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 We use the personal pronouns to refer a person, animals and things, in singular and plural.
 We use the personal pronouns with different complements:
Examples:
Personal Verb to-be
pronouns
I Am
You Are
He
Is
She
It
We
You Are

They

Affirmative form Negative form Interrogative form

 I am a teacher  I am not a teacher  Am I a teacher?

 You are student  You are not student  Are you a student?
 He is a pilot  He is not a pilot  Is he not a pilot?

Short answers

Yes, I am / No, I´m not Yes, you are / No, you aren´t
Yes, she is / No she isn´t Yes, they are / No, they aren’t

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Exercises
A. Read about Julia and write short answer to the questions below:
My name is Julia. I am from Brazil. I am seventeen years old and I am a student.
My father is a farmer and my mother is a house wife. We are a very happy family.
My three sisters are nurses. My five brothers are soldiers.
Our house is very big.
Questions to Julia:

1. Are you Italian? _____________ 6. Are you Brazilian? _____________

2. Is your father a doctor? _________ 7. Is he a farmer? _____________
3. Is your mother a film star? ________ 8. Is she a house wife? _________
4. Are you over eighteen? _________ 9. Are a student? _______________
5. Are your brothers farmers?_______ 10. Are your sister nurses? ________

B. According the personal pronouns make sentences in interrogative form, them answer in
affirmative and negative form (both in short answer):

1. (You): Are you an English teacher? 1. Yes, I am / no, I’m not

2. (He): ______________________________ 2. _____________________
3. (They): _____________________________ 3. _____________________
4. (We): ______________________________ 4. _____________________
5. (It): _______________________________ 5. _____________________

C. Look at this telephone conversation and put the correct forms of be in the gapes:

Jane: Hello! This __is_ _ Jane.

Bill: Hello! This_______
Bill. _______ John and Tina there?
Jane: yes, they______ wait a moment.
John: Hello this _____ John. Tina ______ here too.
Bill: ______ you busy?
John: no, we _____.
Bill: good _______ you hungry?
John: yes, I ______
Bill: _______ Tina hungry?
John: yes, she _______
Bill: good, come and have dinner with me. I ________ in a very good restaurant. The
name _____ “the happy eater”
John: ok! That ________ a good idea. ______ it far?
Bill: no, it ________ in bridge street.
John: Tina _______ that ok!
Tina: yes, let´s go. Thank you Bill. Goodbye.
Bill: goodbye. See you soon.

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Simple present of the verb TO BE

A. We use the verb to be in many situations, with the verb to be we remember the personal
pronouns. Let´s study the correct structures and form:

Personal
Verb TO BE
pronouns
I
You
He
She
It
We
 you
We
They

B. Let´s study the correct structure: affirmative, negative and interrogative form:
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I An English teacher
You An intelligent student
He Is a police
She a nurse
It a rabbit / a board
We Very good friends
you Friends
They students

NEGATIVE FORM
I am Not An English teacher
You An intelligent student
He Is a police
She a nurse
It a rabbit / a board
We Very good friends
you Friends
They students

INTERROGATIVE FORM

I An English teacher?
You An intelligent student?
He Is a police?
She a nurse?
It a rabbit / a board
We Very good friends
You Friends
They students

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Exercises
A. Write sentences using the words of the box and use the verb to be:

-Nurse -cook -secretary -fireman -singer

-students -Lawyer -doctor -teacher -carpenter

1. _____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________________________
9. _____________________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________________________

B. Choose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

1. It______ cold today. 11. Jim and me _______ friends.
2. I_______ at home. 12. His father _______ a teacher.
3. They _______ Korean. 13. My bicycle _______ blue.
4. My name _______Nikita. 14. The dog ______ very funny.
5. I ____ ok, thanks. 15. Jack and she _____ students.
6. Clare and Steve ______ married. 16. I _____ an engineer.
7. Luis ______ dentist. 17. The books _______ interesting.
8. Regina________ an English teacher. 18. The computer ______ new.
9. Jim ______ a nice police. 19. My house ______ very big.
10. The cat ______ black. 20. You _______ English.

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Reading:
“My favorite place”

Of all the places I like, there is one which is my favorite. It is a little park
near my house. A lot of people go there in the afternoon. There is small pond
with colorful fish and beautiful ducks.
There is a bridge over the pond and benches where you can sit on and look
at the park. I love the grass and flowers. There are tall trees where you can
see lots of birds. They like drinking the water in the pond.
The park is small but beautiful…
a. Answer these questions:
1. What is the purpose of this text?
_________________________________________
2. What is the text about?
_________________________________________
3. Where is the park?
_________________________________________
4. Is there a bridge?
_________________________________________
5. Where is it?
_________________________________________
6. Where you can sit?
_________________________________________
7. Is there a small pond with colorful fish?
_________________________________________
8. How is the park?
_________________________________________
9. Do you have a favorite place?
_________________________________________
b. The words below are underlined in the passage. What do they refer to?
 One
 It
 There

c. Write a short text about your favorite place

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
 they

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There is: There are:

 We use there are with plural nouns and use before
 We use there is with singular noun and use “some. Many”, etc.
before “a” or “an” :
Examples:
Examples:  There are many flowers in the
 There is an apple on the table. garden.
 There is a teacher in the classroom.  There twenty students in class

Affirmative form: Affirmative form:

 There is a ruler on the bag.  There are rulers on the bag.
 There is a rabbit jumping.  There are two rabbits jumping.

Negative form: Negative form:

 There is not a ruler on the bag.  There are not rulers on the bag.
 There isn´t a rabbit jumping  There aren´t rabbits jumping

Interrogative form: Interrogative form:

 Is there a ruler on the bag?  Are there rulers on the bag?
 Is there a rabbit jumping?  Are there two rabbits jumping?

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Exercises
A. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with:”there is / there are”

B. Complete the chart with “ there is or there are”:

1. Five pens in the box

2. A car in the garage.
3. Some books on the table.
4. A telephone in the bedroom.
5. Two tables in the kitchen.
6. Many birds in that tree.
7. A magazine on the floor.
8. Four chairs in the room.
9. Seven days in a week.
10. A drink in the fridge.

C. Look at this conversation. Use the words below to fill in the gaps in the conversation:

-there´s -there are -there isn´t -there aren´t -is there

Jane is in her new house. Tom is talking to her on the telephone:

-are there
Tom: is your new house nice?
Jane: yes, it´s beautiful.
Tom: ___________ a cooker in the kitchen?
Jane: no, _______________, but _____________ a barbecue in the garden.
Tom: ______________ a TV in the living room?
Jane: no, ______________, but _____________ beautiful flowers in the garden.
Tom: ______________ radiators in all the rooms?
Jane: no, ____________, but ____________ beautiful trees in the garden.
Tom: ____________ a shower in the bathroom?
Jane: no, ____________, but _____________ a swimming pool in the garden.
Tom: ____________ a carpet in the hall?
Jane: no, __________, but ________________ a beautiful lawn in the garden.
Tom: _____________ chairs in the dining room?
Jane: no, _____________, but _____________ a marble table in the garden.
Tom: ____________ a bed in the bedroom?
Jane: no, ___________, but ____________ a beautiful butterflies in the garden.

