SEVENTH

 Welcome to the 7th Grade English Blog 

During the year, different activities will be published that will take place in each period.

Grammar

Can' and 'can't'

We can use can and can't to talk about abilities in the present.

I can swim.

They can speak English.

He can't ride a bike.

 

How to use them.

Use the infinitive without to after can and can't.

 

I can swim.

You can run fast.

She can ride a bike.

We can't speak Japanese.

They can't play the guitar.

 

For questions, change the order of can and the person.

 

Can you swim? Yes, I can.

Can she play the piano? No, she can't.

What languages can you speak?

Exercise 

Go to the following link Can or Can't | Learn English (ecenglish.com) and perform the activity .

The present simple tense .

The Present simple tense is often used in English to describe an action that is real, true or normal, or an opinion. El tiempo verbal del presente simple en inglés con frecuencia se usa para describir acciones que son 1: un hecho real o una verdad, 2: una rutina o un hábito que se repite con regularidad o 3: una opinión a creencia.

Exercise:

Complete the activity in your notebook 

 

Webgraphy:

Present Simple Exercise 5 (perfect-english-grammar.com)

Modals - 'can' and 'can't' | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council

https://madrid-berlin-idiomas.com/50-present-simple-tense/

Ejercicio online de Simple Present (liveworksheets.com)

Reading

 1. Read the following e-mail

Note: "e-pal" means email friend

 2. Choose yes or no according to the email and copy it in your notebook.

Webgrafy: Ejercicio interactivo de An email about hobbies (liveworksheets.com)

Writing 

1.  Click on the following link Ejercicio de Healthy habits (Should or shouldn't) (liveworksheets.com) and complete the corresponding activity, copy the sentences in your notebook.

Note: in this link Should and Shouldn't. When to Use. How to Use. Modal Verbs. Grammar Reference and Interactive Practice Exercises. (eclecticenglish.com) you can find the explanation of the topic Should and Shouldn't .

2. Write in your notebook which healthy habits you practice and which is the most important for you.

Webgrafy: Should and Shouldn't. When to Use. How to Use. Modal Verbs. Grammar Reference and Interactive Practice Exercises. (eclecticenglish.com)

Speaking 

1.   Read the following questions about the daily routine and answer each one in your notebook

2.   Plan a presentation in which you relate several of the above questions and present it to the class.

Webgrafy: Let's talk about daily routine - English ESL Worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms (islcollective.com)

Listening.

1. Watch the following video Feelings and emotions vocabulary - YouTube practice the vocabulary and write a glossary in your notebook.

2. To complement this topic, enter the following link Ejercicio interactivo de Feelings listening (liveworksheets.com) then listen and repeat, then write them down in the glossary of the previous point.

3. Draw a picture and a sentence of each word in the glossary in your notebook. 

 

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Granmar

Past simple: was/were.

If in the present simple, the verb to be has three forms (am, is, are), in the past simple, it has two: was and were.

Was corresponds to the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it); were is used for the other persons (you, we, they).

Exercise:

Go to the following link was or were - Simple Past - Exercise (englisch-hilfen.de) and practice the use of was/were, copy them in the notebook.

Regular and irregular verbs

Regular verbs.

Regular verbs in English create the past simple and past participle by adding -ed to the base form.

for example:

If the verb ends in a consonant and -y, we change the -y to -i and added -ed. For example:

If a verb ends in -e we simply add -d, For example:

Here are some examples of regular verbs:

“Yesterday Jack studied all day.”

“Raul has accepted the job offer.”

“Have you finished yet?”

Irregular verbs.

There are about 200 irregular verbs in English. We can divide these into four types:

1. Verbs which have the same base form, past simple and past participle.
2. Verbs which have the same past simple and past participle.
3. Verbs which have the same base form and past participle.
4. Verbs which have a different base form, past simple and past participle.

A good way to learn irregular verbs is to study them in these groups because as they are similar they’re easier to remember. Here are the most common irregular verbs in these groups

For example:

“Our car cost a lot of money but it’s always breaking down.”

“Pasha hurt himself in a soccer match last weekend.”

“My parents have let me stay out late tonight.”

“They put on their jackets because it was very cold.”

For example:

“They had lunch at a Thai restaurant on Monday.”

“Have you heard the news about the train strike?”

“Tim has sent an email to all the suppliers.”

“Who won the match?” – “The Giants.”

For example:

“He came back home at 4 a.m. on Saturday.”

“Suzi has become the Managing Director.”

“The dog ran into the garden after Lee opened the door.”

“Has Mrs. O’Connor come back from lunch yet?”

For example:

“The kids ate a lot of cakes at the party.”

“They drove to the airport and left their car there.”

“Has she taken her tickets yet?”

“I’ve written a letter of application for the manager’s job.”

Exercise:

Perform the 3 exercises found in the following link Test English - Prepare for your English exam (test-english.com) and copy them in your notebook.

Webgrafy:

How to Learn Regular and Irregular English Verbs (wallstreetenglish.com)

Was and Were | Simple past tense, Verb, Grammar and vocabulary (pinterest.com)

Ejercicios Was y Were - Papora.com

Reading.

1. Read this radio programme interviews about

 Emotions how did these people feel?

2. Choose the correct answer according to the text.

Webgrafy: HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN...? - English ESL Worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms (islcollective.com)

Writing.

1. Perform the following activity:

2. Have you experienced bullying in your

 school?

