ACTIVITY FUTURE PERFECT

Activity

Write the sentences in future perfect in all ways

1. Anne ______ her bike next week. (to repair)

2. We _______ the washing by 8 o'clock. (to do)

3. She _______ Paris by the end of next year. (to visit)

4. I ___________ this by 6 o'clock. (to finish)

5. Sam __________ by next week. (to leave)

6. She _________ this with her mother tonight. (to discuss)

7. The police _________ the driver. (to arrest)

8. They ________ their essay by tomorrow. (to write)

9.Paolo _________ the teams. (to manage)

10. We ________ our mission. (to fulfil)

READING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY

A. Read the text and answer the questions

The First Computer Programmer

Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. She was taught by Mary Somerville, a well-known researcher and scientific author, who introduced her to Charles Babbage in June 1833. Babbage was an English mathematician, who first had the idea for a programmable computer.

In 1842 and 1843, Ada translated the work of an Italian mathematician, Luigi Menabrea, on Babbage's Analytical Engine. Though mechanical, this machine was an important step in the history of computers; it was the design of a mechanical general-purpose computer. Babbage worked on it for many years until his death in 1871. However, because of financial, political, and legal issues, the engine was never built. The design of the machine was very modern; it anticipated the first completed general-purpose computers by about 100 years.

When Ada translated the article, she added a set of notes which specified in complete detail a method for calculating certain numbers with the Analytical Engine, which have since been recognized by historians as the world's first computer program. She also saw possibilities in it that Babbage hadn't: she realised that the machine could compose pieces of music. The computer programming language 'Ada', used in some aviation and military programs, is named after her.

Q1 - Ada Lovelace's teacher introduced her to Charles Babbage.

True

False

Q2 - Babbage programmed the first computer.

True

False

Q3 - Ada translated the article in 1842.

True

False

Q4 - The Analytical Engine was electronic.

True

False

Q5 - Luigi Menabrea designed the first computer.

True

False

Q6 - Babbage finished the machine before he died.

True

False

Q7 - Babbage's design was ahead of its time.

True

False

Q8 - Ada's work was instantly recognised as being the first computer program.

True

False

Q9 - Babbage saw that his machine could write music.

True

False

Q10 - Ada wrote military and aviation computer programs.

True

False

ACTIVITY PAST PERFECT

B. Choose the right answer...

1. I was sure that I ___________ her before.

 had saw

 seen

 had seen

2. I needed to know what ______________ to my dog.

 has happened

 had happened

 happened

3. The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.

 had start

 had started

 has started

4. Julia left the restaurant after she _________ eating.

 had finished

 has finished

 finished

5. I went to bed after I ___________ off the television.

 switched

 has switched

 had switched

ACTIVITY PAST PERFECT

ACTIVITY

Write the sentences using past perfect

1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ______(start).

2) She  ______(live) in China before she went to Thailand.

3) After they ________(eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

4) If you ___(listen) to me, you would have got the job.

5) Julie didn't arrive until after I ______(leave).

6) When we _______ (finish) dinner, we went out.

7) The garden was dead because it _____(be) dry all summer.

8) He _______(meet) her somewhere before.

9) We were late for the plane because we ________(forget) our passports.

10) She told me she ______(study) a lot before the exam.

11) The grass was yellow because it ______(not/rain) all summer.

12) The lights went off because we ______(not/pay) the electricity bill.

13) The children ______(not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.

14) They __________(not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.

15) We couldn't go into the concert because we _____(not/bring) our tickets.

16) She said that she _______(not/visit) the UK before.

17) Julie and Anne ______(not/meet) before the party.

18) I _______(not/have) breakfast when he arrived.

19) He ______(not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.

20) You ________(not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.