Saint Patrick Institute (Escobar): SENIOR 3

17th May

GRAMMAR TEST

A) Read the instructions and complete the dialogues.

Dialogue 1

Sue: Did you pass the last exam?

Mary: No, I didn´t. I have many problems with maths. I 1) ________________________

(Use Present Perfect with NEVER)

Sue: Who is your teacher?

Mary: My teacher is Mr Nielsen. He 2) ___________________________________________

at my school for ___________________________.

(Use Present Perfect with FOR).

Sue: I am very good at maths. It is not so difficult. 3) ____________________________

(Give a recommendation with SHOULD). Don´t worry! I will give 4)

_______________________________________ (Use a phrase with the word ´HAND´)

Dialogue 2

Ted: Do you 5) _____________________________________________? (Complete the question with FANCY)

Paul: Sounds good! I would love to go for a walk. What time 6) ______________________________________________ ? (Complete the question with

SHALL)

Ted: Do you reckon five o´clock is ok?

Paul: That would be great. How about 7) ________________________________________ later?

Ted: Yes, of course. I haven´t been to a pub for ages.

Dialogue 3

Ralph: Do you want to go to Mc Donalds´?

Jake: No. I am sorry but I have become a vegetarian.

Ralph: 8) ________________________________________________________? (Ask a question

with HOW LONG)

Jake: I have been a vegetarian for a month.

Dialogue 4

Mum: I am really excited. I can´t believe that we are about to go on holidays.

9) ____________________________________________? (Ask a question with YET)

Daugther: No, I haven´t packed my clothes yet. I can´t find my new pair of jeans.

Mum: You 10) ___________________________________________ (Express obligation)

Daughter: Mum, I can´t hurry up. Can you help me?

B) Put the verbs into the correct form.

Last Saturday I had a big surprise from my best friend. I 1) _____________________ (watch) TV when she sent me a message. He said that he was at my front door. She always does this type of things. She is a great person. 2) I ________________ (meet) her when I was at Primary school. She 3) ______________________ (be) my best friend for a long time.

Every day she 4) _______________ (send) a message wishing me good luck at school. I 5) _______________________ (just/receive) one. She says that she wants to see me later. We are planning to go to cafe. I 6) _____________________________ (not/see) her for a month. I really miss her. The last time we got together we made a special dinner. While we 7) ____________________ (chat) we saw a documentary about Rome. We are planning to go there. 8) We _______________________ (always/like) this place. We 9) ___________________________ (already/ask) for information about prices and accomondation there. We have an excellent relationship, but my mother says we mustn´t 10) __________

(talk) so much.

16th May

TOPICS FOR THE GRAMMAR TEST

SIMPLE PRESENT versus PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE versus PAST CONTINUOUS

USEFUL LANGUAGE (STUDENT´S BOOK PAGES 16, 26 AND 38)

SHOULD / MUST

DON´T HAVE TO versus MUSTN´T (PAGE 23 STUDENT´S BOOK)

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE WITH EVER / NEVER /

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE WITH STILL / ALREADY / JUST

(STUDENT´S BOOK PAGE 43)

PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR / SINCE

12th May

READING COMPREHENSION

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

- LISTEN AND MARK TRUE OR FALSE.

1) When he was a child, he didn't use to play video games.

2) At first, he wanted to be a computer programmer

3) When he was at school, he didn't have the opportunity to have a group to develop softwares.

4) The first work experience was a summer job.

5) He doesn't enjoy facing problems.

6) The people he works with have all the same ideas.

7) He is fascinated by films.

8) He prefers big and complex games.

9) He is giving the students information how to contact him.

10) In all this listening he has mentioned some negative comnents about his job.

10th May

DESCRIBING A PICTURE

Look at the photo carefully. Read the questions to complete the description.

1) What does this photo show?

2) Where are they?

3) What are they doing?

4) How long have they been there?

5) How often do they go to this place?

6) Why do they do this together?

7) What have they just done?

8) What will happen if they are lucky?

9) How would you feel if you were them?

10) Have you ever gone fishing?

This photo shows a man who is with his daughter.

____________________________________________________

DIFFERENT TENSES

Put the verbs into the correct form.

Hi Jack,

How are you? Right now I am in Cancun. This place is great. I _______________(just/arrive) from the beach. Today the weather is really hot. If it ________________ (continue) like this, I _____________________ (swim) in the sea all afternoon. We ________________ (eat) at three different restaurants so far. For example, last night we ate at a restaurant next to the beach. I __________________________ (not/ buy) souvenirs for you yet. What do you want me to take you? If you _________________ (reply) this e-mail quickly, I ___________________ (get) what you want this evening. I am going shopping with my mother. You know that I _________________________ (like) clothes since I was a little girl. Guess What? This morning I _________________(sunbathe) when a boy _______________ (come) to talk to me. It was Adam! Can you believe that he is here! The world is a really small place! I miss you. Write soon.

Love,

Jess

21st April

TENSES

- Put the verbs into the correct form.

Emma is a one of the most famous cooks in London. She always 1) ........................ (work) really hard to be the best. Right now she 2) ......................... (do) a course about French desserts. 3) .......................... (cook) makes her feel the happiest woman in the world.

Last year she 4) ...................... (receive) an award for her incredible dishes. She 5) ............................ (be) a chef since she was twenty two years old. She 6) ...................................... (work) at Saint Ives restaurant for many years. She always says that she is really satisfied there.

If I go to London next summer, I 7) ............................ (go) to the place where she works. I am sure she will surprise me with her delicious food.

Everyone must 8) ........................ (try) her marvellous creations. I can't believe that Emma is my best friend at present because we 9) ........................ (have) many disputes when we were teenagers. That was a long time ago. Last week my cousin went to her restaurant and he said: ´I 10) ................................. (never/eat) such delicious food before.´

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Watch the video carefully and provide:

1)The first sentence in Present Perfect Continuous. I have been +ing form ...

2) Before inviting someone to do something you should ask this question in Present Continuous to check if the person is free: Are you ...?

3) The reason why one of the girls rejects the invitation to see a film: I have ...

4) A phrase that means ´It is your decision´: It is ...

5) The problem of the Mexican restaurant: There is no ...

LINK FOR THE LISTENING: https://youtu.be/SiFHSngF668