lunes, 29 de julio de 2013

GRAMMAR PRACTICE 2 FOR III BACH

martes, 23 de julio de 2013

lunes, 22 de julio de 2013

1st Bach Reading II Term Test

https://docs.google.com/a/mariscalsucre.edu.ec/forms/d/16-SG6lTRVf8ln6YckN0BhefPWwkOwqnL0DFpU49vkb4/viewform

viernes, 19 de julio de 2013

III bach Reading II term Test

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martes, 9 de julio de 2013

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS HOMEWORK

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-adjectives-adverbs.php

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

http://mrnussbaum.com/columbus-reading-comprehension-grade-5/

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Fill in the correct form – Adjective or adverb

1. My cousin helped me paint the walls. He’s done it very ________________ . (nice)
2. Mum always dresses ________________. (beautiful)
3. He felt ________________ so he stayed at home. (sick)
4. The doctor said that that the wound looked very ________________. (bad)
5. Have you been to the cinema ________________? (late)
6. The boys always greet ________________. (friendly)
7. I’ve ________________ finished writing the book. (near)
8. He is a ________________ intelligent boy, probably the best in the class. (high)
9. The girls wore ________________ coloured skirts. (bright)
10. The headmaster has a very ________________ voice. (loud)
11. That hamburger tastes ________________. (awful)
12. When we got home from the airport we were all very ________________. (sleepy)
13. We ran as ________________ as we could. (fast)
14. The game had ________________ begun when it started to rain. (hard)
15. The exercise wasn’t very difficult. We did it ________________. (easy)
16. She jumped around ________________ when she heard the news. (happy)
17. Mr Smith looked ________________ when he came into the room. (angry)
18. The soup tastes ________________. (wonderful)
19. My car broke down yesterday. I hope the mechanic can fix it ________________. (quick)
20. He became world champion because he races very ________________. (good)
21. She told me that I shouldn’t work so ________________. (hard)
22. The ball stopped ________________ of the goal post. (short)
23. Jane sat there ________________, waiting for someone to come. (silent)
24. Australians and New Zealanders are ________________ related. (close)
25. They always get home ________________ in the evening. (late)
26. I felt ________________ about my final exams. (bad)
27. In the USA food is not as ________________ as in Europe. (expensive)
28. She sent her mother money ________________. (regular)
29. Does you car run fast enough to do ________________ in the race? (good)
30. She stayed ________________ even though she looked rather ________________. (calm,angry)
31. We left the party ________________ because we had to catch the ________________ train. (early,
early)
32. The novel is ________________ written. (interesting)
33. I think you have practiced too much ________________. (late)
34. The jewels have ________________ disappeared. (mysterious)
35. John is a pretty ________________ tennis player. (good)
36. Everything went ________________. (wrong)
37. The driver of the car was ________________ injured in the accident. (serious)
38. Mr Higgins is ________________ upset about losing his keys. (terrible)
39. He looked at me ________________ as he told me the bad news. (sad)
40. She was ________________ to him when she heard that he had lost his job ________________.
(friendly, unexpected)

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

http://www.detailenglish.com/index.php?page=articles&op=readArticle&id=230&title=Prepositions-of-Place-Exercises-With-Pictures

lunes, 1 de julio de 2013

THE ADVERBS AND THE ADJECTIVES

The adverbs and the adjectives in English

Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs (here: drive), adjectives or other adverbs.

Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns (here: girl)or pronouns (here: she).

adjective	adverb
Mandy is a careful girl.	Mandy drives carefully.
She is very careful.

Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use the adjective.

Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb.

Form

Adjective + -ly

adjective	adverb
dangerous	dangerously
careful	carefully
nice	nicely
horrible	horribly
easy	easily
electronic	electronically
irregular forms
good	well
fast	fast
hard	hard

If the adjective ends in -y, change -y to -i. Then add -ly.
happy - happily
but: shy - shyly

If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in -ly.
Example: terrible - terribly

If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly.
Example: safe - safely

Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs.

adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly
nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy
verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply

There is no adverb for an adjective ending in -ly.

Use of adverbs

to modify verbs:
The soccer team played badly last Saturday.

to modify adjectives:
It was an extemely bad match.

to modify adverbs:
The soccer team played extremely badly last Wednesday.

to modify quantities:
There are quite a lot of people here.

to modify sentences:
Unfortunately, the flight to Dallas had been cancelled.

