In this blog you can improve your English. You will be able do some activities related to the unit 10 of the English V program "Descripción del material de que están hechas las cosas y su origen"
Activity: Word Search
I.-Look at the following word search and discover ten verbs in past participle.
PAST PARTICIPLES
F I X E D J H E K R F L J Y N
L N C L R F F T D H D I X J J
H K C V I F B Y I A P C L A B
H P S Q Y Q X M H E M P N B L
L N M A L L K Q R S W O L I S
L P M P T B G D V S S M T M W
B V D P H M F G T D L J M O D
E W Q B L E H A O G N B R D E
X M X E N G A D F W A N X X K
Z M E H F E X T O W R Z A N O
N E K O R B K R E W G B J T O
R Z K H E V G O C N D J Q Z C
B D E U J O T V P S H V I N I
M B P T N E S J W S X W W U A
K D T S H I D L F U T F L U R
BROKEN
COOKED
EATEN
FIXED
GROWN
KEPT
MADE
SENT
SPOKEN
WORN
II.- Now write the infinitive of the verbs
broken-
cooked-
eaten-
fixed-
grown-
kept-
made-
sent-
spoken
worn-
Activity I Grammar: Passive Voice
Look at these sentences:
1) English is spoken in many countries.
2) Jeans are made in the USA.
What is the form of the main verb?
Is there an equivalent in your language?
Does the subject perform the action
Click on the following web sites and answer the questions. Check your answers with your teacher.
Questions:
1.- What is the difference between active and passive voice?
2.- How is the passive verb formed in the simple present and simple past tenses?
3.- What kind of verbs can’t be passive?
4.- Give examples of this kind of verbs.
5.- When do we use “by” preceding the subject?6.- Give two examples of sentences with “by” preceding the subjects.
2.- How is the passive verb formed in the simple present and simple past tenses?
3.- What kind of verbs can’t be passive?
4.- Give examples of this kind of verbs.
5.- When do we use “by” preceding the subject?6.- Give two examples of sentences with “by” preceding the subjects.
Activity II Passive Voice Grammar
Click on the following web site and answer the exercise of Passive Voice. Check your answers by yourself.
Activity III Listening Comprehension and Writing
Go to the following web site:
You are going to listen to an interview with a girl. Do the exercises there: Pre-Listening, Listening and Post-Listening. Write your Pre- Listening and Post Listening answers on a Word document and tell your teacher how many correct answers you got in the Listening exercises, including the text completion quiz.
Activity IV :Listening and Reading: How to cook pancakes.
Watch the following video and answer the question.
Question
What are the pancakes in the video made of?
Now complete the information with the passive form of the following verbs.
prepare use flip see cook transfer hit scoop pour put move do
How are pancakes cooked?
First the batter ______________ carefully and put into the pan. Then the other pan ____________ and some spray _________________ in the pan.
After that, the blueberry pancakes batter is scooped and _________________into the pan. Then some bubbles ________________ on the outside of the pancakes. The spatula _________________ underneath. The pancakes ________________ over with the spatula. If it’s a little jiggly it means it _________________ (not) yet.
The pan __________________ around to put it in a position it is easy to flip the pancakes.
Finally the pancakes _________________ in the middle and peeked under the bottom to see if they __________________. Pancakes _______________ into a serving platter.
Now write a short paragraph telling how you cook your favorite food.
Activity V: Vocabulary
Click the following web site and practice some vocabulary
Now read the following conversation.
A: That’s a beautiful dress!
B: Oh, thank you.
A: What is it made of?
B: It’s made of silk. It was a gift.
Write three conversations giving compliments about clothes to a friend and asking them what things are made of. Check them with your teacher.
ACTIVITY VI: Describing things
I.- Click on the following web site, read and practice the vocabulary .
Then do the following exercise.
II.- Now match these descriptions with the correct picture.
1.Hat 2.Box 3.Knife 4.Bars of gold
( ) It’s made of wool or cotton. It’s used on the head. It’s round.
( ) They’re made of rubber . They’re round. They’re used in cars.
( ) It’s worn in parties. It´s worn by women. It’s made of silk.
( ) It’s made of plastic and metal. It’s used to call friends and send messages.
( ) It’s made of cardboard. It’s square-shaped. It’s used to keep things in it.
( ) It’s round. It’s made of plastic or leather. It’s not heavy. It’s used to play sports.
( ) It’s long. It´s sharp. It’s made of metal and has a wooden or plastic handle. It’s used to cut things.
( ) They’re made of a precious metal. They’re kept in banks. They’re very valuable. They’re heavy.
III.- Write five descriptions of different objects and take them to your English class. Read the descriptions to your classmates (don’t say the name of the objects) and they have to guess what the objects are.
III.- Write five descriptions of different objects and take them to your English class. Read the descriptions to your classmates (don’t say the name of the objects) and they have to guess what the objects are.
