Tuesday 19 May 2020

GRAMMAR REVISION


1   Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the present simple or the past simple tense.

Sophia Lundak  is (be) from Greece, but now she 1 _______________ (live) in a small flat in London.
She 2 _______________ (work) as a waitress in a restaurant and 3 _______________ (study) business at university. When she 4 _________________ (finish) she 5 _________________ (want) to work for a multinational company.

Sophia 6 ______________ (leave) Greece in 2014 and she  7 ______________ (start) her university course in September. Before she moved to the UK she 8____________ (go) to New York and 9_________________ (stay) with her sister who lives there. But she 10 _________________ (not like) the city.


2   Complete the sentences. Tick (ü) A, B, or C.   
       Example:   ________ you David?
       A  Am  c    B  Are  cü    C  Is  c   

            1   A  Are you Greek?
             B  No, _______. I’m Italian.
        A  I not  c    B  I’m not  c    C  not  c   
   2   Robert loves ________ in the park at the weekend.
             A  run  c    B  runing  c    C  running  c   
  3   ________ your email address?
              A  How’s  c    B  Is  c    C  What’s  c   
  4   Is ________ your bag?
             A  this   c    B  these  c    C  those  c   
  5   A   What’s your daughter’s name?
   B  ________ name’s Purva.
           A  Her  c    B  Its   c    C  She  c   
6   This is ________.
        A  an umbrella cheap  c    B  a cheap umbrella  c    C  an cheap umbrella  c   
         7   A  Do you like sci-fiction films?
          B  No, ________.
                 A  I do  c    B  I don’t  c    C I not  c   
8   Do you like my new trousers? I bought ________ this morning.
A  it  c    B  them  c    C  they  c   
          9   What time ________ get up at the weekend?
                  A  do usually you  c    B  do you usually  c    C  usually do you  c   
   10    A  Can I pay by credit card here?
           B  Yes, you ________.
                    A  can  c    B  can’t  c    C  do  c   
   11   A  Where are you?
          B  We ________ for our friends outside the disco.
                   A  wait  c    B  waiting  c    C  ’re waiting  c   
   12   ________ restaurants near here?
                A  Are there any  c    B  Is there any  c    C  There are any  c   
 13   When did you ________ at the airport?
       A  arrive  c    B  arriving  c    C  arrived  c   
14   The taxi driver ________ our bags to the car.
      A  carry  c    B  carryed  c    C  carried  c   
   15   Lucas and his wife ________ to Bahamas for their holiday last year.
               A  go  c    B  goed  c    C  went  c   


3   Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions.
Example: swimming like in I time my free
I like swimming in my free time.
1   usually you what have dinner do for
__________________________________________________?
2   waiting they at are stop the bus
__________________________________________________?
3   starts Dorothy half work at eight past
__________________________________________________.
4   there people lot at were concert a the of
__________________________________________________.
5   you did go where afternoon yesterday 
__________________________________________________?
6  in-law  Laura  sister is Selena's is
________________________________________________________
7  what work you usually time do finish
_______________________________________________________?
8  for late never  am I class
_________________________________________________.

ANSWERS in COMMENT #1

Tuesday 12 May 2020

There Is, There Are, Some, Any, A, An


In English we use “there is” or “there are” to talk about things we can see and things that exist.(In Spanish “hay”)

We use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns (CONTRACTION: there’s)
We use “there are” for plural countable nouns. (NO CONTRACTION there’re)
There are five people in the bar.” (plural countable noun)
There’s a carpet in the living room.” (singular countable noun)
There’s some milk in the fridge.” (uncountable noun)
SOME
With plural countable nouns we can say the quantity (“five people”) or use “some” if we don’t know the exact quantity.
There are five people in the bar.” (We can see five people exactly)

There are some people in the bar.” (We don’t know exactly how many people)


·         With uncountable nouns we also use “some”.
There is some milk in the fridge,” (I don’t know the exact quantity.)

There’s some money on the desk.” (I don’t know exactly how much money.)


·         With singular countable nouns we use a/an.
There is a woman in the garden.”

“There is an armchair in my bedroom.”

 ANY

“ANY” is used in negative and questions with plural and uncountable nouns.
“There isn’t any money in my wallet.” (uncountable noun)

“There isn’t any water in the house.” (uncountable noun)

“There aren’t any students in the classroom.” (countable plural noun)

“There aren’t any pictures on the walls.” (countable plural noun)


BUT: “There isn’t a freezer in the kitchen.” (singular, countable noun)

“There isn’t a television in the living room.” (singular, countable noun)

*  For uncountable nouns, use “any” after the negative “isn’t”, and for plural countable nouns use “any” after “aren’t”.

*  Do not use “any” with singular countable nouns.
·         To make a question, change the word order from subject-verb to verb-subject:
There is a + singular noun à Is there a + singular noun?
There is some + uncountable noun à Is there any + uncountable noun?
There are some + plural noun à Are there any + countable plural noun?
“Is there a toilet on the first floor?” singular noun

“Is there a shelf in his bedroom?” singular noun


“Is there any money in your wallet?” uncountable noun

“Is there any beer in the fridge?” uncountable noun


“Are there any flowers in the balcony?” countable plural noun

“Are there any people in the bar?” countable plural noun

Short answer form:

Yes, there is. / No there isn’t.
Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.


