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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Time: 50’
Number of students: 26
Textbook: Snapshot-Elementary, Ed. Longman, 2001, Brian Abbs, Ingrid Freebairn, Chris Barker;
Grammar: Present Tense Simple vs. Present Continuous, Past Tense of Irregular Verbs
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Lesson aims:
1. to test the grammar knowledge that the students achieved in the last units ;
2. knowing the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous;
3. the use of Past Tense both with regular and irregular verbs;
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TEST PAPER
Example: He/water/plants
2. The cat/eat/fish………………………………………………………
It is Christmas day. Mr. Huston (drink)…………………………..tea. Mrs. Huston(cook)………………………the Christmas dinnner. The
boys(sing) ………………………Christmas carols. Grandmother and grandfather (sit)…………………………….on the sofa. Grandmother
(listen)…………………………….to the boys singing but grandfather (sleep)………………………………………… The girls (open)
………………….. their presents. The dog (look)…………………………..at the girls. It is very cold. It (snow)
…………………………………….outside and so the Houstons (stay) ……………………………..at home tonight.
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III. Choose the correct item:
a) do I b)I do c) I don`t
IV. Use the verbs given in the Past tense to fill in the blanks:
chase, feel, be, shout, drive, stop, begin, try, take, come
Gordon and Celine decided to go to Red Rock safari Park. First, they…………………(1) into the park and Gordon…………………...(2) the car.
He …………………….(3) some pictures of the lions. After that, he…………………(4) to start the car again. Suddenly,
smoke…………………….(5) to come out of the engine. A few minutes later, the front of the car……………….(6) on fire, so Celine beeped the
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horn and………………….(7) for help. Just then, a park ranger……………………..(8) along in his jeep to help them. Finally, another jeep
arrived and……………………(9) the lions away. Gordon and Celine ………………….(10) very luck to be alive.
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BAREM DE EVALUARE ŞI NOTARE
I. 5 words x 4 points = 20 points
1. My brother is playing in the park now.
2. The cat is eating the fish now.
3. Are you sleeping in your bed now?
4. The boys are not drinking Coke now.
5. We are working in the garden now.
It is Christmas day. Mr. Huston (drink) is drinking tea. Mrs. Huston(cook) is cooking the Christmas dinnner. The boys(sing) are
singing Christmas carols. Grandmother and grandfather (sit) are sitting on the sofa. Grandmother (listen) is listening to the boys
singing but grandfather (sleep) is sleeping. The girls (open) are opening their presents. The dog (look) is looking at the girls. It is very
cold. It (snow) snowing outside and so the Houstons (stay) are staying at home tonight.
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. c
1. drove 6. was
2. stopped 7. shouted
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3. took 8. came
4. tried 9. chased