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INDEX I Bimester

Unity 01 - Real and unreal conditionals ....................................... 9


Speaking ................................................................................................................................... 9
Reading ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Grammar . ............................................................................................................................... 10
Listening ................................................................................................................................. 11
Grammar . ............................................................................................................................... 12
Speaking ................................................................................................................................. 13
Vocabulary . ............................................................................................................................ 13

Unity 02 - Unreal past conditional ............................................... 14


Reading ................................................................................................................................... 14
Grammar . ............................................................................................................................... 15
Vocabulary. Idiomatic expressions .................................................................................... 16
Listening ................................................................................................................................. 16
Writing .................................................................................................................................... 17

Unity 03 - american culture (class video) ................................... 18


Across Generations . ............................................................................................................. 18
Activities ................................................................................................................................. 18
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 19

Unity 04 - MIXED CONDITIONALS I . ...................................................................... 21


Speaking ................................................................................................................................. 21
Mixed Conditionals I . ............................................................................................................ 22
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 23
Extra Activity .......................................................................................................................... 23
Reading and Vocabulary ...................................................................................................... 24
Let’s have a talk .................................................................................................................... 25
Writing .................................................................................................................................... 25

Unity 05 - MIXED CONDITIONALS II ...................................................................... 26


Mixed Conditionals II . ........................................................................................................... 26
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 27
Writing .................................................................................................................................... 27
Listening activity ................................................................................................................... 28

II Bimester

Unity 06 - INFINITIVES VERBS ................................................................................ 31


Love is in the air . ................................................................................................................... 31
Vocabulary . ............................................................................................................................ 32
Infinitives after certain verbs . ............................................................................................ 32
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 33
Reading ................................................................................................................................... 33
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 34
Writing .................................................................................................................................... 35

Unity 07 - VERB PATTERNS “GERUNDS” ........................................................... 36


Warm up! ................................................................................................................................ 36
Vocabulary. Personalities ................................................................................................... 36
Listening ................................................................................................................................. 38
Speaking ................................................................................................................................. 38

Unity 08 - EXPLORING OUR KNOWLEDGE .......................................................... 39


“The outsider” . ..................................................................................................................... 39
Vocabulary . ............................................................................................................................ 40

Unity 09 - GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES DIFFERENT MEANINGS ............... 41


Forgetting . ............................................................................................................................. 41
Gerunds and infinitives with same meaning .................................................................... 42
Gerunds and infinitives with different meaning . ............................................................. 42
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 43
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 44

Unity 10 - GERUNDS VS PARTICIPLE . ................................................................ 45


The choking dog .................................................................................................................... 45
Grammar . ............................................................................................................................... 46
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 47
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 49
III Bimester

Unity 11 - ADJECTIVES .............................................................................................. 53


Adjectives ............................................................................................................................... 53
Grammar . ............................................................................................................................... 54
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 57

Unity 12 - I VISITED SOME FRIENDS . ................................................................... 59


Grammar Focus ..................................................................................................................... 59
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 59
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 61

Unity 13 - EXPLORING OUR KNOWLEDGE .......................................................... 62


Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 63

Unity 14 - adverbs .................................................................................................... 64


Grammar Focus ..................................................................................................................... 64
Identifying an adverb . .......................................................................................................... 65
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 66
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 68

Unity 15 - ADVERBS VS ADJECTIVES . ............................................................... 69


Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 69
Adjectives vs Adverbs ......................................................................................................... 70
When nouns become adjectives and adjectives become nouns . ................................. 71
Common errors with adverbs and adjectives . ................................................................. 72
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 73

IV Bimester

Unity 16 - PAST MODALS I ........................................................................................ 77


Listening ................................................................................................................................. 77
Past modals with have ......................................................................................................... 78
Should ..................................................................................................................................... 78
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 78
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 80
Unity 17 - PAST MODALS II ....................................................................................... 81
Might ....................................................................................................................................... 81
Must . ....................................................................................................................................... 82
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 82
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 84

Unity 18 - MODALS IN PAST I ................................................................................... 85


Can .......................................................................................................................................... 85
Could ....................................................................................................................................... 86
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 86
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 88

Unity 19 - MODALS IN PAST Ii ................................................................................. 89


Grammar Focus. Would . ..................................................................................................... 89
Practice . ................................................................................................................................. 90
Homework .............................................................................................................................. 91
FIRST TERM

5TH. GRADE

ENGLISH
UNIT 1

REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONALS

5TH. GRADE

SPEAKING

•• Which of the following “white lies” did you hear when you were a child? Cross out ().

a) If you write to Santa Claus, he’ll bring you a lot of gifts.


b) If you put your tooth under your pillow, the tooth fairy will take it.
c) If you eat carrots, you will see in the dark.
d) If you tell lies, your nose will grow.

READING
•• Discuss to your partner about your answer, give your reasons‌.
Lies, black or white?
I lie to my five-year-old child, and not just about Santa and
the tooth fairy. I started when she was about two years old,
and now I can’t control myself. If she asks me for watching TV,
I tell her that she will get square eyes. What is more, I tell her
unless she eats carrots, she’ll wear glasses and that if she eats
her crusts, she will have lovely hair.
Most parents tell their children lies that is because their parents
told them the same. But is that wrong?
Yes, say a group of parents who consider that it’s a better idea to try to make a child understand the real
reasons why it’s bad for her or him to watch too much TV or eat many candies than to take the easy way
and tell a lie.
No, say busy parents who think it’s ridiculous to explain the bad effects of too much TV or the lack of
nutritious value of a sweet to a four or five years old child.
It depends, say psychologists. White lies that protect a child’s innocence or stimulate their imagination
are good for them.
Psychologists believe that these kind of lies can help children develop their skills and creativity. Santa
Claus and the tooth fairy are some examples of this and parents enjoy telling these stories to their
children. So, be serious when you say a white lie or a serious lie. You don’t want your nose to grow in
front of your children!

a) According to the psychologist what are the good benefits of telling lies?

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ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 9


UNIT 1
b) Write some common white lies parents tell children.

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GRAMMAR
¾¾ ZERO
‌ CONDITIONALS
We use it for facts that are generally true.

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE + PRESENT SIMPLE


If I eat too much, I feel bad.

Also, we use it to give instructions.

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE (S + V + C) + PRESENT SIMPLE (V + C) (NOT SUBJECT)


If you see a robbery, call the police right away.

Match:

a) If people don’t eat healthy, ( ) deny everything.


b) If you are vegetarian, ( ) let me know.
c) If you are a teacher, ( ) they get sick.
d) If you don’t know, ( ) don’t eat meat.
e) If she finds the truth, ( ) you work so hard.

¾¾ FIRST
‌ CONDITIONAL
It’s used to talk about situations that can be real or possible. This include promises, warnings, and threats.

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE (S + V + C) + FUTURE SIMPLE (“will” or “can”)


If we don’t hurry, we won’t finish.

1. Practice complete the sentences:

a) If you have a healthy diet, you ........................................ longer. (live)


b) If you tell a lie, your nose ........................................ longer. (grow)
c) You’ll get square eyes if you ........................................ too near the TV. (sit)
d) If it’s fine on Sunday, we ........................................ for a picnic. (go)
e) I ........................................ out tonight, if there isn’t anything good on TV. (go)

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UNIT 1
WE CAN ALSO USE SOME LINKERS WITH SOME SMALL DIFFERENCE

T I CE a) ‌As soon as he arrives, he will call you.

NO b) ‌Unless you hurry up, you’ll be late for school.


c) When
‌ we have enough money, I’ll buy that silver car.

2. Underline the correct alternatives.


a) I’m going to go straight home as soon as the lesson will finish / finishes.
b) When I’ll go / I go on vacations next summer, I’ll send all my friends postcards.
c) I’m going to retire as soon as I’m / I‘ll be sixty.
d) If I get up early tomorrow, I think I go / I‘ll go for a run.
e) I left my book at home! Don’t worry: I’ll lend / I won’t lend you mine.

3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs.


a) As soon as the lesson (finish) .............................. Sue’s going to buy a ticket for the concert.
b) Terry will get married when he (meet) .............................. the right woman.
c) If it (rain) .............................. tomorrow, Jenny will probably come to class by car.
d) Tom will probably get a well-paid job when he (leave) .............................. university.
e) If Dana (go) .............................. to Connecticut this summer, she will improve her English.

LISTENING

1. Listen to Tim, Gus and Maxine talking about their pets. Mark () the questions does the interviewer
ask?

a) ( ) Describe your pet? Tim, 24 Gus, 12 Maxine, 32

b) ( ) What does she /he


eat?

c) ( ) Is he /she a nice
companion?

d) ( ) Who takes care of


him /her when you go
out?

e) ( ) What would you like


to be if you were an
Harriet, the pig. Hendrix, the spider. Page, the hunter.
animal?

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 11


UNIT 1
2. Tick the description that you think, Gus and Maxine mentioned to describe their pets.

a) He / She is a good companion.

b) He / She listens to my troubles.

c) He / She makes me cry.

d) He / She frightens people away.

Now, listen again and check your answers.

GRAMMAR

¾¾ UNREAL
‌ CONDITIONALS (2ND. CONDITIONAL)

You can use it to talk about a present (or future) situation that is imaginary or impossible.

A real situation turns into an imaginary situation

“I am not an animal” but...

IF + PAST SIMPLE + WOULD + VERB IN BASE FORM


If I were an animal, I would be a dolphin.

T I CE
NO
If I/he /she /it were is more formal than if I/he/she/it was.

Exercises:

a) If I (can) .............................. sing, I (join) .............................. a band.

b) If I (win) ............................. the lottery, I (give) ............................ part of the money to charity.

c) If I (be) .............................. more organized, I (not be) .............................. late for dates.

d) If she (have) .............................. more time, she (study) .............................. more.

e) If you (not work) so hard, you (not be) .............................. so tired.

f) I (have) ................................... to sell my car if I (lose) .............................. my job.

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UNIT 1
SPEAKING

•• Talk to your partner about the following situations.

a) If you were an animal, what would you like to be?


b) If you were a car, what would you like to be?
c) If you were a color, what would you like to be?
d) If you were a famous person, what would you like to be?
e) If you were a number, what would you like to be?
f) If you were a month, what would you like to be?

VOCABULARY. Animals

•• Write the names of the baby animals with the adult animals.

a kitten a puppy a calf a hen a lamb a foal a chick

g) A cat .............................................. j) A hen ..............................................


h) A cow .............................................. k) A dog ..............................................
i) A horse .............................................. l) A sheep ..............................................

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 13


UNIT 2

UNREAL PAST CONDITIONAL

5TH. GRADE

READING
1. GROUP WORK. What do you think is the highest and lowest age to do the next activities?

a) Getting married c) Learning new language e) Wearing jeans


b) Having children d) Starting a new career f) Leaving home

2. Read the article and mark True (T) or False (F).

a) I should have been honest about my age. ( )


b) If I had told him my age at the beginning, it wouldn’t have become so important. ( )
c) If I was a man, the age difference wouldn’t be a problem. ( )
d) It’s all his fault: if I hadn’t met him I wouldn’t have turned into a liar. ( )

Ageism
In my life, age hasn’t been important. My closer friends of both sexes
have been younger, older or same age as me. When I was in my thirties
A
I went out with a man of twenty-three. The first time I experienced a G
problem with my age was on my fortieth birthday. To my surprise, it
was a traumatic event. Forty is more horrible than thirty-nine. Well, I E
tried so hard to convince me that life goes on and begin at forty...
I
I met a man playing soccer. He’s thirty-one and looks about nineteen
-he has no idea about my age. S
In all my life I’ve been totally honest. I give the extra money back to the M
seller. I’ve never travelled without a ticket and in job interviews I always say my weaknesses.
Well, very early on in the relationship I told him the truth about my crazy past -my divorce, my
economic problems. I also admitted that I dye my hair every three months. I told him I’m older than
he is, suddenly something stopped me from telling him the whole truth about my age. And now I’m
in real trouble. Silence has made the trouble bigger. If I had told him before, it wouldn’t have become
so difficult. If I had been brave enough and admit that I was fifteen years older than he, I wouldn’t
have been so nervous.
I know if I have been a man, I would never have gotten into this mess. Being fifteen years older is
nothing for man even twenty. But for a woman, the world judges older women roughly. I’m afraid
he would do the same. I have become an ageist and a liar.

