4º ESO

 Starter Unit

  • Personality adjectives. This site will provide the meaning of the adjective, a sentence including it and different quizzes to test your understanding.
  • A very funny game to play related to personality adjectives.
  • A wordsearch to test yourself while having fun.
  • Present simple/ continuous. Further practice here
  • Past simple/ past continuous. Further practice here
  • Jobs (see a list) Do some quizzes and exercises.

 Unit 1 

Present Continuous

We often use the present continuous tense to talk about the future. Of course, we normally use the present continuous to talk about action happening in the present, but if we add a future word, we can use it to talk about the future. (By "future word" we mean words or expressions like tomorrow, next week, in June. The future word may be clearly expressed or understood from the context.)
Sometimes there is no real difference between an intention (going to) and a plan (present continuous). In this case, it doesn't matter which we use.
  • We're going to paint the bedroom tomorrow.
  • We're painting the bedroom tomorrow.
We use the present continuous only when a plan exists before we speak. Look at these examples:
  • Mary is taking her music exam next year.
  • They can't play tennis with you tomorrow. They're working.
  • We're going to the theatre on Friday.

Will 

Promises 
Johnny Mom, if I get 100 on my math test, will you take me out for ice cream?
Mom Yes, I'll take you out for ice cream.  I promise.
Offers to help 
Patricia  I lost my ring
Brian No problem.  I'll help you find it.
Request for help 
Peter I need to change the oil in my car.  Will you help me?
William Of course, I'll help you.  
Would is even more polite in requests for help. I need to change the oil in my car.  Are you going to help me? is considered impolite.  
Predictions about the future 
Heather Some statisticians predict that there will be10 billion people in the world by 2050.  
Melinda  I think they are right.  I heard there won't be enough food in the world for everyone.
Will is often used in predictions, but be going to is also used and acceptable.
Refusal of things
Walter I can't open this bottle of wine.
Sally Yeah.  The cork won't come out.

Be Going To

State a plan or intention 
Holly What are you going to do this summer?
Mandy


Exercises

I am going to travel across Europe.  I am going to see everything from the Eiffel Tower to the Coliseum in Rome.  


  • Musical instruments

     List of instruments and their translation. Link 

Thanks to App Annie
  • Adjectives comparative and superlative. Learn the grammar here
    Comparison: quizz. Click here 

    Much+ comparative adjective

    We can strengthen or emphasise a comparative adjective using words such as much, a lot, far, even or rather, or by using than ever after the adjective:
    This food is much better than the food we had yesterday.
    The town is a lot more crowded these days because of the new shopping centre.
    Alexis is far less intelligent than the other kids in the class.
    We’ve been busier than ever at work this last month or so.
    We can soften a comparative adjective using a little or a bit. A bit is less formal:
    She feels a little more confident now that she’s given her first public performance.
    or She feels a bit more confident … (less formal)

    Less and not as/so...

    We use less with longer adjectives (interesting, beautiful, complicated), but we don’t normally use less with short adjectives of one syllable (big, good, high, small). Instead we use not as … as …, or not so … as … Not as is more common than not so:
    The second method was less complicated than the first one.
    This new laptop is not as fast as my old one. I’m sorry I bought it now. (preferred to is less fast than my old one.)

      Unit 2

    Present Perfect vs. past simple.

    elearn24h.com
  • Present perfect simple with ever, never, already, just and yet. Check your understanding here.
  • Household jobs. See the list.
  • Present perfect vs. past simple. Grammar. See the difference between Br. E. and A. E.

Signal Words

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple
  • yesterday
  • ... ago
  • in 1990
  • the other day
  • last ...
  • just
  • already
  • up to now
  • until now / till now
  • ever
  • (not) yet
  • so far
  • lately / recently

Exercises on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple

Tests on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple

  •   More exercises on the Simple Past and Present Perfect here. 

    Defining Relative Clauses. 

    You can watch my slideshare presentation. Here  
    Test yourself. Here

    Vocabulary: the family

    Here you have a list to learn the new words you don't know.
    Some exercises. Here


     

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