Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Sunday, 15 June 2014

Tercer trimestre
> Grammar

1. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in the past.
        1  __________ you __________ (hear) some great music at the concert?
        2  __________ your parents __________ (buy) a new car last year?
        3  __________ you __________ (not wear) your new dress to the party? It’s warm enough.
        4  __________ he__________ (not give) me a lovely necklace for my birthday?

2. Complete the sentences with the past simple.
        1  Last summer he ___________________ (travel) to Greece by plane and then he ___________________ (hire) a car.
        2  Sue ___________________ (enjoy) riding her bike in the mountains.
        3  Last week we ___________________ (go) to France by ferry because we ___________________ (not find) tickets for the train.
        4  Journeys by train in the past ___________________ (be) very long.








3. Put the words in order to write sentences. Use the present continuous for future.
        1  for dinner /go / next Sunday / with friends / He
                                                                               
        2  buy / We / in Dorset / a new house/ in a year’s time
                                                                               
        3  my Mum / I / help / spring-clean the house
                                                                               
        4  Jane / with her aunt in Spain / for the summer / stay
                                                                               

4. Write the questions for these answers.
        1  I had four weeks holiday last summer.
                                                                               
        2  We’re planning to go to Cantabria.
                                                                               
        3  They’re going to sell the house.
                                                                               
        4  No, he didn’t go to the beach.
                                                                               













> Vocabulary

5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
underground            coach              bus
helicopter                 taxi

        1  The best way to travel in the city is by ___________________ because there are no traffic jams.
        2  Travelling long distances by ___________________ is less tiring than driving.
        3  A ___________________ is more expensive than the ___________________ .
        4  The ___________________ was used to rescue the survivors on the mountain.

6. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
take out           do          tidy           make        lay

        1  Please help me ___________________ the table before our visitors get here.
        2  It is a good idea to ___________________ the rubbish every night.
        3  Could you ___________________ the washing up for me?
        4  It does not take long to ________________ the floor.

        5  Before I go to work I ___________________ my bed and ___________________ my room.
Segundo trimestre
> Grammar

1. Put the words in order to write questions.
        1  your / Does / like / mother / animals
                                                                               ?
        2  penguins / celebrate / Do / birthdays / their
                                                                               ?
        3  leopards / night / hunt / Do / at

                                                                             
2. Match the two halves of the sentences.
        1  Polar bears
        2  What is the difference
        3  The African elephants
        4  Did you ride
        5  Which animal has
        6  I think it is
        7  Where do

        a  between elephants from Africa and
           India?
        b  on an elephant in Africa?
        c  a horn on its nose?
       d  tigers live?
        e  have much bigger ears and are more
           aggressive.
        f  live in the Artic region.
        g  a rhinocero.

3. Write the questions for these answers.
        1  I have my breakfast at 8 o’clock.
                                                                               
        2  My parents usually go to Asturias on holiday.
                                                                               
        3  I have got twenty video games!
                                                                               
        4  Gorillas eat plants – they are vegetarians.
                                                                               
        5  He speaks four languages fluently.
                                                                               

4. Complete the sentences with the past simple.
        1  My parents ___________________ (come) home very late last night.
        2  I ___________________ (speak) to my cousin about coming with us.
        3  Yes, we ___________________ (meet) at the concert last week.
        4  Sir Edmund Hilary ___________________ (climb) Mount Everest.
 5. Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t, can or can’t.
        1  You __________ never get out of your car in a safari park.
        2  The teacher says we __________ forget to do our homework.
        3  You __________ buy magazines in a newsagent’s.
   
> Vocabulary

6. Complete the sentences.
travel             found               journey
discover          crossed

        1  Columbus ___________________ America.
        2  Explorers ___________________ potatoes in South America.
        3  Lawrence of Arabia ___________________ the desert.
        4  Marco Polo’s ___________________ to Asia took four years.
        5  Wild animals often ___________________ long distances in search of water.

7. Match the two halves of the sentences.
        1  Mammals are
        2  Birds have
        3  Fish take
        5  Amphibians live
    
        a  feathers and often fly south in winter.
        b  warm-blooded and have fur or hair.
        c  in the water and on land.
       d  oxygen from water, not from air.
    

8. Circle the odd word out.
        1  scales  feathers  wing  camel
        2  mammal  amphibian  lizard  fish  reptile
        3  bagpipes  drum  trumpet  strings

        4  present  party  cake  breakfast  balloons

Repasos

Primer Trimestre

> Grammar

1. Match the questions and answers.
        1  Is your name Anna?
        2  Is your teacher Ms Adams?
        3  Is your English teacher strict?
        4  Is Lucy pretty?
        5  Are the children in your class 10 years old?

        a  No, Ms Ames is our teacher.
        b  No, we’re all 12.
        c  She’s really beautiful.
       d  No, I’m Jessica.
        e  Yes, but she’s also very fair.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be or to have got.
        1  _____________ Tom and Anna in the office?
        2  We _____________ from Italy. We _____________ from France.
        3  They _____________ a big house in the countryside.
        4  We _____________ six people in my family.
    