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE:
We use the Present Continuous to describe an Examples:
action that is in progress at the moment we ♠ I am watching TV now.
are speaking ♠ The girl is studying math for the test.
♠ My mother is making lunch now..
 We use the Present Continuous with  now,
at the moment, etc.

Rules:
1. Usually we add –ing- to the basic verbs: Examples:
 work--- working
 Speak----- speaking

2. Verbs which ends in “e”, we drop the Examples:

letter “e” and add: ing  Come___ coming
 Take ___ taking

3. Verbs which end in “consonant +vowel Examples:

+consonant”, we double the last  Get ___ getting
consonant and add: ing  Stop ___ stopping

4. verbs which ends in “ie”, it change to “y” Examples:

and add: ing  Die ____ dying
 Lie ____ lying

5. Verbs which ends in “consonant + Examples:

vowel”, only we add: ing  Play ____ playing

Structures:
AFFIRMATIVE SHORT FORMS

I am working I´m working

You / we/ they are working You´re working

He/she/it is working He´s working

NEGATIVE SHORT FORMS

I am not working I´m not working

You / we/ they are not working You aren´t working

He/she/it is not working He isn´t working

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

Am I working? Yes, you are / No, I am not

Are you working? Yes, I am /No, you aren´t

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Exercises
1. Look at the picture and write sentences as in the example. Use the given verbs for your
sentences.

Wash Dust

Cook Feed

Iron Sweep

Amelia is a housewife. She is doing a lot of things at this moment,

1. Amelia is ironing the clothes.(P. Progressive)

2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________

2. Choose the correct option:

1- Susan _____ right now. 5- The boys _______ in the garage at this moment.
a) Studies b) is studying a) Play b) are playing

2- I ____ to work by bus. 6- My parents _______ to Europe

a) go b) am going a) Travel b) are traveling

3- My daughter ____ TV now. 7- I _______ a letter to my grandparents.

a) Watches b) is watching a) Write. b) Am writing

4- Sue _______ the dishes. 8- My husband _______ right now

a) does b) is doing a) Wakes up b) is waking up

3 Add –ing- to these verbs according the rules:

1. Smoke: __________ 6. Travel: __________ 11. See:____________

2. Die: _____________ 7. Write: __________ 12. Lie:_____________
3. Stop: ____________ 8. Cut: ____________ 13. Sleep:___________
4. Make: ___________ 9. Study: __________ 14. Dance:__________
5. Play: ____________ 10. Take: __________ 15. Do:_____________

4 Write sentences according to the pictures 3 negatives and 3 interrogative:

1. Play
2. Teach
3. Ride
4. Cry
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________ 5. Dance

3. _______________________________________________________ 6. Fly

4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________

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Reading: Young People Wanted

Today is Sunday. Marco and his friend JIM are reading the newspaper. They are interested in finding a
job:

Marco: Hey, Jim. There is a job advertised here in the

Newspaper. They´re looking for young people
Work at a gas station.
Jim: that sounds interesting

We are looking for Young people to work at a gas station in

los Olivos. Part –time. Fill up cars, serve clients in shop.
Uniforms, insurance. Good pay.
Please call us at 589-82974

Answer the questions about the reading:

1. Who is looking for a job?

____________________________.
2. Do they accept old people?
____________________________.
3. Where are they offering a job?
____________________________.
4. Do the applicants have to send a letter?
____________________________.
5. How can you apply for the job? What do you have to do?

____________________________.

Writing

: design a poster with important information as the first

Example. Use the following ideas to write a similar previous reading section.

Wanted:

 To serve in a restaurant. ___________________________________________________

 Write to p.o. box 984 ___________________________________________________
 Two boys or girls (18-24) ___________________________________________________
 Working hours 4-8 pm ___________________________________________________
 Excellent pay. ___________________________________________________

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LEMON TREE SONG:

1. listen the song and complete with the
correct verb or form in present
I wonder how I wonder why
progressive
yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
I ________________ here in a boring room
and all that I can see is just another lemon tree
it's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I________________ my head up and down
I___________ my time, I got nothing to do
I_________, turning, turning, turning, turning
I___________ around, I___________ for you
around
but nothing ever happens, and I wonder
and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree
And I wonder, wonder, I wonder how I wonder
I_____________ around in my car
why
I_____________ too fast, I_________ too far
yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
I’d like to change my point of view
and all that I can see (dit dit dit)
I feel so lonely, I____________ for you
and all that I can see (dit dit dit)
but nothing ever happens, and I wonder
and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree

I wonder how, I wonder why

yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree
I _____________ my head up and down
Am sitting Am wasting
I_________, turning, turning, turning, turning
Am waiting Am sitting
around
and all that I can see is just another lemon tree Am hanging Am driving

Am turning

Sing! da, da da dee da, etc.

I______________ here, I miss the power

I’d like to go out taking a shower
but there's a heavy cloud inside my head

I feel so tired, put myself into bed

while nothing ever happens, and I wonder

Isolation, is not good for me

isolation, I don't want to sit on a lemon tree

I________________ around in a desert of joy

baby anyhow I’ll get another toy
and everything will happen, and you'll wonder

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2. MATCH THE SENTENCES ACCORDING THE SONG.

I'm sitting here in a boring room but nothing ever happens, and I wonder

I’m wasting my time, I got nothing to do it's just another rainy Sunday afternoon

but nothing ever happens, and I wonder I’d like to change my point of view

I’m driving too fast, I’m driving too far I’m hanging around, I’m waiting for you

I feel so lonely; I’m waiting for you I'm driving around in my car

3. Add the gerund to these verbs

1. Bore: ____________________
2. Waste: ____________________
3. Hang: ____________________
4. Drive: ____________________
5. Wait: ____________________
6. Turn: ____________________
7. Take: ____________________
8. Step: ____________________

4. Write the antonyms of the verbs

1. Bore: ____________________
2. Waste: ____________________
3. Hang: ____________________
4. Drive: ____________________
5. Wait: ____________________
6. Turn: ____________________
7. Take: ____________________
8. Step: ____________________

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Definition: we use the past progressive to talk about an action that was happening
in the past in a specific time.

a. Affirmative form: Subject +A.v+ P.v+ ing+ Comp.

1. We were studying our lesson.

2. Laura was playing in the park yesterday afternoon.

3. I was dancing in the disco last night.

b. Negative form:
Subject +A.v+ NOT+ P.v+ ing+ Comp.

1. We were not studying our lesson.

2. Laura wasn´t playing in the park yesterday afternoon.
3. I was not dancing in the disco last night.

c. Interrogative form: A.v+ Subject + P.v+ ing+ Comp. +?

1. Were we studying our lesson?

2. Was Laura playing in the park yesterday afternoon?
3. Was I dancing in the disco last night?

d. Short Answers:
 Yes, we were.
 No, we weren´t.

