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Present tense Spelling check: Verb + -ing Read Rule!
Write the -ing form of these
verbs. Do ................. help ............... sell .................. take ................... Get ................. love .............. smoke ................ work ..................
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Activity: PT 1002
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Rule! a) collect listen sell wait work jog ride talk walk A
woman
is walking
her dog. Two policemen
................................. to a driver. b) dance play sit stand eat serve smoke talk
Dan and Cindy ..................... ................... . Keiko
..................... .....................drinks.
Activity: PT1003
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Rule! PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Complete this conversation with questions in the present continuous. A: What time are you going to the party...................................................................? B: I’m going to the party at 8. A: How ..............................................................................................................? B: I’m going there by taxi. A: Who .........................................................................................................with? B: I’m going with Joe. A: What .................................................................................................................? B: I’m wearing a sweater and jeans. A: How long ............................................................................................................? B: I’m staying till about 10. A: Where ...................................................................................................................? B: I’m going to a disco after party. Do you want to come?
A:
Sure!
Activity: PT1004
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Rule! DESCRIPTIONS: pr. simple BE & Pr. continuous. Write descriptions of John Parsey and Dana Jones on a separate paper. (In order to complete this activity, we suggest that you give your students a picture) Ms. Jones is in her fifties. She is fairly short.
She has dark hair.
She is wearing a suit, and she is carrying a handbag.
Activity: PT1005
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Rule! London ..............Britain’s biggest city. It ...................... a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It .................... a city of beautiful buildings and churches, and it ................... many beautiful parks. It also ......................... some of the best museums in the world. London .................. very crowded in summer. It .................. a popular city with foreign tourists and ....................... more than eight million visitors a years. The city .................... famous for its shopping and ...................... many excellent department stores. London .................... an excellent underground railway system, so it .............. easy for tourists to get around. There are plenty of good restaurants in London. You can get excellent British food, and London ........................ lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek restaurants.
Activity: PT1006
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Rule!
Activity: PT1007
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Activity: PT1008
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Activity: PT1009
Activity: PT1010
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Activity: PT1011
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Activity: PsT1001
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Rule! What happened to Billy? Read this description and number the events from 1 to 12 in the order in which they occurred. ......... The guy there drove me back to my car and fixed the tire. ......... Then, luckily, someone stopped and helped me. He was a mechanic, and he fixed the engine. ....1... I had a terrible experience on Saturday. ......... So, then I walked for about two miles to a gas station. ..12... What a day! Next time, I’ll take the bus! ......... I tried to get the engine to start, but nothing happened. ......... I got a flat tire on the freeway. ......... But half an hour later, the car broke down. ......... I looked in the trunk for the spare tire, but it was flat, too. ......... Next, I stood by my car for thirty minutes, but no one stopped. ......... Then I got in the car again and drove off. ......... This time, it was the engine.
Present simple and Present continuous Read Rule! * Complete the text with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: Robert Johns
........lives....... (live) in Croydon, and
........................(run) a fashion retail business. Robert's
business ........................(grow) fast at hte moment, and it
......................(become) very successful.
Past simple or continuous? Read Rule! Choose the correct verb form in the following sentences: 1. I met/was meeting a friend while I did/ was doing the shopping. 2. I paid/was paying for my things when I heard/was hearing someone call my name. 3. I turned/was turning round and saw/was seeing Paula. 4. She wore/was wearing a bright red coat. 5. We decided/were deciding to have a cup of coffee. 6. While we had/were having a drink, a waiter dropped/was dropping a pile of plates. 7. We all got/were getting a terrible shock. 8. While the waiter picked/was picking up the broken plates, he cut/was cutting his finger. 9. We left/were leaving the café and said/were saying goodbye. 10. I finished/was finishing my shopping and went/was going home.
Activity: MT1003 Correcting mistakes Read Rule! 1. My man and I have been married for ten years. 2. I stayed with my aunt who live in Paris. 3. She born in Barcelona, a city in Spain. 4. Tom Has studied for three years tourism. 5. We've had this car since five years. 6. Where have you been on holiday last year? 7. How long do you know your teacher? 8. They not have lived here for a long time.
Activity:
MT1004Read
Rule! Daniel
Higgings ..........................(be) a politician. He
....................(go) to Oxford University in 1952, He
........................(be) an MP since then. He
........................(be) Defence Minister from 1966-72. Prepositions Read Rule!
