Lesson 8 - Application I. Present Continuous 1.

Describe what words: Use the you see in these 2 pictures: Square

Children Fountains Father Happy Are playing

Use the words: Zoo Is raining A group of children A boy and a girl A bird Under the table
1

2.

Choose the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous

I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I ... (know) quite well. We .. (spend) most of the day together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting, that I .. (think) of writing a book about them! .. (take) Helen Watson, for example. Helen .. (run) the accounts department. At the moment she . (go out) with Keith Ballantine, one of the sales representatives, and they .. (seem) very happy together. But everyone (except Helen apparently) .. (know) that Keith ... (always make) eyes at Susan Porter. But I ... (happen) to know
2

that Susan . (dislike) Keith. I cant stand people who ... (deceive) poor Helen. He . (see) Betty Wills from the overseas department. And plenty of other interesting things . (go on). For instance, every week money .. (disappear) from the petty cash box. When you .... (realize) that someone in your office is a thief, it .... (upset) you at first. But I .. (also try) to catch whoever it is before the police are called in. Im not going to tell you who I . (suspect). Well, not yet, anyway!

II.Possessive Adjectives 1.
Fill the gaps with the possessive adjectives:

1) She has got blue eyes, __________ eyes are blue. 2) I live in this house with my family so this is ____________ house.
3) She has got two cats and ___________ names are Tim and Ben.

4) I have got a sister and ___________ husband is a doctor. 5) Ali has got lots of friends and _________ friends love Ali very much. 6) This is my dog Jo and _________ kennel is in the garden. 7) My fathers wife is ___________ mother. 8) The girls are clever._________ exam result is good. 9) The family is sitting on ____ sofa. 10) They have ____ hands in ____ pants. 11) He is wearing ____ sweater. 12) She is wearing ____ skirt. 13) They are playing with ____ ball. 14) The boy likes _______ School. 15) Mary sees_____ mother every day. 16) Im looking at _______ blue eyes.
3

17)

My friends bring _____ children to our place on Saturdays.

18) The cat eats_____ food quickly. 19) I often forget _____ key. 20) You write in _____ book in class. 21) We bring____ pencils to class. 22) The men always bring _____ wives to the party.
23)

Mr. Adams teaches ______ class in the morning.

24) She likes to give presents to _____ grandchildren.

2.

Put the right possessive adjective:

1. Betty plays with sister. 2. You are in.garden withbrothers. 3. He learnslessons every day. 4. I write..lessons. 5. Name is a word; first letter is n.

3.
1.

Translate:

Casa noastra e in mijlocul unei gradini in cel mai frumos oras posibil. Aveti multe carti in biblioteca voastra? Fratele meu alearga in parc. Elena si Emilia traiesc in aceeasi casa veche. Vad doi oameni tineri in gradina. Eu petrec multe ore in biblioteca. Petre si victor sun lucratori buni. Imi place casa lor. Ei sunt acolo in gradina cu prietenii lor. El mananca foarte putin. Vad putine carti pe masa. Da-mi cateva carti. Numai cativa dintre copii erau acolo Nu prea am timp.
4

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

10. Vreau sa cumpar cateva rosii.

III. Adjectives Degrees of comparison 1.

a) b) c) d) e) Translate the following sentences:

Care este cea mai buna solutie? Sora ta este mai batrana decat profesoara mea. Ea este inca in Norvegia, dar citeste cartile tale cu mai multa pasiune decat inainte. Aceastea este o modalitate mai buna de a rezolva situatie. Prietenul pe care mi-l arati arata mult mai bine decat spui.

2. Complete with better, the best, worse or the worst.

a) The shops here are smashing! Surely they are ___________ in town. ( good) b) Yesterday the weather was bad but today it is even ___________. Its impossible to go out. (bad) c) Dan likes sun and hot weather. So summer is ___________ season for him. (good) d) But for Winnie its the opposite. Summer is ___________season of the year. ( bad) e) Lucy has got very good marks. Shes ___________in her class. (good) f) John isnt very good. Tims ___________ than him.(good) g) Dans composition is very bad this time. But it was even ___________last week. (bad) h) She is very rich. She buys clothes from ___________ shops.(good) i) The hotel is awful. Its ___________ I ever stayed in. (bad) j) Is your scooter ___________than mine? (good) No, its ___________. (bad)
5

k) I got disappointed. The music was ___________ ___________ I expected. (bad) l) That was ___________ film I saw last year. (good) m) This is a very bad hotel. Its ___________ in town. (bad) n) The weather is ___________ in Algarve ___________ in the north. (good)

3. Put the right form of the adjective comparative or superlative:

1) This is a nice cat. It's muchthan my friend's cat. 2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is . 3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the worksheet. 4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world. 5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last weekend. 6) School is boring, but homework is than school. 7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding. 8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is . 9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours. 10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard.

4.

Describe this picture using the Present Continuous, Possessive Adjectives and the Degrees of Comparison for Adjectives. Make 20 sentences.