29 February 2008

Donald


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Great, creative writing ! I am proud of you all.
Enjoy your weekend !

This is the beginning of a story:


In an old castle in the north of England, there lived a ghost.
His name was Donald. Donald was very good at frightening people.
Every night at midnight he did the same things. First he walked round the castle. Then he went to the hotel in town and frightened the tourists and their children. Then he went back to the castle. But one night, something happened. When Donald came out of the castle, he saw . . .

These are your endings:


.....his old friend Archibald.
Suddenly Donald's surrounding changed. They were in a prison now."What are we doing here?", Donald asked.
"Your time is over, Donald. You were a good ghost, but now you have to go,” Archibald answered.
Donald asked,”What are you talking about? What are you doing here? I thought you would be hanging on a chain for another 230 years!"
Archibald didn't say a word, he just took a letter out of his long black hair and gave it to Donald.
Donald shouted when he opened the letter.
The letter said: Donald, just because of you, Archibald put the ring on Dee's finger. You told him that he should do so. Now you have to be hanging on a chain for another 230 years.
Suddenly Archibald took one of the chains which were hanging behind him, and hanged Donald on it.
"No, please don't do this to me, Archibald! I have always been your friend,” Donald shouted.
But it was too late, Archibald was gone.

Albert

. . . no tourists and no children.
"Where are they today?" he thought.
He looked at the hotel, but there were nobody. It was very quiet round the it. D
onald was scared and went back to the castle.
Suddenly there were a lot of ghosts in front of the castle.
Donald ran away as fast as he could. The ghosts started laughing. He could not frighten tourists and children anymore.

Sandra

. . . all his friends with party hats on their heads.
Donald was very surprised and asked his best friend Joe,"What is this?"
Joe answered," Surprise, surprise! It's your birthday party!"
250 years is a beautiful age.
Donald was very happy an celebrated with all his friends all night long.

Niki


. . . a large box. He tried to open it but he could not.
Donald got very angry about his failure and banged on it.
Suddenly it opened and in the large box was another small box. The ghost tried to open it and after some time the box was finally open.
In the box there was a slip of paper. It read:

Hello Donald,

I am writting you this letter because I miss you so much!

Yours,
granny

Donald was really happy and was smiling all day long.

Julia


.
. . another ghost.
Donald was afraid of this ghost.
Suddenly the big ghost said hello to Donald. Now Donald realised that it was a lady ghost.
"My name is Amalia", the ghost said. Donald thought she was really pretty. And Amalia also liked Donald. Finally Amalia was Donald's girlfriend and Donald was so happy.
Amalia and Donald went to the village to frighten people and had a lot of fun.
Two years later Amalia got three baby ghosts.
Donald was very and proud because he had a family.

Bernhard


. . . lots of other ghosts. One of the ghosts was drinking tomato juice. Another ghost was reading a book and the third ghost was listening to music. They had come to the castle to have a party. Donald had invited them to a party.
After some time they decided to go to the hotels in the town and frighten the tourists and their children.
They had a lot of fun together. From now on the ghosts came to the castle every night.

Philipp

. . . a little baby boy sitting on the floor. Donald looked at him and wanted to frighten him.
So he went to the baby and screamed:" Awwwuuuahhh!". The child looked at Donald and began to laugh. The baby was not afraid. He wanted to play with the ghost.
But ghosts do not play with babies. The little baby boy tried to touch Donald but there was nothing. You cannot touch ghosts.
The baby was scared and started crying.
Donald knew that he had to take the baby back to their parents in the hotel.
So he grabbed the child and went to the hotel in town.
Donald put him on the doorsteps and knocked at the door. But before the door was opened he went back to the castle.
He felt happy.

Chiara


. . . many people and children.
The following midnight wanted to frighten them.
So Donald switched off the lights, opened and closed windows, rang the bell and cried huhuhu.
The children were scared and ran to their parents.
The people took their suitcases and went to the airport. They went home to Austria by plane.
Donald said to himself, "This was the best night ever - it's wonderful to frighten people."

