Time expressions

act 1    act 2    act 3    act 4    act 5

unit 1: Used to and Would

Act. 1      act. 2     act. 3    act. 4     act. 5    act. 6

Past perfect

Let's do some activities about past perfect!
act. 1       act. 2   
Past simple or past perfect????
act. 3   

Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple

Grammar explanation: here

Activity 1    activity 2     activity 3   activity 4
 activity 5   (keys)

Past Simple

Watch the power point presentation about the Past Simple. It is very interesting!
Power point presentation

It's time to practice!
Activity 1 (affirmative sentences)
Activity 2 (negative sentences)
Activity 3 (mix)
Activity 4 (mix)

Past Simple vs. Past Continous

Here you are the grammar explanation. Use your mouse to see the explanation, click to change the slides.
Power point presentation

Do you still have some difficulties?? Practice, then!
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3 (only past continous: affirmative and negative sentences)
Activity 4 (only past continous: interrogative sentences)
Activity 5  keys

Pronunciation: /s/, /z/ and /iz/

Move on 1     Starter Unit     Pronunciation –s/-es

1)     - Pronounce the final – s as /s/ following a VOICELESS sound

A. [p] ⇒ cups         B. [t] ⇒ hats      C. [k] ⇒ cooks         D. [f] ⇒ cliff       E. [θ] ⇒ myths

      -Pronounce the final –s  as /z/ following a VOICED sound

A. [b] ⇒ crabs      B. [d] ⇒ cards   C. [g] ⇒ rugs    D. [v] ⇒ gloves  E. [m] ⇒ plums 
F. [n] ⇒ fans         G. [ŋ] ⇒ kings    H. [l ] ⇒ deals      I. [r] ⇒ tear      J. [ð] ⇒ clothes

      -Pronounce the final –s/-es as /iz/ following the consonants (-s,-ss, -sh,-ch,-x)

A. [s] ⇒ races  B. [z] ⇒ pauses    C. [ʃ ] ⇒ dishes  
D. [ʒ ] ⇒ garage        E. [ʧ ] ⇒ churches    F. [ʤ ] ⇒ ages, judges

The VOILESS sounds in English are ch, f, h, k, p, t.

The VOICED sounds in English are b, d, g, j, l, m, n, ng, r, v, z, ____ and all vowels

Exercises

1.      Classify :

	/s/	/z/	/iz/
Watches
Houses
Cars
Looks
Knives
Baths
Handkerchiefs
Boxes
Keys
Envelopes
Boys
Wishes
Walks
Glasses
Studies
Works
Jobs
practices

2.      Circle the word which contains a different sound. Odd one out.

a)     Likes                            makes                                watches

b)     dances                       washes                               plays                                   catches

c)      smokes                      words                                 drinks                                 eats

d)      listens                        drives                                 thinks                                 wives

3.      Circle the word which ends in /iz/. Classify the other words in /s/ or /z/

a)     Smokes                      words                                 dances

b)     Drinks                         likes                                    washes

c)      Drives                         finishes                              plays

d)     Watches                    cooks                                 speaks

e)     Studies                       listens                                 cooks

f)      Catches                      eats                                     smokes

More activities online:

Activity 1        activity 2 

activity 3        activity 4