Listen and Read:

Mom: why are you late getting home, Kate?
Did you miss the bus?
Kate: no, I didn´t.
Dad: were you flirting with the boys again at
the bus stop?
Kate: no, I wasn´t!
Dad: I was only joking.
Kate: I had to see my teacher after class.
That´s why I’m late. I got into trouble
in English class.
Mom: why? What were you doing?
Kate: I wasn´t doing anything, really. Well, I
was reading a magazine under the
desk. There was a competition to
write a story, and we were working on
lesson about how to write a story…

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A. Look at the dialogue and complete the sentences with “was, wasn´t. were or weren´t”

1. Kate ________ flirting with the boys at the bus stop.

2. Her father ________ joking.
3. Kate said, “I ________ doing anything, really”
4. Kate and her friends ________ working on a lesson
about story writing.
5. Kate´s mom said, “you ________ paying attention”.
6. They ________ talking about the competition.

B. Complete with the past continuous:

C. Look the picture and write what they were doing yesterday morning:

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

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I can ride very fast my

bicycle….!!!
I can´t play the

piano.

1. Write “I can” or I can´t in the blanks according the sentences:

1. ___________________________ swim in the pool.
2. ___________________________ climb a tree.
3. ___________________________ speak French.
4. ___________________________ speak English.
5. ___________________________ fly.
6. ___________________________ run fast.
7. ___________________________ play chess.
8. ___________________________ play the guitar.
9. ___________________________ sing well.
10. ___________________________ ride a bicycle.

2. Look and answer according the abilities:

1. Can Ann sing?

_____________________________________________________________
2. Can mike ride a bicycle?
_____________________________________________________
3. Can Tim and Samantha cook?
_________________________________________________
4. Can Ann play the guitar?
______________________________________________________
5. Can john and Paul swim?
______________________________________________________
6. Can catty dance?
_____________________________________________________________

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3. Complete the sentences with “ can” or “can´t”
a) Mike can dance but Ann _____________________________________.
b) Catty can swim but she ____________________________ cook.
c) Tim and Samantha ____________________________ ride a bike.
d) John and Paul ____________play the guitar but they ________ sing.
e) Mike ___________ play the guitar but catty __________________.
f) Mike __________ ride a bike but he ______________ cook.
g) Tim and Samantha ________________ swim but they __________ sing.

4. Write sentence using the pictures:

1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________________

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Tall (of) medium height short

Long short shoulder

Straight wavy curly

Dark fair brown

Well-built slim (thin) plump fat

Blonde red bald

Young middle-aged elderly/old

He is about He is in his He is in his70s
14 years old. 40s (forties). Seventies).

Round oval triangular

square
Brown blue green

Long moustache beard freckles

Black big small

Beautiful handsome ugly

Pretty.

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Grammar:

The adjectives:
One adjective modify a noun.

Order of adjectives:
1° descriptive / 2° shape / 3° color / 4° size / 5° noun
Adjective

Examples:
 My sister has beautiful curly blonde long hair.
 Luis has big blue eyes.
 She has straight black short hair.

Karen is 18 years old. She is

pretty, tall and slim. She is very

fun!

She has curly black and long hair.

Vocabulary: She has big green eyes, her nose

1. Tall
2. Short
is long. She has slim lips and big
3. Medium
4. Big
ears her eyes brown are black.
5. Small
6. Thin
She is really pretty and intelligent.
7. Fat
8. Good-looking
9. Handsome
10. Ugly
11. Young
12. Old
13. Funny
14. Boring
15. stupid
16. small
17. Lips
18. Ears
19. Eyes brown
20. Curly
21. Straight
22. Blonde
23. Intelligent

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Develop the exercises

1. Fill in the table with the words from the box. Some words can be used more than once.

round attractive long curly blue red tall fat oval short straight bald
plump freckles old of medium height small hazel beard wavy well-built
brown young blonde slim slender moustache middle aged pretty big shoulder
length dark green elderly thin fair beautiful handsome in his/her 20s
about 10 years old

2. Read and circle the correct word.

This is a picture of my sister Alice and me. Alice is 9. She is tall/ short and
slim/plump. She has long/short/ shoulder length hair. Her hair is curly/wavy
and brown/blond. She has beautiful red/blue eyes. She is pretty/ handsome.
And this is me. My name is/ has Ann. I is/am 6 years old. I am tall/not very tall
and thin. I has /have short straight/curly fair/dark hair. I have a big/small
nose and big blue ears/eyes.

3. Draw a picture of yourself and your friend and write about your appearance.

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

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Julia is describing her neighborhood.

This is my neighborhood. It is a nice place. There are houses and shops, too. You can buy
nearly everything you need.
The butcher´s is next to my house. You can buy fresh meat there. It is between my house
and the baker´s. at the baker´s, you can buy delicious bread, cakes and pies. The
greengrocer´s is opposite my house. There you can buy fruit and vegetables. It is between
the grocer´s and the stationer´s. I go to the grocer´s very often to buy rice and sugar.
At the stationer´s I get stationary- things for school, pens, pencils, notebooks, etc.
My friend Jim’s house is next to the stationer´s. Jim’s father is a dentist. He has his
dentist´s office opposite the park.
My mother is a hairdresser. She has a beauty parlor on the corner across from the grocer´s.
My father is a photographer. His studio is next to my house

MY
TOWN

A. ASK AND ANSWER ABOUT JULIA´S NEIGHBORHOOD.

1. Where´s the butcher?
___________________________________________________________________
2. Where do you buy fresh meat?
___________________________________________________________________
3. Where is the greengrocer?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Where is the baker?
___________________________________________________________________
5. Where is the stationer?
___________________________________________________________________
6. Where is the beauty parlor?
___________________________________________________________________
7. Where is Julia’s house?
___________________________________________________________________
8. Where is the dentist office?
___________________________________________________________________
9. Where is the park?
___________________________________________________________________
10. Where is photographer studio?
___________________________________________________________________

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B. Complete the sentences according Julia’s neighborhood:
1. The dentist´s is __________ the park.
2. The greengrocer´s is __________ the grocer and the stationer´s.
3. The butcher´s is ___________ the baker´s.
4. The park is _________ the corner.
5. The bus is __________ my house.

C. Where do you buy…? Give answers using the words gis the box.

-stationer´s -butcher´s -grocer´s -beauty parlor

-greengrocer´s
1. I´m going to the _____________ to get some apples and carrots.
2. The ___________ sells pens, pencils and notebooks.
3. When I want to eat meat I go to the ____________.
4. The hairdresser cuts my hair at the _____________.
5. My mother buys milk at the _________________.
6. The ____________ sells good brown bread.

I
n front of opposite Next to

In

On

Under

Over

Behind

Between

In front of

Opposite

Next to

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1. Look all the pictures and complete the sentences with the correct preposition of place.

1. The dog is ______ the chair.

2. The cat is ______ the table.

3. The cat is ___________ the computer.

4. The armchair is __________ the cat and the dog.

5. The cat is __________ the wardrobe.

6. The dog is _________ the wardrobe.

7. The cat is ___________ the bed.

8. The dog is __________ the bed.

9. The picture is ____________ dog.

10. The cat is __________ chest of drawers.

11. The TV is ___________ the dog and the cat.

12. The cat is __________ the drawer.

13. The library is ____________ the cats

14. The books are ___________ the library.

15. The discos compact are __________ the dog.

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2. Complete with the prepositions of place.