Sebastian


. . . .. his parents. They wanted to see that their son was a real ghost. Donald was extremely surprised and nervous. He walked round the castle with his parents. They saw a young girl. Donald wanted to frighten the girl but he couldn't. He was too nervous. The second chance he got at the hotel. There they saw a little baby. Normally it was an easy "exercise" for Donald, but he was not able to frighten the baby. His parents were angry because their son couldn't even frighten a baby. They said to him, "In one year we will be back and then you will have to be able to frighten people." The following year Donald was hardly nervous anymore and frightened all the people in the hotel. His parents were happy and Donald was proud.

Michael


. . . many other ghosts.
The ghosts' heads came to him and said,"You have to go to an other castle in Greece."
But Donald didn't want to go to Greece.
Two ghosts went away to give Donald his belongings.
A third ghost gave him a suitcase. Donald was sad, took his things and decided to go. But he was grumpy.
He went to Greece by train. After a while he found the castle. In the castle there lived another ghost.
The ghost was a woman. Her name was Caroline. They fell in love and lived happilly forever.
And Donald was happy that he had gone to Greece.

Monika


. . . a ring. It was a wonderful golden ring. He wanted to put the ring on his finger. Suddenly an old ghost came. He said to Donald," You must bring me a golden key." It is in a castle in the east of England."
The next day Donald flew to the castle.
After a long search he found the golden key. Then he flew back to the castle in the north of England.
He put the golden ring on his finger and the old ghost came. Donald gave him the golden key. Then the old ghost flew away, but Donald had made a big mistake.
He had to hang on a chain for 150 years.

Mihriban


. . . a policeman. The police man said, "Are you a ghost and are you frightenning tourists and their children?"
Donald was confuesd and said, "Yes I am." "Come with me," said thepolice man firmly. Donald asked, "Why?" The policeman answered, "You always frighten the tourists and their children! That is not allowed!" "But it is my hobby", Donald shouted and flew away.
Nobody ever could find Donald.
He still frightens the tourists. And the police can't do anything about it.

Daniela


. . . another ghost.
He was really big, had three green eyes, a big nose and shabby grey hair.
Donald was shocked about the awful ghost. Immediately he ran into the cellar.
He was so sceard, that he never came out of the cellar again.
The cellar in the old castle in the north of England is a place of peace for Donald. And he is still there.
Visit Donald in your holidays and you can see him.

Anna F.


...that there were many tourists in front of the castle. Suddenly all tourists took their cameras and took a photo of Donald.
Donald was very angry. He wanted to frighten the tourists. But they were not afraid of the ghost.
Three hours later the ghost went back to the castle. He was very tired.
Every night the tourists were in front of the castle.
So Donald couldn´t go out of the castle any more.

Stefanie


. . . nobody.
He wanted to go to a hotel and frighten the people that were there. He went back to the castle and was surprised that nobody was in the village.
Suddenly the telephone rang. It was the mayor. He told Donald to come to his office because he wanted to talk to Donald.
The next evening Donald went to the mayor. Donald rang the doorbell. A servant came out and took Donald to the mayor.
The mayor asked Donald why he had frightened all the tourists in the village. Donald told the mayor that he liked frightening twelve year-old-children.
Every night he went to their hotels and woke them up. Their parents woke up too.
But a rule for ghosts is: You must not frighten twelve–year-old girls and boys.
So the children played a trick on Donald. They hid in the cellars at midnight. When Donald came, nobody was there.
"I’m so silly. That was a big mistake", Donald told the mayor. "Now I’m not a real ghost. I’ve no job. I dream of children every day and I cannot sleep."
If a ghost does that, he must hang on a chain for 150 years.
So the mayor put Donald in his friend’s cellar. Archibald was there too. And they could talk, talk, talk ........ about Dee.

Franzi


. . . a ghost. The ghost was a beautiful ghost woman.
Her name was Dee.
She had beautiful long, black hair and her eyes were wonderfully blue.
Donald and Dee were really happy and they fell in love.
Two years later Donald and Dee got married.
It was a wonderful wedding. All their friends and their family were there.
As a present they got a bigger castle.
Donald and Dee wanted to have children got ten little ghost babies.
And they were all happy.

