PrROFESORA: Rosa ana Moreira Fernández

2º ESO Worksheet “THE GOOD OLD DAYS”

PART 1

Holiday Tour: Can you write the past simple tense of the verb TO BE?

Affirmative Negative InterrogativeI …… I ……… not …………. I? You …… You ……..… …………. ?He/She/It …… He/She/It ……. …………. ?We ……... We ……....… …………. ?You . …...... You ……….. …………. ?They ……… They ……… …………. ?

Complete with time expressions and the past tense of the verb TO BE:

next after then in the end later

TRIP: 1st Madrid, 2nd Sevilla, 3rd Valencia, 4th Barcelona

I ……. in Madrid for four days, The weather …… fantastic and I had long walks in El Retiro.……… I ………. in Sevilla for five days. People …….. very friendly, the city ….. .. wonderful and I had fun.………… Sevilla I ……… in Valencia with my family. We ……….. together for two weeks. We went to the beach every day because the weather …….. sunny and hot.……….. I went to Barcelona but the weather was awful so three days …….. I decided to come back home.

Famous Places. Where can you see these monuments and places?

The Underground ……..….

Brandenburg Gate ………..

Fontana di Trevi …..…….

Big Ben …………..…….

The Eiffel Tower ...………

The Canals …………..….

Piccadilly Circus …..…….

Saint Peter ……..………

The Louvre ………………

Positive and negative adjectives. Complete with the adjectives you have just learnt, then add a comment.

My best friend is…………., I love ……….. Exams are …………., ……..………...….. My village is ……….., ……...…….…..…. Football is …………., ……..……………. Reality shows are ……., ……..…….……..

Documentaries are ……….., ……..….…… English is …………., ……………….…... Drugs are …………., ……………………

PART 2

The Louvre visitAnswer the questions. Write complete answers:

Was Alexandra in her room? ……………………………

Where was Mary yesterday? ……………………………

Were there many children at the museum? ……………….

What was there on TV? ………………………………..

Write sentences in the past with these tips:

I / school / 9:45 …………………………………….. She / not at home / 14:30

……………………………. We / on the beach / 17:15

…………………………… You / in the classroom / 11:00

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PART 3Can you translate these sentences?

No había teléfonos móviles hace veinte años.………………………………………….

No había TV en color en casa de mi abuelo.………………………………………….

¿Había muchos coches hace treinta años?………………………………………….

Sounds. How do you pronounce the following words?

MOONBUT BLUEFEWAFTERNOON

MUSICSUNDAYJUICETRUENUMBER

BEAUTIFULUSUALLYSOMESONREDUCE

REMEMBER!

/ j / va frecuentemente junto a / u: / , en palabras, por ejemplo como university , student, new, computer...- / ju: / es un sonido alargado, frente a / ju /, que es breve.

- Los grafemas que lo representan son: ew - u – eaues posterior, cerrada y larga. Es un sonido largo.

- Los grafemas que lo representan son: " oo - u - ou - o - ew - ue - ui - oe " ( for example: foot , June ).- Suena como la " u " española de : cubo, puro, sube, musa, nuca

es un sonido sonoro, va en las sílabas acentuadas o tónicas y en monosílabos. - Los grafemas que lo representan son la " - u -" trabada entre dos consonantes, "o -" ( Monday ), " - ou - " ( young ) y también " - oo - " (blood , flood).CONCLUSION

1. What button do you have to press if you don’t understand what you have to do?

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2. What do you do if you don’t know the meaning of a word?………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What words were new for you in the glossary?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What is your favourite activity in this unit?……………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Was it very difficult for you to understand?………………………………………………………………………………………………

EXTENSION:

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Now try to translate these sentences: ¿Cuándo conociste a tu novia? La conocí hace

dos años……………………………………………………………….

Yo no compré ese vestido, lo compró Jane ayer.……………………………………………………………….

¿Dónde encontraste el libro? Estaba debajo del sillón.……………………………………………………………….

¿Por qué no comiste el bocata? Porque no tenía hambre.………………………………………………………………

2º ESO Worksheet “Science Museum”

PLANETS

If you don’t understand the grammar you ………………………………………………………………..

How many planets are there in our Solar System?

There is one………………………………………................There ….. five ………………………………………………...There ……………………………………………………..

GRAMMAR:Write down the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives you have learnt in the GAMES SECTION:

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE fat f………. than The f…

EVOLUTION

Write sentences with these words. Use the comparative:

MODERN / HUMANS / OLDER / TALL…………………………………………………………………. SKULL / COMPACT / HUMANS……………………………………………………………

BRAINS / LARGE / PAST…………………………………………………………. MODERN / NARROW / TEETH

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BREAKNow write a short paragraph about YOUR family. Use the dialogue in this part of the unit as a guide______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ANIMALS

Write the name and the category of these animals:

REPTILECro……..

Now write some sentences about them using the comparative and superlative structures:

1. …………………………………………………….

2. …………………………………………………….

3. ……………………………………………………..

4. …………………………………………………….

5. …………………………………………………….

