HOW LIFE WAS DIFFERENT?

WRITING PRACTICE: How was life different?

How was life different in your country 150 years ago? Write five sentences.

You can use your own ideas or some of the following topics:

• Transport.
• Food and cooking.
• Clothes.
• Electricity.
• Computers.
• Music.

PAST SIMPLE:

Can you find six mistakes in this text? Underline the words and
then write them correctly.

Four thousand years ago, people didn’t wear
clothes. They lived in caves, but they often
travelled from place to place. They didn’t
have any animals, so they didn’t drink milk
or eat meat. But they had crops in the
fields and the men cooked the food on their
fires. Children helped in the fields and they
went to small village schools. People sold
pots and stone tools.
people wore wool clothes

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6 .................................................................

PAST SIMPLE:

Talking about the past Irregular Past simple:
Fill in the gaps using the Past simple form of the following verbs: become ,begin, buy, come, drink, find ,go ,have, put ,speak, wear
Example: The Iceman drank water and milk.

1 Matthew was very good at languages – he .................... German, Polish,
Russian and Italian.

2 We’re late. The concert .................... twenty minutes ago.

3 Teresa first .................... to this town in 1998.

4 Yesterday Caroline and Peter .................... lunch together.

5 I .................... these boots at the market last Saturday.

6 Our class .................... to the Science Museum last week.

7 Last summer, David .................... shorts and a T-shirt every day.

8 When I looked inside the box, I .................... some old letters and books.

9 When the climate .................... warmer, people started to live in villages.

10 It started to rain, so I .................... your bicycle in the garage.

The gold ring Past simple:

Complete the dialogue using the Past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

A: That’s a beautiful piece of jewellery, Helen. Where did you get (get) it?

B: I (get) 1................ it for my birthday, from my father. But he
(not buy) 2................................. it – he (find) 3................ it in the garden!

A: What do you mean? How (find) 4................ he ................ it?

B: Well, when he (begin) 5................ to plant the vegetables a few weeks ago,
he (see) 6................ this gold ring. It (be) 7................ just a few centimetres
under the ground.

A: (show) 8................ he ............... it to anyone?

B: Yes, he (go) 9................ to the museum and (speak) 10................ to
Mrs Scott.

A: And what (say) 11................ she ................ about it?

B: She thinks the ring is very old. People (wear) 12................ jewellery like this
about 600 years ago.

A: Wow, that’s great! (look) 13................ your father ................ for other things
in the garden?

B: No, he (not want) 14............................. to disturb the beans and potatoes!

WRITING ABOUT AN ENGLISH- SPEAKING COUNTRY

Choose an English- speaking country and write about it. You may include information about its capital city, places to visit, weather, food and population.

SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINOUS

Simple Present or Present Continuous:

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense.

1. Every Saturday, John (drive) ____________________ his son to soccer practice.

2. Usually, I (work) _____________________ as a professor at the National University in

Tokyo, but this summer I (study) _____________________ English in the United States.

That’s why I am here in the U.S.

3. Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby (sleep)______________________.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _____________________.

5. It (always, snow) ___________________ a lot during the winter.

6. I'm sorry, but I can't hear what you (say) ___________________ . Everybody (talk)

___________________ so loudly.

7. Maria (currently, write) ___________________ a book about her experiences in the U.S.

8. A: Do you want to go for a walk around the lake? I (need) _____________ some exercise.

B: No, I can't. I (watch) _____________________ my little sister.

9. The business cards (normally, be) _____________________ printed by a company in San
Francisco. Their prices (be) _________________ inexpensive and the quality of their work
is good.

10. The children (eat) ____________________ too much candy. They are going to be sick!

11. She (always, call) ____________________ her mother when she gets home.

12. Ron and Kay (look) ___________________ out the window at the beautiful bird in the
tree.

13. They (feed) ___________________ the birds every day.

14. I (always, play) ___________________ on Thursdays.

15. Now, I can’t understand what he (say) ______________. He (speak) ______________ too fast!

PRESENT SIMPLE WORKSHEET 3:

Present Simple
Cloze Exercise #2

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.

1. We always __________ (walk) home from school.

2. She never __________ (drink) diet sodas.

3. Do you __________ (like) to watch T.V.?

4. I __________ (play) tennis every Saturday.

5. He doesn’t __________ (dance) very well.

6. My neighbor __________ (work) at the hospital.

7. When do you __________ (eat) dinner?

8. The students always _________ (study) for their tests.

9. Does he __________ (live) in California?

10. The store usually __________ (close) at 10 p.m.

11. She __________ (know) the story by heart.

12. He _________ (call) his mother every Sunday.

13. Do you __________ (talk) to your brother every day?

14. When does she __________ (leave) for work?

15. My friend __________ (speak) five languages.

16. I __________ (cook) dinner every night.

17. He __________ (take) vitamins every day.

18. Do they __________ (travel) together?

19. They __________ (go) to the park often.

20. What does this word _______ (mean)?

PRESENT SIMPLE WORKSHEET 2:

Present Tense Exercise #1
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb OR the correct “helping” verb.

