Further Development:
UNIT 5: HAZARDOUS WORLD?
Further Development 1
Speaking & Reading
Page 2 - exercise
Challenge Nº 1: Take a look at these web pages to check your answers:
Tornado in Venice
Earthquake in Nepal
Volcano in Chile erupts
Lightning Kills 11 People
Water and Animals in the Streets
Let's Remember:
Let's revise Irregular Verbs here:
Irregular Verbs List
Challenge Nº 2: Look at these pictures and fill in the blanks with the correct Natural Disaster:
1. Last year, a severe ___________ hit California. It broke the land into two parts.
2. A strong ___________ blew in the Caribe. There were some casualties.
3. In Japan there was so much _________ that people evacuated the city.
4. In Mexico, the main __________ erupted furiously.
5. A dangerous ___________ detached a lot of houses and trees. The strong curled wind was about 134 kilometres per hour.
Further Development 2
Challenge Nº 3: Look for images of natural disasters on Google or other search engines and make sentences using the PAST SIMPLE TENSE.
A suggested webpage: Google Images
- WATCH OUT! DO YOU REMEMBER THE SIMPLE PAST?
- VISIT THIS SITE: PAST SIMPLE TENSE!
- ENRICH your experience... How? check this: Online Dictionary: Word Reference Dictionary
Challenge Nº 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs into the Simple Past:
VERB TO BE: Past Form
First Part:
Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
Example: You / We / They (be) were sick last night.
Example: I / He / She / It (be) was sick last night.
1) I (be) ________ tired last night. A. was B. were
2) You (be) ________ happy last night. A. was B. were
3) Richard and I (be) ________ excited last night. A. was B. were
4) Javier and Roberto (be) ________ lazy last night. A. was B. were
5) Julian (be) ________ angry yesterday. A. was B. were
6) Rachel (be) ________ sleepy yesterday. A. was B. were
7) The movie (be) ________ scary. I don't want to watch it again. A. was B. were
8) Ko, Teddy, and Peter (be) ________ tired after the long drive. A. was B. were
9) Jonathan (be) ________ hungry. So, he ate a sandwich. A. was B. were
10) My mom (be) ________ helping the teacher at school yesterday. A. was B. were
Second Part:
Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)
Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)
1) The party (be) ________ fun last weekend.
2) They (be) ________ watching a movie when Ernesto called. They (be, not) ____ ____ watching TV.
3) Jessie (be) ________ tired. So, he went to sleep.
4) When she was a little girl, Margo (be) ________ very good at tennis. She practiced every day.
5) My friends and I (be) ________ studying English last night.
6) Kendra (be) ________ in my sixth grade English class. We (be) ________ good friends before she moved away.
7) The movie (be) ________ really boring. It (be, not) ____ ____ entertaining. We stopped watching it before it was over.
8) After playing outside, my dog (be) ________ very dirty. She came into the house and ran into my room. It (be) ________ such a mess!
9) I (be, not) ____ ____ eating a sandwich when you called. I (be) ________ eating a salad.
10) The students (be, not) ____ ____ ready to take the test. They needed to study more.
Third Part:
Write the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)
Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)
1) Teddy (be) ________ driving home when I saw him.
2) Mack, Jenny, and Javier (be) ________ walking their dog when I talked to them last Saturday.
3) Who (be) ________ sleeping in my bed? It (be, not) ____ ____ James. It (be, not) ____ ____ Julio. Oh, I know! It (be) ________ Roger!
4) I (be) ________ going to the grocery store when you called.
5) At 7:00 we (be) ________ eating dinner and watching T.V.
6) When he was a kid, Ivan (be, not) ____ ____ very social. He did not spend time with his friends. He spent a lot of time alone. He (be) ________ always reading a book or listening to music in his room.
7) When I (be) ________ in the ninth grade, I (be) ________ five feet tall.
8) Lola (be) ________ a very nice girl. She helped her parents, did her homework, and even took care of her little brother. It is a shame she had to move away.
9) The cat (be) ________ faster than the mouse. So, the cat caught the mouse. Unlucky mouse!
10) The weather (be) ________ hot. We (be) ________ sweating. I asked my mom to roll the window down.
Simple Past General
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past tense.
When Abby (be) _______(1) seven years old, she (do, not, like) _______ _______ _______(2) piano lessons. She (do, not, like) _______ _______ ________(3) to practice, and sometimes she even (cry) _______(4) when it (be) _______(5) time to practice. Finally, she (stop) _______(6) taking lessons. Some of Abby's friends (do, not, quit) _______ _______ _______(7) their lessons. They (continue) _______(8) to play. After much practice, they (learn) _______(9) to play very well. About ten years (pass) _______(10) before Abby (become) _______(11) interested in music or the piano again. After she (graduate) _______ (12) from high school, Abby (decide) _______(13) that she (want) _______(14) to study music in college. She (call) _______(15) the lady who (teach) _______(16) her when she (be) _______(17) a little girl. The lady (say) _______(18) she would teach Abby again. The lady (need) _______(19) someone to help her daughter with homework. Abby (say) _______(20) she would help with homework in exchange for lessons. Because of this, the piano lessons (cost) _______(21) her nothing! She (work) _______(22) very hard to catch up. Now she is making good progress. Soon she will go to college, majoring in music.
