Starter unit: rephrasing

PRESENT TENSES

1- What’s your opinion of Ted’s new book?

What do you.......................................................................................................................?

2- This is her second visit to the dentist this month.

This is the second time she..................................................................................................

3- When did she start working in this company?

How long............................................................................................................................?

4- Neil has the bad habit of getting in people’s way.

Neil is...................................................................................................................................

5- I was born in this city and I still live here.

I............................................................................................................................................

6- There’s a smell of onions in this room.

This room.............................................................................................................................

7- Lucy first started playing tennis in May.

Lucy.....................................................................................................................................

8- What is the meaning of this word?

What does..........................................................................................................................?

9- It’s over twenty years now since we got married.

We........................................................................................................................................

10- What is the weight of that piece of meat?

How much..........................................................................................................................?

11- It’s years since we last travelled abroad.

We........................................................................................................................................

12- I first met Tony twelve years ago.

I have...................................................................................................................................

13- Steve doesn’t mind travelling by bus.

Steve is.................................................................................................................................

14- Ann has only had her new bike for two days. She can’t ride it yet.

Ann hasn’t............................................................................................................................

15 It started to rain two hours ago.

It has ___________________________________________________________

16 The children got ill last week.

The children have _________________________________________________

17It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.

I _______________________________________________________________

18 Every day, Sally feels more comfortable living alone.

Sally is _________________________________________________________

19. I am on the tenth page of the letter I am writing.

So far I __________________________________________________________

20. Mary started learning French five years ago.

Mary has ________________________________________________________

21. My brother bought a motorbike last week. Now he finds it easy to drive.

My brother has ___________________________________________________

22.Can you describe Peter to me?

Can you tell me _________________________________________like?

23.What’s Peter’s job?

What _______________________________ do?

24.Peter is always late for work.

Peter __________________________ on time for work.

25.Laura has an appointment with the dentist today.

Laura is _______________________________ dentist today.

26.Describe Peter to me.

What _______________________________like?

COMPARISONS

1. He works harder than I do.

I don’t

2. I am not as tall as she is

She is

3. He is better at mathematics than I am

I am

Present Perfect Simple

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Activity 1       Activity 2      Activity 3    activity 4     activity 5

FOR or SINCE? activity 1   activity 2    activity 3 (only #3,4)  keys for act. 3

Grammar explanation: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

simple present vs. present continuous

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Review: make or do?

It's a funny game. You bet (apostar) 10, 20 or 50 euros. Decide which verbs goes with the given word: MAKE or DO?
Game

Enjoy English irregular verbs!

Irregular verbs are very important. Here you are a web page to practice for the exams.

Click here: Test yourself!

Game I (past simple) : here 
Game II (past participle): here

Remember: Don't forget to learn the meaning too!

Make or do?

Verb collocations: make or do?
Both verbs mean the same "hacer" although DO is used to talk about actions done in general and MAKE is used to refer to build. So, some synonyms for "do" can be carry out / execute / complete / perform and some synonyms for "make" can be build / create / manufacture / produce / fabricate.
There is NO rule so you need to learn them by heart. Here there is a list, translate the expressions if necessary.
Make or do?

Now it's time to practice a bit!
exercise 1
exercise 2
exercise 3         
exercise 4
exercise 5

oxford bachillerato web page

If you want to practice at home, here you are a good link:
http://www.oxfordbachillerato.es/Students/

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