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UNIT 2
GRAMMAR
¾¾ UNREAL
‌ CONDITIONAL IN PAST
It refers to unreal past situations e.g. “I didn’t have a map. I got lost”.

IF + PAST PERFECT + WOULD + HAVE + VERB IN P. PART


If I had a map, I would not have gotten lost.

Examples:
a) If
‌ I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world...
b) If
‌ I had seen him, I would have told him about you...
c) If
‌ I had known the answer, I would have raised my hand...
d) If
‌ she had come on Saturday, I would have seen her...

1. In your notebook, make conditional sentences about the next past situations, starting with “IF…”

a) I wasn’t paying attention. I walked into a lamppost.


b) I studied hard. I passed all my exams. •• The Zero Conditional.
c) I didn’t study much. I failed the final exam. •• The First Conditional.
d) I forgot to set my alarm clock. I overslept. •• The Second Conditional.
e) I missed the bus. I got late for work. •• The Third Conditional.
f) I bought a TINKA ticket. I won the first prize. •• The Mixed Conditional.
g) The weather wasn’t good. We didn’t go camping.

2. Complete the sentences in third conditional.

a) If you ..................................... (not/be) late, we ...................................... (not/miss) the bus.

b) If she ........................................ (study) she ........................................ (pass) the exam.

c) If we ........................................ (arrive) earlier, we ........................................ (see) John.

d) If they ................................. (go) to bed early, they ................................. (not/wake) up late.

e) If he ..................................... (become) a musician, he ...................................... (record) a CD.

f) If she .................................. (go) to art school, she ................................... (become) a painter.

g) If I ........................................ (be) born in another country, I ........................................ (learn)


to speak a different language.

h) If she ..................................... (go) to university, she ..................................... (study) French.

i) If we ................................. (not/go) to the party, we ................................. (not/meet) them.

j) If he ....................................... (not/take) the job, he ....................................... (go) travelling.

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 15


UNIT 2
VOCABULARY. Idiomatic expressions
•• Match the sentences with the appropriate idiomatic expression.
a) His English is coming on very quickly. ( ) in
‌ black and white (in a written or printed form)
b) There aren’t many sandwiches left, so make a ( ) here
‌ and there (in or to several different places.
careful selection of what you want. ( ) by/in
‌ leaps and bounds (used for saying that
c) It’s all in written form. something improves quickly or increases a lot.
( ) (every)
‌ now and then/again (sometimes, but
d) Her clothes were lying scattered in several not always or often)
different places on the floor.
( ) pick
‌ and choose (sth) to choose the things, you
e) We see each other sometimes, but not very prefer, more than simply accepting what you got.
often.

LISTENING
•• Complete the song with the verbs. It can be used more than once.

hitch hiked caught run seen gone took loaded

Never would have a) .............................. to Birmingham


If it hadn’t been for love.

Never woulda b) .............................. the train to Louisiana


If it hadn’t been for love.

Never woulda c) .............................. through the blindin’ rain


without one dollar to my name.

If it hadn’t been, if it hadn’t been for love

Never woulda d) .............................. the trouble that I’m in


If it hadn’t been for love.

Woulda been e) .............................. like a wayward wind


If it hadn’t been for love

Nobody knows it better than me


I wouldn’t be wishing I was free

If it hadn’t been, if it hadn’t been for love

Four cold walls against my will


At least I know he’s lying still

Four cold walls without parole


Lord have mercy on my soul.

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UNIT 2
Never woulda f) .............................. to that side of town
If it hadn’t been for love.

Never woulda g) .............................. a mind to track him down


If it hadn’t been for love.

Never woulda h) .............................. up a forty four.

Put myself behind a jail house door.

If it hadn’t been, if it hadn’t been for love

Four cold walls against my will


At least I know he’s lying still

Four cold walls without parole


Lord have mercy on my soul

Never woulda i) .............................. to Birmingham


If it hadn’t been for love

Never woulda j) .............................. the train to Louisian’


If it hadn’t been for love

Never woulda k) .............................. up a forty four

Put myself behind a jail house door.

If it hadn’t been, if it hadn’t been for love.


If it hadn’t been, if it hadn’t been for love.
If it hadn’t been, if it hadn’t been for love.

WRITING
•• Write a paragraph about things you didn’t do in the past and you wanted to change.

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ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 17


UNIT 3

AMERICAN CULTURE (CLASS VIDEO)

5TH. GRADE

ACROSS GENERATIONS
GROUP WORK. Discuss with your partners about the next questions. What life was like 60 or 70s?
Which of the values in the box have changed? Which values have not changed?

ˆˆ being independent ˆˆ having good friends ˆˆ discovering adventure


ˆˆ showing your creativity ˆˆ having social level ˆˆ having job security
ˆˆ having job satisfaction ˆˆ helping the community ˆˆ working hard
ˆˆ winning power

1. Watch the video. Which two values from the box above are mentioned in each interview?

a) Claire and Valerie : ........................................................, .........................................................


b) Jack and Stan : ........................................................, .........................................................

2. Watch the video and decide if the sentences are true or false, according to the interviewees. Choose
“T” (true) or “F” (false).
a) Today, people don’t usually get married until they are at least 30. T / F
b) Today, people have to take responsibility at a young age. T / F
c) In the past, kids stayed young for a long time. T / F
d) Nowadays, people know everyone who lives next door. T / F
e) In the past, people had friends who lived all over the world. T / F
f) In the past, people had a lot of possessions and properties. T / F
g) Today, it is difficult to find a job. T / F
h) Today, young people travel more. T / F

ACTIVITIES
1. Complete the sentences with results that are generally true, using the zero conditional.

a) If people don’t get married until they are at least 30, . ................................................................ .
b) If people have friends all over the world, .................................................................................... .
c) If young people have a lot of possessions, .................................................................................. .
d) If it is difficult to find a job, ........................................................................................................ .
e) If young people travel the world, . .............................................................................................. .

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UNIT 3
2. Complete the sentences with a possible result, using the first conditional.

a) If Claire doesn’t get married until she’s much older, ................................................................... .


b) If Jack leaves school with no qualifications, . ............................................................................... .
c) If Jack goes traveling, ................................................................................................................. .

3. Complete the sentences with what the result would be if things were different, using the second
conditional.

a) If young people nowadays had to take responsibility at a younger age, ....................................... .


b) If people knew everyone who lived near them, . ......................................................................... .
c) If the Internet didn’t exist, ......................................................................................................... .

Now it’s your turn…


Discuss the following topic, how life has changed? Is it for good or bad? Support your ideas.

EDUCATION

MOVIES FRIENDSHIP

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 19


UNIT 3
COMMUNICATION BIRTHDAYS

OTHERS
15 YEARS AGO TODAY

Listening to music

Watching a movie

Contacting people

Reading the news

Making music

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UNIT 4

MIXED CONDITIONALS I

5TH. GRADE

SPEAKING
•• Do you know these people? Who are they and what did they do? Talk to your group about them.

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 21


UNIT 4
MIXED CONDITIONALS I
Sometimes Unreal Conditional sentences are mixed. This means that the time in the if-clause is not the
same as the time in the result.
The first one has a condition in the past and a present result. We use it to express that if something had
been different in the past there would be a present result.

For example: If we hadn’t missed our flight, we’d be in Spain now.


or
We would be in Spain now if we had not missed our flight.

Past Condition Present Result

The structure is:

IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD (COULD, MIGHT) + VERB IN BASE FORM


Examples:
a) If I had won the lottery, I would be rich.
But I didn’t win the lottery in the past and I am not rich now.
b) If I had taken French in high school, I would have more job opportunities.
But I didn’t take French in high school and I don’t have many job opportunities.
c) If she had been born in the United States, she wouldn’t need a visa to work here.
But she wasn’t born in the United States and she does need a visa now to work here.

The next one has a present condition and a past result. We use it to express that due to certain present
conditions something already happened in the past.

For example : If I were more diligent, I would’ve finished my degree at university.


The meaning is : I am not a diligent person and because of this present condition I have never finished my degree.

Present Condition Past Result

The structure is:

IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD (COULD, MIGHT) HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE


Examples:
a) If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.
But I am not currently rich and that is why I didn’t buy the Ferrari yesterday.
b) If Sam spoke Russian, he would have translated the letter for you.
But Sam doesn’t speak Russian and that is why he didn’t translate the letter.
c) If I didn’t have to work so much, I would have gone to the party last night.
But I have to work a lot and that is why I didn’t go to the party last night.

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UNIT 4
PRACTICE

-- Circle
‌ the correct situation.

1. If I had gone with Tito, I would not be so lonely now!

a) She went with Tito and feels lonely.


b) She stayed behind and feels lonely.

2. I would have learned Spanish if my life was not so busy.

a) Her life was busy and she never learned Spanish then.
b) She has a busy life and therefore never learned Spanish.

3. If I had enough money, I would have gone with him.

a) She did not have enough money and therefore she did not go with him.
b) She still does not have enough money and that is why she did not go with him.

4. If I had quit my job I would not have enough money to live in Colombia.

a) She quit her job and does not have enough money now.
b) She did not quit her job and she has enough money.

5. If I had moved to Colombia I might be poor and unhappy now.

a) She did not move to Colombia and is not poor.


b) She moved to Colombia and is poor.

6. If she had enough money, she would have been to the concert last week.

a) She did not go to the concert because she does not have money.
b) She went to the concert and she has money.

7. If she had told the truth, she would be in my life the only one.

a) She told the truth and now it’s the only one.
b) She didn’t tell the truth and she is not in his life.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

-- Write
‌ examples of mixed conditionals with present and past result in your notebook. Make five of
each one.

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 23


UNIT 4
READING AND VOCABULARY

INTERNET ACTIVITIES
1. Do you have a computer? Mark the things you do with your computer.

ˆˆ sending
‌ and checking e-mails ˆˆ shopping
‌ ˆˆ other

ˆˆ social
‌ network ˆˆ playing
‌ video games

2. Read an article about the Internet? When the boom of Internet started?

Many people from the entire world started to make use of the internet around 1990. The first thing
which people use the Internet was the e-mail. Then, lots of companies set up Websites and ran to
sell their products by online. Millions and millions of people began to use the internet to play games
as well, download music, movies, or blog about their lives. It became totally normal to browse the
Internet to find information instead of books. In the 21st Century, there was a big explosion of social
media. Nowadays, people post photos or status, updates, and messages their friends on Facebook.
You can also google new contacts or business contacts, upload videos to YouTube, and tweet on their
phones about particular topics.

3. Write the words with the correct definition (use the words in bold from the text)

a) Write a single online review ⇒ ...........................................................................

b) To put a message, photo, etc. online ⇒ ...........................................................................

c) Use the Google to look for someone /thing ⇒ ...........................................................................

d) Put photos or videos on the Internet ⇒ ...........................................................................

e) On the Internet ⇒ ...........................................................................

f) Obtain files from the Internet ⇒ ...........................................................................

g) Write a short message ⇒ ...........................................................................

h) Look at different Websites ⇒ ...........................................................................

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UNIT 4
LET’S HAVE A TALK
•• Imagine if they had not existed, what would it be our life now? Use mixed conditionals. Talk to your
group about them.