-In -on -under -in front of -behind -next to

-Opposite -between

1. The clock is ___________ the wall.

2. The ball is______________ the table.
3. The cat ____________the armchair.
4. The table is _________the armchair.
5. The flowers _________the vase.
6. The lamp is ____________ the vase and the book
7. The lamp is __________ the book.
8. The pillows are __________ armchair.
9. The chair is __________ the table.
10. The table is _________ the chair and the armchair.

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“Use Of: Should / Shouldn´T

Should: Shouldn’t:
We use should to talk about obligations. We use shouldn’t to talk about prohibitions.
Examples: Examples:
4. We should go to the school early. 1. We shouldn´t make so much noise in the
5. I should help to my mother. hospital.
6. We should take a shower every day. 2. We shouldn´t play in class.
7. You should do your homework. 3. You shouldn´t eat in class.
We should clean our room. 4. We shouldn´t sleep in class.
They shouldn´t copy in the exams.

Listen and Read:

Mom: Jamie, you shouldn´t do that!
a. Answer the questions:
Jamie: it´s only water, mom.
1. What is Jamie´s mom called?
And it is fun. ________________________
Kate: no, it is not for us!
Mom: Jamie you should come in 2. Who is in trouble?
now. It´s eight o´clock. It´s ________________________

time for bed.

Jamie: it´s no fair! She always 3. What time is it?
________________________
stays up late.
Kate: no, I don´t. anyway, you are
4. Is it time for breakfast?
only little, little boys should go
________________________
to bed early.
Mom: Jamie!
5. Who goes to bed first- Jamie or
Jamie: all right, mom. Kate?
Mom: and you shouldn´t make so _________________________
much noise.
All: okay, Mrs. Campbell. Sorry!

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A. What should you do to be healthy?

Good recommendations to be in good health.

Do 2 liters of water a day

Practic
To the gym

e
A balance diet
Sleep
1. You should do aerobics.
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________________

B. Write sentences with should + the words in the boxes.

What shouldn´t you do to be healthy?

Take A lot of alcoholic

Smoke drinks.
Go Junk food.
Drink Cigarettes.
Eat Drugs.
To bed late.
1. You shouldn´t take drugs.
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________

C. Complete the sentences with SHOULD or SHOULDN´T.

1. If you want to sleep well, you ________________ drink coffee.

2. When you play soccer, you ___________________ run after the ball.
3. They are too young. They ____________________ get married.
4. I don´t think we _________________ stay here. The hotel is too expensive.
5. I have an examination tomorrow so I __________________ watch TV now.
6. That is my problem. What ________________ I do?
7. James isn´t well today. He ______________ go to work.
8. You __________________ eat a lot of vegetables every day.

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A. Develop the exercises using: “Should and Shouldn´t.

READING

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“Around my country”

Regina: Where are you from Jim?

Jim: Ica how about you?

Regina: I’m from Abancay in Apurimac.

Jim: Do you miss your hometown?

Regina: Sometimes. It is very different from a big city.

Jim: That´s true. I miss the fruit.

Regina: What the fruit?

Jim: Yes. Our fruit is very delicious. We have a lot of grapes,

oranges, mangoes.

Regina: There isn´t much fruit in Apurimac, but we have very good

apples.

Jim: What is Apurimac famous for?

Regina: It produces the world´s best aniseed.

Jim: Really? Well Ica produces wine and pisco. What about famous

places in Apurimac?

Regina: There is a very beautiful place. The Pacucha Lagoon. It

is between a forest and some small mountains.

Jim: How nice! Ica has the nasca lines and the national reserve of

paracas with the ballestas islands. There are many sea lions,

seals and birds there. You know, even the desert is nice. Do

you want to visit it?

Regina: Of course.

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a. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. Where is your family from?

_________________________________________
2. Do you ever visit other cities in Peru?
_________________________________________
3. What do you know Ica and Apurimac?
___________________________________________
b. Write sentences using these words:

1. Mountains/ Apurimac 2. Birds/ Ica 3. Grapes/ Ica

4. Llamas/ Apurimac. 5. Beaches/ Apurimac

Examples:

Hotels/ Ica
1. Are there any hotels in Ica?
Yes, there are

Sea lions/ Apurimac.

2. Are there any sea lions in Apurimac?
No, there aren´t
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

c. Answer these questions of the dialogue:

1. What is the principal idea of the conversation?

_________________________________________
2. What are the principal places in Ica?
_________________________________________
3. What are the principal fruits in Apurimac?
__________________________________________
4. What is Apurimac famous for?
__________________________________________

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Countable Nouns: Uncountable Nouns:

Are those which we can ________. They have Are those we cannot _________. They only have
_______, and plural forms. ________form.
 We use ____ /_____ in the affirmative, Examples:
negative or interrogative with countable nouns - Milk, water, stars, bread, rice, sugar, etc.
in singular.
Examples:  music, art, love, happiness
- A carrot, an orange, a lemon, etc.  advice, information, news
- One apple, two apples, three apples…  furniture, luggage
- One tomato, two tomatoes, three tomatoes…  rice, sugar, butter, water
 electricity, gas, power
 dog, cat, animal, man, person
 money, currency
 bottle, box, litre
 coin, note, dollar  We use _______ in the affirmative with countable
 cup, plate, fork nouns in the plural or uncountable nouns.
 table, chair, suitcase, bag  We use _______ in the negative and
____________ with countable nouns in the plural
or _________ nouns.

1. Put these words into the correct column, as in the examples.

 Burger -lemonade -cherry -carrot meal -lettuce -bread
 Loaf -popcorn -potato -apple -cheese -sandwich
 Milk -soup -olive oil - coffee.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

singular plural singular
burger burgers

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2. Fill in the correct word: (cup, tin, cartoon, bowl,jar, tub, glass, packet, loaf, roll, box,
piece, tube, bottle)

1. A _______ of wine. 8. A _______of butter.

2. A _______ of soup. 9. A _______ of butter.
3. A _______ of cereal. 10. A _______ of tubepast.
4. A _______ of coke. 11. A _______ of bread.
5. A _______ of milk. 12. A _______ of bread.
6. A _______ of water. 13. A _______ of paper.
7. A _______of jam. 14. A _______ of tea.

3. Put the nouns in the correct column, according the pictures.

-Kiwi -banana -burger -water -popcorn

-bread –pineapple -pizza -a piece of watermelon
-pear -chorizo -a bottle wine -tomato -soup
-bar of chocolate

1. ____________________________ 8. __________________________
2. ____________________________ 9. __________________________
3. ____________________________ 10. _________________________
4. ____________________________ 11. _________________________
5. ____________________________ 12. _________________________
6. ____________________________ 13. _________________________
7. ____________________________ 14. _________________________

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4. Write what you need. Use “some or any”

1. Mmmm! For a salad I need _______ lettuce and _______ tomatoes but I don´t need ______
rice.
2. Mmmm! To make _______ orange juice I need _______ oranges but I don´t need _______
bananas
3. Mmmm! To make aniseed tea I need ______ hot water but I don´t need _______ milk.
4. Mmmm! I need _______ milk for breakfast but I don´t need ______ Inca kola.

