since - for

Fill in since or for

You & Me: Unit 15 - At school

Vocabulary in Context: Gap-Fill-in-Exercise








Source: Schule.at

Song - Don't know much about History - Sam Cooke

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for
But I know that one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be

Now, I don't claim to be an "A" student
But I'm trying to be
For maybe by being an "A" student baby
I can win your love for me

Exercises for the 4th Test

Melric

What was the name of the King's magician?
What sort of work did he do for the King?
Who did he also help?
Why was Melric in a hurry one morning?
What happened when he said his magic words?
Why was the King angry with Melric?
What happened when people tried to do their work without Melric's help?
Who did Melric want to see and ask for advice?
How did he travel?
Where did Old Kra live?
How did Melric feel when he arrived?
Why did Melric lose his magic?
Did Kra give Melric his magic back? If so, what did he tell him?
Who did Melric see when he got home?
What did he change himself into?
Who did he cange into cats?
What happened when the people in the castle opened the doors?
What did Melric say when people asked him for help?
What did Melric have to learn?


For the answers click here





Tenses:
Present Tense Simple/Progressive, Past Tense Simple, Will-Future, Near Future, Present Perfect Simple

1 Mr Brown ………………. (break) his leg last October. He ………………. (not be able) to work since then.
2 My daughter ……………. (read) three books every month.
3 How often …………….. (you, go) swimming when you were at the seaside last summer?
4 I ………….. (help) you if I have time tomorrow.
5 What …………. (you do) tomorrow?
6 ……………….. (you, ever, be) to Paris? Yes, I …………… (be) there last year.
7 I am so sorry, but I ……………. (not, can) come to your party next week.
8 Last week Johnny ……………………. (buy) a model plane.
9 Mr Brown …………………. (be) a teacher for ten years.
10 …………………….(you, have) breakfast yet? – Yes, I ……………. (have) breakfast half an hour ago.
11 The wind ………………… (blow) since last night.
12 America ………………. (be) discovered by Christopher Columbus.
13 Where …………………(you, be) all morning? It’s nearly three o’clock now.
14 I think, they …………………. (soon, arrive).
15 ………………… (you, see) Mr Pay today?
16 I …………….. (be) seventeen next month.
17 How long ………………… (you, be) here? For two years.
18 Linda …………………. (not, finish) her homework yet.
19 Our neighbour always ………….. (play) the pinao when we want to go to bed.
20 At present he is ……………….. (play) again.
……………………… (Susan, attend) music classes regularly? – Yes, she …………….. (go) there every Wednesday.
21 We ………………… (not, sleep) another night in this hotel.
22 In two years’ time I ……………… (be) a doctor.
23 I am sure he ……………….. (help) you if you ask him nicely.
24 Last night we …………….. (hear) angry voices and ………………. (call) the police.
25 Sue ……………….. (never, have) a car accident although she ………… (be) a lousy driver.
26 Jack, …………………. (you, do) your homework yet? – No, mum. I …………… (watch) TV at the moment. I ……………….. (do) it later.
I think they ……………….. (soon, arrive).
27 When …………………. (you, be) at the university? – I …………. (be) there from 1995 to 2001.
28 Look at the dark clouds. It …………………… (rain).
29 My dad ………………. (not, meet) his brother for five years.
30 …………………… (she, ever, work) as a typist before?

For the answers click here

Vienna English Theatre - Virtual Heroes

We all enjoyed a wonderful performance on Thursday, May 8 th. Here are some photos.

Tenses - mixed

Fill in the correct tense.





Source: English web

Unit 14: The driver of the year

Words: Vocabulary in context

Exercises: Past Tense Simple and Present Perfect Tense Simple

Click here to do some exercises on the Past Tense Simple and the Present Perfect Tense Simple.

Irregular Verbs - Hangman

Click here to play Hangman and practise some Irregular Verbs.

At the airport

Here are some useful phrases:

1) Buying a ticket

· I'd like to reserve two seats to London.

· Will that be one way or return flight?

· How much is a return ticket?

· It's € 819. Will you pay by check or by credit card?

