HANDBOOK- 5th

. GRADE

TEACHER´S NAME: Gomez, Rita Soledad

STUDENT´S NAME: _______________________________________

2016

Revision

A) Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.

This weekend ------ ( be ) great for Karen. She ---------- ( be going to fly ) to London with her best friend, Dorothy. They

----------- ( plan ) every detail. They ---------- ( want ) a

perfect holiday. They ---------- ( buy ) their ticket two weeks

ago. They ---------- ( search ) the hotels on the net, they

---------- ( do ) shopping. Everything -------- ( be ) ready and

their holiday ---------- ( begin ) with a perfect flight.

They ---------- ( arrive ) at London Heathrow Airport

early in the morning. They ---------- ( take ) the bus from the

airport to the hotel, ---------- ( look ) at the places. They ---------- ( come )

to the hotel. The hotel ---------- ( be ) lovely and surrounded with huge trees. They ----------

( be ) both tired after the trip, so they ---------- ( decide ) to have a nap. They ---------- (

take ) the sightseeing bus and ---------- ( enjoy ) it. The bus trip --------- ( last ) for about two

hours and they ---------- ( be ) hungry. They ---------- ( get off ) the bus and ---------- ( go

) a restaurant. They ---------- ( have ) a great dinner there. After dinner, they --------- ( go )

back to the hotel. It ---------- ( be ) a tiring day but they ------------- ( not - want ) to stay at

the hotel. They ---------- ( relax ) for an hour and ---------- ( go ) out.

Next day, they ---------- ( get ) up early and ---------- ( have ) breakfast in a café near

the bridge. The tiring and exciting tour ---------- ( begin ) again. They ---------- ( do ) the

shopping. They ---------- ( visit ) the museums and ---------- ( take ) some photos.

They ---------- ( have ) to turn back. They ---------- ( arrive ) at the airport and ---

------ ( fly ) to their hometown. It ---------- ( be ) a wonderful holiday.

B) Answer the questions.

1) Where did Karen and Dorothy go? ----------------------------------------------.

2) When did they take their tickets? ------------------------------------------.

3) What did they do before the trip? ----------------------------------------

4) Where did they arrive first? --------------------------------------------.

5) What did they do when they came to hotel?

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6) Where did they have a dinner?

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7) Did they stay at the hotel after dinner?

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8) What was the hotel like?

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9) Where did they have their breakfast?

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10) What did they do at the second day of the trip?

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KAREN’S WEEKEND

Unit 1

Present Perfect Simple

Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.

1. I __________________answered the question.

2. She _____________opened the window.

3. They___________________ called us.

4. You ________________carried a box.

5. It ______________rained a lot.

6. We _______________washed the car.

7. He _______________closed the window.

8. Jenny _______________locked the door.

9. The girls _______________visited the museum.

10. John and Sophie ______________helped in the garden.

Write questions with have you ever?

1. you / answer / the question

2. Jenny / lock / the door

3. Walter / call / us

4. you / see / the picture

5. your parents / get / the letter

6. it / rain / a lot

7. how often / we / sing / the song

8. Maureen / watch / the film

9. how many books / Bob / read

Write the words in the correct order.

1. a ever you Have horse? ridden

2. won a never We've competition.

3. in a flown plane? ever David Has

4. seen He's a ghost. never

5. London. visited never My parents have

6. Has sister late school? been your ever for

Unit 2

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Mary (win) _______________ the lottery last year.

2. We (prepare / already) ______________ dinner.

3. James (find) _______________ your ring in the garden yesterday.

4. He (come / just) ___________________ home.

5. They (buy) _________________ their car two years ago.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. I (see / not) ___________________ anyone yet.

