23 febrero, 2010

5 D Grammar past simple regular and irregular verbs

2. didn’t come 3. did you see 4. woke up 5. had 6. drove 7. went 8. was 9. made 10. did you come 11.came 12. sat 13. read 14. had 15. went 16. had 17. slept 18. did you speak 19.came 20. did she say 21. didn’t speak 22. said 23. took 24. didn’t say 25.heard 26. didn’t see

5 C Grammar past simple irregular verbs

a. 2. had 3. was 4. was 5. saw 6. went 7. couldn’t 8. went 9. met 10. drove 11. had 12. got 13. went 14. drove 15. were 16.went 17. saw 18. didn’t see 19. left 20 didn’t see.

18 febrero, 2010

Grammar Past simple

The past tense of BE and HAVE
Reporter: Where were you? And where was the monster?
Henry: I was here. It was a great shock. It wasn’t very nice.
R: What was the monster like?
H: It was a very large animal. It had a large body, but it had a small head. Its eyes were blue and round. It had teeth, but they weren’t very big. It didn’t have any ears.
H: I didn’t have my camera with me. And it was very quick.

The simple past tense (positive and negative)

He didn’t repair a broken window.
He didn’t book a holiday
He wrote to the bank
He didn’t phone the sports club
He paid the electricity bill
He tidied the garage
He didn’t paint the gate
He didn’t clean the windows
The simple past tense (positive)
1. Stopped, got. 2. Had 3.held 4. Threw, smashed 5. took, put
6. Happened, stood, watched 7. Jumped, drove 8. run, called.

The simple past tense (questions)
1 Why did she disappear?
2 did she leave the country?
3 How did she travel?
4 did her friends hide her?
5 What did she do in all that time?
6 Did she read the stories about her in the newspapers?
7 Why did she come home?
8 did her husband find her?

How to get help
B1 gave, felt, went, said, took, got.
Secret message: don’t worry, be happy.
2 grammar: Pas tense
1 felt 2 gave 3 was 4 didn’t 5 did 6 gave 7 said
B2 unscramble the sentences and answer the questions.
2. I felt angry with my brother
3. Tim went out with my friend. Yes, she did.
4. My sister said I was fat. No, she didn’t.
5. He gave the photo to my girlfriend. No, he didn’t.
6. He got upset with his brother. Yes, he did.
Grammar practice: past tense
Say- said
Give- gave
Feel- felt
Get-got
Unit 11
11.1
1. Cleaned. 2. Opened 3. Started, finished 4. Wanted 5. Happened
6. rained 7. Enjoyed, stayed 8. Died.
11.2
1 got 2 saw 3 played 4 paid 5 visited 6 bought 7 went 8 thought
9 copied 10 knew 11 put 12 spoke.
11.3
1 flew 2 got 3 had 4 left 5 drove 6 got 7 parked 8 walked
9 checked 10 had 11 waited 12 departed 13 arrived 14 took.
11.4
2 she lost her keys last week.
3 she met her friends yesterday evening.
4 yesterday I bought two newspapers.
5 last Sunday we went to the cinema.
6 yesterday I ate an orange.
7 this morning he had a shower.
8 they came to see us last Friday.
Unit 12

12.1
2. didn’t work
3. didn’t go
4. didn’t have
5. didn’t do
12.2
2. Did you enjoy...?
3. Did you have...?
4. Did you finish...?
6. Did you sleep...?
12.3
2. Got up or didn’t get up
3. Had or didn’t have
4. Bought or didn’t buy
5. Ate or didn’t eat.
6. Went or didn’t go.
12.4
2. Did you arrive?
3. Did you win?
4. Did you go?
5. Did it cost?
6. Did you go to bed late?
7. Did you have a good time?
8. Did it break?
12.5
2. bought 3.did it rain yesterday? 4. Didn’t stay 5. Opened
6. I didn’t have time 7. How did you do that? 8. I didn’t know about it.

5 B Grammar past simple regular verbs

A 3. He waited for the plane. 4. He didn’t smoke. 5. He landed in Milan. 6. He travelled by bus to the hotel. 7. He arrived at the hotel. 8. He stayed at the hotel for two nights. 9. He didn’t visit the city 10. He trained for two hours. 11. He didn’t play the match 12. Milan scored five goals.

