Simple present: Information Questions

1. Change the following sentences to questions beginning with the given question word. 

1. They live in Brooklyn.     Where ____________________________________________________?
2. The lesson begins at 8 o´clock.   What time ___________________________________________?
3. They get home at 6 o´clock every night.  What time ____________________________________?
4. She speaks French very well.   What ________________________________________________?
5. They meet on the corner every morning. Where________________________________________?
6. She teaches us grammar.   What ____________________________________________________?
7. He gets up at seven every morning.  When ____________________________________________?
8. Those girls sell newspapaer there.  What______________________________________________?

2. Supply DO or DOES to complete the following present tense questions.

1. Where ______   John live?2. What time ______ the plane leave?3. Where _______ you hang your hat and coat during the lesson?4. Where ______  they live?5. What ________ these girls generally do over the weekend?6. When _________ we eat lunch in the cafeteria?7. What ___________the children eat there?8. Where _______ George live?

3. Choose the best WH word,

1.  ______do you want to eat? Pasta and cheese.
2. _________ do they smoke? Cigarettes.
3. _________does John drive? Cars.
4. __________do we get up? Early in the morning.
5. __________ does that girl go swimming? At the club.

Simple Present: Yes/No questions. Seventh grade

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps and answer the questions Use Simple Present. 

1)  you  mineral water? (to drink)

     Yes, ____________.

2)  Sarah and Linda  their pets? (to feed)

    No, _____________.

3)  your teacher  your homework? (to check)

     Yes, _____________.

4)  they  in the old house? (to live)

     Yes,______________.

5)  the cat  on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)

     No, _______________.

6)  Nina  computer games? (to play)

     No, _______________.

7)  your parents  TV in the afternoon? (to watch)

     Yes, _________________-

8)  your grandmother  the phone? (to answer)

      No, _____________________.

9)  Andy  the shopping? (to do)

     Yes, ___________________.

10)  Garry and Ken  a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

      No, ____________________.

Simple present/Present progressive_ eighth Grade

Simple present/Present progressive

Here are some more ways we use the simple present:

1 To give instructions/directions
First, you boil some water and then you add the noodles and cook them for
three minutes. 
When you exit the MTR station, cross King’s Road and go two blocks down.
2 To make promises
I promise to be very careful with your digital camera.
I swear never to let you down.
3 To tell stories (for immediacy) 
Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster pops out!
She finishes her homework and then the phone rings.

Here are some more ways we use the present progressive:

1 To talk about ongoing changes
You are getting fatter and fatter.
He is becoming a responsible young man.
2 To talk about repeated actions
That boy is kicking the back of my chair.
The cat is scratching that sofa to pieces.
3 To talk about background events in a story
Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster is standing there!
She is doing her homework and the phone rings.

Here are some differences in how we use the simple present and the present Progressive:

Simple present	Present progressive
For permanent situations  She lives in Quarry Bay.	For temporary situations She is staying in the Kowloon Hotel.
For repeated actions not connected to the of speaking She takes dancing lessons on Monday evenings.	For repeated actions connected to the moment of speaking She is taking dancing lessons now but before she took Putonghua lessons.
For future events in an itinerary We arrive in Shanghai at 2.30 p.m. next week.	For planned future events We are going to Shanghai
For illnesses/physical states  I have a cold./My head aches.	For physical states only My head is aching.
For preferences/opinions I love pizza	For feelings we are experiencing now  I am enjoying every bite of this delicious pizza.

Exercises 

1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the simplepresent or the present  progressive tense.

1 My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.
2 He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.
3 We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?
4 We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays. 
5 In this photo, we __________________________ (play) volleyball on the beach.
6 I __________________________ (play) tennis every day. 
7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ (take) a shower.
8 My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.
9 I think this pen __________________________ (cost) HK$8.
10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ (use) the computerto do his homework.
11 A: ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?B: Yes, I __________________________.
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ (carry) meon his shoulders.
13 People ______________ always ___________________ (buy) new mobile phones.
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus stop.
15 ______________ you still ___________________ (watch) TV?
16 A: ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?B: No, they __________________________.
17 She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.
18 A: ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chan’s songs?B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.