Webgrafy: 

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Speaking.

1. In groups of 6 people make a presentation about bullying (what is it, causes, consequences, etc...).

Listening.

Watch the following video Positive Post-it Day - YouTube and answer in your notebook.

1. Answer:

• What did Caitlin do?
• How did people react?

2. Complete the gaps with the following words:

Webgrafy: Ejercicio de Bullying

 (liveworksheets.com)

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Granmar.

Wh questions 

Essentially, there are two types of questions: Yes / No questions and Wh– questions. Wh– questions are so called because with the exception of the question word how, all the question words begin with the letters Wh. They are also called open questions because the number of possible responses is limitless. This means they must be answered with more information than just a simple “yes” or “no.”

Here are the Wh- English question words.

• who, whom
• what
• when
• where
• why
• how
• which
• whose

Who and whom are used to obtain information about a person or people.

Example: 

a: Who is at the door?

b: Tom is at the door.

What is used to request information about somebody or something.

Example:

a: What have they done?

b: They’ve broken the window.

When is used to obtain information about the time period in which an action occurs.

Example: 

a: When does Anna arrive?

b: She arrives at 10:30.

Why is used to obtain information about the reason something happens, or the reason somebody does something.

Example: 
a: Why haven’t you called?

b: I lost my cell phone.

How is used to obtain information about the way something happens, or the manner or way somebody behaves or does something.

Example:

a: How has the weather been?

b: It’s been very rainy.

Which is used to obtain information in order to make a comparison between two or more similar things or people.

Example: 

a: Which of these pens is the best?

b: The black one.

Whose is used to obtain information about who something belongs to.

Example: 

a: Whose child is this that has a cough?

b: He is my child.

Practice: Ejercicio de Wh Questions

 Worksheet (liveworksheets.com)

Webgrafy: Wh- questions (open questions) -

 Lawless English

Vocabulary:

Webgrafy: ENVIRONMENT (20 words) worksheet | Grammar and vocabulary, Vocabulary worksheets, Words (pinterest.co.uk)

Writing.

Answer the following questions about water care:

1. Why is it important to preserve water?

2. What would happen if the world ran out of water?

3. What do you use water for at home? do you use it in a correct way?

4. What are the causes of water pollution and how would you solve it?

Reading. 

Read the following text and underline the correct answer 

Click on the link Ejercicio de Reduce, Reuse, Recycle comprehension (liveworksheets.com) and underline the answers.

Speaking. 

Get together with a classmate and talk about the environment and make a presentation about it.

Listening.

Listen to the song Wake up america by Miley Cyrus. 

1. Fill in the blank.

Oh, can you take care of her?
Oh, ______ you can spare her
Several moments of your _______
Leading up to the final destination
Oh, the _____ is calling out
I _____ learn what it's all about

But everything I read's
'Global warming', 'going _____'
I don't ____ what all this means
But it seems to be _______

Wake up, America
We're all in this ______
It's our _____ so let's take care of it
You know that you _____ to
You know that you got to

Wake up, America
Tomorrow _____ the new day
And _______ you do matters
Yeah, everything you do matters in some _____

2. Order.

_  I don't know what all this means

_  All she needs is a little attention
_ Oh, it's easy to look away

_ Wake up, it's not a fire drill
_ Can you give her just a little attention?

_ Stand up and I'll try if you will
_ Everything I read's

_ But it's getting harder day by day
_ But it seems to be saying
_ 'Global warming', 'going green'

3. Find the 5 errors

I know that you don't wanna heart it
Especially common from someone so young
Put in the backseat, yeah
They wonna hear it (they wanna hear it)

So come one, turn it up
Come on, turn it up
So come on, turn it up

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Granmar.

The comparatives and superlatives.

Comparative adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern:

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Examples:

• My house is larger than hers.
• This box is smaller than the one I lost.
• Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
• The rock flew higher than the roof

Superlative adjectives

Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

Examples:

• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
• This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.

Forming regular comparatives and superlatives.

Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the number of syllables in the original adjective.

One syllable adjectives.

Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.

Two syllables.

Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceeding the adjective with more. These adjectives form the superlative either by adding -est or by preceeding the adjective with most. In many cases, both forms are used, although one usage will be more common than the other. If you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can take a comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and use more and most instead. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.

Three or more syllables.

Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the adjective, and the superlative by putting most in front.

Irregular comparatives and superlatives.

These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms.

Examples:

• Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
• You play tennis better than I do.
• This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
• This sweater is less expensive than that one.
• I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.

Practice: Ejercicio de inglés: Comparatives and Superlatives (curso-ingles.com)

Webgrafy: The comparative and the superlative | EF | Global Site

Reading.

1. Read the following text about the typical foods of each region of Colombia.

 

2. According to what you have read choose true or false. on your notebook

3. Draw the typical foods of each region of Colombia according to the text.

Webgrafy: Ejercicio de Colombian culture (liveworksheets.com

Vocabulary

Writing. Answer the questions: 1. What difference do you see in colombia's winter with that of the united states? 2. Are there any traditions unique to Colombia? 3. Do you like the culture of any country? why? Listening. Click on the link Ejercicio de Festival Handout 3 (liveworksheets.com) Listen to the audio to answer the activity.

Speaking.

Prepare a presentation about a place you have traveled to and talk about:

• Culture
• Climate
• Typical foods
• Traditions and others

Note: If you have not traveled anywhere, you can research a place that catches your attention on the internet.