MATERIAL DE PRACTICA LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLES 5TO

LENGUAS

READING COMPREHENSION (lecto comprensión)

TEXT A

1) Read the following text from Kelly’s diary

Dear diary
I came back from my holiday last night. It was a really amazing one. Until 10 th December
last year, I didn’t know what to do or where to go on holiday but my Colombian friend,
Danny invited me to spend Christmas and New Year with him. So I went to Colombia!
I arrived in Santa Marta, a city on the Caribbean coast, on the 20th December. After I
unpacked my suitcase, Danny and I cycled to the beach which is only three blocks away
from my friend’s summer house. First, we put on our wet suits and went skiing. Then we
sunbathed and had some delicious fruit juice. The day before Christmas Eve we joined a
group of Danny’s friends and we all went rafting. It was a bit scary but wonderful!. We had
a lot of fun together! In the evening, all the shops were open so I did some shopping. I
bought some Christmas presents for Danny and my new group of friends. Fortunately, I
didn’t spend much money because there were some special offers.
On Christmas, and New Year’s days, we all got together at Danny’s and enjoyed ourselves
a lot. We had dinner and sang Christmas carols and old pop songs too. We danced and
celebrated until around 5 a.m. both occasions!
When the celebrations finished, we all planed some activities to do together everyday. It
didn’t rain at all so we played beach volleyball, went on a boat trip and did tai chi on the
beach. One day, I went skydiving and I enjoyed myself very much!
On the day my departure, everybody was sad. I cried because I didn’t want to leave my
friends. But they promised to visit me soon! To tell you the truth, I’d like to fly to Colombia
right now to see them again! I miss them too much…

2) CIRCLE THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE (REGULAR AND IRREGULAR

VERBS) (marca los verbos en pasado en el texto)

3) CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION IN THE SENTENCES BELOW

a- Kelly had a boring/spectacular holiday in Colombia.
b- At the beginning of December, Kelly knew/didn’t know where to go on holiday.
c- Kelly and Danny went to the beach by bicycle/on foot.
d- Kelly met/didn’t meet Danny’s family during her holiday in Colombia.
e- Kelly wants/doesn’t want to go to Colombia again.
4) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1-Where in Colombia did Kelly spend her holiday?
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2-Was Danny’s summer house far away from the beach?
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3-What activities did they all do on the beach after Christmas and New year?
____________________________________________________
4-Did Kelly enjoy the trip?
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TEXT 2
TEXT 3
GRAMMAR

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS : STRUCTURES AND USES

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):
1. The train always ________________(1: leave) on time.
2. "What's the matter? Why ________________(2: cry/you)?"
3. That's strange. They________________(3: not to watch) TV.
4. He________________(4: not to speak) very good English.
5. Please be quiet! I________________(5: do) my homework.
6. Where________________(6: live/they)?
7. Listen! John ________________ music! (7: play)
8. I never ________________(8: go) to the swimming pool.
9. Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three
concerts every week. He ________________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in
New York. He________________(11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel
now. He________________(12: have) his breakfast in the dining−room.
He________________(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(14:
read) a newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He________________(15: play) the
piano regularly. He________________(16: practise) for four hours every day.
He________________(17: go) to bed late and he always ________________(18:
get up) early. But he sometimes________________(19: get) dressed too quickly,
and this morning he________________(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!

Choose the correct form for each verb.

1. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France

A. believe B. am believing

2. Look! Junko ________ into the water.

A. jumps B. is jumping

3. I ________ you're crazy!

A. think B. am thinking

4. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!

A. hates B. is hating

5. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?

A. go B. am going

6. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.

A. go B am going

7. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

A. have B. am having

8. Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes.

A. drives B. is driving

9. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.
A. studies B. is studying

10. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.

A. snows B. is snowing

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous)

Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the woods. I ____________ (organize)
the food, because I _____________ (like) cooking. Dave ________________ (have) a big car
with a trailer, so he _____________ (plan) the transportation. Sam ______________ (bring)
the tent — he ___________ (go) camping every year, so he _________ (have) a great tent and
lots of other equipment. My wife _______ (think) we're crazy. She (like) _______________
holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ______________ (take) a trip to Paris instead.

Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences 1-8 below.

1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.

3 We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?

4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.

5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the morning.

6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.

7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!

8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

READ AND FILL IN WITH THE PAST FORM OF THE GIVEN VERBS

1. Last holiday my friends and I (go) to the Safari Park in Bogor.

2. We (leave) home at two o'clock in the morning.

3. It (take) us more than 5 hours to reach Puncak.

4. We (arrive) in Puncak at about 9 o'clock.

5. We (be) very hungry.

6. So, we (enter) a restaurant to have breakfast.

 7. After breakfast, we (continue) the trip to Bogor.

8. But, there (be) a traffic jam.

9. So, we (decide) to walk.

10. When the traffic started to move again, we (get) back into the car.

11. At around half past twelve in the afternoon, we (reach) the Safari Park.

12. We (spend) one hour in the Safari Park.

13. Then, we (eat) lunch at a restaurant.

14. The driver (drive) us back home at 7 p.m. after a little shopping.

15. We (feel) very happy but tired when we got home.

ANSWER

1. Where did they go last holidays?

2. Did they leave late in the morning?
3. Where did they have breakfast?
4. Did they go to Bogor on foot?
5. What time did they arrive at the Safari Park?
6. What did they do before going back?

COMPLETE WITH SIMPLE PAST

1. We ………………………………………(have) amazing holidays , we ……………………………….(visit)

three European countries and although we ……………………………………….(not go) to
England, I really ……………………………………(enjoy) the time we …………………………..(spend)
in Europe.
2. ………………………………………….(you – fly) to USA?
Yes, we …………………………………………….We ………………………………………(fly) to New York
but then we ………………………………………(take ) a train to Washington DC.
3. My vacation …………………………………..(be) awful. I ………………………………..(not go ) to the
beach because it …………………………………………………..(rain) everyday.
4. We …………………………………………….(visit) the theme parks but we
……………………………………….(not like) Sea World.
5. My family ……………………………………………..( take ) a tour around the London city last
holidays.
 6. Sarah ……………………………………………(be) promoted to executive chief last summer so
she …………………………………….(not go) on holidays. She …………………………………..(stay) in
the office and ………………………………………….(work) hard.

VERB TENSES FOR NARRATIVES

PAST SIMPLE TENSE PAST CONTINUOUS

TENSE

THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE IS USED TO EXPRESS ACTIONS OR EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AT AN
SPECIFIC PAST TIME.

“I phoned Peter last night”

“ We had a car accident a week ago”

THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE IS USED TO EXPRESS AN ACTION IN PROGRESS DURING A PAST
TIME.

“ Peter was having dinner”

“It was raining heavily”

Both tenses THE PAST SIMPLE and THE PAST CONTINUOUS are used in combinations in
narratives to express the following ideas:

1. Use the past continuous + past simple combo to talk about an ongoing action
that was interrupted by another event.
Example: “ When I phoned Peter, he was having dinner”
 Peter was having dinner when I phoned him”

“ I phoned Peter while he was having dinner.”

“ While Peter was having dinner, I phoned him”

COMPLETE WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Juliet ……………………………………………(go) out with a man called Paris but she

…………………..(not love) him. One evening, she ……………………………(watch) TV when the
telephone ………………………………..(ring). It …………………………..(be) Romeo and he
………………………………(say) that he ……………………………….(be) in the street below. She
………………………………….(open) the door of the balcony and ……………………….(see) him in
the street. He ……………………………………….(sit) on his motorcycle .
Immediately , he ………………………………..(begin) to sing . While he
………………………………(sing) it ………………………………….(start) to rain.
2. We …………………………………………..(swim) in the lake when a man
…………………………….(steal) our clothes.
3. What …………………………………………(you- do) when I ………………………………(call) at eight-
4. The children ……………………………………..(build) a rocket with boxes yesterday. It
………………….. (be) fun!
5. My friend Carl …………………………………..(climb) a tree last week when he
………………………..(slip) and ……………………………….(fall) down. Fortunately , he
……………………………..(not break) anything.
6. While I …………………………………….(leave) home for school , I …………………………..(notice) a
stranger near the corner.
7. While we ………………………………………..(cycle) along the path , a fox ……………………(run)
out in front of us.
8. My mum and I ……………………………………(play) ball near the river yesterday. I
………………………………..(throw) the ball to my mum but she …………………………………..(not
catch ) it. It ……………………………(go) directly into the river . While she …………………………
(try) to get the ball , she ………………………………..(fall) into the water. I
…………………………(catch) her jacket and ……………………………….(pull ) her towards me.
1. COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB IN THE PRESENT PERFECT.

