Thursday 12/04/12

A. Verb Tenses Exercises

             Simple Present / Present Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)  her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work)  as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)  French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)  because everybody (talk)  so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently)  a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)  to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally )  printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be)  inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be)  made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

A) Fill in the correct verb forms: Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1) I amare beis  from New Zealand.

2) I amare beis  preparing dinner.

3) Our friend sometimes gogoes to the supermarket.

4) The baby am are beis crying.

5) We am arebeis  drawing a picture.

6) Andy am areis washing his pullover.

7) DoDoes they walk to school?

8) Pat drivedrives a school bus.

9) Sandy often forgetforgets her homework.

10) Anne and Tom am arebeis  feeding the cows.

Simple Past or Past Progressive

Choose the correct verb forms. Use Simple Past or the Past Progressive. 1) We    sat was sitting were sitting  at the breakfast table when the doorbell    rang was ringing were ringing  . 2) He    met was meeting were meeting  a lot of friendly people while he    worked was working were working  in California. 3) When they    left was leaving were leaving  the museum, the sun    shone was shining were shining  . 4) The students    played was playing were playing  cards when the teacher    came was coming were coming  in. 5) While the children    slept was sleeping were sleeping  , their parents    watched was watching were watching  TV. 6) It    started was starting were starting  to rain while she    watered was watering were watering  the flowers in her garden. 7) When I    opened was opening were opening  the door, it    rained was raining were raining  . 8) While Henry    had was having were having  a drink at the bar, his wife    swam was swimming were swimming  in the sea. 9) He    heard was hearing were hearing  a loud bang while he    talked was talking were talking  to his friend. 10) While he    took was taking were taking  a shower, his dogs    ate was eating were eating  his steaks.

B. Listen to news read by the teacher and do the activities below:

MULTIPLE CHOICE

The mayor of a small town in southern Italy has (1) ____ residents from dying because there is no cemetery in (2) ____ to bury them. Giulio Cesare Fava, the mayor of Falciano del Massico, explained to villagers at the        (3) ____ of March that it was illegal to die. He told them: “It is forbidden for residents…to go (4) ____ the borders of Earth’s life and go into to the afterlife.” The village has a population of (5) ____ over 3,700 people but so (6) ____ two elderly town folk have not followed his order.
The mayor issued his ban because of a disagreement (7) ____ a neighbouring village, which has (8) ____ the cemetery since 1964. The two towns could not agree (9) ____ a new plan to make the cemetery bigger, so Mr Fava decided to stop using the old one. (10) ____, he plans to build a new cemetery in Falciano del Massico. It is unclear what Mr Fava plans to do with the (11) ____ of those who do not follow his ban. The population is aging and more people will die before the new cemetery is (12) ____.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.

1.	(a)	binned	(b)	banned	(c)	banner
2.	(a)	which	(b)	how	(c)	when
3.	(a)	starting	(b)	early	(c)	beginning
4.	(a)	yonder	(b)	beyond	(c)	being
5.	(a)	must	(b)	just	(c)	dust
6.	(a)	for	(b)	fir	(c)	far
7.	(a)	with	(b)	by	(c)	as
8.	(a)	owed	(b)	owned	(c)	downed
9.	(a)	in	(b)	at	(c)	on
10.	(a)	Instead	(b)	Moreover	(c)	Really
11.	(a)	body	(b)	bodily	(c)	bodies
12	(a)	built	(b)	building	(c)	builds

SPELLING

Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

Paragraph 1
1.	a small town in eruothns Italy
2.	at the beniinggn of March
3.	deonby the borders of Earth’s life
4.	go to the afileerft
5.	two ylereld town folk
6.	edofllwo his order
Paragraph 2
7.	The mayor esuisd his ban
8.	wdneo the cemetery since 1964
9.	ergae on a new plan
10.	It is nelaucr what Mr Fava plans to do
11.	The population is gangi
12.	before the new cemetery is ltbiu

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C. It's Easter. Tell us about your weekend and put to use your knowledge of verb tenses

1. What did you do this weekend for Easter? What was the best moment and the worst moment? 
2. What do you usually do during Easter?
3. What do you and/or your family eat for Easter? Is this what you ate this year?
4. Have you made any plans for next Easter? What would you like to do?

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D. Writing Assignment - Traveling to the United States of America (USA)

Synopsis:

It was your birthday yesterday (happy B-Day!) and you just opened your grandparents' gift, a small envelope they sent by mail because they could not travel.  In the envelope you found vouchers for 2 tickets to the US this summer.  You were jumping for joy when you realized that you did not know who to invite.  You thought about taking your girlfriend but she is going away this summer with her family.  The only two people that come to mind are your brother James and your best friend Larry; both of them are very close to you and you enjoy their company.  What to do?

Assignment: using iPad app Textme, write a quick note to Larry and James separately, where you will NOT tell them about the trip but instead, you ask them question to decide which one you want to invite. Some sample questions are: what are you doing this summer, did you plan to travel? Do you ever plan to visit the US?

Once you are done your discussions with Larry and James, select who you want to take with you on your trip and explain to the teacher orally the reason(s) for your choice.