English for the Games Readers- level 1

UPDATE!

The reader can also be found in 'Redin'.

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Este libro tambien se puede encontrar en Redin.

Dear all,
We are going to work with a Reader about the Olympics. Please, print this at home (it's only 20 pages) and bring it to next class (Thursday 2nd August)
You can dowload it from http://c3452483.r83.cf0.rackcdn.com/b484_olympic_graded_readers_level_1_finalweb_pdf_65014.pdf

Love,
Fernanda

Estimados,
Vamos a trabajar con un libro sobre las olimpiadas. Por favor, imprimanlo en casa (son solo 20 paginas) y traiganlo a la proxima clase (Jueves 2 de agosto)
Lo pueden bajar de http://c3452483.r83.cf0.rackcdn.com/b484_olympic_graded_readers_level_1_finalweb_pdf_65014.pdf

Cariños,
Fernanda

Verb 'to be' (past) ('was' and 'were') Part 3

EXERCISE ONE

Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with 'was' ,  'were', 'wasn't' and 'weren't'

Gina: How ------- the picnic yesterday?
Peter: It ------- fantastic.
Gina: What ------- the weather like? ------- it  sunny?
 Peter: Well, it ------- sunny in the morning, but when we got there it ------- cloudy.
Gina: ------- Mary and her family with you? She ------ so excited about the picnic.
Peter: No, she -------. She ------- ill.
Gina: What a pity! ------- it serious?
Peter: No, it -------. She ------- down with flue but she is OK now.
Gina: How about your uncle?
Peter: He ------- with us and we had a  great time together. So, how ------- your weekend?
Gina: It ------- boring as always.    I ------- at home during the weekend.    My father ------- abroad and     my mother ------- at work.
Peter: Next time we may go together!
Gina: I hope so….


EXERCISE TWO

Match the questions 1 to 12  with the answers 'a' to 'l'

1)      Where was Tina yesterday?

2)      What was the weather like yesterday?

3)      How was Mary last night?

4)      When was the concert?

5)      Was your mother ill yesterday?

6)      Where were you yesterday evening?

7)      Who was that old woman near the car?

8)      Where was your father last weekend?

9)      How was the movie?

10)  What was that?

11)  Why weren’t you at work yesterday?

12)  Was the weather rainy last weekend? 

a)      I was ill.

b)      She was happy.

c)      It was boring.

d)      It was yesterday.

e)      Yes, she was.

f)      That was a plate.

g)      She was at work.

h)      No, it wasn’t.

i)        It was sunny.

j)       I was in Istanbul.

k)      He was in Spain.

l)        She was my aunt.

Verb 'to be' (past) ('was' and 'were') Part 2

EXERCISE ONE

Complete the text with 'was' and 'were'

Yesterday ------- great for me. Because my father ------- back  home. My father ------- in Spain
last weekend for business. It ------- the first time we ------- apart. It ------- a tiring weekend for him
and he ------- very busy. My mother and I     ------- worried about him because he ------- afraid of
travelling by plane. After a long flight, he       ------- safe and happy, because he ------- not                 afraid of travelling by plane anymore.  He ------- there for three days but it ------- like a
decade. We missed him so much. We ------- very glad to see him back. There -------  presents in his bags for us.  There ------- a scarf for my mother. It ------- made of silk. There -------also  a camera for me. It
 ------- a great gift for me.

EXERCISE TWO

Answer the questions about the text in exercise one.

1)      Where was Sandra’s father    last weekend?

2)      Why was yesterday great for her?

3)      Why was he there?

4)      Who was worried about him?

5)      Why were they worried about him?

6)      Was he busy when he was in Spain?

7)      Was his flight short?

8)      What was there in his bags for his family?

9)      What was Sandra's mother’s present?

10)  What was Sandra’s present?

Verb 'to be' (past) ('was' and 'were') Part 1

EXERCISE ONE

Complete the sentences. Use 'was', 'wasn't', 'were' , or 'weren't'

 
1) They __________ at the hospital three days ago.
2) You ____________on the phone this morning.
3) The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.
4) Javier_______________ in Buenos Aires last week.
5) She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.                                     
6) My dog __________ a German shepherd. It ________ a Labrador retriever.
7) There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful beaches there.
9) Pedro and Vilma____________________at school this morning.
10) I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.
11) I ________________ in  Paraguay last spring.
12) We ______________at school last Saturday.
13) Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.
14) Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.
15) Jose and Juan_____________ Paty's friends. They don’t know her.
16) You ____________ very tired on Friday, because you _______ at home sleeping.
17) They ________________ in front of the supermarket to wait for me.
18) Last week I _______________ in the museum.
19) Mercedes ____________in South Africa two years ago.
20) Martina and Belén____________late for school yesterday.  They are always late for school.
21) She is thirty now, so last year she _____________ twenty-nine.
22) _____________ it a good film?
23) Ludmila got married when she ____________ thirty.
24) It was a great day, but we _____________ so tired.
25) I didn't buy those earrings because they __________ugly.
26) When I _______________ a child we lived in the country.
27) Where ___________ you yesterday afternoon?
28) _______________the kids good while we were away?
29 The kids ____________ so naughty. The parents _______________ always angry.
30) Why _________ he so sad? Because his girlfriend broke up with him.

