EXERCISE1
HOMELESS MAN AND A DOG WHO SAVED HIM.
R d the text about a street cian and his dog Buddy.
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Tim Smith and his dog Bu famous after Tim wrote a story about how the animal rescued him 1. ............. a life of homelessness and drug addiction. Since then Tim Smith 2. ................ become a successful writer. His eight books, including the first, "A street dog named Buddy", have sold nine million copies in more 3. ................... 40 languages. The film adaption won Best British Film in 2017 and is based 4. ................... Tim and Buddy's realtionship. Tim will never forget the day 5. ..................... the injured stray dog turned up in the hallway outside his room in Tottenham, in spring 2007.
Tim decided to 6. ..................... his last 30 pounds on a visit to the vet to treat the dog's injured leg. In that period, Tim Smith's world was a mess. His only aim in life was 7. .................... survive - and keep off drugs. He earned some money 8. ................... a street musician. While he was playing, Buddy was sitting in the guitar case. "I had to be responsible as he needed me to 9. .................... after him. Everything positive in my life started with him", Tim says.
EXERCISE3
DESCRIBING BOOKS LISTENING EXERCISE
Click on the picture below to do the liveworksheet. Listen to the audio and follow the instructions. Write the letters in the correct place according to the audio clip.
Choose the best option in the following sentences
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
My most EXCITING / EXCITED experience as a teenager was travelling to London on my own.
I remember I was so EXCITING / EXCITED that I couldn't sleep the night before my flight.
I was really SURPRISED / SURPRISING when I got to the airport and found out that July, the girl I liked most from High School, was travelling with me.
I felt rather CONFUSED / CONFUSING when she asked to sit next to me. did she feel the same way as I did?
She told me she was a little bit WORRYING / WORRIED about the flight.
I advised her to listen to some RELAXING / RELAXED music. Soon, we both felt more RELAXED / RELAXING. I learnt lots of English and found out that July was INTERESTED / INTERESTING in me.
EXERCISE6
TALKFOR1MINUTE FOOD
Choose a card and talk for 1 minute about ...
Talk about your favourite dish and how to cook it.
Talk about foods you dislike the most.
Talk about your favourite restaurant in your town.
Talk about the most unusual food you have ever eaten.
Talk about what you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Talk about fast and junk food.
Talk about how to set a table in a proper way.
Talk about the best food for a party.
Talk about why people become overweight.
EXERCISE7
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Click on the picture on your right to watch the video about COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES IN ENGLISH. Video time: 05'25'' Do the exercises.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB, COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE OF THE WORDS PROVIDED. 1.
Ask the following questions:
What do you think is the most beautiful sound in the world?
What is your favourite thing about the person in front of you?
Explain what a bow tie is.
What is your favourite smell and what does it remind you?
What would you do if you forgot your bus pass?
When is the best time to see your country and why?
Why do you want to learn a foreing language?
Why do people visit your country?
What would you do if you had 1,000,000€?
What topics interest you?
What is the worst food you have ever eaten?
What would you do if you lost the key of your house?
Talk about the people in your family.
What are you most afraid of?
How often do you have nightmares?
You're in change of making dinner. What are you going to cook?
What would you do if the waiter gave you the wrong food?
You find a time machine ... where would you go?
Were you naughty when you were a child?
If you could only have ONE of your senses, which one would you keep?
How many hours do you usually sleep?
EXERCISE10
Ask and answer the following questions:
YESTERDAY
What time did you get up? Did you go to work? What other activities did you do? What did you have for dinner?
YOUR LAST BIRHTDAY
When was it? How did you celebrate? Did you get a present? What? Did you like the present/s? Who was with you?
YOUR LAST HOLIDAY
Where did you go? How did you travel? Who did you go with? Where did you stay?
LAST WEEKEND
Did you meet or visit friends?
Did you study? What?
Did you watch a film? What? What other activities did you do?
THE LAST TIME YOU COOK
What did you cook? What ingredients were in? Who did you cook for? Was it nice?
A CONCERT / FESTIVAL YOU WENT TO:
Where and when was it? Who performed at it? Who did you go with? Did you enjoy it? Why / not?
THE LAST TIME YOU WENT TO THE CINEMA:
When did you go, and with who?
What film did you see? Did you buy any food there? Was the film good? Why /not?
THE LAST TIME YOU WENT TO A RESTAURANT
What type of restaurant was it?
What did you order?
Did you enjoy it? Why / not? Who paid the bill?
SOLUTIONS
This is the fanciest dress I own. The politician spoke louder than was necessary. When we travel, my suitcase is always heavier than my husband's. January is the coldest month of the year Mrs. Smith speaks more fluently than her husband, but her daughter speaks the most fluently of the whole family. December 21 is the shortest day of the year. It is shorter than any other.
Susan is the fastest runner on the team Mary usually gets up earlier than her sister. A turtle moves slower than a rabbit.
This book is more interesting than the one I read last week. Daniel drives more carefully than his father. That gold necklace is the most expensive one in the whole store. This is the worst film I have ever seen in my life.
Sarah sings even more beautifully than her mother, who is a famou opera star. In fact, she has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard.