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REVIEW ACTIVITY
ENGLISH WORKSHEET 5
Goals: at the end of the term the student will be able to:
1. MY BODY
1.a Complete the following crossword using the parts of the body
Down
Across
-BODY IDIOMS
GRAMMAR: an idiom is an expression that is not literal and has a different meaning. Example: “TOE THE LINE” means to do what
other people in a job or organization say you should do, whether you agree with them or not.
1.b Identify the idiom according to the image of the part of the body. Then, write its meaning and make a sentence.
2.a Read the following article that describes some bad habits we usually have and why they are unhealthy. While you read, highlight
all the gerunds you find in the text that act as nouns.
GRAMMAR: a gerund is a verb that acts as a noun when you add -ing . Example: Swim = Nadar – Swimming =Natación
Sometimes doing something unhealthy develops into a habit. Here's a look at the common bad habits and possible ways to break
them.
2. Skipping breakfast
Traditionally, it is known as the most important meal of the day and skipping it can lead to a breakdown of a healthy routine.
4. Smoking
Health hazards associated with smoking are heart attack, breathing difficulty, cancers of the mouth, lungs, throat, stomach,
bladder, kidney and cervix.
7. Overeating
It can cause unwanted weight gain and high blood pressure.
9. Becoming stressed
It can cause headaches, upset stomach, high blood pressure, chest pain, and sleeping problems.
2.b Do you have any of these bad habits? List some of them.
2.c Choose at least FIVE of the habits that were mentioned in the reading and try to give a possible solution to it. Remember to
use gerunds.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. EXTREME SPORTS
3.a Match the descriptions of the sports to the images and write their names.
- If the day is windy and cool and you live near the
beach, you need to try this sport.
4. ADJECTIVES
GRAMMAR: an adjective is a word that describes the noun and most of the times it goes before this. Adjectives can be physical
characteristics, feelings, colors, and expressions of good or bad.
4.a Read and complete the short texts using the adjectives and sports from the box. Look at the example
Diving in low visibility is _______________. Never is there more a time when your scuba skills and those of your instructor come into
play for keeping you ____________. Of course, this is sometimes easier said than done, as one diver found out in our next
_____________story.
While out on a wreck dive, this diver found the visibility issues a bit of a setback for finding the wreck in question. ‘I only saw the
wreck when I swam right into it!’ they said when asked about the incident. Well, that’s one way to go about it, we suppose. It was
___________. -
LEARNING TO FLY
The most
________________ thing about learning __________________ was dealing with the equipment
that we were using to adapt it had nothing to do with a beginner and it was____ ___________, but when I came back I was in a
different harness and I'm gaining skills every time and also kind of starting from the beginning every time. Now, the
_______________news is that I have finally gotten to the point where I can take-off easy.
For me, paragliding is as much about the relationship that I have with my instructors as it is about my relationship with the wind and
I would not be flying if it wasn't for the guys at Zero Gravity. I mean they do not just teach me the skills that I need to paraglide, they
built me a wheelchair that can fly because I asked them to! It was really_____________.
And every day that I get to spend with them is a day that I get to be around people that I love, that brings me great joy and doing
something that we all love. just have those experiences sharing with your best friends is ________________.
So, I'm very grateful that I say and Luisma, Pablo and Javi and that they have been so welcoming and so _______________ and so
much fun that I hope I get to fly with them for ages and ages."
by Erin Clark
Gerunds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWhtHcKaNNg
Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hifcUYaACzI