll have (have) a good time in Holland.
FILL IN THE GAPS with the corresponding verbal tense.
Tony usually (1) …plays… (play) football on Saturdays, but today he
(2) …’s meeting … (meet) his friend Robert in town. He (3)… has just got off … (get off) the bus and can (4) … see …… (see) Robert on the corner. They (5) … have known …… (know) each other for ten years and go to the same school.
Today, if the weather (6) …is …… good, they (7) ……‘ll catch … (catch) a train to the coast and go windsurfing. Robert’s sister and her husband (8)… run … (run) a windsurfing school on the beach. She (9) …. has taught …… (teach) windsurfing since 2002. In 2002 she (10)… was studying … (study) for her university exams when she
(11) …met … (meet) Harry. They (12) … … fell …… (fall) in love immediately and (13) ……decided …… (decide) to set up a school.
Their school is the only school on the coast where windsurfing (14) …… is taught …… (teach). Classes (14) … …are offered …… (offer) for six months of the year. It isn’t surprising that they (16) …… are …… (be) very successful!
g.- Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, present continuous or past simple.
A: Hi, Rosa. What (1) are you doing (do) here?
B: I (2) _’m waiting _ (wait) for Harry. I (3) rang (ring) him an hour ago, and he (4) said say) he’d meet me here at 5 o’clock. I hope he comes soon!
A: Why? What’s the problem?
B: I (5) need(need) to borrow some money from him. I (6) ordered (order) some new speakers at the music shop last week and I (7) want (want) to pick them up today. I (8) don’t usually borrow (not borrow) from my friends, but the bank (9) closed (close) at 4 o’clock and the cash machine (10) isn’t working (not work) at the moment.
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