2. Phil (go / not) __________________ to the cinema last night.

3. We (be / not) ____________________ to the zoo so far.

4. She (arrive / not) ______________________ yet.

5. Emily (visit / not) ________________________ me last week.

Unit 3

3. Write for or since in the following sentences:

1. Sam hasn’t been here _____ a month.

2. Kate has lived there ______ 2005.

3. I have come to you ______ three weeks.

4. Bob has been in Washington _____ Monday.

5. I haven’t seen her _____ ages.

6. Sally has been in hospital ____ April.

7. They have known Kate _____ 2 years.

8. We have planned to stay there _____ 2 days.

9. They have been friends _____ their childhood.

10. Tom has been in the office ____ 6 o’clock.

11. She has worked here _____ a week.

12. My uncle has lived in Paris _____ February.

1. Write already or yet in the correct place:

1. Nick has drunk a cup of tea.

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2. I haven’t swept the floor. It is very dirty.

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3. She has seen this film.

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4. The boys have broken a new vase.

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5. Have they copied the text?

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6. I have sent an SMS to my friend.

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2. Fill in just correctly:

1. They (go) to the cinema.

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2. Kate (meet) her friend.

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3. She (invite) her friends to the party.

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4. They (finish) their English test.

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5. Bill (send) an e-mail to his parents.

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6. I (buy) a new mobile.

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4. Fill in never or ever in the correct place:

1. I have been to London.

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2. Have you seen the Eiffel Tower?

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3. I have skated on the skating-rink.

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4. Sam has been to a football match.

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5. Have you flown to Madrid?

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6. We have travelled by plane.

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5. Write the answers with the words in brackets:

1. Have you chosen a new mobile? (yet)

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2. Have you booked your trip to London? (already)

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3. Have you recorded a new song? (just)

5. Have you found a new flat? (yet)

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6. Have you attended this exhibition? (just)

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7. Have you driven a car? (never)

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Unit 3

Complete the sentences with as…. as

1. The blue car is________________the red car. (fast)

2. Peter is_________________Fred. (not/tall)

3. The violin is_______________the cello. (not/low)

4. This copy is________________the other one. (bad)

5. Oliver is________________Peter. (optimistic)

6. Today it's_________________yesterday. (not/windy)

7. The tomato soup was _______________the mushroom

soup. (delicious)

8. Grapefruit juice is _______________lemonade. (not/sweet)

9. Nick is _________________Kevin. (brave)

10. Silver is ________________gold. (not/heavy)

Make sentences using as ... as.

1. London interesting Berlin London is____ _____________ ______ Berlin.

2. The Tower of London scary the London Dungeon. The Tower of London is _____ _______ _____ the London Dungeon.

3. The Tube quick the bus. The Tube is ____ ______ ________ the bus.

4. Jake hungry Ben. Jake is _____ ______________ ______ Ben.

5. The blue T-shirt expensive the green T-shirt The blue T-shirt is ____ ___________ ______ the green T-shirt.

Fill in the correct word (too or enough).

1. I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was____________hot to drink.

2. He wasn't strong _______________to lift that heavy box. 3. There aren't _________________ policemen in our town. 4. Do you have_____________ information to help me with this

problem? 5. It is ________________difficult to do for a little child. 6. I do not have _________________ much time to prepare

dinner. 7. I didn't buy the car because it

was _______________________expensive. 8. He didn't work hard _________________ to pass the exam. 9. My mum can't sleep because she

drinks _____________________ much coffee. 10. She isn't old ______________________to start driving.

Unit 4

Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) ________________ monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ________________ dinner. 3. The kids (play) ________________ in the garden when it

suddenly began to rain. 4. I (practice) __________________ the guitar when he came

home. 5. We (not / cycle) __________________ all day. 6. While Alan (work) _________________ in his room, his friends

(swim) _________________ in the pool. 7. I tried to tell them the truth but they

(not/listen) _________________ . 8. What (you / do) ________________ yesterday? 9. Most of the time we (sit) __________________ in the park.

10. I (listen) _________________ to the radio while my sister (watch) __________________ TV.

11. When I arrived, they (play) ___________________ cards.

12. We (study) ______________________ English yesterday at 4:00 pm.

Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things.

Write positive sentences in past progressive.

