Tuesday 8 February 2011

Grammar (Pag 53)

1.-Read the sentences below. Which actions are completed? Wich are continuos?
1.European arrived in Australiain 1606. Action completed
2.Aborigines were living in Australia in 1606. Action continuos
3.Nina and Xarl found cheap tickets while they were browsing the web. Action completed
4.They were travelling when they discovered their mistake. Action continuos
5.Nina was reading while Carl was sleeping. Action continuos

2.-Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuos.
1.We liked the travel programme last night.
2.I wasn't sleeping at 7 o'clock.
3.She worked at 5 o'clock yesterday.
4.They weren't working at 5 o'clock yesterday.
5.You cleaned your motorbike at 9 o'clock last night?

3.-Copy and complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuos.
1.When the train arrived, Dan wasn't waiting at the station.
2.I was looking at the map while Peter was driving.
3.Edna wasn't listening to me while I was telling her about my holiday.
4.While we were talking to Elizabeth, you were paying for the train tickets.
5.Tina wasn't watching TV when Tomleft the room.
6.Jenny was leaving while we were cooking dinner.
7.Were you worked when I called you last night?
8.The children weren't riding their bikes when the rain was beginig.

5.-Choose the correct answers to find out about a special type of journey.
THE ABORIGINIES OF AUSTRALIA
1.were
2.weren't staying
3.are living
4.they
5.is
6.go
7.their

6.-Correct the mistakes in bold in the history about famous place.
The Well of Zamzam
1.were
2.run
3.as
4.hit
5.is
6.travel
7.visit
8.drink

7.-Complete the sentences about you.Tell your partner.
1.Last year, my family and I went to Madrid.
2.Every summer, I went to Portugal with my cousins.
3.While I was sleeping, I dream a monsters.
4.My friend usually playing football.
5.Right now, my friend is doing the homework.

Monday 7 February 2011

Past Simple or Past continuos

1. David shaved (shave) when his wife came (come) home yesterday.

2. The Claytons celebrated (celebrate) a birthday party when I phoned (phone) last Friday. Susan recording (record) everything with her camcorder and everybody having (have) fun.
3. When the earthquake destroying (destroy) their house, the Claytons shopping (shop) in town. Luckily, they sleeping (sleep) or watching TV at home.

4. While Tom and Sally going (go) to school, their little sister sleeping (sleep) peacefully in her bed. She was with the flu.

5. When the party starting (start), people dancing (dance) and laughing (laugh). Everyone drinking (drink) and having a good time.

6. As soon as I saw (see) the burglar breaking into my neighbour's house, I called (call) the police.

7. The chef cooking (cook) a delicious meal when the guests starting (start) to arrive.

8. The man talking (talk) on the phone when he crashing (crash) against the other car. On the other hand, the woman putting on (put on) some make-up when the accident happening(happen).

9. Mike hearing (hear) an unexpected sound downstairs and he immediately getting up (get up) and going (go) to check that everything was alright.

10. Diana kissing (kiss) her boyfriend when her parents coming back (come back) home from the theatre.

Woodstock

1.-
There were more than 500.000 people in Woodstock Festival.T
Bob Dylan didn´t go to Woodstock.F
Hippies protested against the Vietnam War.T
Two people died during the festival.T
Hippies experimented with drugs.T
There were two births during the Festival.T
Hippies didn´t like materialism.T
The Festival didn´t have any negative points.F
2.-
Play-Played
Liten-Listened
Dress-Dressed
Live-Lived
Walk-Walked
Carry-Carried
Look-Looked
Love-Loved
Arrest-Arrested
Protest-Protested
Danced-Danced
Talk-Talked
Move-Moved
Marry-Married
3.-
a-6
b-2
c-7
d-1
e-4
f-3
g-5
h-8

Thursday 3 February 2011

Listening Pag(40)

4.-Michelle and Jamie are each presenting a biography in class. Listen to their presentations. Which people from the list below don´t they mention in their presentations?
-Michelle: Michael didn´t mention in the presentation
-Jamie: Jamie´s father didn´t mention in the presentation

5.-Listen again. Copy and complete the sentences.
-1. Michael Douglas was born in 1944.
-2. Douglas won an Oscar in 1996.
-3. Douglas has got the same birthday as his children.
-4. Marie is 62 years old.
-5. Marie met her husband at a party.
-6. Marie and her husband lived in Ontario on a house.

6.- Can you remember the following details?
1. How many children have Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones got?
They had two children.
2. How old was Marie when she met her husband?
Marie was known in twenty years old.

Libby

4.-Libby and her parents had a serious talk. Listen to their conversation. Did Libby´s parents punish their daughter?
-They didn´t punish their daughter.
5.-Listen again. Answer the question.
1.Who was at Helen´s party?-Was a Libby´s friends
2.What did Libby do at the party?-She danced
3.Why didn´t Libby hear her phone ring?-Because the music is very high.
4.Why didn´t Libby call home?-Because She thought that her parents were slept.
5.What do Libby´s parents want her to do next time?-She didn´t go to the bed late.

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Transport

Transport
2.-Where do people use each type of transport in the itinerary.Copy and complete the chart.
On land:underground, limousine, tram, Taxi, Train, Scooter, van, Jeep and motorbike.
At the sea:Motorboat, Ferry, Canoe, Yacht and Ship.
In the air:aeroplane and helicopter
4.-True or false? Correct the false sentences.
1.The underground is a type of boat.False
The underground is a type of train.
2.Four people can ride one motorbike at the same time.False
One people can ride one motorbike at the same time.
3.Trams use electricity.True
4.More than ten people can travel on a ferry.True
5.A van is smaller than scooter.False
A van is smaller than ferry.
6.A ship is bigger than yacht.True

Summer Holidays

Last summer, my family and I 1. (spend) our holidays in Naxos, an amazing island in Greece. The island 2.was (be) very big and there 3. were (be) lots of things to see and do.
We 4.stayed (stay) at a comfortable bungalow and 5.went (go) swimming every day at the island’s beautiful beaches…I 6. (get) a great suntan!
We also 7.tried (try) the local cuisine. There 8. were (be) various traditional tavernas on the island and we 9. ate (eat) there every evening!...I 10. put (put) on about 3 kilos during these holidays!
But Naxos is not all about fun. We also 11. visited (visit) many interesting sights, like the Archeological Museum and some prehistoric settlements, which I 12. found (find) pretty impressive.
I also 13. loved (love) the local people. They 14. were (be) very friendly and welcoming!
We 15. had (have) a great time in Naxos and I would really love to go there again some day!


My summer Holidays:
I went to Portugal with my uncle. We visited my grandma and my cousins, I was very nervous. They lived in a village called Movimenta da la Beira. We went to fishing, but We didnt fishing any fish, but We had fun. We stayed my friends and went to the city. We went to the fair and rode on the roller coaster and bumper cars.These Holidays was very funny!