First Book
First Book
FIRST BOOK
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LESSON ONE 1
THE ALPHABET
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THE NUMBERS
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ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE
FORTY FIFTY SIXTY SEVENTY EIGHTY NINETY ONE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND
ONE MILLION
27 - Twenty seven 137 - One hundred thirty seven 436 – Four hundred thirty six
39 - Thirty nine 218 - Two hundred eighteen 1457 – One thousand four hundred
45 - Forty five 329 - Three hundred twenty nine fifty seven.
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187____________________________________________________________
346____________________________________________________________
592____________________________________________________________
1.973___________________________________________________________
2.581___________________________________________________________
11.479__________________________________________________________
16.923__________________________________________________________
382.951_________________________________________________________
718.492_________________________________________________________
2.891.474________________________________________________________
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Add “S” to form the plural of most nouns Use: S EXAMPLES
Pencil Pencils
Car Cars
Nouns ending in: S - SS- SH- CH- O - X and Z Use : ES EXAMPLES
Bus Buses
Watch Watches
Nouns ending in: A consonant + Y Use: IES EXAMPLES
Baby Babies
Candy Candies
Nouns ending in: F or FE Use: VES EXAMPLES
Leaf Leaves
Knife Knife
I am a dwarf
Add “S” some nouns ending in F EXAMPLES
Chief Chiefs
Scuff Scuffs
Some nouns have both endings “VES” and “S” EXAMPLES
Scarf Scarfs / Scarves
Dwarf Dwarfs/ Dwarves
SINGULAR PLURAL
Man Men
Woman Women
Child Children
Ox Oxen
Foot Feet
Tooth Teeth
Fish Fish
Louse Lice
Mouse Mice
Person People
Goose Geese
Deer Deer
Hero___________ Loaf_________________
Half____________ Tree_________________
Shelf___________ Leaf_________________
Orange_________ Chief_________________
Person__________ Toy__________________
Inch____________ Alley_________________
Cap___________ Desk_________________
Party___________ Glass_________________
Box____________ Shoe_________________
Louse__________ Deer_________________
Sheep__________ Wolf_________________
City____________ Crocodile_____________
Bus____________ Watch________________
B Write down the numbers and the plural form of the nouns
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Complete the questions. Use the plural form.
LESSON TWO 2
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Personal Pronouns Contractions Negative
I am I’m I am not / I´m not
You are You´re You are not/ You´re not/ You aren´t
He is He´s He is not/ He´s not/ He isn´t
She is She´s She is not/ She´s not/ She isn´t
It is It´s It is not/ It´s not/ It isn´t
We are We´re We are not/ We´re not/ We aren´t
You are You´re You are not/ You´re not/ You aren´t
They are They´re They are not/ They´re not/ They aren´t
A SENTENCES
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Sentences:
George is an actor. Frank and Rose are teachers.
Question Question
Is George an actor? Are they teachers?
Answer Answers
Yes, he is. / Yes, he is an actor. Yes, they are. /Yes, they are teachers.
No, he is not. /No, he is not actor. No, they are not. /No, they are not teachers.
C OBSERVE
I/young _____________________________________________________
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She / clever __________________________________________________
You / not old _________________________________________________
You / sleepy _________________________________________________
We / not engineers_____________________________________________
She / not short ________________________________________________
It / rainy_____________________________________________________
He / not hungry_______________________________________________
He / handsome _______________________________________________
I ́m Laura____________________________________________________
He ́s my brother_______________________________________________
She isn ́t at home______________________________________________
It ́s your seat_________________________________________________
We´re workmates_____________________________________________
You´re a tall person___________________________________________
- There are two girls in the room. Are there two girls in the room?
- Yes, there are. / Yes, there are two girls in the room.
- No, there aren´t. / No, there aren´t two girls in the room.
LESSON THREE 3
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Close FAR
NEAR Far
PRACTICE
1) This is an umbrella.
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2) That is a ball.
_______________________________________________________
3) This is a flower.
_______________________________________________________
4) That is an eraser.
_______________________________________________________
5) This is a book.
_______________________________________________________
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________
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It is a pencil. It is a pencil.
This is a pencil That is a pencil.
Affirmative Affirmative
Yes, they are books Yes, they are books.
Yes, they are. Yes, they are.
