8°GRADE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15th 2013

TOPIC: THE ARTICLE THE

THE

Articles in English are invariable. That is, they do not change according to the gender or number of the noun they refer to, e.g. the boy, the woman, the children

ACTIVITY:

READING BOOK

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th 2013

TOPIC: THE ARTICLE THE

'The' is used:

1. to refer to something which has already been mentioned.

An elephant and a mouse fell in love.

The mouse loved the elephant's long trunk,
and the elephant loved the mouse's tiny nose.

2. when both the speaker and listener know what is being talked about, even if it has not been mentioned before.

'Where's the bathroom?'
'It's on the first floor.'

3. in sentences or clauses where we define or identify a particular person or object:

The man who wrote this book is famous.
'Which car did you scratch?' 'The red one.
My house is the one with a blue door.'

4. to refer to objects we regard as unique:

the sun, the moon, the world

5. before superlatives and ordinal numbers: (see Adjectives)

the highest building, the first page, the last chapter.

6. with adjectives, to refer to a whole group of people:

the Japanese (see Nouns - Nationalities), the old

7. with names of geographical areas and oceans:

the Caribbean, the Sahara, the Atlantic

8. with decades, or groups of years:

she grew up in the seventies

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th 2013

TOPIC: THE ARTICLE THE

The definite article the - Exercise 1

Explanation: The definite article - >the<

Decide whether to use the definite article >the< or not. If you do not need the article >the<, usex. 1) My grandmother likes    x the  flowers very much. 2) I love    x the  flowers in your garden. 3) See you on    x the  Wednesday. 4) I always listen to    x the  radio in the morning. 5) Alex goes to work by    x the  bus. 6) Don't be late for    x the  school. 7) Listen! Dennis is playing    x the  trumpet. 8) We often see our cousins over    x the  Easter. 9) She has never been to    x the  Alps before. 10) What about going to Australia in    x the  February?

The definite article the - Exercise 2

Explanation: The definite article - >the<

Decide whether to use the definite article >the< or not. If you do not need the article >the<, usex. 1) Last year we visited    x the  St. Paul's Cathedral and    x the  Tower. 2)    x The  Mount Everest is    x the  highest mountain on earth. 3)    x The  Loch Ness is    x the  most famous lake in Scotland. 4)    x The  most children like    x the  sweets. 5)    x The  summer of 1996 was hot and dry. 6)    x The  Plaza Hotel is on the corner of    x the  59th Street and    x the  5th Avenue. 7) My sister often stays at    x the  Uncle Tim's in Detroit. 8) Our friends    x the  Millers moved to Florida last August. 9)    x The  smog is a problem in    x the  big cities. 10) Our children go to    x the  school by    x the  bus.

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fourth term

tuesday, september 24th 2013

topic: modal verbs

Modal Verbs

A-Choose the suitable modal verb.

1-I have no time. I shouldmaymust leave now or I wouldwillshall miss the bus.

2-I wish I couldwouldcan buy a new mobile phone but I don't have enough money.

3-She looks tired; she shouldn'tshouldmight take some days off.

4-Judy is not at home. Shemightcouldwill have gone to Madrid, I don't know.

5-Tom cancouldmust play tennis quite well. I usually play with him every weekend.

6-ShouldMayMight we go out tonight, please? Yes, but you won'tcouldn'tmustn't be late.

7-I haven't decided yet where I willwon'twould go in my next holidays. I think I mustcanmight go to Paris.

8-ShouldCouldMight you water my plants while I am away? If they don't get enough water theywillwon'tcan't certainly die.

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wednesday, september 25th 2013

topic: modal verbs

Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below,

can     could     have to     must     might     should

1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He  be exhausted after such a long flight. He  prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.

2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you  walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

3. Hiking the trail to the peak  be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You  research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.

4. When you have a small child in the house, you  leave small objects lying around. Such objects  be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.

5. Dave:  you hold your breath for more than a minute?
Nathan: No, I can't.

6. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It  have cost a fortune.

7. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. If they don't get enough water, they  die.

8. I  speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Egypt. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I  just say a few things in the language.

