ACTIVITY
A. Put in the correct order to make questions with the verb to be.
1. you hot? Are
2. this Is your book?
3. States? the United from Peters Is Mr.
4. married? they Are
5. Mr. Are you Jenkins? and Mrs.
B. Write the sentences in the short form
1. I am a student.
2. He is a teacher.
3. She is a journalist.
4. It is a book.
5. We are mechanics.
6. You are pilots.
7. They are policemen.
C. Put the sentences in the correct order to make
positive sentences with the verb to be, then change
to other ways.
1. old. years am I twenty-five
2. from We are Venezuela.
3. book. is my This
4. day nice today. It's a
5. engineer. is John an
miércoles, 3 de marzo de 2010
miércoles, 24 de febrero de 2010
READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY FOR 9º GRADE
ACTIVITY
1.Read the text and answer the questions about it.
2. Write the main idea about the text.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
English is a West Germanic language originating in England, and the first language for most people in Australia, Canada, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (also commonly known as the Anglosphere). It is used extensively as a second language and as an official language throughout the world, especially in Commonwealth countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa, and in many international organisations.
Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca. English is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. The influence of the British Empire is the primary reason for the initial spread of the language far beyond the British Isles. Following World War II, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States has significantly accelerated the spread of the language. On an average school day approximately one billion people are learning English in one form or another.
A working knowledge of English is required in certain fields, professions, and occupations. As a result over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level. English is one of six official languages of the United Nations.
Questions about the text
1. English is spoken in Canada.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. It has become the international language in many areas.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. Over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know
1.Read the text and answer the questions about it.
2. Write the main idea about the text.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
English is a West Germanic language originating in England, and the first language for most people in Australia, Canada, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (also commonly known as the Anglosphere). It is used extensively as a second language and as an official language throughout the world, especially in Commonwealth countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa, and in many international organisations.
Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca. English is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. The influence of the British Empire is the primary reason for the initial spread of the language far beyond the British Isles. Following World War II, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States has significantly accelerated the spread of the language. On an average school day approximately one billion people are learning English in one form or another.
A working knowledge of English is required in certain fields, professions, and occupations. As a result over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level. English is one of six official languages of the United Nations.
Questions about the text
1. English is spoken in Canada.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. It has become the international language in many areas.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. Over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know
miércoles, 17 de febrero de 2010
ACTIVITY ABOUT VERB TO BE 9º GRADE
A. Complete with the correct form of be (am, are, is).
Example: He __ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy.
1) I _________ a girl.
2) My father ________ at work.
3) Trixi and Susi ________ my cats.
4) The hamster _________ in the cage.
5) I _________ a painter.
6) My green pencil _________ on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty _________ good friends.
8) ________ you from Scotland?
9) His sister __________ seven years old.
10) We _________ children.
11) My mother _______ in the kitchen.
12) The pupils ________ not at school today.
13) Maria's grandmother _______ from Brazil.
14) I _______ a football fan.
15) It ______ Sunday today.
16) They ________ in the car.
17) His pencil case ________ at home.
18) you _______ from Sheffield?
19) I _______ not your friend.
20) The students _________ in the park.
B. Change the sentences to other ways.
Example: He __ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy.
1) I _________ a girl.
2) My father ________ at work.
3) Trixi and Susi ________ my cats.
4) The hamster _________ in the cage.
5) I _________ a painter.
6) My green pencil _________ on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty _________ good friends.
8) ________ you from Scotland?
9) His sister __________ seven years old.
10) We _________ children.
11) My mother _______ in the kitchen.
12) The pupils ________ not at school today.
13) Maria's grandmother _______ from Brazil.
14) I _______ a football fan.
15) It ______ Sunday today.
16) They ________ in the car.
17) His pencil case ________ at home.
18) you _______ from Sheffield?
19) I _______ not your friend.
20) The students _________ in the park.
B. Change the sentences to other ways.
lunes, 1 de febrero de 2010
ACTIVITY FOR 9º GRADE ABOUT SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
EXERCISE
a. Complete the sentences like in the example.
Use the short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries only.
Example: Jane ___________ a book. (not/to read)
Answer: Jane doesn't read a book.
1) Tom __________ stamps. (not/to collect)
2) You _____________ songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)
3) Julie ________________ in the garden. (not/to work)
4) I __________ at home. (not/to sit)
5) Tina and Kate ______________ the windows. (not/to open)
6) Adam ________________ French. (not/to speak)
7) His sister _____________ lemonade. (not/to like)
8) We ________________ to music. (not/to listen)
9) My father ______________ the car every Saturday. (not/to clean)
10) Johnny and Danny _________________in the lake. (not/to swim)
B. Change the sentences to affirmative and interrogative forms.
a. Complete the sentences like in the example.
Use the short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries only.
Example: Jane ___________ a book. (not/to read)
Answer: Jane doesn't read a book.
1) Tom __________ stamps. (not/to collect)
2) You _____________ songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)
3) Julie ________________ in the garden. (not/to work)
4) I __________ at home. (not/to sit)
5) Tina and Kate ______________ the windows. (not/to open)
6) Adam ________________ French. (not/to speak)
7) His sister _____________ lemonade. (not/to like)
8) We ________________ to music. (not/to listen)
9) My father ______________ the car every Saturday. (not/to clean)
10) Johnny and Danny _________________in the lake. (not/to swim)
B. Change the sentences to affirmative and interrogative forms.
martes, 10 de noviembre de 2009
QUESTION TAGS GRADE 8°
ACTIVITY
COMPLETE WITH THE CORRESPONDING TAG QUESTION
1. She speaks English.
2. They didn't play the guitar
3. We are in the house.
4. I am in the class
5. I will study languages
6. You studied English
7. She can't travel
8. I am not in the school
9. It isn't a lamp
10. We don't write letters
COMPLETE WITH THE CORRESPONDING TAG QUESTION
1. She speaks English.
2. They didn't play the guitar
3. We are in the house.
4. I am in the class
5. I will study languages
6. You studied English
7. She can't travel
8. I am not in the school
9. It isn't a lamp
10. We don't write letters
martes, 3 de noviembre de 2009
READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES, grade 11ª
Read the following texts and answer the questions about it.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in North West England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary.
The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councils within Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.
Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still internationally famous as a port, and the city from where The Beatles originated. In sport terms, it boasts two internationally known football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.. In the year 2008, Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture.
Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are officially known as "Liverpudlians", but more commonly known as "Scousers". They are noted for their distinctive accent, called Scouse.
Questions about the text
1. Liverpool has a population of less than half million people.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. Liverpool is the city from where The Beatles originated.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. Liverpool has one football team.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
AGATHA CHRISTIE
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890–January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott.
Agatha Christie is the world's best-known mystery writer and all-time best selling author of any genre other than William Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 45 foreign languages (as of 2003). As an example of her broad appeal, she is the all-time best-selling author in France, with over 40 million copies sold in French (as of 2003) versus 22 million for Émile Zola, the nearest contender.
Christie published over eighty novels and stageplays, mainly whodunnits and locked room mysteries, many of these featuring one of her series characters, Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. She is a major figure in detective fiction for both her commercial success and her innovations in the genre.
Although she delighted in twisting the established form, she was scrupulous in "playing fair" with the reader by making sure all necessary information for solving the puzzle was given. One of her early books, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, is renowned for its surprise denouement.
Most of her books and short stories have been filmed, some many times over (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, 4.50 from Paddington). The BBC has produced television and radio versions of most of the Poirot and Marple stories. A later series of Poirot dramatizations starring David Suchet was made by Granada Television.
In 2004, the Japanese broadcasting company Nippon Housou Kyoukai turned Poirot and Marple into animated characters in the anime series Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple, introducing Mabel West (daughter of Miss Marple's mystery-writer nephew Raymond West, a canonical Christie character) and her duck Oliver as new characters.
