viernes, 30 de mayo de 2008

3ESO final exam revision

Fill in the gaps with present simple or continuous

Gill is an English teacher. She ________________(come) from England but at the moment she _________________(work) in Germany because her husband ________________ (work) for Wolkswagen, the famous car company. Everyday she ______________(get up) at 6.30 and ______________(go) for a quick run in the park. She _____________(run) every morning because she _______________(train) for the Berlin marathon. After breakfast she ____________(take) her children to school. They _______________(not like) living in Germany because they _________________ (not understand) German very well. They __________________(take) special classes to learn the language. English lessons are easy for them though.





Fill in the gaps with the past simple or continuous

1. It _______________(snow) when I _____________(get) up this morning, so I ___________________(go) outside and ___________________(play) with the snow.
2. A few years ago, I ________________(meet) a really nice boy when I ______________(go) to Italy on holiday with my mum and dad. Two months later, I ______________(see) him again when I _______________(travel) to school on the bus. I _______________(be) very surprised and so was he!
3. Yesterday evening, I _______________(want) to go to bed early because I ___________(be) very tired, but my sister and her friends ______________(play) music loudly. I ________________(ask) them to be quiet and _______________(go) to bed. Eventually I ______________(fall) asleep. While I ______________(sleep) they _______________(come) into my room and _________________(jump) on my bed.


Write comparative and superlatives

I think that ________________(good) time to go shopping is on Saturday afternoon.
My coat was _______________(expensive) yours.
My English is ___________________(bad) in class.
Davina always wear ________________(colourful) clothes in her school.
MP3 players are __________________(popular) walkmans these days.
My house is _________________(big) yours.



Fill in the gaps with present perfect or past simple

It’s John’s 86th birthday. He ________________(live) in this village all his life
I ________________(make) a lot of phone calls yesterday.
Eric ________________(leave) about 20 minutes ago.
I ________________(wear) glasses since I was 12.
Gregory ______________(be) a doctor for about 3 years now.
Joan ________________(go) to Madagascar in 2004.
How long ________________(you/know) Patricia.
In the last year, he ________________(be) to Chine three times.


Write these sentences in passive voice


My father bought this house last year.
______________________________________________________
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the Tate Modern
_______________________________________________________
The storm broke all the windows
_______________________________________________________
A lot of people visit Paris each year
________________________________________________________
Harry and Andy make cakes every day.
_________________________________________________________
They make these computers in Korea.
______________________________________________________
Millions of people read this newspaper every day.
_________________________________________________________
People eat snakes in China.
_______________________________________________________-



Conditional sentences


__________________(you/go) to Helen’s party if she invites you?
I think I’ll go swimming tomorrow if it _______________(not be) too cold.
If I ________________(be) you, I ‘d tell your mum.
If she _________________(eat) that cake, she won’t feel well
If I __________________(win) 1 million I’d buy a big house.
I don’t know what I ______________(say) if I met the king



Answers present simple or continuous

comes
is working
works
gets up
goes
runs
is training
takes
don’t like
don’t understand
are taking

Answers past simple or continuous

1. Was snowing, got , went, played
2. met, was going, saw, was travelling, was.
3. wanted, was, were playing, asked, went, fell, was sleeping, came, jumped.


Answers comparative and superlative


the best
more expensive than
the worst
the most colourful
more popular than
bigger than

Answers past simple or present perfect

has lived
made
left
have worn
has been
went
have you known
has been.


Answers to passive


This house was bought last year by my father
The Tate Modern was designed by Sir GGS
All the windows were broken by the storm
Paris is visited each year by millions of people
Cakes are made every day by Harry and Andy
These computers are made in Korea
This newspaper is read everyday by millions of people
Snakes are eaten in China

Answers conditionals

will you go
isn’t
were
eats
won
would say

jueves, 15 de mayo de 2008

3ESO revision unit 8

First conditional

If he ___________(touch) the dog, it _____________(attack) him
She ___________(find) the diamonds if she ______________(explore) the castle
If she __________(be) noisy, she ___________(be) safe
They _____________(make) a fire if they ___________(find) more wood.
If she ____________(play) the computer game for too long, she ______________ (not have) time to do the homework.
She _______________(not pass) the exam if she _______________(not understand) the lessons.