9. The book is optional. My professor said we  read it if we needed extra credit. But we  read it if we don't want to.

10. Leo: Where is the spatula? It  be in this drawer but it's not here.
Nancy: I just did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dish washer. It  be in there. That's the only other place it  be.

11. You  take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said there's a storm north of here and it  rain later on this afternoon.

12.  we pull over at the next rest stop? I really  use the bathroom and I don't know if I  hold it until we get to Chicago.

13. Oh no! Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He  have left it here last night.

14. Ned:  I borrow your lighter for a minute?
Stephen: Sure, no problem. Actually, you  keep it if you want to. I've given up smoking.

15. I  believe she said that to Megan! She  insult her cooking in front of everyone at the party last night. She  have just said she was full or had some salad if she didn't like the meal.

16. Do you  chew with your mouth open like that? Geez, it's making me sick watching you eat that piece of pizza.

17. Mrs. Scarlett's body was found in the lounge just moments ago, and it's still warm! Nobody has left the mansion this evening, so the killer  be someone in this room. It  be any one of us!!!

18. Ted: I don't know why Denise starting crying when I mentioned the wedding.
Pamela: It  have been what you said about her brother. Or, perhaps she is just nervous. After all, the big day is tomorrow.

19.  you always say the first thing that pops into your head?  you think once in awhile before you speak?

20. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It  be lying around here somewhere. Where  it be? be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.

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fourth term

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tuesday, august 13th 2013

topic: future , going to questions

Use

1) planned actions in the future

We are going to sing at the party.

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2) You are certain that sth. is going to happen in the future.

Look at that car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.

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Signal words

no unambiguous ones

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Form

to be (am, are, is) + going to + infinitive

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Examples

Affirmative sentences:

I am going to play handball. I'm going to play handball.

You are going to play handball. You're going to play handball.

Negative sentences:

I am not going to play handball. I'm not going to play handball.

You are not going to play handball. You're not going to play handball. You aren't going to play handball.

Questions:

Am I going to play handball?

Are you going to play handball?

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wednesday, august 14th 2013

topic: future , going to questions

copy the chart

1) Questions without question words in the going to-future

Auxiliary	Subject	going to	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Are	you	going to	watch	TV tonight?	Yes,	I	am.
					No,	I	am not.
					No,	I'm not.
Is	Hillary	going to	read	a book over the weekend?	Yes,	she	is.
					No,	she	is not.
					No,	she	isn't.
					No,	she isn't.

2) Questions with question words in the going to-future

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	going to	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	are	you	going to	spend	your summer holidays?	I am going to spend my summer holidays in Italy.
						I'm going to spend my summer holidays in Italy.
What	is	Frank	going to	have	for dinner?	He is going to have a pizza.
						He's going to have a pizza.

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thursday, august 15th 2013

topic: future , going to questions

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the going to-future. Mind the word order in questions.

1)  she  photos? (to take) 2)  they  a DVD? (to watch) 3)  Patrick  the phone? (to answer) 4)  you  this tub of ice cream? (to eat) 5)  Rebecca  comics? (to read) 6)  he  a cake? (to make) 7)  Laura and Tony  to music? (to listen) 8)  we  to school? (to walk) 9)  Yvonne  Spanish words? (to learn) 10)  his father  the jeans? (to wash)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the going to-future. Mind the word order in questions.

1)  basketball on Friday? (she/to play) 2)  their bikes at the weekend? (the boys/to ride) 3)  the kitchen today? (Paul/to clean) 4)  a new T-shirt on Saturday? (his mother/to buy) 5)  their friends at the station? (they/to meet) 6)  his hamster in the evening? (he/to feed) 7)  your homework in the afternoon? (you/to do) 8)  on the computer at school? (Robert and Martin/to work) 9)  our parents? (we/to help) 10)  Freddie in the lunch break? (Lisa/to text)

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tuesday, august 20th 2013
topic: future tenses mixed going to-will

1) Use

will-future	going to-future	Simple Present	Present Progressive	Future Progressive	Future Perfect
prediction, assumption; spontaneous action	planned action in the future; logical consequence (sth. is going to happen)	future action is fixed (e.g. timetable)	planned action in the near future	action will definitely happen (it usually happens)	sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future

There is often very little difference between the future tenses. It often depends where you live (in Britain or the USA) and when you use the sentence (in spoken or written communication).

