Communication skills for teachers in the language classroom-2

1.    My sister (read) a book.

2. Frank (like) dogs.

3. My parents (do) the shopping.

4. We sometimes (meet) in front of the cinema.

5. Uncle George (go) to the doctor's.

6. Our friends (play) football in the park.

7. She (go) to the park every Friday.

8. He (ride) his bike every day.

9. We (have) the best ideas.

10. Carol (say) good bye.

11. She (be) the best singer in our class.

12. My sister (live) in a big house.

13. The children (eat) hamburgers.

14. Bill (have) got nine posters.

15. I (be) at home.

2.       1. My parents often westerns. (watch)

2. They hungry. (be)

3. Mum all the dirty clothes. (wash)

4. Peter got a brother. (have)

5. Dad a new car. (buy)

6. The boys football. (play)

7. In summer it hot. (be)

8. I good at school. (be)

9. On Friday we always our piano lesson. (have)

10. Mary her homework. (do)

11. Richard TV. (watch)

12. I big cities. (like)

13. He in the library. (study)

14. She always to work at 7. (go)

15. Bill and Tom sometimes to London. (drive)

3.       Use short forms (isn't, don't,...).

1. We have some milk. We any milk.

2. Mother sews Jenny’s jeans. Mother Jenny's jeans.

3. I hate Maths lessons. I Maths lessons.

4. The monkey likes to eat bananas. The monkey to eat bananas.

5. My parents often watch westerns. My parents often westerns.

6. Children like ice cream. Some children ice cream.

7. The monkey wants some bananas. The monkey some bananas.

8. They are hungry. They hungry.

9. Every Sunday we get up early. Every Sunday we up early.

10. Sometimes Peter is very tired. Sometimes Peter very tired.

11. I am a good pupil. I a good pupil.

12. School always starts at seven o’clock. School always at seven o'clock.

13. On Friday we always have our piano lesson. On Friday we always our piano lesson.

14. In summer it’s sometimes very hot. In summer it sometimes very hot.

15. Mum washes all my dirty clothes. Mum all my dirty clothes.

16. Peter has got a brother. Peter a brother.

17. The frog is under the caravan. The frog under the caravan.

18. They are cool. They cool.

19. Dad buys a new car. Dad a new car.

20. The boys play football. The boys football.

4.      Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example.

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).

Answer: Peter works slowly.

1) He reads a book. (quick)

2) Mandy is a girl. (pretty)

3) The class is loud today. (terrible)

4) Max is a singer. (good)

5) You can open this tin. (easy)

6) It's a day today. (terrible)

7) She sings the song . (good)

8) He is a driver. (careful)

9) He drives the car . (careful)

10) The dog barks . (loud)

Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example.

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).

Answer: Peter works slowly.

1) The bus driver was injured. (serious)

2) Kevin is clever. (extreme)

3) This hamburger tastes . (awful)

4) Be with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)

5) Robin looks . What's the matter with him? (sad)

6) Jack is upset about losing his keys. (terrible)

7) This steak smells . (good)

8) Our basketball team played last Friday. (bad)

9) Don't speak so . I can't understand you. (fast)

10) Maria opened her present. (slow) Passive sentences

Julia rescued three cats. Three cats were rescued.

2) The students handed in the reports. The reports were handed in.

3) Maria crashed into the blue car. The blue car was crashed into.

4) Alex learned the poem. The poem was learned.

5) Steven has forgotten the book. The book has been forgotten.

6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder. The DVD recorder has not been repaired.

7) They play handball. Handball is played.

8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor. The rucksack is put on the floor.

9) The girls had lost the match. The match had been lost.

10) The teacher is not going to open the window. The window is not going to be opened.

She bought four apples.
Four apples were bought.

 2) We won the match.
The match was won.

 3) The man stole the blue car.
The blue car was stolen.

 4) The police arrested the thieves.
The thieves were arrested.

 5) Jack swam the 200 metres.
The 200 metres were swum.

 6) The dog bit the old lady.
The old lady was bitten.

7) Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.
Five hamburgers were eaten.

 8) Oliver taught the children.
The children were taught.

9) Victoria rode the brown horse.
The brown horse was ridden.

10) Grandmother told good stories.
Good stories were told.

1) Mr Jones watches the film.
The film is watched.

2) The people speak English.
English is spoken.

3) He reads comics.
Comics are read.

4) We play volleyball.
Volleyball is played.

5) They sing the song.
The song is sung.

6) I take photos.
Photos are taken.

7) She does the housework.
The housework is done.

8) The policemen help the children.
The children are helped.

 9) He writes text messages.
Text messages are written.

10) Mother waters the flowers.
The flowers are watered.

They don't speak English in this shop.
English is not spoken in this shop.

2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.
Dennis was asked a question by Kevin.

 3) Somebody built the house last year.
The house was built last year.

4) She gives him a box.
He is given a box.

5) Max will look after him.
He will be looked after by Max.

6) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.
A big steak was brought to Fred.

7) Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.
Last Friday our bungalow was broken into.

8) The teacher told us a joke.
We were told a joke by the teacher.

9) They will meet Doris at the station.
Doris will be met at the station.

10) Michael has not sent me a text message.
I have not been sent a text message.