LAB ACTIVITY FOR 9° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 25th 2013

TOPIC: TAG QUESTIONS: FUTURE TENSES

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag_quiz.htm
http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Question_Tags.htm

Tag Questions - With Assorted Verbs

Match the tag questions on the right with the sentence on the left.
Write your choices in the boxes on the left. Click on the answer button to see if your answers are correct or let JavaScript check your answers.

1. You can't answer all the questions, 2. You will help me to do the dishes, 3. He believes you, 4. The teacher should explain the lesson, 5. The boy didn't know the lesson, 6. Bob frightened you, 7. You can speak English well, 8. She couldn't arrange that, 9. You won't tell him, 10. He shouldn't do it,

a. didn't he? b. will you? c. can't you? d. doesn't he? e. can you? f. should he? g. could she? h. won't you? i. did he? j. shouldn't he?

HOMEWORK

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 7° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 25th 2013

TOPIC: SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERB TO BE QUESTIONS (?)

1. STRUCTURE: 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? 2. Make past simple ‘yes / no’ or ‘wh’ questions:  1. (John / be / at the party?)  __________________________________________________________________  2. (you / be / tired yesterday?)  __________________________________________________________________  3. (the weather / be / good?)  __________________________________________________________________  4. (we / be / too noisy?)  __________________________________________________________________  5. (he / be / a doctor when he was young?)  __________________________________________________________________  6. (they / be / in the class last week?)  __________________________________________________________________  7. (she / be / a good student?)  __________________________________________________________________  8. (I / be / on time?)  __________________________________________________________________ 9. (Julie and Lucy / be / at the meeting?)  __________________________________________________________________  10. (we / be / in Paris?)  __________________________________________________________________  11. (where / you / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  12. (what / that noise / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  13. (who / that man / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  14. (how / the weekend / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  15. (where / the money / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  16. (why / the door open / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  17. (who / the teacher / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  18. (how / your holiday / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  19. (what / the weather like / be?)  __________________________________________________________________  20. (why / the children awake / be?)  __________________________________________________________________ 3. LOOK AT THE VIDEO http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/17323/contenido/  4. PLAY THE GAME http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/17323/contenido/ http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/17322/contenido/ http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/b_past.html

THURSDAY, JULY 25th 2013

TOPIC: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

USA

http://palezafra.50webs.com/US_cultural_traits.pdf 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_United_States

UK

http://palezafra.50webs.com/UK_cultural_traits.pdf

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 6° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 25th 2013

TOPIC: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, AFFIRMATIVE

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.

We use the present tense:

1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

• I take the train to the office.
• The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
• John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.

2. For facts.

• The President of The USA lives in The White House.
• A dog has four legs.
• We come from Switzerland.

3. For habits.

• I get up early every day.
• Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
• They travel to their country house every weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally true.

• It rains a lot in winter.
• The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
• They speak English at work.

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).

In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject	Verb	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	speak / learn	English at home
he / she / it	speaks / learns	English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:

1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says

NOW COPY AND SOLVE THE ACTIVITIES

Present Simple Tense

Affirmative sentences - Part 1

 

 

TASK 1 - Write the correct form of the verbs in the brackets in the boxes.

E.g.: They ……… to school. (to go) è go

1)      I usually  a bike in spring. (to ride)

2)      You  dinner at 4 o’clock every day. (to prepare)

3)      Mary and I  to school at quarter past 7. (to go)

4)      My parents  work at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. (to finish)

5)      They  new dresses for Mary in May. (to buy)

6)      You never  meat. (to eat)

7)      I always  home after school. (to walk)

8)      The students  English from Mrs Harrison. (to learn)

9)      We  a lot on Saturdays. (to dance)

10)      You  your house for Christmas. (to decorate)

11)      Charlie and Mandy  the table before lunch. (to set)

                               

Task 2 – Write the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets in the boxes. You have to use 3rd person singular.

E.g.: She ……… to school. (to go) è goes

1)      Tim  to Paris every month. (to fly)

2)      Sandra  carefully on the lessons. (to listen)

3)      Molly  her homework in the afternoons. (do)

4)      Britney often  when she  a romantic film. (to cry, to see)

5)      She  her hair in the bathroom. (to brush)

6)      It  a lot in England. (to rain)

7)      He never  at me. (to laugh)

8)      Mrs Davis  after lunch. (to wash up)

9)      Tigger  jumping. (to like)

10)      Mum rarely  the bus. (to miss)

11)      Ms Martin usually  about the housework. (to worry)

12)      Bill  his girlfriend. (to kiss)

                               

Task 3 – Write the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets in the boxes.