1. My mother / read / a novel_________________________ 2. My father / watch / a

movie________________________________ 3. My elder sister / writing / in her

diary__________________________ 4. My two brothers / listen / to the

radio______________________________ 5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a

movie_____________________________ 6. We / talk / about school___________________________

WE USE SIMPLE PAST TO DESCRIBE A COMPLETED ACTION THAT HAPPENED AT A

SPECIFIC POINT IN TIME IN THE PAST.

TIME EXPRESSIONS: AGO, LAST, YESTERDAY, IN (FOR YEARS, MONTHS, PARTS

OF THE DAY )

WE USE PAST CONTINUOUS TO DESCRIBE AN ACTION THAT WAS TAKING PLACE

AT A SPECIFIC POINT IN TIME IN THE PAST.

TIME EXPRESSIONS: WHILE, AS, AT THAT TIME, AT THE TIME.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH SIMPLE PAST

1- I .................(SEE) A NICE FILM ON T.V YESTERDAY

2- PETER .......................(INVITE) ME TO A PARTY LAST NIGHT.

3-..............................(YOU/ COOK) LAST NIGHT?

4. SALLY .....................(NOT GO) TO WORK THIS MORNING. SHE................(BE)ILL

5- I ................(SEND) AN E-MAIL THIS AFTERNOON.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PAST CONTINUOUS

1- I ..............(HAVE A SHOWER) WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG.

2- I................(DO THE SHOPPING) WHEN I LOST MY WALLET.

3- I MET MY FRIEND, WHILE I .............................(WALK) ALONG THE STREET.

4- PETER ..................... (WAIT) FOR THE TAXI WHEN HE SAW THE ACCIDENT.

5- I BROKE MY PENCIL, WHILE I........................(DO) MY HOMEWORK.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS

1- SARAH .........................(REMEMBER) TOM’S MESSAGE WHILE SHE ......................

(HAVE LUNCH).

2- WHEN THE TEACHER .....................(COME) INTO THE CLASSROOM, THE CHILDREN

.....................(PLAY) CHESS.

3- WHILE WE ......................(RUN) IN THE PARK, MARY................(FALL OVER)

4- WHILE KATE......................(DRINK) MILK, SHE ....................(DROP) THE CUP.

5- PETER ................(GET UP) AND....................(GO) TO THE BATHROOM.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1- WHILE I WAS READING/READ THE BOOK, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

2- SAM WAS FALLING/FELL ASLEEP, WHILE HE WAS STUDYING.

3- PETER TURNED ON /WAS TURNING ON THE T.V, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

4- WHERE DID YOU FIND/ WERE YOU FINDING THE MONEY?

5- SABRINA DRANK/ WAS DRINKING ORANGE JUICE WHEN SOMEBODY PUSHED HER.

JOIN THE SENTENCES WITH WHILE OR WHEN

1- HE WAS SLEEPING. I WAS WATCHING T.V.

2-TOM WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL. HE BROKE HIS LEG

3- I SAW SARAH. SHE WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL.

4- I WAS COOKING. MY HUSBAND WAS WASHING THE CAR.

5- I ARRIVED HOME. MY FRIENDS WERE WAITING FOR ME.

Unit 5

Present continuous for future use

1. I _________ (go) to the supermarket tomorrow.

2. My sister _________ (give) me her car when she gets her new one.

3. We _________ (have) a barbecue on Sunday.

4. All my friends _________ (come) to my party next week.

5. We _________ (take) my niece to Aquapark later today.

6. The train _________ (leave) in ten minutes.

7. We _________ (go) to the zoo tomorrow.

8. On Friday I _________ (go) to Rob´s party.

9. My teacher _________ (go) to school tomorrow.

10. Rhonda _________ (stay in) on Friday.

11. Bill _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.

12. _________ Susan _________ (work) this week?

13. _________ your English _________ (get) better?