Challenge Nº 5: Visit these sites and choose the correct options:
- Regular Verbs
- Irregular Verbs:
- Irregular Verbs II
- Simple Past Exercises I
- Simple Past Exercises II
Further Development 3
Simple Present Tense
Let's practise The Present Simple one more time
In case you don't remember it... Please go to this site:SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Present Simple Revision
Challenge Nº 6: Read the rubrics and complete the exercises:
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (cook) cook.
Example: He / She / It (cook) cooks.
1) I ( cook / cooks ) on Monday.
2) You ( cook / cooks ) on Tuesday.
3) We ( cook / cooks ) on Wednesday.
4) They ( cook / cooks ) on Thursday.
5) He ( cook / cooks ) on Friday.
6) She ( cook / cooks ) on Saturday.
7) It ( cook / cooks ) on Sunday.
Exercise 2 Present Tense
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (wash) wash the car on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (wash) washes the car on Tuesday.
1) I ( wash / washes ) the car on Monday.
2) You ( wash / washes ) the car on Tuesday.
3) We ( wash / washes ) the car on Wednesday.
4) They ( wash / washes ) the car on Thursday.
5) He ( wash / washes ) the car on Friday.
6) She ( wash / washes ) the car on Saturday.
7) It ( wash / washes ) the car on Sunday.
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I/You/We/They (play) play the guitar.
Example: He/She/It (play) plays the guitar.
1) Mary (be) _______ twenty-nine years old.
2) We (like) _______ to eat fruit. It (taste) _______ good.
3) The football team never (score) _______ . It (lose) _______ all the time.
4) Roberta and Betty always (talk) _______ to each other on the phone. 5)
Jose and I (study) _______ chemistry together.
6) The car (have) _______ a flat tire.
7) You never (make) _______ breakfast for me. I always (have) _______ to make it myself.
8) The mechanic (fix) _______ my car when it breaks down.
9) Tom rarely (fly) _______. He usually (drive) _______.
10) I usually (watch) _______ TV, but tonight I (think) _______ I will read a book.
11) Igor (call) _______ his mother on the phone every day.
12) When he (be) _______ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) _______ scared.
13) I (be) _______ tired. I (think) _______ I am going to take a nap.
14) Cakes (be) _______ hard to make. They (require) _______ a lot of work.
15) Joel (like) _______ to play soccer. He (practice) _______ every day.
Simple Present Tense Review
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Hi. My name (be) _______ Albert. My friends (call) _______ me Al. You can call me Al if you (like) _______. I (want) to tell you about a problem I (have) _______. It (be, not) _______ _______ a big problem, but it is not a small problem, either. I (guess) _______ it's somewhere between big and small. I (have) _______ a best friend. His name (be) _______ Joe, but everybody (call) _______ him Joey. Joey and I have been friends for a long time. That's the problem. Joey (like) _______ to smoke. He (say) _______ he (do, not) _______ _______, but I (know) _______ he (do) _______. He (try) ______ to hide it from me, but I (see) ______ him do it sometimes. When I see him do it, he just (laugh) _______ and (walk) _______ away. Now, Joey (smoke) _______ every day. When he (come) _______ over to my house, he (always, bring) _______ _______ his cigarettes with him. He (keep) _______ them in his pocket. He (think) _______ they are cool. He (not, think) _______ _______ _______ it's a bad idea to smoke. He (say) _______, "(not, worry) _______ _______ _______ , Al. I'm okay." He (tell) _______ me that I (not, understand) _______ _______ _______, but I (think) _______ I (do) _______. I (feel) _______ like it's his right to smoke. He can do what he (want) _______ to do, right? But I can (not, help) _______ _____ worrying. He's my best friend.
AM I ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THE PRESENT SIMPLE from THE PAST SIMPLE?
Let's revise your PROGRESS! ;-)
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.
Example: My dog (be) is sick. (present tense)
Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (past tense)
1) Sarah (be) ________ at the party
last night. Li-Ning and Akmoud (be)
________ there too.
2) Avery (be) ________ my best
friend. She and I (be) ________ in
the same English class. It meets
from 10:00 to 10:50.
3) Mallika and I (be) ________ at
Jenny's house yesterday. Now, we
(be) ________ at Mellissa's house.
4) Johan and I (be) ________ in the
mountains. We (be) ________ on a
camping trip together. I hope we
don't see a bear!
5) When she (be) ________ young,
Nisha (be) ________ interested in
science. However, she (be, not)
_____ _____ interested in science
anymore. Now, she (be) ________
interested in math.
6) Tennis (be) ________ my favorite
sport when I was in high school.
Now my favorite sport (be)
________ soccer.
7) My family and I (to be) ________
swimming in the pool when it began
to thunder. The lifeguard told us we
had to get out. I (be) ________
upset, but I knew he was right.
8) Lenny (be) ________ at the football
game last night. He (be) ________
cheering for his favorite team. After the
game, he came back home and went to
sleep. I think he (be) ________ still
sleeping now. Shhhh... don't wake him
up!
9) It rained all day yesterday. I (be)
________ sad because I could not
go outside. However, today it (be)
________ sunny. And I
(be) ________ happy because I can
go outside!
10) Before, Yoko and Kobi (be)
________ enemies. Now they (be)
________ best friend.
Let's watch a Video!
Challenge Nº : Read or sing the lyrics of the song and fill in the blanks with the missing words... watch the video again if you need.
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