Example:
a) If WhatsApp did not exist, I would not have called my friends for free.
b) I would not be in touch with friends now if Facebook had not appeared.

WRITING
•• Write a text about technology describing how the world has changed with the use of the internet. Use
the new vocabulary and grammar learned in class.

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UNIT 5

MIXED CONDITIONALS II

5TH. GRADE

Sometimes Unreal Conditional sentences are mixed. This means that the time in the if-clause is not the
same as the time in the result.

The structure is:

IF CLAUSE (IF + SENTENCE), RESULT (WOULD + SENTENCE)

Verbs in green are in the Present Unreal Conditional.


Verbs in red are in the Past Unreal Conditional.
Verbs in purple are in the Future Unreal Conditional.

Future Past

Examples:
a) If I weren’t going on my business trip next week, I would have accepted that new assignment at
work.
But I am going to go on a business trip next week, and that is why I didn’t accept that new assignment
at work.
b) If my parents weren’t coming this weekend, I would have planned a nice trip just for the two of us to
Napa Valley.
But my parents are going to come this weekend, and that is why I didn’t plan a trip for the two of us
to Napa Valley.
c) If Donna weren’t making us a big dinner tonight, I would have suggested that we go to that nice Italian
restaurant.
But she is going to make us a big dinner tonight, and that is why I didn’t suggest that we go to that nice
Italian restaurant.

Future Present

Examples:
a) If I were going to that concert tonight, I would be very excited.
But I am not going to go to that concert tonight and that is why I am not excited.
b) If Sandy were giving a speech tomorrow, she would be very nervous.
But Sandy is not going to give a speech tomorrow and that is why she is not nervous.
c) If Seb didn’t come with us to the desert, everyone would be very disappointed.
But Seb will come with us to the desert and that is why everyone is so happy.

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UNIT 5
PRACTICE

1. Change from future to present.

a) If I .............................. (get) married tomorrow, I .............................. (be) relaxing right now.

b) If Jenny and Eric .............................. (go) to be here for the holidays, they ..............................
(make) plans.

c) If Dan .............................. (travel) with us to Boston in March, he .............................. (save)


money.

2. Change from future to past.

a) If they .............................. (not travel) to France on Thursday, they .............................. (plan) to


attend your birthday party.

b) If I .............................. (not quit) my job in two weeks, I ........................................ (purchase) you


a gift for Christmas.

c) If Don’s sisters .............................. (not go) to the theater, ........................................ (agree) to


babysit.

WRITING

•• Write about some situations that happened to you. Use the conditionals.

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UNIT 5
LISTENING ACTIVITY
•• Listen, circle and complete the missing words.
If I .................................................. growing wild and free hour / flower
All I’d want is you to be my sweet honey bee
And if I .................................................. growing tall and green free / tree
All I’d want is you to shade me and be my leaves.
GLOSARY
CHORUS Leaves : Hojas (planta)
Bride : Novia
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Sway : Balancear, mecer
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
Rumble : Sonido, retumbido
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Nod : Sí (Señal con la cabeza)
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
Pod : Vaina
Hug : Abrazo
Desire : Deseo
If you .................................................. in the mountains tall, river / mirror
Moat : Fosa, trinchera
The rumble of your water would be my .............................. fall / call
If you were .............................., I know I’d be the ......................... winter /winner - snow /slow
Just as long as you were with me, when the cold winds blow.

CHORUS
(Repeat chorus)

If you were ........................................, I’d be a nod sink / wink


If you were ........................................, well I’d be a pod meat / seed
If you were the ........................................, I’d wanna be the rug floor / corn
And if you were a ........................., I know I’d be a ......................... miss / kiss - hold / hug

CHORUS
(Repeat chorus)

If you were ........................................, I’d be the fire wool / wood


If you were the love, I’d be the ................................... desire / fire
If you were ........................................, I’d be your moat castle / island
And if you were ........................................, I’d learn to float. sea / ocean

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SECOND TERM

5TH. GRADE

ENGLISH
UNIT 6

INFINITIVES VERBS

5TH. GRADE

LOVE IS IN THE AIR


DEBATE:
Love or romance? Are they equal in meaning? Discuss with your group about it.
1. An online survey around the world showed that these are the best places to meet new people.
Which do you think are good and which are bad? Why? Why not? Give reasons.

At a party At a friend or relative house

Walking your dog, or


supermarket

Online At a community event

2. Where is a good place to meet people? Where did you meet your best friend & friends?
A: I met my best friend at school. We were in the same class.

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UNIT 6
VOCABULARY
1. Write the correct definition of each word.
Ask out Break up Get divorced Get engaged
Get married Go on a date Go on a blind date Go out with

a) ........................................
‌ to invite a person to go with you to somewhere like movies, disco, etc.,
because you want to start a romantic relationship with that person.
b) ........................................
‌ to have a date with a stranger, the date is usually arranged by a close friend.
c) ........................................
‌ to break up with a person a relationship.
d) ........................................
‌ to go out somewhere with a special person that you like a lot.
e) ........................................
‌ to make a promise of marriage to someone you love.
f) ........................................
‌ to have a romantic relationship with someone for a period of time.
g) ........................................
‌ to end a marriage in a legal way.

2. Complete the questions with the words from exercise “1”.

a) Do people usually go on ........................................? Where do they go?


b) How do people usually ............... somebody ...............? On the phone, by mail, by chat, or in person?
c) How long should you .............................. somebody before you .............................. to be married?
d) Have you ever been on a .............................. with someone you didn’t know?
e) What problems can bring couples to .............................. after years of marriage?

¾¾ INFINITIVES
‌ AFTER CERTAIN VERBS
STATEMENTS
Subject Verb (Object) Infinitive
I decided (not) to write to Annie.
You urged John (not) to take her advice.
He wanted (her) to advise John.

1. Certain verbs can −− I‌ want to make some friends. −− I’d


‌ like to go dancing.
be followed by an −− ‌She asked me to go out in a date −− I‌ would prefer not to go on a blind
infinitive (to + verb) with her. date.
−− He
‌ decided to join a health club. −− She
‌ promised to go out with me.
2. S o m e v e r b s a r e −− He
‌ hope to see you again.
followed directly by
an infinitive. begin plan promise fail learn
decide refuse hope seem

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UNIT 6
PRACTICE

-- Complete
‌ the article using the correct form of the verb. Use present for the first verbs.

Most people make careful plans when they .................................................. (decide – take) a vacation.
And more when they .................................................. (attempt - find) a mate, they depend on luck.
Edward G. Greybull, PhD, .................................................. (warn - singles - not - leave) love to chance.
He .................................................. (urge - them - use) his Master Relationship Plan when they search
for a life partner. Remember: when you .................................................. (fail - plan), you ................
.................................. (plan - fail).

READING
-- Read
‌ this letter to the magazine advice column, “Ask Loren”.

ASK LOREN
Dear Loren,
I’ve just moved to Lima and started going to new school.
I try hard to meet people but nothing seems to work. The last guy I went out with
asked to borrow money from me on our first date. He also wanted to correct
my pronunciation (I’m from Iquitos). Obviously, I decided not to see him again.
My problem is that I’d really like to find someone special to date. My roommate
advised me to put an ad in the newspaper, but I really don’t want to do that. Do
you have any suggestions?
Lonely in Lima
Dear Lonely,
You seem to be very focused on meeting someone right away. Personally you need to relax a little
bit. Tell friends and acquaintances that you want to meet someone, but don’t expect to fall in love
with the first person you meet. Do things that you’d like to do anyway. Join a sports club. Learn
to dance. Try not to focus on meeting the man of your dreams girl, and just have fun. You’ll come
into contact with people who have similar interests. Even if you fail to meet Mr. Right immediately,
you will at least have a good time! Don’t give up!
Loren

1. Answer:
a) Do you think this is a good place to get advice? Why? Why not? Explain.

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b) What is the letter about?

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UNIT 6
2. Mark True (T) or False (F).
a) The writer is from Lima. T F
b) The writer is from Iquitos. T F
c) The topic is about love. T F
d) The writer is desperate to meet someone. T F

PRACTICE

-- Describe
‌ your parents. Answer the questions in your notebook. Use the infinitives.

a) What did they encourage you to do?


b) How did they encourage you to do that?
c) What didn’t they allow you to do?
d) What did they force you to do?
e) What did they advise you to do?
f) What would they like you to do?
g) What would you prefer to do?

Group of verbs follow by the infinitives (to base + base form of verb)
Afford can’t afford expect learn plan request
Agree can’t wait fail manage prepare seem
Appear choose help mean pretend want
Ask consent hope need promise wish
Arrange decide hurry offer refuse
Attempt deserve intend pay would like / ‘d like

Group of verbs followed by objects and the infinitive


Advise convince help* pay* remind urge
Allow encourage hire permit require want*
Ask* expect* invite persuade teach warn
Cause forbid need* promise* tell
Choose* force order would like*

∗∗ These
‌ verbs can also follow by the infinitive without an object (ex. I want to dance or I want someone
to dance)

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UNIT 6
WRITING

•• Write a letter to a friend asking for some help. See the reading. Use the verbs learned in class.
(Minimum 100 words)

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UNIT 7

VERB PATTERNS “GERUNDS”

5TH. GRADE

Warm up!
1. What kind of person are you?
Tell me about yourself. How true are the next sentences for you? Complete the quiz.

PERSONAL QUIZ

definitely generally definitely true true not true

a) I enjoy walking on the beach at sunset. ......................... ......................... .........................

b) I avoid showing others what I’m feeling. ......................... ......................... .........................

c) I can’t stand waiting for people. ......................... ......................... .........................

d) I love finding solutions to problems. ......................... ......................... .........................

e) I enjoy spending hours on the phone. ......................... ......................... .........................

f) I like spending time on the internet. ......................... ......................... .........................

g) I’m interested in visiting unusual places. ......................... ......................... .........................

h) I like having new friends. ......................... ......................... .........................

i) I don’t mind listening to people’s problems. ......................... ......................... .........................

j) I avoid going parties. ......................... ......................... .........................

2. Compare your answers to a partner. Are you different or similar?

VOCABULARY. Personalities
1. GROUP WORK. Use the following words to describe these personality traits.

Adventurous impatient practical romantic sympathetic


Ambitious organized reserved sociable talkative

“A romantic person is the kind of person who enjoys walking on the beach at sunset“

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UNIT 7
2. READING. Read the back cover of an old book. Who could be interested in this book?

How to make a million as a writer


Advice and a tip from the experts! It’s money what you want? Imagine
earning money as a writer! This book will tell you how.
Do you enjoy writing? Do you like writing full time?
Do you find difficult to begin writing? What part of the day you start writing,
do you run out of ideas so quickly?
Have you ever decided to begin writing a novel but can’t go on writing.
because of time? Then this book is the right for you!
Best -selling authors offer a few simple steps to get rid of the writer’s block that’s holding you back.
Learn all about character, plot, and the winning formula for success! Our experts discuss creating
stories that really sell.

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3. ANALYZE. Complete the sentences with the words from the text before.

VERB + GERUND

a) Do you ........................................?
b) Do you find difficult to ............................................................?
c) What part of the day you ............................................................?
d) Our experts ............................................................ stories that really sell.

Other verbs...
“Admit, avoid, deny, dislike, finish”

4. Practice.

a) He admitted .............................. (copy) the story from another book.


b) Have finished .............................. (read) the book I gave you last week?
c) Why do you dislike .............................. (write)?
d) She wants to avoid .............................. (work) full -time for now.

5. Write in your notebook some sentences with the following phrases.

I never finish... I enjoy... I usually avoid... in my class we usually discuss...


I really dislike... I always deny... I understand... I recommend... I suggest...