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Negative Negative
No, they are not books No, they are not books.
No, they aren’t. They are No, they aren´t. They are
pencils. pencils.
NEAR FAR
PRACTICE
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Make sentences according to the distance of the
picture.
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) _____________________________________________________ __
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These are pencils Those are pencils.
What is this ?
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
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What are these ?
_______________________________________________________
What is that ?
_____________________________________________________
LESSON FOUR 4
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This is Leonardo Rivas This is Mrs. Ferrara This is Mr. Hernandez
He is a mechanic She is a cook He is a lawyer
He is from Colombia She is from Argentina He is from Venezuela
He is Colombian She is Argentinian. He is Venezuelan
This is Sergio Garcia This is Ivan Smith This is Gilberto Dos Santos
He is a mailman He is an astronaut He is a painter
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He is from Dominican Republic He is from Russia He is from Brazil
He is Dominican He is Russian He is Brazilian
Part i:
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Margaret is______________________ Peter is______________
PART II
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Answer the following questions correctly
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LESSON FIVE 5
Observe:
To live
I live
You live - When the ends in: S- SS- SH- CH-X –O –Z, add “ES”
He Jenny goes to church every week.
She lives but Ralph watches the news on tv.
It - If the verb ends in” Y” preceded by a consonant, change
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“Y” to “ies”
We live Caroline studies Chemistry at university.
You live Nathalie flies to New York yearly.
They live
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_________________________________________________________________?
Yes, ______________________________________________________________
No, _______________________________________________________________
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I do my homework every day. Mary does a good job.
Do you do your homework every day? Does Mary do a good job?
Yes, I do. Yes, she does.
Yes, I do my homework every day. Yes, she does a good job.
No, I don´t. No, she doesn´t.
No, I don´t do my homework. No, she doesn´t do a good job.
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But:
Make questions from the previous paragraph by using the questions words:
1) ____________________________________________________________(Which)
2) ____________________________________________________________ (What)
3) _____________________________________________________________ (Where)
4) _____________________________________________________________(When)
5) ______________________________________________________________ (Why)
6) ______________________________________________________________ (Who)
7) _______________________________________________________________ (How)
Fill in all the gaps with the following verbs in the simple present
tense.
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6) _________Mary and Peter study English?
7) ____your brother play Tennis?
8) Where___the cats play?
9) ___ the cats drink milk every day?
10) ______Kathy speak French?
11) What kind of sport___your brother play?
12) What____your sisters do?
13) _____the boys students?
14) ______ Mary and Johnny doctors? I am a little confused!
15) Where___the cat play?
16) ____ Susan a dentist?
17) Who_____ you?
18) _____ your mother speak Japanese?
19) What ___your sister do?
20) _____ this a pair of shoes?
21) __ your brother in Caracas?
22) Where__ Henry play table tennis?
LESSON SIX 6
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A Answer the following information
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LESSON SEVEN 7
ADJECTIVE + NOUN
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Examples: Tom an elegant man.
The leopard is a wild animal.
Bugatti is an expensive car.
Kelly is a thin young tall girl. The turtle is an ugly slow small animal.
* When we use more than one adjective, OPINION adjectives go before FACT
adjectives.
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1) ( Russian, old) film ___________
2) (British, great, new) song_______________________________________________
3) (Straight, brown, beautiful) hair__________________________________________
4) (Black, Interesting, white) film___________________________________________
5) (boring, long , history) class_____________________________________________
6) (cream, delicious, small) cake____________________________________________
7) (Good, Portuguese) teacher_____________________________________________
8) ( blue, new, Italian) trousers_____________________________________________
9) (cotton, black, big) T-shirt_______________________________________________
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10) (round, lovely, young) face______________________________________________
1) My mother cooks____________________________________________food.
2) My teacher gives me_____________________________________Homework.
3) I have______________________________________________________ hair.
4) My favorite vehicle is a________________________________________ car.
5) My favorite pet is a___________________________________________ cat.
6) I’m reading a________________________________________________book.
7) I’ve met a__________________________________________________girl.
8) I don´t like________________________________________________people.
9) I hate____________________________________________________food.
10) I think he is a ________________________________________friend
- There was a bottle on the table. Was there a coin on the floor?
- Yes, there was. / Yes, there was a coin on the floor.
