SYNONYMS 1

Let's extend our vocabulary working with synonyms (words which can replace others with a similar meaning).

VERBS

ANSWER: reply                           ABIDE: stand                                CALCULATE: work out

CONCENTRATE ON: focus on   DECIDE: make up one's mind        DANGLE: hang

FIND OUT: discover                    FAIL: misfire                                  HACK: chop / cut                         
HALT: stop                                 HAPPEN: occur                 UNDERSTAND: comprehend

INVENT: make up                       KEEP: reserve                                  KNOW: be aware of

PREDICT: foretell                       REMEMBER: recall                          STUDY: examine

THINK: reflect  

NOUNS / ADJECTIVES

ADULT: (n) grown-up                 BRIGHT: (adj.) clever                   CENTRE: (n) middle

CHILD: (n) infant                         DANGER: (n) peril                        EARTH: (n) soil

FOOLISH: (adj.) silly                   GENEROUS: (adj.) unselfish        GIDDY: (adj.) dizzy

GREED: (n) avarice                    HEAVY: (adj.) weighty                  MAD: (adj.) insane

RATIONAL: (adj.) sane               RUTHLESS: (adj.) merciless       STRANGE: (adj.) odd

VANITY: (n) conceit

EXERCISE

Replace the word in bold with one synonym from the list above:

1. When people lose their tempers they tend to say silly things to each other.
2. He spun around until he was so dizzy he fell over.
3. They hacked off the branches to make a fire.
4. I can't stand waiting around for hours on end.
5. My plan to make a fortune has failed.
6. This week we are going to concentrate on irregular verbs.
7. The maths teacher is a really strange man.
8. I know who you mean, but I can't recall his name.
9. Have you calculated how much money you'll have left over at the end of the month?

 

EJERCICIOS PARA PREPARAR EXAMEN DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 3º ESO DIVERSIFICACIÓN

1. Escribe las formas correspondientes del verbo “to be”:

Example: He __ a boy. 

Answer: He is a boy. 

Peter Baker ……………….. from Manchester, but Paul and John ………………….. from London. Manchester and London ……………….cities in England. Hamburg ………………..a city in Germany. Sandra ……………………..at school today. Jack and Peter …………………. her friends. They ………………… in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker …………………. on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She ………………….. a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather …………………in hospital. I …………………at home with my grandmother." What time ……………………it? It …………………….8 o'clock. …………………….. you tired? No, I ……………. not. 

2. Ordena las palabras para formar frases o preguntas:

Example: class / in / your / is / John?

 Is John in your class? 

1) is apple this your? 

2) happy are you? 

3) your name is Josephine ? 

4) comics the are old ? 

5) in your is Charlie class ?

 6) sandwich box your blue is ? 

7) they are German ?

 8) the chair is red ? 

9) I late am ? 

10) clever are the kids ? 

3. Responde a las siguientes preguntas:

Ejemplo: Are you a student? Yes, I am. 

1) Are you from England? - Yes,……………. 
2) Is she nice? - Yes,…………. . 
3) Are the friends at school? - Yes, . .......
4) Is the dog in the garden? - Yes, . .........
5) Are you 12? - No, ........
 6) Is your school bag black? - Yes, . .......
7) Is he a teacher? - Yes, .......
8) Are your parents from Italy? - No, …………….. 
9) Are we students? - Yes, . ...........
10) Am I your friend? - Yes, . .........

4. Rellena los huecos con “have got” o “has got” 

Example: Danny __________ a new computer. 

Answer: Danny has got a new computer. 

1) I ………………. a nice room. 
2) She ………………..a cat. 
3) Jack ……………………… a pet. 
4) The sisters …………………. great teachers. 
5) He …………………………. an old bike. 
6) They …………………………… a goldfish. 
7) Emma ……………………….. lots of friends. 
8) We …………………………… a problem. 
9) Joe and Philip ………………….. a sister. 
10) The family ………………………….. two cars. 