5. How to make uncountable nouns countable?

1. A grain of rice
2. A __________ of butter.
3. A __________ of honey.
4. A __________ of bread.
5. A __________ of music.
6. A __________ of water.
7. A __________ of oil.
8. A __________ of rain.
9. A __________ of flour.
10. A __________ of
furtinure.
11. A __________ of wine.
12. A __________ of coke.
13. A __________ of milk.
14. A __________ of sugar.
15. A __________ of
chocolate.
16. A __________ of
toothpaste.
17. A __________ of cake.
18. A __________ of tea.

Packet liter piece

Can bottle tuve
Cartoon bar grain
Jar drop slice
Loaf kilo cup
Glass piece lump

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He gets up at 6 O´clock.

He takes a shower at 6:30 am

He dresses at 7:00 O´ clock.

He has breakfast at 7:30 am

He goes to the school at 8:00

O´clock
He starts to the school at 8:05
am

He plays basketball at the school.

He finishes the class at 1:00 O´clock

He listens to music in his bedroom

He sleeps at 9:00 pm

1. Verbs which end in : o, ch, sh,  Go : goes

ss, x, zz, also we add :”es”:  Watch: watches
He/ she/ it:  Kiss : kisses

2. When the verb end in  Carry : carries

consonant + Y+S; become  Study : studies
“ies”:
3. Irregular verb to have is has:  I/ you/we/they: Have
 He / she/ it : Has

4. Remember: vowel + y + s, is  Play : he plays

irregular in spelling:  Pay :he pays
 Enjoy :he enjoys

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Examples

Subject + principal verb + complement.

1. Laura takes breakfast at 7:30 in the morning.

2. Kim plays soccer with her friends in the park.
3. I study for my English exam.
4. We watch TV at 8:00 o´clock.
5. They feed their birds all the mornings.

A. Write the letter according the pictures:

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B. WRITE SENTENCES USING THE PICTURES:

1. __________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________________

6. __________________________________________________________________

7. __________________________________________________________________

8. __________________________________________________________________

9. __________________________________________________________________

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C. Write the correct number in the circle according the pictures.

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Simple present tense:

Negative and Interrogative Form
We use auxiliary verb:

DO= I, You, We, They

DOES= He, She, It

A. Negative form:

Subject + A.v + Not + P.v + Compl.

1. Laura does not take breakfast at 7:30 in the morning.

2. Kim doesn´t play soccer with her friends in the park.

3. I do not study for my English exam.

4. We don´t watch TV at 8:00 o´clock.

5. They don´t feed their birds all the mornings.

B. Interrogative form:

A.v +Subject + P.v + Compl. + ?

1. Does Laura take breakfast at 7:30 in the morning?

2. Does Kim play soccer with her friends in the park?

3. Do I study for my English exam?

4. Do we watch TV at 8:00 o´clock?

5. Do they feed their birds all the mornings?

C. SHORT ANSWERS:

1. Do you speak English?

 Yes, I do.
 No, I don´t

2. Does Laura study math at 4:00 o´clock?

 Yes, she does
 No, Laura doesn´t

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Exercises

1. Rewrite these sentences in negative form:

a. She has English class in the morning.

____________________________________________

b. You come from England.

____________________________________________

c. Peter does his homework.

____________________________________________

d. Susie watches the birds.

____________________________________________

e. I speak French and Spanish.

____________________________________________

f. The post office opens at 7:00 every day.

____________________________________________

g. Jill gets up early six days a week.

____________________________________________

h. Mary and you study French.

____________________________________________

i. John teaches English.

___________________________________________

j. We practice some sports at school.

____________________________________________.

2. In your notebook. Answer the questions about you.

Example:

 Do you watch TV at 3 o´clock?

- No, I don´t.
- I watch TV at 5 o´clock.

a. Do you wash your at 3 o´clock?

b. Do you have breakfast at 6:30 in the morning?

c. Do you get to school at 8 o´clock?

d. Do you leave to school at 10 o´clock?

e. Do you go to bed at 8 o´clock?

f. Do you study math at 10 o´clock?

g. Do you visit to grandmother every Saturday?

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h. Do you brush your teeth twice a day?

i. Do you go to the church every Sunday?

j. Do you go to the cinema every weekend?

3. Make questions and add the auxiliary verb: “do” or “does”.

a. Frank / work in the bank.

Does frank work in the bank?

b. Rose /study Spanish?

________________________________________

c. Joe and marry/ travel to London?

________________________________________

d. You /play football

________________________________________

e. Frank/ work in a shop?

________________________________________

f. Rose/ study French?

________________________________________

g. Joe and Mary/ travel to England?

________________________________________

h. Jim and I/ work in the school?

________________________________________

i. I/ go to the market every Sunday?

________________________________________

j. Peter/ play soccer every Monday at 5 o´clock?

________________________________________

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:

Independence Day
El Salvador.
Tomorrow Wednesday, September 15, is Independence Day.
We´re going to have a big parade in San Salvador, our
capital city. My school is taking part in the parade. We´re
going to play musical instruments and dance. After the
parade, we´re going to drive to the beach and have a party.
And we aren´t going to school on Thursday. We´re going to
stay at home and rest.
Blanca

Ukraine:
I live in Kharkov, in Ukraine. It´s Independence Day tomorrow.
August 23. I´m really looking forward to it. We´re all going to
have a day off. First, we´re going to the big market in the city.
There´s going to be a big parade, with dancers in national
costume, and then we´re all going to the circus. In the evening,
we´re going to watch the fireworks.
Vladimir

1. Comprehension: complete the chart for Blanca and Vladimir.

NAME BLANCA VLADIMIR

Country
City
Date of independence day
Activities:
Parade 
Party
Dancing
Music
Circus
Market
Beach
Barbecue
Fireworks

2. Talk about what Blanca and Vladimir are going to do on Independence Day.

_____BLANCA____________________VLADIMIR_____________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

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1. Write a paragraph about how you are going to celebrate the Independence Day?

________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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We often use adverbs of frequency to talk about the Adverbs of frequency

are placed before of the
frequency of something.
main verb.
Always  They sometimes sing
at the parties.
Usually
But…
Often When the sentence
includes verb to be,
Sometimes
the adverb goes after
Seldom the verb.
 She is always happy.
Never

Examples:
1. I always brush my teeth at night.
2. I usually eat breakfast quickly.
3. I often visit my friends. Main verb + adverb
4. I sometimes eat chinese food.
5. I seldon get angry.
6. I never steal.

Examples :
a. I am always at home.
b. He is usually at the library.
c. She is often in the park with her friends.
d. You are sometimes in the internet. To be + adverb
e. We are seldom at the disco.
f. I am never with my friends by the night.

