ENGLISH HOME PLAN 6th GRADE

Student: ___________________________________________________________ Class: ___________

Subject: Communicative English_ Teacher: Mauricio Prieto/Sayed Gonzalez

In this document you are going to find the principal topics to keep in mind that we worked in
class.

1. PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINOUS

We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that
don’t change.

We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment,
but will soon finish.

 (present simple) I play tennis.

 (present continuous/ progressive) I am playing tennis.
Activity

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous)

Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the woods. I ____________ (organize) the
food, because I _____________ (like) cooking. Dave ________________ (have) a big car with a
trailer, so he _____________ (plan) the transportation. Sam ______________ (bring) the tent — he
___________ (go) camping every year, so he _________ (have) a great tent and lots of other
equipment. My wife _______ (think) we're crazy. She (like) _______________ holidays in
comfortable hotels, so she ______________ (take) a trip to Paris instead.
2. PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINOUS

Here's a quick reminder of the rules of using past simple and past continuous together.
In this sentence there are two verbs:
I was watching television when he arrived.
The first action is a long action - it lasted for a period of time. We therefore use the past continuous.
The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. So for this we need past simple!
The regular past simple is formed using 'ed' and the past continuous is formed using was/were +
past participle.
Now I've reminded you of how to use these tenses, try the exercise below and see if you can decide
which verb needs which tense. Good luck!
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise 1.

 Last summer, my friend and I ___________around the south of France. We really

___________ourselves.
  ___________you___________ at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
 Sarah is very angry. What___________ you___________ to her? You___________ to her
yesterday.
 I___________ my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she___________
(not) how to open the attachment!
 My mobile phone ___________on the floor but the screen ___________ (not). That was
lucky!
 I didn’t see the accident. It all ___________very quickly.
 My PC was making a strange noise so I___________ using it and ___________it off.
 We ___________to open the box with a knife but my dad ___________himself. There was
blood everywhere!

3. WHO WHICH THAT

Rule 1. Who and sometimes that refer to
people. That and which refer to groups or
things. Anya is the one who rescued the bird.
"The Man That Got Away" is a great song with
a grammatical title.
Rule 2a. That introduces what is called
an essential clause (also known as
a restrictive or defining clause). Essential
clauses add information that is vital to the
point of the sentence. I do not trust
products that claim "all natural ingredients"
because this phrase can mean almost
anything.
Rule 2b. Which introduces a nonessential
clause (also known as
a nonrestrictive or nondefining clause), which
adds supplementary information. The
product claiming "all natural
ingredients," which appeared in the Sunday
newspaper, is on sale.
Rule 3. If that has already appeared in a
sentence, writers sometimes use which to
introduce the next clause, whether it is
essential or nonessential. This is done to avoid
awkward formations. That which doesn't kill
you makes you stronger.

Replace the point in each case by the corresponding word in the option

1. I know a great little restaurant a) whom

a) that b) when
b) who c) why
c) where 6. The cookies … you baked are really
2. Sam knows a man … brother a) why
a) who b) which
b) whose c) when
c) whom
3. Students … study hard get good 7. My grandfather remembers the time
a) when a) when
b) whom b) where
c) who c) that
4. Food … is imported from other 8. I visited my uncle … lives in a
a) that a) who
b) where b) which
c) why c) when
5. The bad weather is the reason …
4. PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple
or the Present Perfect

 1. John ........................... (not call)

me recently.
 2. They ........................... (buy) a
new car last month.
 3. The teacher ........................... (not
return) the tests yet.
 4. How long ........................... she
........................... (know) about this
problem?
 5. ........................... you ever
........................... (hear) such an
unbelievable story?
 6. When I was a child, I ........................... (live) in England for two years.
 7. He ........................... (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.
 8. I am so excited to have a dog. I ......................................... (always / want) one

5. FIRST CONDITIONAL

The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause:
if + present simple, ... will + infinitive
It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what will
happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true.

Complete the gaps with the corresponding form of the verb (first conditional), write the
complete sentences in the notebook

 1 If my aunt comes to visit, she .......................... (give) us a present.

 2 If it doesn’t rain, we .......................... (go) to the beach.
 3 If it .......................... (snow) tonight, we will make a snowman tomorrow.
 4 If you don’t try, you .......................... (not succeed).
 5 If you .......................... (bring) the sandwiches for the picnic, I will bring the drinks.
 6 If he talks too long, his parents .......................... (not let) him use the phone.
 7 He will turn on the heater if it .......................... (get) too cold.
 8 You won’t understand the questions unless you .......................... (read) the book.
 9 If we ...................... (go) to London, we ...................... (visit) my friend George.
 10 If she ...................... (do) well in her exams, my sister ...................... (go) to university.
 11 Jenny ...................... (not eat) supper if she ...................... (eat) all that ice cream.
 12 My brother ...................... (drive) us to the cinema if we ...................... (ask) him.
 13 Uncle Tim ...................... (phone) us if he ...................... (want) to come with us
Complete the sentences below in the First Conditional using the prompts, write the complete
sentence in the notebook. Use the 2nd person singular.

 do Tai Chi/be more relaxed

 drive slower/passengers feel safer
 suck cough sweet/sore throat get better
 eat too late/not sleep
 not lift heavy items properly/hurt back
 drink milk/stomachache go
 take vitamins/have more energy
 drink eight glasses of water a day/ skin be sparkling