INTRODUCTION UNIT Highscore 2 ESO Bilingual Group

PRESENT SIMPLE
1.
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Complete the conversation with the verbs. Put them in the present simple.
Sarah:

(1) __________________ (you / like) your school?

Dan:

Yes, its OK. We (2) __________________ (do) a lot of sport.

Sarah:

(3) What __________________ (you / play)?

Dan:

Football, and sometimes basketball. I usually (4) __________________ (play) football at

lunchtime with Tom and Jason.

Sarah:

Are they in your class?

Dan:

Yes, but we (5) __________________ (not / work) in the same groups for science and
maths. Tom is in a different science group and Jason
(6) __________________ (not / study) maths with Tom and me. Hes in a special group
because hes very good at maths.

Sarah:

Is Tom very good at science?

Dan:

No, he isnt! He (7) __________________ (not / like) science. He (8)

__________________ (like) literature. Jason and I (9) __________________ (help) him
with his science homework sometimes.

2.

Sarah:

(10) __________________ (Tom / help) you with your homework?

Dan:

Yes, sometimes. Im not good at literature or languages.

Complete the conversations with the verbs in the box. Use the present simple.
ask speak have not understand like
Dad: Hows school?
Bea: Ok. We (1) __________________ a new English teacher now. Hes called Mr Turner.
Dad: (2) __________________ you __________________ him?
Bea: Yes, hes nice.
Dad: Oh good.
Bea: He (3) __________________ us lots of questions. Andrea isnt very happy.
Dad: Why not?
Bea: Because Mr Turner (4) __________________ quickly and she (5) __________________ him.
Dad: Oh dear, poor Andrea.

do want go read not watch

Charlie: (6) __________________ you __________________ watch this DVD? Its very good.
Eva: Thanks, but I (7) __________________ films.
Charlie:

Oh. What (8) __________________ you __________________ in the evenings?

Eva:

My brother and I (9) __________________ books and magazines.

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(10) __________________ your brother __________________ to the same school as us?

Charlie:

Eva: Yes, but hes in Class 2A. Hes called Philip.

3.

Look at the information and write sentences. Use adverbs of frequency.

Example:
Sarah helps her mum and dad after dinner. (100%)
Sarah always helps her mum and dad after dinner.

Toms dad is very relaxed. (100%)

____________________________________

Sarah and Tom go on the internet after dinner. (75%)

____________________________________

I meet my friends in an internet caf. (50%)

____________________________________

Tom goes to the gym. (0%)

____________________________________

We are at home in the evenings. (90%)

____________________________________

4.

Complete the sentences. Choose words from the box. You dont need four of them.
When

Where

What

Who

her

me

them

us

you

A:

(1) __________________ do you like in our class?

B:

Anna. I often play basketball with (2) __________________.

A:

(3) __________________ do you play?

B:

At lunchtime, usually. Beth and Lucy sometimes play with (4) __________. I like (5)
___________ too.

5.

Complete the sentences. Use the information in the box and adverbs of frequency. Dont
forget to use the correct form of the verbs.
100%
Example: talk to me
1 walk to school
2 be happy
3 go to the cinema
4 be late for school

90%

50%

0%
Vicky

Tom
Lee
Mum and Dad

Example: Vicky never talks to me.

1

Tom ____________________________________.

Lee ____________________________________ .

Mum and Dad ____________________________________.

We ____________________________________.

We

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
6.

Complete the email from Sara with the verbs. Put them in the present continuous.

Hi Nicki,
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What (1) __________________ (you / do)? (2) _________________ (you / have) fun? I
(3)__________________ (work) hard at the moment. This week we (4)__________________ (rehearse) a
new play. Its not a musical, so we (5)__________________ (not learn) any songs, but theres a lot of work
to do. I (6)________________ (not go) out this week at all. Every evening Im at school!
Hannah says hi! She (7) __________________ (use) another computer. The IT teacher isnt here. She (8)
__________________ (help) the Year 11 students. Next week there is a special performance by Year 11, so
this week they (9) __________________ (not do) any school work. Lucky things!
How are Dan and Jack? (10)__________________ (they / practise) for their big football match on Saturday?
Have a good day tomorrow,
Sara x

7.

