Food

Exercise 1 – Look at the pictures write the corresponding number below

Exercise 2 – Write about your food preference.

Ex. I like chocolate, I don’t like onions.

1. –

2. –

3. –

4. –
Exercise 2 – Write the name of the items below
Countable nouns

Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can
count.

Countable nouns can be SINGULAR or PLURAL.

Countable nouns have singular and plural forms. When we refer

to singular countable nouns, we can use a/an.

Exercise 1- Complete the chart with the words from the box.

carrots - an orange - a tomato - peas - grapes

a pineapple - raspberries - papayas - an avocado - a watermelon

Singular countable nouns Plural countable nouns

Uncountable Nouns
Los nombres o sustantivos incontables son aquellos que no
podemos contar porque no los podemos delimitar individualmente
sino que forman parte de un todo. Son tratados como singulares
(no se pueden hacer plurales añadiendo “-s”).

Sin embargo, en el momento que los delimitamos, estos mismos nombres o

sustantivos pasan a ser contables. Deberán ir precedidos, si quieren
individualizarse, de alguna palabra con valor partivo.

Ejemplos:

-a gram of salt (un gramo de sal)

-a piece of wood

-two cups of tea (dos tazas de té)

-three glasses of wine (tres vasos de vino)

Uncountable nouns are always singular, so they don’t usually

need articles. However, they can go with some/any.
Exercise 1: Put a “C” for countable nouns and a “U” for uncountable nouns.
Example: Time _U__
 1. Books ___
2. Sugar ___
3. Milk ___
4. Pens ___
5. Cream ___
6. Honey ___
7. Apples ___
8. Oil ___
9. Butter ___
10. Flour ___

Exercise 2 - Complete the conversation. Use a, an, some or

any.
Marie: What do you usually have for breakfast?
Bob: _______ tuna sandwich.
Marie: And, do you eat________ fruit?
Bob: Yes, I usually eat _________ apple or
_______ banana Marie: What do you drink?
Bob: I often drink ____________orange juice.

Exercise 3: Some of these sentences are OK, but some need

“a/an”. Write “a/an” where necessary:

1. I haven’t got watch. _____________________

2. Do you like cheese? _____________________
3. I never wear hat. _______________________
4. Are you looking for a job?_________________
5. Kathy doesn’t eat meat. __________________
6. Paula eats apple every day. ______________
7. I’m going to a party tonight._______________
8. Jamaica is island. _______________________
9. I don’t need key. _______________________
Quantifiers

Quantifiers are words that help us to express the quantity of objects.

The quantifier we use depends on the quantity and the kind of noun
(countable or uncountable).
In summary:
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

COUNTABLE A lot (of) / Lots (of) A lot (of) / Lots (of) A lot (of) / lots (of)
Muchos/as Muchos/as Muchos/as
Plenty (of) - -
Muchos/as
Many Muchos/as Many Muchos/as Many Muchos/as

A few - A few
Algunos/as - Unos cuantos/as Algunos/as - Unos cuantos/as
Few Pocos/as - -

UNCOUNTABLE A lot (of) / Lots (of) A lot (of) / Lots (of) A lot (of) / lots (of)
Muchos/as Muchos/as Muchos/as
Plenty (of) - -
Muchos/as
- Much Mucho/a Much Mucho/a

A little - A little
Algo de Unos poco de Algo de Unos poco de
Little - -
Poco/a
Exercise 1- Complete the sentences with: few / a few / little / a
little.

1. Could we have __________ Champagne, please?

2. They live in a very small flat because they have __________
money.
3. Very __________ people can speak 5 languages.
4. This plant needs __________ water and it is very handy.
5. They have already been to Africa__________ times.
6. We have __________ time before our flight.
7. He speaks German very well but sometimes he makes __________
mistakes. 8. I am happy she has __________ problems in her life.
9. Would you like __________ candies?
10. I know __________ about this subject.
11.
Exercise 2. Complete using a lot of, much or many.

Last night, my friend Annie and I went to a concert

downtown. It was amazing! There were
_________________ people. There was a fantastic
band playing ____________ cool songs. On the stage
there weren’t ____________ instruments.
You couldn’t hear _____________ noise outside. There
weren’t ______________ fans of this band but now I’m
one of them. How ______________ money did it cost? It didn’t cost
________________.

Exercise 3- Read the sentences and find a synonym for the

quantifier.

Example: I have many shoes.

Synonym: I have a lot of shoes.
1. The children have plenty of toys.
________________________________________
2. Would you like a little champagne?
______________________________________
3. He spends the majority of his time on the computer.
_________________________
4. I sent lots of emails.
__________________________________________________
5. There is a bit of water on the floor.
_______________________________________
How much / How many?

