Sara Ribotta's English Corner: December 2017

4D PS Revision / Extension Activities Present Tenses

Present Tenses:

Present Simple - Present Continuous - Present Perfect Simple

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

1) Gap-fill exercise: Tony and Leila are talking about global warming. Complete their dialogue by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Tense.
2) Gap-fill exercise: complete the letter about how to help preserve our town. Choose the correct form of the Present Tense.
3) Gap-fill exercise: complete the text about Rex, the dog. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Tense.
4) Gap-fill exercise: Mark and Alan are talking about where Linda is. Complete their dialogue by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Tense.
5) Gap-fill exercise: complete the text about a trekking holiday. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Tense.

Now test your ability in using the Present Simple and Present Continuous here.

REVISION ACTIVITIES

1) Gap-fill exercise (1) & Gap-fill exercise (2) on the word order in sentences
2) Gap-fill exercise (1) & Gap-fill exercise (2) on yes/no questions & Exercise on wh-questions
3) Exercise (1) & Exercise (2) on the Present Simple & Exercise on the auxiliary do/does
4) Exercise on the Present Continuous
5) Exercise (1) and Exercise (2) on the prepositions for and since

1D PS Practice in the Present Continuous

Activity Menu

STARTER

Exercise on how to form the -ing form of the verb.

MAIN COURSE

Exercise on the Present Continuous (affirmative form)
Exercise on the Present Continuous (negative form)
Exercise on the the Present Continuous (affirmative and negative form)
Exercise on the Present Continuous (interrogative form)
Exercise on the Present Continuous (affirmative, negative, interrogative form)

DESSERT

Test on your abilities in using the Present Continuous accurately.

3D PS Preparatory Activities for the Test on 14th Dec 2017

Activity Menu
Unit 9

STARTER

Prepare your own vocabulary list (places in town pp. 102 + notes & things in town p. 103 & problems in town p. 108 + notes). On your notebook, write down

the English word/phrase,
the Italian equivalent.

OR check that your vocabulary list is completed.

MAIN COURSE

Go to p. 226 and revise how to form "be + going to + verb", then do some exercises

here's an exercise to practise "be + going to + verb" for intentions for the future (1)
here's an exercise to practise "be + going to + verb" for intentions for the future (2)
here's an exercise to practise "be + going to + verb" for intentions for the future (3)

AND / OR go pp. 172, 226 and revise how to form the Present Continuous tense, then do some exercises

here's an exercise to practise the Present Continuous tense for future arrangements (1)
here's an exercise to practise the Present Continuous tense for future arrangements (2)
here's an exercise to practise the Present Continuous tense for future arrangements (3)
here's an exercise to practise the Present Continuous tense for future arrangements (4)

DESSERT
Do some exercises in the use of either "be + going to + verb" or Present Continuous to talk about the future

here's an exercise to practise the Present Continuous / "be + going to + verb" (1)
here's an exercise to practise the Present Continuous / "be + going to + verb" (2)

2D PS Preparatory Activities for the Test on 12th Dec 2017

Activity Menu
Units 5-7

STARTER

Prepare your own vocabulary list (character adjectives pp. 80-81 & feelings p. 58). Write down

the English word,
the Italian equivalent, and
if possible, the opposite meaning.

OR check that your vocabulary list is completed.

MAIN COURSE

Go to pp. 190-191 and revise how to form the Past Simple of the verb "be", then do some exercises

here's an exercise to practise the Past Simple of the verb "be" (positive and negative forms only)
here's an exercise to practise the Past Simple of the verb "be" (question form only)
here's an exercises to practise the Past Simple of the verb "be" (all forms - positive, negative and question forms)

AND / OR go pp. 198, 208, 209 and revise how to form the Past Simple of the regular/irregular verbs, then do some exercises

here's some exercises to practice the Past Simple tense
here's an exercise to practise the Past Simple of the irregular verbs (positive form only)
here's an exercise to practise the Past Simple of the regular verbs (positive form only)
here's an exercise to practise the Past Simple of the regular / irregular verbs (negative and question forms)

DESSERT

Test yourself on www.examenglish.com

4D TT Preparatory Activities for the Test on 11th Dec 2017

Here some exercises to revise the word order in statements and questions.

Extra exercises online:
click here to do Exercise 1 on esl.fis.edu
click here to do Exercise 2 on englisch-hilfen.de

Here some extra exercises to revise Present tenses.

1) PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about facts and habits