Present perfect or past simple

I _____________(just see) a really scary vampire film.
I ______________(be) in this room for twenty minutes.
My aunt ___________(give) us two tickets for the concert yesterday
When ________________(you/travel) to Canada?
How long________________(you/know) your husband?
Saramago ______________(be) well-known since he won the Nobel Prize
We ________________(move) house about six months ago




Present simple or continuous

Hi It’s 7.30 on Friday evening and I ___________(sit) at my computer. I usually ___________(go out) with my friends on Fridays. We normally _____________ (meet) at the café and then we ______________(go) to the cinema or to the sports centre and we always ______________(have) a lot of fun. But I _______________(not have) much fun today because I _______________(look) after my brother. My parents ___________(be) at a restaurant. They ___________(have) dinner with some friends.



Will or be going to

I________________(have) a game of basketball this afternoon
Scientists think temperatures ___________(raise) in the future
When I finish my classes today, I _______________(rest) for a while
In the future, there ______________(not be) traffic jams.
Many people think that soon we _____________(take) holidays in space
We _____________(travel) by train because my father hates planes


Past simple or past continuous

We ______________(swim) in a lake when someone _______________(take) our clothes.
My dad _______________(ride) a horse while we ____________(play) on the beach.
We _______________(have) a picnic when a cow _______________(eat) our food.
My sister and I ______________(play) tennis when the ball _____________(hit) me on the nose.
Yesterday at 3, I _______________(shop) with my sister.



Write must, mustn’t, don’t have to, should, shouldn’t


We _______________ eat in class
We ______________arrive on time
We _______________stand up when a teacher comes into the classroom
If you have a toothache, you ________________ eat that sweet
We _____________ bring mp3 to class
we _______________ be quiet in class
We _____________ to clean the class at the end of the day
You _____________study more to pass your exams


Second conditional


If I ______________(be) you, I ______________(apologise) at once
_______________(you/buy) a big house if you ___________(win) the lottery?
If you ____________(do) that, you _____________(regret) it
We _______________(go) to Dublin if we ____________(have) longer holidays.
My mum _____________(punish) me if I ___________-(not tidy) my room




Answers first conditional

touches, will attack
will find, explores
isn’t , will be
will make, find
plays, won’t have
won’t pass , doesn’t understand


Answers present perfect or past simple

have just seen
have been
gave
did you travel
have you known
has been
moved

Answers present simple or continuous

am sitting
go out
meet
go
have
am not having
am looking
are
are having

Answers

am going to have
will raise
am going to rest
won’t be
will take
are going to travel


Answers past simple or continuous


were swimming, took
was riding, were playing
were having, ate
were playing, hit
was shopping

Answers must…

mustn’t
must
don’t have to
shouldn’t
mustn’t
must or have to
don’t have to
should


Answers second conditional


were, would apologise
would you buy, won
did, would regret
would go, had
would punish, didn’t tidy

martes, 13 de mayo de 2008

4ESO revision exam unit 8

Fill in the gap with present perfect or past simple


1. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he _______________(see, never) the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

2. In the last hundred years, travelling _____________(become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it ______________(take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip _____________(be) very rough and often dangerous. Things _______________(change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

3. Johnny, I can't believe how much you_____________ (change) since the last time I ____________ (see) you.

4. Several mountaineers _________________(try) to reach the top of this mountain but nobody ________________(succeed, ever) . The climb is extremely difficult and many people _______________(die) trying to reach the summit.

5. I _____________(visit, never) Africa, but I ____________(travel) to South America several times. The last time I ______________(go) to South America, I _____________(visit) Brazil and Peru.