Activity: Pr1001 Complete with the correct prepositions A: I need something ..................................insomnia. ( for/ on/ with ) B: Try these tablets. Take two ..........................the evening. ( at/ in/ on ) And don’t drink a lot ............................coffee. (at/ for/ of ) A: OK. Thank you. B: And sometimes warm milk helps you go ........................sleep. ( for/ in/ to ) A: Really? I’ll try it. B: Anything else? A: Yes, can I have a bottle ......................Valium tablets, please? (of/ to/ with ) B: Oh, you should get a prescription .............................the doctor for those. ( for/ form/ to )
Activity: Pr1002
Activity: Pr1003
Activity: Pr1004
Activity: Pr1005
Adjectives & adverbs a) Prices are very high in New York City. Everything is pretty ........................................ there. ( expensive, cheap, huge ) b) My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is really ....................................... . ( interesting, fascinating, boring ) c) Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many ....................................... buildings. ( modern, big, small ) d) Some parts of this city are fairly dangerous. They are not very ....................................... late at night. ( noisy, safe, quiet ) e) Athens is a quiet city in the winter. The streets are never ................................. at that time of the year. ( clean, crowded, safe )
Activity:
Ad1002
Word order : .................................................................................................................................. 2) Saturday/saw/last/we/greatly/a/that/enjoyed/match/ .................................................................................................................................. 3) play/the/fast/was/and/,/skilful/forwards/rapidly/shot/the/hard/manoeuvred/and/straight/and/ .................................................................................................................................. 4) tackled/resolutely/and/controlled/referee/the/game/the/while/firmly/,/,/the/at/ time/same/his/using/whistle/discretion/with/ .................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................... 5) rugby/I/prefer/much/,/but/hardly/could/I/Janet/take/match/to/rugby/a/ .................................................................................................................................... 6) never/understand/she/would/game/the/ ..................................................................................................................................... 7) on/there/stadium/in/that/Saturday/,/at/she/least/knew/when/goal/a/had/scored/ been/,/told/having/to/without/be/ ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 8) some/the/of/rules/she/knows/even/ ..................................................................................................................................... 9) point/at/one/was/I/about/her/tell/to/a/throw-in/why/to/had/be/again/taken/when/ told/she/me/knew/already/she/ ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 10) done/the/throw/not/had/properly/first/been/ .....................................................................................................................................
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Activity: Ms1001
Belt bracelet gloves shirtsBikini cap jeans three-piece suit Blouse cufflinks miniskirt tie Boxer shorts dress pants T-shirt Bra earrings scarf
Back to top a) Take a bus tour of the city. ....You should take a bus tour of the city..................................................................... b) Don’t stay near the airport. ....You shouldn’t stay near the airport................................................................................... c) Go in the spring or the summer. ............................................................................................................................................. d) Don’t miss the National Museum. .............................................................................................................................................. e) See the new zoo. ............................................................................................................................. f) Don’t walk alone late at night. ............................................................................................................................. g) Change your money at a bank. .............................................................................................................................. h) Don’t change money on the street. .............................................................................................................................. i) Don’t drink the tap water.
Activity: Ms1003 Use and or but to join these sentences.
a) Paris is a very interesting place. It has beautiful architecture. Paris is a very interesting place, and it has beautiful architecture. b) London is an exciting city. It has great nightclubs. ...................................................................................................................................................................................... c) My hometown is a beautiful place. The climate there is too cold for me in the winter ....................................................................................................................................................................................... d) Australia is a beautiful country. It has a very good climate. ........................................................................................................................................................................................ e) Tokyo is an exciting place for a vacation. It is very good for shopping. ....................................................................................................................................................................................... f) Washington, D.C., does not have a very good climate. It is a very interesting place to visit.
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Activity: Ms1004 a) Big e) good ...........bad ..............noisy b) Old f) quiet ...........boring ..............small c) Cheap g) straight ............curly ...............tall d) short h) exciting .............expensive ...............young
Activity: Ms1005 a) old small modern new b) fascinating interesting wonderful horrible c) nice noisy dirty dangerous d) hot warm ugly cold e)
excellent small big huge
Activity: Ms1006
a) .......... Restaurants are very cheap in Rio. b) .......... Copenhagen is clean city. c) .......... Sydney Harbor is beautiful. d) .......... Dallas has big airport. e) .......... Rent is expensive in Washington, D.C. f) .......... Seattle is crowded city in the summer. g) .......... New York has good museums.
h)
.......... Toronto is exciting place to visit.