· Here's my Visa Card. Can we get an aisle seat please?

· You can choose your seat when you check in.

2) Checking In

· Can I see your ticket and passport, please?

· Here they are. Can we get one seat near the aisle?

· Yes, that's no problem. You're in seats 27B and 27C.

· Thanks. Where do we go next?

· Go to Gate A8, straight ahead then turn left.

· On the Airplane

· Would you like something to drink?

· Could I have Coke with no ice?

· Here you are. Please fill out this form before the plane lands.

· What is this form for?

· It's a Customs and Immigration form. You will use that in the airport before you can enter the country.

4) The Arrival

· Thank you for flying Happy Airlines!

· I had a good trip. Thanks for your help.

· It was our pleasure and we hope to see you again.

5) Getting through Customs

· Do you have anything to declare?

· I just have one bottle of wine. It's a gift for my friend.

· How much wine is in the bottle?

· It contains 750ml.

· That's fine. Have a nice stay.

6) Getting your luggage

· At which carrousel will our luggage be?

· At number 5, over there.

· Great! I'll get a trolley right away.

7) Going through the Customs

· What's in the small bag?

· I have a laptop computer and some books.

· Could you open it please and turn on your computer.

· Sure. It will take a few moments to boot up.

· Okay, everything seems okay. You can go.

8) Getting out

· Excuse me, where can I get a taxi?

· Go down to the end of the hall and the taxis are waiting just outside.

· Thank you!

Vocabulary:

return flight - Rückflug
aisle - Gang
Customs and Immigration form - Zoll- und Einwanderungsformular
pleasure - Vergnügen
to declare - verzollen
to contain - beinhalten
to boot up - laden

Checking In:
Listen to the dialogue here.

Story - Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington lives in a small house with his mother and father. They live in the country. They are very poor.

Click here to read and listen to the story.
Loudspeakers !




Source: The Voyage Kids

Present Perfect Simple - Exercises

Exercise 1: Past Participle
Exercise 2: have - has
Exercise 3: Positive Sentences
Exercise 4: Negative Sentences
Exercise 5: Sentences with 'never'
Exercise 6: Questions
Exercise 7: Ask for the bold part
Exercise 8: Mixed exercises
Exercise 9: Exercise - Loch Ness
Test 1: Level one
Test 2: Level two
Test 3: Level three

Present Perfect Simple

Hi Superstars,

This is the new Tense we are learning .
You need to study the rules carefully.
But not today. The sun is shining.
Out you go!
Enjoy Sunday afternoon !





Present Perfect Simple

Im Deutschen heißt diese Zeitform einfache Vergangenheit oder Perfekt.
Sie drückt aus, dass eine Handlung vor kurzem stattfand und noch Einfluss auf die Gegenwart hat.



Bildung:

have/has + Past Participle (3. Form des Verbs)
learn – learned – learned
do – did – done (Irregular Verb)

Positiv: I / you / we / theyI have learned. He / she / it has learned.
Negativ: I have not learned. He has not learned.
Frage: Have I learned? Has he learned?



Verwendung:

Für eine Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und abgeschlossen ist und deren Ergebnis betont wird:
He has cleaned his bicycle.

Für eine Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und in die Gegenwart andauert:
The film has not started yet.

Für eine eben abgeschlossene Handlung:
Mum has cooked dinner.

Für eine Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen wurde und deren Folgen in die Gegenwart reichen.
It has rained. The streets are wet. (Es regnet nicht mehr, aber die Straßen sind noch nass)

Für eine Handlung, die bis zum Zeitpunkt des Sprechens nie, einmal oder mehrmals stattgefunden hat.
I have never been to England.



Signalwörter:

already - schon
ever - je, jemals
just - gerade, eben
never - nie
not yet - noch nicht
so far, till now, up to now - bis jetzt
since - seit (Zeitpunkt)
for - seit (Zeitspanne)

Irregular Verbs - Crossword puzzle

Click here to solve the crossword puzzle.





Source: englisch-hilfen.de

Irregular Verbs

Study these Irregular Verbs carefully.
Have a nice weekend !