Types of adverbs

1) Adverbs of manner
quickly
kindly

2) Adverbs of degree
very
rather

3) Adverbs of frequency
often
sometimes

4) Adverbs of time
now
today

5) Adverbs of place
here
nowhere

How do know whether to use an adjective or an adverb?

John is a careful driver. -> In this sentences we say how John is - careful.

If we want to say that the careful John did not drive the usual way yesterday - we have to use the adverb: John did not drive carefully yesterday.

Here is another example:

I am a slow walker. (How am I? -> slow -> adjective)

I walk slowly. (Ho do I walk? -> slowly -> adverb)

Adjective or Adverb after special verbs

Both adjectives and adverbs may be used after look, smell and taste. Mind the change in meaning.

Here are two examples:

adjective	adverb
The pizza tastes good. (How is the pizza?)	Jamie Oliver can taste well. (How can Jamie Oliver taste?)
Peter's feet smell bad. (How are his feet?)	Peter can smell badly. (How can Peter smell?)

Do not get confused with good/well.

Linda looks good.

(What type of person is she?)

Linda looks well.

(How is Linda? -> She may have been ill, but now she is fit again.)

How are you? - I'm well, thank you.

One can assume that in the second/third sentence the adverb well is used, but this is wrong.
well can be an adjective (meaning fit/healthy), or an adverb of the adjective good.

Conclusion:
Use the adjective when you say something about the person itself.
Use the adverb, when you want to say about the action.

READING : NEPAL

NEPAL

Nepal, a small, mountainous country tucked between India and China, may seem

completely foreign to many Americans. Cows walk down busy streets unharmed,

24 different languages are spoken, and people eat two meals of rice and lentils every day. Nepali holidays, many of which are related to the Hindu religion, can seem especially bizarre to Americans unfamiliar with the culture. However, if we look beyond how others celebrate to consider the things they are celebrating, we find surprising similarities to our own culture.

The biggest holiday in Nepal is Dashain, a ten-day festival for the Hindu goddess Durga that takes place in September or October. According to Hindu beliefs, Durga defeated the evil demons of the world. To thank the goddess, people visit temples in her honor and sacrifice goats or sheep as offerings. Throughout the year, most Nepalis do not eat much meat because it is expensive, but Dashain is a time to enjoy meat every day. Children fly colorful, homemade kites during Dashain. People also construct enormous bamboo swings on street corners and in parks. Every evening people gather at these swings and take turns swinging. Nepalis say that by swinging, people can relieve the earth of their weight, if only for a few minutes out of the year. Dashain is a time for people to eat good food, relax, and enjoy themselves!

Aside from eating and enjoying themselves, during Dashain people also receive

blessings from their elders. Schools and offices shut down so people can travel to be with their families. Reuniting with family reminds people of the importance of kindness, respect, and forgiveness. People also clean and decorate their homes for Dashain. And, like many holidays in the United States, it is a time for shopping. Children and adults alike get new clothes for the occasion. People express appreciation for all that they have, while looking forward to good fortune and peace in the year to come.

During American holidays, people may not sacrifice goats or soar on bamboo swings,

but we do often travel to be with family members and take time off work or school to relax. No matter how we celebrate, many people around the world spend their holidays honoring family, reflecting on their blessings, and hoping for good fortune in the future.

LION IN LOVE

LION IN LOVE

It happened a long time ago. The weather was fine and there was plenty of food and good beer to drink. There was a country and like all good countries it had a king. He wasn't a bad old stick either, as kings go, and his queen was a good-looking woman. So he did his kinging in the daytime and his queening in the night and everything passed off very pleasant for everyone concerned. But like all good things it had to come to an end, and soon the king went off to war and the queen was left on her own for years.

And naturally enough she got a bit fed up with it, and one night when she was in bed she heard the west wind knocking on her bedroom door. Well she knew what he was after all right, but she let him in all the same, and soon after he'd whispered a few sweet nothings in her ear and succumbed to his passion and one thing led to another and when she woke up next morning she found she was pregnant.