Exercise 1- Complete using how much or how many

.......................................................... time do you spend studying every day?

........................................................ months are there in a school term?
.......................................................... money do you spend every day?
.......................................................... days are there in a week?
.......................................................... beer is there in the jug?
.......................................................... fish do you usually eat?
......................................................... colors are there in the Spanish flag?
………………………………………… time do we have?
………………………………………… pencils do you have?
………………………………………… do you pay for electricity?
………………………………………….. legs do spiders have?
…………………………………………… water is there in the ocean?
…………………………………………… students are there in the school?

Healthy food
Present Progressive

When do we use present progressive?

Usage Example Words

Unfinished actions I’m working at the moment Now, at the moment, right
now.
Temporary I’m living at my parents’ house At the moment, for a few
situations weeks, for a couple of
months, for now.
Annoying habits You’re forever losing your keys! Always, forever, constantly.
Temporary habits He’s eating a lot these days At the moment, these days.
Definite future plans I’m meeting my dad tomorrow. Tomorrow, later, at 7pm,
tonight, on Tuesday.
Affirmative
I Am drinking coffee
She Is drinking coffee
He Is drinking coffee
It Is drinking coffee
We Are drinking coffee
They Are drinking coffee
You are drinking coffee

Negative

I Am Not Drinking coffee REMEMBER!

She Is Not Drinking coffee Is not = isn’t
Are not= aren’t Am
He Is Not Drinking coffee not cannot be
It Is Not Drinking coffee shortened.
We Are Not Drinking coffee
They Are Not Drinking coffee
You are Not Drinking coffee

Interrogative

Am I drinking Coffee? Yes, I am. No, I am not.

Is She drinking Coffee? Yes, she is . No, she isn’t
Is He drinking Coffee? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Is It drinking Coffee? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
Are We drinking Coffee? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t
Are They drinking Coffee? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t
Are You drinking Coffee? Yes, you are. No, they aren’t
To form the gerund (the verb ending in -ing) we have to follow some rules
according to the root of the verb.

GERUND EXAMPLES

Si el verbo termina en consonante, Read Act

nos limitamos a añadir la Leer Actuar
terminación final

Reading Leyendo Acting

Actuando
Meet Draw
Conocer Dibujar

Meeting Drawing
Conociendo Dibujando
Si el verbo termina en vocal, esta se Write Skate
suprime y se sustituye por -ING Escribir Patinar

Writing Skating
Escribiendo Patinando
No siempre se sigue la regla: Be Go
Ser Ir

Being Going
Siendo Yendo
No obstante, si la vocal es doble esta See
se mantiene y simplemente se Ver
añade -ING
Seeing
Viendo
 Si el verbo termina en -Y esta se Study Fly
mantiene Estudiar Volar

Studying Flying
Estudiando Volando
Cuando se trata de un verbo Get Run
monosílabo terminado por la Conseguir Correr
secuencia consonante-vocal-
consonante, se dobla la última Getting Running
consonante Consiguiendo Corriendo
Swim
Nadar

Swimming
Nadando
Los verbos terminados en -Y, -X, - Blow Fix
W no duplicarán la última Soplar Arreglar
consonante

Blowing Fixing
Soplando Arreglando
Los verbos bisílabos cuya sílaba Begin Forget
tónica es la última, siguen la misma Empezar Olvidar
regla
Beginning Forgetting
Empezando Olvidando
No siempre se sigue la regla: Travel
Viajar

Travelling
Viajando
En los verbos acabados en -IE se Die Lie
sustituyedicho grupo por una Morir Mentir
Y más -ING
Dying Lying
Muriendo Mintiendo
Stative Verbs

What are stative verbs?

Stative verbs are verbs that cannot be used in progressive forms. That
is because they describe states, conditions and situations.

1. Verbos de Estado: Expresan opinión.

▪ agree, think, believe, disagree, feel, doubt, depend, understand,
know, mean, remember, seem, look (=seem), mind, suppose,
guess, appear, matter, concern, realize.
2. Verbos sobre Gustos
▪ like, dislike, prefer, love, hate.
3. Verbos sobre Posesión
▪ have, possess, belong, own, owe, lack, include, involve
4. Verbos que expresan Características de algo
▪ weigh, measure, consist, contain
5. Verbos que expresan Necesidad
▪ need, want, wish, deserve…
6. Verbos relacionados con la percepción
▪ sound, hear, taste, see, smell, imagine, recognize, satisfy

Do we have any exceptions?