5. Escribe "do / does" en los huecos. 

1) ……………………….. Peter live with his father? 
2) ………………………… you learn Spanish? 
3) ……………………… Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school? 
4) ………………………….. they play in the garden? 
5) ……………………………. Sandy's hamster live in a cage? 
6) …………………………….. the cats sit on the wall?   
7) …………………………… we work in front of the computer?
8) ………………………… you play the drums? 
9) ……………………………. Steve wear pullovers? 
10) ……………………… I clean the bathroom? 

6. “Much” o “ many”? – Elige la opción correcta. 
1) …………………. pupils 
2) ………………….. time 
3) ……………………. money 
4) ……………………… dollars 
5) ……………………….. milk 
6) ………………………… children 
7) ……………………….. water 
8) ………………………… fun 
9) …………………………. dogs 
10) ………………………….. people 

7. Utiliza el presente contínuo de los verbos entre paréntesis 

Example: Jane __________ a magazine. (to read) 

Answer: Jane is reading a magazine. 

1) Alexander …………………. a film. (to watch) 
2) We …………………….. a computer game. (to play) 
3) The dog …………………… at the cat. (to bark) 
4) Peter ………………….. his rabbits. (to feed) 
5) Philipp and Johnny ………………….. a song. (to sing)
6) Mary ………………………… her hair. (to wash) 
7) I ………………………….. to Doris. (to talk) 
8) Peggy ………………………. a picture. (to draw) 
9) Henry and his sister …………………… their mother. (to help) 
10) You ………………………… the poem by heart. (to learn) 

8. Utliliza el presente simple para completar las frases 

Example: ____ she ____ books? (to read) 

Answer: Does she read books?  
1) They …………………………. hockey at school. (to play) 
2) She …………………… e-mails. (not/to write) 
3) ………………….. you ……………………….. English? (to speak) 
4) My parents ……………………. fish. (not/to like) 
5) …………….. Anne ………………… any hobbies? (to have) 
6) Andy's brother ……………………. in an office. (to work) 
7) Leroy ……………………….. very fast. (can/not/to read) 
8) ……………………. Jim and Joe ………………… the flowers every week? (to water) 
9) Yvonne's mother ……………………… a motorbike. (not/to ride) 
10) ……………………………. Elisabeth …………………………… cola? (to drink) 

9. Completa con:

There is / there are/is there/ are there

a. ............. some wine on the table.
b. ............. a restaurant near here?
c. ............. any cars in the street?
d. …………. some students at school.

A / an / some / any

a. There are …………. girls at the disco
b. The cat hasn’t got ………… water.
c. There is ………… orange on the table.

d. My brother is ………… waiter.

10. Elige las palabras correctas.

Sally practises / practise tennis every weekend.
I doesn’t / don’t chat to my friends online every day.
Does your mum play / playing computer games?
Ryan has / have a lot of free time at the weekend.
Jane doesn’t goes / go to a youth group.

Do you / he go to the gym on Fridays?

11. Presente contínuo.

Completa las frases con el presente contínuo de los verbos de abajo. 

chat / do / not play / not watch / stay / walk

They aren’t watching a film at the moment.

1 Lottie ______________ at her friend’s house this weekend.
2 What ______________ you ______________ on Saturday?
3 Pete and Tessa ______________ online again!
4 Maria and Keira ______________ computer games.

5 ______________ Danny ______________ home from school now?

12. was / were
Escribe frases afirmativas o preguntas utilizando la forma correcta de WAS o WERE. 

Jack / at home this morning ()

Jack wasn’t at home this morning.

1 Our dogs / in the park yesterday ()
__________________________________________________________
2 Jenny / at the cinema ()
__________________________________________________________
3 Mum and Dad / with Granddad (?)
__________________________________________________________
4 your teacher / at school on Monday ()
__________________________________________________________
5 Rob / at your party (?)
__________________________________________________________

13. Past simple
Completa las preguntas con el pasado simple de los verbos entre paréntesis y emparéjalos con las respuestas. 