A. AFFIRMATIVE (use the verb “to walk”)

1. I ____________ to school every day.

2. You ____________ to school every day.

3. He/She/It ____________ to school every day.

4. They ____________ to school every day.

5. We ____________ to school every day.



B. NEGATIVE (use the verb “to walk”)

6. I ____________ walk to school every day.

7. You don’t ____________ to school every day.

8. He/She/It ____________ walk to school every day.

9. They ____________walk to school every day.

10. We don’t ____________ to school every day.


C. YES/NO QUESTIONS (use the verb “to walk”)

11. Do I ____________ to school every day?

12. ____________ you walk to school every day?

13. Does he/she/it ____________ to school every day?

14. ____________ they walk to school every day?

15. Do we ____________ to school every day?


D. SHORT ANSWERS)

16. Yes, I ____________. 17. No, I _______________.

18. Yes, you ____________. 19. No, you ____________.

20. Yes, he/she/it ____________. 21. No, he/she/it ____________.

22. Yes, we ____________. 23. No, we ____________.

24. Yes, they ____________. 25. No, they ____________.


E. WH—QUESTIONS


26. When do you ___________ to school every day?

27. Why do ___________ walk to school every day?

28. Where ___________ she go to school every day?

29. How does ___________ get to school every day?

30. What ___________ they do in school every day?

PRESENT SIMPLE WORKSHEET 1:

Grammar: Present Simple Tense:

A. Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. John ______________ (play/plays) soccer.

2. They ______________ (don’t/doesn’t) study after school.

3. We _______________ (take/takes) the metro to the office every day.

4. What ___________ (do/does) you want to study?

5. On Tuesdays, I _________ (go/goes) to the mall.

6. Terry ___________ (play/plays) soccer; he _________________ (practice/practices)
every day.

7. ____________ (Do/Does) Lucy ride her bike to school, or ___________ (do/does) she
take the bus?

8. On Sunday, he ____________ (don’t/doesn’t) read the newspaper.

9. Where _____________ (do/does) they work?

10. How ____________ (do/does) you spell your name?

Make questions with the word groups, using (do) or (does).

1.(Where/she/live) _________________________________________________________?

2.(When/you/play/soccer) ____________________________________________________?

3.(What/he/eat/for/lunch) ____________________________________________________?

4.(When/they/come/home/from/school)_________________________________________?

5.(she/want/to/work/in/the/office) _____________________________________________?

6.(your/mother/take/you/to/school)_____________________________________________?

7.(What/time/you/get/up)____________________________________________________?

8.(Where/your/father/work) _________________________________________________?

9.(Julia/live/in/Colorado) ____________________________________________________?

10.(How/Juan/and/David/go/to/school)___________________________________________?

HALLOWEEN

Study the following vocabulary related to Halloween and then take the quiz below.

• Bobbing for apples :
  Noun (game) - This is a traditional Halloween game. You put apples in a barrel of water and people try to take the floating apples out of the water using only their mouths.


• Cackling:
  Adjective - An evil, wild, otherworldly laughing sound


• Carve :
  Verb - (regular: carve - carved - carved) to cut with a knive, in the context of a pumpkin to cut a face into the pumpkin.


• Evil :
  Very bad behaviour with cruel intent.


• Haunted :
  Location containing evil spirits or ghosts, usually a house or castle.


• Ghost :
  Noun - the spirit of a dead person which appears again. Ghosts at Halloween are usually dressed in white sheets.


• Hideous :
  Adjective - Something so ugly you cannot look at it.


• Horrified :
  Adjective - very frightened, afraid or scared.


• Jack-o-lantern :
  Noun - A carved pumpkin usually with a candle burning inside to illuminate the pumpkin.


• Pumpkin:
  Noun - A large, orange vegetable in the squash family associated with Halloween.


• Skeleton:
  Noun - The bone structre of a body without the flesh.


• "Trick or Treat" :
  Saying - Used by children when going from house to house asking for candy. The phrase also means that if you don't give me a treat I will play a trick on you!


• Wicked:
  Adjective - the same as evil.


• Witch:
  Noun - A woman with magic powers (usually evil).

Choose the correct word from the list above to complete the senetence.

The ............ witch made a horrible.............cackling laugh before she flew off on her broom.
Let's go buy a ....................pumpkin and ................... carve a funny face on it.
Don't be afraid of that ...........skeleton. After all, it's just made of bones and can't hurt you!
Tom won the award for the best carved ....................-o-latern at the school Halloween fair.
If I hear one more child say............................."Trick or Treat" tonight I think I'll go crazy!
Take of that .............................hideous mask! I can't stand to look at you, it's so repelling!
Not all monsters are .............. evil OR wicked. Some are just misunderstood by the local population - think of Frankenstein.
I was ...................horrified by that horror film on TV last night. I know it was a Halloween film, but there was just too much blood and violence for me.
I dare you to open the door and go into that ....................haunted house up on the hill!
I have to go change my costume. I got all wet ........................ bobbing for apples.

CAPITAL LETTERS. PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ROUTINES:

TIP: We use a capital letter:
1. To begin a sentence.
2. For the names of people, places or languages.
3. For days and months.
4. For the pronoun I.

Is it the same in your language?

A. Here is a paragraph Mary wrote about herself at camp. Add capital letters.

my name is mary wilson. i am fifteen years old. i live in glasgow. my father is a doctor. my mother is a teacher. i speak spanish and italian. i like tennis and swimming. i play tennis every tuesday and i swim twice a week. in the summer holidays i often go to camp. this july and august i am at a camp in england. i am having a great time.

B. Write 3 sentences about yourself. Use the sentences in A above for ideas.