Choose the correct answer.

1

__________________to the theatre every week.

a Theyre going b They go

James isnt here. __________________ basketball.

a Hes playing

b He plays

__________________ for your tour at the moment?

a Are you rehearsing

__________________ to my friends on the internet after school.

a Im talking

b I talk

We __________________ our play this week.

a arent performing

8.

b Do you rehearse

b dont perform

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs below.
act

do

help

sing

sleep

I hate __________________ exams.

Jessica doesnt mind __________________ me. Shes very kind.

A: Do you like __________________?

B: Yes, I love it. I want to work in the theatre.

My cat loves __________________ on my bed.

Some of my friends dislike __________________ . They prefer listening to music.

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9.

Complete the conversations with the correct verbs from the box in the present
continuous.
sing write cook not go not sleep rain
1

A: Wheres Ian? Is he in bed?

B: Yes, but he __________________ .

A: What __________________ (you)?

B: Tomato soup. Do you want some?

A: What __________________ (Rob)?

B: I think its a French song.

A: Whats the matter?

B: It __________________ so I cant go to the beach.

A: Why arent you at school?

B: I __________________ to school this week. Im on holiday.

A: Whats that?
B: Its a postcard. We __________________ to Sharon.

10. Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple
or the present continuous.
Dear Ed,
Thanks for your email. I (1) __________________ (have) a really busy week!
As you know, I (2) __________________ (play) the guitar with a rock band at school every week. Its the
school concert on Saturday, so we (3) __________________ (practise) all the songs this week. Fortunately
the teachers (4) __________________ (give) us much homework this week, so thats good! I (5)
__________________ (do) about ten hours homework in a normal week.
Please write again. I (6) __________________ (not read) my emails every day, because Celine and Tim
(7) __________________ (use) the computer after school. But they (8) __________________ (watch) TV at
the moment, so nows my chance!
Ok, time to go now. Mum (9) __________________ (call) me for dinner and Im hungry!
Best wishes
Thomas
PS (10) __________________ (you / want) to come to the concert? I can send you a ticket.

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Past Continuous

El Past Continuous se forma con be en Past Simple + verbo en gerundio (-ing):

I was eating. (Estaba comiendo.)
They were singing. (Estaban cantando.)
(Puedes consultar las normas de construccin del gerundio en la unidad sobre el Present Continuous,
en la pgina 16.)
AFIRMATIVA

NEGATIVA

INTERROGATIVA

I was eating
You were eating
He/she/it was eating
We were eating
You were eating
They were eating

I was not/wasnt eating

You were not/werent eating
He/she/it was not/wasnt eating
We were not/werent eating
You were not/werent eating
They were not/werent eating

Was I eating?
Were you eating?
Was he/she/it eating?
Were we eating?
Were you eating?
Were they eating?

El Past Continuous se utiliza para expresar una accin que estaba ocurriendo en un momento
concreto del pasado:
A: What were you doing at 7 oclock last night? (Qu estabas haciendo/ hacas anoche a las 7 en punto?)
B: I was driving home from work. (Estaba volviendo/Volva del trabajo en coche.)
En cambio, el Past Simple expresa una accin ya terminada:
I left work at 6.30 and I arrived home at 7.15. (Sal del trabajo a las 6:30 y llegu a casa a las 7:15.)
So you were driving home from work at 7 oclock?
(Entonces, estabas volviendo en coche a las 7 en punto?)
I lived in Japan from 1990 to 1993. (Viv en Japn desde 1990 a 1993.)
So you were living there in 1992? (Entonces, vivas all en 1992?)
A menudo los dos tiempos verbales aparecen relacionados en una frase:
When I arrived, Ann was writing postcards and Keanu was reading.
(Cuando llegu, Ann estaba leyendo y Keanu estaba leyendo.)
He phoned when I was having a shower. (Llam cuando yo estaba tomando una ducha.)
While Ann was writing postcards, Keanu was reading.
(Ann escriba/estaba escribiendo postales mientras Keanu lea/estaba leyendo.)
Fjate que en esos casos, la partcula when (cuando) suele aparecer con ambos tiempos verbales, pero
la partcula while (mientras que) slo puede introducir a un Past Continuous.

