Writing activity: vocabulary

English

Vocabulary
Going to clubs/bars/discos/pubs; partying all night/on weekends; have more quality time; have time for your hobbies/interests; enjoy fresh clean air; polluted air/atmosphere; be peaceful/calm/quiet; be always in a rush Prefer/like/enjoy/love/adore + ing (living in/experiencing/partying/dancing, etc); Dislike/hate/loathe + ing (going to the opera, etc)

A. Your opinion: What about Tomar? How do you describe our town? Big or small? Historical or modern? Full of life or calm? Do you like living in Tomar? Give us your opinion.

Here are some more descriptive words for places.

Clean Colourful Cool Crowded Flat Green Hilly Spectacular Hot Industrial Modern Monumental Narrow Old Quiet Magnificent Rural Smoky Historical Windy Beautiful Fantastic Awesome Amazing

In my honest opinion, Tomar is __________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

C. Solve this exercise using the Adjective degrees (comparative and superlative).
1. Tomar is big, Lisbon is ________________ (big) than Tomar, but New York is one of the ________________ (big) cities in the world. 2. Carregueiros is a small village, Brazes is _________________ (small) than Carregueiros, so Brazes is the ________________ (small) of the two. 3. Joo P is tall, but Daniel is ________________ (tall) than Joo P, so Daniel is the ________________ (tall) of the two. 4. Alex is strong, but Mrio is _________________ (strong) than Alex, so Mrio is the _________________ (strong). 5. Daniel had good marks, but Alex was _________________ (good) than Daniel, so Alex was the ____________ (good) of 2A in the first term. 6. 2B had more negative marks in English, they had ________________ (bad) marks than 2A, so they are the ________________(bad) class. 7. The moment 2A decides to be _____________________ (confident) than they are now, they will be the ____________________ (confident) class of CEFs. ____ / 14

D. Solve this exercise on the Simple Present or the Present Continuous verb tenses. Pay attention to the time/ frequency expressions/words and then underline the correct verb tense.
1. Joo P consider / considers / considers / considering / is considering saying his now famous I dont know English at this precise moment. 2. Mrio thinks / think / thinks / thinking / is thinking the teacher is crazy. This is the truth, the whole truth, so help me God. 3. Look at Daniel! He solves / solves / solve / solving / is solving this exercise very calmly. 4. Everyday David feels / feel / feels / is feeling / feeling the classes are boring. Such a heartburn, he says. 5. At this moment, Alex try / tries / trys / is trying / is tring / trying to convince Vitor to work. 6. Now Afonso underline / underlines / underlines / underlining / is underlining this exercise. 7. Rodrigo and Marcelo still(ainda) have / has / haves / is having / having / are having difficulties in English. 8. Sometimes, Daniela wants / wants / want / is wanting / wanting to give up school. 9. Tiago dont want / doesnt want / dont wants / arent wanting / not wanting Daniela to give up school. 10. Twice a week, we have / haves / has / is having / are having classes of English. 11. I has / have / haves / having / am having lunch at the canteen every school day. 12. Usually the teacher of English dont teach / doesnt teach / not teaches / teaching / is teaching Wednesdays. 13. Look outside! It rain / rains / rains / raining / is raining so much and I have no umbrella. 14. Joo M doesnt sing / dont sings / sings not / not singing / isnt singing at this moment 15. He is / am / be / are (be) a teacher. 2A on

16. He always

say / says / says / sais / are saying / is saying / saying

that he will fix the window, but he

never do / dos / does / doing / is doing / are doing. 17. The milk smell / smells / smells / is smelling / are smelling / smelling sour. Do you keep it in the fridge? 18. He usually drink / drinks / drinks / drinking / is drinking, but today he drink / drinks / drinks / drinking / is drinking tea. ____ / 20

E. Solve this exercise on the Simple Present or the Present Continuous verb tenses. Pay attention to the time/ frequency expressions/words and then complete the sentences with the correct verb tense.
1. I ___________________ (read) a very interesting book at this moment. 2. Joanne ___________________ (sleep) eight hours a day. 3. Tonight we ___________________ (watch) a play at the threatre. 4. Who _____________________ (you/talk) to? I dont see anyone. 5. Sean _________________ (be) a very good friend, so I ___________________ (know) him very well. 6. What will you do if she ___________________ (arrive) late? 7. My mum _____________________ (prefer) coffee for breakfast. 8. Usually, what _________________________ (you / have) for breakfast? 9. Your train ________________________(leave) at 17.25 from platform 3. 10. _________________ (you/be) certain she's a student?

Name: _______________________________________________ Mark: _____________________