1)      The students  their books to school. (to bring)

2)      The pop group  a lot. (to practise)

3)      His brother never  the ball. (to catch)

4)      She  we  hungry. (to think; to be)

5)      We  on Fridays. (to go out)

6)      The boys usually . (to fight)

7)      Mum  to cook something new on weekends. (to try)

8)      Brian and Frank  every day. (to swim)

9)      I  to tell you the truth. (to want)

10)      Her parents  her up when she  ill. (to call; to be)

11)      Dick always  my homework. (to copy)

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 8° GRADE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24th 2013

TOPIC: FUTURE TENSE QUESTION (?)

WRITE THE INFORMATION FROM THIS LINK IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future.htm

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 9° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 18th 2013

TOPIC: 

Past Tense Question Tags - Positive and Negative look at these videos...

Type the correct word in the boxes below.

was

wasn't

did

didn't

were

weren't

1.	You saw George yesterday,  you?
2.	We weren't wrong,  we?
3.	He didn't go,  he?
4.	I was correct,  I?
5.	It didn't rain last night,  it?
6.	You were sick at the party,  you?
7.	She didn't leave early,  she?
8.	He wasn't looking at me,  he?
9.	They got married last year,  they?
10.	They weren't going,  they?

GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK AND COPY ALL THE INFORMATION

http://www.slideshare.net/totyaabdul/question-tags-7782453
FINALLY SOLVE THE QUIZ

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/233.html

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 7° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 18th 2013

TOPIC: SIMPLE PAST TENSE: VERB TO BE (WAS/WERE) NEGATIVE FORM

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING WASN´T OR WEREN´T

1) I    was were  in Canberra last spring. 2) We    was were  at school last Saturday. 3) Tina    was were  at home yesterday. 4) He    was were  happy. 5) Robert and Stan    was were  Garry's friends. 6) You    was were  very busy on Friday. 7) They    was were  in front of the supermarket. 8) I    was were  in the museum. 9) She    was were  in South Africa last month. 10) Jessica and Kimberly    was were  late for school.    Choose wasn´t or weren´t.  She waswere sad yesterday. We waswere at the Zoo yesterday. Mum and Dad waswere in a restaurant. They waswere in the disco club last night. You waswere late for school yesterday. I waswere very hungry. It waswere cold yesterday. I waswere in London in 2008. She waswere pretty when she was young. Sally waswere a good pupil. He waswere born in May. Our teacher waswere very tired yesterday. Tom and Bill waswere best friends. My cousin waswere at school. The children waswere excited yesterday. 2.   Complete with wasn´t or weren´t.  It cloudy yesterday morning. We  excited about going to America. We  lucky. We won the first prize. The dogs  in the park. Jason  a great swimmer when he was young. They  at the beach last Sunday. She  the prettiest girl in our class. I  very ill last week. I  sad because I broke Mrs Smith's window. He  born in 1995.

then play the game

http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/520810/ESL-Interactive-Games-(was-were)

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 10° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 18th 2013

TOPIC: AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH---HISTORY
Early America
The first “Americans” crossed the land bridge
from Asia. Historians believe that they lived in
what now is Alaska for thousands of years. They
moved south into today’s mainland United States.
They lived by the Pacific Ocean in the Northwest,
in the mountains and deserts of the Southwest,

and along the Mississippi River in the Midwest.

LOOK AT THIS VIDEO

LAB FOR 6° GRADE

FINISH THE TOPIC IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS

THURSDAY, JULY 18th 2013

TOPIC: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

Expression	Example
at night	The stars shine at night.
at the weekend*	I don't usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas*/Easter	I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time	We finished the test at the same time.
at present	He's not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

in	on
in the morning	on Tuesday morning
in the mornings	on Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s)	on Sunday afternoons
in the evening(s)	on Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

• I went to London last June. (not in last June)
• He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
• I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
• We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/walk%20plank/prepositions%20of%20time/prepositions%20of%20time.html

LAB ACTIVITY FORM 8 GRADE

1. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises?03

Next, here's the negative form (just add 'not' - remember will not = won't):

• I will not go (I won't ..)
• You will not be late (you won't ..)
• It will not snow tomorrow (it won't..)
• She will not get the job (she won't..)
• He will not pass the exam (he won't ..)
• We will not come (we won't..)
• They will not stop (they won't ..)