HIGH NUMBERS AND MATH_ EIGHTH GRADE.

1. Read and write the number. Don't forget commas!!

a) sixteen;________________

b) twelve:_________________

c) twenty nine:_______________

d) one hundred and six :__________________

e) three hundred and forty:________________

f) two thousand and two:_________________

g) seven hundred seventy one:______________

h) ten thousand six hundred and twenty eight:___________

i) three million six hundred thousand four hundred and twelve:_______________

j) three hundred forty eight thousand two hundred and ninety nine:_____________

2. Now write the number.


a) 129:__________________________________________________________________________

b) 25,832:______________________________________________________________________

c) 99,213:_________________________________________________________________________

d) 125,315:_______________________________________________________________________

e) 489,257:_______________________________________________________________________

f) 333,928 :_______________________________________________________________________

g) 999,999:______________________________________________________________________

h) 23,559:________________________________________________________________________

i) 1,572:__________________________________________________________________________

j) 313:____________________________________________________________________________

k) 39,248:_________________________________________________________________________

III. Solve these math operations and write thm in English.

Example:  44 x 2= Forty four times two equals eighty eight.

1.   497- 169=______________________________________________________________________

2.     24 x 7 =______________________________________________________________________

3.     2,647 + 11,130 =_______________________________________________________________

4.     150÷3 =______________________________________________________________________

5.     12,318 + 91,742 =______________________________________________________________

Can /can't

Can ¨ or ¨can´t¨?

1. Complete the sentences with can or can't and translate  them into Spanish.

1. Cheetahs ________ run very fast.
2. Sheep ________ read.
3. A spider ________ drive a car.
4. A fish ________ swim.
5. Humans ________ read.
6. Parrots ________ talk.
7. Animals ________ read.
8. Lucrecia is three years old, she ________ make a pizza.
9.A girl ________ fly.
10. Ducks ________ swim.
11. Babies ________ ride bikes.
12. A dog ________ play tennis.
13. Squirrels ________ climb trees.
14. Cats ________ fly.
15. Bees ________ make honey.
16. Babies ________ drive a car.
17. Elephants ________ fly.

Basic Vocabulary_ Fourth Period_ Sixth Grade

1.       Can/Can’t:	51. Peregrine falcon:
2.       Fast  animals:	52. Sailfish:
3.       Draw:	53. Atlantic:
4.       Swim:	54. Pacific:
5.       Fly:	55. Weather:
6.        Color:	56. Sunny:
7.       Baby:	57. Cold:
8.       Penguin:	58. Rainy:
9.       Walk:	59. Hot:
10.   Cut:	60. Dad:
11.   Run:	61. How many?:
12.   Dance:	62. Beach:
13.   Emperor :	63. Move:
14.   Tall:	64. Umbrella:
15.   Big:	65. Sandwich:
16.   Jump:	66.  I´m not sure:
17.   But:	67. Sunglasses :
18.   Slow:	68. Shark:
19.   Climb:	69. Surfboard:
20.   Do:	70. Stand up:
21.   Sing:	71. Sit down:
22.   Fast:	72. Make:
23.   Ocean:	73. Towel:
24.   About:	74. Bike:
25.   Meter:	75. Boy:
26. Giraffe:	76. Girl:
27. Elephant:	77. City:
28. Ostrich:	78. Cloudy:
29. Lion:	79. Bridge:
30. Bear:	80. Long:
31. Monkey:	81. Fantastic:
32. Rhino:	82. Now:
33. Kangaroo:	83. Postcard:
34. Camel:	84. Country :
35. Let´s go:	85. How much? :
36. Let´s look at:	86. Key ring:
37. Zoo:	87. Dollar:
38. OK:	88. Necklace:
39. I´m sorry:	89. Mug:
40. Thanks:	90. Plate:
41. Good idea!	91.  Singer:
42. Facts:	92. Free:
43.  Short:	93. Music:
44. Water:	94. T-shirt:
45. Animal:	95. Socks:
46. Prepositions:	96.  children:
47. Town:	97. When?:
48. Say:	98. Birthday:
49. Small:	99. Month:
50. Cheetah:	100. Family: