martes, 18 de septiembre de 2012

First Conditional



COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS
If mark has the money, he _______________(buy) a sports car

If you _________________(not/study) hard, you will fail the test.
 If you don´t bring Ann, I _________________(not/go) with you.
If he ___________________(cut) his hair, he will look different.
If Mary cleans her room, she ________(go) to the cinema
If you need a pencil, I ____________(lend) you mine.. 
If you ____________ (finish) your homework, you can go out and play.

If  arrive early, I _____________(give) him a call.

If you ___________(want) I talk to him.

If I see her, I ____________(send) her your love.

I you ___________(finish) on time, we will go to the beach.

You will be late if you ___________(not/hurry up) 
He will watch TV tonight if he_____________(not/ go out)
If he ______________(say) no I´ll be furious.


2. Write sentences, using the words given:
a) If/I/take/ a taxi - I / catch / the bus.
____________________________________________________________
b) If / it / rain - we /stay / at home.
_____________________________________________________________
c) If / he / come/ to the party - I / see / her
  _____________________________________________________________

 
 
 
 
 
 

lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2012

Present Perfect Workshop



Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.
I ______________ answered the question.
She_____________ opened the window.
They_____________ called us.
You_____________ carried a box.
It_____________ rained a lot.
We_____________ washed the car.
He_____________ closed the window.
Jenny_____________ locked the door.
The girls___________ visited the museum.
John and Sophie___________ helped in the garden.

Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
Bob / visit / his / grandma ____________________________________
Jimmy / play / on the /computer ___________________________________
Sue and Walter / wash / their / car ____________________________________
Andrew / repair / his / bike ____________________________________
Phil / help / Anne with / maths _____________________________________
Brad and Louise / watch / a / film _____________________________________
Tamara / talk to / her best /  friend _____________________________________
Bridgette / draw / a / picture _____________________________________
Carol / read / a computer / magazine _____________________________________
Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant
 ______________________________________

Write negative sentences in present perfect simple. The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:
Sarah / not / wash the dishes  __________________________________________
Anita / not / clean the kitchen  __________________________________________
Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants  ___________________________________________
Joey / not / make his bed  __________________________________________
David / not / buy milk    __________________________________________
Lisa / not / be to the baker's  __________________________________________
Aran and Jack / not / do their homework __________________________________________
Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms  ___________________________________________
Alex / not / feed the hamster   ___________________________________________
Hazel / not / empty the / bin _______________________________________

Write questions in present perfect simple.
you / answer / the /question _____________________________________
Jenny / lock / the /door _______________________________________
Walter / call / us ______________________________________
you / see / the /picture ____________________________________
your parents / get / the / letter _____________________________________
it / rain / a /lot _______________________________________
how often / we / sing / the / song _____________________________________
Maureen / watch / the / film ______________________________________
how many books / Bob / read _____________________________________
ever / you / be / to / London _____________________________________

Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb. In a contest, people get the chance to do something they've never done before. This is what the participants told the jury:
Fergal / never / sail / on the Pacific.
_________________________________________
Rebecca / never / stay / at a five-star hotel
_________________________________________
Jason / never / watch / a world-cup final
_________________________________________
Rachel and Gareth / never / climb / Mount Kilimanjaro
_________________________________________
Elaine / never / see / a whale
_________________________________________
Ruth / never / spend / her holiday in Mexico
_________________________________________
Connor / never / be / to Canada
_________________________________________
Lisa and Holly / never / cycle / around England
________________________________________
Barry / never / drive / a Ferrari
_________________________________________
Clare / never / meet / Mickey Mouse
_________________________________________

READ THE TEXT:
  
Rosemary Scott is a lawyer. She is very successful and earns a lot of money but her job is very stressful. She lives in a wonderful country house with a Jacuzzi and she has bought a brand new sports car because she loves fast cars
She has travelled to many different countries and met a lot of wonderful people.
She is married to David and they have two children, Sam and Kelly.

            Write a short description of your lifestyle in 80 words.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

jueves, 10 de marzo de 2011

Exercise with be allowed to, let and make

Hola muchachos. Aquí cuelgo esta actividad para que practiquen un poco más.

Make, Let & To Be Allowed to Exercise

I'm not allowed to play with Dad's train set

-

I don't have permission to use it

Dad lets me use his computer on Saturdays

-

I have permission to use it

Mum makes me clean my room on Saturdays

-

She forces me to do it

Fill the gaps with make, let or to be allowed to in the correct form.

1

I know! We could go to the seaside tomorrow. Daddy ____________________ me use his car on Sundays.

2

I____________________ use Daddy's car on Sundays so why don't we go to the seaside tomorrow?

3

I don't ____________________ the cats sleep on the bed.

4

My cats ____________________ sleep on the bed. (NEGATIVE)

5

You can't ____________________ me go to your cousin's wedding.

6

A: Are you coming on the camping trip with us?

B: No, I____________________ . (NEGATIVE)

7

Dad ____________________ me use his car all weekend. It was great.

8

Put that cigarette out, please. You____________________ smoke in here. (NEGATIVE)

9

My evil parents ____________________ me study for my exams all last weekend!

10

My mean brother refuses to ____________________ me use his computer.

11

Mum ____________________ me try on a brown dress in the shop. It was so embarrassing.

12

Sssh! You____________________ talk in the library. (NEGATIVE)

13

A: Why the heck did you do it?

B: They ____________________ me.

14

Come on! ____________________ me have a go.

15

A: I____________________ go to the disco anymore. (NEGATIVE)

B: Really?! Your parents are mean, horrible and cruel!

16

Mum ____________________ me do all the washing up last Sunday.

17

Excuse me, young lady. I don't think you____________________ smoke in here.

18

I was so relieved. I only got a four in my essay but the teacher didn't ____________________ me do it again.

Retrieved from: http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.allow.p.htm

viernes, 11 de febrero de 2011

Hola. Si eres de nivelación de 10 u 11, ve al link que menciono aquí y desarrolla los ejercicios de esta página. Envíame las respuestas al correo dado.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2065

jueves, 10 de febrero de 2011

Chocolate


Hola, si eres de nivelación de 11 desarrolla el siguiente ejercicio y envíalo al correo dado.

Complete the following text in passive voice using the verbs in brackets. (10 y 11)


HOW _____ CHOCOLATE ___________? (make)

Cocoa is the most important ingredient of chocolate. Cocoa ________________ (grow) in South America and some African countries. Cocoa beans are white at first, but they _________________ (dry) in the sun for a week, and they become brown. Then the beans __________________ (roast) in hot air ovens. They become dark brown, the color of chocolate. After this, they _________________ (crush) by a special machine. Next, the shells ____________________ (remove), and only the soft centers remain. These contain cocoa butter. Then milk and sugar _________________ (boil) together until they become sticky. They _________________ (mix) with the cocoa butter. The mixture of cocoa, milk and sugar ____________________ (pres) and ______________ (refine). All lumps ___________________ (break) up. After that the liquid chocolate __________________ (pour) into molds. The chocolate bars _________________ (cool) and become solid. Finally they ___________________ (wrap) in aluminum foil and paper.

lunes, 15 de febrero de 2010

simple past and past progressive

Visit the following link, review and do the tasks suggested:
http://www.welcometoenglishandfun.com/grammar/pdf/Talking%20about%20the%20past.pdf
Send to my mail the four practice tasks solved.
anavirginiaarizama@yahoo.es
Don't forget your complete names at the end.

lunes, 1 de febrero de 2010

If....

I invite you to visit the link
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/menu.php
and study the grammar rules for using the first conditional. There are 4 different exercises for you to practice. Do them and bring doubts if any to class.