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- No, there wasn´t. / No, there wasn´t a coin on the floor.
- There were five girls in the group. Were there five girls in the group?
- Yes, there were/ Yes, there were five girls in the group.
- No, there weren´t. / No there weren´t five girls in the group.
LESSON EIGHT 8
1) We refer about “one” “any” (It doesn’t matter which) only before singular
nouns.
Use “a” before a word beginning with a consonant sound. Use “an” before a
word beginning with a vowel sound.
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- There is a butterfly on the table.
2) Use “a, an” with singular nouns denoting a profession, trade, religion, class.
3) Use only “a” with those words beginning with U- EU- EW, but have the “y” sound.
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2) We refer about nouns considered as unique
EXAMPLES: The Universe
The Pope knows how to speak different languages.
The Universe is totally huge.
The North Pole is a frozen place.
The Earth is totally round.
I am 75 year old.
EXAMPLES:
The young and the restless.
Respect for the old.
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6) We talk about inventions.
EXAMPLES Hubble Space Telescope
The telescope was invented in 1608.
The computer is used all over the world.
The car is a luxury item.
The airplane can fly over the clouds.
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2) We refer about fields of study
EXAMPLES We love Chemistry.
- Children don’t understand about Philosophy.
- I know a lot about Math.
- Medicine is an interesting field of study.
5) We refer about nouns in plural form and general. Helen loves kids.
EXAMPLES
- Women are so beautiful.
- Kids don’t know how to lie
- Books are our best friend.
6) We refer about some places like: School, college, university, work, bed, chuch,
prison, jail and home
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We always go to church.
EXAMPLES
- My niece Katty likes to go to school.
- I am studying at university now.
- Many people go to church on weekends.
- There are many young people in jail.
Complete the following sentences by using “a, an, the or zero article.
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5. She was wearing___________________ugly dress when she met him.
6. I am crazy about reading any_______________ history books.
7. She is_________________________ nice girl.
8. Do you want to go to______________________ restaurant where we first met?
9. He is_________________________________engineer.
10.He thinks that___________________ love is what will save us all.
11. I bought_______________________________ pair of shoes.
12. I saw________________________ movie last night.
13. They are staying at________________________ hotel.
14. Look at_____________woman over there! She is a famous actress.
15. I do not like________________________ basketball.
16. That is________________ girl I told you about.
17. ________________night is quiet. Let's take a walk!
18._______________price of gas keeps rising.
19. John traveled to_______________ Mexico.
20. Juan is __________ Spanish.
LESSON NINE 9
Windy
READ
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I want to get tan. The day is cloudy. Canada is a snowy country.
La Colonia Tovar is a foggy town. London is a rainy city.
Africa has humid weather. Egypt is a hot country.
The weather is cold in Los Andes. The weather is dry in Maracay.
The day is overcast. It’s drizzling I need an umbrella.
To drizzle
Weather vocabulary
Rain Cold
Drizzle Blizzard
Shower Hail
Downpour Sleet
Flood Snow
Snowflake
Clouds Wind
Cloudy Breeze
Gloomy Blustery
Foggy Windy
Overcast Gale
Clear Hurricane
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Vocabulary
Thunder Rainbow
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THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR
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- In spring season, flowers bloom.
- Spring is neither so hot nor so cold.
- People´s favorite season is spring.
- We see beautiful butterflies near the blooming flowers.
- Spring is a season of joy.
- The sun shines in spring.
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SUMMER ends on September 21st.
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AUTUMN starts on September 21st.
LESSON TEN 10
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Lisa feels sick. She has a horrible headache and a stomachache.
She went to the hospital, and the doctor told her she needs
to take some medicine. She has to be on bed for some days.
I feel horrible!
C Read the sentences carefully, and fill in the blanks with the right
vocabulary.