Ejercicios
A Describe lo que hacan las personas del dibujo cuando entr Rick en la
habitacin. Completa las frases con un verbo de la tabla en Past Continuous.
brush

watch

read

listen

0 George was reading

1 Julie
2 Sue and Liz
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write

eat

a book.
a sandwich.
cards.

paint

sit

play

5 Barbara
6 Rita
7 Alison

a letter.
her hair.
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3 Frank

television.

4 Caroline

8 Ann

a picture.

on the floor.

B Consulta la informacin de la tabla sobre Shirley y Kevin para completar

las frases, utilizando Past Simple o Past Continuous.
Shirley
198086
198386
1986
198690
1989
1992

Kevin
198290
198385
198590
1989
199095
1992

lived in New York

studied at university
left university
worked as a translator
met Kevin
married Kevin

0 In 1982 Shirley

was living

1 In 1984 Kevin

lived in Washington
did a course in Computing
worked as a computer operator
met Shirley
ran his own company
married Shirley

in New York.
in Washington.

2 In 1984 Shirley

at university.

3 In 1984 Kevin

a course in Computing.

4 When Shirley
computer operator.

university in 1986, Kevin

5 When Kevin met Shirley, she

as a translator.

6 While Shirley

as a translator, she

7 In 1992 Kevin

his own company.

8 While he

as a

Kevin.

his own company, Kevin

Shirley.

C Pon los verbos entre parntesis en Past Continuous o Past Simple.

0 It was snowing

(snow) when I left home this morning.

1 It was a sunny afternoon and people

park. Then suddenly it

(sit) on the grass in the

(start) to rain.

2 A: I tried to explain my problem to her.

B:

(she/listen)?

3 He

(talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he

(see) me, he

Perhaps he thought that I

(finish) the call.

(listen) to his conversation.

4 I nearly had an accident today. A car

(come) towards me, but I

moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing

(happen).
5 A: Which hotel
B: I dont remember. I
tour and I

(you/stay) in when you lost your passport?

(visit) many places during my European
(stayed) in many different hotels.

6 I
(move) to London in 1990. I
(not/live) in London when I met them.
7

(a lot of people/wait) for the 6:30 bus last night?

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Past Simple

AFIRMATIVA

NEGATIVA

CONTRACCIN

INTERROGATIVA

I walked
You walked
He/She/It walked
We walked
You walked
They walked

I did not walk

You did not walk
He/She/It did not walk
We did not walk
You did not walk
They did not walk

I didnt walk
You didnt walk
He/She/It didnt walk
We didnt walk
You didnt walk
They didnt walk

Did I walk ?
Did you walk ?
Did he/she/it walk ?
Did we walk ?
Did you walk ?
Did they walk ?

I visited New York last year. (Visit Nueva York el ao pasado.)

They did not listen to the music after lunch. (Ellos no escucharon msica despus del almuerzo.)
NO: They did not listened to the music after lunch.
Did she tell you that story? (Te cont ella esa historia?) NO: Did she told you that story?

(Vase tablas F y G en la pgina 199.)

Utilizamos el Past Simple para referirnos a acciones que ocurrieron en el pasado. El verbo suele ir
acompaado de expresiones de tiempo pasado, sobre todo fechas (yesterday, last Monday,
last month, two years ago, in 1981, etc.).
I went to Salamanca two years ago. (Fui a Salamanca hace dos aos.)
She left her job last summer. (Ella dej su trabajo el verano pasado.)

