READING COMPREHENSION FOR 10º

ACTIVITY

Read the text and answer the questions about it

THE 20

It is Levi’s birthday.  He has a party at home with his family.  Everyone sings, “Happy Birthday!”

Levi has nine candles on his cake. He blows them out. He opens his presents. Levi’s mother and father give him a bicycle.  Levi’s little sister gives him a game. Levi’s uncle gives him a baseball jersey.  Levi’s grandma and grandpa give him 20 dollars!

"Thank you!" he yells to everyone.

Levi is excited. He likes all his presents.  He likes the 20 dollars best.  It means he can go to the store. He can buy anything he wants! “Can we go to the store now, Mom?” asks Levi.  Mom frowns. “Levi, your guests are still here. I will take you to the store  tomorrow.”

That night, Levi dreams of all the things he might buy with his 20 dollars.

Maybe I will buy a video game! Maybe I will buy a guitar! Maybe I will buy a camera! Maybe I will buy a tool kit!

In the morning, Mom takes Levi and his little sister to the store. “Will you buy me something, too?” asks Levi’s little sister.  “Maybe,” Levi says. He runs to look around the store.  Ugh!

The guitar costs more than 20 dollars.  The video game costs more than 20 dollars. The camera costs more than 20 dollars.  The tool kit costs 12 dollars.Levi buys the tool kit.  He buys his little sister a key chain. He buys his mom a pack of gum.

 “You are a sweet boy,” Levi’s mom tells him.

Questions:

1) Who is at Levi's party?

I. his parents

II. his friends

III. his teachers

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

2) How old is Levi?

A. 9

B. 10

C. 11

D. 12

3) What does Levi's sister give him?

A. a baseball jersey

B. a bike

C. a game

D. money

4) How does Levi feel about his presents?

 I. He likes all of them.

II. He likes the money best.

III. He likes the game least.

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

5) Levi dreams about buying a

A. bike

B. camera

C. key chain

D. baseball jersey

6) Levi's mom frowns at Levi because he

A. is mean to his sister.

B. asks for more money.

C. does not thank everyone for his gifts.

D. wants to go to the store during the party.

7) When Levi goes to the store, it is

A. morning

B. afternoon

C. evening

D. night

8) Levi doesn't know that

A. he has received many presents

B. his baseball jersey is too big

C. most things he wants cost more than 20 dollars

D. his sister has more money than he does

9) Levi goes to the store with his

 I. sister

II. mother

III. uncle

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

10) Levi buys himself a

A. pack of gum

B. key chain

C. guitar

D. tool kit

11) Levi buys himself a tool kit. What else does he buy?

A. a game and a pack of gum

B. a key chain and a pack of gum

C. a key chain and a guitar

D. a game and a key chain

12) Levi's mom call him a sweet boy because

A. it is his birthday

B. he eats a lot of candy on his birthday

C. he waits until the next day to go to the store

D. he buys something for his mom and little sister

13) If you had twenty dollars, what would you buy with it? Why?

ACTIVITY CONDITIONALS

Decide whether the following Conditional Sentences are Type I, II or II.

1. If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.

 Type I        Type II        Type III

2. If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.

 Type I        Type II       Type III

3. If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning ... (song)

 Type I        Type II        Type III

4. I wouldn't run away if I saw a spider.

 Type I        Type II       Type III

5. We'd have given you a lift if you hadn't had your bike with you.

 Type I         Type II       Type III

6. If you had listened to me, the accident wouldn't have happened.

 Type I         Type II       Type III

7. If we don't get tickets for the concert, we'll stay at home.

 Type I        Type II       Type III

8. They'd go by bus if they didn't have a car.

 Type I        Type II         Type III

9. She'll hear us if you don't stop laughing.

 Type I        Type II         Type III

10. He wouldn't have taken the bread if he hadn't been hungry.

 Type I        Type II          Type III 

ACTIVITY ABOUT CONDITIONALS FOR 10º

ACTIVITY

A. Put in the verbs in brackets and form Conditional sentences type I, II, III. Mind the underlined verb forms.

1) If you come with me, I _______(to do) the shopping with you.

2) Walter ________ (to help) his mother in the garden if she reads him a story this evening.

3) If it __________ (to rain), I will stay at home.

4) Our teacher will be happy if we _________ (to learn) the poem by heart.

5) If they had enough money, they __________ (to buy) a new car.

6) We _________ (to pass) the exam if we studied harder.

7) If Pat ___________(to repair) his bike, he would go on a bicycle tour with us.

8) She would get 100 pounds if she__________ (to sell) this old shelf.

9) If I were you, I __________ (to invite) Jack to the party.

10) If the weather ____________ (to be) fine, the children can walk to school.

11) If we meet at 9:30, we _________ (to have) plenty of time.

12) Lisa would find the milk if she _____________(to look) in the fridge.

13) The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she _________ (to feed) the animals.

14) If you spoke louder, your classmates ___________ (to understand) you.

15) Dan __________ (to arrive) safe if he drove slowly.

B. Find the correct conditions (types of if-clauses).

1) If it wasn't so late, I would go shopping.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

2) Henry would have phoned his mother if he hadn't written the text message.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

3) I would buy a Ferrari if I had a lot of money.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

4) If we had known of your arrival, we would have been at the airport.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

5) I could have helped you if you had told me the truth.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

6) If you were driving from Budapest to Munich which way would you go?

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

7) We ought to have arrived at lunchtime if we hadn't taken the M25.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

8) If the weather had been better, the plane might not have crashed.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

9) We can visit the museum if we have time.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

10) If Andy had played in the team, they might have won the match.

A. type I

B. type II

C. type III

ACTIVITY ABOUT CONDITIONAL IF FOR 10º

ACTIVITY

A. According to the conditional complete the sentences.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

1) If my friends __________ (to come), I _________________ (to be) very happy.

2) If she ____________ (to earn) a lot of money, she ____________ (to fly) to New York.

3) If we ____________ (to travel) to London, we ______________ (to visit) the museums.

SECOND CONDITIONAL

1) If I ____________ (to come) home earlier, I ______________ (to prepare) dinner.

2) If we __________ (to live) in Rome, Francesco _______________ (to visit) us.

3) If Tim and Tom ___________ (to be) older, they ______________ (to play) in our hockey team.

THIRD CONDITIONAL

1) If the weather _____________ (to be) nice, they_______________________ (to play) football.

2) If we _____________ (to go) to a good restaurant, we ______________________ (to have) a better dinner.

3) If John _______________ (to learn) more words, he ________________________ (to write) a good report.

B. Select the correct option according to the sentence

1) If it weren't so late, I would go shopping.

a. type I

b. type II

 c. type III

2) Henry would have phoned his mother if he hadn't written the text message.

 a. type I

b.  type II

c.  type III

 3) I would buy a Ferrari if I had a lot of money.

a. type I

b. type II

c. type III

 4) If we had known of your arrival, we would have been at the airport.

a. type I

b. type II

c.  type III

 5) I would have helped you if you had told me the truth.

a.  type I

b.  type II

c.  type III 

6) If we had taken enough water, we wouldn't have been thirsty.

a.  type I

b.  type II

c.  type III

7) If Mark does the washing up, his mother will have more time for him.

a.  type I (probable condition)

b.  type II (improbable condition)

c.  type III (impossible condition)

8) If the weather had been better, the plane would not have crashed.

a.  type I

b.  type II

c.  type III

9) ) If it rains, I'll wear a raincoat

a.  type I

b.  type II

c.  type III

 10) If Andy had played in the team, they would have won the match.

a.  type I

b.  type II

c.  type III

ACTIVITY ABOUT CONDITIONAL TYPE I FOR 10°

ACTIVITY

Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence - type I. Only use the will-future in the main clauses.

1) If I _______ (to study), I _______ (to pass) the exams.

2) If the sun _______ (to shine), we _______ (to walk) to the town.

3) If he _______ (to have) a temperature, he ______ (to see) the doctor.

4) If my friends ______ (to come), I _______ (to be) very happy.