Andrea

…..an old treasure box. He opened it. There were lots of clothes in it. Donald looked at the wonderful dresses, the golden trousers and the silver jacket. He was happy, because he could go to the town with the new clothes.
Donald put the trousers and the jacket on.
He flew to the town. There were lots of people. He showed the other people with his wonderful cloths. But the people didn’t notice the ghost. Donald was very sad and disappointed.
He started crying loudly. Suddenly the people noticed him. A little girl came to the ghost and comforted him. And soon he felt better. With a smiling face he flew back to his castle.

Anna M.



. . . his old school friend, Archibald. Archibald has always been an excellent cook. In his hands he had a wonderful cake. It was a present for Donald. Donald also wanted to do something for hie friend. So he decided to book for him. In the evening he went to the kitchen to make hamburgers. But Donald was not good at cooking. He did not know how to do it. He even did not know anything about the oven. The oven was too hot and the oil in the pan started burning. Soon the whole kitchen was under fire. Archibald was angry. Donald had never told him that he was such a bad cook. He had to go home without having eaten anything.


Alexandra


……. another ghost. It was a lady ghost. Donald thought it was the loveliest ghost of all ghosts he had ever seen.
Her name was Daisy. Donald fell in love with Daisy. They wanted to get married. But one day before they got married, Daisy was not here.
Donald could not find her. A friend of Donald's told him that Daisy had found another boyfriend. Donald was so sad.

Samuel


. . . a lot of crying children. Then he saw a man running with a lot of soft toys in his hands and arms. The man had a big bag on his back. Donald saw a teddy’s head looking out of it. Now he knew that the man was a burglar.
The ghost made a frightening face and went to the man. He stopped in front of the burglar.
The burglar was very afraid of ghosts, so he dropped the soft toys and wanted to run away. But Donald held him back on the bag. The man put the bag on the ground. Then he ran away. Donald took the soft toys back to the children.
They were very happy. Donald was happy, too.

Teresa

Exercises Unit 10


17 February 2008

Modal Verbs - Exercises (must, need, have to)


Exercise 1:
Fill in "mustn't or needn't
Exercise 2
Fill in "didn't have to - needn't have to"
Exercise 3
Fill in "don't have to - mustn't"
Exercise 4
Fill in "have to, must, must not"


Source: smic.be
Source: Englishclub
Source: University of Victoria

4 February 2008

Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day


In the UK, Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day because it is the one day of the year when almost everyone eats a pancake.

The three last days before the beginning of Lent (Fastenzeit) is known als Shrovestide.
Shrove Sunday (Faschingssonntag) is the fiftieth day before Easter. Collop Monday (Rosenmontag) is named after a traditional dish (Mahlzeit) of the day.
Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday (Faschingsdienstag) is the day on which all fat and cream (Fett und Sahne)had to be used up (aufgebraucht).


The name shrove comes from the old word shrive which means to confess (gestehen, beichten)
On Shrove Tuesday, in the Middle Ages people confessed their sins (Sünden) so that they were forgiven before the season of Lent began (Fastenzeit).

What is a pancake?

A pancake is a thin, flat (flach) cake, made of batter (Palatschinkenteig) and fried in a pan. Castersugar (Staubzucker) is sprinkled over the top and a dash (Spritzer) of fresh lemon juice added (hinzugefügt). The pancake is then rolled.

What happens on Shrove Tuesday?
There are pancake races all over the UK. You have to run and get to the finishing line (Ziellinie) first while flipping a pancake in a frying pan (Bratpfanne).

Interesting fact:
The world biggest pancake was cooked in Rochdale, near Manchester.
It was fifteen metres in diameter (Durchmesser), weighed (wog) three tons and had two million calories.

