23rd April: ST. GEORGE (PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND)

George and the Dragon

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/george-and-the-dragon

QUANTIFERS

QUANTIFIERS

	COUNTABLE		UNCOUNTABLES
+	singular	plural	There is some water
	There is a laptop There is an apple	There are some laptops (algunos)
-	There isn’t a laptop	There aren´t any laptops	There isn’t any water
?	Is there a laptop?	Are there any laptops?	Is there any water?
+		There are a lot of laptops (muchos)	There is a lot of water
-		There aren’t many laptops (muchos)	There isn’t much water
?		Are there many laptops? (muchos)	Is there much water?

- exercise 1: a, some, any
- exercise 2_ a - an - some- any
- exercise 3: a- an -some- any
- exercise 4: some, much, many, a lot of
- exercise 5: a lot of, much , many
- exercise 6: many , much, a lot of

GRAMMAR REVISION (SELECTIVIDAD)

1) Give one synonym for “PEACEFUL”

2) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice.

            Visitors find peace and joy at the monastery.

3) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.

Lindsay is the eldest child. She has to look after the other children.

4) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition.           

            My friend insisted __________ paying the bill.

5) Give a question for the underlined words.                                 

            This dictionary cost fifty dollars ten years ago.

6) Turn the following sentence into reported speech.

            The director said: “We are very privileged to have nursed her.”

7) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.                                                                       

She lived for a long time. She had a whisky everyday.

8) Put the following words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.

            people / homes / old / in / live / nursing     

9) Give a question for the underlined words.                      

            She is said to be 115  years old.

10) Complete the following sentence:                                

            If Eva had lived six more days…                                          

11) Give one noun with the same root as BRIGHT (adjective) and one noun with the same root as REPORT (verb).                                                           

12)Turn the following sentences into reported speech.                             

The UFO enthusiast explained: “I’ve never known anything like

The butcher exclaimed: “You can’t get these pies anywhere else in the universe!

13) Fill in  the gap with a correct preposition.                                

The Martians climbed  ___________ the UFO,  closed the door, and flew away.

14) Give a question for the underlined words.                    

People have been seeing strange objects in the sky for centuries.

15) Give a noun with the same root as THINK (verb) and a noun with the same root as BEHAVE (verb).

16) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:

            FILM, ACTOR, DIRECTOR, …                                                

17)Turn the following sentence into the active voice.                                           

Children are easily influenced by violent games.                                       

18) Complete  the following sentences:                                                                 

If films were less violent…

Drinking is dangerous for you when…

19) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.                                                                       

He was reading a book.  Its characters were zombies.

20) Give a verb with the same root as CONNECTION (noun).                               

21)Turn the following sentence into reported speech:                              

Prince Hank said: “I have been considering leaving Germany next year”

22)Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:                                         

            We would receive him with open arms.

23) Fill in the gap with a correct adjective:                                                

The patient is too __________ to leave the hospital.

24) Give a question for the underlined words.                                           

Sally went to this school last year.

25) Complete the following sentence:

Mary would look for a place to live in London if…

26) Give an adjective with the same root as HEALTH

27) Which word does not have the same meaning?

INVESTIGATE EXAMINE PERCEIVE SURVEY

28) Find in the text a word meaning: (0.25 points)

“a danger, something that may have a bad result” (noun)

29) Give one opposite for PUBLIC (adjective).

30) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:

The international community is not paying enough attention to this issue.

31) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary:

Domestic violence is a global problem. It must receive more attention from the community.

32). Fill in the gap with a correct preposition:

My cousin is very good _____________ golf but he practises many other sports.

33) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence:

SOLVE DIFFICULT SOCIAL ARE EXTREMELY PROBLEMS TO·

34) Give an adjective with the same root as EXCITEMENT(noun).

35) Give one opposite for INCREASE (verb)

36) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:

“He has drunk too much tonight”, Peter said.

37) Turn the following sentence into the active voice:

Tea has been made by his mother.

38) Use the words in the box to make a meaningful sentence.

WANTED DRINK MARY THE TO CAT WATER

39) Complete the following sentence:

If he had not drunk so much...

40) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition:

All my family was brought_____ in England.

41) Give an adjective with the same root as CHILD (noun)

42) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.

Johnny Depp is starring in Finding Neverland. His portrait of Captain Sparrow is superb.

43) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:

Michael asked her: “Where did you find these trainers?

44) Complete the following sentence:

If Harry were allowed to use magic at home . . .

45) Give a noun with the same root as LOUD (adjective).

46) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice.

You can’t hear anything on a helicopter.

47) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:

Michael wondered: “Why do I do this every day?”

48) Complete the following sentence:

If I had known the truth about Larry . . .

49) Turn the following sentences into reported speech........................................................

“Buy me the paper if you’re going out”, Alice asked her brother.

50) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:...........................................................................

Many people consider the yellow press dishonest.

51) Join the following sentences using a relative. Make changes if necessary. ...................................

Clark Kent worked for a newspaper. The newspaper was called ‘The Daily Planet’.

52) Give a question for the underlined words: .....................................

The yellow press specializes in scandal and gossip.

53) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:

ARGENTINIAN – URUGUAYAN – PERUVIAN

54) Find in the text one opposite for CARELESSLY (adverb)

55) Give an adjective with the same root as HISTORY (noun)

56) Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

While I (drive)___________ down the road, I came across a big cow.

57) Complete the following conditional sentence:

If all those foreign families hadn’t arrived at Aguaviva, …

58) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:

You can’t expect my little sister to behave responsibly. .

59) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if

necessary.

He has been attending Italian lessons. His family moved to Rome five years ago.

60) Give a noun with the same root as WARN (verb)

61) Give one opposite for LARGE (adjective)

62) Turn the following sentence into Reported Speech:

My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer”

63) Give a question for the underlined words:

I’ve been married for twenty years

64) Complete the following sentence:

I would give up smoking if …

65) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if ncessary.

That man talks a lot. He has more chances to become a politician.

66)  Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:     

      CROWD, PARTS, GATHERING,

67) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.

The Government has a good reputation. It has not solved the problem yet.

68) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.

He  shouldn't (go) ____________ to that party yesterday

69) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.

    It is quite unlikely that she will pay for the drinks.  It is not..

70) Give a question for the underlined words.                                              

    My friend drank three beers last night