File 8C & 8D: Extra Stuff (would like to/like + adverbs)

Here's some extra exercises for Unit 8, sections 8C and 8D:

would like to / like (1)
would like to / like (2)
adverbs (1)
adverbs (2)

HOTELS:

Practical English: Checking Out

EXPANSION:
Hotel rooms
Hotel Vocabulary (1)

File 8B. Grammar: Superlative adjectives

Hi,

Here's some more extra stuff for File 8B (Superlative adjectives):

a. Superlative Adjectives:
Superlative Adjectives A
Superlative Adjectives B
Superlative Adjectives C

b. What is the superlative of each of the adjectives below?
1 healthy
2 quiet
3 fast
4 casual
5 hot
6 difficult
7 noisy
8 easy

1 the healthiest
2 the most quiet/the quietest
3 the fastest
4 the most casual
5 the hottest
6 the most difficult
7 the noisiest
8 the easiest

c. What do you think is...
1 ... the most interesting book to read?
2 ... the most exciting place to visit?
3 ... the best food to eat?
4 ... the funniest person you know?
5 ... most comfortable way to travel?
6 ... the worst show on TV?
7 ... the best song in the charts at the moment?

File 8A. Grammar: Comparative adjectives

Hi,

Here's some more extra activities for Unit 8 (comparatives):

Comparative Adjectives A
Comparative Adjectives B
Comparative Adjectives C

EXTRA COMPARATIVES:

a. Complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives.

1 Fruit and vegetables/healthy/chips
Fruit and vegetables are healthier than chips.
2 The countryside/quiet/cities
The countryside is more quiet/quieter than cities.
3 Racing cars/fast/normal cars
Racing cars are faster than normal cars.
4 Jeans/casual/suits
Jeans are more casual than suits.
5 Jamaica/hot/the UK
Jamaica is hotter than the UK
6 Level 6 Maths/difficult/level 2
Level 6 Maths is more difficult than level 2.
7 Play times at school/noisy/lesson times
Play times at school are noisier than lesson times.
8 Level 2 spelling/easy/level 4
Level 2 spelling is easier than level 4.

Which of the two-syllable adjectives admits two possibilities (i.e. more + adjective & adjective-er)?
quiet --> quieter & more quiet

ANSWERS:
Triple-click in the blank spaces to see the answers.

Files 7A & 7B. Yum, I like it!

There's a new Thai restaurant in town. Food is really good and cheap. You can try some typical Thai noodles, rice and vegetables. However, their speciality is spring rolls. They use cabbage, onions, carrots and meat to prepare this delicious meal. Would you like to try Thai food? Do you think it is healthy for your body?


To discover more information and ideas about food, do these activities.

Grammar:
a / an, some / any (1)
a / an, some / any (2)
how much / how many? a lot, not much, etc. (1)
how much / how many? a lot, not much, etc. (2)

Vocabulary:
Food 1
Food 2

Listening:
My favourite food: pizza!
Todd's daily diet
Guess the fruit!

Webquest:
Food Glorious Food!

Blog entry courtesy of Isabel M. Bastida

File 6D. The Place where I live...

Read the following description about my home town, Cartagena. Pay attention to the use of linking words (in bold)

This is my home town, Cartagena. It is near the coast, in the south of Spain. In Cartagena, there are a lot of things to do. For example, do you like archaeology? Then, you can visit its beautiful Roman theatre and its museum. Do you like shopping? There are lots of shops in the city centre and also in the surrounding areas. Do you like tapas? There are some tapas bars near the port, and a lot of good restaurants in other areas of the city, too.

However, there is a problem. There is a lot of traffic, so some people say that Cartagena is a noisy and polluted town. What do you think?


Now read this tale and answer the question at the end of the story.

Around my neighbourhood

Try now these activities about the use of English.

In town II
In town III


If you want to do some extra homework, and to continue practising 'The place where I live', please do these two activities:

Houses and gardens
Happy Places

Blog entry courtesy of Isabel Bastida

File 6D. Grammar: Present Simple or Present Continuous?

6D. PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
Lesson D present simple or present continuous? (1)
Lesson D present simple or present continuous? (2)
Lesson D present simple or present continuous? (3)
Lesson D verbs not usually used with the continuous

File 6C. On the Catwalk (Present Continuous & Clothes revision)

Naomi Campbell is the best top model on the catwalk.

In the photo she's modelling casual clothes by Calvin Klein. Naomi's wearing a brown jacket and matching grey top. She's wearing jeans too. For a perfect look, she's wearing a golden belt and some bracelets.