1. Peter ……………………………………..(watch) the last Spielberg movie.

2. …………………………………………….(you . study) for this test?
Yes, I ………………………………………………
3. Carol and Rick ……………………………………………………..(buy) a new apartment.
4. Where is my bike? Somebody ……………………………………..(steal) it.
5. We …………………………………………………..(not be) in class lately.
6. The students ……………………………………………(read) a new lesson.
7. I ……………………………………….(have) a big breakfast.
8. They ……………………………………..(play) baseball for two years.
9. …………………………………………..(you . find) the key?
10. My father …………………………………(paint) his bedroom green.

2. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the
following English sentences in Present Perfect Tense.
1. They London this month. (leave)
2. He a lot of English papers. (bring)
3. She me about it. (tell)
4. I a long letter from father this week. (get)
5. She (just) ; she will speak to you in a minute. (come)
6. I to Radio City. (be)
7. I think the director the town. (leave)
8. I my office. (paint)
9. We her since she arrived to our city. (know)
10. I your name. (forget)
11. He the door. (close)
12. He it since we left him. (do)
13. I him my last penny. (give)
14. This order to many misunderstandings. (lead)
15. He his name on my book. (write)
16. She a new umbrella. (buy)
17. He my exercise over and over. (look)
18. I those books very cheaply. (buy)
 19. He for two months. (work)
20. She a new job. (find)

COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES
Watch the video : Observa este video para repasar cómo se forman los comparativos de los
adjetivos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cyVa2jt76s

A chart of structures to help you revise ( un cuadro de estructuras que te ayudará a

repasarlos)
 IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
GOOD BETTER THAN
BAD WORSE THAN
FAR FURTHER/ FARTHER THAN

Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary words.

(complete con el adjetivo en su forma comparative)

1. Snakes are ............................. (fast) snails.

2. London is ............................ (big) Madrid.
3. Snails are ........................... (slow) snakes.
4. My literature book is .................................. (difficult) my English book.
5. Lord of the Rings is ................................... (interesting) Mission Impossible.

Make sentences comparing these things, as in the example. (escribir

oraciones como en el ejemplo)

1. English / maths ( interesting ) English is more interesting than maths

2. A tortoise / a cat (slow) ..............................................................
3. My friend / I ( tall ) ..............................................................
4. Chocolate milkshakes / lemonade (good) ...........................................................
5. A tiger / a rabbit (dangerous) ...............................................................
6. The North Pole / Africa (cold) ...............................................................
7. Swimming / climbing (difficult ) ...............................................................
8. The Eiffel Tower / the Obelisco (big) ...............................................................
9. A stone / a feather (heavy) ...............................................................
10. Planes / cars (fast) .........................................................

SUPERLATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVE PRACTICE

LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE CHART
(Observa el cuadro de estructuras con atencion antes de resolver)
Write the superlative form of the given adjective in the blank.
(Escriba la forma superlativa del adjetivo dado en el espacio en blanco)

1. This camera is ………………………………………………………..(expensive) in

the store.
2. Do you really think this is ……………………………………….(difficult)
computer game.
3. My mobile phone is ………………………………………..(big) in the family.
4. My tablet has got ……………………………………..(small) screen.
5. This keyboard is ……………………………………….(good).
6. My old mobile phone has ………………………………(bad) quality camera
of all.
7. This free app is ……………………………………(slow) to download.
8. What is ……………………………………….(popular) game on internet?
9. …………………………………………(new) version of this game is amazing!
10. This nefflix series is …………………………………….(boring) one.
11. Tik Tok is …………………………………(fun) social network at the moment.
12. The video is …………………………………………….(long) in you tube.