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UNIT 7
LIST OF SOME COMMON VERBS FOLLOW BY GERUNDS

acknowledge admit appreciate avoid can’t help celebrate


consider delay detest discontinue discuss dislike
dispute endure enjoy escape explain feel like
finish forgive give up imagine justify keep
mention not mind miss postpone practice prevent
prohibit quit recall regret recommend report
resent resist risk suggest understand

LISTENING
¾¾ CHALLENGE
‌ “INFINITIVE OR GERUND?”

SHOPPING
Audio 1.33. Complete these interviews with two men about shopping, then listen and check.

Questions Paul, 26 writer Joseph, 35 teacher


“Actually, I can’t stand (3 go)
Question 1 “Not really. But after about an hour ...................... round the shops.
I want (2 go) ............................... My girlfriend knows this, so
“Do you mind (1 go) going round
home”. she usually chooses (4 go)
the shops?”
............................ without me.”
“Book shops. I spend a lot of time
Question 2 “I enjoy (8 look) ............................
(6 read) ............................... at electronic equipment but I can’t
book reviews so I always have
“What kind of shops do you enjoy
a list of books I’d like (7 buy) afford (9 buy) ........................ it’s
(5 go) .............................. into? usually far too expensive”.
...............................”.
“I hate supermarkets. I usually
Question 3 “I refuse (13 go) ........................
forget 11 buy) .............................. into shoe shops with my girlfriend.
the things I went there for, so I She tries on ten pairs and then
Are there any kind of shops you
avoid (12go) ........................ into decide (14 buy) ........................
hate (10 go) ...............................
them. Fortunately, I can do most the first pair.
into?
of my food shopping online”.
“Not really. I only go into a clothes
Questions 4 “I love (17 have) ........................
shop when I need (16 buy)
new clothes, but I have never
.......................... a new shirt or
“Do you enjoy (15 buy) clothes manage (18 find) ........................
something. For me, shopping is
for yourself?” time to go shopping”.
a necessity, not a pleasure”.

SPEAKING
Ask your partner the questions from the listening exercise.

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UNIT 8

EXPLORING OUR KNOWLEDGE

5TH. GRADE

“THE OUTSIDER”
1. Watch the following video and write True (T) or False (F) according to what you listen.
a) A fundraiser is someone who solicits contributions or pledges. ( )
b) Hillary raises taxes faster than Obama. ( )
c) Obama can talk better than Hillary in any show. ( )
d) Hillary defends any vote she can make it. ( )
e) Hillary’s idea was to bring back kids from the war. ( )
f) Obama said: she could work with anyone. ( )
g) It is believed that Hillary tells lies. ( )
h) It’s claimed that Obama smoke cigarettes. ( )

2. Answer the following question according to the video.


a) Who is smarter than anyone?

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b) Who will we never catch drinking to?

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c) Who continue living with his /her spouse?

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d) Who can Obama talk sincerely to?

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e) Who throw mud harder than anyone?

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f) What is the name of candidate whose spouse is loyal?

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g) What is the problem which Obama and Hillary agree with?

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UNIT 8
VOCABULARY
1. With your pal elicit the definitions for the following words use a dictionary if it’s necessary, then
create and sentences for each one.

a) Civil rights: ..................................................................................................................................


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b) Downsize - militant: ...................................................................................................................


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c) A vote: ........................................................................................................................................
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d) A motion: ....................................................................................................................................
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e) A political party: . ........................................................................................................................


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f) Government: . .............................................................................................................................
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g) Electoral camp: ...........................................................................................................................


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h) Voter: . ........................................................................................................................................
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i) Candidates: .................................................................................................................................
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j) Voting: ........................................................................................................................................
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2. Now it is time to put in practice what you have learned.

a) Get in groups of 5 friends.


b) Choose the name of your political party and create the symbol which will represent you.
c) Use problems of your city to make proposals to the voters (your classmates).
d) If you won the voting, your group would receive the “20”.
e) Remember!! You must back your proposals.
f) The presentation of the project is between July 06 and July 10th.

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UNIT 9

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES DIFFERENT


MEANINGS
5TH. GRADE

FORGETTING
Maria wanted to go to a party. She’s friendly and enjoys meeting new people. But when Maria looked
at the card invitation, and a part of her kept saying the next, “I will not know anybody there! How can I
remember all those names and last names?” Maria’s problem is not something unusual. Remembering
names in especial new names is a problem for many and many people around the world. For international
travelers like Maria (she is a Peruvian student studying in England) believe it or not is even harder to recall
unfamiliar foreign names. What can Maria and other students like her do?
Well, here some excellent tips to do it from memory experts:
Decide to remember. Making an effort can really help my dear reader.
Listen carefully when you hear someone’s name for the first time. It’s important to pay attention.
Continue repeating the name. Calling the person by name several times will help remember and keep in
your mind.
Write the name down is also a good idea. Putting things in writing is the most common memory tip.
Don’t hesitate to ask the person to repeat the name. Most people don’t mind doing this.
And last, but not least,
Stop worrying. Anxiety only makes the problem got worse and worse.
So, next time you will be ready to remember people’s names.

-- Look
‌ at the picture. What is the man trying to do? What are your strategies to remember names?

“Hi. I’m, I’m, I’m... You’ll have to forgive me, I’m terrible with names”

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UNIT 9
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES WITH SAME MEANING
Some verbs can be followed by either the gerund or the infinitive with a slightly difference.

begin continue hate like love prefer can’t stand start

Examples:
−− You
‌ must continue studying for your finals! Or you mast continue to study for your finals!
−− I‌ like playing soccer at nights or I like to play soccer at nights.
−− I‌ love watching TV or I love to watch TV.
−− She
‌ hates waiting for people or she hates to wait for people.

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES WITH DIFFERENT MEANING


Infinitive or gerunds verbs can be followed for these, but the meaning is totally different.

•• STOP: Stop + infinitive is used for making a pause −− Before


‌ a get home I’ll stop to buy some fruits for
and start another action. my children.

•• Stop + gerund is used for quitting the action. −− My


‌ father stopped smoking, now he is a healthy
man.

•• REMEMBER: Remember + infinitive when you −− Remember


‌ to close the door before you leave.
are going to do something.

•• Remember + gerund when you remember things −− She


‌ remembered buying her dress last Saturday.
you did before.

•• FORGET: Not forget + infinitive = remember + inf −− Don’t


‌ forget to close the door!

•• Forget + gerund when you did and remember −− I‌ forgot doing the homework yesterday.
later. Bad memory.

•• TRY: Try + infinitive when you intend something −− Try


‌ to be punctual at the interview.
for better, like a suggestion.

•• Try + gerund when you just experiment something. −− I‌ can open it. I’ll try opening with that.

•• REGRET: Regret + infinitive you don’t want to do −− I‌ regret to tell that you fail the exam.
but you have to.

•• Regret + gerund you did but later feel sorry. −− Sorry!


‌ I regretted doing that to you.

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UNIT 9
PRACTICE

A. Infinitive or gerund? Which is correct?

1. When you come to the crossroads stop there.

a) Remember to stop at the crossroads.


b) Remember stopping at the crossroads.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

2. Yesterday she read the first pages of her new book.

a) She began to read her new book.


b) She began reading her new book.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

3. I was talking to Marc. But when my boyfriend came in. I could not talk to Marc anymore.

a) I stopped to talk to him.


b) I stopped talking to him.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

4. I wanted to write a letter, but I didn’t know what to write. (So in the end, I didn’t write one)

a) I tried to write a letter.


b) I tried writing a letter.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

5. I am sorry now for something I said earlier on.

a) I regret to say this.


b) I regret saying this.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

6. She read the next. Then she stopped. Now I want her to continue with the next.

a) Go on to read.
b) Go on reading.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

7. The joke was so funny, that he bursted out in laughter.

a) He started to laugh.
b) He started laughing.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

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UNIT 9
8. Yesterday I remembered that last year I got sick on your carpet.

a) I remembered to get sick on your carpet.


b) I remembered getting sick on your carpet.
c) Both possibilities are correct.

B. Read the sentence. Decide if the second sentence is True (T) or False (F).

1. Marcela remembered meeting Mr. Jackson.


( ) Marcela has already met Mr. Jackson.

2. Luis stopped smoking.


( ) Luis doesn’t smoke anymore.

3. She didn’t remember to buy a cake for the party.


( ) She bought the cake.

4. She stopped eating desserts.


( ) She used to eat desserts.

5. Richard forgot to invite his boss to the party.


( ) Richard invited his boss.

6. Richard forgot inviting his friends to the party.


( ) Richard invited his friends.

7. Rosario likes going partiers.


( ) Rosario likes to go parties.

8. Alvaro remembered mailing the invitations.


( ) Alvaro mailed the invitations.

HOMEWORK

-- Write
‌ a short letter to somebody you know. Tell about the latest events you were in. Use some of
the verbs learnt in class.

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UNIT 10

GERUNDS vs PARTICPLE

5TH. GRADE

THE CHOKING DOG


“Come on, come on, move it, idiot”
Joanne beat impatiently on the steering wheel of her Mercedes sports car. How stupid to get caught up in
the rush hour! She had planned to leave work early this afternoon, at three o’clock, to give herself a chance
to relax and have a bath before going out to a meeting of her local tennis club. Ahead of her, the traffic was
moving at last, and she swung quickly out into the center lane to turn right, and raced the last half-mile through
the quiet suburban streets to her house. Pulling up on the driveway, she leapt out of the car and ran for the
house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba, who was standing behind it.
“Hey, Sheba, hello, I’ve got no time for you now, but I‘II take you out as soon as I get back from the tennis club”.
It was then that she noticed something worrying about the dog. Sheba seemed to be coughing or chocking,
her stomach pumping repeatedly as if she was trying to vomit something up. She was obviously in real
discomfort and could hardly breathe; her sad eyes gazed up at Joanne helplessly.
“Oh damn, this is all I need now”, said Joanne to herself dropping her briefcase and bending down to take a
closer look, “a sick dog, today of all day” On closer examination, Sheba did look very sick, and Joanne realized
she would have to take her down to the vet immediately. Luckily, the vet’s surgery was only a few streets
away, and Joanne quickly loaded the dog, still coughing and choking, into her car for visiting Dr. Sterne.
“It looks like something is stuck in her throat”, said Dr. Sterne. It shouldn’t take me too long to get it out”.
“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting - can I leave her with you, and go and get changed?
I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”. “Sure”,
said the doctor. “You get going. I’ll see you in ten minutes”.
Joanne jumped back into her car again, and made the quick trip round to her house in a couple of minutes.
As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone on the table by the door began to ring. She picked
it up, “This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “Is that you, Joanne?”
“Of course it’s me,” said Joanne, “no-one else lives here”.
“I want you to get right out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “Right now. I’m coming
round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside for us”. The phone went dead.
Joanne stared at it. She was confused, but she was also a little frightened. At that moment, a police car
with its lights flashing swung round the corner and screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen
got out. After briefly checking that she was the owner of the house, they ran into the house through the
still open door, without explaining anything. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened.
Then the doctor arrived...

-- Read
‌ the following the text and answer the following questions.
a) Why was she angry at the beginning of the story?
. .....................................................................................................................................................

b) Why did she take the dog to Dr. Sterne’s surgery?


. .....................................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 10
c) Why did the doctor tell her to get out of the house?
. .....................................................................................................................................................

d) The story says that the dog “gazed up at Joanne helplessly”. “Gazed” means?
. .....................................................................................................................................................

GRAMMAR
A gerund is a verbal that ends in “-ing” and functions as a noun. The term verbal indicates that a gerund,
like the other two kinds of verbals, is based on a verb and therefore expresses action or a state of being.
However, since a gerund functions as a noun, it occupies some positions in a sentence that a noun ordinarily
would, for example: subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition.

a) Gerund as subject:
Like nouns, gerunds can be the subject.
−− The
‌ study abroad program might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
−− Traveling
‌ might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (TRAVELING is the gerund)

b) Gerund as direct object:


When the gerund follow a transitive verb (a type of action verb), remember this simple formula in order
not to confuse with a present participle.
SUBJECT + VERB + what? or who? = DIRECT OBJECT

−− ‌Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana. (SWIMMING is the
direct object of the verb ENJOY)

c) Gerund as subject complement:


Only action verbs can have direct objects. If the verb is linking, then the word that answers the what?
or who? question is a subject complement.

−− The
‌ alien from the planet Zortek remembered crashing the first time in the earth.
subject verb

The alien remembered what? His crashing = DIRECT OBJECT.

−− My
‌ favorite class was cooking.
subject linking verb

My favorite class was what? Cooking = SUBJECT COMPLEMENT.

d) Gerund as object of preposition:

−− ‌The police arrested him for speeding. (SPEEDING is the gerund)



preposition

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UNIT 10
A. Identify the use of the following gerunds.
1. They do not appreciate my singing?
a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

2. Sleeping is my cat’s favorite activity.


a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

3. The most important thing in my life is telling the true.


a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

4. You might get in trouble for faking an illness to avoid working.


a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

5. I will call you after arriving at the office.


a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

6. I like walking in the morning everyday.


a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

7. She regretted telling her the true about her boyfriend.


a) as direct object c) as subject complement
b) as subject d) as object of preposition

B. Complete the following sentences.

1. ........................................
‌ costs a lot of money.

2. I avoid .................................................. because of its side effects.

3. ........................................
‌ a magazine is very sick.

4. My uncle can’t stand .................................................. sitcoms.

5. For five years, my favorite hobby has been .................................................. .

6. Tara always dreams about .................................................. on holiday.

7. My pal Fred is used to .................................................. on the left.

8. Please have a drink before .................................................. .

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e) Gerund or Participle:
These “-ing” words are examples of present participles:
−− One
‌ day last summer, Francisco and his coach were swimming at Daytona Beach.
Swimming = present participle completing the past progressive verb were swimming.

−− A
‌ Great White shark ate Francisco’s swimming coach.
Swimming = present participle modifying coach (adjective).

−− Now
‌ Francisco practices his sport in safe swimming pools.
Swimming = present participle modifying pools.

-- Identify
‌ the underlined part of speech.
1. The flag waving in the wind is inspirational.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

2. I am looking forward to meeting you.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

3. Jamal’s confusing message did nothing to solve the mystery.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

4. Godzilla made a game of smashing all of the red cars parked near the lake.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

5. While playing the tuba, Orin felt as if his world was perfect.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

6. The kittens crouching under the bed have refused to come out.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

7. Since Francisco was five years old, painting has been his passion.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

8. When Steve wore dive fins to class, everyone knew that he was devoted to swimming.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

9. Fred’s arguing every call is getting frustrating.

a) Gerund as .................................................. b) present participle

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UNIT 10
HOMEWORK

-- Write
‌ a short paragraph (10 lines) about your hobbies use gerunds and present participle.

............................................................................................................................................................

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............................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................

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............................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................

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THIRD TERM

5TH. GRADE

ENGLISH
UNIT 11

ADJECTIVES

5TH. GRADE

1. Put the following words in the right category.

ˆˆ Progress ˆˆ mice ˆˆ willing ˆˆ despise ˆˆ stubborn


ˆˆ stroke ˆˆ reluctant ˆˆ hatred ˆˆ mend

Noun Verb Adjective

¾¾ What
‌ are adjectives?

Adjectives are words that modify (change) nouns and pronouns.

¾¾ Adjectives
‌ modify nouns Come
a) Margot wore a beautiful hat to the pie-eating contest.
immediately before
b) Furry
‌ dogs may overheat in the summertime.
the nouns they modify.
c) My cake should have sixteen candles.
d) The scariest villain of all time is Darth Vader.

They can also act as a complement to linking verbs or the verb to be. A linking verb is a verb like to
feel, to seem, or to taste that describes a state of being or a sensory experience.

a) That cow sure is happy. The


b) It smells gross in the locker room. technical term for
c) Driving is faster than walking. an adjective used this way
is predicate adjective.
¾¾ Coordinate
‌ Adjectives (adjectives order)

Coordinate adjectives should be separated by a comma or the word and. Adjectives are said to be
coordinate if they modify the same noun in a sentence.

a) This is going to be a long, cold winter.


b) Isobel’s dedicated and tireless efforts made all the difference.

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UNIT 11
-- Read
‌ and answer the following questions.

Why?
Why do people do stupid things? Some silly, young people try to walk across freeways. They get run
over. Some foolish teen people stand on the edge of cliffs. They slip and fall to their death. Some people
think a gun is not loaded. They point the gun at a friend. They pull the trigger. They kill their friend.
Some people want to watch a terrible huge dark storm up close. They go to the ocean. They feel the
wind. They see the big waves. They are excited. Then a big wave takes them out to sea. They drown.
Many people drop out of school. They say that school is boring. They want to have fun. School is not
fun. They hate homework. They get a job at McDonald’s. All day long they ask the customers, “Do you
want fries with that?” Is that fun? No, but it is stupid. Some people cheat on their boring old wives or
uninterested fat husbands. They get caught. Their marriage ends. They are alone. Many people smoke
cigarettes. They get cancer. Many people drink and drive. Drinking and driving is against the law. It’s
dangerous. It’s stupid. But people do it every day.

1. People think about the consequences of their acts?

......................................................................................................................................................

2. People stop doing stupid things when they reach the legal age?

......................................................................................................................................................

3. Why is the purpose of the reading?

......................................................................................................................................................

4. Find 15 adjectives in the reading.

......................................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................

GRAMMAR
ADJECTIVE ORDER
When using more than one adjective to describe a noun place the adjectives in the following order before
the noun. Add two more.

Determiner or article: Ex.: some, a, ................................................., ................................................ .

a) Opinion
‌ : Ex.: silly, beautiful, difficult, ........................................, ........................................

b) Size
‌ : Ex.: large, tiny, enormous, ........................................, ........................................

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c) Age
‌ : Ex.: old, new, young, ........................................, ........................................

d) Shape
‌ : Ex.: square, oval, round, ........................................, ........................................

e) Color
‌ : Ex.: blue, grey, black, ........................................, ........................................

f) Origin
‌ : Ex.: French, American, Greek, ......................................., .......................................

g) Material :
‌ Ex.: wooden, metal, cotton, ........................................, ........................................

h) Purpose
‌ : Ex.: sleeping, swimming, ........................................, ........................................

1. Put the following adjectives from the list into the correct category.

Round Porcelain Antique Ancient Dark Pale Flat Rubber


Old Reddish Beige Woolen Circular Silver Crimson Nylon Thin

ADJECTIVE

AGE SHAPE COLOR MATERIAL

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................

2. Write the category word order.

a) An interesting, wooden statue. .........................................................................

b) A big, old, square, black, wooden, Chinese table. .........................................................................

c) A disgusting, pink, plastic ornament. .........................................................................

d) A wonderful, old, Italian clock. .........................................................................

e) A big, square, blue box. .........................................................................

f) An expensive, antique, silver mirror. .........................................................................

g) Some delicious, Thai food. .........................................................................

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UNIT 11
3. Match the right order.

a) ‌ a small, Canadian thin, lady a small, thin, Canadian lady

a Canadian, small, thin lady a thin, small, Canadian lady

b) ‌ a carving, steel, new knife a steel, new, carving knife

a new, steel, carving knife a new, carving, steel knife

c) ‌ a beautiful, blue, sailing boat a sailing, beautiful, blue boat

a blue, beautiful, sailing boat a blue, sailing, beautiful boat

d) ‌ an old, wooden, square table an old, square, wooden table

a square, wooden, old table a wooden, old, square table

e) ‌ a new, French, exciting band an exciting, French, new band

a French, new, exciting band an exciting, new, French band

f) ‌ a red, big, plastic hat a plastic, big, red hat

a big, red, plastic hat a big, plastic, red hat

g) ‌ a small, Japanese, serving bowl a small, serving, Japanese bowl

a Japanese, small, serving bowl a serving, small, Japanese bowl

h) ‌ a cotton, dirty, old tie an old, cotton, dirty tie

a dirty, cotton, old tie a dirty, old, cotton tie

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UNIT 11
HOMEWORK
1. Watch the movie segment, pay attention to the objects the main characters wear and use during
the musical segment. Then, read the items below and fill in the blanks with the correct order of
the adjectives in parentheses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juTRRspWUqM

Rosie Dana Tanya

a) Donna was wearing a / an ................................................................................................... hat.


(blue / enormous / feathered / musketeer / unusual)

b) Donna hid herself under a .............................................................................................. blanket.


(beautiful / linen / Greek / red and white)

c) Tanya used a / an .............................................................................................. as a microphone.


(blue / small / portable / electric)

d) Rosie put on a / an . ............................................................................... bras to cheer Donna up.


(cotton / old−fashioned / ugly / tiny)

e) Donna was wearing ....................................................................................................... overalls.


(comfortable / denim / loose / blue)

f) The dwellers were dancing on ...................................................................... streets of the island.


(narrow / tranquil / dusty)

g) The dancing ladies crossed a ............................................................................................ bridge.


(harbor / narrow / old / wood)

h) They all jumped into the .............................................................................................. seawater.


(Greek / warm / Turkish blue / peaceful)

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UNIT 11
2. Choose adjectives and a noun from the chart in order to describe each picture.

sugar small sailing boring car handsome bowl


German wooden reading slim round lamp old
Canadian snowboarder physics ship new huge teacher

a) ......................................................................................................................................

b) ......................................................................................................................................

c) ..............................................................................................................................

d) ......................................................................................................................................

e) ............................................................................................................................

f) ......................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 12

I VISITED SOME FRIENDS

5TH. GRADE

GRAMMAR FOCUS

¾¾ QUANTITATIVE
‌ (QUANTIFIERS)

Quantitative adjectives describe the quantity of something.


Below is the list of commonly used adjectives of quantity:

∗∗Some
‌ : it is usually used in the affirmative sentences.
∗∗Any
‌ : is normally used in the negative and interrogative kind of sentences.
∗∗Double
‌ : means two but not clearly states two in number.
∗∗Little
‌ : means “hardly any” or “very small quantity” and commonly used with the singular
uncountable nouns.
∗∗Enough
‌ : it is used as both, adverb and adjective. As an adjective, it is used before the noun and
as an adverb it is used after the noun.
∗∗Substantial :
‌ refers to something in bulk.

PRACTICE

1. In groups of 3, you are going to choose one of the words in the list below and make a short
conversation using the word chosen at least 3 times.

some any much many a few a little few little a lot of

I have a few
friends.

I have a few
friends.

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UNIT 12
2. Answer the questions with a little or a few. Make them true for you.

a) Do you have any time? A little


b) Do you have any envelopes? ........................................... I have a few
c) Do you have any sugar? ........................................... friends.
d) Did he ask any questions? ...........................................
e) Do you have any gas? ...........................................
f) Does your friend speak English? ...........................................
g) Do you know many people? ........................................... I have a few
friends.
h) Would you like some soup? ...........................................
i) Do you have friends? ...........................................

3. Fill in the blanks with “little / a little / few / a few”.

a) Hurry! We have ........................................ time.


b) I last saw Tom ........................................ days ago.
c) We didn’t have any money, but Erick had ........................................ .
d) He doesn’t speak much English. Only ........................................ words.
e) Jane’s father died ........................................ years ago.
f) “Would
‌ you like some more coffee?” “Yes, please, but only ........................................”.
g) This town isn’t very well known and there isn’t much to see, so ........................................
tourists come here.
h) I don’t think Jimmy would be a good teacher. She has ........................................ patience with
children.
i) This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened ........................................
times before.
j) The theater was almost empty. There was very ........................................ people there.
k) There is a shortage of water because there has been very ........................................ rain.

