SECOND GRADED READERS (ANSWER KEY)

Hi everybody!

As you know you have got the exam on your second graded reader this coming Thursday. Find the answers to the questions on this entry.
Work honestly and seriously and check your own work!

Click HERE to find the answers to the activities on The Magic Pen 







Click HERE to find the answers to the activities on Dead Man's Island.

THE PAST SIMPLE

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This entry is about the PAST SIMPLE. As you know, there are two big groups of verbs in English:  REGULAR  and  IRREGULAR.

1)  Click HERE to find some good grammar explanation and activities about the PAST SIMPLE.

2) Activities with REGULAR VERBS:
    1- Activity 1
    2- Activity 2
    3- Watch this video about the pronunciation of the  -ed

   

 3) Activities with IRREGULAR VERBS:
     1- Activity 1
     2- Activity 2
     3- Activity 3
     4- Activity 4

4) Some more activities
    1- Past simple negative: Activity 1, Activity 2
    2- Past simple interrogative: Activity 1, Activity 2

5) Some more practice:
     Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3, Activity 4, Activity 5

THERE IS / ARE A /AN / SOME / ANY / MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF

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Click HERE  to find some explanations and activities about: SOME, ANY, MUCH, MANY

Do some more activites to get some more practice:
- Activity 1
- Activity 2
- Activity 3
- Activity 4
- Activity 5
- Activity 6

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1) THE PRESENT SIMPLE:

Click HERE to find some easy activities on the PRESENT SIMPLE. 

2) THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Click HERE to find some easy activities on the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

3) PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTIUOUS

Find some good GRAMMAR EXPLANATION and activities here.

Try these activities: Activity 1,   Activity 2

SUBJECT PRONOUNS / POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES/ POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS / OBJECT PRONOUNS. THE SAXON GENITIVE

Hello,
Personal pronouns and adjectives can sometimes be confusing in English.

Try the following activities to practise with:

 A)  SUBJECT PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:
- Activity 1
- Activity 2
- Activity 3
- Activity 4
- Activity 5

B) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES & POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:
- Activity 1
- Activity 2
- Activity 3
- Activity 4
- Activity 5

C) SUBJECT PRONOUNS & OBJECT PRONOUNS:
- Activity 1
- Activity 2
- Activity 3
- Activity 4
- Activity 5


THE SAXON GENITIVE
Find some useful activities about the Saxon Genitive:

1- The apostrophe’s  : Activity 1,  Activity 2,  Activity 3 

2- ‘s  or s’ :  Activity 1,  Activity 2,  Activity 3 

3- ‘s  or  of:   Activity 1,   Activity 2
 

GRADED READER

Hello!

These are the graded readers that you have to read for the second term. You need to choose one or the other depending on your level of English:

1) The Magic Pen  by Julie Hart (Burlington 2º ESO)
   
       Click HERE to find the audio version of the book.
       Find  HERE the activities about the book.


2) Dead Man's Island by John Escott (Oxford Bookworms, Stage 2) Don't forget to do the activities on pages 44-51 of the book

ORAL EXAM (13th - 15th December)

You should start thinking about the "speaking" section of your exam:

Choose ONE of these OPTIONS and be ready to talk for about 3 minutes

1- A BIOGRAPHY:  “About my grandmother/grandfather”  Bring a photograph (in a flash drive)  and draw a timeline about him/her  in a power-point presentation. Then get ready to tell us about this person.

2-About SUMMERHILL: Find information about this unusual school on the Internet and re-read the text on page 11 of your workbook. Be ready to talk about it. How is Summerhill different to your school?

3- The Canterville Ghost: Tell us about the book you have read. You can say something about the author, Oscar Wilde, the characters, the plot, your favourite chapter….

4-ROLE-PLAY: Work in pairs or in a group of three. Choose one of the scenes in The Canterville Ghost , write the script and role play it.