SIMPLE PRESENT

ACTIVITY

Complete the sentences using simple present

1. We  _______ our dog. (to call)

2. Emma ________  in the lessons. (to dream)

3. They __________  at birds. (to look)

4. John__________  home from school. (to come)

5. I ____________  my friends. (to meet)

6. He __________  the laptop. (to repair)

7. Walter and Frank _________  hello. (to say)

8. The cat __________  under the tree. (to sit)

9. You __________  water. (to drink)

10. She ___________  the lunchbox. (to forget)

READING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY

Read the following text carefully.

It’s a rainy Saturday. It’s raining a lot and Mary and her family are spending the afternoon at

home. Her uncles are visiting them. Mary and her father are in the living room. Mary is making a draw and her father, Mr.Harris, is surfing the net. They are also talking.

Mary’s older brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer games. He is a computer

fanatic and he spends much time playing on the computer. His little brother, Jim is also in the

living room. He is playing with his dinosaurs’ collection. Sometimes he teases Mary, he is a

really naughty boy.

Mary’s mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the kitchen preparing a snack for a ll of them. She is making

some tea and talking to Mary’s uncles –  Lucy and Tom. They are from the nearest town and stopped by to say hello.

Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen’s sofa. We can’t see him in the picture, but

he is a true fluffy cat.

QUESTIONS

Answer the questions about the text.

1. What day of the week is it? ----------------------------------------------------------------

 2. Where is Mary? ----------------------------------------------------------------

3. What is she doing? ----------------------------------------------------------------

4. What is Mr. Harris doing? ----------------------------------------------------------------

5. Is Mrs. Harris preparing a snack in the kitchen? ------------------------------------------

6. What is Fluffy, the cat, doing? ----------------------------------------------------------------

ACTIVITY PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

ACTIVITY

Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.

1. I / to read a book - 
2. it / to rain -  
3. he / to repair his bike - 
4. they / to watch a film - 
5. the cat /to sleep on the chair - 
6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework - 
7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop - 
8. we / to listen to the radio - 
9. the children / to play a game - 
10. Laura / to walk the dog - 

READING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY

Read the text and answer the questions

TOM'S DAY

On Sunday, Tom gets up at 10 o'clock. Then he reads his newspaper in the kitchen. He has breakfast at 11.30 and then he telephones his mother in Scotland.

In the afternoon, at 1.00, Tom plays tennis with his sister and after that, they eat dinner in a restaurant. At 6.00, Tom swims for one hour and then he goes by bike to his brother´s house. They talk and listen to music.

Tom watches television in the evening and drinks a glass of warm milk. He goes to bed at 11.30.

QUESTIONS

1. Where does Tom have breakfast?
    In the kitchen
    In his bedroom
    In the lounge

2. Who does he telephone in the morning?
    His sister
    His brother
    His mother

3. Where does his mother live?
    In England
    In his brother's house
    In Scotland

4. What time does he play tennis with his sister?
    1pm
    2pm
    11.30am

5. How long does Tom swim for?
    One hour
    Two hours
    Six hours

6. How does Tom go to his brother's house?
    By bike
    By car
    On foot

7. What does Tom drink in the evening?
    Wine
    Beer
    Milk

8. What time does Tom go to bed?
    11pm
    11.30pm
    Midnight

READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY

Read the texts and answer the questions about them 

Good morning, I would like to introduce myself. My name is David Johnson and it is nice to meet you. I come from near Cambridge. I live in a small village that is close to the city of Cambridge. I am 20 years old. I am studying history at university and work in a shop at the weekends. I have one brother and one sister. They are both older than me. My sister is 26 years old and my brother is 22 years old. They have both graduated from university and work in London.

Hi, my name is Lucy Spalding and it is great to meet you all. I am really excited to see so many people. I am 24 years old and I am an only child. I come from Newcastle, which is in the North of England and a long way away from here. My mother is a teacher and my father works in an office. I finished a degree in Media Studies last year and I am unemployed at the moment. I want to move to London to find work sometime.

Hello, it is nice to see you all. I’m Elaine. I come from Cardiff and it is great to be here to meet you all. I am 42 years old. I am married, my husbandm is Richard, and he has two children. One son called Andrew who is 18 years old and one daughter who is 16 years old and her name is Tracy. I work in a supermarket and my husband is a police office. My son wants to study computing at university while my daughter wants to become a singer.

Good morning. It is pleasure to meet you. Please let me introduce myself to you. I am Hamid and I come from Pakistan. My home town is Islamabad, the capital city. I am 19 years old and I study English. I will stay here for one year. I want to learn a lot. My family is big. I have 3 brothers and 1 sister. I am the oldest and my sister, the youngest, she is 11 years old. My father works as a government official and my mother is a housewife. I want to learn English so I can get a good job. I do not work as I spend all my time studying.

Principio del formulario

1) Where is David Johnson from?

    A) London
    B) Reading
    C) Cardiff
    D) Cambridge

2) What is the name of Tracy’s mother?

    A) Elaine
    B) Lucy
    C) Richard
    D) Andrew

3) How many brothers does Lucy Spalding have?

    A) 0
    B) 1
    C) 2
    D) 3

4) How many siblings does Hamid have?

    A) 2
    B) 3
    C) 4
    D) 5

5) Elaine’s children want to do what?

    A) Sing and work as police officer
    B) Study computing and sing
    C) Work as a hairdresser and study media studies
    D) The passage does not say.

Final del formulario

EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES

EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES

To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions.

Expressing likes:

I like…

I love...

I adore…

I ‘m crazy about…

I’m mad about…

I enjoy…

I’m keen on…

Expressing dislikes:

I don’t like…

I dislike...

I hate…

I abhor…

I can’t bear...

I can’t stand…

I detest...

I loathe...

 Examples of likes and dislikes :

I'm mad about basketball, but I can’t bear ice hockey.

I adore reading poetry, but I loathe doing the housework.

1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing form.

Examples:

"I like listening to music."

"I hate wearing sunglasses."

ACTVITY ABOUT LIKES

ACTIVITY

A. Write "Love ++ , like +, don't like -, doesn't like -, or hate - -" in the following boxes:

1. I ______ eating Pizza on Saturdays. ++

2. My sister ______  tidying her room. - -

3. She _______  making dinner on Mondays. -

4. Arthur ______  playing rugby with his friends. ++

5. My aunt _______  driving at night. - -

6. Your brothers _______  sleeping in the tent. +

7. Those children ______  listening to the radio. ++

8. These men _________  working on Sundays. -

9. My niece ________  reading adventure books. +

10. Your father's friends ________  driving their cars when it is raining.  –

B. Order the following sentences.

1. classical My likes mother to music. listening

2. his  dad  car. Ana's washing hates

3. travelling friend by loves My plane. father's

4. emails. writing  I long hate

5. watching dislikes films horror She TV. On

6. in Tommy dancing the loves disco.

7. English. My speaking  maths loves teacher

8. doesn't early.friend's sister My like getting up 

9. the I getting dressed mornings. like in 

10.  a at bath aunt having nights. loves James'