4. Complete these sentences with much, many, and a lot (of). Sometimes there are two possibilities.

a) There weren’t ........................................ people at the party I had seen before.


b) It cost me ........................................ money to furnish this house.
c) We’ll have to hurry. We don’t have ........................................ time.
d) Tom drinks ........................................ milk − two quarts a day.
e) She is a very quiet person. She doesn’t say ........................................ .
f) I drank ........................................ coffee last night. Perhaps too.
g) ........................................
‌ people do not like flying.

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h) The woman was badly injured in the accident. She lost ........................................ blood.
i) It’s not a very lively town. There isn’t ........................................ to do.
j) This car is expensive to run. It uses ........................................ gasoline.
k) Don’t bother me. I have ........................................ work to do.
l) He has so ........................................ money, he doesn’t know what to do with it.
m) She always puts ........................................ salt on her food.
n) We didn’t take ........................................ pictures when we were on vacation.

5. Complete these sentences with quantifiers.

a) Ann bought ............................................. new shoes.


b) Can I have ....................................................... milk in my coffee, please?
c) I haven’t read any of these books, but Tom has read ............................................. of them.
d) Would you like .................................................. more coffee?
e) Can you give me ................................................... information about places to see in the town?

6. Fill in the blanks with much, some, (a) little, (a) few, many, a lot of.

a) Where were you last week? I was visiting ........................................ friends.


b) ........................................
‌ debate has been heard about Thornton’s new book.
c) He was interrupted twice by ........................................ trouble maker in the audience.
d) There could be ........................................ explanations for this.
e) Before serving, pour ........................................ yogurt over the top.
f) ........................................
‌ eighty percent of all residents took part in the vote.
g) We used to spend ........................................ hours driving to Melbourne and back.
h) The passport is known by only ........................................ .

7. SPEAKING TIME: Work in pairs: Make a conversation using all the quantifiers.

HOMEWORK

-- Friendship:
‌ Do you prefer having few Friends or a lot of Friends? Why? Try to use all quantifiers.

............................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................
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UNIT 13

EXPLORING OUR KNOWLEDGE

5TH. GRADE

1. Watch the video and order the following sentences.

a) How are you? That’s good! ( )

b) I’d like to thank you for coming back. ( )

c) I saw the new movie. Jason takes Manhattan, you killed 16 people. ( )

d) I’ve got some great tittles. ( )

e) I’ve noticed, actually in all your movies... you’re angry! ( )

f) You didn’t kill anybody with the big knife you used to kill people with. ( )

g) Jason takes Manhattan... It’s his clip. ( )

h) What happened? When did all begin? ( )

2. Read the word in the first column and try to infer their meaning, after matching them with the
words on the second column.

a) Sociopath ( ) A famous person’s name, written by that person.


b) Angry ( ) Means of communication as TV and radio.
c) Term ( ) Someone who kills people.
d) Comments ( ) Word.
e) Autograph ( ) Being very annoyed.
f) Clip ( ) Saying your opinions.
g) Killer ( ) Mental disease.
h) Media ( ) Video.

3. If you have answered every question with appropriateness so now it’s time to put into practice what
you know about talk shows.

1° ‌Form groups of five and create a talk show using Simple Present, Present Continuous (going to)
will and Future Continuous.

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UNIT 13
2° Choose
‌ one of the following topics or situations.
a) You have a rock band, you were invited to the talk show because you are successful and you’re
going to start your tour around the World.

b) You are stars of a very popular movie or sitcom and people want to know more about your
life.

c) You and your friends have a terrible problem (aids, homosexual member), little sister (11 years
old) got pregnant, that’s why you go to the show.

d) You are members of a family and you are looking for a lost person.

e) You won the lottery and you’re going to be interviewed in the talk show.

f) Use your creativity to create other situations.

4. Now act it out in front of your class. Make a presentation which last 10 minutes.

5. You may ask for help to your teacher during your performance and the day of presentation is on the
last class of the term (before the final exam).

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UNIT 14

ADVERBS

5TH. GRADE

-- How
‌ many adverbs are there in the following paragraph?

Branwen listened carefully to the messenger’s tale, and then she laid
aside her broom and slowly gazed at her rough, ruined hands. “Oh yes,
I can tell you what this means”, she said, and she gradually smiled for
the first time in three long years.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

¾¾ WHAT
‌ IS AN ADVERB?
An adverb is a part of speech that provides greater description to a verb, adjective, another adverb, a
phrase, a clause, or a sentence.
A great way to pick out an adverb from a sentence is to look for the word ending in “-ly”. Although that’s
not universally true, it’s a great place to start. Also, given their function, these fundamental elements
of the English language are usually placed right before or after the verb in the sentence.

Here are some examples of adverbs modifying verbs:


−− He
‌ runs quickly.
−− She
‌ walks slowly.
−− He’s
‌ happily chattering over there in the corner.

Adverbs can also modify adjectives or other adverbs. They provide more information about that other
descriptive word. For example:
−− He
‌ runs very quickly.

In this sentence, the adverb “very” is describing the adverb “quickly” (“very quickly” can be used as
an adverb phrase).
−− An
‌ incredibly pretty girl sat down next to me.

In this sentence, the adverb “incredibly” is describing the adjective “pretty”.

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UNIT 14
IDENTIFYING AN ADVERB
We have different kinds of adverbs.
1. Adverbs of frequency.
Frequency Adverb of frequency Example sentence
100% always I always go to bed before 11 p.m.
90% usually I usually have cereal for breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.
70% often* / frequently I often surf the Internet.
50% sometimes I sometimes forget my wife’s birthday.
30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.
10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.
5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the sea.

2. Adverbs of manner.
Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.

Forming Adverbs of Manner


Adjective Adverb What changes?
beautiful beautifully
slow slowly Adjective + LY
bad badly
happy happily
Adjectives that finish in “-y”,
noisy noisily
change “-y” by “-i” and add “ly”.
easy easily
good well
fast fast Irregular forms
hard hard

3. Adverbs of degree.
too so extremely perfectly terribly
very quite hardly greatly enough

Adverbs of degree tell us the strength or intensity of something that happens. Many adverbs are
gradable, that is, we can intensify them.
Basically they answer the sort of question that asks: How much...? or How little...?

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UNIT 14
−− They’re
‌ tired. −− We
‌ played badly. −− That
‌ idea is stupid.
They’re extremely tired. We played very badly. That idea is completely stupid.

4. Adverbs of time

evening not until today in the afternoon now immediately


soon early always at night often late
at that time yesterday now never already daily
then immediately sometimes still seldom tomorrow

So, you can tell whether or not a word is an adverb by considering its function in the sentence. If it
is describing a verb, adjective or other adverb it’s an adverb.

PRACTICE

1. Identify and underline the adverb in each of the following sentences.

a) I Jim will miss the many wonderful people at work.


b) Joe walked slowly and steadily up the hill.
c) Becky ate quickly and then felt sick.
d) Jill is very late.
e) Clark wanted to see the great, big house.

2. Use the words in the chart and complete the spaces.


slowly carefully beautifully well loudly carelessly easily
excitedly finally suddenly quickly quietly

a) Come here .............................. . You have to see this!


b) We knew that she had got the job when we saw her .............................. talking on the phone.
c) He .............................. put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
d) Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She .............................. finished her PhD.
e) Let’s walk .............................. . I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.
f) Alex .............................. put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.
g) Every thing happened so .............................. . We had to move to California in less than a month.
h) Why does he always have to talk so .............................. . You can hear him in the next room!
i) Although she speaks five languages, she did not do .............................. on the translation exam.
j) I was so surprised. His new apartment was .............................. decorated.

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3. Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state their kind.

a) I went to the market in the morning.


b) The dog sat lazily in the shade of the tree.
c) The man grumbled loudly while cleaning the table.
d) I often visit my grandparents.
e) It is extremely hot today.
f) Please wait patiently.
g) The technician fixed the problem easily.
h) He laughed merrily.
i) We will leave today.

4. Complete the following sentences with an adverb.

a) The girl sang ___________ . (Adverb of manner)


b) What is he doing ___________? (Adverb of time)
c) He practices cricket _____________ . (Adverb of time)
d) I look forward to hearing from you ______________ . (Adverb of time)
e) The old woman was walking ____________________ . (Adverb of manner)
f) The kittens are playing ____________. (Adverb of manner)
g) Children ______________ rush about. (Adverb of frequency)
h) The girls danced ___________ gracefully. (Adverb of degree)
i) She has travelled a lot this week. She is _______________ tired. (Adverb of degree)

5. Read the short story below. Fill the spaces using the adverbs below. Use each listed word once only.
Apart from the two words that are listed twice.
after after brightly completely excitedly extremely
happily happily hastily how later luckily
finally quickly really slowly suddenly very

It was a beautiful summer afternoon with the sun shining .............................. . I ..............................
phoned my friends asking them to come over .............................. for a barbecue.
.............................. making the calls I .............................. drove into town to buy some food and
drink. When I arrived at the shops I was .............................. surprise at .............................. busy it
was. Everyone must have been shopping for a barbecue!
The first butchers I visited had .............................. run out of sausages. The next shop had some left
so I ............................................................ bought some. .............................. visiting a few more
shops I had finished my shopping. But I was starting to worry as it was 6p.m. and I had invited my
friends to visit at 6:30p.m.

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I .............................. rushed to the car park with all of my shopping and threw it in the boot.
.............................. I noticed that the cars were moving .............................. out of the car park and
there was a bit of a traffic jam! It was past 6:30p.m. when I arrived home and I was ..............................
worried. As I drove into my drive I smiled .............................. when I saw my friends sitting in my
front garden. .............................. they had realised I was stuck at the shops and they waited for me.
We had a wonderful barbecue!

HOMEWORK

-- Translate
‌ the following reading.

There was once a boy who lived in a village. His family owned many sheep. The boy had a job to watch
the sheep. If a wolf came near, he needed to call for help. His sheep stayed on a hill near the village.
One day, he thought of a trick he could play on the people who lived in the village. He ran and crying
out for help. He shouted, “Wolf! Wolf! come and help!” The villagers heard him crying and thought
that they had to help. So, the villagers ran to help him. They would try to help him and protect his
lambs. However, when the villagers got there, the boy laughed at them. There was no wolf there. He
thought it was funny. Then another day the boy tried the same trick. Once again, the villagers came to
help him out, and the boy laughed at them. Then, one day, a wolf really did come and it started chasing
the lambs. In great fright, the boy ran for help. “Wolf! Wolf!” he screamed. “There is a wolf! Help!
Please! Help! Please!” All the villagers heard him, but they thought he was pulling another trick, and
the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep. When the people found out they were sorry, but they told the
boy it was his fault. That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie. Even when they tell the
truth, no one believes them.

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UNIT 15

ADVERBS VS ADJECTIVES

5TH. GRADE

1. Listen to the following song and complete the spaces.

I found a love for me


Darling just dive ..............................
And follow my lead
Well I found a girl .............................. and ..............................
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me
‘Cause we were just kids when ..............................
.............................. what it was
I will not give you up this time
But darling, just kiss me .............................., your heart is all I own
.............................. your eyes you’re holding mine
Baby, I’m dancing .............................. with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath ..............................
But you heard it, darling, you look ..............................
Well I found a woman, .............................. than anyone I know
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
To carry love, to carry children of ..............................
We are still kids but we’re so in love
.............................. all odds
I know we’ll be alright this time
Darling, just hold my hand
Be my girl, I’ll be your man
I ............................................................

2. Complete the following chart with words from the reading.


Noun Adjective Adverb

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UNIT 15
Adjectives vs. Adverbs
As mentioned above, many of us learned in school that adjectives modify nouns and that adverbs modify
verbs. But adjectives can also act as complements for linking verbs.

