Megans birthday

Part 1, 2, 3
VOCABULARY
account
aunt
behind
birthday
boyfriend
brother
by
chair
cousin
daughter
door
girlfriend
grandfather
grandmother
idea
identification
in front of
job
kind
large
near
nephew
next to
nice
niece
occasionally
often
on top of
party
race
sad
shop
shy
sister
sometimes
son
table
to celebrate
to finish
to give
to move
to open
to sit down

cuenta
ta
detrs de
cumpleaos
novio
hermano
en (para vehculos)
silla
primo / a
hija
puerta
novia
abuelo
abuela
idea
identificacin
delante de
trabajo, empleo
amable
grande
cerca
sobrino
al lado de
simptico / a, agradable
sobrina
ocasionalmente
a menudo
encima de, sobre, en la parte ms
alta
fiesta
carrera
triste
tienda
tmido / a
hermana
algunas veces
hijo
mesa
celebrar
terminar
dar
moverse
abrir
sentarse

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to spend
to suppose
tomorrow
uncle
under
usually
wonderful

gastar dinero, pasar tiempo

suponer
maana
to
debajo de
normalmente
maravilloso

PHRASES
What is the matter?
I see ...
That is very kind of you
next door to
Happy birthday!
I suppose
at the moment
not at all
Thats alright

Qu te (le, les, os) pasa?

entiendo ...
Es muy amable de tu / su parte
la casa de al lado
Feliz cumpleaos!
supongo
de momento, en este momento
de nada
de nada (ms informal)

GRAMMAR
Preposiciones de lugar

behind

detrs de

on top of

encima de, en la
parte ms alta

in front of

next to

delante de

under

debajo de

al lado de

Adverbios de frecuencia
1. always
2. usually
3. often
4. a lot
5. sometimes
6. occasionally
7. never

siempre
normalmente
a menudo
mucho
algunas veces
de vez en cuando
nunca

Posicin de los adverbios de frecuencia: Los adverbios de

frecuencia vienen colocados del siguiente modo:
z

1.- Despus del verbo to be.

suj. + to be + adverbio + ...
Eg.:
He is always at home

l siempre est en casa

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2.- Entre el sujeto y el verbo, con cualquier verbo normal.

suj. + adverbio + verbo + ...
Eg.:
She never eats at home

Ella nunca come en casa

3.- Con tiempos compuestos, es decir, con un presente continuo,

un pasado continuo, o en el caso de que aparezcan dos verbos
seguidos, el adverbio se coloca entre los dos verbos.
suj. + verbo + adverbio + verbo + ...
Eg.:
You can always stop

T siempre puedes parar

ADDITIONAL EXERCISES
Put the adverbs in the correct place.
1. She reads on the train. (sometimes)
________________________________________________
2. We eat salad. (very often)
________________________________________________
3. Anna eats in a restaurant. (usually)
________________________________________________
4. Tom goes for a walk in the garden. (occasionally)
________________________________________________
5. My mother cooks good cakes. (often)
________________________________________________
6. Alice goes swimming on holiday. (never)
________________________________________________
7. Simon arrives late for work. (always)
________________________________________________
8. She is not in. (at the moment)
________________________________________________

Change the following sentences from the have form to

the have got form.
1. Do they have a new car?

Have they got a new car?

2. Do you have a girlfriend?

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3. I dont have any money in my pocket.
________________________________________________
4. He doesnt have his glasses.
________________________________________________
5. They dont have any coins.
________________________________________________
6. Does she have a driving licence?
________________________________________________
7. Does your dog have a name?
________________________________________________
8. My sister doesnt have any children.
________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with words from the box.
open
wonderful

idea
give

sit down
account

occasionally
shy

1. Ive got an _______________ at that bank.

2. Can you ______________ me an appointment at four oclock?
3. What is the film like? It is _________________.
4. Ive got a good ____________. Why dont we go to the theatre?
5. My brother is very ______________. He doesnt like to speak
to people.
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6. Can you ________________ the door, please? It is hot.

7. Can you ________________ please? I cant see the film.
8. I dont like meat but I _________________ eat chicken.
Complete the sentences with the family members.
1. My mothers brother is my __________________.
2. My fathers sister is my __________________.
3. My fathers father is my __________________.
4. My fathers mother is my __________________.
5. My sister is my mothers __________________.
6. My uncles son and daughter are my __________________.
7. My brother is my grandfathers __________________.
8. My brothers son is my __________________.
9. My sisters daughter is my __________________.

12.5. Make as many sentences as possible describing the

picture. Use the prepositions from the box.
behind
in front of

on top of
next to

on
under
in
between
opposite

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Which word is different in each sequence?

1. friend

brother

sister

uncle

2. sometimes

often

never

usually

3. behind

on

high

under

4. sad

kind

niece

nice

5. tomorrow

yesterday

today

party

6. celebrate

shy

move

suppose