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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Be going to: plans and predictions

  • Use 'be going to + infinitive' to talk about future plans: 'She's going to buy a new car soon'.
  • You can also use this structure for predictions: 'Look at those clouds. It's going to rain'.
Activity 1. Choose the correct answer. (plans)                       

Activity 2. Put the words in the correct order. (plans)

Activity 3. Order the word in the questions. (plans)

Activity 4. Write questions with 'be going to'. (plans)

Activity 5. Choose the correct answer. (predictions)

Activity 6. Put the words in the correct order. (predicitons)

Countable and uncountable nouns and food vocabulary

There are two kinds of nouns in English, countable (things you can count: 'one apple, two apples...'), and uncountable (things you can´t count: 'milk').

Use a /an with singular countable nouns: 'a pinapple', 'an orange'

Use some with plural countable nouns ('I need some tomatoes') and uncountable nouns ('I need some butter') on affirmative sentences.

Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in negative sentences and questions: 'I don't have any orange juice / potatoes', 'Do you need any milk / carrots?'

Sometimes we can use some in questions:
offers: 'Would you like some coffee?'
requests: 'Can I have some biscuits?'

Use how much with uncountable nouns: 'How much money do we have now?'
Use how many with plural countable nouns: 'How many people were there at the party?'

Activity 1. Choose the correct answer: a / an, some or any.

Activity 2. Complete the sentences with a / an, some or any.

Activity 3. Choose the correct answer: how much / how many, a lot, not much, etc.
Activity 4. Put the words in the correct order.

Activity 5. Complete the sentences with a suitable word.

Activity 6. How much or how many?



Activity 7. Food vocabulary: a crossword.

Activity 8. Snack time! Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answers.
Activity 9. The fridge. John talks about the things he has in his refrigerator. Listen and choose the correct answer. Don't read the transcript before you do the quiz (on the right)!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Present simple and present continuous

We use the present simple  to say what you usually do: 'I take the dog for a walk in the afternoon'

We use the present continuous to say what you are doing now: 'She's staying with us at the moment'

* Don´t use the present continuous with state verbs (want, like, hate, need, look, have (possession), know...)
Activity 1. Present continuous. Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2. Present continuous. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

Activity 3. Present simple or continuous? (1)

Activity 4. Present simple or continuous? (2)

Activity 5. Present simple or continuous? (3)

Activity 6. We use the present continuous to describe pictures. Listen to the descriptions of some photos and choose the correct one.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

There is / There are. The House.


Activity 1. Flats and houses. Do the crossword.

Activity 2. There is / There are. Choose the correct answer.

Activity 3. There is / There are. Put the words in the correct order.

Activity 4. Read the text and answer the questions. The answers are at the end of the worksheet.

Activity 5. House Description. Clare answers questions about her home in England. Listen and do the quiz. (don´t read the text on the left, click on 'Quiz. Comprehension Q's 'on the right and listen)

Monday, March 21, 2011

Simple past: irregular verbs

Activity 1. Choose the correct answer.
Activity 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. Use contractions where possible.
Activity 3. Regular and irregular verbs. Choose the correct form.

Activity 4. Regular and irregular verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. Use contractions where possible.
Activity 5. Write the past of these irregular verbs.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Simple Past: regular verbs



Activity 1. Choose the correct answer.


Activity 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. Use contractions where possible.

Activity 3. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the past.

Activity 4. Write questions and negative sentences in the past.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Past simple of be: was / were

Activity 1. Complete the questions using the correct form of the verb "to be" in the past.

Activity 2.  Choose the correct answer.

Activity 3. Put the words in the correct order.

Activity 4. Was or Were?