Sí, son los denominados Verbos Mixtos. Son verbos que pueden
ser formulados como Stative Verbs pero también como Dynamic
Verbs (los que no son stative verbs). Veamos uno a uno porqué
pueden ser estáticos o dinámicos.

▪ Verbo To Be
She is friendly —> Ella es amable.
Aquí nos encontramos la forma estática del verbo, porque es una
característica de esa persona

She is being friendly —> Ella está siendo amable

Aquí el verbo pasa a ser dinámico, porque en realidad, ella no suele
amable; pero en ese momento lo está siendo. No es una
característica innata de esa persona.

▪ Verbo To Have
I have a job —> Tengo un trabajo
Nos encontramos en este ejemplo, una de las formas de los verbos
estáticos, cuando se refieren a posesión

Are you having a good time? —> ¿Lo estás pasando bien?
▪ Verbo To Think
I think it is wrong to smoke —> Pienso que está mal fumar
Aquí el verbo think está en modo de opinión, por lo que debe ser
tratado como verbo estático

I’m thinking about buying a new car —> Estoy pensando en

comprarme un coche nuevo En esta oración refleja un pensamiento,
una idea, simplemente.

▪ Verbo To See: Este verbo es muy particular, porque puede

tener diferentes significados. Si se encuentra en modo estático,
puede significar ver o entender; pero, si se cambia a modo
dinámico, tiene otros dos significados diferentes que son
reunirse con alguien o tener una relación.

I see what you mean—> Entiendo lo que quieres decir

I see you now, you are in front of the bookshop —> Ahora te veo,
estás delante de la librería
Dos ejemplos claros del verbo To See en modo stático, con sus dos
correspondientes significados

I´m seeing Mary this afternoon —> Voy a ver a Mary esta tarde
I´ve been seeing my girlfriend since last August —> He estado
viendo a mi novia desde agosto del año pasado
El verbo pasa a modo dinámico cuando se refiere a los verbos
reunirse con alguien o tener una relación.

▪ Verbo To Taste
The food tastes good —> La comida sabe bien
Forma estática, está dando una opinión
The cook is tasting the food —> El cocinero está

probando la comida Forma dinámica, el cocinero está

realizando una acción.

▪ Verbo To Mind
I don’t mind if we watch a movie tonight —> No me molesta si vemos
una película esta noche
El verbo mind, refleja un estado de ánimo, pasa a ser estático.

I’m minding my own business —> Me estoy ocupando de mi

negocio
El verbo pasa a ser dinámico pues representa una acción que está
realizando el hablante.
Exercise 1- Look at the picture and complete the sentences using the
verbs from the box above.

Exercise 2- Complete the sentences using present progressive

1. I’m really busy – I ____________________________ (study)

for the exam.
2. Right now, we _____________________________________
(ride) camels!
3. They said they ________________________________ (have)
a great time.
4. Daisy ______________________________________
(download) an album.
5. What ___________________________________ (you do) at
the moment?
6. They ____________________________________ (wait) for
me in the café.
7. ___________________________________________ (Oliver
work) hard?
Exercise 3- Look at the picture and answer the questions

Where's the family now?

_________________________________________________ What's
Mr. Green doing?
_________________________________________________

What's Mrs. Green doing?

_________________________________________________

What's grandfather doing?

_________________________________________________

What's grandmother doing?

_________________________________________________

What's Paul doing?

_________________________________________________

What's Simon doing?

_________________________________________________

What are the girls doing?

_________________________________________________

What's Mike doing?

_________________________________________________
 What's the cat doing?
_________________________________________________

What are the birds doing?

_________________________________________________

What are the ducks doing?

_________________________________________________

Exercise 4- Read the following text and then complete the chart for
Rita’s next week.

My name is Rita Garcia and I‘m 17 years old. Next week, I‘m going to
Dublin, Ireland to work as a nanny. I‘m taking English classes because
I want to improve my English too. My Irish family sent me the timetable
for my first week, so everything is organized! On Saturday at three-
thirty, I‘m taking the flight to Dublin airport! I am arriving at six o‘clock
and Mr. and Mrs. Green are picking me up at the airport.
On Sunday we are having a welcome party at home where I‘m meeting
the rest of the family, neighbors and other nannies in the area.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I‘m taking the children to school at
eight o‘clock in the morning. And, at ten in the morning I‘m having
English lessons at the Dublin language Center.
Once my lessons are finished, I‘m looking after the children, playing with
them and helping them with their homework.
On Tuesday and Thursday at eight o‘clock I‘m driving the children to
school. At ten a.m. I‘m cleaning the children‘s rooms. In the afternoon,
at four p.m., I‘m taking Hope and Sarah, the kids that I‘m taking care of,
to their horseback riding lessons.
I’m really looking forward to living there, but I’m a bit nervous too! I’m
sure it’s going to be a great experience!
 SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THRUSDAY FRIDAY

Exercise 5- Answer the following questions:

1. How old is Rita?_______________________________________________________

2. Where is she going to work?_____________________________________________

3. What‘s the name of her Irish Family?______________________________________

4. Where is she studying English?___________________________________________

5. Who are Hope and Sarah?_______________________________________________

Writing activity: write what are your plans for the following week.