Questions about the text
1. Agatha Christie was born in 1890.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. More than 40 million copies of her books have been sold in France.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. How many novels and stage plays did she write?
a. 70.
b. 80.
c. More than 80.
4. "The Murder of Roger" has a surprising ending.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. There are no films based on her books.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
6. There are no TV series based on her books.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
7. In Japan there are anime characters based on her books.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in North West England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary.
The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councils within Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.
Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still internationally famous as a port, and the city from where The Beatles originated. In sport terms, it boasts two internationally known football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.. In the year 2008, Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture.
Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are officially known as "Liverpudlians", but more commonly known as "Scousers". They are noted for their distinctive accent, called Scouse.
Questions about the text
1. Liverpool has a population of less than half million people.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. Liverpool is the city from where The Beatles originated.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. Liverpool has one football team.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
AGATHA CHRISTIE
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890–January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott.
Agatha Christie is the world's best-known mystery writer and all-time best selling author of any genre other than William Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 45 foreign languages (as of 2003). As an example of her broad appeal, she is the all-time best-selling author in France, with over 40 million copies sold in French (as of 2003) versus 22 million for Émile Zola, the nearest contender.
Christie published over eighty novels and stageplays, mainly whodunnits and locked room mysteries, many of these featuring one of her series characters, Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. She is a major figure in detective fiction for both her commercial success and her innovations in the genre.
Although she delighted in twisting the established form, she was scrupulous in "playing fair" with the reader by making sure all necessary information for solving the puzzle was given. One of her early books, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, is renowned for its surprise denouement.
Most of her books and short stories have been filmed, some many times over (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, 4.50 from Paddington). The BBC has produced television and radio versions of most of the Poirot and Marple stories. A later series of Poirot dramatizations starring David Suchet was made by Granada Television.
In 2004, the Japanese broadcasting company Nippon Housou Kyoukai turned Poirot and Marple into animated characters in the anime series Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple, introducing Mabel West (daughter of Miss Marple's mystery-writer nephew Raymond West, a canonical Christie character) and her duck Oliver as new characters.
Questions about the text
1. Agatha Christie was born in 1890.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. More than 40 million copies of her books have been sold in France.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. How many novels and stage plays did she write?
a. 70.
b. 80.
c. More than 80.
4. "The Murder of Roger" has a surprising ending.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. There are no films based on her books.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
6. There are no TV series based on her books.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
7. In Japan there are anime characters based on her books.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
martes, 27 de octubre de 2009
READING COMPREHENSION Activity for 11° grade
Read the following texts and answer the questions about them
SHEFFIELD
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. The population of the City of Sheffield in 2002 was estimated at 512,242. It has grown, from its industrial roots to encompass a wide economic base and is now the third largest city in England, the fourth largest in Great Britain, and the only one in South Yorkshire.
The city boundaries of Sheffield include a significant area of the countryside which surrounds the main urban region. One third of Sheffield is within the Peak District National Park (no other English city has a national park within its boundary), and Sheffield is generally recognized as England's greenest city, containing 150 woodlands and 50 public parks.
Sheffield is largely unparished, but Bradfield and Ecclesfield have parish councils and Stocksbridge has a town council.
The present boundaries were set in 1974, when the former county borough of Sheffield merged with Stocksbridge urban district and part of Wortley Rural District.
Questions about the text
1. Sheffield has a population of less than half million people.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. It is the third largest city in
a. England.
b. Great Britain.
c. South Yorkshire.
3. Half of the city is part of a national park.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. Sheffield has not many green areas.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. The present boundaries were set in 1974.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
CORONATION STREET
Coronation Street is Britain's longest-running television soap opera, and the UK's consistently highest-rated show. It was created by Tony Warren and first broadcast on the ITV network on Friday December 9, 1960. The working title of the show was Florizel Street, but Agnes, a tea lady at Granada Television, Manchester, (where Coronation Street is produced) remarked that "Florizel" sounded too much like a disinfectant. Jubilee Street was another option considered.