3. Complete the sentences with the present simple.
        1  My grandmother always _______________ (make) wonderful chocolate cakes.
        2  My father ___________________ (cook) dinner on Sundays.
        3  Our friends ___________________ (be) German but they __________________ (speak) English very well.


4. Complete the sentences with a question word.
        1  __________ time does the next train for Avila leave?
           At quarter past twelve.
        2  __________ is your friend from?
           From Colombia.
        3  __________ is your cousin Mary?
           13 years old.
        4  __________ is your mother going to France?
           In winter.
        5  __________ is the boy next to you?
           He is my friend Sam.

> Vocabulary

5. Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box.
white        short           old              middle-aged
fit             kind             quiet

        1  My grandmother is ___________________ . She’s 85. Her hair is __________________ .
        2  His parents are ___________________ . They are still very ___________________ because they do a lot of sports.
        3  My friend is not tall, she’s very ___________________ . She is not unfriendly, she is very ___________________ to her friends.
        4  My neighbour is a ___________________ person; you never hear a noise!

6. Who are these people?
        1  Your mother’s father.      ______________
        2  Your father’s brother.      ______________
        3  Your uncle’s daughter.    ______________
        4  Your uncle’s son.             ______________
     
7. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
        1  The chemist’s is __________ the supermarket.

        2  Yes, there is a bank over there, _________ the chemist’s and the newsagent’s.
3 I know where your mobile is. It’s ________ your bag!
        4  My computer is __________ the desk.



Wednesday, 23 April 2014

This is the list of Irregular verbs we are going to use in class. I will photocopy and hand it in to you soon.

IRREGULAR VERBS    images (4).jpg

Infinitive
Past Simple
Past Participle
Spanish
1 be
Was, were
Been
Ser o estar
2 become
became
become
Convertirse en, volverse
3 begin
began
begun
Empezar
4 break
broke
broken
Romper
5 build
built
built
Construir, edificar
6 buy
bought
bought
Comprar
7 catch
caught
caught
Coger, atrapar
8 come
came
come
Venir
9 cost
cost
cost
Costar
10 do
did
done
Hacer
11 draw
drew
drawn
Dibujar
12 drink
drank
drunk
Beber
13 drive
drove
driven
Conducir
14 eat
ate
eaten
Comer
15 fall
fell
fallen
Caer, caerse
16 feel
felt
felt
Sentir, sentirse
17 fight
fought
fought
Luchar, pelear
18 find
found
found
Encontrar
19 fly
flew
flown
Volar
20 forget
forgot
forgotten
Olvidar
21 get
got
got
Conseguir, obtener
22 give
gave
given
Dar, regalar
23 go
went
gone
Ir
24 have
had
had
Tener, haber
25 hear
heard
heard
oír
26 hide
hid
hidden
esconder
27 hit
hit
hit
Pegar, golpear
28 hold
held
held
Agarrar, sujetar
29 keep
kept
kept
Guardar, mantener
30 know
knew
known
Saber, conocer
31 learn
Learnt, learned
Learnt, learned
aprender
32 leave
left
left
Marcharse, abandonar, irse
33 lose
lost
lost
perder
34 make
made
made
Hacer, fabricar
35 meet
met
met
Conocer(gente), encontrarse con, quedar
36 pay
paid
paid
Pagar
37 put
put
put
Poner, colocar
38 read
read
read
Leer
39 ride
rode
ridden
Montar, andar (en bici)
40 run
ran
run
Correr
41 say
said
said
Decir
42 see
saw
seen
ver
43 send
sent
sent
Mandar, enviar
44 shine
shone
shone
Brillar
45 shut
shut
shut
Cerrar
46 sing
sang
sung
Cantar
47 sit
sat
sat
Sentarse
48 sleep
slept
slept
Dormir
49 speak
spoke
spoken
Hablar
50 spend
spent
spent
Gastar, pasar el tiempo
51 steal
stole
stolen
Robar
52 swim
swam
swum
Nadar
53 take
took
taken
Coger, llevar
54 teach
taught
taught
Enseñar
55 tell
told
told
Decir, contar
56 think
thought
thought
Pensar, creer, opinar
57 wear
wore
worn
Vestir, llevar puesto
58 win
won
won
Ganar
59 write
wrote
written
Escribir