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5) It can be straight, curly or wavy.____________________________________
6) Women often paint them._________________________________________
7) This sends blood around your body._________________________________
8) We can´t breathe without them.____________________________________
9) A belt usually goes around this._____________________________________
10) You can wear a watch on this part of the body.________________________
11) These are usually brown, blue, green or hazel._______________________
12) They are half way down your legs_________________________________
13) Food are digested here after you have eaten it.______________________
14) There are five of these on each foot._______________________________
15) Part of the body with you hair, eyes, nose, and mouth.________________
16) You put your shoes on these._____________________________________
17) You use this to talk, eat and smile._________________________________
D the words
Find
Lungs – Hand – Ear – Foot – Blood – Nail – Heart- Eye – Liver – Kidney-Brain
Throat – Face – Tongue – Bladder – Vein – Pancreas – Pharynx – Colon
J H E L U T K A B R A I N F X
T Z L M W O E L O M F K I W U
H E U F R N I A K I D N E Y L
R L N J U G A K L R R W O P E
O R G Q S U J E Y E C H Q D P
A E S I X E P N Z U G V E I N
T D A N A I L C H F E N W A A
L D V U U J M O F O V H A N D
M A E E A R F L X O X E Z E O
F L J X L F I O U T H A X R M
A B L O O D O N R Z M R O Q V
C E P A N C R E A S O T J L Z
E O A M L I C L I V E R W Z E
U T P H A R Y N X U K Z B D G
LESSON ELEVEN 11
What time is it?
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It´s time to go to class!
O´CLOCK
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PAST
It´s twenty past six It´s five past nine It´s twenty five past four
It´s six twenty It´s nine oh five It´s four twenty five
HALF
It´s half past two It´s half past eight It´s half past nine
It´s two thirty It´s eight thirty It´s nine thirty
TO
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It´s twenty five to three It´s five to twelve It´s twenty to one
It´s two thirty five It´s eleven fifty five It´s twelve forty
A QUARTER PAST
It´s a quarter past four It´s a quarter past six It´s a quarter past eleven
It´s four fifteen it´s six fifteen it´s eleven fifteen
A QUARTER TO
2:15__________________________________________________________
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6:40__________________________________________________________
10:07_________________________________________________________
7:30__________________________________________________________
1:10__________________________________________________________
5:50__________________________________________________________
11:35_________________________________________________________
8:00__________________________________________________________
3:45__________________________________________________________
9:20__________________________________________________________
4:55__________________________________________________________
12:05_________________________________________________________
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To Watch - To get dressed – To go to work – To have breakfast – To arrive home
To go to bed – To get up – To have lunch
1) I ________________at___________________on weekdays.
3) We ______________________at _______________________.
B Activity
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__________________________________________________
3) What time do you brush your teeth?
__________________________________________________
4) Does your sister go to university at 9:00 am?
__________________________________________________
5) What time do you start working?
__________________________________________________
6) Do you have lunch at 12m o´clock?
__________________________________________________
7) What time does your mother or father go to work?
__________________________________________________
C Activity
Check Tom´s schedule and answer the questions.
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
8:00am Football Shopping Meeting Ring Jane Church
9:30am Tennis Piano Bank
12:00m Emails English Sailing
4:45pm Cinema Pool
LESSON TWELVE 12
Th
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is is my
Paul Sara
R
ead
Paul and Sara are my grandparents. I have one aunt. I don´t have uncles.
carefully My aunt Sophia is married to Mark. They have two kids, Bob and Melanie.
They are my cousins.
My father´s name is Robert and my mother´s name is Betty. I have one sister, Helen. My name is Steven.
I am 10 years old and my sister is 15 years old. My father works as a graphic designer, and my mother is
a nurse. I study 5th grade, and my sister is beginning high school. My aunt´s husband is a lawyer. My
cousin Bob studies 3rd grade, and my cousin Melanie studies medicine at university. We always go to the
beach on weekends, but we never go to the pool. My sister sometimes helps me to do my homework.
I am good at math, but I really hate biology. My grandmother Sara is an administrator, and my
grandfather is an accountant, but they don´t work, they are retired.
1) Bob is my___________________________________________
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2) Paul is my___________________________________________
3) Sophia is my_________________________________________
4) Robert is my_________________________________________
5) Helen is my _________________________________________
6) Sara is my___________________________________________
7) Betty is my__________________________________________
8) Melanie is my________________________________________
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3) Is Paul married? __________________________________________________________
4) How many sisters does Steven have? _________________________________________
5) Does Melanie have sisters? _________________________________________________
6) Are Sophia and Mark married? _______________________________________________
7) What does Betty do? _______________________________________________________
8) How old is Steven´s sister? __________________________________________________
9) Does Paul´s family always go to the pool? ______________________________________
10) Are Bob and Melanie sibling?_________________________________________________
LESSON THIRTEEN
IN: Used to refer about countries. IN: Used to refer about month.