So the west wind carried her off to his palace and when her husband came back from the wars and found out that she'd buzzed of he was very upset. Anyway, after a bit he got angry and snatched a thunderbolt out of the sky and threw it and he followed it to the place where it had landed, but his wife wasn't there. So he did the same thing again and again until he arrived at a palace.

Well by this time the west wind had got a bit fed up with the queen and he'd left her flat, her and her baby, and when the queen realized that her husband the king had caught up with her she felt so ashamed that she ran away with her child and jumped off the edge of the world, straight into the sea, and as soon as she touched the water she was changed into a great rock.

READING : IS THE SALIVA DANGEROUS

IS THE SALIVA DANGEROUS ?

When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might

be scared of them because they are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed

yourself many times: the mosquito.

While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood.

This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as

minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death.

Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to another very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these diseases.

Many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to protect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nets can be placed over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people stay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area.

This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or animals.

Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.

SCOTLAND : A LAND OF CONTRASTS

SCOTLAND: A land of contrasts

Scotland provides superb opportunities to enjoy wild and grand scenery which is even more impressive than the postcards suggest. It also offers towns and cities with a rich cultural life, a good mix of accommodation and places to eat and drink. Friendly and welcoming, it is an interesting and colourful all-season destination, where landscapes and the environment, sport and leisure pursuits, heritage and history, culture and cuisine are all part of a rewarding experience.

The best reason for choosing to go on holiday to Scotland is this: is one of the last places inside the crowded and frenetic European Union where it is possible to be alone isolated countryside. This is not to say that Scotland, like everywhere else, does not have its tourist traps, its crowded roads or its popular beauty spots. But it is relatively easy to escape from them.

It would be a mistake to think that Scotland is merely an extension of England.

Indeed, no attitude is capable of causing greater offence to the Scots. They successfully resisted English attempts at domination for seven hundred years, and many differences between the two countries persist.

Scotland's history, embodied in its castles, battlefields, and ancient links with

France, Flanders and Scandinavia, is special.

martes, 18 de junio de 2013

INTENSIFIERS EXERCISES

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/jah/home/adverbs-intensifiers/

jueves, 13 de junio de 2013

"STRONGER" SONG

STRONGER
Singer: ___________________

Ooh hey, yeah

Hush, just ____________
There’s nothing you can do or say, baby
I’ve had enough
I’m not your property as from ____________, baby

You might _____________ that I won't make it on my own
But now I’m…

[Chorus:]
Stronger than _________________
Now it’s nothing but my way
My lonliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m _______________

That I ever thought that I could be, baby
I used to go with the flow
Didn’t really care about ___________
You might ___________ that I can’t take it, but you’re wrong
‘Cause now I’m…

[CHORUS:]
Stronger than yesterday
Now it’s nothing but my ___________
My lonliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger

Come on, now
Oh, yeah

Here I go, on my own
I don’t need _______________, better off alone
Here I go, on my own now
I don’t need nobody, not anybody
Here I go, alright, here I ____________

[Repeat CHORUS]

Stronger than yesterday
Now it’s nothing but my way
My lonliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger

COMPARATIVES ADJECTIVES EXERCISES

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

martes, 11 de junio de 2013

GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1

EXERCISES IN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix.htm

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE RULES

Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

One-syllable adjectives.

Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.

One-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
tall	taller	tallest
old	older	oldest
long	longer	longest

Mary is taller than Max.
Mary is the tallest of all the students.
Max is older than John.
Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
My hair is longer than your hair.
Max's story is the longest story I've ever heard.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.

One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
large	larger	largest
wise	wiser	wisest

Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
Max is wiser than his brother.
Max is the wisest person I know.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
big	bigger	biggest
thin	thinner	thinnest
fat	fatter	fattest

My dog is bigger than your dog.
My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
Max is thinner than John.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the thinnest.
My mother is fatter than your mother.
Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.

Two-syllable adjectives.

With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Two-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
peaceful	more peaceful	most peaceful
pleasant	more pleasant	most pleasant
careful	more careful	most careful
thoughtful	more thoughtful	most thoughtful

This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
Max is more careful than Mike.
Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.
Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.
Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.

If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -y	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
happy	happier	happiest
angry	angrier	angriest
busy	busier	busiest

John is happier today than he was yesterday.
John is the happiest boy in the world.
Max is angrier than Mary.
Of all of John's victims, Max is the angriest.
Mary is busier than Max.
Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative forms.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -er, -le, or -ow	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
narrow	narrower	narrowest
gentle	gentler	gentlest

The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.
This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.
Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.