Other names for Shrove Tuesday:

Apocreas - Greece
The word means "from the meat"
Fattisdagen (Fat Tuesday) - Sweden
Mardi Gras - France
Mardi Gras means grease (Fett) or Fat Tuesday Fasnacht, Fasching - Germany

Song - The lion sleeps tonight



We-de-de-de
De-de-de-de-de
De-we-um-um-a-way
We-de-de-de
De-de-de-de-de
We-um-um-a-way

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh

In the jungle
The mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle
The quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh

Near the village
The peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village
The quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh

Hush, my darling
Don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush, my darling
Don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh

We-de-de-de
De-de-de-de-de
De-we-um-um-a-way
We-de-de-de
De-de-de-de-de
We-um-um-a-way

29 January 2008

Song: Too late to apologize - Timbaland featuring Republic



I'm holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground
I'm hearin what you say but I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...

It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late

I'd take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothin new
I loved you with a fire red-
Now it's turning blue, and you say...
"Sorry" like the angel heaven let me think was you
But I'm afraid...

It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late

Bridge (guitar/piano)


It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
It's too late to apologize, yeah
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah-
I'm holdin on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground...


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Modal Verbs - have to

HAVE TO

Have to / Has to = it is necessary
Don't have to / Doesn't have to = it isn't necessary

Affirmative Sentences
Subject
Modal
Verb
Examples
a

NECESSITY:
have to/has to
means it is necessary.

I
you
we
they
have toclean
get
pick up
have
eat
go
work
I have to clean my room.
You have to get a new book.
We have to pick up the laundry.
They have to have a notebook.
he
she
it
has toHe has to eat dinner now.
She has to go to work now.
It has to work.

Negative Sentences
Subject
Modal
Verb
Examples

LACK OF NECESSITY:
don't have to/doesn't have to
means it is not necessary.
You have a choice.

I
you
we
they
don't have towork
do
clean
eat
work
go
be
I don't have to work on Saturday.
You don't have to do that.
We don't have to clean the car.
They don't have to eat pizza.
he
she
it
doesn't have toHe doesn't have to work
She doesn't have to go today.
It doesn't have to be that way.


Questions
Do
Subject
Modal
Verb
Examples



Do
I
you
we
they
have toclean
get
pick up
have
eat
go
work
Do I have to clean my room?
Do you have to get a new book?
Do we have to pick up the laundry?
Do they have to have? a notebook
Doeshe
she
it
Does he have to eat?
Does she have to go to work now?
Does it have to work?

23 January 2008

Song: Upside down/Shawn the sheep

The hitch-hiker -Key


It WAS a dark and rainy evening.
Mr Soames WAS on his way home.
Suddenly he SAW a girl.
He STOPPED his car.
He TOOK the girl home.
He DROVE to the house.
A woman SAID,
“My daughter DIED five years ago.”
Mr Soames WAS confused.
He WENT to his car.
The car WAS empty and the girl WAS gone.




Who's to say
What's impossible
Well, they forgot
This world keeps spinning
And with each new day
I can feel a change in everything
And as the surface breaks reflections fade
But in some ways they remain the same
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
There's no stopping curiosity

I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I'll find the things they say just can't be found
I'll share this love I find with everyone
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's songs
I don't want this feeling to go away

Who's to say
I can't do everything
Well I can try
And as I roll along I begin to find
Things aren't always just what they seem

I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I'll find the things they say just can't be found
I'll share this love I find with everyone
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's songs
This world keeps spinning and there's no time to waste
Well it all keeps spinning spinning round and round and

Upside down
Who's to say what's impossible and can't be found
I don't want this feeling to go away

Please don't go away
Please don't go away
Please don't go away
Is this how it's supposed to be
Is this how it's supposed to be



Vocabulary:

curious - neugierig
Who's to say? - Wer sagt (denn)?
impossible - unmöglich
to spin - (sich) drehen
surface - Oberfläche
fade - verschwinden, vergehen
to remain - bleiben
mind - Geist
to spread the wings - die Flügel ausbreiten
curiosity - Neugier
upside down - auf dem Kopf (stehend)
to share - teilen
Mother Nature - Mutter Natur
to waste - vergeuden, verschwenden
It's supposed to be - Es sollte sein




You’ve gotta meet this fellow (Bursche)
living down on the farm
because he’s pretty cool and mellow (freundlich)
he’s the king of the barn (Scheune)