What are you doing? Where are you going? Important meetings? Special events?
Chores?
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday
 Exercise 6- Read the following text and answer the questions

Right now, I am looking at a picture of Barbara. She is not at home in

the picture. She is at the park. She is sitting on a bench. She is eating
her lunch. Some boys and girls are running on a patch in the park. A
squirrel is sitting on the ground in front of Barbara. The squirrel is
eating a nut. Barbara is watching the squirrel. She always watches
squirrels when she eats her lunch in the park. Some ducks are
swimming in the pond in the picture, and some birds are flying in the
sky. A policeman is riding a horse. He rides a horse in the park every
day. Near Barbara, a family is having a picnic. They go on a picnic
every week.

1. Where is Barbara in the picture?

___________________________________________________________
2. What is she doing?
____________________________________________________________
3. What is the squirrel doing in the picture?
___________________________________________________________
4. What does Barbara always do when she has lunch in the park?
___________________________________________________________
5. What are the ducks doing?
___________________________________________________________
6. How often does the policeman ride his horse?
___________________________________________________________
7. How often does the family have a picnic at the park?
____________________________________________________________
 Present Simple v/s Present Progressive

Exercise 1- Put the verbs into the correct tense according to its
context. (present simple or progressive)

1- The train always ________________________________(leave) on time.

2- "What's the matter? Why _____________________________(cry/you)?"

3- That's strange. They____________________________(not to watch) TV.

4- He______________________________(not to speak) very good English.

5- Please be quiet! I_____________________________(do) my homework.

6- Where____________________________________________( live/they)?

7- Listen! John ______________________________________

music! (play)

8- I never ________________________________(go) to the

swimming pool.

9- I always __________________________________ (play) tennis on

Fridays.

10- Ted ______________________________ (take) a shower right now.

11- My school _________________________ (begin) at nine am every day.

12- Can you speak slowly, please. I _____________ (not/ understand) you.

13- This flower ___________________________________ (smell) so good.

14- How much ____________________________________(be) this book?

15- Take an umbrella. It _________________________ (rain) at the moment.

16- Are you free tonight? We ____________________(have) a party tonight.

17- Don’t disturb him. He _________________________ (try) to sleep now.

18- Kim _____________________ (take) her dog for a walk in the evenings.

19- Call later. He __________________________ (study) for his exam now.

 Exercise 2- Rewrite the following sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or present
progressive.

1. Visiting our friends in the country is a rare occurrence. (see)

We ....................................................................................................... .
2. They are in the middle of supper. (have)
Right now, they .................................................................................... .
3. In my opinion, she isn’t beautiful. (not think)
I ............................................................................................................ .
4. She’s not working today because it’s Saturday. (not go)
She ....................................................................................................... .
5. We don’t have anything special planned for this weekend. (do)
We ........................................................................................................ .
6. My neighbours own that car. (belong)
That car ............................................................................................... .
7. What’s the matter? (cry)
Why ...................................................................................................... ?
Exercise 3- Read the following text and complete the blanks with the
correct form of the verbs depending on the context.

If you 1................................ (love) surfing and 2..............................

(want) to get a university degree, you should go to Plymouth University
in Britain. Students who 3.............................. (surf) three or four times
a week for fun can now do a degree in surfing, and make a career of it.
While surfing 4.............................. (look) easy when you watch from the
beach, getting a degree is quite hard to achieve. Jim and Helen are in
their last year of school, and
5.............................. (take) their A-levels this summer. They both
6.............................. (own) surfboards, but they 7...............................
(not surf) much these days. They
8.............................. (study) very hard for their A- levels. They
9.............................. (know) the academic requirements for acceptance
to the surfing course are high, and the course itself is also hard. It
10.............................. (include) oceanography, marine biology, ecology
and the design of wetsuits and surfboards, as well as actual surfing.
But Jim and Helen both
11.............................. (believe) it’s worth the effort. Let’s wish them
luck.