Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Answers

1.- It  was snowing (snow) when I left (leave) home this morning. 
2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it started (start) to rain.
 3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her. B: Did she listen(she/listen)?
 4.- My brother was talking (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he saw (see) me, he finished (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I was listening(listen) to his conversation. 
5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car was coming (come) towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing happened (happen). 
6.- A: Which hotel did you stay (you/stay) in when you lost your passport? B: I don’t remember. I visited (visit) many places during my European tour and I stayed (stay) in many different hotels. 
7.- I moved (move) to Hastings in 1999. I was living (live) there when I met them.
 8.- How many people were waiting (many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night? 
9.- I was dancing (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our favourite song. 
10.- I was studying (study) grammar when I fell (fall) asleep. 
11.- The scientists were working(work) in their laboratory when they discovered (discover) the new drug. 
12.- We were climbing (climb) the wall when the gardener saw (see) us. 
13.-Vicky was having (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang (ring)
 14.- As he was running (run) for the bus he collided (collide) with a street lamp. 
15.- When he was carrying (carry) a suitcase, he dropped (drop) it on his foot. 
16..- Were you doing (you / do) your homework on the bus while you were coming (come) to school?
 17.- The students were reading (read) the article when the last class started(finish). 
18.- When I arrived(arrive) at the cinema, my friends were waiting (wait) for me. 
19.- Were you listening (you / listen) to the teacher when she explained (explain) this exercise? 
20.- Susan was playing (play) the piano while Mary was singing (sing). 

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Revision Activities Unit 1



1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):

 1. What _____________ (read) right now?
2. She ______________ tennis (play) tennis with Debbie tomorrow.
3. Dave _____________ ( not think) that exams prove how much a student really knows.
4. Sometimes, she _________ (have) coffee instead of tea with breakfast.
5. The children__________ (take) the bus to school this week because my car is in the garage.
6. I ____________________(plan) to go abroad this summer.
7. More and more gyms in my neighbourhood ____________(open) aerobic classes.
8. Let's hurry. The game _________(start) in an hour.
9. This spaghetti sauce ___________ (taste) delicious.
10. Jackie is upset because she__________(believe) that her best friend lied to her. 


Monday, November 13, 2017

Revision Activities Unit 2

1. GRAMMAR. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past Simple or Past Continuous.

 1.- It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave) home this morning. 
2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it __________ (start) to rain.
 3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her. B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
 4.- My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he ____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ____________ (listen) to his conversation. 
5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing ____________ (happen). 
6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport? B: I don’t remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels. 
7.- I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live) there when I met them.
 8.- ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night? 
9.- I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our favourite song. 10.- I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________ (fall) asleep. 
11.- The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when they___________ (discover) the new drug. 
12.- We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us. 
13.-Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock __________ (ring)
 14.- As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with a street lamp. 
15.- When he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on his foot. 
16..- ___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus while you ____________ (come) to school? 17.- The students ____________ (read) the article when the last class ___________ (finish). 
18.- When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my friends __________ (wait) for me. 
19.- ____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise? 
20.- Susan __________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing). 


2. VOCABULARY.  

a)Write English definitions for the following words
b) Write a sentence using the following words :

Disgusting
Hostess
To stare
Good manners
Etiquette
Hospitable
Customary
Raw
To get to the point
Handshake
Cultural gap
Hug
To exchange 


Used to Activities


Sunday, November 5, 2017

Past habits: Used to and would

Used to and would are both used to describe something that happened regularly in the past but doesn't happen any longer.
Used to
  • We used to live in Paris when I was a kid.
  • There didn’t use to be a hospital there. When was it built?
  • I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school.

Would
  • Every Saturday I would go on a long bike ride.
  • My teachers would always say “Sit down and shut up!”

Often either ‘would’ or ‘used to’ is possible. Both of these sentences are possible.
  • Every Saturday, I would go on a long bike ride.
  • Every Saturday I used to go on a long bike ride.
However, only ‘used to’ is possible when we talk about past states.
  • We used to live in New York when I was a kid.
  • We would live in New York when I was a kid.

 Would is not used with stative verbs such as love, be, understand, and feel. Compare these two sentences with the stative verb love:  
  1. When I was a student, I used to love sleeping late on the weekends. (natural and grammatical)
  2. *When I was a student, I would love sleeping late on weekends. (awkward and ungrammatical)


 Would is not generally used in its negative and interrogative forms when talking about past habits.