EXERCISE TWO

Anwer the questions

 1.What was your lunch yesterday?

2. What was your dinner yesterday?
3. What was the most beautiful city you visited? Why?
4. What was your first pet’s name? What kind of animal was it?
5. Who was your first grade teacher at school?
6.Where were you yesterday?
7.What day was it yesterday?
8.What day was it last month?
9. How old were you in 2009?

Vocabulary: daily routine verbs

EXERCISE ONE
Read about Charlie's daily routine. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1.Charlie  gets up at 6:15 a.m.
2.He likes having a healthy breakfast. He drinks orange juice, and eats toasts. 

3.After  breakfast, he takes a hot shower.
4.Then, he gets dressed.
5. He leaves his home at eight o' clock 

6. He walks to the bus station.
7. He takes the 8:30 a.m bus.

8. He gets off the bus.
9.He arrives to the office half  an hour later.
10.At noon he reads the newspapers. He never eats lunch.
11.He returns home .
12. Later he eats dinner, brushes his teeth and  goes to bed. 

Verb with 'ing' after 'like', love', 'hate'

EXERCISE ONE.
Match the sentences with the pictures.

EXERCISE TWO.
Write sentences about the people in the pictures using 'don't like', 'doesn't like', 'love' and 'hate'.

 

a) ........................................................................

b) ........................................................................ 

c) ........................................................................ 

d) ........................................................................ 

e) ........................................................................ 

f)........................................................................

Verb 'can'

Exercise one

Write sentences about the people in the pictures. Use the verb 'can' and the verbs in the box.

1. Sarah and Tom_______________________           

2. Mary _______________________________

3. Tony _______________________________         

 4. That man ___________________________

5. Granny _____________________________ 

  6. She _________________________ the marathon.

7. They _______________________________    

8. Tina ________________________________

9. He _________________________________   

10. Mr Smith ___________________________

EXERCISE TWO.

Answer the questions.

1. Can you speak Portuguese?        ________________________

2. Can you ride a bike?       ______________________________

3. Can you play chess?      ______________________________                      

4. Can you bake a cake?    _____________________________

5. Can you whistle?            ______________________________            

                           6. Can you dive?                ______________________________

Vocabulary: Sports

Can you name all the sports in this picture? Do you know any other sports in English?

Vocabulary: rooms of the house

Can you name all the rooms in this house? Do you know other rooms in English?

Vocabulary: Clothes

Look at the picture and read the information about these people. Can you match the names with each person?

 

1-Laura is wearing jeans, a pink shirt, and  a brown belt.
2-Tammy is wearing boots, a green blouse and grey trousers.
3-Fred is wearing black shoes, a denim jacket, green trousers and beige shirt.
4-Paul is wearing brown boots, blue jeans and a green t-shirt.
5-Lucy is wearing brown high heels, pantyhose, a grey jacket and a light blue skirt.
6-Mark is wearing brown shoes, a black belt, blue jeans and a red t-shirt
7-Kate is wearing black boots, two blouses (one green and one blue) and grey trousers.
8-Susan is wearing blue leggings, blue boots, a green blouse, a fucsia ponytail and a fucsia skirt.

'Going to' (Future)

 

EXERCISE ONE: COMPLETE THE TEXTS ABOUT JACK AND DANNY. USE 'GOING TO' AND THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

Jack

When I grow up I____________( be) a footballer – a really good one. I’m in the school team and I play three times a week. But I _____________( train) very hard, every day, so I can be really, really good. First I___________(play) for Manchester United, then Inter Milan, and then Real Madrid. Those are my favourite teams. I____________(travel) all over the world and I___________(to be) famous. I________(not  marry) until I’m very old – about 25. Then I want to have two sons. I____________(play) football until I’m 35 – that’s a very long time. And I_________(teach) my sons to play. I want them to be famous footballers, too!

Danny 

When I retire next year … I_________( retire) early … I_____________(not  stay) at home and watch TV. I___________(try) lots of new things. First I want to go mountain-climbing. In fact, I want to climb Mount Everest, so I____________( train) very hard for that. I_____________(to learn) to scuba-dive, too, because I want to go scuba-diving in Australia. There are so many things I want to do! I___________( travel) all over the world, then I__________( write) a book about my adventures. I want to call it ‘Life begins at 60!’ In my book, I _____________( tell) other retired people to try new things, too. You are only as old as you feel!