Future Simple Negative Exercise 

Make the future simple negative: 

1. I'm afraid I _________________________ (not / be) able to come tomorrow. 

2. Because of the train strike, the meeting _________________________ (not / 

take) place at 9 o'clock. 

3. A: “Go and tidy your room.” 

B: “I _________________________ (not / do) it!” 

4. If it rains, we _________________________ (not / go) to the beach. 

5. In my opinion, she _________________________ (not / pass) the exam. 

6. A: “I'm driving to the party, would you like a lift?” 

B: “Okay, I _________________________ (not / take) the bus, I'll come with 

you.” 

7. He _________________________ (not / buy) the car, if he can't afford it. 

8. I've tried everything, but he _________________________ (not / eat). 

9. According to the weather forecast, it _________________________ (not / 

snow) tomorrow. 

10. A: “I'm really hungry.” 

B: “In that case we _________________________ (not / wait) for John.”

11° grade activity

Sentences in Active and Passive Voice

Here are examples of sentences written in both the active voice and the passive voice, with the active voice sentence appearing first:

1. Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active)
2. At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive)
3. Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active)
4. The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive)
5. Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
6. The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive)
7. We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active)
8. A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)
9. I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active)
10. The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive)
11. The crew paved the entire stretch of highway. (active)
12. The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew. (passive)
13. Mom read the novel in one day. (active)
14. The novel was read by Mom in one day. (passive)
15. The critic wrote a scathing review. (active)
16. A scathing review was written by the critic. (passive)
17. I will clean the house every Saturday. (active)
18. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday. (passive)
19. The staff is required to watch a safety video every year. (active)
20. A safety video will be watched by the staff every year. (passive)
21. She faxed her application for a new job. (active)
22. The application for a new job was faxed by her. (passive)
23. Tom painted the entire house. (active)
24. The entire house was planted by Tom. (passive)
25. The teacher always answers the students’ questions. (active)

http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/2008/11/ratatouille-passive-voice.html

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 9° GRADE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10th 2013

Tag Questions

You speak English, don't you?

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".

THURSDAY, JULY 11th 2013

A "tag" is something small that we add to something larger. For example, the little piece of cloth added to a shirt showing size or washing instructions is a tag.

We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

The basic structure is:

statement	question tag
+ Positive statement,	- negative tag?
Snow is white,	isn't it?
- Negative statement,	+ positive tag?
You don't like me,	do you?

Notice that the question tag repeats the auxiliary verb (or main verb when be) from the statement and changes it to negative or positive.

A question tag is the "mini-question" at the end. A tag question is the whole sentence.

LAB ACTIVITY FOR 7° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 11th 2013

TOPIC:
SIMPLE PAST TENSE/ VERB TOBE: AFFIRMATIVE(+)

Description

The past tense of "to be" is used to join a subject with a word or words that tell something about the subject that happened in the past. We often use words such as "yesterday" or phrases such as "last week" or "last year" to indicate when something happened in the past .

The verb "be" is an irregular verb. We use "was" with a singular pronoun or noun and "were" with a plural pronoun or noun. An exception to this is the pronoun "you" which always uses "were".

Positive

I was You were He was She was It was We were You were They were EXAMPLES I was a student. The baby was tired. She was fat. You were sick. It was a fast car. We were wet. You were friends. The janitors were happy. HOMEWORK I wasn't  -  he was  -  he wasn't  -  it was   - it wasn't  -  she wasn't    they were  -  was he?  -  was she?  -  wasn't I? -   wasn't it? -   wasn't she?     we were -   were they?  -  were we?   - were you?  -  weren't they?    weren't we? -   you were -   you weren't     BE affirmative negative interrogative interronegative I I was was I? he wasn't he? she she was it was it? we you weren't you weren't you? they they weren't Put the appropriate word in each gap. Tom  in Spain last weekend. Frank and Jim  at the party last night. Who  at the cinema last Monday? The children  quiet when their parents came home. She  a nice person. He  usually not at home at the weekend. They  good at English. We  in Lower Austria last summer. My brother  in China some weeks ago. I  in Copenhagen when my friends went there.