IN: Used to refer about states. IN: used to refer about year
IN: Used to refer about cities. IN: used to refer about month+ year.
ON: used to refer about full date.
Part I ACTIVITY
When and where were these people born?
JANUARY JULY
FEBRUARY AUGUST
MARCH SEPTEMBER
APRIL OCTOBER
MAY NOVEMBER
JUNE DECEMBER
Ordinal numbers
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Part II
Complete the following sentences
Part III
Questions and answers with “To be born”
SINGULAR
Jacqueline was born in England. Was Jacqueline born in England?
Sentence Question
Yes, she was/ Yes, she was born in England.
No, She wasn´t/ No, she wasn´t born in England.
No, she wasn´t. She was born in Canada.
PLURAL
Simon and Paul were born on August 23rd, 1975. Were they born on august 23rd,1975?
Sentence Question
Yes, they were. /Yes, they were born on august 23rd, 1975.
No, they weren´t. /No, they weren´t born on august 23rd, 1975
No, they weren´t. They were born on February 2nd, 1968.
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5) Which is the first month of the year? ________________________________________________
6) Was your mother born in 1970? ____________________________________________________
7) When was your father born? ______________________________________________________
8) Is November the eleventh month of the year? ________________________________________
9) When were your parents born? ____________________________________________________
10) Is January the first or the second month of the year? __________________________________
11) Does March come after February? _________________________________________________
12) Does September come before July? ________________________________________________
13) Which is your favorite month? ____________________________________________________
14) Does May have 30 days? _________________________________________________________
15) Which is the last month of the year? _______________________________________________
16) Does July come before or after June? ______________________________________________
17) How many days does February have in a leap year? ___________________________________
18) Is Christmas in October?_________________________________________________________
19) Is December the first month of the year? ___________________________________________
20) When do we celebrate Carnival? _________________________________________________
LESSON FOURTEEN
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I
YOU
HE
SHE To be + Verb in gerund( ING ) + Complement.
IT
WE I am learning a new language. It is raining right now.
YOU You are speaking English fluently. He is watching TV.
THEY
Yes, she is. Yes, she is drinking wine Yes, they are. Yes, we are playing chess.
she´s
No, she isn´t. No, she is n´t drinking wine. No, They aren´t. No, they are aren´t playing
chess.
A) Add “Ing” to the base form of the verb. Go – Going/ Wear- Wearing/ Visit- Visiting.
B) Those verbs that end in one “e” lose the “e”. Dance- Dancing/ Smoke- Smoking
C) Verbs that end in “ee” keep the “ee” See-Seeing/ Agree- Agreeing
D) Verbs of one syllable, with one written vowel + one written consonant, the consonant is doubled .
Stop- Stopping/ Run- Running/ Plan- Planning
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If the verb ends in “w” “x” “y” or “z” it is no Fix-Fixing / Show- Showing /
Play- Playing
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4) Are Simon and Erick playing the guitar?
_______________________________________________________________
5) Are you speaking In English with your teacher?
_______________________________________________________________
6) Am I explaining French to you?
_______________________________________________________________
7) Is Tom working in Dubai now?
_______________________________________________________________
8) Are Walter and Peter drinking hot coffee?
_______________________________________________________________
Write the correct number of the picture at the end of each sentence
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Past continuous tense structure
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Subject + was/were + (-ing) + Complement
- Katherine was swimming in the pool. WAS WERE
- We were playing chess last night. I You
- I was working in Dublin. He We
- It was raining hard two hours ago. She You
- You were doing a good job. It They
While VS When
When + Short action (Simple past) While + Long action (Past continuous)
Example:
While VS When
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INTERRUPTION AT THE MOMENT SAME TIME – SOMETIME DURING THE TIME
When you called, he was holding his newborn While he was talking, he was holding his
baby newborn baby.
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LESSON FIFTEEN
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
“Never omit the object when you are using a possessive adjective.”
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PRACTICE 1
This is my book!
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Part II Make sentences by using the Possessive Adjectives as in the example.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
PRACTICE 2
PART I: Complete the following sentences by using the correct Possessive Pronoun as
in the example.
Look at the following sentences and underline the correct Possessive Pronoun.