14. I _________ (see) the manager tomorrow.

15. He _________ (play) tennis this afternoon.

16. Sue _________ (come) to see us tomorrow.

17. I _________ (go) to the theatre this evening.

18. At what time _________ Katy _________ (arrive) tomorrow.

19. I _________ (not work) this evening.

20. I _________ (not use) the car this evening.

21. When _________ you _________ (take) me to the zoo?

22. I _________ (start) piano lessons soon.

23. We _________ (go) camping tomorrow.

24. Pete´s parents _________ (take) him to Holland next week.

25. My favourite TV program _________ (start) in a minute.

Unit 6

I/you/he/she/it/we/they +Will +a bare infinitive

I will work. I won't work. Will I work? Who will

work? Where will I work?

Complete the sentences with will/won't and the verbs in brackets. 1 Your case is very heavy. I__________it for you(carry).

2 Sam________to the party tonight. (come)

3 Ann_________ coffee. She doesn't like it. (not drink)

4 Can you repair this clock? OK, I___________

it tomorrow. (do).

5 It's very warm outside. I_______ a sweatshirt today. (not wear)

Choose the true answer for you. 1 Will you go to the park tomorrow?

Yes, I will. No, I won't.

2 Will it be cold tomorrow?

Yes, it will. No, it won't.

3 Will you visit your friend this weekend?

Yes, I will. No, I won't.

4 Will you be twelve next year?

Yes, I will. No, I won't.

5 Will you call your friend tomorrow?

Yes, I will. No, I won't.

Rewrite the text in the Future

Simple tense.

The long, hot days of summer end. There isn't

much sunshine during the day and the nights

are not warm. The days grow shorter and the air

becomes cooler.

The flowers don't bloom and the leaves cannot

make enough chlorophyll to keep them green.

Then the other colours in the leaves begin to

show. Leaves become yellow, orange, red and

purple and later they drop from the trees.

The season of autumn comes. It lasts for

three months.

But people don't stay at home. At weekends

they often go for walks in the parks. Children

like to stay outdoors and play football and other

games. They know that winter is on its

way, so they don't want to miss this

wonderful time of the year – Autumn.

Make the following sentences negative. 1 The weather is changing. It will be warm

tomorrow._________________________________

2 Sam will be in the office today._____________

3 I think John Brown will be glad to meet us this

weekend.______________________________

4 Dinner will be ready at six o'clock

tonight.___________________________________

5 There will be some new students in the

class._____________________________________

Change the sentences into questions. 1 Kate will be at home this evening.

Who________________________________?

2 I'm sure you'll enjoy the film.

What_______________________________?

3 We will need your help with that work tomorrow.

When_______________________?

4 He will go to the theatre with his

parents. Where _______________?

Complete the sentences using the future simple tense.

1. A: Why are you wearing your coat?

B: Because I ___________________(go) to the shops.

2. A: I think we are lost!

B: OK, I ________________ (find) a policeman to ask directions.

3. A: The kitchen is on fire!!!!

B: Oh no!!! I _______________ (call) the fire brigade.

4. A: I think the dog needs a bath.

B: I know. Today, I bought that special shampoo.

I _______________ (wash) him tomorrow.

5. A: How are you going to college this afternoon.

B: John ____________________ (give) me a lift.

6. A: Someone's at the door!

B: I ___________________________ (go).

Unit 7

Report the following statements.

1. “I read a book per month”.

James said -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. “I go to the cinema on Saturdays.”

Peter said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. “Teachers don’t like noise.”

Maria said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. “We are very calm.”

They said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. “We don’t want to watch TV.”

The children said ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. “I don’t like horror films.”

Charles said ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. “I don’t like TV. I prefer cinema.”

Joshua said ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. “The church is just around the corner.”

Mrs. Robins said -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. “This is my favourite film.”

Barbara said ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. “Sara likes to chew gum when she is at the cinema.”

Peter said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. “Girls prefer fashion magazines.”

He said ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. “Boys like to buy car magazines. They don’t like girlish magazines.”

Tom said -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13. “I buy this magazine every weekend.”