EXERCISE TWO: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THESE WORDS :

pass, have, win, rain, be late

1          Take an umbrella. It’s going to _____________.

2          Look at the time! You’re going to ____________ for the meeting.

3          Anna’s running very fast. She’s going to ___________ the race.

4          They’re going to ________ a baby. It’s due next month.

5          I am studying a lot for this test. I'm going to ______!

Present Continuous

EXERCISE ONE: MATCH THE VERBS IN THE BOX WITH THE PICTURES ABOUT STEVE.

dance, drink, dream, eat, hop, jump, listen, look, run, shout, sing, sit down, skate, ski, sleep, swim, talk, walk, whistle, write

1. SIT DOWN
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EXERCISE TWO: WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT STEVE IN THE PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

1. HE IS SITTING DOWN.
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                  Exercise three: Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 

a) I eating a lot of sweets at the moment. .......................

b) Brian  is now drive a car. ............................................

c) Joana playing her toys with Peter. ..................................

d) My friends are plant a tree in the park. ...........................

e) I is meeting my cousin on Monday. ...............................

f) They are read an interesting article. ................................

g) They am swimming in the lake. .....................................

h) I am study maths now. ...................................................

i) She watching a comedy on tv. .........................................

Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency

EXERCISE ONE: PUT THE WORDS IN ORDER

a) at/ the morning/ he/ seven o’clock/ in/ gets up

He gets up at seven o'clock in the morning.

b) car/ often/ Bob/ the/ washes

………………………………………………………

c) lunch/ we/ noon/ have/ never/ at

…………………………………………………………

d) leave/ what/ you/ work/ time/ do/ for?

…………………………………………………………

e) never/ bed/ John/ early/ goes/ to

…………………………………………………………

f) clean/ do/ room/ often/ you/ how/ your?

…………………………………………………………

g) friends/ I/ go out/ sometimes/ Saturdays/ with/ my/ on

………………………………………………………….

h)  to/ he/ swimming pool/ goes/ a week/ the/ twice

………………………………………………………….

i)) always/ for/ we/ a walk/ on/ afternoons/ go/ Sunday

EXERCISE TWO : MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES

a) He works at a hospital.

............................................................................

b) They watch TV in the evenings.

.............................................................................................

c) Jane goes to school every day.

.............................................................................................

d) I  like playing with my computer.

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EXERCISE THREE: WRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY BETWEEN BRACKETS

a) Jim/ play tennis/ after school. (usually) ............................................................................................

b) Mary/ meet/ her friends/ at a cafe. (often) ............................................................................................

c) I/ be/ late/ for school. (never) .............................................................................................

d) They/ make/ their beds in the morning. (sometimes) ...........................................................................................

e) Carla/ cook/ dinner/ on Sundays. (always) ............................................................................................

EXERCISE FOUR: COMPLETE THE TEXTS ABOUT MANDY AND MICHAEL.  PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT PRESENT SIMPLE FORM 

 Her name is Mandy Taylor. She (work) ………………….. at the Sip Café. Mandy (go) ………………….. to the café every morning at six o’clock. She (open) ………………………… the café and (set) …………………….. the tables. The other waiters (arrive) ………………………… at seven o’clock and they (tidy) ………………………. the kitchen. The first customers (come) ……………………… in at about 7:30. Mandy (take) ………………………… a break at 10 o’clock. She (finish) ……………………… work at 2 o’clock and sometimes she (meet) …………………….. friends for lunch.

 

This is Michael. He ......................... (be) 10 years old. He ............................. (have got) short, dark hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion. Michael ............................. (live) in New York City with his family. His father is a teacher and his mother is a lawyer. Michael ....................................... (not have) any brothers or sisters. He ................................. (love) basketball and ................................. (want) to be a professional basketball player. He ................................. (like) school a lot. He ................................ (go) every day from 9am till 3:30pm. In his free time, Michael .................................. (love) playing computer games and he ................................... (enjoy) watching TV. 

EXERCISE FIVE: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING 'DO', 'DOES',  'DON'T' OR  'DOESN'T'.

a)       I ……………………do my homework in the morning – always in the evening

b)       She …………………….. spend her free time with her friends. She prefers reading books.

c)       ………..………… you often do the shopping?

d)       ……………………..her mother work in the bank?

e)       We………………….play tennis after school.

f)        My parents…………………….live in a flat. They have a house.

g)       ………………….your teacher speak German?

h)       He ……………………do karate.

i)         Susan………………………learn Spanish at school.

j)        They……………………eat apples. They don’t like them.