Rapid Course Actividades (1) - 1
Rapid Course Actividades (1) - 1
Rapid Course Actividades (1) - 1
RAPID COURSE
EXERCISES To be ( +, -, ?): Pronouns: I, you, etc.
1. Put in am, is or are.
Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
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QUESTIONS
11. ______ Ricardo from Medellin?
12. ______ we behaviorists?
13. ______ you from Manizales?
14. ______ your classmates happy in the class?
15. ______ your professor from Bogot?
The students in my English class are very interesting. Henry is Chinese. Hes from Shanghai. Linda
is Puerto Rican. Shes from San Juan. Mr. and Mrs. Kim are Korean. Theyre from Seoul.
George is Greek. Hes from Athens. Carla is Italian. Shes from Rome. Mr. and Mrs. Sato are
Japanese. Theyre from Tokyo. My friend Maria and I are Colombian. Were from Manizales.
Yes, the students in my English class are very interesting. We`re from many different countries
and were friends.
READING CHECK-UP
TRUE OR FALSE?
_____ 1. Linda is Korean.
_____ 2. George is Greek.
_____ 3. Henry is from Manizales.
_____ 4. Mr. Kim is from Seoul.
_____ 5. Carla is Chinese.
_____ 6. The students in the class are from many countries.
READING CHECK-UP
WHATS THE ANSWER?
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2.
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Wheres George?
Wheres Maria?
Where are Mr. and Mrs. Sato?
Wheres the English teacher?
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1. Call
2. Cook
3. Drive
4. Eat
5. Listen to music
6. Paint
7. Play
8. Read
9. Sell
10. Shop
11. Sing
12. Speak
13. Visit
14. Watch TV
15. work
B. Paul Carter is talking about his family. Complete the sentences with the correct verb
forms.
1. My family and I ________________ (live / lives) in the suburbs. My wife and I ____________ (work /
works) near here, so we _____________ (walk / walks) to work. Our daughter Emily
________________ (work / works) downtown, so she _____________ (drive / drives) to work. Our
son _______________ (dont / doesnt) drive. He ____________ (ride / rides) his bike to school.
2. My parents _______________ (live / lives) in the city. My mother _________________ (take / takes) a
train to work. My father is retired, so he ______________ (dont / doesnt) work now. He also
____________ (use / uses) public transportation, so they ___________ (dont / doesnt) need a car.
C. Ashley is talking about her family and her friend Jason.
1. My parents ______________ (have / has) a house in the suburbs. My mom and dad
______________ (go / goes) downtown to work. My parents are very busy, so I ______________
(do / does) a lot of work at home.
2. My brother doesn`t live with us. He ___________ (have / has) an apartment in the city. He
____________ (go / goes) to school all day, and he ____________ (do / does) office work at night.
3. I ______________ (have / has) a new friend. His name is Jason. We _____________ (go/goes) to
the same school, and sometimes we ______________ (do / does) our homework together.
D. Complete the questions with do or does. Then write four more questions.
1. __________ you get up early on weekdays?
2. What time __________ you go home?
3. __________ your mother work?
4. How __________ your father get to work?
5. __________ your parents read in the evening?
6. When _____________ your parents shop?
7. Does _______________________________________________________________ ?
8. What time _________________________________________________________ ?
9. Do _________________________________________________________________ ?
10. When ______________________________________________________________ ?
a. No she isnt.
b. No, she doesnt.
c. Yes, they do.
d. No, Im not.
e. Yes, he is.
f. Yes, they are.
g. Yes, he does.
h. Yes, we do.
WANT.
USE THE
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_______________ chocolate.
5.
Tim:
Waiter:
Tim:
Waiter:
Tim:
Is that all?
Yes, thanks.
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8(not)
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EDITING
Correct this letter. There are eight mistakes. The first mistake is already corrected.
Dear Mary,
speak
Spain is great. The Spanish people are very friendly, but they speaks so fast.
Jim speak Spanish very well. He dont understand everything, but he
understand a lot. I speak a little Spanish. I dont understand much yet.
Its rainy here! People say it dont usually rain much in the summer here.
Were at my cousins house. He and his wife lives in a beautiful apartment in
Madrid. Juan work in an office downtown. His wife Alicia not works. She stays
at home with the children.
See you soon.
Rose
READING CHECK-UP
WHATS THE ANSWER?
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Based on the pictures write sentences in Simple Present and Present Continuous using the
verbs.
Example:
Cry
Crying
Drink
Drinking
Perspire
Perspiring
Smile
Smiling
Shiver
Shivering
Blush
Blushing
A. Why is he blushing?
B. _______________________embarrassed.
He always _________________________.
Buy
cook
do
not have
+ a verb
study
not fly
Our car is ten years old. We`re going to buy a new one.
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LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND WRITE SENTENCES USING THESE VERBS AND BE GOING TO.
BUY
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EAT
TAKE
FALL
GET
DRINK
MAKE
SEE
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Reading.
I CAN`T WAIT FOR SPRING TO COME
Im tired of winter. I`m tired of snow. Im tired of cold weather, and Im sick and tired of winter
coats and boots! Just think! In a few more weeks it won`t be winter any more. It`ll be spring. The
weather wont be cold. Itll be warm. It wont snow any more. Itll be sunny. I wont have to stay
indoors any more. Ill go outside and play with my friends. Well ride bicycles and play baseball
again.
In a few more weeks our neighborhood wont look sad and gray any more. The flowers will
bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My
father will work in the yard. Hell cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the
yard, too. Shell buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we wont just sit in
the living room and watch TV. Well go for walks in the park, and well have picnics on Sunday
afternoons.
I cant wait for spring to come! Hurry, spring.
READING CHECK-UP
TRUE, FALSE, OR MAYBE?
Answer True, False, or Maybe (if the answer isnt in the story)
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Its spring
The boy in the story likes to go outside during the spring.
The boy has a cold.
The trees are green now.
The park is near their house.
The boy plays basketball with his friends all year.
The family has a TV in their living room.
The boys family doesnt like winter.
PAST
I use internet.
I watch TV
Do you listen to the radio?
We study English
He doesnt work
The movie ends at 7:00
I dont like the movie
Does she smoke?
They play tennis
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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A VERB, FIRST IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THEN
IN THE NEGATIVE.
Book
show
help
walk
play
paint
study
work
(you / go out)
(you / wear)
(you / go)
(you / do)
(your sister / go)
(you / have )
(the party / end)
(you / get home)
(you / have)
meet
move
talk
walk write
When I was in year eight, Hannah Barker was my best friend. We ___________________ outside
her house at 8:30 every day and __________________ to school together. We ________________
about pop music and television and people at school. In year nine, her family
________________ to Scotland. We __________________ to each other for a few months, but then
we stopped.
WRITE THE SIMPLE PAST OF THESE VERBS.
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HAVE / HAS
SEE
TAKE
MAKE
THINK
GIVE
READ
MEET
GET
DRINK
BUY
COME
GO
WRITE
TELL
EAT
LEAVE
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go
went
take
took
have
had
get
got
make
made
buy
bought
went
do
did
write
wrote
read
read
GET GO MAKE
They are busy now. Last month they were busy too.
Today its cold. Yesterday _____________________________ too.
My friend is in Seoul now. _________________________________ last year too.
Its not sunny today. _______________________________________ yesterday.
We are in Lima this week. We _____________________________ yesterday morning.