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Read the text. Then read the sentences and write true (T) or false (F) Merlin: Ooops! I'm very sorry. I'll help you. Tracy: Oh, don't worry! I can do it. Merlin: Are you new in this little village? Tracy: Yes, I am. Merlin: My name is Merlin. What's your name? Tracy: My name is Tracy. Nice to meet you, Merlin! Merlin: Nice to meet you too! Tracy: Where are you from? Merlin: I'm from England. And you? Where are you from? Tracy: I'm from Scotland but I live in this village now. Merlin: Hi, Leprechaun. How are you? Leprechaun: Hello. I'm fine, thank you. Merlin: Tracy, meet my old friend, Leprechaun. He's from Ireland. Tracy: Hi, Leprechaun. Nice to meet you! Leprechaun: Hello. Nice to meet you too! I'm going for a walk now. Bye, bye! Tracy: Bye! Merlin: See you later! 1. Merlin's new friend is Tracy. 2. Merlin is from Ireland. 2
3. Tracy is from Scotland. 4. Leprechaun is from Scotland too. 5. Leprechaun and Merlin are new friends. The present simple and continuous; the past simple and continuous The present simple and continuous We use the present simple to talk about habits and things that are always true. We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency (always, often, sometimes, usually, hardly ever, never). Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb, but after be. We use the present continuous to talk about what we are doing now. We often use the present continuous with expressions of frequency (at the moment, now, right now). The past simple and continuous We use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. We use the past continuous to talk about an action that went on for some time. We often use the past continuous to describe things that were happening when something else happened. Past continuous Past simple Ryan was swimming when he saw a turtle. Bobby always plays in the school football team. She s never late. Julia is listening to her new MP3 player. 3
Circle the correct answer Clara s in the kitchen. She s baking / bakes a cake for Mum s birthday. What do you take / are you taking a photo of? There s nothing to see here at the moment. Visitors usually come / are usually coming to see the dolphins. Helen always plays / is playing tennis on Tuesdays. It doesn t snow / isn t snowing at the moment. I m not coming / don t come right now. But I ll see you later. My family recycles / s recycling rubbish every week. Our cousins are staying / stay with us at the moment. Peggy leaves / s leaving school right now. Write the sentences and questions. Use the present simple or present continuous 1. Mum / always / shop / at the market. Mum always shops at the market. 2. I / act / in the play / at the moment. 3. Judy and Tina / do / a lot of work / at the moment. 4
4. That player / never / score / any goals. 5. Sidney / do his homework / right now. 6. Why / Kim / laugh / now? 7. The boys / play football / right now. 8. What / tools / we / often / need? 9. They / play / football / every day. 10. Why / you / jump / at the moment? Complete the description. Then write descriptions for the other two places. Brisbane Anchorage Cairo Egypt Alaska, USA Australia tundra desert rainforest very hot and humid all year. extremely cold and very dry all year. very hot and dry all year. 1. Brisbane is in Australia. The biome is the. It's very and all year. 2. 5
3. Read and tick the correct house In this house there isn't any air conditioning. There is a fireplace and there are heavy courtains. There are radiators in all the rooms, there aren't any fans. There aren't any blinds but there are a lots of carpets. The people are wearing trousers, boots, anoracks, scarves and woolly hats. 6
Use the words to complete the definitions documentary news quiz show comedy film series cartoons sports 1. You cand find out information from a. 2. A is a competition with questions and prizes. 3. A is a funny show or film. 4. A is a programme with lots of episodes. 5. are stories made of drawings or computer images. 6. The tells us what is happening in the world today. 7. A is a long story. It usually lasts about an hour and a half. 8. You can watch football on the programme. Write about your friends or the people in your class, using the comparatives or superlatives of the adjetives. My friend,, is the most hard working in the class. 7
Look and complete Big fast long tall strong 1. Willie Whale is bigger than Elvis Elephant. 2. Geraldine Giraffe is than Ozzy Ostrich. 3. Elvis Elephant is than Charlie Cheetah. 4. Charlie Cheetah is than Terence Tiger. 5. Selma snake is than Derek Dog. Answer this questions about the TV schedule TV schedule 16:30 Fun time with the Smiths 17:30 Our Universe is getting bigger! 18:45 News night 19:15 World skiing championships 20:00 David Duck and Matthew Mouse 20:30 Back to school (Episode 8) 21:15 Family quiz time 21:45 Love forever! Starring Tom Crust 8