Brenda said ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. “We enjoy our classes.”

They said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. “This place is absolutely fabulous.”

Samantha said -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16. “These cars don’t work.”

Daniel said -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. “Today is my birthday.”

Carl said -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Complete using 'said' or 'told':

1) Julie that she would join us after work.

3) John us that he couldn't come to the party.

5) She them she wanted to quit.

6) David that he was going to arrive at eight.

8) I him I wasn't impressed.

9) Lucy Julie that she was leaving on Wednesday.

11) Jack my mother he would be in Spain this week.

12) I that I hated mushrooms.

13) She she loved chocolate.

14) They they were meeting Luke today.

Unit 8

MATCH THE SENTENCES HALVES AND WRITE OUT THE COMPLETE

SENTENCE

1-IF YOU DON’T GET UP SOON

2-IF YOU ARE LATE FOR CLASS AGAIN

3-IF YOU DON’T TAKE A MAP

4- IF IT IS SUNNY

5-IF WE SEE A RESTAURANT

6-IF YOU DON’T STUDY

A-THE TEACHER WILL BE ANGRY

B- YOU WON’T PASS THE EXAM

C- WE WILL GO TO THE PARK

D- YOU WILL GET LOST

E-YOU WILL MISS THE BUS

F- WE WILL STOP AND HAVE LUCH

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

IF YO 1- IF YOU SEND THE LETTER NOW, SHE ___________(RECEIVE) IT

TOMORROW.

2-IF I __________ (HAVE) MONEY, I WILL BUY A NEW CAR.

3-IF I __________(BE) COLD, I WILL WEAR MY COAT.

4-SHE _________(NOT/ WIN) THE GAME, IF SHE DOESN’T KNOW THE

RULES.

5-SHE WILL GO SHOPPING , IF SHE _________(HAVE) TIME.

6-IF IT RAINS, I __________( NOT/GO) TO THE PARK.

7-THEY WILL GO TO THE PARTY, IF SHE ___________ (INVITE) THEM.

IF HE GETS A TICKET, HE ____________ (TRAVEL) TO PARIS.

FORM:

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE + WILL

EXAMPLE: IF I HAVE TIME, I WILL BUY THE NEWSPAPER.

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE + IMPERATIVE

EXAMPLE: IF YOU SEE TOM, GIVE HIM THIS LETTER

Complete the sentences using FIRST CONDITIONAL a) If you _____________(help) me with my homework,

I _______________(finish) it in time to go to the cinema.

b) If it __________ (not/rain), the students _____________ (practice) sport in the playground.

c) Jane ______ (come) home early if she _______(not/be) very busy at work.

d) Our teacher __________(be) pleased if we ________ (do)

our homework.

e) If Robert ______________ (play) football with us, we ______ (win) the match.

2. Look at the pictures and choose the correct option. What

can we do to save our planet?

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE SUITABLE VERB TENSE.

*The football match___________(be) cancelled if it

__________(rain)

*I____________( go) to the party if Connie _______( come)

with me

*If you____________(not drive) carefully, you ___________

(have) an accident

*If someone______________(not water) these plants

they_______(die)

*If we___________(walk) so slowly, we_________(be) late

*If we_____________(run), We____________(no be) late

*If you___________(carry) too many eggs, they _________

(break)

FIRST CONDITIONAL QUIZ

1-IF PAUL PASSES HIS EXAMS, HIS FATHER..........

WILL BUY HIM A BIKE / WILL TO BUY HIM A BIKE.

2-IF TOMORROW RAINS, WE.......

TAKE OUR UMBRELLAS / WON’T TAKE OUR UMBRELLAS.

3-I WILL GO TO THE CINEMA ..............

IF I FINISHES MY HOMEWORK / IF I FINISH MY HOMEWORK.

4- IF YOU EAT LESS CHOCOLATES YOU........

WILL FEEL BETTER / WILL TO FEEL BETTER.

5-HE WILL PHONE HER.....................