A. Order the sentences :

1. Always/ they/ are/ happy/ at the school/.

__________________________________________
2. Have luch/ always/ they/ at 2 o´clock.
__________________________________________
3. Rain/ in ecuador/ usually/ spring/ in the
__________________________________________
4. Sometimes/ play football/ in the playground/ mike
__________________________________________
5. Seldom/ go to the disco/ on Sundays
__________________________________________

B. Write sentences using the frequency adverbs:

-always -seldom -never -sometimes
-usually -often

1. Bill/ beach:Bill always go to beach.

2. Sue/ clean:_________________________________
3. Jane cinema:_______________________________
4. Tim/clean:_________________________________
5. Bill/ homework:______________________________
6. Sue and tim/ disco:___________________________
7. Jane/ beach:________________________________
8. Bill and Tim/ cinema:__________________________

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C. Let´s play

D. Complete with : always, usually, sometimes, never and the verb.

1. Margie watches the soap opera before cleaning the house every day. She _________________ the
soap opera.
2. Sue goes to bed after midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. She __________________ to bed for
midnight.
3. Larry doesn´t help his mother iron the clothes. He _______________ his mother ironing the clothes.
4. Ana is late all the times she and her husband go to the theater. Ana ________________ late.
5. Arthur rests after dinner in front of the tv on Mondays and Fridays. He ______________________
after dinner in front of the tv.
6. Shirley does the loundry in the morning every day. She _______________ the laudry in the morning.
7. Pinochio doesn´t tell the true. He ______________ the truth.
8. Edgar gives his girlfriend flowers only on special dates. He _______________ her flowers
9. The wilsons have dinner together almost every evening. They ________________ dinner together.
10. Ben helps his daughter do her homework on weekends. He __________________ his daughter do
the homework.

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A. OBSERVE ALL THE PICTURES AND WRITE SENTECES USING LIKE AND DON´T LIKE.

1. I like the pizza. 14. ________________________________

2. ______________________________ 15. ________________________________

3. ______________________________ 16. ________________________________
4. ______________________________ 17. ________________________________
5. ______________________________ 18. ________________________________
6. ______________________________ 19. ________________________________
7. ______________________________ 20. ________________________________
8. ______________________________ 21. ________________________________
9. ______________________________ 22. ________________________________
10. ___________________________ 23. ________________________________
11. ___________________________ 24. ________________________________
12. ___________________________ 25. ________________________________
13. __________________________

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B. Look at the table below and (√) what you like, don´t like, love and hate doing.

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Computers are not difficult to understand. Let´s being with a description.

The computer is a machine that makes the life easier. It processes the
programmer´s instructions. It has two parts:
a) Hardware: a CPU (central processing Unit), a monitor, a keyboard and a
mouse and chips.
b) Software: the programs.
The monitor has a screen to see the data. The keyboard and the mouse are
used to load the information. All the information is saved on the hard disk or
a CD ROM.
A computer works because it has many chips. The main chip is the
microprocessor. Some computers have loud speakers, a microphone, a
printer and a camera. When computers have special device called a modem,
they can communicate with other computers and connect to the internet.

1. What do we need these objects for? Ask and answers:

1. Screen / see / data
Why do we need a screen?
-to see the data.
2. microphone / speak on the phone.
_________________________________________
3. Mouse/ select information
_________________________________________
4. Key / board
_________________________________________
5. CD ROM / read files
_________________________________________
6. Hard disk / store programs
_________________________________________
7. Modem / connect to the internet
_________________________________________
8. Printer / print work
_________________________________________
9. Loudspeakers / listen to music
_________________________________________

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2. Your friend doesn´t have what he or she needs. Make suggestions:
Printer/ print/ at the internet cafe.
I don´t have a printer!

 Don´t worry! We can print at the internet cafe

1. CD/ save information on the hard disk.
________________________________________
2. Mouse / use the keyboard
________________________________________
3. Modem/ go to the internet cafe
________________________________________
4. A computer / use an encyclopedia
________________________________________

3. Match the computer parts:

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A. We usually form a plural noun by adding “S”

SINGULAR (= one) A cat a book a computer a tomato
PLURAL (= two or Some cats three books a hundred computers
more) two tomatoes

B.Remember these spelling changes:

-s -ch -sh -x -o , we add “es”: -bus= buses -kiss= -dish=
-watch= -box= -tomato=
Consonant + y, “ies” -baby= babies - city= -country=
-family=
 But remember that vowel + y, is  Day= days -toy=
irregular

-f -fe “ves” -knife= knives -leaf=

 But: roof= roofs -chief= chiefs -cliff=

C. But add only “S” to words of recent foreign origin ending in “o”:
-photo = photos -biro= biros -disco= discos

D. Some nouns have irregular plural form. These include:

-child= children -man= men -woman= women -foot= feet
-tooth= teeth -fish= fish -mouse= mice -sheep= sheep

 Nouns ending in “s”, “ss”,or “x”take: _____________.

 Nouns ending in consonant + y, drop the “y” and take:

___________.

 Nouns ending in vowel + y, take:

_________________.

1. Write the plurals of these words:

Man Butterfly
Woman Secretary
Child Nurse
Policeman Toy
Person House
Foot Shoe
Tooth Pencil
Mouse Paper
Glass Bag
Mother Family
Student Eye
Fox Mouth
Tomato Car
Carrot Ball
Nationality Sunglass
Party Towel
Friend Doll
Girl Cap
Boy Basket
Computer Camera

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2. Write the words in plural and put them in the correct box, as in the example:

-Nickname -bus -country -foot -boy -girl grandchild -party -class -sister
-Woman -fox -car -nationality -man -eye -tooth -family -cousin -person
-Lady -dog -brush

“S” “ES” “IES” IRREGULAR

nicknames buses countries feet

3. Read these statements and use the nouns in brackets to complete the sentences.
Use plural forms:

1. All __________ are afraid of ___________ (mouse/woman). 2. All

_______ lose their ____________ in winter (leaf/tree). 3. It is wrong to
eat __________ (person). 4. ____________ must stay at home to look
after their____________ (wife/child). 5. English ___________ eat a lot of
___________ (potato/person). 6__________ from different ___________
have different ___________ (person/country/personality). 7. It is wrong
not to pay your ____________ (tax). 8. ___________ are cheap but
__________ are expensive. (Taxi/bus).

4. Put nouns from this list in the plural form and complete:

Cat child city country laboratory mouse

Sheep spy story

1. I like Reading ____________ about __________ like James bond. 2. Cows, pigs
and _________ provide meat. 3. The school has several ____________ for
students of science. 4. ___________ from many different _____________ go to the
international school. 5. ________________ is useful for catching _____________.
6. Rio, Shanghai and Delhi are big ____________.

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Simple past tense

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started
and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the
speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do
have one specific time in mind.

Rules Infinitive Simple past

 If a regular verb ends in consonant + y Carry
change y to i and add ed
Study
Fry
Try
 2. If one regular verb ends in Stop
 consonant+ vowel+ consonant, double
Plan
the last consonant and add ed:
Rob
Beg
 But there are some exception

Happen
Open
Visit
 3. If the regular verbs end in vowel+ y, Play
add ed.
Stay
Enjoy
1. If the regular verbs end in the letter e, Dance
only add: d
Live
hope
2. There are some special verbs called Have
irregular verbs, they have special tense
Go
forms.
Do
feel

Examples:

 I saw a movie yesterday.

 I didn't see a play yesterday.
 Last year, I traveled to Japan.
 Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
 Did you have dinner last night?
 She washed her car.
 He didn't wash his car.