1. What programme is on before the news? 2. What time is the film on? 3. What's the film called? 4. Is there a documentary on television tonight? 5. What time is the quiz show on? 6. What kind of programme is on at a quarter past seven? 7. What programme is on after the cartoons? 8. What time is the comedy programme on? Regular verbs Past form The past simple form of regular verbs is the same as form the participle. We add d or ed to the base form. When a verb ends in consonant +y, we change y to i then add ed. When a verb contains one short vowel and ends in a consonant, we double the consonant. Irregular verbs The past simple form of irregular verbs is often different form the past participle. We have to remember irregular forms. 9
Complete the table of regular and irregular verbs Base form Past simple Past participle Make Made See Saw Fly Peel Peeled Send Sent Put Show Showed Enter Entered Complete the conversation. Use the past simple or the past participle of the verbs in the box. Spend finish do work be want see go Tom Helen Have you done anything interesting recently? Yes, I ve quite busy. On Saturday, I to the cinema with Beth. She d the film before, but she to see it again. How about you? Tom I ve the lost few days doing that project for school next week. Helen Beth and I together on ours, so it s now. 10
Tom Lucky you! Use the correct form of the verbs to complete the text about Clara have (x2) live work (x3) learn eat cut go start finish Clara in a pin factory. She near the factory. She at 5 o'clock every morning. She bread and tea for breakfast and soup for lunch. She didn't meat or fish. She pins all day long in the factory. She work at 8 o'clock at night. She six days a week but she didn't on Sunday. Clara a very hard life. She didn't to school and she didn't how to read or write. Use the past tense of the verbs to complete the text like play have be walk live go do When I four, I in the same house, but I to a different shool. I with plastic toys, not computer games. I to school. At school we lots of paintings and I lots of friends. I listening to stories and drawing. 11
Answer the questions How old were you when you could ride a bike? _I was when I could ride a bike. write? swim? Write the questions for the answer about Jack and Sebastian Where? Jack worked in the kitchen. Where? Sebastian ate in the dining room. Where? Jack slept in the stables. Where? Sebastian studied in the library. Where? Jack washed in the yard. 12
Where? Sebastian slept in the bedroom. Where was Uncle Franz on Saturday? Complete with was or wasn't. 1. In the morning, he wasn't at the park. He at the supermarket. 2. In the afternoon, he at the airport. He at the gym. 3. In the evening, he at the library. He at a restaurant with Aunt Agnes. Write about you. When I was 6 years old I lived,... 13
Complete the crossword. Write the past simple of the verbs 1. On Friday night, I (watch) TV. 2. My grandad (travel) around Mexico on a motorbike when he was young. 3. On Saturday morning, we went to the zoo. I (like) the lions the best, they were fantastic! 4. On Saturday afternoon we (visit) my granny. 5. On Sunday, my cousin (play) football in the park. Read the text and answer the questions Sam arrived at the bus station at 9:30. He travelled on the bus to the airport. He arrived at the airport half an hour later and he checked in an hour and a half before his plane left. His plane left at 12:00 and he flew to Paris. It took him and hour and a half. 1. What time did he arrive at the bus staion? 2. What time did he arrive at the airport? 3. What time did he check in? 4. What time did his plane leave? 14
5. What time did he arrive in Paris? Be going to We use be going to + base form to talk about plans and decisions we made earlier. Be going to and will Will We use will or won t + base form to talk about instant decisions or offers. We are going to see a play this evening. It s raining. I ll take an umbrella. We also be going to + base form to make a prediction based on a situation that is happening now. Look! Leo s going to win the race! We also use will or won t + base form to make predictions. I ll be thirteen next year. I won t be famous, when I grow up. Look at the chart. Write predictions with will or won't. Use any in the negative sentences 1 traffic in the streets - 2 traffic in the sky + 3 cars - 4 electronic libraries + 5 flying cars + 6 paper books - 7 electronic book shops + 15
8 paper money - 9 pollution - 1. There won't be any traffic in the streets. 2. There will be traffic in the sky. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use be going to. Gary / be a footballer (+) Gary's going to be a footballer. Sally / learn Chinese (-) Gina and Charles / play computer games (+) My brother / live in France (-) 16
You and Bob / watch TV (-) My brother / invent a computer game (+) I / be on TV (-) I / do my homework (+) Read the sentences and number the pictures. 1. Dionna Start is an astronaut. 2. Tomorrow, she is going to fly into space. 3. She is going to do some experiments. 4. She's going to fly round the moon. 5. In one week, she's going to come back to the Earth. 17