Ejercicios
A Selecciona las formas correctas del Past Simple de estos verbos, y tacha las
incorrectas. Puedes consultar las tablas E y F en las pginas 1989 antes de
hacer el ejercicio.
writed
sended
met
stopped

wrote
gave
sent
saw

taked
buyed
stoped
ate

gived
meeted
eated
did

spent
took
bought

finded
left
brought

asked
found
leaved

B Completa estas frases con un verbo de la tabla. Recuerda que debe estar en
Past Simple y que slo puedes usar cada verbo una vez.
visit

work

play

drive

0 I played

send

take

arrive

win

tennis at the club yesterday evening.

1 She

very hard for her exams.

2 Paul

me a postcard from Morocco.

3 She

her new car from London to Southampton.

4 I

my brother in Madrid last month.

5 The train

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6 The French team

the match.

7 We

a lot of photographs on holiday last year.

C Paul siempre va a Italia de vacaciones, pero el ao pasado cay enfermo al

llegar, y pas todo el tiempo en la cama. Escribe frases sobre todas las
cosas que no lleg a hacer, utilizando las expresiones de la tabla y los
verbos entre parntesis, como en el ejemplo.
in the mountains swimming any new friends his Italian
the museums in Florence football on the beach in the local restaurants

He didnt go swimming.

0 (go)
1 (eat)
2 (play)
3 (walk)
4 (improve)
5 (meet)
6 (see)

D Convierte estas frases en preguntas.

0 You went on holiday in the summer.

Did you go on holiday in the summer?

1 She bought a new table.

2 He worked in London.
3 They played tennis yesterday.
4 James cooked the dinner.
5 She gave a present to Anne.
6 Paul left the office at six oclock.
7 You passed your exams.
8 She drove to Scotland.

EE Nuria vivi en Alemania un ao. Completa este resumen de su

experiencia con los verbos correspondientes en Past Simple.
stay

start

return

work

fly

find

live

At the beginning of last year, Nuria 0 flew

leave

to Munich. She

in an apartment near the city centre for ten months. She

in a clothes shop. After a couple of weeks Nuria 3

good language school, and so she 4

ten months Nuria 5

to improve her German. After

Munich, and she 6

in the mountains for two months. Then she 7

in a small town
to Barcelona.

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Los modales (1):

poder (can, cant, could, couldnt)

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En espaol utilizamos el verbo PODER seguido de otro verbo para hablar de la capacidad de hacer
ciertas cosas. En ingls, utilizamos can/cant para el presente y could/couldnt para el pasado.

Presente
AFIRMATIVA

I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They can see (puedo, puedes ver)

NEGATIVA

I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They cannot see (no puedo, no puedes ver)

CONTRACCIN

I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They cant see (no puedo, no puedes ver)

INTERROGATIVA

Can I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they see? (puedo, puedes ver?)

Pasado
AFIRMATIVA

I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They could run very fast.

(Poda correr muy rpido/rpidamente.)

NEGATIVA

I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They could not run very fast.

(No poda correr muy rpido/rpidamente.)

CONTRACCIN

I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They couldnt run very fast.

(No poda correr muy rpidamente.)

INTERROGATIVA

Could I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they run very fast?

(Poda correr muy rpido/rpidamente?)

Estos verbos van seguidos de infinitivo SIN to, y expresan:

Lo que se puede hacer en un momento
concreto. (poder hacer algo)

I can see the moon. (Puedo ver la luna.)

I could see the moon. (Poda ver la luna.)
NO I can to see the moon.

Nuestras habilidades o capacidades.

(poder hacer algo, saber hacer algo)

He can run 100 metres in 12 seconds.

(No puede correr 100 metros en 12 segundos.)
I couldnt speak English when I was little.
(Cuando era pequea no saba hablar ingls.)
NO: I couldnt to speak English

Fjate que algunas veces traducimos estos verbos al espaol como saber:
I can speak English (S hablar ingls.) NO: I know (to speak) English.

