Extra participation

For an extra participation remember to bring your extra copies organised and the Workbook answered (up to page 75).
Also, please bring your final study guide (the guide we checked last class).

You can bring your copies in a simple folder, you do not need to spend any money. The purpose is that you have all the material organised for future reference.

American English File Grammar Bank

AMERICAN ENGLISH FILE 1B

GRAMMAR BANK

ANSWER KEY

 7A

a   2. an orange

3.     a cookie

4.     some peas

5.     an ice cream

6.     some cake

7.     some coffee

8.     some cheese

9.     some French fries

10.  a pineapple

b  1. some

      2. some

3.     an

4.     any

5.     some

6.     any

7.     an

8.     any

9.     a

10.  some

7B

a 

       1.  How many

       2.  How much

3.     How much

4.     How many

5.     How many

6.     How much

7.     How many

8.     How much

b    1. a lot of

      2.  much

3.     many

4.     None

5.     a lot of

6.     Not much

7C

a    2.   She’s going to speak Italian.

3.     She’s going to stay in a hotel.

4.     She’s going to take photos.

5.     She’s going to eat spaghetti.

6.     She’s going to see the Colosseum.

b    1. is going to cook

2.     I’m going to study.

3.     Are (you) going to buy

4.     aren’t going to fly

5.     is your (brother) going to do

6.     isn’t going to have

7D

a    

     1.  It’s going to rain.

      2.   She’s going to have a baby.

3.     She’s going to have an accident.

4.     They’re going to play tennis.

b    1. ‘re going to win

      2. isn’t going to pass

3.     ‘s going to be

4.     ‘re going to have

5.     ‘re going to break

6.     ‘s going to wake up

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8A

a    1.   shorter

2.   more difficult

3.     more beautiful

4.     noisier

5.     thinner

6.     closer

7.     easier

8.     richer

b.   1. is bigger

      2. is prettier

3.     is more dangerous

4.     is worse

5.     is more comfortable

6.     is younger

7.     are cheaper

8.     is better

8B

a    1.   the smallest

2.   the highest

3.     the most expensive

4.     the oldest

5.     the most difficult

6.     the driest

7.     the most beautiful

8.     the poorest

b    1. the tallest

      2. the oldest

3.     the best

4.     the hottest

5.     the most famous

6.     the worst

7.     the most difficult

8.     the prettiest

8C

a    1.   I’d like to be a millionaire.

2. Would you like to be famous?

3.     I wouldn’t like to go up in a balloon.

4.     He’d like to learn how to cook.

5.     She wouldn’t like to be on TV.

6.     Would they like to have children?

7.     I wouldn’t like to live in a foreign country.

8.     We’d like to buy a bigger house.

b  

1. to have

2.  to go   flying

3.     to be

4.     seeing   to go

5.     to get

6.     to open   cooking

7.     living

8.     to learn

8D

a   1.   slowly

      2. perfect

3.     quickly

4.     good

5.     carefully

6.     safe

7.     well

8.     terrible

b  1  badly

    2 slowly

3.     quietly

4.     easily

5.     hard

6.     carefully

7.     aggressively

8.     beautifully

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9A

 a   1.   She hasn’t been to the US.

      2. They haven’t been to China.

3.     He’s been to an opera.

4.     You haven’t been to my house.

5.     I haven’t been there.

6.     We’ve been to Madrid.

b  1. I haven’t been to Miami.

2. have you been to Barcelona?

3.     Mark hasn0t been to South America.

4.     My parents have been to Africa.

5.     Has Ann been to Argentina?

6.     We haven’t been to Budapest.

9B

 a   1.   met

       2. read

3.     fallen

4.     cried

5.     traveled

6.     met

7.     seen

8.     written

b   1. Have you ever spoken

     2. have

3.     was

4.     did you see

5.     say

6.     did you say

7.     asked

8.     Has your brother been

9.     has

10.  He’s been

11.  did he go

12.  went

13.  Did he like

14.  loved 

Reading Practice

If you choose one reading and show me the results of the quiz on Thursday I will give you one reading participation for the test.

Edinburgh
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/reading/edinburgh.html
Stonehenge
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/reading/stonehenge.html
England National Football Team:
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/reading/football-team.html

Scary Tales and Holidays

To Read and Listen:

From 'Dracula' to 'Twilight,' Vampires Evolve With the Times

• http://www.manythings.org/voa/0/12886.html

To Listen:

Ghost Ship. The Mary Celeste

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUSzRiiwAGc&feature=player_embedded#at=431

History of Halloween

The Day of the Dead

Exam Practice

American English File Website

Here are the websites that correspond to our book. Edward was very kind to share them with us. Thanks!!

• http://elt.oup.com/student/americanenglishfile/?cc=global&selLanguage=en  (all levels)
• http://elt.oup.com/student/americanenglishfile/1/?cc=global&selLanguage=en (level one)

Grammar Practice

Adverbs or Adjectives?

• http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/gc-advadj.html

Adjectives Review:

• http://www.manythings.org/vq/mc-adj.html

Listening Practice

Listening with questions:
Audio

• http://www.esl-lab.com/travel/travelrd1.htm
• http://www.esl-lab.com/trainnew/index.htm

Video

• http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=9672
• http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=4537
• http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_high_intermediate.php?id=9377

Just to watch and listen:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPG9D_Ktfps

Reading Practice

• http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading/1r3-hotel-dialogue.php
• http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading/1r4-letter-sentence-insertion.php

Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives

Comparatives Reference:

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjektive_steig.htm
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdSaHVRklTE
• http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/comparative-superlative 

Practice:

• http://english-zone.com/grammar/compare1.html
• http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-comparisons.html
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjectives_comparison_sentences.htm

Choose Comparatives: 

• http://www.roadtogrammar.com/ 

Comparing Characters:

• http://home.nordnet.fr/%7Ermaufroid/pupitre/comparing/comparingcharacters.htm

Games:   

• http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/basketball.html 

Superlatives 

Game:

• http://www.eslgame.com/activities/apple-catch/superlatives/

Comparatives and Superlatives:

• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-50357.php
• http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-comparative-superlative1.html

FOOD

Here are some sites to practice food vocabulary:

• FRUIT:                  http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/fruit/ 
• VEGETABLES:    http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/vegetables/ 
• FOOD:                 http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/food  http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/food2/

Practice

• http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/food_vocabulary.php 
• http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/vegquiz4.php 

Games:

• http://www.manythings.org/lulu/f4.html# 
• http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/games/ 

Make a pizza:

• http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/Tools/MyPizza/MyPizza_Flash.aspx 

Kids game: Pack a picnic

• http://pbskids.org/berenstainbears/games/pack_picnic/index.html 

Conversation

At a restaurant: http://www.pronunciator.com/Spanish/English-British/5-396-857.html

SOME/ ANY Explanation:

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/some_any.htm
• http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-determiners-some-any.htm
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/some-any

SOME/ ANY Exercises:

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any.htm
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any3.htm
• http://www.better-english.com/easier/someany.htm
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/some-any/exercises