Present	Past	Past Participle
be	was, were	been
become	became	become
begin	began	begun
blow	blew	blown
break	broke	broken
bring	brought	brought
build	built	built
burst	burst	burst
buy	bought	bought
catch	caught	caught
choose	chose	chosen
come	came	come
cut	cut	cut
deal	dealt	dealt
do	did	done
drink	drank	drunk
drive	drove	driven
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
fly	flew	flown
forbid	forbade	forbidden
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
freeze	froze	frozen
get	got	gotten
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grow	grew	grown
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hold	held	held
hurt	hurt	hurt
keep	kept	kept
know	knew	known
lay	laid	laid
lead	led	led
leave	left	left
let	let	let
lie	lay	lain
lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
meet	met	met
pay	paid	paid
quit	quit	quit
read	read	read
ride	rode	ridden
ring	rang	rung
rise	rose	risen
run	ran	run
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
seek	sought	sought
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
shake	shook	shaken
shine	shone	shone
sing	sang	sung
sit	sat	sat
sleep	slept	slept
speak	spoke	spoken
spend	spent	spent
spring	sprang	sprung
stand	stood	stood
steal	stole	stolen
swim	swam	swum
swing	swung	swung
take	took	taken
teach	taught	taught
tear	tore	torn
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
throw	threw	thrown
understand	understood	understood
wake	woke (waked)	woken (waked)
wear	wore	worn
win	won	won
write	wrote	written

Midnight Surprise 2

As a magician . . .

… I’d change myself into Superman.
Then I would help people all over the world.
In America, in Australia and in Austria.
I would fly from one big city to another big city and from one small town to another small town. I would see the world and I would also meet many new people. I would be strong and powerful and I would also be rich. As Superman I would also be super at school. Samuel

… I’d change my self into superman. And then I would help people all over the world. I would fly from East Africa to South America and help the poor. I would change all dry places into green oases. I would be so powerful and strong, that I would change war into peace. Everybody around the world would have enough to eat and nobody would be hungry. I would make all people happy. And for myself I would get a white rabbit out of a cylinder. – All by magic! Anna

…I'd change myself into a superstar.
I would be pretty and all people would love me.
At concerts, all young girls and boys would shout yeah!
I would be rich and have all good things.
My hobbies would be singing, playing the guitar and dancing.
I would eat ice-cream and apples.
I would live in a villa with a big swimming pool in the garden.
Every day I would have a party with a lot of people.
It would be funny.
I would sleep in the garden in tents with my friends and tell ghost stories to each other.
That would be really exciting. Teresa

As a magician, I'd change mysself into Superman. Then I would help people all over the world when they are in dangerous situations. I would fly from one big city to the next one until I am in New York. I would be the strongest and most powerful man in the world. My friends would be Supermen too and I would fly around the earth with them. We would have lots of fun and all people would be happy if they saw us. Albert

I'd change myself into an angel. Then I would fly in the sky. I also would help other people. Maybe I want to meet other people from all over the world. Then I would speak with them. If I met other people, I would learn all language. I would like to fly to Spain. Spain is more beautiful than Austria. As a magician I would also change myself into an animal. A rabbit. Then I would jump high over the world. This would be funny and wonderful. Julia

…I’d change myself into a super snail, a very fast super snail. I would buy a small car and drive round the world. In every town in the world I would have lots of friends.I would help them when they make a mistake. In the mountains I would have lots of friends, too. They would be monsters, but not terrible ones. No, very nice monsters. At the age of seventeen I go back home to my family. Then they would be very happy. And I would happy too! Stefanie

…I’d change myself inot a pop star. Then I would have a beautiful, big villa with a swimming pool and a whirlpool. I would have a lot of friends and they would play in my band with me. We would give a lot of concerts and we would have a lot of fans. My band and I would give a lot of autographs and hold meetings. Then I could help people all over the world. I would be rich and would have a beautiful life. Andrea

