Monday 12 March 2012

REVISION FOR THE 2ND TERM EXAM    
1º BTO
1.  Complete the sentences. Add a relative pronoun and a suitable ending.
1.  She really likes the boy ...................................................................................  .
2.  They’ve opened a new shop ..........................................................................  .
3.  He was born in a town ....................................................................................  .
4.  2000 was the year ..........................................................................................  .
2. Rewrite using the words in brackets:
     1. I´ve known Peter for twenty years. (first)
     2. Sue started working here 20 years ago. (for)
     3. Despite the age of the house, they could sell it. (although)
     4. In spite of the high cost of the tickets, we went to Lady Gaga´s concert. (although)
     5. I´ve had this car since 1985. (1985)
3. Verb Tenses: Present and Past Tenses: Present Simple/Continuous/
     Past Simple/Continuous/ Past Perfect/ Present Perfect
NO HUGS ALLOWED
(1) ……………… you ……………… (feel) that the rules at your school are too strict? Well, Shephard Junior High School in Arizona, USA has got rules that are probably stricter. One warm spring day last March, 14-year-old Shephard student Chelsea Braham (2) ……………………… (give) her best friend a big hug when suddenly another friend (3) ……………………… (tap) her on the shoulder. “Be careful,” she said. “The teacher (4) ……………………… (watch) you!” But it was too late. The teacher (5) ……………………… (send) Chelsea to the principal’s office. Her crime? She (6) ……………………… (hug) her friend for too long, breaking a new school rule: hugging in the school for more than two seconds was forbidden.
The following day, 100 students (7) ……………………… (hold) a protest across the street from the school. The entire group (8) ……………………… (hug) each other for 20 minutes. Chelsea, who was one of them, had her mother’s full support. The principal said: “I ………………………………..(seen/never) anything like that!"
4. Ask questions:
1. The squash club opens five nights a week.
2. It is about 15 kilometres from here to Seville.
3. I´ll be 15 years old next week.
4. Her manners bother me.
5. Her manners bother me.
6. I was sleeping when the alarm went off.
7. Annette´s mother has won an award.
8. We will be waiting for you at the station at six.
9. I wrote to Julie.
10. My brother hasn’t been to Italy for a long time.

5.  FUTURE FORMS:  Complete each sentence using the verb in brackets and the Future Simple, be going to, Future Continuous or Future Perfect.
1. Tennis practice starts at 10, and we plan to play for two hours. (finish)
By 12 o’clock, ........................................................................................................................................ .
2. The phone is ringing! (answer)
I ....................................................................................................................the phone.
3. Do you want to come to the disco with us? (come)
.................................. you ................................................................................. ?
4. Look at those clouds. (rain)
Do you think ........................................................................................................ ?

5. Their plane lands at 7.30. Let’s get there earlier. (wait)

At 7 o’clock, we .......................................................................................................

6.  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to, Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

1. The concert ................................... (start) at exactly 10 o’clock.
2. See you at the station! I ................................... (wear) a red jacket.
3. Don’t worry! I ................................... (not leave) without you.
4. We certainly ................................... (not finish) all the work by this time tomorrow.
5. Anne ................................... (invite) some of her friends for dinner after work.
6. ................................... she ................................... (remember) to call us this afternoon?

7. What ................................... you ................................... (do) at the weekend

KEYS TO EX: 5 Y 6

5) 1. will start 5. is going to invite
2. will be wearing 6. Will … remember
3. won’t leave 7. are … going to do
4. won’t have finished
6) 1. we will have finished playing tennis / we will have finished our tennis practice
2. will answer
3. Are … going to come to the disco with us
4. it will rain
5. will be waiting for their plane to arrive / land

Sunday 11 March 2012

DEFINING /  NON-DEFINING
RELATIVE CLAUSES
 HOMEWORK for 1º BTO students:
this is the exercise I told you to do
for Monday 12th March.

 Join each pair of  sentences into ONE using Relative Pronouns.
 They can be Defining or Non-Defining. Omit the relative when it is possible.

1. J. K. Rowling is now very rich. She is the author of  Harry Potter books.
   
2. The country hotel has closed down. We stayed there last summer.
   
3. Jane´s husband is a TV reporter. She is a newspaper journalist.
   
4. Summer is a wonderful time. I´m hardly at home in summer.
   
5. The actors receive Oscar gift bags before the ceremony. The Oscar gift bags
     are very expensive. (2)
6. I visited Marbella. Many people spend their holiday in Marbella.
   
7. Did you watch the horror film?  I told you about the film yesterday.
    
8. My maths teacher studied in Barcelona. His best friend is a famous musician.
  
9. I boght train tickets to London. The tickets cost $25 each.  (2)
  
10. I like Ralph Fiennes a lot. He is starring a new film now.

11. I want to be friends with a boy. The boy is talking to Susan right now. (2)

_______________  O O O  ________________
    
  Now, you can also try these interactive exercises. At the end , you will find
the icon CHECK,  to correct your sentences.

Friday 9 March 2012

THE  PAST  CONTINUOUS
 Watch this presentation about the Past Continuous and learn about
its form and use. It´s bilingual, so you will not have problems with translation!!

View more PowerPoint from Manuel Barbado

Wednesday 7 March 2012


What´s the weather like today?

Click on the Weather link below to LISTEN to a
weather forecast in some parts of the world
and do the exercise. It will be fun!!!