Ejercicios
A Haz preguntas y respuestas sobre los dibujos, utilizando can y cant.
0

A: Can she play tennis

B: Yes, she can.

A: Can she play the violin
B: No, She cant.

She can play tennis,

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but she cant play the violin.

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A:

the hills?

B: Yes,
A:

the sea?

B: No,
see the hills

but

see the sea

A:

B: No,
A:

B: Yes,
speak Japanese

speak French

but
A:

B: Yes,
A:

B: No,
eat the chips

but

eat the fish

B Haz frases sobre la fabulosa familia Plum utilizando could.

0 (Mr Plum/speak/10 languages when he/be/20)

Mr Plum could speak 10 languages when he was 20.

1 (Simon Plum/drink/10 litres of orange juice a day when he/be/5)
2 (Mrs Plum/swim/10 kilometres when she/be/12)
3 (Grandmother Plum/dance/all evening when she/be/60)
4 (Joan Plum/ride/a bike when she/be/2)

C Completa las frases con can, cant, couldnt y los verbos entre
parntesis.
0 You dont have to shout. I can hear
0 I couldnt watch
1 He

(watch) that programme last night because I had to go out.

(play) last week because he was injured.

2 He eats in restaurants all the time because he

3 I
moment.

(hear) you very well.

(cook).

(give) you a lift in my car because it isnt working at the

4 I didnt have a good seat in the theatre, so I

very well.
5 John doesnt need a calculator. He
his head.

(see) the stage

(do) very difficult sums in

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First Conditional Exercise

Put the verb into the correct first conditional form:

1. If I __________________ (go) out tonight, I __________________ (go) to the

cinema.
2. If you __________________ (get) back late, I __________________ (be)
angry.
3. If we __________________ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we
__________________ (see) each other next week.
4. If he __________________ (come), I __________________ (be) surprised.
5. If we __________________ (wait) here, we __________________ (be) late.
6. If we __________________ (go) on holiday this summer, we
__________________ (go) to Spain.
7. If the weather __________________ (not / improve), we
__________________ (not / have) a picnic.
8. If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I __________________ (be)
tired tomorrow.
9. If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we __________________
(feel) sick.
10. If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I __________________
(cook) dinner at home.

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11. I __________________ (come) early if you __________________ (want).

12. They __________________ (go) to the party if they __________________
(be) invited.
13. She __________________ (stay) in London if she __________________ (get)
a job.
14. He __________________ (not / get) a better job if he __________________
(not / pass) that exam.
15. I __________________ (buy) a new dress if I __________________ (have)
enough money.
16. She __________________ (cook) dinner if you __________________ (go) to
the supermarket.
17. They __________________ (go) on holiday if they __________________
(have) time.
18. We __________________ (be) late if we __________________ (not / hurry).
19. She __________________ (take) a taxi if it __________________ (rain).
20. I __________________ (not / go) if you __________________ (not / come)
with me.

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First Conditional Answers

(ll = will, wont = will not)

1. If I go out tonight, I'll go to the cinema.

2. If you get back late, I'll be angry.
3. If we dont see each other tomorrow, we'll see each other next week.
4. If he comes, I'll be surprised.
5. If we wait here, we'll be late.
6. If we go on holiday this summer, well go to Spain.
7. If the weather doesnt improve, we won't have a picnic.
8. If I dont go to bed early, I'll be tired tomorrow.
9. If we eat all this cake, we'll feel sick.
10. If you dont want to go out, I'll cook dinner at home.
11. Ill come early if you want.
12. Theyll go to the party if they are invited.
13. Shell stay in London if she gets a job.
14. He wont get a better job if he doesn't pass that exam.
15. Ill buy a new dress if I have enough money.
16. Shell cook dinner if you go to the supermarket.
17. Theyll go on holiday if they have time.
18. Well be late if we don't hurry.
19. Shell take a taxi if it rains.
20. I wont go if you don't come with me.

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