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INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS “ILEUSCO”
Workshop #1
Review units 1- 3 & Introduction to present continuous (unit 4)
Name: Isabella Rubiano Motta English Level I total score: _____/50
Grammar and vocabulary ___/30
1. How many objects can you find in the picture? Choose ten and make sentences using there is and there are,
follow the example: ___/10 (1 each)
E.g. There is a board in the classroom (singular) – there are five chairs in the classroom (plural) (+)
It can be negative – There aren’t students in the classroom (-)
a. T
here are 5 chair in the classroom (+)
b. There is a lot of disorder (-)
c. There is a good space (+)
d. There are sacks thrown (-)
e. There is good teaching (+)
f. The teacher is not there (-)
g. There is a window (+)
h. The board is not erased (-)
i. The books shelf is tidy (+)
2. Write the plural or singular of the following nouns (remember the rules, look in your notebook), follow the
example. ___/8 (1 each)
A monkey / some monkeys a elf/ some elf’s
a sheep /some sheep a wallet/ some wallet
a watch/some watches a fish / some fish
a mouse/ some mouse a tooth / some tooth’s
3. Look at the chart and remember the rules for using this, that, these and those.
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This These
This IS an apple These ARE two apples
That Those
That IS an apple Those ARE some
apples
b. Now, look at the picture and make sentences, they could be affirmative or negative. ___/12 (3 each)
a.look at the 3 cats b. look at mariana
c.i don’t like to eat there d. look my dog________
Reading ____/10
4. Read the text and answer the questions?
FOUR CITIES ____/6 (1 each)
New York City is a very big city! It's in North America. There
are many museums and art galleries. It's expensive, but it's
interesting.
Brasilia is a new capital. It's in South America. The buildings
are big and modern. There are many parks.
Oxford is a small, quiet English city. There's a very old
university and 16,000 students from many countries live there.
Rome is very old. It's crowded and noisy, but the buildings are
beautiful. There are lots of interesting neighborhoods.
a. Where is Brasilia?
b. What city has an old university?
c. Which city is a new capital?
d. Where is New York City?
e. What city has a lot of museums and art galleries?
f. What city has big and modern buildings?
5. Write the adjective that best describes the statement (read the text again if necessary). Then, write
the opposite in front, follow the example. ____/4 (0.8 each)
Interesting / crowded / quiet / beautiful / modern / expensive
a. Rome Crowded / Empty
b. buildings in Brasilia_ modern
c. neighborhoods in Rome_ beautiful
d. New York City _expensive
e. buildings in Rome_ interesting
f. Oxford _quiet
g. Writing ___/10
6. Write a short paragraph about your city, use adjectives to describe places, weather, food and people.
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___/10 each
My city is Neiva Neiva_ has a tropical_ climate it has a lot of variety of cultures small_veri interesting_
Is very friendly_san pedro is celebrated here _place famous is san pedro plaza,and santa lucia
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Introduction to present continuous tense
7. Look at the chart (extra activity)
Subjec Affirmative Negative Interrogative
t
I I AM reading a book I AM not reading a book Am I reading a book?
You You ARE reading a book You ARE’NT reading a book Are you reading a book?
She She IS reading a book She ISN’T reading a book IS she reading a book?
He He IS reading a book He ISN’T reading a book IS he reading a book?
It It IS eating a bone It ISN’T eating a bone IS it eating a bone?
They They ARE reading a book They ARE’NT reading a book Are they reading a book?
We We ARE reading a book We ARE’NT reading a book Are we reading a book?
Subject + verb to BE + verb ING + complement
It is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now
8. Answer the questions using the present continuous tense.
Are the kids playing basketball? Is
she washing the dishes?
No, they aren’t, they are playing soccer No, she isn´t, she a take a shower
Is she eating an apple? Is he cleaning the kitchen?
No, she isn´t, she is eating a carrot