5) If she _______ (to earn) a lot of money, she ______ (to fly) to New York.

6) If we _____(to travel) to London, we  ______(to visit) the museums.

7) If you _______ (to wear) sandals in the mountains, you _____ (to slip) on the rocks.

8) If Rita _______ (to forget) her homework, the teacher  ______ (to give) her a low mark.

9) If they ______ (to go) to the disco, they _______ (to listen) to loud music.

10) If you _____ (to wait) a minute, I _______ (to ask) my parents.

11) If you ____ (to dive) into this river, you ____ (to hurt) yourself.

12) If the sun  _____(to shine), the children ______ (to play) outside.

13) Richard _____ (to walk) to school if he _____ (to miss) the bus.

14) Emily _____ (to buy) the cola if you  ______(to pack) the picnic basket.

15) If I ____(to be) in Venice, I  ______(to rent) a boat.

16) Michael's teacher _____ (to phone) his parents if he _____ (to write) text messages during the lesson.

17) If she _____ (to answer) this question correctly, she _____ (to get) an extra point.

18) My sister _____ (to be) angry if I _____ (to turn) on the music too loud.

19) Your room _____ (to look) much tidier if you ____ (to keep) your hamster in the cage.

20) If we  _____(to surf) the Internet, we _____ (to find) a lot of information about Loch Ness.

ACTIVITY FOR 10º

Hello, my dear students, here you have the first topic for this term, you must copy it, then in the class I will explain.

Favor copiar en el cuaderno

The Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense is only used in a few situations, but it's still good to know it. Here's how to make it.

The future perfect is made with the future simple of 'have' (will have) and the past participle. For regular past participles add 'ed' to the verb ('play' becomes 'played'). Here's the positive:

By six pm tonight:

• I will have finished this book
• You will have studied the English tenses
• She will have cooked dinner
• He will have arrived
• We will have met Julie
• It will have stopped raining
• They will have left Japan

For the short form, we change will to 'll.  

Here's the negative:

By next week,

• I will not have finished this book
• You will not have studied the English tenses
• She will not have cooked dinner
• He will not have arrived
• We will not have met Julie
• It will not have stopped raining
• They will not have left Japan

To make the question, just put 'will' before the subject:

'Yes / no' questions:

By next year,

• will I have finished writing this book?
• will you have studied all the English verb tenses?
• will she have graduated?
• will he have got married?
• will it have got colder?
• will we have met your boyfriend?
• will they have left their jobs?

READING COMPREHENSION FOR 10°

ACTIVITY

Read the text and answer the questions about it.

“A DAY LIKE NO OTHER”

Frank Wilcox has been Chief of Police in Lansett County for 25 years. He took the job when he had just turned 30.  He has seen murders. He has seen robberies. He has seen cats stuck in trees.  He has found missing children.  But today would be like no other day on the job.

It is 11:00 at night. Chief Wilcox begins putting together his things. He is tired. He wants to go home.

“Chief Wilcox,” calls an officer walking quickly into his office. It is Officer  Simpson. He looks nervous. He looks like he would like to be anywhere else but there.

“What is it, Simpson?” asks the Chief.

“Holman’s Grocery was just held up at gunpoint,” Simpson says. His voice is shaky. He coughs to clear his throat.

“Was anyone hurt?” asks Chief.

Lansett is a very small county. The Chief knows just about everyone who lives there. If anyone was hurt, there is a good chance he knows the person. Maybe that's why Officer Simpson looks nervous.

“No one was hurt,” says Simpson. “But we caught the suspect.”

“Ah, well, Simpson. You guys can take care of that. I’m—” Chief Wilcox stops in mid-sentence.

He understands what is wrong. From behind Officer Simpson, the Chief sees his youngest daughter, Devon. She is in handcuffs.

Chief Wilcox gets a lump in his throat. He sits in his chair, stunned. “How could it be?” he thinks.

“Devon, will you please tell me what is going on?” the Chief demands.

Devon does not look at him. The Chief can feel anger growing inside of him.  He refuses to let that anger show.

“Take her back for questioning,” the Chief says to Officer Simpson in a calm voice.