In newsapapers we often use the will-future, when the going to-future is used in oral communication.

newspaper:
The headmaster will close the old gym.

oral:
The headmaster is going to close the old gym.

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We can substitute the going to-future with the Present Progressive when using an expression of time.

She is going to see Frank at the airport at 8.30.
She is seeing Frank at the airport at 8.30.

2) Signal words

There are no unambiguous signal words for the future tenses. That's why watch the actions carefully and then define the tense.

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wednesday, august 21st 2013
topic: future tenses mixed going to-will

3) Form

will-future	going to-future	Simple Present	Present Progressive	Future Progressive	Future Perfect
will + infinitive	to be (am, are, is) +going to +infinitive	infinitive 3rd person singular (he, she, it)infinitive + -s	to be (am, are, is) +infinitive + -ing	will + be +infinitive + -ing	will + have + past participle

4) Examples

will-future	going to-future	Simple Present	Present Progressive	Future Progressive	Future Perfect
4-1 Affirmative sentences
He will carry this bag for you.	We are going tofly to Leeds in summer.	The train leaves at 6.45.	I am going to a party tonight.	They will beplaying football on Sunday afternoon.	She will havewritten the letter by tomorrow.

will-future	going to-future	Simple Present	Present Progressive	Future Progressive	Future Perfect
4-2 Negative sentences
He will not carrythis bag for you.	We are not going to fly to Leeds in summer.	The train does notleave at 6.45.	I am not going to a party tonight.	They will not beplaying football on Sunday afternoon.	She will not havewritten the letter by tomorrow.

will-future	going to-future	Simple Present	Present Progressive	Future Progressive	Future Perfect
4-3 Questions
Will he carry this bag for you?	Are we going tofly to Leeds in summer?	Does the trainleave at 6.45?	Am I going to a party tonight?	Will they beplaying football on Sunday afternoon.	Will she havewritten the letter by tomorrow.

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thursday, august 22nd 2013
topic: future tenses mixed going to-will

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap. Use will-future or going to-future.

1) Philipp  15 next Wednesday. (to be) 2) They  a new computer. (to get) 3) I think my mother  this CD. (to like) 4) Paul's sister  a baby. (to have) 5) They  at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive) 6) Just a moment. I  you with the bags. (to help) 7) In 2020 people  more hybrid cars. (to buy) 8) Marvin  a party next week. (to throw) 9) We  to Venice in June. (to fly) 10) Look at the clouds! It  soon. (to rain)

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monday, august 26th 2013
topic: reinforcement

solve the excercise using future - will

1. Harry / cause / trouble
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
2. you / copy / the homework
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
3. the clouds / disappear
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
4. he / marry / his girlfriend
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
5. the snowman / melt
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 

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tuesday, august 27th 2013
topic: reinforcement

solve the excercise using future - will

1. they / share / their sweets
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
2. he / pay / cash
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
3. I / close / the door
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
4. Tina / paint / a picture for us
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: 
5. John / dial / the number for you
   • Positive: 
   • Negative: 
   • Question: ________________________________

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wednesday, august 28th 2013
topic: reinforcement

Put in the phrases in brackets into the gaps. Use going to-future. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Do not forget to put in the subject in the questions.

1) Tom  the books from the library. (to collect) 2)  our plane? (we/to miss) 3) I  in this dirty bed. (not/to sleep) 4) When  the table in the restaurant? (you/to book) 5) He  here any longer. (not/to stay) 6)  the toothbrush? (the man/to steal) 7) My parents  the hall in black and white stripes. (not/to paint) 8) Why  this Sunday? (they/to work) 9)  the table? (you/to lay) 10) The twins  the ball. (not/to throw)

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thursday, august 29th 2013
topic: reinforcement

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use going to-future. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

1) She  to the stadium. (not/to walk) 2)  you  to London? (to fly) 3) John  anything. (not/to eat) 4)  she  at a campsite? (to stay) 5) What  you  tomorrow? (to do) 6) I  Dennis tonight. (to see) 7)  Alexander  the next bus? (to take) 8) They  football in the gym. (not/to play) 9) When  you  me the book back? (to give) 10) Angela  a week in Poland. (to spend)