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OBJECT PRONOUNS
PRACTICE 3
PART III: Complete the following Polite Request by using the corresponding
Object Pronoun.
GIVING INFORMATION
PRACTICE 4
PART IV: Use the correct Object Pronoun to give information, as in the example.
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NOTE: Use the imperative form to give advices or commands.
Example:
1) GIVE ME MY BOOK
2) SHOW HER THE BEDROOM
GIVING INFORMATION
PRACTICE 5
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LESSON SIXTEEN
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It is used to ask about countable
It is used to ask about uncountable
nouns. For example: Coins,
nouns. For example: coffee, money,
books, hours, cities etc.
love, time etc.
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2) ___________________ pencils are there in your schoolbag?
3) ___________________ love is there in your heart?
4) ___________________ children are there in your classroom?
5) ___________________ water is there in the glass?
6) ___________________ ties does your father have in his closet?
7) ___________________ languages are there in the world?
8) ___________________ fingers do you have in your hands?
9) ___________________ beauty is there in a beauty contest?
10) ___________________ horses are there in a Horse Race.
LESSON SEVENTEEN 17
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Will vs. To be going to
USAGES
WILL
- Intentions - I will invite you some food.
- Promises - Sara will give a surprise to her son.
- Far future
- They will move to Canada in ten years.
- Predictions
- Request - You will have a great day.
- Will you close the door, please?
WILL
- Something
obvious - That girl will bleed a lot.
- Things we can´t
avoid - It´s raining now. You will get wet if you
- Decisions taken don´t take an umbrella.
at the moment - We will have lunch outside.
of speaking
Questions and answers with WILL
- I will study English grammar.
Will you study English grammar?
Yes, I will. / Yes, I will study English grammar.
No, I will not (won´t) / No, I will not (won´t)
study English grammar.
USAGE TO BE GONG TO
SINGULAR PLURAL
- Susan is going to quit from work. - They are going to have lunch.
Is she going to quit from work Are they going to have lunch?
Yes, she is. / Yes, she is going to quit from work. Yes, they are/ Yes, they are going to have lunch.
No, she isn´t. No, she isn´t going to quit from work. No, they aren´t/ No, they aren´t going to have lunch.
A WILL or GOING TO
1. - When we get home, we ________ (have) dinner. 2.- I know they ________ (feel) very happy if they
win the match. 3. - They’ve already decided on their next summer holiday. They ________ (do) a tour of
Norway. 4.- She thinks that the Take That concert ________ (be) really exciting. 5. - “What are your plans
for this evening?” I ________(meet) my friends and then go to a birthday party. 6. - If you revise for the
exam, I’m sure you ________ (get) a good result. 7.- The weather forecast is good for the next few days.
It _________ (be) very sunny. 8.- I can’t come on the march tomorrow. I ________(look after) my
cousins. 9. - In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species. 10.-He is
buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake later. 11. - This homework is very
easy. I know we __________ (do) it very quickly. 12. - In five years time, I __________ (be) at university.
13.- She wants to get her mum a birthday present. But she _________ (not buy) it today. 14. - Their
suitcases are packed. They ______________ (go) on holiday. 15.- If we go to Paris, we __________ (take)
lots of pictures. 16. - My brother thinks it _________ (snow) tomorrow. 17. - It’s very late! Hurry up or
we ________ (be) late for work. 18. - Look at that boy at the top of that tree! He ___________ (fall). 19.-
When we go home, we _________ (watch) TV. We don’t want to miss our favorite program. 20. - I’m
sure they ________ (lose) the match.
Read the following sentences and add another one using “ going
B to”with your own ideas.
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2) Mark wants to see the new movie but he doesn´t know what time it starts.
_______________________________________________________________________
3) Bill is totally tired.
_______________________________________________________________________
4) I want to change my job.
_______________________________________________________________________
5) Katty is baking a cake and just ran out of sugar.
_______________________________________________________________________
6) Helen needs to mail a package.
_______________________________________________________________________
7) They are thinking about taking a holiday, but they don´t know where to go.
________________________________________________________________________
8) Someone stole my car last night.
________________________________________________________________________
9) Mary gained ten pounds in the last two months.
________________________________________________________________________
10) Janet doesn´t know how make a cake.
