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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)
“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
SEE correct ANSWERS IN COMMENT 1 :-)
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 |
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.
CHECK ANSWERS in comment 1
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Irregular Verbs
1st form | 2nd form | 1st form | 2nd form |
am, is | was | see | saw |
are | were | do | did |
get | got | take | took |
go | went | have |
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)
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?
Did they like his story?
Where did they live?
How did she feel?
Question word - did - person - verb
How did she feel?
Question word - did - person - verb
BUT!: Was he angry? Were they late? Could they swim?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 + ed | walked | |
laugh + ed | laughed | ||
want + ed | wanted | ||
Note: | cry - cried | y » i | |
carry - carried | y » i | ||
love - loved | no e | ||
hpe - hoped | no e | ||
stop - stopped | if you speak a short vowel » doubling | ||
drop -dropped | if you speak a short vowel » doubling |
Key words: yesterday, last week (month, Monday, October,...), in 1984, ago
Source:english-4u.
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