…. I’d change myself into a bird. I would like to be a green and red bird with orange eyes. Then I could fly around the world and I would always be happy because I could stay everywhere. I could stay in Australia, America, Asia, Africa and in Europe. But could also change myself into a flower because then I would smell nice and look pretty. I would be a yellow and red flower. I would stay in my mother’s garden. Then my mother would pick me and put me in a vase. Alexandra

..I’d change myself into Superman. I would be very rich and spend my holidays in Hawaii and on other islands. I could fly to the moon and see the earth from above. I would live in New York in a skyscraper. Together with my friends I would have a rock band. We would be stars in the whole world. Every weekend we would be on tour in big cities to play in concerts. With my money I would help the poor. The children in Africa would get water, food and clothes and the would all be happy. Bernhard

… I’d change myself into Superboy. Then I would be the champion of the world and help all people. I would also be rich and clever at school. I would give a lot of money to other people, especially to the poor. I would be a super genie in Physics, Maths and in all other subjects. I would be strong and helpful. I would have lots of friends. That´s just a dream. But I like dreaming. Armin

…I’d change myself into a sportswoman. Then I would be the star in a film. I would swim a competition on television. I would be a superstar and have a lot of medals. I’d be the best cyclist. Then I would play a tennis match and win it. I’d like to be famous and win lots of gold medals. Then everybody would love me. Daniela

... I´d change myself into a space jumper. Then I would jump from all skycrapers in the world. I would also jump from mountains. The highlight would be to jump from Mount Everest. After that I would take my snowboardand go down the deep snow. Later I would surf on the highest waves in Hawaii. I would also take my Tornado Catamaran and sail around the world. I would be the best sports champion. Niki

… I´d change myself into a president. Then I would help kids all over the world. I would fly from one country to another and help poor kids in the slums and give them a shelter and food. I would build schools for street kids because that is important for their future. I would be rich and build lots of beautiful green parks where all the children could play and have fun. I hope I could change lots of things as a president. Philipp

... I'd change myself into a rich woman. Then I could buy a villa. I could also buy a car. I could buy a swimming pool, I could help the poor. I could help the animals. I could buy the whole world and forests would grow everywhere. Then I would turn myself into a supergirl to help all people that need help. I might even turn into an animal to see how the animals live Actually, I could transform myself into anything that would make fun. Mihriban

… I would change myself into a big, proud lion. Then I would live in the jungle. I would be the king of the animals. In the jungle there would be lots of other diffrent animals.A monkey, a bird, a snail and many others. They would be my friends and I would play a lot with them. I would love to live in the jungle. It would very noisy because of the animals. It would be wonderful in the jungle. And if I did not want to be a lion anymore, I would change myself into another animal or a person. Chiara

... I would change myself into a famous and rich man. I certainly would be a great sports man. I would engage myself in pollution control. I would stop cultivation from genetic manipulated food and support GM-free food. As a very rich man I would prevent the clearing of the rainforest. And I would stop the wiping out of plants and animals. Of course I also would reduce the cars on the streets. I would spend my money on poor people. I would take care that they have enough to eat and to drink. Then I would build houses, schools and hospitals. Michael

...I'd change myself into a filmstar. I would be famous and everybody would know me. I would be on the front pages of magazines. Reporters would pay a lot of money to interview me. I would see the world and star in films in a lot of places. And maybe I would go to Hollywood. I would meet many new people and have a lot of fans and friends. I also would be very rich and live in a wonderful villa near Hollywood.. And there I would live and have a lot at great parties. Anna M.

… I'd change myself into a filmstar. Because I'd like to be rich. I'd also like to be famous. I would go to America and star in a film. When I'm be rich I could help other people and get many new friends. As a fimstar I could always stay in a super hotel with a swimmingpool. I could fly from one big city to another. As a filmstar I would have a lot of fund and I could be always happy. Sandra

... I would change myself into a lion. Then I would catch other animals, eat them. I would go into the desert. There I would find a deserted oasis. I would live there with my friends and their children. There would be water and fruit on high trees.The water would be in a big lake with an island in the middle. I would save children from the wild water.We would live like kings and have a lot of fun. It that was too boring, I would change myself back again. And if I’d like to be a lion, I’d change myself again. Monika

… I'd change myself into Superman. I would be strong. I would be fly from one country another one. I would help all children of the world. I would help the world. I would really like to change myself into Superman. Sebastian

You & Me - Unit 13: Magic

Exercise 1: Dialogue
Test 1: Dialogue
Exercise 2: Dialogue with video
Test 2: Dialogue with video
Exercise 3: Vocabulary in Context

Source: Herderschule

The walking man

This is a story of a long journey that ends where it began.