________________________________________________________________________
LESSON EIGHTEEN 18
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Physical ability mental
Mental ability
Skills
Possibility
Permission
Request
Skills Possibilities
- I can explain English easily. - The teacher can arrive late.
- We can´t ride a bicycle. - Steven can´t go with us.
- Nathalie can - You can pass the exam.
Permission Requests
- Can I use your phone? - Can we sit here?
- Julie can´t smoke here. - Can they use the VIP lounge?
- We can take a day off. - Can I have another cup of wine?
I can teach
you English!
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- Richard can ride a bicycle.
Can Richard ride a bicycle?
Yes, he can / Yes, he can ride a bicycle
No, he can´t / No, he can´t ride a bicycle.
I can ride a bicycle.
Permission
Possibility
Request
Prohibition
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May I help you, Bill?
Permission Possibility
- I may use my teacher´s dictionary. - Carol may be at home.
- You may leave the table right now. - It may rain later.
- We may take pictures in the museum. - Tom may get good marks.
Request Prohibition
- May I have the bill, please? - You may not smoke here.
- May we know why this happened? - I may not make phone calls.
- May I sit with you? - They may not speak Spanish
in class.
Past
Present
Future
Possibility
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Probability
Permission
Past Present
- I couldn´t understand yesterday´s class. - Rose could help me now.
- Mark could arrive on time. - Could we finish this?
- Patrick could go to Greece last year. - Betty couldn´t eat shrimps.
Future Possibility
- They couldn´t call me tonight. - It could rain later.
- Could Susan go with us to the museum? - I could pass my test.
- You could come to my house tomorrow. - We could get married soon.
Probability Permission
- Melanie could get sick. - Could we talk now?
- Prices could be high now. - Sharon couldn´t use my pc.
- Kenny could have an accident. - I could spend more money.
He is driving too fast. I might
arrive late
Past to work!
Present
Future
Possibility
Probability
Permission mig
Past Present
- Steve might wear a cap in class. - Robert might give me help.
- Helen might not buy the tickets. - You might not get a gift.
Future Possibility
- Might Anthony move to Canada? - Charles might get sick.
- It might snow here. - I might not find a better job.
Probability. Permission
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5) I______drive until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside. I had to learn.
6) I looked for my glasses everywhere, but I___________find them anywhere.
7) Tom read the book three times, but he_________understand it.
8) Jhonny______play tennis very well. He has won the championship many times.
9) Valentina________open the window. I think it´s stuck.
10) Rosanne_______buy something else. She still has money.
1) They (can/might) ______________be away for the weekend, but I’m not sure.
2) You (may/might) _______________if you wish.
3) (Could/Can ________you open the window a bit, please?
4) He__________ be French judging by his accent.
5) May/Can_________you play the piano?
6) Listen, please. You (may not/might not) speak during the exam.
7) You (couldn´t/ might not) ______________on the bus.
8) They___________ still be out.
9) With luck, tomorrow (can/could) _______be a sunny day.
10) You_______be right, but I’m going back to check anyway.
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LESSON NINETEEN 19
ER
A car is cheaper than an airplane. (Cheap) My grandfather is older than
The tiger is wilder than the cat. (Wild) my grandmother.
Caroline is taller than Susan. (Tall)
1 2
This dog is cuter than the others. Tom is fatter than Oswald.
Caroline is nicer that Susan. You room is bigger than mine.
I arrived later than you. Helen is thinner than Rose.
3
ER /MORE
Margaret is more romantic than Isabella. My office is quieter. /more quiet.
Charles is more patient than Henry. Caroline is cleverer. /more clever.
My car is more expensive than yours. This is simpler. This is simpler.
This river is narrower. / More
narrow.
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THE EST……………………THAN (Used with one syllable word)
THE….EST
A tiger is the wildest feline.
Monica is the shortest than Katty.
You are the smartest student at university.
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C Fill in all the gaps with the right comparative or superlative form
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11. A car is______________________________than (expensive) a bicycle.
