I.E INTEGRADO VILLA DEL PILAR
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
GRADE: 9
TEACHER: Martha
Cecilia Veloza Castiblanco
GUIDE NUMBER: 4
Indicaciones:
Todos los estudiantes
deben acceder a clases de inglés por WhatsApp y de vez en cuando por internet
en reunión por meet. Para los que tengan la guía en físico, favor leer y
responder respetando la nomenclatura de las preguntas. Realizar los trabajos en
hojas tamaño carta con letra legible, marcar con nombre del estudiante, grado,
asignatura y docente. Grapar las hojas y estar pendientes de la fecha de
entrega en el colegio. No acepto fotos.
Para los que desarrollan la guía por internet, favor usar
Word y enviar las respuestas muy organizadas al correo electrónico
catellanosuperior@gmail.com de la profesora Martha Cecilia Veloza Castiblanco.
NOTA: Los estudiantes que reciben la guía por internet deben
ingresar al blog de la profesora Martha Veloza, con el siguiente link
castellanovipi.blogspot.com para obtener la guía.
There is, there are (hay)
There is is used
for hay before a singular noun, and there
are is used for hay before a plural noun. The interrogative forms are
: is
there? and are there?
There is a good
drugstore on the corner.
Is there a
good drugstore on the corner?
There are some
new books in the library.
Are there some
new books in the library?
Exercise 1
Write there is or there are according with the
sentences.
1.______________ many students in the room.
2.________________a big map on the Wall.
3.________________classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
4.________________a lectura tomorrow night.
5.________________five children in the family.
6.________________a nice front lawn.
7.________________four bedrooms upstairs.
8.________________a telephone downstairs.
9_________________some letters on the desk for you.
10________________twelve months in a year.
11._______________a sun that give us the light.
12________________four seasons in Europe.
13________________seven days in a week.
14________________many dogs on the park.
15._______________a moon on the dark.
Exercise 2
a.
Change the sentences from
ítem 1 to questions.
b.
Write ten (10) affirmative sentences using there
is and there are with different vocabulary.
The past tense of the verb be.
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I was I
was not (wasn´t) was
I?
You were you were
not (weren´t)
were you?
He was He was
not (wasn´t) was He?
She was She was
not (wasn´t) was she?
It was It
was not (wasn´t) was
it?
We were We were
(weren´t)
were we?
You were you were
(weren´t)
were you?
They were they
were (weren´t)
were they?
Exercise 3
Fill the blanks with the correct form of the past tense of
be. Translate the sentences.
1.
There ______________five members in the Miller
family.
2.
Her name__________________Alice Grant before her
marriage.
3.
________________you in class yesterday?
4.
He_______________not in the office yesterday.
5.
His calling card ____________on the desk this
morning.
6.
We _________________very busy last week.
7.
___________her signature at the end of the
letter?
8.
The children_____________not in the school last
week.
9.
He___________________never in the United States.
10.
His grandparents_________________from Spain.
The past tense with ing
To form the past tense with ing, the past tense of the verb
be is used as an auxiliary with the present participle (ing form) of the
principal verb. Example
I was reading the newspaper-
We weren´t talking.
Were you writing a letter?
Weren´t they waiting for you?
Exercise 4
A.
Practice using the correct form of each verb in
the past tense with ing.
B.
Then repeat the sentences in the negative form.
1.
My niece_________________(visit) us.
2.
I ________________(study) my English lesson.
3.
They _______________(have) a good time.
4.
We ___________________(listen ) to the radio.
5.
She ____________________(write) the letter to
her parents.
6.
I _______________(go) to the library.
7.
_______________you ____________________(sleep)?
8.
_______________he__________________(wait) for
her?
9.
_______________the children___________(play) in
the yard?
10.
________________you________________(expect) to
see her?
Read the next lecture
and answer the questions. First about the text, second about your own
information.
THE HOUSE WHERE MR. AND MRS. MILLER LIVE
Virginia López lives with Mr. and Mrs. Miller in a collage
town. Their address is 431 Clark Street. Mr. Miller is renting the house from a
real state company. He pays one million dolars a month for it.
The house is made of brick and
wood. There is a large front porch and a big yard around the house. There is no
wall around the yard. The front yard has
a nice green lawn, and the back yard has many pretty flowers.
It has eight-room house with four
rooms downstairs and four rooms upstairs. The rooms downstairs are the living
room, the library, the dinning room, and the kitchen. There are four bedrooms
and a bath upstairs.
The living room is large and
light. It has a fireplace, several tables and chairs, a sofá, a floor lamp, and
three table lamps. There are also a bookcase and a televisión with a play 4.
There is a large rugo n the floor, and there are some pictures on the wall.
Exercise 5
Answer these questions about the text
1. With
whom is Virginia living?
2. Is
she living in a collage town?
3. What
is her address?
4. Of
what is the house made?
5. Is
there a wall around yard?
6. Is
Mr. Milller renting the house?
7. From
whom is he renting it?
8. How
much is the rent?
9. How
many rooms are there downstairs? Name them.
10. How
many rooms are there upstairs? Name them.
11. Is
the living room small?
12. What
is there on the floor?
13. Are
there many lamps?
14. Where
is the green lawn?
15. Where
are the flowers?
Answer thes questions about your own information
16.
What
is your address?
17.
Are
you living in a house or an apartment?
18.
Is
there a yard in your house?
19.
Are
there two floors in your house?
20.
Is
there a fireplace in your house?
21.
Are
you renting the houses from a real estate company?
22.
Are
the rents high or low?
23.
Are
there many new houses and apartment in your city?
