ACTIVITY ABOUT PAST

ACTIVITY

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) ________  to England on holiday.

2. It (be) ______  fantastic.

3. I (visit) _________  lots of interesting places. I (be)  __________  with two friends of mine .

4. In the mornings we (walk)  _______  in the streets of London.

5. In the evenings we (go)  __________  to pubs.

6. The weather (be)_________  strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain)  _________  a lot.

8. But we (see)  ____________  some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you) ____________  your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive		Simple Past
1.	meet	.
2.	drive	.
3.	speak	.
4.	put	.
5.	write	.
6.	sing	.
7.	do	.
8.	sit	.
9.	stand	.
10.	run	.

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
He wrote a book.
	He did not sing
		Was she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. → 

2. They bring a sandwich. → 

3. He doesn't do the homework. → 

4. They sell cars. → 

5. Does he visit his friends? → 

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus → 

2. she / tidy / her room → 

3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ 

4. she / read / a book → 

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The teacher ____________  nice.

2. The students ______________  very clever.

3. But one student _____________   in trouble.

4. We __________  sorry for him.

5. He _________  nice though.

ACTIVITY ABOUT PRESENT

ACTIVITY

Test your knowledge on Simple Present and Present Progressive. 

Form

Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk - 
2. make - 
3. wash - 
4. lie - 
5. stop - 

Simple Present

Complete the verbs in third person

1. write - she 
2. kiss - he 
3. must - she 
4. laugh - she 
5. go - he 

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For present actions happening one after another, we use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
2. For actions happening while speaking, we use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
3. For arrangements for the near future, we use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: sometimes, never, every day? Simple PresentPresent Progressive
6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at the moment, right now?Simple PresentPresent Progressive

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. The lesson (start)  at 9 o'clock.
2. He often (wear)  a black cap.
3. I (meet)  my friends in the youth club tonight.
4. My friend (move)  house tomorrow.
5. My birthday (be)  in September.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She (not / ride)  her bike right now.
2. We (not / stay)  at home tonight.
3. I (not / like)  bananas.
4. They (not / know)  the answer.
5. I (not / sit)  in the garden at the moment.

questionn

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. When (arrive / the plane) ?
2. (visit / you)  Jane in hospital today?
3. What time (get up / you)  in the mornings?
4. Why (cry / she)  now?
5. (swim / they)  in the pool at the moment?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. I (live)  in London.
2. This weekend, I (visit)  my friends in Brighton.
3. The train to Brighton (leave)  London at 6.45 in the morning.
4. In the early afternoon, we (want)  to go on a sightseeing tour.
5. In the evening, we (go)  to a concert.
6. The concert (start)  at 8 o'clock.
7. I (come)  back to London on Sunday.
8. My train (arrive)  in London at 7.50 in the evening.

READING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY

READING 1

You are going to read a selection of letters from a motoring magazine. For questions 1-10, choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once.

Your Letters

This month we feature your early driving experiences.

A

I'd been taking lessons for a year before I passed my driving test at the age of eighteen, but my dad never gave me any help. Even after I'd passed he never let me use the car. So I used to take my dad's keys before leaving the apartment block where we lived and would run round to the car park at the back where my father left the car at night. He hardly ever used the car after getting in from work. I used to go and see my girlfriend or just drive around and then come back and leave the car in exactly the same place. One night though, I got back at around ten thirty only to find there were no parking spaces left. I suppose because I went in and told my dad the truth straight away he was quite good about it. Although he did stop my allowance for four weeks.

Terry

B

My most unfortunate driving experience happened ages ago, before I'd actually passed my driving test. My girlfriend's father used to let her borrow his car whenever we were going to the cinema or something. Anyway, I'd been thinking about learning to drive and I persuaded her to let me have a go. We took the car down to the beach on the sand where no one could see us and she let me take the wheel. We were having such fun that we didn't notice the tide was coming in until the car was actually swimming in the water. We had to leave the car where it was and catch the bus back to tell her dad. By the time the three of us returned, the car was almost covered in water. Needless to say, her father wasn't too pleased. The funny thing is her dad ended up selling me the car after I passed my test.