12. Tokyo is____________________________ (large) city in the world.
13. An elephant is____________________________than (heavy)a horse.
14. Spain is__________________________________than (big) England.
15. My car is_____________________________than (bad) your car.
16. Helen was the______________________ (beautiful) woman in Greece.
17. An airplane is_______________________________ (fast) than a plane.
18. This exam is the______________________________ (difficult) of all
19. Old people are_____________________than (intelligent) young people.
20. Winter is___________________________than (cold) autumn.
21. The_________________hot) dessert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.
22. Germany is________________________ (far) from home than France.
23. My health is_______________________ (good) now than 5 years ago.
24. I've got_____________________ (little) money than you but I don't mind.
25. Chinese is the_____________________ (difficult) language in the world.
26. Valencia played_________________ (bad) yesterday than last week.
27. Cats are not__________________________ (intelligent) as dogs.
28. I think you must tell me the______________(good) way to do it, or it will
take me ages to finish.
29. My sister Anne had a_____________(tidy) room than me, but was
always having arguments with everybody.
30. Who is_____________________ (talkative) person in class?
31. You look much______________________ (good) than yesterday
32. The______________(bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be
afraid.
33. She's the___________ (careful) girl in the class. She has never
broken anything.
34. Indian cooking has some of the___________ (hot) dishes in the world.
35. Who is____________________ (beautiful), Madonna or Sophia Loren?
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1) Susan is as beautiful as Paula. Gerald isn´t so shy as Ronald.
2) You are as smart as my math teacher. I am not so fat as my uncle.
3) Psychology as interesting as history. Rose isn´t so thin as Melissa.
4) Frank is as tall as Richard. Charles isn´t so shy as Steven.
D Fill in all the gaps with the right comparative AS...AS / SO...AS
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1) There are as many windows in this room as in the other one.
2) I know as many words as you.
3) Brazil has as many cities as China.
4) My father speaks as many languages as my father.
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3) There is as much vinegar as vegetable in that salad.
LESSON TWENTY 20
We use indefinite pronouns to refer to people or things without saying exactly who
or what they are.
Someone
- Somebody/Someone stole my money.
Somebody
- The teacher wants to tell me something.
Something
- I´d like to go somewhere this weekend.
somewhere
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Some: It is used in affirmative form to refer about people, things or places.
Anyone
- Do you have anything in your pocket?
Anybody
- I didn´t find the coffee shop anywhere.
Anything
- They can say anything they wish.
Anywhere
Any: It is used in question and negative form to refer about people, things or places.
No one
- Nobody/No one knows my last name.
Nobody
- We saw nothing at the mall..
Nothing
- I will go nowhere tomorrow morning.
Nowhere
No: It is used only in negative form to refer about people, things or places.
Everyone
- Everyone/Everybody went to the party
Everybody
- They took everything from the market
Everything
- I want to go everywhere at Christmas
Important! Everywhere
a) somewhere a) anyone
b) someone b) someone
c) anyone c) nobody
a) anywhere a) no one
b) someone b) anyone
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c) anything c) someone
a) somewhere a) anything
b) anywhere b) nothing
c) nowhere c) something.
a) somewhere. a) something
b) anywhere b) anything
c) nowhere c) somebody
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3) I will tell___________________ the truth about my life.
4) __________________ wanted to play with me.
5) Is there_________________ else I can do for you?.
6) ________________can make me happy today.
7) I found_______________ strange in her voice.
8) I bought a present for_____________________
9) I feel like______________________ I do is wrong.
1) __________I had heard about Harrods was just great. So when our trip to London was
coming to an end we decided to visit the world's most famous department store. When
we entered it, we couldn't believe what we saw. We've been 2) ___________ in the world,
but 3) ____________was as good as this. My wife wanted to buy 4) _____________special
for some friends, and there was so much to choose from. Harrods sells
5)______________ from seafood to Swiss chocolate. However, the only problem is that
6) __________is cheap here. Still, we wanted to eat at Harrods 7) __________ it didn't
matter what. So, in the end we decided to have an exotic ice cream and it really tasted
fantastic. The salespeople there are good too. We asked 8) ___________for some
information and she turned out to be very helpful. The only annoying thing about the
place is that it was really crowded.
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1) The room was empty. There was everybody/nobody/ anybody in there.
2) I can´t find my mobile anywhere/ everywhere/ somewhere.
3) They are talking to anything / someone/ everywhere outside the room.
4) There was something / everything/ anything under the table.
5) We couldn´t go nowhere / somewhere/ anywhere.
6) You said something/ anywhere/ everything important to me.
7) There is a church no one/ somewhere/ anything around here.
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