Coronation Street (commonly nicknamed Corrie, and also Coro St, Corra or even Corruption Street) is set in a fictional street in the fictional industrial town of Weatherfield which is based on Salford, now part of Greater Manchester (a Coronation Street does exist in Salford). Its principal rival soap operas are ITV1's Emmerdale and BBC1's EastEnders.
The show's iconic theme music, a brass-band throwback to the sounds of the 1940s, was written by Eric Spear and has been only slightly modified since the show's beginning.
Coronation Street can be seen on ITV1 on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. There is also an extra episode on Monday night at 8:30 p.m.
Granada and ITV executives, as well as the people in charge of distributing the show overseas, have called (and still call, as of 2006) Coronation Street the world's longest-running soap opera. The Guinness Book of Records recognises American soap opera Guiding Light as the world's longest-running soap opera, with over fifty years on television and an extra fifteen on radio.
Questions about the text
1. Coronation Street was first broadcast in 1960.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. Florizel Street was the first title thought for the programme.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. Sometimes people refer to the show as Corrie.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. The programme can be seen on ITV1.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. It is the world's longest-running soap opera according to the Guinness Book of Records.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
SHEFFIELD
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. The population of the City of Sheffield in 2002 was estimated at 512,242. It has grown, from its industrial roots to encompass a wide economic base and is now the third largest city in England, the fourth largest in Great Britain, and the only one in South Yorkshire.
The city boundaries of Sheffield include a significant area of the countryside which surrounds the main urban region. One third of Sheffield is within the Peak District National Park (no other English city has a national park within its boundary), and Sheffield is generally recognized as England's greenest city, containing 150 woodlands and 50 public parks.
Sheffield is largely unparished, but Bradfield and Ecclesfield have parish councils and Stocksbridge has a town council.
The present boundaries were set in 1974, when the former county borough of Sheffield merged with Stocksbridge urban district and part of Wortley Rural District.
Questions about the text
1. Sheffield has a population of less than half million people.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. It is the third largest city in
a. England.
b. Great Britain.
c. South Yorkshire.
3. Half of the city is part of a national park.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. Sheffield has not many green areas.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. The present boundaries were set in 1974.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
CORONATION STREET
Coronation Street is Britain's longest-running television soap opera, and the UK's consistently highest-rated show. It was created by Tony Warren and first broadcast on the ITV network on Friday December 9, 1960. The working title of the show was Florizel Street, but Agnes, a tea lady at Granada Television, Manchester, (where Coronation Street is produced) remarked that "Florizel" sounded too much like a disinfectant. Jubilee Street was another option considered.
Coronation Street (commonly nicknamed Corrie, and also Coro St, Corra or even Corruption Street) is set in a fictional street in the fictional industrial town of Weatherfield which is based on Salford, now part of Greater Manchester (a Coronation Street does exist in Salford). Its principal rival soap operas are ITV1's Emmerdale and BBC1's EastEnders.
The show's iconic theme music, a brass-band throwback to the sounds of the 1940s, was written by Eric Spear and has been only slightly modified since the show's beginning.
Coronation Street can be seen on ITV1 on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. There is also an extra episode on Monday night at 8:30 p.m.
Granada and ITV executives, as well as the people in charge of distributing the show overseas, have called (and still call, as of 2006) Coronation Street the world's longest-running soap opera. The Guinness Book of Records recognises American soap opera Guiding Light as the world's longest-running soap opera, with over fifty years on television and an extra fifteen on radio.
Questions about the text
1. Coronation Street was first broadcast in 1960.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
2. Florizel Street was the first title thought for the programme.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
3. Sometimes people refer to the show as Corrie.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
4. The programme can be seen on ITV1.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.
5. It is the world's longest-running soap opera according to the Guinness Book of Records.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.