EXTENSION: Match opposites:Happy Sad Beautiful WeakUgly Big.Old

Tall Old New Small Badly dressed (

Next High YoungLow Pretty

Long Strong Fat

Unfriendly Thin Handsome

BadIntelligent Expensive Deep (profundo/a).  Stupid Wide Joyful) (alegre).      Short.HotSmart Fool Silly

Tight (apretado/a; ajustado/a).Friendly Light Angry Narrow SimilarCold False DarkTrue Different

Elegant Last Loose (flojo/a; no apretado/a).AlikeAwake Modern Antique Ancient Wild (salvaje, silvestre).Domestic

(doméstico/a).Fierce (fiero/a, feroz).   Dull Clever Tame (doméstico/a).Sweet Poor Complete Incomplete

Empty Full Hard (duro/a; dificil).              Soft (suave; blando/a).Cheap Sour (agrio/a).          

                           RichShallow (poco profundo/a; superficial).Sorrowful (afligido)Asleep Good

happy sad cold hot

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVESThese adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms:

Adjective Comparative Superlative good better best bad worse worst little less least much more most far further /

farther furthest / farthest

SPELLING RULES

Rule 1- One syllable adjectives with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant  Pattern (CVC)

IIf the adjective has a CVC ºpattern, double the consonant and add -er.  ºExamples: big  =  bigger sad = sadder

If the adjective has a CVC pattern, double the consonant and add -est. Don't forget THE! Examples: big  =  the biggest sad = the saddest

Rule 2 - two syllable adjectives ending in YChange the Y to I and add -er  Examples: pretty =  prettier happy =  happier

Change the Y to I and add -est. Don't forget to use THE! Examples: pretty =  the prettiest happy =  the happiest

CONCLUSION

What have I learnt about…? PLANETS ..........................................

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My favourite part was ..................... because ............................................................................................................................................................................................We use the comparative to.................................................................................................................................................We use the superlative to ..................................................

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................................What three letters do we add to make the superlative form of short adjectives? .....................................................What word do we use after the comparative form when we compare two things? ...........................................................What word do we use before the superlative form? ............With long adjectives, we put ............. before the adjective to form the comparative.With long adjectives we put ....... ......... before the adjective to form the superlative.When we add the suffix, the last consonant is doubled when ..................................................................................With short adjectives that end in –y, we omit –y and ............................................................................................How would you translate these sentences?

Mi coche es mejor que el tuyo pero aquel es el mejor……………………………………………………………………..

Tu comportamiento es el peor de la clase

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2º ESO Worksheet “ACTION”

VOCABULARY

You click on ………… to check if you are right. You click on ………… to start again. You click on ………… to know what you have to do.

Now show us all the new words you have learnt about the cinema:

QUESTIONS

1. Complete the sentences. Then translate them into Spanish or Galego:

When the ride stopped, the kids ………………. Bugs Bunny was having a shower while …………… The boy was smiling while …………………………… The kids ………………….. when the photo was taken. The boy ……………… while the girl ………………….. The baby …………………… while he was lying down.

2. Write down all the movies you can remember for these categories:

FAMILYSCIENCE-FICADVENTUREACTIONKIDS

COMEDYTHRILLERCLASSICWARWESTERN

USE OF ENGLISH

TRUE or FALSE? Correct if false:

Batman was having a chat with his friends.…………………………………………………………………….

He fought Joker but he didn’t win.…………………………………………………………………….

Richard Peer was hoovering at a quarter past four.…………………………………………………………………….

Yesterday Marvin left his mansion at eight and went to work in a Cadillac.…………………………………………………………………….

Marvin didn’t return home at seven.……………………………………………………………………..

READING

Answer these questions. Write complete answers: Did Harry’s cousin love him?

………………………………………………………………………. Where did Harry live?

………………………………………………………………………. Was Frodo a dwarf?

……………………………………………………………………….. Where did Shrek live?

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EXTENSION The –ed ending , pronunciation

/ id / : after a / t / or / d / sounds. - For example: waited

/ t / : after a voiceless sound ( Sordas ) : / p / - / k / - / f / - / Z / - / s / - / / - / H / - / h / Example: walked

/ d / : after a voiced sound (Sonoras):b - g - v - ð - z - - F - l - m - n - - w - r - j -a-e-i-o-u - Example: opened

CONCLUSION

When do you use the auxiliary verb ‘did’?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

We make the past continuous with… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

We use the …………………….. tense to describe finished actions and situations in the past.

In your opinion, what are the most difficult irregular verbs?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

What’s your favourite activity in this unit? Why? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Was the unit very difficult to follow, why? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

CONSOLIDATION

Translate into English:

1. Estaba durmiendo cuando alguien entró en la habitación.………………………………………………………………………

2. Qué hacías cuando llegaron tus padres?………………………………………………………………………

3. Mi hermana veía la TV mientras yo hacía los deberes.………………………………………………………………………

4. ¿Cuando llegó el hombre lobo? Llegó cuando los extraterrestres estaban hablando.………………………………………………………………………

5. Patricia estaba ayudando al chico cuando vio un fantasma. Yo no lo vi porque no estaba con ellos.………………………………………………………………………