lunes, 22 de agosto de 2011

Let´s practise the past simple (negative statements). Level: Children III, IV, Teens I, Elementary (Adults).

- There are 7 deliberate mistakes in this 19th century family scene. Can you find them? Start your sentences with: People didn´t ......





 
Answers:



People didn´t listen to music disco.
People didn´t use vacuum cleaners.
People didn´t eat hamburgers.
People didn´t have computers.
People didn´t drink Coke.
People didn´t wear jeans.
Peolpe didn´t watch TV.

viernes, 5 de agosto de 2011

Comparative Quiz: Complete these sentences by using the comparative, and then answer the questions. Will you be able to answer all of them right? Do it and see how much you know.

1) Concorde flies (fast) .......................... than the speed of light. True or false?

2)  A snail is (slow) ......................... than a tortoise. True or False?

3) China is (large) ............................... than Russia. True or False?

4) The Parthenon is (old) ...................... than the Colosseum. True or False?

5) Finger nails grow (quickly) ....................... than toe nails. True or False?




Answers:

1) faster. False. Concorde flies faster than the speed of sound.

2) slower. True. A snail travels at 0.05 km/h; a tortoise at 0.127 km/h.

3) larger. False. Russia has about 10% of the world's land surface; China about 7%.

4) older. True. The Parthenon was begun in 447 B.C.; the Colosseum was built between A.D. 72-82.

5) more quickly. True.