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SESSION 1: READING COMPREHENSION: Tips for being a super-organized student –

exercises

1. WARM-UP ACTIVITY. BEFORE YOU READ:

Discuss the following questions before you read: Are you a super-organized student? How do
you make sure you get your homework in on time?
1. Match the words with similar meanings and write next to the numbers 1-8.

1 to remove to. habit

2 to split b. skills
3. good judgment c. a reminder
4. ability d. to delete
5. at prompt and. terrible
6. to custom F. to divide
7. a copy g. to backup
8. awful h. common sense
2. READING SKILLS PRACTICE: TIPS FOR BEING A SUPER-ORGANISED STUDENT –
EXERCISES
Read the blog post and tips to see if you agree with them.
1. Check your understanding: true or false

1. Amy is very good at handling her homework on time. true False

2. Amy writes down the date she has to hand in her homework. true False

3. Hana tidies her computer desktop twice a day. true False

4. Amy thinks Hana's tip is good. true False

5. Gloria thinks the date you start studying is important. true False

6. Lou thinks the best thing about having a noticeboard is using board true False
pens.

2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill

Amy is asking for _____________________________ about organizing school work. She keeps a
___________________ record of her homework. She also writes a _____________ in case she forgets.
Hana thinks it's important to keep your computer ________________ clean and tidy. She deletes
things she doesn't need and puts her work into separate ___________________. Gloria says it's
important to start studying in plenty of time and not to leave things until the night _______________!
Lou's tip is to use a noticeboard, divided into sections for each _____________________. He thinks
the best thing about this idea is the feeling he gets when he __________________ an item!

3. Discussion:

Have you got a tip for how to be a super-organized student?

Comment and tell your partner.
SESSION 2: GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT PERFECT
SIMPLE PAST:
Structure:
+ Subject + Past Simple Verb (+ Complement).
- Subject + Did + Not + Base Verb (+ Complement).
? Did + Subject + Base Verb (+ Complement)?
Uses of Past Simple (4th ESO Level):
-Completed actions in the past:
Example: She visited her grandmother last weekend.
-Sequence of events in the past:
Example: He woke up, had breakfast, and went to school.
-Past habits or regular actions:
Example: They always played soccer after school.
-Past actions interrupting the present:
Example: He didn't call me back yesterday.
PRESENT PERFECT:
Structure:
+Subject + Have/Has + Past Participle of Verb (+ Complement).
-Subject + Have/Has + Not + Past Participle of Verb (+ Complement).
? Have/Has + Subject + Past Participle of Verb (+ Complement)?
Uses of Present Perfect:
-Actions occurring at an unspecified time in the past:
Example: I have visited Paris several times.
-Life experiences up to the present moment:
Example: She has never been to Asia.
-Actions started in the past and continuing to the present:
Example: They have lived here since 2010.
-Actions that have just occurred:
Example: He has just finished his homework.

1. Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.

1. So far, Jill _________________ almost half of the book. (READ)

2. Do you know who _________________ the telephone? – It ______________ Alexander Graham
Bell. (INVENT, BE)
3. On her trip across Asia, Mum _________________ three countries up to now. (VISIT)
4. How many books ____________________ in the last few years? (HE WRITE)
5. Martha lives in Dublin. She's _________________ there her whole life, ever since her dad
_________________ a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)
6. Paul and Gina _________________ an hour ago. They _________________ problems with their
flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)
7. Drugs _________________ a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)
8. Granddad _________________ in hospital since Monday. I have _________________ in hospital
before. (BE, NEVER BE)
9. _______________________ the Queen in person? No, but I _________________ Prince Andrew
at a concert a few months ago. (YOU EVER SEE, SEE)
10.Mozart _________________ over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE) 11.They
_________________ to Spain on holiday last summer. (GO)
12.I'm hungry. I _________________ anything for hours. (NOT EAT)
13.I _________________ my key and can't find it anywhere. (I KNOW)
14.He _________________ as a war correspondent during the second Iraq war. (WORK) 15.I
____________ a huge meal for lunch and simply can't eat anything at the moment. (HAVE)
16.It _________________ yet this week, but last week it really _________________ a lot. (NOT
RAIN, RAIN)
17.According to her statement, she _________________ at the Crown Hotel from last Monday to
Thursday. (STAY)
18.Who ____________________ at the cinema last night? (YOU MEET)
19.I don't need any new driving lessons. I _________________ the test. (ALREADY PASS) 20.
Fortunately, I ___________________ any bones. (NEVER BREAK)
21.My cousins _________________ in Dublin since their childhood. Marvin _________________ to
America when he was 16 but only _________________ there for a few years. Then he
_______________ back to Ireland. (BE, GO, STAY, COME)
22.I ___________________ the car. Now it looks great! (WASH)
23.She _______________ smoking a few months ago. (STOP)
24.Back in March, I __________________ enough money to buy a new car. Now, I can afford one.
(NOT HAVE)
25.Scientist ___________________ a major discovery in medicine. (JUST MAKE)

2. Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets: Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.

1. The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)
2. Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)
3. I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)
4. We ____________________ washed the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)
5. They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When ______________________? (CLOSE,
THAT HAPPEN)
6. __________________________________ yet? (YOUR BUSINESS COURSE – START)
7. How long ____________________ that camera? –About a month. I ____________________ it
because it was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)
8. _______________________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I
________________ it on Monday. (YOU SEE, BUY)
9. The books you ordered ____________________. The delivery service ____________________
them an hour ago. (ARRIVE, BRING)
10.The Queen ____________________ her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START)
11.The plane from New York _________________. The passengers are getting out. (JUST LAND)
12.We ____________________ a party at school for ages. (NOT HAVE)
13.I ____________________ a cold in school a few days ago and ____________________ ill ever
since. (CATCH, BE)
14.Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)
15.Prices ____________________ up last year, but they ____________________ by 8% already this
year. (NOT GO, INCREASE)
16.I'm so tired. I ____________________ all the way to the underground station. (WALK)
17.We ____________________ home from our holidays and getting ready to settle in. (JUST COME)
18.She ____________________ in London for three years. However, when her mother
____________________, she ____________________ to Leeds and ____________________ there
ever since. (LIVE, DIE, MOVE, LIVE)
19.Dusty ____________________ a match so far this year. He is more successful than last year,
when he ____________________ the first three matches. (NEVER LOSE, LOSE)
20.He ____________________ off the ladder and ____________________ his ankle. That's why he
____________________ in school for a while. (FALL, BREAK, NOT BE)

SESSION 3: VOCABULARY, LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND SPEAKING