NOW...PRACTICE!

1. There __ people in the restaurant.
are any
are some
is some

2. There __ wine in the cupboard.
are some
is some
isn't some

3. There __ money on the table.
is a
is any
is some

4. __ cheese in this sandwich?
Are there any
Is there a
Is there any

5. Yes, __
there are
there cheese
there is

6.   __   big tree in my garden.
There's a
There's any
There's some

7 . __ books on the shelf?
Are there any
Is there
Is there any

8. No, __
there any
there are
there aren't

9. There __ students in the classroom.
aren’t any
isn’t a
aren’t some

10. __ microwave in the kitchen?
Is there any
Is there a
Are there any


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Wednesday 1 April 2020

Listening - The weather

What's the weather like in the pictures? 

SUNNY   DRY    CLOUDY    RAINY    THUNDERSTORM    WINDY
1

2
3

4

5

6
Now LISTEN HERE and do exercises a) and b)


a. Listen and match the two halves of the sentence and write a – d next to the number 1 – 4.
1  The weather in the north is mostly...                                      a.  ... rainy.
2  The weather in the east is mostly ...                                       b.  ... cloudy and sunny.
3   The weather in the west is mostly ...                                      c.   ...dry and cloudy.
4   The weather in the south is mostly  ...                                   d.  ... windy.


b. Listen again and fill in the gaps with the words they say:

    1. Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, let’s see what the weather is like__________.
    2. In the north of the country it’s very windy and cold. There is a chance of some _______, too.
    3. The temperature is around 10 _______________ centigrade.
    4. In the east it’s rainy all day today, I’m afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The _______________ is a bit higher, at around 13 degrees.
    5. In the west and middle of the country the weather is dry but___________.
    6. The south of the country has the _______________ weather today. It’s cloudy most of the time but sunny this afternoon.

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Tuesday 31 March 2020

Irregular Verbs

1st form2nd form1st form2nd form
am, iswasseesaw
areweredodid
getgottaketook
gowenthave
had



Negation of the Past Simple


How to form: didn't (= did not) + 1st form
He didn't go to her last party. They didn't like his story.
BUT: was not (wasn't), were not (weren't), could not (couldn't)


Questions in the Past Simple


Did he go to her last party?
 Did they like his story?
Where did they live?
 How did she feel?

Question word - did - person - verb

BUT!: Was he angry? Were they late? Could they swim?


For EXTRA PRACTICE GO HERE & HERE!!!


Irregular verbs list + Spanish : 



Sunday 29 March 2020

Enjoy a great SONG



..
"Woman" is a song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1980 album Double Fantasy. The track was chosen by Lennon to be the second single released from the Double Fantasy album, and it was the first Lennon single issued after his murder on 8 December 1980.  The B-side of the single is Ono's song "Beautiful Boys".
Lennon wrote "Woman" as an ode to his wife Yoko Ono, and to all women.The track begins with Lennon whispering, "For the other half of the sky ...", a paraphrase of a Chinese proverb, once used by Mao Zedong.

LYRICS

Woman
I can hardly express
My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness
After all, I'm forever in your debt
And woman
I will try to express
My inner feeling and thankfulness
For showing me the meaning of success
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Woman
I know you understand
The little child inside the man
Please remember my life is in your hands
And woman
Hold me close to your heart
However distant, don't keep us apart
After all it is written in the stars
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Well, woman
Please let me explain
I never meant to cause you sorrow or pain
So let me tell you again and again and again
I love you, yeah, yeah
Now and forever
I love you, yeah, yeah
Now and forever
I love you, yeah, yeah
Now and forever
I love you, yeah, yeah

Saturday 28 March 2020

Pronunciation -ED


Regular Verbs

How to form: Infinitive + ed = 2nd form
Examples:walk + edwalked
laugh + edlaughed
want + edwanted
Note:cry - criedy » i
carry - carriedy » i
love - lovedno e
hpe - hopedno e
stop - stoppedif you speak a short vowel » doubling
drop -droppedif you speak a short vowel » doubling
Key words: yesterday, last week (month, Monday, October,...), in 1984, ago

*Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below.
clean - die - enjoy - end - happen - live - open - play - rain - repair - start - stay - want - watch

1. Yesterday evening I  TV.
2. I only  my teeth four times last week.
3. Bruce  his mountain bike yesterday evening.
4. The concert last night  at 7.30 and  at 10 o'clock.
5. The accident  last Sunday afternoon.
6. When I was a child, I  to be a lawyer.
7. Mozart  from 1756 to 1791.
8. We  our holiday last week.
9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it .
10. It was hot in the room, so I  the window.
11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we  tennis.
12. William Shakespeare  in 1616.
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