A GOOD PRACTICE FOR MY STUDENTS 3º AND 4º ESO

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EXAM 3º ESO CONTENTS. UNITS INTRODUCTION, UNIT 1 AND 2

GRAMMAR

A)     VERBAL TENSES

TO BE

HAVE GOT

THERE IS/ARE

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINOUS

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOS

REMEMBER:

*There are three types of verbs: DYNAMIC VERBS (you can use them with simple and continuous tenses. You can see the verb… run, drink, go,….), STATIVE VERBS (you can use them only with simple tenses. You can´t see the verb…. Remember, believe, see, like, love, understand, …. ) and MIXED VERBS ( for example LOOK.  “ you look tired “ and you are looking for some clues”; HAVE.  “I have a sister”. “ They are having dinner at home tonight”).

*ADVERBS

Simple present is used with FREQUENCY ADVERBS (always, usually, never, hardly ever, …) and FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS (once a day, twice a week, ……).

Present continuous is used with NOW, AT THE MOMENT, THIS WEEK, IN THE AFTERNOON, NEXT WEEK, ….

*SHOWING PREFERENCES, LIKES AND DISLIKES

Remember when we use

LIKE,LOVE,DISLIKE,HATE, PREFER, ….

DON´T MIND                                                      + V-ING

BE FOND OF/BE KEEN ON

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).

·         state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit

Example: We were on holiday.

·         possession: belong, have

Example: Sam had a cat.

·         senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He felt the cold.

·         feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

Example: Jane loved pizza.

·         brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I did not understand him.

·         introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say

Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.

SOME PRACTICE

1. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative

               

1.       I Like football, but I ............................................ cricket at all. (think, like, remember)

2.       She lives in Japan, but she ...................................... a word of Japanese (sing, work, speak)

3.       I’m sorry – I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)

4.       He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)

5.       Mary’s really tired, but she ...................................... to go to bed. (help, want, walk)

6.       We .......................................... a big flat – just one bedroom. (work, play, want)

7.       Phil ..................................... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)

8.       Ann’s parents ................................... I’m the right man for their daughter. (write, read, think)

2. a) Make questions

1.       How / you pronounce / this word?

2.       How / you spell / that?

3.       What / this word / mean?

4.       How much / they cost?

5.       Where / you live?

6.       What / you do?

7.       How / you do?

8.       What time / the plane / leave?

9.       What time/ the class / start?

10.   What time / the train / arrive?

b) Make questions. Write the short answer ( + and -)

1.       She / live / with her parents?

2.       You / like / your new job?

3.       I /speak / good Italian?

4.       They /work / hard / at university?

5.       We /usually give/ her a birthday present?

6.       Your sister / help / you / very much?

7.       Alan /smoke?

3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

                1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.

                2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)

                3. Some people still ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.

                4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.

                5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?

                6. What ........................................... (happen) in golf if you ............................. (lose) the ball?

                7. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.

                8. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange bird!

                9. I ........................................ (stay) with John for a few weeks until my flat is ready.

                10. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.

                11. What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?

                12. Why ............................................. (you/wait) outside the door.

                13. Don’t ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.

                14. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.

                15. When ......................................... (he / leave) the house?

                16. I ............................................... (not/understand). What ...................................... (happen)?

                17. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?

                18. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely time.

                19. We can’t use the lift because it ................................... (not/work)

                20. a:What ......................................... (you/do) here? B: Nothing.

                21. a: ......................................... (Penny/like) cheese sandwiches? No, ...................................

                22. a: What time ............................................ (the sun/rise)? B: It ............................... (rise) at                7.30.

                23. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school.

                24. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).

                25. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school? B: Yes,           ........................

4) Make questions for the answers provided

1.       The President and his wife live in Madrid.

2.       Peter and Ann’s children play football on Saturdays.

3.       The film about skiing in New Zealand starts at 8.00.

4.       The second word in the first sentence means ‘kind’.

5.       The man in the flat downstairs wants to change his job.

6.       A ticket for Saturday’s concert costs € 15.

B)     QUANTIFIERS 

Look for some practice in www.agendaweb.org

C)     FUNCTIONS

·         MAKING SUGGESTIONS (why don´t we go to the cinema? =let´s go to the cinema=how/what about going to the cinema?)

·         ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT.(what would you like….?/ I´ll have… for dessert? /would you like something else?)

·         GIVING ADVICE (I think you should…../If I were you, I would go to the doctor)

·         PARTITIVES ( a packet of/ a piece of/ an ounce of/ a brick of/ a can, tin of/ a loaf of bread/ a half of)

D)     VOCABULARY

·         All related to FOOD

·         AT THE RESTAURANT (formas para pedir y para ofrecer)

·         Suggestions

·         Advices

·         VOCABULARY TO WRITE AND SPEAK ABOUT A RESTAURANT (THE QUALITY, THE SERVICE, THE SETTING, THE PRICE, ….)

·         VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE A PICTURE. Tened en cuenta que necesitáis las preposiciones para localizar elementos. No olvidéis el powerpoint del blog.

9 TH NOVEMBER

ASSIGMENTS

1.       TRANSLATION

·         ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?..Tomaré unos espaguetis.

·         ¿Por qué no pedimos comida sana?

·         Prefiero ir de museos

·         La gente que está a la derecha está pasándolo muy bien.

·         La comida es deliciosa pero el servicio es lento.

·         El restaurante vegetariano nuevo que está cerca del teatro es muy caro.

·         ¿Cuánto chocolate compras a la semana?

WH QUESTIONS

·         ………………………………………………………………? I drink two litres of wáter every day.

·         ………………………………………………………………? Susan comes to visit me every year.

·         ……………………………………………………………….? Two earthquakes happen every year in Japan.

·         ……………………………………………………………….? There are two new restaurants in town.

·         ………………………………………………………………..? The Smiths are moving to Madrid in two months.

·         ……………………………………………………………….. ? 

I like mushrooms and tomatoes.