IF HE HAS HER TELEPHONE NUMBER / IF HE HAVE HIS TELEPHONE

NUMBER.

a) If we ________ (recycle) more, we_______ (help) our planet.

b) If people _________(share) their cars to go to work, there__________ (not/be) so many car fumes.

c) We _____________(save) thousands of trees if

we_________________ (waste) so much paper.

d) If the government _____________(fine) those who pollute the atmosphere, some factories _____________(stop)

throwing waste into rivers.

e) If we only _______(use) the water we need, we ___________________ (contribute) to our planet's

recovery.

3. Choose the most appropriate ending for the following

sentences:

a) If we keep polluting our planet, _________________________________

b) If we use recycled paper and glass, _______________________________

c) Children will be aware of the importance of

recycling__________________

d) If you have a shower instead of a bath, __________________________

e) If the environmental issues are taught at school, ____________________

Unit 9

Circle the correct option

1 They (can/might) be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.

2 You (may/might) leave now if you wish.

3 (Could/May) you open the window a bit, please?

4 He (can/could) be French, judging by his accent.

5 (May/Can) you play the piano?

6 Listen, please. You (may not/might not) speak during this exam.

7 They (can't/may not) still be out!

8 You (couldn't/might not) smoke on the bus.

9 With luck, tomorrow (can/could) be a sunny day.

10 You (can/might) be right but I'm going back to check anyway.

Unit 11

Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.

1. Mr Jones watches films.

2. The people speak English.

3. He reads comics.

4. We play volleyball.

5. They sing the song.

6. I take photos.

7. She does the housework.

8. The policemen help the children.

9. He writes poems.

10. Mother waters the flowers.

Ryan Brown is ten years old. He lives in a big house in London with

his father, Mr. Brown, his mother, Laura and his little sister, Claire.

His father is a bank clerk and his mother is a travel agent. Claire is

a baby.

Every morning they get up early. At 7.20 Ryan has a quick shower.

Then he goes to the dining room where they have an enormous

breakfast.

The Browns go to work by car. Mr. Brown drives it. Ryan goes to

school on foot with his best friend Mum and Claire stays at home

with the baby-sitter.

At noon Ryan has lunch in the school canteen with his friends.

True or False?

1. Ryan has got a sister.

2. Ryan lives in Hendon.

3. He does his homework before tea.

4. The Browns don’t watch TV.

5. The Browns have breakfast at 7.30.

6. Claire is a baby.

Answer the questions about the text.

1. How old is Ryan?

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2. Where does he live?

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3. Does he live with his parents?

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4. What’s his father’s job?

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5. What’s his mother’s job?

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6. What time do the Browns get up?

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7. How does Ryan go to school?

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8. What time does he have lunch?

The Browns go back home after tea. Ryan does his homework and Laura works in the garden. Mr.

Brown goes to the library. They have dinner at 7.30 p.m. They talk a lot during dinner. Then, they

watch their favourite TV programme and they go to bed.

Order Ryan’s daily routine.

Ryan has lunch at the school.

Ryan walks to school.

He has a shower.

Ryan does his homework

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Read the text carefully.

True or False? Match the antonyms.

Answer the following questions.

Alfred is an American boy. He lives in Los Angeles,

California. He lives with his family in a modern house. He

is eleven years old and he has got an older brother,

David, and a younger sister, Emma.

He starts his day at about half past seven. He gets up,

goes to the bathroom, takes a shower, brushes his teeth

and get dressed. Then he has breakfast and at a quarter

to eight he leaves home and catches the bus to school.

Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has lunch at the school canteen at half past twelve. After

school, at a quarter past five, he goes home. There he does his school homework and when he finishes

it he helps his Mum laying the table. At half past seven the family dines together.

Alfred is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after dinner.

He usually watches TV for a while after dinner and at about ten o’clock the most he brushes his

teeth again, puts on his Spider Man pajamas and goes to bed. His parents always kiss him good night

before he gets asleep. Alfred is a very happy boy!

