NB1 English EOI Cartagena: April 2010

Friday 30 April 2010

Thursday 29 April 2010

Exercises: Comparatives and superlatives

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

My house is (big) than yours.
This flower is (beautiful) than that one.
This is the (interesting) book I have ever read.
Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.
Which is the (dangerous) animal in the world?
A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains.
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.
Who is the (rich) woman on earth?
The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer.
He was the (clever) thief of all.

Source and answers: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises

Saturday 24 April 2010

Wednesday 21 April 2010

Present Simple

Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

I play tennis.
She does not play tennis.
Does he play tennis?
The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.

Past Simple

Use the Past Simple to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

I saw a movie yesterday.
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
Did you have dinner last night?

Present Continuous

Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

Examples:

You are learning English now.
You are not swimming now.
Are you sleeping?

"Going to"

"Be going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.

Examples:

He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?
B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.

Source:http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

Sunday 18 April 2010

Video: Food and drink

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Reading: Letter

The king of the wizards + activity

Hi there,

Just a quick note to remind you that you should be reading "The king of the wizards" now (approximately).

You have a great activity on page 58: "Let's plan a trip to a castle in Scotland". Check this out:

http://www.rampantscotland.com/castles/castlesaccom.htm

Just in case that you have the time and the energies.

Follow this plan:

1. Choose a castle.

2. What is the castle like?

3. How long do you want to stay?

4. How much does your room cost?

5. Is breakfast included?

6. What activities can you do at the castle?

Exercises: There is/There are

1. there any money in that pocket?
2. There any chairs in that room.
3. There some letters on the table.
4. There any paper in that drawer.
5. There any cat under the bed.
6. there any matches in that matchbox?
7. there any cheese in this sandwich?
8. There any pencils here.
9. There some sugar in this coffee.
10. There some books in my bag.