lunes, 17 de marzo de 2014
SELF-ESTEEM: PAIR DICTATION
Before doing the pair dictation, make sure you understand the meaning of these words. Check also the spelling:
UNDERGO A CHANGE
COPE WITH A PROBLEM
NUMEROUS
LEAD (VERB)
WISHING
SKINNY
VICE VERSA
PUBERTY
TEMPT
MATCH THE STANDARDS
DEVELOP
PARENTAL
EXPERIENCE
APPEARANCE
domingo, 16 de marzo de 2014
ARE YOU A BULLY?
Probably your answer is "NO, OF COURSE I'M NOT A BULLY." But bullying includes common actions such as making threats, taunting, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. Check the list of actions below and be sure you are not a bully.
First, have a look at these photos and identify some common types of bullying:
First, have a look at these photos and identify some common types of bullying:
Types of Bullying
There are three types of bullying:
- Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
- Teasing
- Name-calling
- Inappropriate sexual comments
- Taunting
- Threatening to cause harm
- Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:
- Leaving someone out on purpose
- Telling other children not to be friends with someone
- Spreading rumors about someone
- Embarrassing someone in public
- Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
- Hitting/kicking/pinching
- Spitting
- Tripping/pushing
- Taking or breaking someone’s things
- Making mean or rude hand gestures
sábado, 15 de marzo de 2014
GERUND OR INFINITIVE
INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS - EXERCISES
IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ASPECT, CLICK HERE
FOLLOW THE LINKS TO PRACTISE. MAKE A LIST OF VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND, INFINITIVE OR BOTH.
1.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
2.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
3.- INFINITVE OR GERUND
4.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
5.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
6.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
7.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
8.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
9.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
10.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
11.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
12.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
13.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
14.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
FOLLOW THE LINKS TO PRACTISE. MAKE A LIST OF VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND, INFINITIVE OR BOTH.
1.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
2.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
3.- INFINITVE OR GERUND
4.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
5.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
6.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
7.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
8.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
9.- INFINITIVE OR GERUND
10.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
11.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
12.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
13.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
14.-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
PASSIVE SENTENCES. REVISION
TEST 1. CLICK HERE
TEST 2.
Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever possible.
1 We clean the garages every day.
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2 Someone has given him a lot of money.
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3 The police arrested two hundred people.
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4 Paul wrote the words and John made the music.
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5 We check every car engine thoroughly.
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6 We export this computer to seventy different countries.
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7 We opened the factory at nine o'clock.
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8 They send two million books to America every year.
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9 Did he give you enough sugar?
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10 No-one has ever taught the pupils to do that exercise.
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11 John Hughes built the biggest sand castle in the world.
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12 They showed me the palace where the king lived.
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13 Has anyone ever asked you to tell the story?
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14 They watered the plants and swept the floor in my absence.
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15 The Scots drink more alcohol than the Irish.
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CAUSATIVE SENTENCES
IMPERSONAL SENTENCES
TEST 2.
Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever possible.
1 We clean the garages every day.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2 Someone has given him a lot of money.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3 The police arrested two hundred people.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4 Paul wrote the words and John made the music.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5 We check every car engine thoroughly.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6 We export this computer to seventy different countries.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7 We opened the factory at nine o'clock.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8 They send two million books to America every year.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9 Did he give you enough sugar?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10 No-one has ever taught the pupils to do that exercise.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11 John Hughes built the biggest sand castle in the world.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12 They showed me the palace where the king lived.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13 Has anyone ever asked you to tell the story?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14 They watered the plants and swept the floor in my absence.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15 The Scots drink more alcohol than the Irish.
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CAUSATIVE SENTENCES
Use in Different Tenses
1-Present Simple causative form
He paints his shoes........... He his shoes .
2-Present Continuous
He is mending his car.............He his car .
3-Past Simple
She watered her garden...........She her garden .
4-Past Continuous
She was perming her hair..........She her hair permed.
5-Future Simple
I will repair the roof.........I the roof .
6-Present Perfect
The manager has cleaned the windows.........The manager the windows.
7-Present Perfect Continuous
She has been taking photos……………..She photos.
8-Past Perfect
You had ironed your T-shirt....You your shirt .
9-Past Perfect Continous
He had been decorating your house...........You your house .
10-Modal/Infinitive
He may send the parcel.........You the parcel .
11-Future Continuous
I will be cutting my hair …..I my hair .
Q1 - I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's
Q2 - She needs to ........
Q3 - I really must get ....... the central heating
Q4 - They ought to have ........ replace the broken windows
Q5 - He ......... while he was away on holiday
Q6 - I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it
Q7 - She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......
Q8 - It took ages to get ...........
Q9 - I'll ....... John to do it when he arrives
Q10 - She ......... on the underground last week
Q11 - He .......... tickets sent to his home address yesterday
Q12 - You should .......... a long time ago
Q13 - They couldn't .......... anyone to fix their burst pipes
Q14 - They had it ....... by the same person who decorated their old house
Q15 - After winning a fortune, she ....... her family to do everything for her
Q16 - I ......... the house redecorated if I could afford it
Q17 - He got a friend ........ him at the airport
Q18 - The teacher ...... him do all the work again
Q19 - He ....... his bags loaded onto the train by a porter
Q20 - I had my car ......... a fortnight ago
Q21 - I'm going to have them ____ it
have something done
Complete the sentences and make clear that the people don't / didn't do it themselves. (The first sentence is given as an example.)
- Yesterday, (I / cut / my hair) .
- Every Friday, (Joe / wash / his car) .
- Tomorrow, (she / repair / her shower) .
- Each Saturday, (we / deliver / a pizza) to our home.
- Last year, (Bob / clean / his house) by a charwoman.
- As Phil had a broken arm, (he / type / his texts) by his secretary.
- (I / pick up / the goods) tomorrow in the afternoon.
- (we / redecorate / our walls) last summer.
- Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, (she / carry / her bags) into her room.
- (we / organise / our last party) by professionals.
Fill the gaps with have and the verb in brackets in their correct forms.
1 |
We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair)
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2 | Anne ___________ her hair ___________ every Friday afternoon. (do) |
3 | I ___________ the brakes ___________ three times a year. (check) |
4 | The government ___________ the whole town ___________ yesterday. (evacuate) |
5 | I ___________ my hard drive ___________ for a bigger one last week. (change) |
6 | When did you last ___________ the airconditioning ___________ ? (service) |
7 | You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should ___________ your eyes ___________ . (test) |
8 | After the plague of fleas, the boss ___________ the office ___________ . (disinfect) |
9 | Your cat's coughing. You need to ___________ him ___________ for parasites. (treat) |
10 | Daphne ___________ her legs ___________ once a fortnight. (do) |
11 | I normally ___________ my suit dry ___________ before a wedding. (clean) |
12 | The headmaster ___________ all the lockers ___________ for the missing footballs yesterday. (search) |
13 | Have you ___________ your house ___________ ? (double-glaze) |
14 | Have you ___________ that poster I bought you ___________ yet? (frame) |
15 | The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in. (put) |
IMPERSONAL SENTENCES
- People know that she is a good swimmer.
→ - They say that Francis is in hospital.
→ - They think that the children are in bed.
→ - People believe that the robber has worked in the bank.
→ - People believe that nuclear power stations are dangerous.
→ - His collegues thought that he was on holiday.
→ - People know that cars pollute the environment.
→ - They suppose that the new product will come out soon.
→ - They found that the mission was impossible.
→ - They believe that she will win a gold medal.
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jueves, 13 de marzo de 2014
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