A common type of error: incorrectly substituting an adverb in place of a predicate adjective. An example
you’ve probably heard before is:
−− I‌ feel badly about what happened.

Because “feel” is a verb, it seems to call for an adverb rather than an adjective. But “feel” isn’t just any
verb; it’s a linking verb. An adverb would describe how you perform the action of feeling -an adjective
describes what you feel. “I feel badly” means that you are bad at feeling things. If you’re trying to read
Braille through thick leather gloves, then it might make sense for you to say “I feel badly”. But if you’re
trying to say that you are experiencing negative emotions, “I feel bad” is the phrase you want.
It’s easier to see this distinction with a different linking verb. Consider the difference between these two
sentences:

−− Goober
‌ smells badly.
−− Goober
‌ smells bad.

“Goober smells badly” means that Goober, the poor thing, has a weak sense of smell. “Goober smells
bad” means Goober stinks -poor us.

-- Complete
‌ the sentence using an adjective or adverb.

a) He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he walks so .............................. (quick / quickly).

b) I prefer studying in the library. It’s always .............................. (quiet / quietly).

c) Michael .............................. (happy / happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking for a
position all summer.

d) Marta dances .............................. (beautiful / beautifully). She’s been taking ballet since she was
five years old.

e) They speak French very .............................. (good / well). They lived in France for two years.

f) My neighbor always plays .............................. (loud / loudly) music on the weekends. It’s so annoying.

g) Please be .............................. (careful / carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.

h) Dan is very smart, but he is not a very .............................. (good / well) student.

i) He reacted .............................. (angry / angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so upset.

j) We didn’t .............................. (complete / completely) understand the teacher’s instructions. Most


of us did not finish the assignment.

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UNIT 15
When Nouns Become Adjectives
and Adjectives Become Nouns
One more thing you should know about adjectives is that, sometimes, a word that is normally used as a
noun can function as an adjective, depending on its placement. For example:
−− Never
‌ try to pet someone’s guide dog without asking permission first.

“Guide” is a noun. But in this sentence, it modifies “dog”. It works the other way, too. Some words that
are normally adjectives can function as nouns:
−− Candice
‌ is working on a fundraiser to help the homeless.

In the context of this sentence, “homeless” is functioning as a noun. It can be hard to wrap your head around
this if you think of adjectives and nouns only as particular classes of words. But the terms “adjective” and
“noun” aren’t just about a word’s form -they’re also about its function.

1. For each question you have two options. Choose either the adjective or noun form.

a) Her .............................. is beyond belief sometimes.


___ stupid ___ stupidity

b) They have a child of above average .............................. .


___ intelligence ___ intelligent

c) He left his country to avoid the widespread .............................. there.


___ poverty ___ poor

d) She was taken to hospital when she became .............................. .


___ sick ___ sickness

e) They had a new garage built at great .............................. .


___ expense ___ expensive

f) That chair doesn’t look ..............................?


___ safety ___ safe

g) My third attempt at making bread was a bit more .............................. .


___ success ___ successful

h) I can’t work in this .................... without air conditioning.


___ heat ___ hot

i) Do you believe in life after ....................?


___ death ___ dead

j) They have a very .............................. house.


___ luxury ___ luxurious.

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UNIT 15
2. Make sentences using the following nouns as adjectives.

a) Sleeping : .....................................................................................................................................
b) Coffee : .....................................................................................................................................
c) Lunch : .....................................................................................................................................

3. Make sentences using the following adjectives as nouns.

a) Poor : .........................................................................................................................................
b) Rich : .........................................................................................................................................
c) Elder : .........................................................................................................................................

Common errors with adverbs and adjectives


Since adverbs and adjectives both modify other words, people often mistakenly use an adjective when they
should use an adverb and vice versa.

For example, the following sentence is incorrect:


−− He
‌ behaved very bad on the field trip.

This is incorrect because “bad” is an adjective being used to describe “behaved,” which is a verb. It should
read:
−− He
‌ behaved very badly on the field trip.

On the other hand, this would be correct:


−− His
‌ behavior was bad on the field trip.

Here, the adjective “bad” is correctly describing the noun “behavior”.

¾¾ GOOD
‌ AND WELL
The words good and well are common triggers to the adverb vs. adjective confusion.

It’s important to remember this:


•• “Good” is an adjective that modifies nouns.
For example: That good boy (n.) just gave his little sister a hug.

•• “Well” is an adverb that modifies verbs or even adjectives.


For example:
−− He
‌ listens (v.) well.
−− That
‌ well educated (adj.) woman went on to marry a celebrity.

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UNIT 15
-- Correct
‌ the following mistakes.

a) He plays tennis good.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

b) I am very much sorry.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

c) I am much tired.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

d) She is so poor to pay the dues.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

e) It is very hot to go out.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

f) She carefully drove.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

g) The room is enough spacious for us.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

h) He is not enough clever to solve the problem.

. .....................................................................................................................................................

HOMEWORK

-- Look
‌ for two lyrics of song which include adverb and stick in your notebook.

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FOURTH TERM

5TH. GRADE

ENGLISH
UNIT 16

PAST MODALS I

5TH. GRADE

LISTENING

-- According
‌ to the song, answer the following questions.

1. Complete the sentences below.

a) It feels just a .............................. .............................. bigger now.

b) Too .............................., too dumb to realize.

c) My .............................., my ego, my needs and my selfish .............................. .

d) Now I never, never get to .............................. .............................. the mess I ........................ .

2. Write True (T) or False (F).

a) The singer took her girlfriend to every party. ( )


b) The girl wanted to know new people. ( )
c) She broke up the relationship. ( )
d) The singer has regrets about his past. ( )

3. Why the bed feels different?

a) It’s a new one. b) She has gone. c) It’s bigger now.

4. Why his heart breaks?

a) He missed her a lot. b) She cheated on him. c) She died.

5. Write two things he should have done in the relationship.

. ....................................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 16
Past modals with have

TANT
IMPOR
S + modal + have + verb (past participle).

Since modals express possibility, intention, obligation, etc., they do not always indicate a definite tense.
Therefore, when using past modals with have, special meanings need to be considered.

¾¾ SHOULD

Is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express
obligation as well as expectation.
−− I‌ should go to the funeral. (I feel an obligation to go... later.)

With “have” ⇒ to express regrets about a past situation.


−− I‌ should have gone to the funeral. (I didn’t go. Now I regret it.)

1. Complete the spaces using the correct form of the modal (Should + base form of the verb / should
have + past participle of the verb).
a) People with high cholesterol .............................. (eat) low-fat foods.
b) Frank .............................. (eat) low-fat foods. That might have prevented his heart attack.
c) You really .............................. (start) eating better.
d) Sarah .............................. (not / smoke) so much. It’s not good for her health.
e) Sarah .............................. (not / smoke) so much. That’s what caused her health problems.
f) Sarah .............................. (not / smoke) when she visits Martha next week. Martha hates when
people smoke in her house.
g) Susan ............................. (arrive) in New York last week. Let’s call her and see what she is up to.
h) Susan .............................. (be) in New York by next week. Her new job starts on Monday.

2. Use “should have” to express regrets in the sentences below.


a) I couldn’t understand a word he was saying.
.....................................................................................................................................................

b) I think I caught a cold over the weekend.


.....................................................................................................................................................

c) John lost a lot of money in Las Vegas.


.....................................................................................................................................................

d) I have a terrible hangover today.


.....................................................................................................................................................

e) We were only an hour away from the Grand Canyon, but we never went.
.....................................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 16
3. Complete the following sentences with the modal “should” in present or past.
a) Mike: I have a brief due at the end of the week.
Mary: You .............................. (work) on it tonight. You .............................. (go) out.
Mike: Thanks Mary I ...................... (go) to Sophie’s party if I want to finish writing my brief in time.

b) Bob: Would you like to go to the movies, Sue?


Sue: Thanks, but I’m afraid I can’t. I have depositions all day tomorrow, and I ....................... (organize)
everything tonight.
Bob: Is your duty to work late, rather than to go to the movies?
Sue: If I wants to stay organized the next day. I .............................. (do) this week.

c) Mike: I didn’t work on my brief, and I finished it late.


Kim: You ........................................ (work) on it every night till it got done.
Sue: I went to the movies the night before my depositions. Everything was disorganized and
chaotic when we deposed the witnesses.
Kim: You .............................. (go) to the movies. You ...................................... (stay) at the office
and organized all your files.

d) Larry: Did you have a good time at the party?


Bob: No, I didn’t. I .................................... (go). I knew I would see my old girlfriend with another
guy!! I .............................. (do) something else.
Larry: Bob, my friends is too late to do something.

4. Read and finish the story with some regrets.

Regrets - I’ve had a few!


My name’s Jack and I want to tell you about something I regret. It happened over twenty years
ago, but I still remember it as if it was yesterday. I must have been around five years old. It was a
summer day and I was in a park playing with some other kids from the neighborhood. There was a
boy there named Jeremy who I didn’t like very much, but I can’t remember why. Anyway, we were
playing near a pond. The water was very dirty and it was full of weeds and slime. You can guess
what I did, right?...
I waited until he was standing near the edge of the pond, and then I crept up behind him and gave
him a good hard push in the back... he went flying straight into the filthy, slimy water! His dad rushed
over and pulled him out. Jeremy was crying and pointed at me, saying “It was him. He pushed me!”
Of course, I denied it. My parents were there, but I insisted I was innocent and without any proof
they took my side. The bad thing is that Jeremy’s parents and mine used to be good friends, but
after that they never spoke to each other again. I should have...
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UNIT 16
HOMEWORK

-- Ask
‌ to your parents if they have some regrets in their lives. After write it down in your notebook.

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UNIT 17

PAST MODALS II

5TH. GRADE

-- Look
‌ at picture and tick the sentences which are correct.

a) The car driver might have tried to pass between two buses. ____
b) The bus passengers must have escaped out the back. ____
c) The road might have narrowed. ____
d) The bus passengers must have heard a crunch. ____
e) The bus drivers might have been able to see the smaller lower car. ____
f) The insurance company must have changed lane without looking first. ____

¾¾ MIGHT

Is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in conditional sentences. English
speakers can also use “might” to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American
English.
−− ‌Sue might take Saul to the train station. (It’s a future possibility).
−− Sue
‌ might have taken Saul to the train station. (She may be on her way).

May have / Might have = something possibly happened (but we aren’t sure if it did)
−− ‌“They may have left early because of the holiday traffic.” (= Maybe they left early...)
−− “They
‌ might have taken the train.” (= Maybe they took the train.)

The negative form is “might not have”:


−− “He
‌ might not have received the message.” (= Maybe he didn’t receive the message.)

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UNIT 17
-- Complete
‌ the spaces using the correct form of the modal (might + base form of the verb / might have
+ past participle of the verb)

a) She ....................................................... (be) on the bus. I think her car has some problems.
b) She ........................................ (take) the bus. I’m not sure how she got to work.
c) She ........................................ (take) the bus to get home. I don’t think Bill will be able to give her a ride.
d) She ........................................ (not / be) on the bus. She might be walking home.
e) She ........................................ (not / take) the bus. She might have walked home.
f) ........................................
‌ I ........................................ (have) something to drink?
g) She ........................................ (not / take) the bus. She might get a ride from Bill.
h) A :
‌ Why was she upset?
B : I don’t know. She ........................................ (have) some bad news.

¾¾ MUST

Is most commonly used to express certainty. It can also be used to express necessity or strong
recommendation, although native speakers prefer the more flexible form “have to”. “Must not” can
be used to prohibit actions, but this sounds very severe; speakers prefer to use softer modal verbs such
as “should not” or “ought not” to dissuade rather than prohibit.
−− ‌This must be the right address! Certainty.
−− ‌
Students must pass an entrance examination to study at this school. necessity.
−− ‌ must take some medicine for that cough. Strong recommendation.
You
−− ‌
Jenny, you must not play in the street! Prohibition.