Passive voice

Nobody didn’t understand the question
______________________________________________
My father prepares our breakfast every morning
_____________________________________________
The postman will bring the parcel tomorrow
______________________________________________
Verdi wrote the opera La Traviata
____________________________________________
An earthquake affected Mexico City last week
____________________________________________
A flood destroyed her town two years ago
__________________________________________
They teach English all over the world nowadays
_____________________________________________
They translate Shakespeare’s books into a lot of languages
________________________________________________
People will speak English as a second language in this country
_______________________________________________
They sell sandwiches in the office every day
______________________________________________


Past perfect or past simple


After Fred _____________( spend) his holiday in Italy he _____________( want) to learn Italian.
When she_____________ ( arrive) the match ______________( already /start).
She_______________ ( watch) a video after the children______________( go) to bed
After Eric ________________( make) breakfast he ________________( phone) his friend
I _________________( be) very tired because I ____________( study) too much.
They _________________( ride) their bikes before they___________ ( meet) their friends.



First or second conditional?

I ……………………………(not watch) TV if there isn’t something interesting.
If I ……………………………(be) alone, I would be sad.
We won’t buy any fish today if it ………………………….(not be) cheaper than yesterday.
If you …………………………..(give up) smoking, you would feel better.
I will help her if she …………………………..(talk) to me
I …………………………………(eat) something if I were hungry
If they fail their exams, they …………………………………… (not go) to Canada.
If he …………………………………… (have) time, he would study Medicine.
If Danny …………………………………… (not clean) the car, his parents will give him zero euros.
When the match ………………………………… (finish), we’ll leave immediately.
If I ………………………………(be) president, I wouldn’t drive.
What …………………………………… (you / do) if you found 500 euros?
…………………………………… (you / go) to Hawai if you win the lottery?


Fill in the blanks. Conditional type 3

If we ………………………………………(catch) the 10 o'clock train we …………………………… (get)there in time.
If he ……………………………(give) me his number, I …………………………………. (telephone) him.
The photographers ………………………………………(not come) out very well if the sun ………………………………….(not be) in the right direction.
If the government ……………………………………….(not raise) taxes, they ……………………………………. (not become) so unpopular.
The goods …………………………………… (be) damaged if the shop ………………………………………. (not pack) them properly.
He ………………………………………..(pass) the exam if he ……………………………………. (answer) all the questions.


Future tenses

Don’t be late, the meeting ____________(start) at 11
Next summer, we________________(visit) our uncle in Canada
A- I’m really thirsty B- I ___________(bring) you a drink
What time_______________(our flight/leave)?
My older brother _______________(study) Maths at university
I think next year I _____________(pass) all my subjects



Gerund or infinitive


I love ___________(go) to the cinema at weekends
Would you like _____________(visit) The North Pole?
Before ___________(watch) TV, you must tidy your room
____________ (recycle) is very important nowadays
We decided ___________(change) the decoration of the room
He did a lot of exercises ___________(get) fit
Please, avoid______________ (do) that noise


Answers present perfect or past simple

1 has never seen
2. has become, took, was, have changed
3. have changed, saw
4. have tried, has ever succeeded, have died
5. have never visited, have travelled, went, visited

Answers passive voice

the question wasn’t understood by nobody
our breakfast is prepared every morning by my father
The parcel will be brought tomorrow by the postman
The opera La Traviata was written by Verdi
Mexico City was affected last week by an earthquake
Her town was destroyed two years ago by a flood
English is taught all over the world nowadays
Shakespeare’s books are translated into a lot of languages
English will be spoken as a second language in this country
Sandwiches are sold in the office every day


Answers past perfect or past simple

had spent, wanted
arrived, had already started
watched, had gone
had made, phoned
was, had studied
had ridden, met

Answers first or second conditional


won’t watch
were
isn’t
gave up
talks
would eat
won’t go
had
doesn’t clean
finishes
were
would you do
will you go

Answers type 3

had caught, would have got
had given, would have telephoned
wouldn’t have come, had been
hadn’t raised, wouldn’t have become
would have been, hadn’t packed
would have passed, had answered

Answers future tenses

starts
are visiting
will bring
does our flight leave
is going to study
will pass

Answers gerunds or infinitives

going
to visit
watching
recycling
to change
to get
doing