Carl

C

I was teaching my mum to drive and we were coming down a rather narrow road which had cars parked on both sides. Suddenly, from nowhere there was a young man on a bike coming towards us. Mum slammed the brakes on but she crashed into us, landed on the car and then rolled off. My mother and I both jumped out of the car to see if he was all right. Fortunately, he stood up and said he was OK, just a little shaken. My mum offered to give him some money for the repair of the bike, and then an old lady came along. When she saw what had happened, she began shouting at my mother, saying she must have been driving too fast and that it was a bad example to set her young daughter. Poor old mum didn't say a word and I had to explain that she was still learning to drive.

Sarah

D

My advice about learning to drive would be to have proper lessons from a qualified instructor and never to let a friend or family member try to teach you. It's a guaranteed way to spoil a good relationship. Every Sunday, when the traffic was quieter, my father would pick me up and take me for a drive along the streets of our hometown and give me a lecture on how to drive, explaining everything he was doing and why. Eventually it was my turn to have a go. My dad was so nervous that he panicked before I'd even started up the engine. He used to shout at the slightest mistake, and when the lesson was finally over he'd come home and have a large glass of whisky to calm down.

Karen

E

I didn't start learning to drive until I was twenty one. I'd spent lots of money on lessons but I was a terrible driver, I must admit. The first time I took my driving test nobody expected me to pass. But after failing another four times the pressure was really on. I took my test for a sixth time and failed yet again, but I was too embarrassed to admit it to my family, so I just pretended that I'd passed after all. My family were delighted and my mother went out and bought me a car the next day. I didn't know what to do so I just got in and drove. I continued to drive - illegally - for three months. Fortunately I was never stopped by the police and the next time I took my driving test I passed.

Mike

Answer the questions 

Which person('s)

1) had a parent who was accused of driving dangerously?                           

2) bought a car?                              

3) drove his girlfriend’s dad’s car?                          

4) drove alone without a license?                           

5) had to defend one of their parents?                 

6) drove the family car without permission?                      

7) used to make their father nervous?                 

8) paid for driving lessons?                        

9) had no driving instruction from their father?               

10) was given driving lessons by an older member of their family?

READING 2

Read the text, and then answer the questions below. The questions are in three sections. Read the instructions for each section carefully before doing the answers

What is music?

A. Music has probably existed for as long as man has been human, and it certainly predates civilization by tens of millenia. Yet even today there is no clear definition of exactly what music is. For example, birdsong is certainly melodic, but it is not tuneful, and it is not created with the intention of being musical (in fact it is sometimes meant to sound threatening) - therefore does it count as music?

B. On the other hand, some modern composers have been challenging the idea that music should be arranged in a pleasant manner with the notes falling in an orderly succession. Others, famously the avant guarde composer John Cage have even used silence and called the result music. As a result there is no one definition of music. Perhaps it should be said that music, like beauty, is what the person who sees or hears it believes it to be.

C. Music is divided in many ways. Music itself is split into notes, clefts, quavers, and semi-demi quavers. Ancient and medieval musicologists believed that these notes could be arranged 'horizontally' into melody (making notes that match on the same scale) and 'vertically' (going up and down the scales to create harmony). Another very basic measurement of music is the 'pulse'. This is present in almost all forms of music, and is particularly strong in modern popular music. The pulse is the regular beat which runs through a tune. When you tap your foot or clap your hands in time to a song, you are beating out the pulse of that song.

D. Another way of dividing music is by genre. Even a child who does not know that (for example) rock and roll and classical music are different genres will be instantly aware that these are very different sounds; though he will not be aware that one is a percussion-led melody while the other emphasizes harmony over rhythm and timbre. Each genre of music has numerous sub-divisions. Classical music is divided by type - for example symphonies, concertos and operas, and by sub-genre, for example baroque and Gregorian chant. Just to make it more fun, modern musicians have also been experimenting with crossover music, so that we get Beatles tunes played by classical orchestras, and groups like Queen using operatic themes in songs such as 'Bohemian rhapsody'.

E. Almost all music is a collaboration between the composer, and the performer, while song requires a lyricist to write the words as well. Sometimes old tunes are adapted for new lyrics - for example the song 'Happy Birthday' is based on a tune originally called 'Have a nice Day'. At other times a performer might produce a song in a manner which the original composer would not recognize. (A famous example is the punk rock band the Sex Pistols performing the British national anthem 'God save the Queen'.)