With “have” ⇒ certain assumptions.


−− His
‌ children must have been sick. (conjecture about the past)

Must have = we are sure about something.

1. Complete the spaces using the correct form of the modal (must + verb (base form) / must have +
verb (past participle)

a) That ....................................................... (be) Jerry. They said he was tall with bright red hair.
b) That ................................... (be) the right restaurant. There are no other restaurants on this street.
c) You ....................................................... (not / swim) in that river. It’s full of crocodiles.
d) She .................................................. (not / forget) to take her malaria medication while she was
in the tropics. Now we missed her a lot.
e) You ............................................. (have) a permit to enter the national park.
f) You .................................................. (drink) so much. You knew that’s not good for your health.
g) We .................................................. (get) a permit to enter the park last week.
h) You .................................................. (take) some time off and get some rest.

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UNIT 17
2. Look at the picture and choose the right modal to complete the story.

The plane (a) ............................................................ had to make an emergency landing. The plane
(b) .................................................. run out of fuel or the pilot (c) ..................................................
had to land because of an emergency warning or the pilot (d) ..........................................................
confused the highway as the nearby airport runway.
The drivers on the freeway (e) ............................................. been surprised to see a plane
coming down rapidly in the rear view mirror. The plane (f) ............................................. caused a
long traffic jam behind it. Afterward, the plane (g) ............................................. been removed by a
truck or the plane (h) ............................................. flown away on its own. By the evening commute
hour, the plane was gone. Drivers (i) ............................................. been pleased to have the highway
open again. The story appeared on the evening news. It (j) ............................................. been a
rather memorable day for the pilot.

3. Circle and correct the mistake in the following sentences.

Diana: It looks as if the ground is swallowing the car. Rain must of washed the soil away under the road.
........................................................................................................................................................

Alan: Or a water main might have broke leaving a hole.


........................................................................................................................................................

Diana: I wonder how the car got there. The driver might parked it there the night before.
........................................................................................................................................................

Alan: Or the driver might have trying to pass the damaged road by driving on the side.
........................................................................................................................................................

Diana: Either way, the driver must being frustrated to learn his car is caught in the hole.
........................................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 17
4. Choose a picture and write a short story.

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........................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................

HOMEWORK

-- Look
‌ for a funny or strange pictures, stick in your notebook and prepare a short explanation about
you think it happened.

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UNIT 18

MODALS IN PAST I

5TH. GRADE

-- How
‌ much do you know about the Titanic movie?
Watch the video and answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sErVyGeQrQ

a) What is the promise?

. .....................................................................................................................................................

b) What is the girl’s feeling about the boy?

. .....................................................................................................................................................

c) How did he cheer her up to survive?

. .....................................................................................................................................................

¾¾ CAN

Is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity,
to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility.
−− ‌I can ride a horse. Ability.
−− ‌ can stay with my brother when we are in Paris. Opportunity.
We
−− ‌ cannot stay out after 10p.m. Permission.
She
−− ‌
Can you hand me the stapler? Request.
−− ‌
Any child can grow up to be president. Possibility.

With “have” ⇒ Affirmation of past facts.


−− He
‌ can’t have been at home last night. He’s in Brazil. (Affirmation about the past)

-- Complete
‌ the spaces using the correct form of the modal (can + verb (base form) / can have + verb
(past participle)

a) He ........................................ (go) home yet, he left school 2 minutes ago.


b) He ........................................ (speak) Swahili. He doesn’t have that ability.
c) With a burst of adrenaline, people ........................................ (pick up) cars.
d) I ........................................ (not / drive) Susan’s car. When she was out of town? Because she left
the tank without gas.
e) You ........................................ (not / understand) what I said.

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UNIT 18
¾¾ COULD

Is used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. “Could” is also
commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of “can”.
−− Lex
‌ could take Karen to the airport. (Past ability)

With “have + Past Participle” ⇒ Possible situations that didn’t happen.


−− Lex
‌ could have taken Karen to the airport. (Most likely he didn’t.)

We’ll start with “could have”. “Could have” means that something was possible in the past, but it did
not happen.

1. Complete the spaces using the correct form of the modal (could + base form of the verb / could
have + past participle of the verb)

a) John ........................................ (be) the one who stole the money. But nobody knows the truth.

b) John ................................................................. (be) the one who stole the money. But he’s been
to Europe in the last month and the money disappeared the las week.

c) If I had more time, I ........................................ (travel) around the world.

d) If I had had more time, I ..................................................................... (travel) around the world.

e) You ............................ (spend) your vacation in Hawaii. However your wife wanted to go to Aruba.

f) You .......................................................... (spend) your vacation in Hawaii. You are a lucky man!

g) I .................................................. (speak) Chinese when I was a kid.

h) A
‌ : I .................................................. (learn) to speak Chinese when I was in China.
B : Everybody knows you are bad with languages.

2. Choose the right past modal to complete the sentences below.

a) He ........................................ this expensive car, but he preferred that cheaper one.

b) Where can she have gone? She ........................................ to the pub.

c) If they had asked me, I ........................................ them.

d) I didn’t know that you wanted to go to the theatre. I ........................................ you a ticket.

e) He ........................................ to the university if he had learnt more at school.

f) The children ........................................ their homework. They don’t have enough time.

g) I ........................................ at my sister’s house, but I preferred to go to my brother’s.

h) I didn’t see Robert. He ........................................ there.

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UNIT 18
3. According to the pictures write sentences using the past modal learnt in class.
a) ‌

.....................................................................................................................................................

b) ‌

.....................................................................................................................................................

c) ‌

.....................................................................................................................................................

d) ‌

.....................................................................................................................................................

e) ‌

.....................................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 18
HOMEWORK

-- Print
‌ the following lyric “Could’ve Been” - Tiffany and write a paragraph about your opinion the
song.

............................................................................................................................................................

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............................................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 19

MODALS IN PAST II

5TH. GRADE

-- Match.

She could have gone to any college,   about what he saw.

I would have gone to the party,   she wanted to.

He should have told the truth,   but I didn’t have any.

I would have loaned you the money,   but I was tired.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

¾¾ WOULD

Is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal
verb “will”. Additionally, “would” can indicate repetition in the past.
−− If
‌ he were an actor, he would could be in adventure movies. Conditional.
−− I‌ knew that she would be very successful in her career. Past of “will”.
−− When
‌ they first met, they would always have picnics on the beach. Repetition.

With “have” ⇒ Facts that didn’t happen because of something extra happened.
−− Lex
‌ would have taken Karen to the airport. (He didn’t. He had an excuse)

1. Part of the third conditional.


•• If I had had enough money, I would have bought a car (but I didn’t have enough money, so I didn’t
buy a car).

2. Because “would” (and will) can also be used to show if you want to do something or not (volition),
we can also use would have + past participle to talk about something you wanted to do but didn’t.
This is very similar to the third conditional, but we don’t need an “if clause”.
•• I would have gone to the party, but I was really busy.
(= I wanted to go to the party, but I didn’t because I was busy. If I hadn’t been so busy, I would
have gone to the party).

•• I would have called you, but I didn’t know your number.


(= I wanted to call you but I didn’t know your number, so I didn’t call you).

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UNIT 19
•• A: Nobody volunteered to help us with the fair.
B: I would have helped you. I didn’t know you needed help.
(= If I had known that you needed help, I would have helped you).

1. Complete the spaces using the correct form of the modal (would + verb (base form) / would have
+ verb (past participle)

a) If I were a president, I .......................................................... (cut) the cost of education.


b) If I had been a president, I .......................................................... (cut) the cost of education.
c) I said I .......................................................... (not / help) you.
d) If I had been the mayor, I .......................................................... (not / raise) taxes.
e) He told me he .......................................................... (be) here before 8:00.
f) When he got older, he ............................................. (not / do) his homework?
g) Louise .......................................................... (take) the dog for a walk, but the dog was very big.
h) The dinner .......................................................... (be) wonderful if everything had come in time.

2. Complete the sentences with a verb given in past modal form. Use short forms if it possible. use
the verbs in parentheses.
a) A
‌ : James was at the party last night.
B : He .................................................. (be)! He’s in China.
b) You .................................................. (be) pleased when you passed your driving test.
c) Anna wasn’t at work today. She .................................................. (have) the day off.
d) A
‌ : Where’s Mike?
B : I’m not sure. He .................................................. (go) home.
e) There was so much traffic, there .................................................. (be) an accident.
f) Janet .................................................. (ring) you last night. Her phone isn’t working.

3. Choose the right past modal to complete the sentence.

a) I .................................................. (buy) bread but I didn’t know we needed it.


b) We .................................................. (invite) so many people to our party! I’m worried that we
won’t have enough room for everyone.
c) I .................................................. (start) saving money years ago!
d) We ................................................ (join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn’t get a babysitter.
e) They .................................................. (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle.
f) Amanda .................................................. (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home.
g) You .................................................. (buy) some milk at the shops. We don’t have any milk.
h) They .................................................. (come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too
late the night before.

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UNIT 19
4. Read and underline the past modals.

The Mystery of Stonehenge


Thousands of years ago, an ancient civilization raised a circle of huge, roughly rectangular stones
in a field in what is now Wiltshire, England. Stonehenge, as it would come to be called, has been a
mystery ever since. Building began on the site around 3100B.C. and continued in phases up until
about 1 600B.C. No written records exist to explain how or why it was built.

How was Stonehenge built?


The biggest of Stonehenge’s stones, known as Sarsen, are up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall and weigh
25 tons (22.6 metric tons) on average. Scientists believe that they must have been brought from
Marlborough Downs, a distance of 20 miles (32 kilometers) to the north. Transporting the stones that
distance can’t have been easy.
Smaller stones, referred to as “bluestones” (they have a bluish tinge when wet or freshly broken), weigh
up to 4 tons and come from several different sites in western Wales, having been transported as far as
140 miles (225 km). It’s unknown how people in antiquity moved them that far. Scientists speculate
that during the last ice age glaciers might have carried these bluestones closer to the Stonehenge
area. An earlier theory was that the builders could have used rafts to transport the stones over the
water. However, more recent research suggests that this method can’t have been used because of
the weight of the stones.

What was Stonehenge?


There are a number of theories as to what the site was used for. Archaeologists agree that the site
must have had a spiritual significance. It may have originally been a cemetery, according to a new
study. After examining bones exhumed near the stones, scientists believe that the burials must have
taken place at the same time as Stonehenge was built, suggesting that the stones could have been
gravestones for religious or political elite.
Stonehenge may have been constructed with the sun in mind. One avenue connecting the monument
with the nearby River Avon aligns with the sun on the winter solstice; archaeological evidence reveals
that pigs were slaughtered at Stonehenge in December and January, suggesting that ancient pagan
sun celebrations might have taken place there.
Steven Waller, a researcher in archaeoacoustics has revealed that before part of the ring collapsed it must
have had excellent acoustics and speculates that it might have been an ancient concert hall or cathedral.
Wild theories about Stonehenge have persisted since the Middle Ages. Some say Merlin the wizard may
have cast a spell to make the rocks as light as a feather to help with the construction. UFO enthusiasts
believe that ancient aliens could have built Stonehenge as a spacecraft landing pad.
A. Answer the questions with your partner using past modals.
a) What did the text say about transporting the larger Sarsen stones?
b) What did the text say about glaciers?
c) What are scientists sure about the significance of Stonehenge?
d) What did the researcher in archaeoacoustics say about Stonehenge?
e) What were some of the more wild theories about its use?

HOMEWORK
-- Bring
‌ 3 pictures with its respective sentences using the past modals learnt. Prepare a short presentation
using the grammar learnt.

ENGLISH 5TH. GRADE / 91

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