But Naomi is sophisticated. She never wears casual clothes when she isn't working. She prefers dresses and high-heeled sandals.

ACTIVITIES:

Identify the tenses in bold. Why are we using them in the sentences?

Speaking
What are you wearing now? What's your favourite style?

Buying Clothes
Webquest

Listening
Guess the correct piece of clothing
What are you wearing today? (This is a bit difficult, but try!)
What do you think about shopping?


Courtesy of Isabel Bastida

File 6C. Grammar: present continuous

6C. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The Present Continuous Guy
Lesson C present continuous (1)
Lesson C present continuous (2)
Lesson C present continuous (3)

File 5D. More irregular verbs stuff

Hi

Here are two lists of irregular verbs:

Irregular verb list (from English Grammar in Use)
Irregular verb list (with translations and examples)
Irregular verb list (with phonetic transcription)

And here, a game to practise irregular verbs:
http://www.verbbusters.com/index_es.php

The instructions are very simple: just enter your name or login as 'guest', and then choose the level (beginner, easy). Finally, click on CUE and you can start the game.

File 5D. Grammar: Past Simple (Regular vs Irregular) + REVISION

5D PAST SIMPLE (REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS)
Lesson D past simple regular and irregular (1)
Lesson D past simple regular and irregular (2)
Lesson D past simple regular and irregular (3)

REVISION:
Past simple (negatives)
Past simple (questions)




For more information about irregular verbs, please visit this website.

Have fun!

Unit 5C. Grammar: Past Simple (Irregular verbs)

IRREGULAR VERBS EXERCISES
Lesson C past simple irregular verbs (1)
Lesson C past simple irregular verbs (2)

THE IRREGULAR VERBS GAME
Play the game here!

THE IRREGULAR VERBS SONG

File 5C. Reading: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes was born in England on 6th January, 1854. He worked as a detective and Dr Watson helped him. They shared a house at 221B Baker Street in London.They travelled a lot.

Sherlock Holmes didn't believe in superstition and was famous for his logic and astute observation to solve cases. So he always caught the murderer.

Apparently, he never fell in love with a woman, but Irene Adler stole his heart because she was good at deduction too.

Exercises:

1. Read the story of Sherlock Holmes.
2. Identify the verbs that are in the Past Simple form.
3. Say the infinitive of those verbs.

File 5B. Grammar: past simple regular verbs

Lesson 5B past simple regular verbs (1)
Lesson 5B past simple regular verbs (2)

File 5A. Powerpoint: The 'be born' quiz

File 5A. Grammar: past simple to be (was/were)

Lesson 5A past simple of be: was / were (1)
Lesson 5A past simple of be: was / were (2)
Lesson 5A past simple of be: was / were (3)

Times & Dates (revision): Crossword  - Wordsearch

File 5. Revision: Dates

File 4D. Grammar: possesive pronouns

Lesson 4D: possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc. (1)
Lesson 4D: possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc. (2)
Lesson 4D: possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc. (3)


Write a question using a possessive adjective using the prompts below. Then write a positive answer for each question using a possessive adjective & another answer using a possessive pronoun.

E.g. pen/my
A: Is this my pen?
B: Yes, it is. It's your pen / It's yours.

1. Book/your
a) ________________________

2. phone/my
b) ________________________

3. bag/her
c) ________________________

4. house/their
d) ________________________

5. cd players/our
e) ________________________

6. trainers/her
f) ________________________

File 4C. Grammar: Object pronouns

"Talk to Her" is a famous drama film by Pedro Almodovar. In it, Pedro Almodovar tells us the story of Benigno. Benigno is a male nurse and from his window he looks at Alicia. With the passing of time Benigno is in love with her. When Alicia suffers a car accident and Benigno finds her in his hospital, he spends his days taking care of her, but she can't say to him, "Thank you".

In the text there are some object pronouns in bold. Who do they refer to?

Now you can try these activities, but remember we use object pronouns after transitive verbs or after prepositions.

Lesson C object pronouns: me, you, him, etc. (1)
Lesson C object pronouns: me, you, him, etc. (2)
Lesson C object pronouns: me, you, him, etc. (3)

Courtesy of Isabel M. Bastida

File 4B. Grammar: like + verb -ing

Lesson B like + (verb + -ing) (1)
Lesson B like + (verb + -ing) (2)

File 4A. Grammar: can / can't

Hi,

Here's some stuff for you to practise the verb 'can/can't'. Enjoy the exercises!

Lesson A can / can't (1)
Lesson A can / can't (2)
can / can't + verb (possibility)