“Devon, whatever you do, tell the truth,” the Chief says. “I’m your dad. I love you. We will figure this out.”

Questions:

1) What is the main problem in this story?
A. Devon won't look at her dad.
B. Officer Simpson is nervous.
C. The Chief's daughter has been arrested.
D. The Chief is tired and wants to go home.

2) For how long has Wilcox been Chief of police?
A. 15 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 35 years

3) What can the reader tell about Chief Wilcox?
I. He wants the truth.
II. He has seen a lot in his job.
III. He is 30 years old.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and II
D. I, II, and III

4) Why does the Chief want to go home?
A. He is hungry.
B. He is tired.
C. He does not want to see Devon.
D. He is worried about his family.

5) Why is Officer Simpson nervous?
A. He is scared of Chief Wilcox.
B. He has just been held up at gunpoint.
C. He has just arrested the Chief's daughter.
D. He has just found an important piece of evidence in a new case.

6) If someone’s voice is shaky, it is
I. loud
II. unsure
III. unsteady
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III

7) When does the Chief discover what is wrong with Officer Simpson?
A. when he sees the gun
B. when he stands up
C. when Officer Simpson tells him
D. when he sees his daughter

8) "He refuses to let that anger show." Which sentence below means the same thing?
A. He is forced to let that anger show.
B. He is about to let that anger show.
C. He wants to let that anger show.
D. He decides not to let that anger show.

9) When Chief Wilcox asks Devon what is going on, Devon
A. does not look at him
B. starts crying
C. takes off the handcuffs
D. runs away

10) How do the Chief's feelings change during the story?
A. from tired, to surprised, to angry, to loving
B. from tired, to loving, to surprised, to angry
C. from tired, to loving, to angry, to surprised
D. from tired, to angry, to surprised, to loving

11) How old is Chief Wilcox?
A. 30
B. 45
C. 55
D. 60

12) What crime is Devon suspected of?
A. being missing
B. holding up a grocery.
C. murder
D. having a gun

13. How do you think Chief should handle this case? Explain.
___________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY FOR 10º

MODAL VERBS

Choose the correct answer for each blank.

1. She looks pretty sick. I think she ________ go to a doctor.

A.  can

B.  should

2. You've been driving all day. You ________ be exhausted!

A.  must

B.  should

3. You ________ smoke so much. It's bad for your health.

A.  can't

B.  shouldn't

4. Hey I'm lost. ________ you help me?

A.  Should

B.  Can

5. You have such a beautiful voice. You ________ sing for us!

A.  should

B.  can

6. I know he speaks five languages, but ________ he speak Arabic?

A.  should

B.  can

7. That looks very expensive. It ________ have cost a fortune!

A.  must

B.  should

8. I ________ believe that you failed your test!

A.  can't

B.  shouldn't

9. I'm on my way. I ________ be there in about 10 minutes.

A.  can

B.  should

10. I ________ afford that.

A.  shouldn't

B.  can't

11 - They ____ be on holiday, but I'm not sure.

A. can

B. may

12 - You ____ be right, but I'd still like to check.

A. can

B. could

13 - ____ you turn it down a bit please?

A. Can

B. May

14 - It's OK- you ____ go when you've finished.

A. may

B. might

15 - Ask any questions now as you ____ not talk during the test.

A. may

B. could

16 - You ____ smoke in the cinema.

A. can't

B. might not

17 - From the way he speaks, he ____ be from London.

A. can

B. could

18 - It's impossible- they _____ have finished it already!

A.  can't

B. mustn't

19 - The weather ____ be better tomorrow.

A. can

B. may

20 - ____ you speak Japanese?

A. Can

B. May

USED TO EXERCISE 

Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using ‘used to + infinitive':    

1) I / live in a flat when I was a child. .    

2) We / go to the beach every summer? .  

3) She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it . 

4) He / not / smoke .   

5) I / play tennis when I was at school .   

6) She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all .      

7) He / play golf every weekend? .   

8) They both / have short hair .      

9) Julie / study Portuguese . 

10) I / not / hate school