Adjectives with three or more syllables.

For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Adjective with Three or More Syllables	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
generous	more generous	most generous
important	more important	most important
intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent

John is more generous than Jack.
John is the most generous of all the people I know.
Health is more important than money.
Of all the people I know, Max is the most important.
Women are more intelligent than men.
Mary is the most intelligent person I've ever met.

Exceptions.

Irregular adjectives.

Irregular Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
far	farther	farthest
little	less	least
many	more	most

Italian food is better than American food.
My dog is the best dog in the world.
My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.

Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.

Two-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
clever	cleverer	cleverest
clever	more clever	most clever
gentle	gentler	gentlest
gentle	more gentle	most gentle
friendly	friendlier	friendliest
friendly	more friendly	most friendly
quiet	quieter	quietest
quiet	more quiet	most quiet
simple	simpler	simplest
simple	more simple	most simple

Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
Big dogs are more gentle than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the most gentle.

LIST OF THE IRREGULAR VERBS WITH MEANINGS

http://www.dad.uncu.edu.ar/upload/irregular-verb-list.pdf

miércoles, 5 de junio de 2013

GRAMMAR FOR 8TH, 9TH, 10TH : SIMPLE PAST VS PAST PROGRESSIVE

http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/past1.html

READING FOR 10TH : KEVIN COSTNER

READING

KEVIN COSTNER

Kevin Costner is one of the most famous stars of Hollywood. He was born in 1956 and grew up in California. Kevin went to Villa Park High School. He was an average student, but he was very good at sport. After high school, Kevin went to Fullerton University where he got a degree in business studies. He also started acting classes.

Kevin graduated from university, in 1978, but could not get a full-time job. So he did all sorts of jobs. He was a truck driver and a carpenter and a tourist guide. But he felt he was born to act so he got a job as a stage hand. Stage hands are the people who move the scenery around.

The first film that Kevin acted in was called Night Shift (1982). His next film was called No way out (1987).

Kevin’s first real hit was when he played the part of Robin Hood. Robin Hood was a famous English outlaw who stole from rich and gave to the poor. His next film, Dances with Wolves, won the Golden Globe award. In this film he starred as an American army officer who makes friends with Sioux Indians. Costner plays John Dunbar who the Indians call ‘Dance with Wolves’.

Kevin Costner is now very rich and famous, but success has not gone to his head. He is a home loving man and is very close to his family. His wife’s name is Cindy and they have three children: Annie, Lily and Joe.

Kevin likes sport and keeping fit. One thing is certain about Kevin Costner, his future career should be interesting to watch.

READING FOR 9TH : THE AMERICANS

READING FOR 9TH

THE AMERICANS

When asked about the Americans, most Europeans will probably say they are all fat, speak too loud, dress very badly, drive huge cars and eat beef for breakfast, lunch and dinner, followed by enormous ice-creams topped with lots of whipped cream. They will add that they are all very rich and live in very big houses.

It’s clear that the Europeans who think the Americans are like that have never been to America. I can’t agree with this stereotyped description of my fellow citizens. It’s true that we can come across lots of fat people when we travel through America. But it is equally true that most of us are quite normal and there are even a few, especially young women and teenagers, that are very thin.

Did you say all Americans are rich? A big surprise for Europeans touring America is exactly the large number of poor people they see, especially in very large cities. Unfortunately, too many Americans live below the poverty line due to unemployment or other social reasons. We often see men and women looking for food in trash cans or sleeping in the street or on park benches.

America is a country of contrasts: there are extremely rich and extremely poor people; somewhere in between are the rest of us – the middle class, treasuring life’s little joys and sharing our families’ and our friends’ sorrows just like everyone else all over the world.

The difference between the Americans and people from most European countries is that there are more of us and we have many different origins; so we have more fat people, more loud people, more rich people and probably more varieties of ice cream. Remember it is always dangerous to believe in stereotypes. After all, you wouldn’t like to be thought of as one of the oliver-skinned, lazy Portuguese, would you?

READING FOR 8TH COURSE - THE AMERICANS

READING FOR 8TH

THE AMERICANS