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Simple past: Negative and Interrogative form

a. NEGATIVE FORM:
Auxiliar verb VERB IN INFINITIVE
I Work
YOU Dance
HE/SHE/IT Did Not Study
WE Play
THEY See

EXAMPLES:

1. He didn't work yesterday.

2. She didn't see him last night

3.

4.

5.

6.

b. INTERROGATIVE FORM

Auxiliar
verb
I
?
YOU
?
Did HE/SHE/IT ?
WE
?
THEY
?

Examples:

1. Did he work yesterday?

2. Did she see him last night?

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Exercises
1. Write the simple past of the verbs in parenthesis:

Last Tuesday Anna 1. _________________ (fly) from Los Angeles to Mexico City. She 2. _______ up
(get) at 6 o´clock in the morning and 3. ___________ (have) a cup of coffee. At 7:15 she 4. ________
(leave) home and she 5. ___________ (drive) to the airport. When she 6. __________ (arrive), she
7. ___________ (park) the car and then 8. ___________ (go) to the ticket counter, where she 9.
___________ (check) in for her flight. Then she 10. ___________ (have) breakfast at an airport café
and 11. _____________ (wait) for her flight. The plane 12. ____________ (depart) on a time and 13.
__________ (arrive) in Mexico City four hours later. Finally, she 14. __________ (take) a taxi to her
hotel.

1. Look the pictures and write sentences in simple past tense:

1. Steve arrived at Manchester airport.

2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________

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7. ____________________________________________________
8. ____________________________________________________
9. ____________________________________________________
10. ____________________________________________________
11. ____________________________________________________
12. ____________________________________________________

2. Change these sentences to negative form using short form:

1. Anna stayed at home. Anna didn´t stay at home.

2. Mick sang jazz. ________________________________
3. Ben travelled by air. ________________________________
4. The dog caught a lot of rabbits. ________________________________
5. Bill rode his bicycle yesterday. ________________________________
6. Philip´s girlfriend cooked dinner. ________________________________
7. Diana went to the theatre. ________________________________
8. Tina visited her friends yesterday. ________________________________
9. Margaret played the guitar yesterday. ________________________________
10. Anne wrote postcards. ________________________________

3. Now complete these past simple questions and short answers. Use the verbs from the list.

Cross do invent photograph kill land talk Travel

1. Did Peter kill a dragon? Yes, he did

win
2. _________ he __________________ the Atlantic? No, ____________
3. _________ he __________________ Sophia Loren? No, ____________
4. _________ he __________________ a Nobel prize? Yes, ___________
5. _________ he __________________ in a space ship? Yes, ______________
6. _________ he __________________ to Galileo? No, __________________
7. _________ he __________________ a new kind of television? No, ______________
8. _________ he __________________ on mars? No, __________________
9. _________ he really _____________ all these things? No, he _______________!

4. WRITE THE CORRECT PAST FORM

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5. Write a short, simple story using regular or irregular verbs in the past simple.
For example:
Bob and Tina walked through the park at night. A gunman robbed them.
They called the police but the man escaped.
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La isla bonita

1. Listen the song and complete with the correct verb.

Como puede ser verdad I want to be where the sun warms the sky
__________________ I dreamt of san when it's time for siesta you can watch them go
Pedro by
Just like I'd never gone, I ___________the Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
song where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
A young girl with eyes like the desert ______________ I _____________of san
It all seems like_______________, not far Pedro
away It all seems like________________ , not far
(chorus) away
Tropical the island breeze (Chorus)
All of nature wild and free Tropical the island breeze
This is where I long to be All of nature wild and free
La isla bonita This is where I long to be
And when the samba La isla bonita
________________ And when the samba ________________
The sun would set so high The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your spanish lullaby Your spanish lullaby
I ___________ in love with san Pedro Tropical the island breeze
Warm wind _______ on the sea, he All of nature wild and free
_______to me This is where I long to be
Te dijo te amo La isla bonita
I ____________ that the days would last And when the samba __________________
They ______________so fast The sun would set so high
(Chorus) Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Tropical the island breeze Your spanish lullaby
All of nature wild and free
this is where I long to be Yesterday played set called
La isla bonita Fell Last night knew
And when the samba ______________ Dreamt Carried went
The sun would __________ so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your spanish lullaby

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2. Match the sentences according the song:
Last night I dreamt of san Pedro your Spanish lullaby
A young girl with eyes like the desert all of nature wild and free
Tropical the island breeze just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
This is where I long to be it all seems like yesterday, not far away
And when the samba played the sun would set so high
through my ears and sting my eyes la Isla Bonita

3. Write the base form of the verbs in past

a. Played: ___________________

b. Set: ___________________

c. Called: ___________________

d. Knew: ___________________

e. Fell: ___________________

f. Carried: ___________________

g. Dreamt: ___________________

h. Went: ___________________

4. Write the antonyms of the verbs:

1. Played ________________________

2. Set: _____________________________

3. Called: ___________________________

4. Knew: _____________________________

5. Fell: _____________________________

6. Carried: ______________________________

7. Dreamt: ______________________________

8. Went: ______________________________

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I´m taller than I´m more

Popeye beautiful than

Sam.

We form the comparative of adjectives like this:

1. Adjectives of one syllable, add “er” Old
Tall
Short
2. If the adjectives end in “e”, only add “r”. Wide
Late
Nice
3. If the adjectives ends in Hot
consonant + vowel + consonant, we
Thin
double the final consonant.
Big

4. With adjectives of two syllables ending in Happy

“y”, we change the y to I and add “er”
Lucky
Easy
5. With adjectives of two or more syllables, we Modern
use more before the adjective.
Important
Expensive
6. Some adjectives have an irregular Good
comparative
Worse
Farther
Many
little
7. The normal comparative form of old is older but we often use elder for brothers and sister.
 Margaret is my elder sister

8. We use a comparative adjective + than+ the to compare two people, animal, groups or things
 He is more intelligent than his sister.
 Greek people are friendlier than English people.

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Exercises
I. Put the comparative adjectives + than in the gaps. Use the adjectives in brackets.

1. She’s much __________ her husband. (young)

2. It’s a __________ day _____ yesterday. (warm)

3. The vegetables in the shop are __________ _____ the one ones in the supermarket. (fresh)

4. The train is __________ _____ the bus (expensive)

5. The new TV programme is __________ _____ the old one. (funny)

6. Mrs. Jones is a __________ teacher ____ Mr. Andrews. (good)

7. My office is __________ _____ Helen’s. (near)

8. The traffic is _______________ it was last year. (noisy)

9. You have a __________ life _____ I have. (Busy)

10. Drivers in this country are _______________________ _____ drivers in my country. (Dangerous)

11. The exam today was _______________ _____ last year’s exam. (Difficult)

12. She’s __________ _____ her sister. (smart)

13. Michael is __________ _____ than Mathew. (Rich)

14. The students ask _______________ questions _____ they did before. (Intelligent)

15. Her second book is _______________ _____ her first one. (Interesting)

16. Swiss watches are more expensive than English watches. (expensive)

17. Bob mc give is _______________________________ slim skinty. (rich)

18. City people are _________________________________ country people. (fashionable)

19. The streets in London are _________________________before. (dirty)

20. Maggie is ______________________________ her sister. (slim)

21. Bill is _____________________________ his brother. (successful)

22. The weather is Manchester is _____________________here. (bad)

23. Peter is a ______________________________ driver __________ hank. (careful)

24. A general is ________________________ a sergeant. (important)

II. Write the comparative forms of these adjectives:

1. Easy: _______________
2. Dark: _______________
3. Silly: _______________
4. Slim: _______________
5. Fine: _______________
6. Black: _______________
7. Complicated: _______________

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LET’S PRACTICE
ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative

Happy Cheap Honest

Difficult Strong Busy

Clean Interesting Young

Early Hot Near

Beautiful Warm Funny

Soft Expensive Easy

Intelligent fresh Bad

Dirty Kind Late

Good Boring Dangeerous

Careful Cold weak

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My parents have four

children. Tom is the tallest.