1 Who did you meet (you / meet) in town?
2 ______________ (you / play) a video game?
3 What film ______________ (Lucy / see) at the cinema?
4 ______________ (he / write) his blog this morning?
5 Where ______________ (they / go out) for a meal?
6 ______________ (Martha / go) to a disco last night?

a ___ No, he didn’t.
b  I met my cousins.
c ___ Yes, she did.
d ___ They went to an Indian restaurant.
e ___ Yes, I did.
f ___ She saw Avatar.

14. Elige las palabras correctas. 

She was walking / walked down the stairs when she fell.
1 George cooked / was cooking lunch for us yesterday.
2 My teacher was leaving / left school early today.
3 Last week Becky didn’t go / wasn’t going to London.
4 Who did you talk / were you talking to in the street when I saw you?
5 You weren’t listening / didn’t listen while I was talking.

15. Empareja los comienzos de las frases con los finales. 

1 The baby started crying                               a when he got lost?
2 Where was Adam driving to                         b while he was on holiday.
3 Dad sent me a postcard                              c when my computer crashed.
4 I was plugging in my memory stick             d while I played tennis.
5 Were you watching TV                                e when I turned on the radio while
                                                                        she was sleeping.
6 Mum waited for me in the park                    f while I was cooking dinner?

TENSES REVISION 4th ESO

LET'S REVISE ALL THE TENSES WE'VE LEARNT THIS SCHOOL YEAR

Next week we're going to do our last test so let's practice and revise all the verbal tenses we've learnt this year:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

EXERCISE 5

EXERCISE 6

EXERCISE 7

EXERCISE 8

EXERCISE 9

EXERCISE 10

GOOD LUCK!!!

USEFUL GRAMMAR WORDS

LEARN WHAT'S WHAT IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

RELATIVE CLAUSES FOR ESO AND BACHILLERATO

Watch the following video about Relative clauses. Then read the explanation I've included below for you.

RELATIVE CLAUSES are subordinate clauses which add more information about the people or things we're talking about without saying their names again:

That is the house. The house was built on the main road.

That is the house which was built on the main road.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND ADVERBS introduce this type of subordinate clauses following their antecedents, that is the noun which they refer to.

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES add essential information about their antecedents. Without this information, the main clause doesn't make sense. These two clauses are joined without commas, because they complement each other.

The man who is coming will bring us the present.

• THAT can substitute WHO, WHICH and WHOM, but only in this type of relative clauses.

The house that was so old was rebuilt.

• After a preposition we use WHOM for people and WHICH for things. However, we often write the preposition at the end of the relative clause, above all when speaking.

This is the boy about whom your were asking me.

This is the boy (who) you were asking me about.

• We can omit the relative pronoun if it isn't the subject of the subordinate clause.

The man (whom / that) I met at the party told me the truth.

• The relative WHOSE is used to indicate possesion. It is never subject and cannot be never omitted.

The horse whose leg you broke had to be killed.

• The relative WHAT is used when the antecedent is implied.

He is always asking what should be done.

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES add an explanation or additional information which is not essential to understand the main clause. If we delete this type of relative clauses, the main clause is still understood.

The European Police Force, which began workng in 1999, is called Europol.

• Antecedents in these clauses are usually proper nouns, a things or  they have a possessive such as MY, HIS, HER, the definite article THE, or some demonstrative such as THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE.

My house, which is quite comfortable, needs redecorating.

• This type of relative clauses are written between commas.
• They never use the relative THAT.
• Their relatives are never omitted.
• They are often used in formal and written style.

RELATIVE ADVERBS are also used with relative clauses:

The house where I was born was sold last year. - PLACE.

I remember the time when we were children. - TIME.

The reason why he is so sad is a mystery to us. - REASON.

Now, let's practice with some exercises:

Link HERE to combine sentences with relative pronouns.