When there’s mayhem (Chaos) in the meadow (Wiese)
he keeps his crew (Mannschaft) on track (am richtigen Weg)
for all his legendary adventures (Abenteuer)
they should put up a plaque! (Gedenktafel)

For Shaun the sheep
He’s Shaun the sheep
He even mucks (herumblödeln) about with those who cannot bleat (blöken)
Keep it in mind
He’s one of a kind
Oh, life’s a treat with Shaun the Sheep

He’s Shaun the sheep .. He’s Shaun the sheep
He’s Shaun the sheep .. He’s Shaun the sheep
He doesn’t miss a trick or ever lose a beat

Perhaps one day
You’ll find a way
To come and meet with Shaun the sheep

He's a brave courageous (mutig) leader
and he’s not to get recruit (Erholung)
he’s a friendly kinda geezer (eine Art Kauz)
who’s remarkably astute (bemerkenswert listig)
he’s a father of invention (Erfindung)
with a charismatic knack (Kniff)
for causing havoc in the pasture (Chaos verursachen)
Behind the farmers back

He’s Shaun the sheep
He’s Shaun the sheep
he’s not afraid to make the intellectual leap (Sprung, Satz)
for brains and gile (Verstand)
with a wink (Zwinkern) and a smile
You can’t compete (mithalten)with Shaun the sheep

La la la la...

He’s always ready with a trick
to save the day
a good solution’s (Lösung)not a million miles away
within his flock (Herde)
he’s pure gold
and if his mates (Freunde) get into trouble
he’ll return them to the ….

He’s Shaun the sheep
He’s Shaun the sheep
He even mucks about with those who cannot bleat
Keep it in mind
He’s one of a kind
Oh life’s a treat with Shaun the Sheep

He’s Shaun the sheep .. He’s Shaun the sheep
He’s Shaun the sheep .. He’s Shaun the sheep
He doesn’t miss a trick or ever lose a beat
Perhaps one day
You’ll find a way
To come and meet with Shaun the sheep
Oh, come and bleat with shaun the sheep

Comparison of Adjectives - Some more exercises



Exercise 1: Comparison - Words
Exercise 2: Comparison - Words
Exercise 3: Comparison - Sentences
Exercise 4: Comparison - Sentences
Exercise 5: Comparative - Superlative
Exercise 6 : Comparative - Superlative
Exercise 7: Comparative - Superlative



Source: Englisch-hilfen.de

22 January 2008

Comparison of Adjectives 2


Some more adjectives:

near (nahe) - nearernearest (Entfernung)
near – nearernext – Reihenfolge
Where is the nearest doctor? He is not here, so go to the next.

far (weit) – farther – farthest – (Entfernung)
far – further – furthest – Reihenfolge
Golling is farther from Salzburg than Hallein.
Here is further news (weitere Neuigkeiten)

late– laterlatest (= später – die letzten – neuesten)
late – latterlast = (letztere – der allerletzte)
Jill came later than Jack. (später als)
She always wears the latest fashion. (= die allerletzte/neueste Mode)
John and Jack are brothers. The former (der erstere) is thirty, the latter (der letztere) is thirty-one.
These were his last words. Then he died. (= die letzten Worte)

old – older – oldest
old – elder – eldest - ( Verwendung für Familienmitglieder) und nur attributiv (beifügend)

19 January 2008

How rich are you?


I am brilliant. ( brilliant)
I am secure. (sicher)

I am unique. (einmalig)
I am happy. (glücklich)
I am joyful. (freudig)

I am peaceful. (friedlich)

I am loving. (liebevoll)
I am kind. (liebenswürdig)

I am positive. (positiv)

I am free. (frei)

I am clever. (klug)

I am talented. (talentiert)

I am forgiving. (verzeihend)

I am creative. (kreativ)

I am healthy. (gesund)

I am bright. (aufgeweckt)

I am responsible. (verantwortungsvoll)

I am friendly. (freundlich)

I am reliable. (verlässlich)
I am honest. (aufrichtig)

I am lovely. (reizend)

I am carefree. (sorgenfrei)

I am helpful. (hilfsbereit)

I am sharing. (teilend)

I am determined. (bestimmt)