F. This is because the composer and lyricist have to leave the performer some freedom to perform in the way that suits him or her best. While many classical compositions have notes stressing how a piece should be performed (for example a piece played 'con brio' should be light and lively) in the end, what the listener hears is the work of the performer. Jazz music has fully accepted this, and jazz performers are not only expected to put their own interpretation on a piece, but are expected to play even the same piece with some variation every time.

G. Many studies of music do not take into account where the music is to be played and who the audience will be. This is a major mistake, as the audience is very much a part of the musical experience. Any jazz fan will tell you that jazz is best experienced in small smoky bars some time after midnight, while a classical fan will spend time and money making sure that the music on his stereo comes as close as possible to the sound in a large concert hall. Some music, such as dance music, is designed to be interactive, while other music is designed to remain in the background, smoothing out harsh sounds and creating a mood. This is often the case with cinema music - this powerfully changes the mood of the audience, yet remains so much in the background that many cinemagoers are unaware that the music is actually playing.

H. Music is very much a part of human existence, and we are fortunate today in having music of whatever kind we choose instantly available at the touch of a button. Yet spare a thought for those who still cannot take advantage of this bounty. This includes not only the deaf, but those people who are somehow unable to understand or recognize music when they hear it. A famous example is United President Ulysses Grant, who famously said 'I can recognise two tunes. One is 'Yankee doodle' and the other one isn't.'

Choose which of these sentences is closest to the meaning in the text.

1. A. Modern composers do not always want their music to sound pleasant

   B.  Some modern composers do not want their music to be enjoyable

   C.  A modern musical composition should not be orderly

2. A. Crossover music is when classical orchestras play modern tunes

    B. Crossover music moves between musical genres

    C. Crossover music is a modern musical genre

3. A. Performers, lyricists and composers each have a seperate function

     B.  Performers of a song will need to become lyricists

     C. Composers instruct musicians to play their work 'con brio'

Match these groups of words with one of the words in the box opposite - you do not need two of the words.

4. Rock and roll, classical music, jazz 

5. Composer, lyricist, performer 

6. Symphony, concerto, opera 

7. Cinemagoer, Jazz fan, dancer 

A. Collaborators

B. John Cage

C. Classical

D. Baroque

E. Audience

F. Genres

The paragraphs are numbered A-H. Write the letter of the paragraph which contains the following information (You can choose a paragraph more than once).

8. _______  People can tell genres of music apart even without musical training.

9. _______  Where you hear music can be as important as the skill of the performer.

10. _______  Music has been a part of human existence for many thousands of years.

11. _______  A piece of music might have more than one set of words to go with it.

12. _______  Some people cannot tell the difference between classical music and birdsong.

ACTIVITY ABOUT PRONOUNS

ACTIVITY

A. Replace the underlined words for the corresponding pronoun.

1. The teacher always gives the students homework.

  me

  them

  you

2. I am reading the book to my little sister.

  her

  us

  him

3. The boys are riding on bikes.

  it

  them

  her

4. My father is writing a letter to John.

  me

  her

  him

5. I don't know the answer.

  she

  her

  it

6. Sally is going to visit Anne.

  her

  him

  me

7. Open the window, please.

  it

  them

  us

8. Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please?

  you

  them

  us

9. The books are for Peter.

  him

  her

  you

10. Can you help my sister and me, please?

  her

  me

  us

B. Put in the personal pronoun in brackets in its subject or object pronoun form

1. ________ lives in Liverpool. (he)

2. I met  ________  in the office. (he)

3. They sing with  _______  in the choir. (I)

4. Lisa likes ________ . (it)

5. Excuse _______ , is this the way to the station? (I)

6. _________  worked in the garden. (we)

7. Where are the cupcakes? Did you eat ______ ? (they)

8. Is _______  your sister? (she)

9. Where are _______  from? (you)

10. ______  saw Jack in the office. (we)

