Exercises

6th section II. TOEFL course

To compliment the exercises solved in class. increase your knowledge on PASSIVE VOICE.
Tell me how easy or difficult was for you this exercise.!!

ENJOY

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-passive.php


6th section IV. Collections 12

You will watch a video in which you will learn more about Malala, the youngest person winning the Peace Nobel Price.
Listen carefuly and find similarities with the texts we have been reading in class. Write them and give me your personal oppinion about her job in favor of women's right to study.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=malala's+fight&qpvt=malala%27s+fight&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=A7CAF827036347ED08B9A7CAF827036347ED08B9

Simple Past April 18-22

As we continue working with the simple past, I want to share this review with you. I think it is a clear explanation and it will help you to understand it better.

As homework, you have to write 3 sentences per category.

The Past Simple Tense

(also called the simple past tense)

(Click here to learn about how to USE the past simple)
It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were':
The Past Simple with 'be'
Here's how to make the positive:

Positive with 'be'

I was cold

you were tired

he was in the garden

she was late

it was sunny

we were on holiday

they were hungry

To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':

Negative with 'be'	Negative Short Form
I was not sleepy	I wasn't sleepy
you were not on the bus	you weren't on the bus
he was not at school	he wasn't at school
she was not beautiful	she wasn't beautiful
it was not cold	it wasn't cold
we were not at work	we weren't at work
they were not tired	they weren't tired

Here's an exercise to practise the positive and negative forms with 'be'
To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of 'was / were' and the subject.
Here are the past simple 'yes / no' questions with 'be':

'Yes / No' Questions with 'Be'

was I sleepy?

were you late?

was he at the cinema?

was she kind?

was it hot?

were we hungry?

were they at work?

And the 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):

'Wh' Questions with 'Be'

why was I sleepy?

where were you?

when was he at the cinema?

how was she?

how was it?

why were we hungry?

when were they at work?

And here's an exercise for 'wh' and 'yes / no' questions
Here's another exercise with 'be' (this time it's all forms - positive, negative and questions)

The Past Simple (Simple Past) with Other Verbs

We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.
The positive:
We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.
(Here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce '-ed' at the end of a verb).

Positive with Other Verbs

I walked (regular)

you played (regular)

he cooked (regular)

she listened (regular)

it rained (regular)

we ate (irregular)

they drank (irregular)

Click here for a list of 50 common irregular verbs (PDF file)
Click here for an exercise about irregular verbs in this verb tense
Click here for another irregular verb exercise

In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Negative	Negative Short Form
I did not walk	I didn't walk
you did not play	you didn't play
he did not cook	he didn't cook
she did not listen	she didn't listen
it did not rain	it didn't rain
we did not eat	we didn't eat
they did not drink	they didn't drink

Here's an exercise about the negative form
Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.
Here are the 'yes / no' questions:

'Yes / No' Questions

did I walk?

did you play?

did he cook?

did she listen?

did it rain?

did we eat?

did they drink?

And here's an exercise about 'yes / no' questions
To make a 'wh' question, of course, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence:

'Wh' Questions

where did I go?

what did you play?

what did he cook?

why did she listen?

when did it rain?

where did we eat?

how did they travel?

And here's an exercise about 'wh' questions

Articles April 11-15

As we have been checking this week, we can use a definite or an idefinite article before a noun but sometimes we don´t use any of them, here you have some simple rules about this.

Check them and then, write a sentence corresponding to each case.

Easter around the world

Hi everybody! Do you celebrate Easter?

We have already returned from our "spring break", lets check the Easter's meaning to try to understand it in different cultures.

Write your personal opinion on this article.

EASTER AROUND THE WORLD

PLURAL RULES (review) March 14-18

Hello my dear students,
In order to reinforce your knowledge in pluralizing nouns, here you have a link, click on it, review the grammar explanation and do the exercises given at the end of the explanation.

We will check them in class.


ENJOY.



Plural rules

Simple Past Reading 7-11 March 2016

During this week we have learnt and practiced the simple past tense, now, enjoy reading this classical tale and mark all the verbs in past, the regular and irregular ones and write them on your notebook

If you have problems with the meanings, look them up in the dictionary.

THE CLEVER SHEPHERD

Once upon a time there lived a king. One day he gathered all the people and gave them a mission. He said "I'll ask you two questions. Find the answers to these questions in a short time! My first question: How long does it take to go from East to West? My second question: What is the god doing at the moment? If you can't find the answers to these questions in three days I'll punish you all."

All the people in that country thought about these questions but nobody could find the answers.

After three days the king's men gathered all the people in a big field in order to question them. They were quite desperate.

A shepherd saw the crowd from a high mountain. He asked a passing by horseman what was happening there. The man told him everything. The shepherd thought for a while and went straight to the field. Suddenly the king appeared. He said "Have you found the answers to my questions?  Whoever has answers shall come here." All the people looked upset. They couldn't even breathe.

Then the shepherd came forward and said "Your majesty, I've found the answers to your questions. "The people were quite surprised. The king asked " How long does it take to go from East to West?" "It takes only one day, your majesty" answered the shepherd. "How do you know? Are you sure?" asked the king. "If there were two days from East to West the sun would be on the half way. But it rises in the East every morning and sets in the West every evening so it only takes one day from East to West." replied the shepherd.

The king continued "Well... What is god doing at the moment?"

"You majesty, stand up from your throne and give me your place. Then I'll answer your question" said the shepherd.

The king stood up and gave the shepherd his place. The shepherd got on the throne and loudly said "God is assigning a shepherd as a king and a king as a shepherd."

The king liked the clever shepherd's answers and said "One can not meet such a clever boy so often. I let everyone go home. I won't punish anyone."

From that day on all the people in that country respected the clever shepherd and whenever they had a problem, they asked for help from him

Valentine's Day (4th grade students)

This day where we celebrate love and friendship is a special moment for everyone who loves or is loved, that means, for everyone.

Here you have a link to know more about this holiday.

After you read the article, you have to write 10 examples of sentences is simple present tense, there are more if you want to write all of them.


http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/valentine-day


Enjoy and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ¡