Read the text carefully:

Once there was a lonely man who started walking and walking, all over the world. He went to many countries, he got a lot of new friends, he walked for several years, until he one day forgot why he started walking in the first place, and then he walked home.

Now click here to reconstruct the text. You can also listen to the text by clicking on the first word.






Source: British Council

Will - Future / Going-to-Future

Hi, Superstars,

Do you remember the Future Tenses?
You sure do.
Let's look at the rules again:


Beide Zeitformen finden in der Zukunft statt.

Die Will-Future wird für Vorhersagen, Vermutungen, Versprechen und für sponatane Entscheidungen verwendet.


Die Going-to-Future wird für Handlungen verwendet, die geplant sind.

Die Will-Future wird in der Schriftsprache (in Zeitungen) auch dann verwendet, wenn man in Unterhaltungen eher die Going-To-Future nehmen würde.



Will-Future:
Aussagesätze:
Hilfsverb will + Infinitiv des Verbs.
Es wird in allen Formen will + Infinitiv (auch bei he, she oder it) verwendet.
He will play football. Kurzform: He’ll play football.

Im Britischen Englisch wird für die erste Person (I/we) auch manchmal shall anstelle von will verwendet.

Verneinte Sätze:
He will not play football. Kurzform: He won’t play football/He’ll not play football.

Frage:
Will he play football?



Going-to-Future:
Aussagesätze:

Form von to be (am, are oder is) going to + Infinitiv des Verbs.
I am going to play fooball. Kurzform: He/she/it is going to play football.
We/you/they are going to play football.

Verneinung:
Bei der Verneinung wird not einfach hinter das Hilfsverb (am, are oder is) gesetzt.
I am not going to play football.
He/she/it is not going to play football.
We/you/they are not going to play football.

Fragen:
Am I going to play football?
Is he/she/it going to play football?
Are we/you/they going to play football?

That's easy-peasy, isn't it?



Now let's do some exercises:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

Midnight Surprise

April weather

What's the weather like where you live?

Weather in April can be funny, don't you think?
Only a few days ago it was snowing and it felt more like winter than spring. But as long as you are wrapped up nice and warm in your hat, scarf and jumper, it does not matter how cold it is.

What clothes do you like to wear when you play outside?
Here you can read along to find out what people wear when it is cold, hot and rainy.


Sing along: The Weather Song

Spring flowers

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" - Robin Williams

Look at the photos of spring flowers, study the words and do the exercise.





Source: englisch-hilfen.de

Song - Old Mac Donald had a farm

Click here to sing the song and play the game
Speakers !





Vocabulary:
drag - ziehen
put them close together - Stelle sie eng zusammen
to come to life - lebendig werden

Australia

We have just learned about Australia in Geography. Can you do this quiz?

1. Australia is called the land ___________________.

2. The first people to live in Australia were ___________________.

3. Australia is about the size of the ___________________.

4. The middle part of the country is called the ___________________.

5. Australia has about ten times more ___________________ than people.

6. A ranch is known as a ___________________ in Australia.

7. A marsupial is an animal that carries its young in a _________________.

8. The Great Barrier Reef has the world's largest deposit of ___________________.

9. Australia was first used as a ___________________ colony by the English.

10. The aborigines used the ___________________ as a weapon.

For the answers click here


Australians speak English just like you and me, but there are some words that Australians use that are very different.

We say:	Australians say:
countryside	bush
chicken	chook
friend	mate
good day or hello	g'day
sweater	jumper
sweets	lollies
farm	station
ketchup	tomato sauce
sheila	girl, female
barbecue	barbie