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. a) Prices are very high in Buenos Aires. Everything is pretty ........................................ here. ( cheap, expensive, huge ) b) Rocky Mount is not an exciting place. The nightlife here is really ....................................... . ( fascinating, interesting, boring ) c) Paris is a beautiful old city. There are not many ....................................... buildings. ( big, modern, small ) d) Some parts of this town are fairly dangerous. They are not very ....................................... late at night. ( safe, noisy, quiet ) e) Newport is a quiet city in the winter. The streets are never ................................. at that time of the year. ( crowded, clean, safe )
Activity: Ms1008 At the doctor's vocabulary: Match the words and definitions. a) drugstore b) fever c) hangover d) indigestion e) juice f) medicine g) ointment h) shampoo i) insomnia ........... a pain in your stomach after eating. ........... an uncomfortable feeling after drinking too much alcohol. ........... something you take to cure an illness. ........... a place where you buy medicine. ........... a hot feeling when you have a cold or the flu. ........... difficulty going to sleep. ........... a cream used mainly for burns and other skin problems. ........... a liquid soap for washing your hair. ........... a drink made from a fruit o vegetable.
Activity: Ms1009 Rewrite the requests below using can, could, may, or would. Can I have ......., please? May I have ............., please?Could I have ......, please? I would like .........., please. a) Give me something for a headache. ......May I have something for a headache, please?......................................................... b) Give me some vitamin tablets. ............................................................................................................................................. c) I need some throat medicine. ............................................................................................................................................. d) I want a box of tissues. ............................................................................................................................................. e) Give me a large tube of toothpaste. ............................................................................................................................................. f) I want a small jar of honey. ............................................................................................................................................. g) Give me a bottle of orange juice. ............................................................................................................................................. h) I need something for the flu. .............................................................................................................................................
Activity: Ms1010 Choose the correct answer. a) Anything else? ......... Not right now, thanks. .......... You’re welcome. .......... Not at all. b) Thank you so much for the meal. .......... You’re welcome. .......... What will you have? .......... No, that’ll be all, thanks. c) Goodbye now. Take care. .......... I’m glad you liked it .......... Thanks. You, too .......... Yes, please. d) Good night. See you soon. ......... Not at all. ......... I hope so. Bye. ......... No, thank you.
Activity: Ms1011
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Rule! Complete with a question word, then answer the questions. a) ............... restaurant is open at 3 A.M.?........................................................................... b) .................restaurant has Italian food? ............................................................................. c) ..................restaurant serves breakfast? ........................................................................... d) ..............................likes entertainment? .......................................................................... e) ......................restaurants are open at 11? ....................................................................... f) .................meals does the restaurant deliver to your home? ............................................. g) ............... restaurants accept credit cards? ........................................................................
Activity: Ms1012
Read Rule! Spelling check: Comparatives
Write the comparative form of these adjectives. a) big ........... b) busy ........ c) cool ......... d) dry ........... e) friendly ......... f) high ........... g) large .............. h) long ........... i) noisy ............... j) safe ................ k) warm ............ l) wet ..............
Activity: Ms1013
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Rule! IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES: Use the words in the box to complete these statements.
a) The weather was terrible in Tokyo! But we enjoyed Honk Kong because the weather was much................there. b) It was a horrible flight across the Atlantic. In fact, it was the .................flight. I’ve ever had! c) The Brian Jones Hotel is a .....................place to stay. It’s not expensive, and the location is excellent. d) August is a ......................... month to travel in America than September. All the hotels are full, and the trains are very crowded. e) Florida has the.......................beaches in the world. They are wonderful.
Activity: Ms1014Read
Rule! SUPERLATIVES:Complete these facts using the superlative form of the adjectives. a) The..............................animal in the world is the blue whale. (large) b) The...............................bird is the hummingbird. (small) c) The...............................continent is Asia. (big) d) The...............................river is the Nile. (long) e) The...............................waterfall is in Venezuela. (high) f) The...............................place is the Atacama Desert in Chile. (dry)
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