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Paco is relaxing in the hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. He doesn't like flying and he gets really
excited whenever he has to fly. The flight from Great Britain to the United States was really short in
comparison with the flight from the States to South Africa. So, he feels very tired. After having a cup of
soft drinks in the bar of the hotel and enjoying some music, he has gone to bed and has dreamt. Can you
imagine what he has dreamt of? That's it! He has dreamt of planes and parachuting! Now he is happy. He
has woken up. He feels relieved because his feet are on the ground. At this very moment, he is netsurfing
and he is reading a new introduction of himself he wrote some weeks ago, just before his travel around
the world started.
Read what Paco has written about himself on the web.
Hello, everybody, my name is Paco González. Let me introduce myself a little so that you
may know me and my family a bit better. I am twenty one years old. I live in Córdoba with
my parents and my sister Sonia. I am studying World History at University. Now, I can
speak English better than before thanks to my sister. She is helping me improve my English
because I am travelling around the world in a few weeks. I don't like flying, well, in fact, I
hate flying. I get really anxious and excited whenever I have to fly. First, I am going to the
United Kingdom, then to the United States and then to South Africa. I am looking forward to
it!
Sonia is very kind, attentive and patient. She is completely different from my elder brother,
Alex. Alex is an engineer. He lives with Susan, his girlfriend, in Madrid. He is a very
hardworking person, but very impatient and a bit arrogant and egocentric. He is always
speaking about himself. My parents, on the contrary, are very humble and gentle and my
father, specifically, is far more courageous than me. He is not afraid of anything.
About my everyday activities I must say that I get up very early in the morning to go to
university. After the lessons, I have lunch with my parents and Sonia. In the afternoon, I
usually play tennis or football and go out with my friends. I'm keen on sports. However,
what I like best is fishing. I usually go fishing with my father and practise 'catch and release
fishing'. I also like the cinema. My friends and I often go to the cinema on Saturday
evenings. Next Saturday, we are meeting at the usual place. After that, we usually go to a
burger bar and have a sandwich and a coke. We don't drink any alcohol. We don't like
alcohol. Now, could you tell me things about yourself?
Paco.
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1.The following sentences from the passage are either in the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous tenses. Write them in the correct place and fill in the rest of the chart. Pay attention to
the third person singular!!!!!! When you write the questions, ask about the information underlined.
If there is nothing underlined, ask a Yes/No question.
E.g.:
Affirmative
Negative
Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")
My name is Paco González
My name isn't Paco González
What's your name ?
I live in Córdoba with my parents - I am studying World History at University -She is helping me
improve my English - I am travelling around the world in a few weeks - I don't like flying - I am
going to the United Kingdom - He lives with Susan - He is not afraid of anything - We are meeting
at the usual place - We don't drink any alcohol
Present Simple
Affirmative
Negative
Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")
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Present Continuous
Affirmative
Negative
Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")
2. As you can see, Paco has used two tenses mainly, the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.
Choose one of the main uses of these tenses from the box to complete the chart. An example is
given.
Repeated action - Action occurring at the moment of speaking - Planned future events - Simple
statement or fact - Action happening around now - General truth - Verb of the senses or mental
process - Repeated and irritating action
Sentences
Use (P. Simple/P. Cont.)
I live in Córdoba with my parents
Simple statement or fact (P. Simple)
I am studying World History at the University
She is helping me improve my English
I am travelling around the world in a few weeks
I hate flying
She is completely different from my elder brother
He is always speaking about himself
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I get up very early in the morning
I usually play tennis or football
I also like the cinema
We are meeting at the usual place
3. Rewrite the following sentences in the forms asked.
A. The situation in that area of Italy was a disaster.
1. Negative-interrogative:
2. Negative of the Present Simple:
3. Negative-interrogative of the Present Simple:
4. Present Simple:
5. Interrogative:
B. At this point I had to inform my wife.
1. Interrogative of the Present Simple:
2. Negative:
3. Present Simple:
4. Negative-Interrogative:
5. Negative of the Present Simple:
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4. The following sentences are either in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tenses. Write them
in the correct place and fill in the rest of the chart. Remember that in the Past Simple tense the
third person singular does not change!!!! When you write the questions, ask about the information
underlined. If there is nothing underlined, ask a Yes/No question question.
E.g.:
Affirmative
Negative
Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")
I phoned you a couple of
hours ago
I didn't phone you a couple of
hours ago
Did you phone me a couple of
hours ago?
He was coming out of the hotel - His mobile phone rang - He didn't feel like talking to anyone - A
white man was telling a black man off - I was reading some interesting long letters written by
Nelson Mandela - There were people from all over the world - Some tourists were talking to each
other about this matter Past Simple
Affirmative
Negative
Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")
Past Continuous
Affirmative
Negative
Question
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5. Rewrite the following sentences in the forms asked (pay attention to the use of some/any).
a. Some tourists were talking to each other about this matter in the museum.
1. Negative-interrogative:
____________________________________________________
2. Negative of the Past Simple:
____________________________________________________
3. Negative-interrogative of the Present Continuous:
____________________________________________________
4. Present Continuous:
____________________________________________________
5. Interrogative:
____________________________________________________
b. He thought it would be a good idea to help antiracist associations.
1. Interrogative of the Present Simple:
____________________________________________________
2. Negative:
____________________________________________________
3. Present Simple:
____________________________________________________
4. Negative-Interrogative:
____________________________________________________
5. Negative of the Present Simple:
____________________________________________________
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6. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
At 2 a.m. yesterday, I (1) _____________ (wake) up sweating. Undoubtedly, I was having a
nightmare which made me wake up. In my dream, I (2) _____________ (be) on holiday. My friends
and I (3) _____________ (spend) some days on the coast. We usually go to the beach in the South of
Spain. I (4) _____________ (bathe) in the sea when one of my friends (5) _____________ (shout) at
me an enormous shark (6) _____________ (come) to me. I tried not to panic, but it was very
difficult. I started swimming as quickly as I (6) _____________ (can) towards the sand of the beach.
My friends shouted louder and louder because the huge grey shark (7) _____________ (get) closer.
Suddenly, I looked back and could see its jaws next to my legs. I (8) _____________ (swim) really
fast, but it was not enough. The shark was faster than me and he was about to bite me when I shouted
and (9) _____________ (sit) up on the bed. It had been so real! It was the worst nightmare I've ever
had. I am not sure if I will bathe in the sea again!
7. Look at these pictures. They are part of a story. You have to imagine the relation that there is
between the three pictures. We can tell you that the girl in the first picture is thinking about
something that happened at an art gallery last weekend. Write the ideas that connect the pictures to
make the story. We provide you with some words in a box that may help you. You have to use all
these tenses: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous. Write the
story in 80 words.
brother / exciting / cinema / bored / yesterday / friend / gallery / water / shocked / interesting / email /
ugly / break / last weekend / party / answer / exhibition
by Chiu Longina under CC
by Chiu Longina under CC
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by @Photo under CC
8. Complete the boxes in the following table with the correct degree of the adjectives from the
dialogue between Paco and Andrés.
Positive degree
interesting
Comparative degree
more interesting than
Superlative degree
the most interesting
white
reasonable
hotter than
the best
more worried than
polite
sadder than
9. Complete the following sentences with one of the adjectives above.
1. Some parts of Africa are considered ______________ areas in the world.
2. Paco thinks Anthropology is _____________________ History.
3. People nowadays are ________________ about mistreatment.
4. Edward Scissorhands is one of ____________________ characters I've ever seen.
5. Paco has heard Japanese people are very _______________.
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