I am truthful. (echt)
I am strong. (stark)
I am courageous. (tapfer)

I am patient. (geduldig)

I am wise. (weise)

I am calm. (gelassen)

I am generous. (großzügig)

I am confident. (selbstsicher)

I am cooperative. (kollegial)

I am respectful. (respektvoll)

I am enthusiastic. (begeisterungsfähig)

I am gentle. (behutsam)

I am content. (zufrieden)

I am trusting. (vertrauensvoll)

I am appreciative. (dankbar)
I am sympathetic. (mitfühlend)

I am balanced. (ausgeglichen)

I am assertive. (bestimmt)

I am committed. (engagiert)
I am fair. (gerecht)

I am tolerant. (tolerant)

I am dignified. (würdevoll)

I am loyal. (loyal)

I am faithful. (treu)

I am energetic. (dynamisch)

I am warm. (warmherzig)

I am understanding. (verständnisvoll)

I am passionate. (leidenschaftlich)

I am easygoing. (locker)

I am thoughtful. (bedacht)

I am compassionate. (mitfühlend)

I am communicative. (kommunikativ)


Let me know, how rich you are :-)

30 December 2007

Exercises for the 2nd Test


Mascots – Fill in the gaps

Two weeks ago Sandra’s class ………….. a Maths test.
Sandra ……….not nervous, but some of the children in her class ……….. very nervous. When the teacher ……in, Sandra’s best friend said, “Oh no, my mascot is not here. I think I ………… it at home.” Sandra doesn’t think mascots can help in a test, but she always has her mascots in her pencilcase. It’s a little green clown with red ears and yellow hair. “You can have my mascot,” Sandra ………… to Claire and …………it to her. Claire …………the clown and ………….. writing. A few days later, they ………… the tests back. Sandra had a B, but Claire ……… an A. “Maybe a mascot can help!” Sandra thought.

You find the answers if you click here ---- > Key





Write sentences:

take mascots never to I my school
mascots I you think can don’t help
green My Sheila a parrot has friend
school test to always it when She a takes has
she holds When in nervous, hand she never is her it


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The hitch-hiker - Fill in the Past Forms

It ……… a dark and rainy evening.
Mr Soames………… on his way home.
Suddenly he ………… a girl.
He ………………. his car.
He ……….. the girl home.
He ……………… to the house.
A woman ……………
“My daughter ………….. five years ago.”
Mr Soames ………………confused.
He …………….to his car.
The car…………..empty and the girl…………gone.

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Saxon Genitive - Use the two sentences to make one sentence.
Follow the example.
Daniel has got a dog. The dog is called Billy.
Daniel’s dog is called Billy.

Peter has got two sisters. Their names are Sarah and Jane.
......................................................................................................
The children have got new hamsters. The hamsters are behind the sofa.
............................................................................................................................
I’ve got six cousins. Their surname is Parker.
.......................................................................................
We’ve got a pet cat. Her name is Dolly.
..........................................................................
Jean has got two brothers. They are at university.
.........................................................................................
James has got a beautiful girlfriend. She comes from Spain.
........................................................................................................
The twins have got a new English teacher. She isn’t very strict.
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Exercises for the 2nd Test


Dear Students,
Here are some exercises for our Test. If you have trouble with the answers, just look in your English books or send me an email.
I do hope you have wonderful Christmas holidays and you do enjoy them. I certainly do :-)

The Space-Boy


Finish the sentences:
All the kids in Tanya’s class ………………………………………………………………..
At first Tanya’s dad …………………………………………………………………………
He thinks computer games ………………………………………………………………….
Tanya washes her ……………………………………………………………………………
Tanya is saving money because ……………………………………………………………..
Tanya’s Auntie Ellen ………………………………………………………………………...
In the end, her dad starts playing ……………………………………………………………

Pocket money – Answer the questions:

How much pocket money do you get? (a week/a month)
Who do you get pocket money for?
What do you do with your pocket money?
Do you save your pocket money?
How much pocket money does your sister/brother get?