1. Alfred is an American boy. ______________

2. He lives in a modern flat. _______________

3. He is eleven years old. _________________

4. He has got two brothers. _______________

5. Alfred wakes up at eight o’clock. __________

6. He walks to school. ____________________

7. His classes begin at half past eight. _______

8. Alfred and his family have dinner at half past

seven. ______________________________

modern ● ● enters

older ● ● alone

starts ● ● end

leaves ● ● old-fasioned

begin ● ● unhappy

together ● ● younger

helpful ● ● finishes

happy ● ● unhelpful

1. Where does Alfred live? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. What’s his sister’s name? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. What time does he wake up? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. Does he have breakfast at home? ------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. What time does he leave home? --------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. Where does he have lunch? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. When does he return home? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. Does he make homework at school or at home? ----------------------------------------------------------

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3

Yesterday I was playing videogames in my room when I

heard people screaming. I went out and saw: my

neighbors’ house was on fire!

In less than 10 minutes the firemen arrived and fought

against the fire for one hour until they made it. Wow!

They are really brave! One of them entered the house

and saved the Johnson’s dog that was trapped in the

fire.

I made a decision: I want to be a fireman when I grow

up. I’ll be strong and brave enough to fight against the

fire, to save people’s lives and property. I can’t wait! I

can already see it in the newspaper: “Brave fireman

rescues a family of four”, Mom will be really proud.

Mark true (T) or false (F). When it’s

false, you’ll have to justify your answer

orally:

The boy’s house was on fire. ( )

The boy thinks the firemen are brave. ( )

He admires the firefighters. ( )

It took long the firemen to arrive. ( )

It took one hour to extinguish the fire. ( )

The boy’s neighbors have a pet. ( )

A fireman saved the dog’s life. ( )

The boy wants to be a firefighter when he

grows up. ( )

He wants to be as strong and brave as the

firefighters. ( )

What was the boy doing when the neighbors’ house caught fire?

_________________________________________________________________

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Did he want to be a fireman before that day?

_________________________________________________________________

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Why did he decide to be a fireman in the future?

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What qualities does he think are essential for being a fireman?

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What can he already see in the newspaper?

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Who do you think the newspaper is referring to?

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Have you ever seen a house burning up?

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Do you know someone whose house burned

out? What difficulties did the house

owner face because of that?

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Do you think that a house burning is the

worst thing that can happen to a family?

Why (not)?

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“ I was playing videogames when I heard

people screaming.” A long action (play

videogames) was taking place in the past

when a short action (hear people

screaming) happened. The long action is

expressed with the verb to be in the past

(was / were) + a verb in the –ing form. The

short action is expressed with the past

simple. Complete the sentences below:

A. Mark ______________________

when the phone __________________.

[study / ring]

B. Victoria _________________ when we

________________________ lunch.

[arrive / have ]

C. Mom ___________________ some

carrots when she _________________

her finger. [slice / cut]

D. Gerald and Philip

___________________ from work when

the car _______________ into a wall.

[return / crash]

E. The kids ______________________

outside when the storm

________________. [to play / to start]

F. I _________________________

when the dog

_______________________ away.

[sleep / run]

The boy wants to be strong and brave like

the firemen. He wants to be as strong and

brave as the fireman. Complete with

comparison of equality:

1. A TV is

___________________________ a

computer. [expensive]

2. My sister is

_______________________ a mule.

[stubborn]

3. Snow White was

____________________ snow. [white]

4. Physics is

_________________________ math in

my opinion. [difficult] Complete with the comparative of equality in the affirmative or negative (A bike is not as

expensive as a car.) in order to make sense:

1. Mary is ____________________________ Tom; he is 4 feet and she is 3 foot 10. [tall]

2. Clara’s mother is her role model. She wants to be __________________________ her

mother when she grows up. [intelligent]

3. Let’s buy the radio at that other store, because it is ___________________________ it is

here. [expensive]

4. This pair of pants is ________________________________ that one because that one is

newer. [black]

5. I love science because it’s __________________________ math. I hate math! [tough]

And while Scrooge was sleeping in his bed, the

Ghost of Christmas Past appeared. He took

Ebenezer Scrooge back to the happy days when he

had been a friendly young man. He saw himself

celebrating Christmas with other people. He looked

so happy. He also saw all the terrible things he had

done when he was older.