We form the superlative of adjectives like this(we always use “the” before the adjective)
1. Adjectives of one syllable, Old
add “est”
Tall

Short

2. If the adjectives end in “e”, Wide

only add “st”.
Late

Nice

3. If the adjectives ends in Hot

consonant + vowel +
consonant, we double the Thin
final consonant.
Big

4. With adjectives of two syllables Happy

ending in “y”, we change the y
to I and add “est” Lucky

Easy

5. With adjectives of two or more Modern

syllables, we use the most
before the adjective. Important

Expensive

6. Some adjectives have an Good

irregular superlative.
Worse

Farther

Many

Little

7. The normal comparative form of old is oldest but we often use eldest for brothers and sister.
 Margaret is my eldest sister
8. We use a comparative adjective + the, with the superlative to talk about three or more people,
animal, groups or things
 Harry is the most famous bank robber in Britain.
 The shark is the most dangerous fish in the ocean.

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I. Write the superlative of the adjectives:

Regular Superlative

sweet
angry
bright
calm
cold
cool
curly
early
rich
lovely
smart
simple
famous
immense
long
perfect
quick
thin

II. Put the comparative adjectives + than in the gaps. Use the adjectives in brackets.

1) The weather is Manchester is the _____________________here. (bad)

2) Peter is the______________________________ driver. (careful)

3) A general is the________________________ a sergeant. (important)

4) that is the _______________________ film I have ever seen. (sad)

5) The Mona Lisa is the __________________ painting in the world. (beautiful)

6) They were the ____________________ couple at the party. (attractive)

7) She is the ________________ dancer of them all. (good)

8) They had the _______________________ results in the school. (bad)

9) that is the ____________________ idea I’ve ever heard. (crazy)

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I am going
We are going to to swim in
I am going to
the pool

Use of going to Future

 Use to talk about an action in the near

future that has already been planned or 
prepared.
 The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to
 A conclusion regarding the immediate rain.
future

Signal words: in one year, next week, tomorrow, etc.

Personal
positive negative question
pronouns
I I am going to speak. I am not going to speak. Am I going to speak?

you / we / they You are going to speak. You are not going to speak. Are you going to speak?

he / she / it He is going to speak. He is not going to speak. Is he going to speak?

Examples:
1. _________________________________________
2. _________________________________________
3. _________________________________________
4. _________________________________________
5. _________________________________________
6. _________________________________________

EXERCISES
1. Look at the pictures and write senteces acording the sings (aff. Neg. Or interrogative)

_______________ ______________ ________________

_______________
_____ ______ ____
_____

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_______________ _________________ _________________ _________________

_____ ___ ___ ___

_________________ __________________ ________________

______ ______ ________

2. Complete the sentences looking at the pictures:

1. Mary ______________________________ the supermarket.

2. Morty ______________________________ computer games.
3. Sarah ______________________________ her novels.
4. Bob ________________________________ his bike.
5. Pete and jane _________________________ at the restaurant.
6. Jack _________________________________ a race
7. Carol and john _________________________ married.

3. Use the verbs in brakets to complete the sentences. Use be going to.

1. Steve _________________________ (join) the golf club soon.

2. Caroline and john _______________________ (buy) her wedding dress.
3. Charles ________________________ (meet) his new boss tomorrow.
4. The students ______________________ (correct) the tests.
5. Philip _________________________ (not drink) orange juice.
6. Maggie _________________________ (ride) a camel in the desert.
7. We ____________________________ (not wear) a thick coat.
8. Helen __________________________ (plant) some trees in the park.
9. Oliver ____________________________ (tell) me some funny jokes.
10. Lucia ____________________________ (write) his friends next Friday.
11. Patrick ____________________________ (go) hiking with his father.
12. I _____________________________ (buy) a brocelet for my mother.

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4. Make sentences with the future going to:

1. ______________________________ 16. ___________________________________

2. ______________________________ 17. ___________________________________

3. ______________________________ 18. ___________________________________

4. ______________________________ 19. ___________________________________

5. ______________________________ 20. ___________________________________

6. _____________________________ 21. ___________________________________

7. ______________________________ 22. ___________________________________

8. ______________________________ 23. ___________________________________

9. ______________________________ 24. ___________________________________

10. ______________________________ 25. ___________________________________

11. ______________________________ 26. ___________________________________

12. ______________________________ 27. ___________________________________

13. ______________________________ 28. ___________________________________

14. ______________________________ 29. ___________________________________

15. ______________________________ 30. ___________________________________

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I will catch
I will call
the robber
Help! the police
Thief!

Use of will to Future

 spontaneous decision  Wait, I will help you

 An opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption  He will probably come back tomorrow..

regarding the future
 I will not watch TV tonight.
 A promise
 It will rain tomorrow.
 An action in the future that cannot be influenced
 If I arrive late, I will call you.
 Conditional clauses type I

Signal words: in a year, next… tomorrow, I think, I probably, perhaps

positive negative question

no differences I will speak. I will not speak. Will I speak?

EXERCISES

1. Put the verbs into the correct form (future I simple). Use will.
Jim asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him:
1. You (earn) ____________________ a lot of money
2. You (travel) ___________________ around the world.
3. You (meet) ______________________ lots of interesting people
4. Everybody (adore) ________________ you
5. You (no/have) __________________ any problems
6. Many people (serve) ___________________ you
7. They (anticipate) ____________________ oyur wishes
8. There (not/ be)______________________anything to wish for
9. Everything (be) _____________________ perfect
10. But all these things (happen/ only)_______________ if you marry me.

2. Complete with the future will. (will future expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with
regard to the future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced.

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Will/ won´t + verb
1. We ____________________ (help) you.
2. I _______________ (get) you a drink.
3. I think our team _________________ (win) the match.
4. Maybe she ___________________ (do) a language course in malta.
5. I ___________________ (buy) the tickets.
6. Perhaps she ___________________ (do) this for you.
7. Maybe we ______________________ (stay) at home.
8. She hopes that he ______________________ (cook) dinner tonight.
9. I´m sure they _________________________ (understand) your problem.
10. It ____________________ (rain).
11. What _____________ they _____________________ ? (eat).
12. They _______________ probably _____________ (go) to the party.
13. You _______________ (not/ have) any problems.
14. We ________________ (send) the postcard.
15. Who ________________ (drive) us into town?
16. Where ______________ we ________________ (meet)?

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