Ways of expressing time (Tb. p. 50)


…………………………………., I went skiing with my dad.
After …………………………….., I got hungry.
………………………………….. I do my homework.
The accident happened …………………………. in December.
We spent our holiday in Greece ………………………………
………………… ago a friend of mine from Scotland stayed with us for two weeks.
Every …………………………… dad washes his car.


Ways of expressing location (Tb. p. 50)


Look, there is a snake lying ……………………………….
He had lots of scars ……………………………………….
Jeremy is waiting …………………………………………
The church is …………………………… of ……………………….
There are some apples ……………………………… May I have one, please?
I fell down yesterday when I was skiing. Now I have got bruises (blaue Flecken) on my leg.
The school is ………………………… of ………………………………


Ways of expressing movement (Tb. p. 50)


They went up ……………………
Yesterday we drove down ………………………………
My aunt went to ………………………… to buy some food.
John went ……………………… room to play a computer game.
Where is Jane? No idea, she went ……………………. the house a few minutes ago.
When he was on ………………………..home, he almost fell.


The boy who went fishing

Two …………… wanted to go ……………… They drove down to the …………. . On a little ………….., they saw a ………… . He had a ………………….. in his ……………… “Are the ………….. biting?” one of the ………….. asked. “No, they aren’t,” the ……………. answered, “but the ……………… are.” The two …………. Went on and ………….. about the boy’s answer. When they came back, they ………….. that something was wrong with the …….. . They looked at him and ……………. lots of little red bites on his ………… and ………….. . so they looked at the ………. with the ………… in it. They found that it was full of baby …………….. .


Mascots

Have you got a mascot?
If not, why not?
What is it?
Who did you get it from?
Where do you keep it?
When does your mascot help you?
Do you think, mascots can help?
Have you got a lucky number?
What is it?
Why is it your lucky number?
Has your friend got a mascot?
And what is it?


some – any and compounds

Would you like ……………… sweets? No, thanks, I don’t want……………..
Lets watch a horror film. No, I do not watch ………… horror stories. I get scared.
Here is …………….. to eat for you.
I was looking for my mobile all day long. It must be …………………..
Would you like …………….. some tea. No, thanks. Would you like …………. to eat instead? ……………. sandwiches or …………. fruit. Oh yes, thanks. An apple would be nice.
Do you have a mascot? No, I don’t. But my friend has got ………… trouble dolls. He believes that they help them, but I don’t. I don’t think that mascots are of ………….help.
If there are interesting……………… coins in the wallet, just let me know. I collect them, you know.
The Brown family spent their holidays …………….. in Scotland. I have no idea where they exactly were.
Can I do ……………… for you? Thanks for asking. Could you help me carry down ……… of these heavy boxes?
Can I have ………………milk, please? No, sorry, there isn’t ………….. left.

27 December 2007

Exercises for the 2nd Test

Tenses

Present Tense Simple/Continuous, Past Tense, Will-Future, Near Future

1 Look at the clouds. It ___________________ (snow) soon.
2 At the moment we _____________________(do) an exercise on tenses.
3 Three days ago my friend and I ___________(be) skiing in Flachau, it _________(be) great.
4 The Browns ____________________(spend) their holidays in Spain. They _________
(go) there every year.
5 Do you think the sun _______________ (shine) tomorrow?
6 Where _______________(Joe, go) yesterday afternoon? I __________(want) to visit
him, but he _____________(be not) at home.
7 Last year some burglars ____________________(break) into our house. They
___________(steal) the video recorder and the clock. We ______________(be not) at
home, we _________________(be) on holiday.
8 Jack ususally _____________(eat) toast for breakfast but now he ____________(eat)
cornflakes.
9 When ____________________________________(Sally, normally, get up)?
10 _________________________(you spend) the winter holidays in the Alps? No, I
__________________________(do not). A friend of mine who ______________(live)
in Spain ___________________(invite) us.
11 New Year’s Eve I _____________________(go) to a great party with my friends.
12 Some years ago James ___________________(live) in Sao Paolo. He ______________
(go) there because he _____________(work) at a restaurant there.


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20 December 2007

Dear Students

Wishing you all
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year!
Hope to see you all well in 2008 !