Next the Ghost of Christmas Present appeared.

Now the room was decorated with holly, ivy and

mistletoe and looked so nice. There was a table full

of sausages, Christmas puddings, apples and pears,

oranges and cakes.

Ebenezer Scrooge was an old money lender in London. He

was rich, but he was a very greedy, stingy and selfish man.

He wasn´t friendly to people and he didn´t help anyone.

His only friend and partner, Jacob Marley, died many

years ago.

His clerk, Bob Cratchit had to work in a cold room

because Scrooge didn´t want to spend money on coal to

heat the room.

At Christmas Scrooge´s nephew Fred came to invite him

to Christmas dinner at his home and to wish a “Merry

Christmas”, but Scrooge only answered angrily “Bah,

humbug.”

On Christmas Eve, Scrooge was sitting alone in his cold

living room at home. Suddenly the ghost of his dead

partner, Jacob Marley appeared. He said to Scrooge,

“Change your life! You must become a better man. You

must be kind to people, you must laugh with them. Three

ghosts will visit you this night.” Scrooge was terribly

afraid. Then he went to bed.

Tick off

True or False

True False

1. Scrooge wasn´t rich.

2. He didn´t like to

spend money.

3. Jacob Marley was

Scrooge´s friend.

4. Scrooge went to

Fred to have dinner.

5. Scrooge didn´t like

Christmas.

6. Marley´s ghost told

Scrooge not to change

his life.

7. Scrooge wasn´t

afraid of ghosts.

The Ghost of Christmas Present took

Scrooge to a poor but clean room. It was

the home of his clerk, Bob Cratchit, and

his family. Bob, his wife and his two

children sat at the table. There wasn´t

much food on it, but they all said it was

the most wonderful Christmas dinner.

Although they were poor, they were happy and loved each

other so much. They saw Scrooge and invited him to sit

down and have Christmas dinner with them. Scrooge was

very ashamed.

And there was also Tiny Tim. Bob's little boy was

Answer the questions!

1. Where did Scrooge live?

…………………………………………..

3. Who was Fred?

………………………………………………………..

2. What kind of man was Scrooge?

………………………………………………………..

4. What was Scrooge doing on Christmas Eve?

……………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………..

True False

1. The Ghost of

Christmas Present

took him to the past.

2. Bob Cratchit was

Tick off

True or False

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

Last Easter holidays Jimmy and Paul ___________(go) camping in the mountain.

They _________________(spend) a wonderful time there. They ______________(wake up)

early in the morning and then they ________________(go) for a walk. In the village they

__________________(buy) everything they _______________(need).

In the afternoon they ___________________(play) football, ____________(watch)

the birds and ________________(swim) in the river.

They ________________(not have) a TV set, so after dinner they ______________

(talk) for a while and then they ________________(go) to sleep.

One night, Jimmy _______________(have) a very strange dream: they ______(be)

by the river watching the moon.

Suddenly they ______________(hear) someone calling “Hello! Hello!” They

_____________(turn) around and they ______________(see) a strange creature.

It _____________(be) green and very small. He ________________( invite)

them to go to his spaceship. There they ______________(meet) other strange

creatures and a beautiful princess.

They ______________(sit) down round a table and they _____________(eat)

some strange food. Jimmy _______________(drink) a glass of fruit juice. It

______________(taste) good so he ________________(ask) for another glass of it.

After a while he ______________(feel) a bit strange.

Oh, dear…he ________________(turn) green and small like the others. The princess

_______________(not be) beautiful anymore and she ______________(look) horrible.

What was happening?

He ________________(open) his eyes and … what a relief! It ___________(be) only a

dream!