5 A Grammar Was/ Were

A 2. weren’t 3. was 4. was 5. was 6. wasn’t 7. wasn’t 8. weren’t 9. weren’t 10. weren’t 11. wasn’t 12. wasn’t 13. was 14. weren’t 15. was

11 febrero, 2010

4D Grammar Superlatives

A
2. Who’s the most generous person you’ve ever met?
3. What’s the best restaurant you’ve ever been to?
4. What’s the cheapest hotel you’ve ever stayed in?
5. What’s the coldest place you’ve ever visited?
6. What’s the longest journey you’ve ever made?
7. What’s the most delicious food you’ve ever eaten?
8. Where’s the most dangerous place you’ve ever been to?
9. What’s the most exciting book you’ve ever read?
10. Where’s the furthest you’ve ever been on holiday?
C
2. Right 3 wrong. The worst 4. Right 5. Right 6. Wrong. The best 7. Wrong. The most patient 8. Wrong. The most comfortable. 9. Wrong. The most expensive. 10. Right

4C Grammar comparative adjectives and adverbs

A.
2. She’s happier than her husband.
3. Men drive faster than women
4. Spain is hotter than France
5. The sandwiches are more expensive than the cakes
6. Tom works more slowly than Greg.
7. Laura speaks Italian better than Jake.
8. Singapore is further than Tokyo.
B.
2. isn’t as happy as her.
3. don’t drive as fast as men.
4. isn’t as hot as Spain.
5. aren’t as expensive as the sandwiches.
6. doesn’t work as fast as Greg.
7. doesn’t speak Italian as well as Laura.
8. isn’t as far as Singapore.

2 Past simple or present perfect –key

What's the rule?
A. 1. Joe 2. Helen
B. 1. Joe 2. HeleN
C. 2. Present perfect.
D. 2
REMEMBER
1. pp 2. ps 3. pp 4. pp

Practice exercises
1. 1 a 2 b
2.(2) did (3) was (4) have been (5) have you travelled(6) I have been to(7) I went to
(8) have you visited (9) no, I haven’t (10) Have you made...? (11) I have made(12) I bought.
3. 2 f 3 a 4 b 5d 6e.
4.2 right 3has lived 4 decided 5 have visited.
5. 3 I have been... for 2 years. 4 I met... a year ago. 5 She has lived.... for 3 years. 6 we bought...

KEY JUST, ALREADY, STILL & YET

1. just
2. already
3. still
4. yet
5. just
6. just
7. yet, already
8. yet
9. still
10. still
11. yet
12. already
13. still
14. still
15. yet
16. still
THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT PERFECT
A. Past simple
2. A specified time in the past.
Ago, when yesterday.
Present perfect
3. an action which began in the past and continues
4. an unspecified time in the past.
ever, since, yet.
B. 1 haven't seen. 3
2. saw. 2
3. went. 2
4. found 1/2
5. have you ever been.4
6. have lived. 3
7. lived. 1
8. met. 2
9. has lost. 3
10. has opened. 3
11.thought.1
12. have you fed? 4
13. played. 2
14. did you download? 2

09 febrero, 2010

3 QUICKTEST, 4 QUICKTEST

3 QUICKTEST
GRAMMAR
A 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 c 8 a 9 a 10 c
B 11’s/is 12 It’s 13 at 14 what 15 then 16 never 17 ever 18 in 19 on 20 at.
VOCABULARY
A 1 easy 2 cheap 3dirty 4 ugly 5 short
B 6 March 7 August 8 third 9 seventh 10 spring
C 11 very 12 hungry 13 have 14 do 15 up 16 go 17 watch 18 every 19 times 20 date
PRONUNCIATION
A 1 this 2 throw 3 shopping 4 don’t 5 worried
B 6 beautiful 7 dangerous 8 autumn 9 September

4 QUICKTEST
GRAMMAR
A 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a
B 11 speak 12 can’t 13 watching 14 going 15 him 16 us 17 me 18 it 19 whose 20 yours / ours
VOCABULARY
A 1 dance 2 wait 3 take 4 ride 5play 6 give 7 use 8 go 9 sing 10 draw/ paint
B 11 take 12 for 13 on 14 on 15 why 16 with 17 the 18 song 19 orchestra 20 lyrics
PRONUNCIATION
A 1 thanks 2 cinema 3 leave 4 clothes 5 mine
B 6 shopping 7 classical 8 travel 9 instrument 10 basketball

4D Grammar possessive pronouns

2.ours 3.his 4. yours 5.ours 6. theirs 7. hers 8. mine

04 febrero, 2010

4C Grammar Object pronouns

2. us 3.them 4. him 5. her 6.him 7. you 8. it 9. them 10.us 11. it 12. her 13. me 14. them 15. us