Click HERE to more practice.

Click HERE to play funny games with relatives.

Finally, we're going to listen to a song by ColdPlay in which we can find relative pronouns and different exercises:

Click HERE to work with the different exercises and the song

ALICE SOMMER HERZ: A LESSON ABOUT OPTIMISM.

Now that the end of the school year is close, watch this video and understand some of the senses of life.

ENJOY IT!!!

FALSE FRIENDS 1

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There are many words in English which look like Spanish ones, but that have different meanings. They're called "FALSE FRIENDS" .

Here there is a list of some of them:

Actual: adj.  real.    
Actually: adv. en realidad.    
Advice: n. consejo.
Argument: n. discusión.           
Assist: v. ayudar, socorrer.     

             

Be constipated: v. estar estreñido.
Brave: adj. valiente.

Cargo: n. cargamento, carga.
Carpet: n. alfombra, moqueta.
Casual: adj. ocasional, informal (ropa).
Casualty: n. víctima, baja.
Complexion: n. cutis, tez.
Compromise: n. componenda; v. transigir.
Conference: n. congreso.
Congeal: v. coagularse.
Cooker: n. cocina de gas.
Crude: adj. basto; tosco.

Deception: n. engaño.

Depart: v. partir, marcharse.

Discussion: n. debate.

Disgust: n. asco, repugnancia.

Dismay: n. consternación.

Disparate: adj. variado.

Distinct: adj. inconfundible (olor, acento).

Diversion: n. desvío.

Edit: v. dirigir un periódico; corregir.
Editor: n. director / redactor de un periódico.
Educated: adj. culto.
Egregious: adj. atroz, escandaloso.

Task

Answer the following questions:

1. If my eyes are streaming and my nose is blocked up, am I constipated?
2. Are you more likely to walk on a carpet or keep papers in it?
3. Could you describe mountainous country as brave?
4. If my mother's and father's tastes are disparate, are their tastes different or silly?
5. If your mother forgot to buy you a birthday present, would you regard it as a deception?
6. If a road sign indicates a diversion, is it showing you where you can go to enjoy yourself?
7. When somebody refers to the actual events, is he referring to events happening now?
8. My aunt was dismayed at the news. Did she pass out, then?

Task

Write synonyms for the words in brackets:

1. He eats the most (disgusting) ___________________ things for breakfast.
2. They are always having (arguments) ________________ .
3. How many people are prepared to (assist) ________________ the ceremony?
4. The bomb blast produced about 20 (casualties) ____________ .
5. (Actually) __________, I'm working for a computer firm, not a television company.
6. The (cooker) _____________ needs cleaning.
7. There's a (distinct) _______________ smell of tobacco smoke in here.
8. I've always envied her clear (complexion) ____________.
9. I have to bring this (discussion) ___________ to a close now.
10. The professor was (editing) _____________ the article for publication.

TRAVEL / JOURNEY / TRIP, etc ..

WHEN DO WE USE THESE CONFUSING WORDS

There is a group of words in English that is always confusing:

TRAVEL, JOURNEY AND TRIP and OTHERS:

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TRAVEL is an uncountable noun which is used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place. Since it is uncountable, you don't say "a travel".

Ex.: Travel in that region of the country is dangerous

However, TRAVEL is usually used as a verb, meaning going to another place in general.I 

Ex.: I really like to travel.

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JOURNEY is a noun expressing one piece of travel, usually referring to a long distance.

Ex.: He made the 200-mile journey by bike.

We also use it in a more methaphorical way to talk about progress in life.

Ex.: He has overcome a lot of problems on his spiritual journey.

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TRIP is a noun expressing the act of going to another place and returning. It is often used to refer to a short period of time.

Ex.: We took a five-days trip to Paris.

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VOYAGE is used for a long sea journey.

Ex.: The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.

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FLIGHT is used for a journey by air.

Ex.: Have a good flight!