Past Simple practice (Irregular Verbs)

Make the past simple:

1. She _________________ (bring) some chocolates to the party.
2. I _________________ (hear) a new song on the radio.
3. I _________________ (read) three books last week.
4. They _________________ (speak) French to the waitress.
5. He _________________ (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't
understand.
6. I _________________ (forget) to buy some milk.
7. She _________________ (have) a baby in June.
8. You _________________ (lose) your keys last week.
9. They _________________ (swim) 500m.
10. I _________________ (give) my mother a CD for Christmas.
11. At the age of 23, she _________________ (become) a doctor.
12. I _________________ (know) the answer yesterday.
13. He _________________ (tell) me that he lived in Toronto.
14. We _________________ (lend) John £200.
15. She _________________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
16. The children _________________ (sleep) in the car.
17. He _________________ (keep) his promise.
18. I _________________ (choose) the steak for dinner.
19. The film _________________ (begin) late.
20. We _________________ (fly) to Sydney.
21. They _________________ (drive) to Beijing.
22. He _________________ (teach) English at the University.
23. I _________________ (send) you an e-mail earlier.
24. We _________________ (leave) the house at 7 a.m..
25. He _________________ (feel) terrible after eating the prawns.

More practice on the following links:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

Writing task Unit 1: Informal letter to a penfriend

Upload your letters here (comments).

Family relationships

1. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/multiple/family_2.htm

2. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/cloze/daily_life.htm

Present Simple & Continuous

A funny video illustrating the difference between present simple & continuous.




You can watch it first and then give the following exercises a try!

EX. 1

EX. 2

English-Speaking Union Lecture: Professor David Crystal | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

English-Speaking Union Lecture: Professor David Crystal | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Online dictations!

By clicking on this link you will be able to test your listening skills whenever you want! You can choose among different dictations adapted for different levels:

http://www.dictationsonline.com/

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I'll be there for you (sing along!)

Here you have the official video of the song we sang in class. Enjoy!

Present Simple exercises

Practise the use of Present Simple online.

http://www.isabelperez.com/pr-simple-neg.htm

http://www.english-room.com/presentsimple_02.htm

http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/present1_1ynq.htm