C. Write Subject or Object pronoun, depends on the sentences.

1. I am from Berlin. → _____________

2. Can Mr Henderson help me? → ______________

3. We live in London. → _________________

4. This book is for her. → _________________

5. He is not at school. → _________________

6. This present is for us. → _________________

7. This is a new house. It is blue. → ______________

8. Where are you from? → _______________

9. Don't ask them! → _______________

10. The children can see you. →___________________

D. Complete with the corresponding reflexive pronouns.

1. Robert made this T-shirt _____________

2. Lisa did the homework ______________

3. We helped _____________ to some cola at the party.

4. Emma, did you take the photo by __________ ?

5. I wrote this poem ________________ .

6. He cut ______________ with the knife while he was doing the dishes.

7. The lion can defend ______________ .

8. My mother often talks to ________________ .

9. Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk _________, help .

10. Alice and Doris collected the stickers _______

E. Fill in the correct object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

1) I went to the cinema with Joe and Tom.    I went with __________

2) Mary and I are going shopping.    _______ are going shopping.

3) The chair is very comfortable.    Please sit in ______

4) The cat is sleeping.    Do not disturb _____

5) Tom gave the book to Mary.    He gave _______  the book. 

 6) If you are lonely, I will come and visit _____

7) I applied for a position at the company, but they didn't select _____

8) It was Kathy's birthday.  My mother baked ______  a beautiful cake. 

 9) If you clean your bedrooms, I will buy ______  some ice cream.

10) I can't lift this box alone.  Can you help ____ ?  

F. Fill in me, you, him, her, it, us, you and them.

1. Who is that woman? Why are you looking at _________?

2. Do you know that man? Yes, I work with _________

3. I am talking to you. Please listen to ________

4. These photos are nice. Do you want to look at _________?

5. I like that camera. I am going to buy ________

6. I don't know Peter's girl friend. Do you know ______?

7. Where are the tickets? I can't find _________

8. We are going to the disco. Can you come with _________?

9. I don't like dogs. I'm afraid of _________

10. Where is she? I want to talk to _________

11. Those apples are bad. Don't eat _______!

12. I don't know this girl. Do you know ________?

13. Alan never drinks milk. He doesn't like

14. Where are the children? Have you seen ______?

15. I can't find my pencil. Can you give one to _______?

G. POSSESSIVES: ADJECTIVE OR PRONOUN?

1. Is this car yours? Yes, it's ______

2. Is that Alice's coat? No, it isn't ________

3. I think these bicycles are Molly's and yours. Oh yes, they are _______

4. Mary, this cardigan isn't mine. Is it _______ ?

5. Where is Molly and Andy's house? _______ house is in West street.

6. Nick has his cap but Henry hasn't ______

7. I saw Liz and Philip with ______  son, Bill.

8. ________ favorite sport is football. I play a lot in summer.

9. I like ______  job.

10. They have two children but I don't remember ______ names.

ACTIVIDAD DE REFUERZO PARA 10°

WORKSHOP

Este taller debe ser resuelto por las estudiantes que quedaron pendientes de logros del cuarto periodo, ellas son:

DÉCIMO 1:
Valentina Valencia

DÉCIMO 2:
María Luisa Londoño y Yuliana Torres

A. Write the sentences 1, 2, 3 in PAST PERFECT, 4, 5, 6 in FUTURE PERFECT and 7, 8, 9 IN CONDITIONAL PERFECT

1) the film____ (start)

2) She____ (live) in China.

3) they______ (eat) the shellfish.

4) you ______ (listen) to me

5) we________ (finish) dinner

6) it ________ (be) at home.

7) He ______ (meet) her somewhere before.

8) We _______ (have) our passports.

9) She _______ (study) a lot before the exam.

B. Write the sentences in conditional

CONDITIONAL TYPE I

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

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

CONDITIONAL TYPE II

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.

4. If he  (to be) my friend, I  (to invite) him to my birthday party.

5. If Susan  (to study) harder, she  (to be) better at school.

CONDITIONAL TYPE III

1. If they  (to have) enough money, they  (to buy) a new car.

2. If you  (to do) a paper round, you  (to earn) a little extra money.

3. If Michael  (to get) more pocket money, he  (to ask) Doris out for dinner.

4. If we  (to win) the lottery, we  (to fly) to San Francisco.

5. If I  (to meet) Brad Pitt, I  (to ask) for his autograph.