7th. GRADERS --VERB TO BE -- SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE-- TEST

topic: SIMPLE PRESENT of TO BE 2 | level: Beginner

Complete each sentence using the SIMPLE PRESENT of the verb TO BE:
Example: She is a teacher. 

1. I  30 years old.

2. We  Canadian.

3. My mother  very tall.

4. He  a good man.

5. My dogs  very playful.

6. I  a good dancer.

7. He  always late.

8. The workers  tired.

9. We  good students.

10. They  older than us. 

8th. GRADERS -- VERB TENSES--SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

topic: VERB TENSES: The simple present tense 1 | level: Beginner

Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the verb (in parentheses): 

EX: I read (read) every day. 

1. My sister  (talk) very fast.

2. My brother and I  (speak) Japanese.

3. They  (live) in Portland.

4. Peter  (work) a lot.

5. Our neighbors  (be) very quiet.

6. We  (go) to the movies every Friday.

7. My cousin  (be) thin.

8. My mother  (clean) the house every Sunday.

9. Robert's cat  (like) to chase birds.

10. I  (love) my boyfriend. 

9th.GRADERS --READING COMPREHENSION TEST

Read the passages and choose the correct options according to the readings, print it and added it to your folder.

One of my favorite vacation places is Mexico. I really like the weather there because it never gets cold. The people are very nice too. They never laugh at my bad Spanish. The food is really good. Mexico City is a very interesting place to visit. It has some great museums and lots of fascinating old buildings. The hotels are too expensive to stay but there are more affordable options. For example, you can stay at one of the beach resorts like Acapulco. If you are planning to visit Mexico, you should definitely see the Mayan temples near Merida.

1.
Sam likes warm weather
Sam doesn't like warm weather at all
Sam hates warm water
Sam likes cold weather

2.

 His Spanish is very good
He speaks Spanish very well
He is Spanish
He doesn't speak Spanish very well

3.

 There's a lot to see and do in Mexico
There aren't a lof of beautiful places in Mexico
Mexico is a dirty place
Tourists never come to Mexico

4.

Hotels are very cheap in Mexico
The hotels aren't comfortable there
Hotels are all poor in Mexico
The hotels in Mexico are pretty expensive

Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was very hot in the mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time.

5. We decided to go to the beach because ----.

it was cheaper than going to the mountains
the travel agent said that it was the cheapest
of the hot weather in the mountains
we wanted to spend time at the beach

6. The bus was the ---- way to travel.

best
easiest
cheapest
slowest

7. Traveling by plane was ---- than by bus.

more fun
cheaper
expensive
faster

8. We ---- our vacation.

hated
didn't like
enjoyed
regretted

9. We had very ---- weather during our vacation.

good
freezing
terrible
cold

8th GRADERS

SING A LONG :)

9th. GRADERS NEW SONG- ABBA/DANCING QUEEN

Dancing queen By ABBA You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, diggin'* the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for the place to go Where they play the right music, getting in the swing You come in to look for a king Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music, everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance... You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen You're a teaser, you turn them on Leave them burning and then you're gone Looking out for another, anyone will do Youre in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance... You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen * "Digging something" means really liking it (according to a colleague from Texas called Diane LaGrone)

1. Listen to the song once and tick the words you hear and find the meaning. Can you make a few sentences with the words?
What do you think the lyrics are about? Have you heard of this band?

Girl, Boy, Life, Time, Night , Fight, Place, Friday, Day, Music, Young, Old, Low, Sweet, High, Can, Jump, Watch, See, Feel

2. Listen to the first part of the song again and choose the right word for each blank.

You can dance / chance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene/ film, diggin' the dancing queen
Friday night and the lights are go /low
Looking out for the place to go /low
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing / king
You come in to look for a swing / king
Anybody could be that guy/buy
Night is young and the music is high/guy
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine/right
Youre in the mood for a dance/chance
And when you get the dance/chance...

*jive // baile de los años cuarenta y cincuenta que se bailaba con musica de jazz o rock

Find the meaning of the following words: mood, beat, tambourine and teaser.

3. Listen to the next part of the song and fill the blanks with the words you hear

You are the dancing queen, __________ and __________, only __________
Dancing queen, __________ the beat from the tambourine
You __________ dance, you __________ jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

4. Now, listen to this final part of the song and match the sentences.

1. Youre a teaser, 2. Leave them burning 3. Looking out for another, 4.Youre in the mood 5 And when you get

a. anyone will do b. and then you're gone c. you turn them on d. for a dance e. the chance...

6. Watch and enjoy two videos in class. In pairs, write at least 5 differences between them. Later in groups of 4 tell your partners which one and why you like best