viernes, 25 de febrero de 2011

Actions that began in the past and continue in the present

Hi students,
Complete the actions with the verb in parenthesis

1. My parents ________  __________ (live) in Mexico since I was born.
2. Axel _________  ___________ (work) very hard lately
3. I ___________   ___________ (not have) good grades recently
4. My brother _________ finally   ___________ (get) a job
5. My aunt __________  __________ (decide) to buy a porsche
6. __________you _________ (watch) "El cisne negro"?
7. _________ that reporter___________(write)  for that newspaper before?
8. We ___________   ____________( not travel) by plane yet

jueves, 16 de diciembre de 2010

Phrasal verbs

Activity 2
A) Study the phrasal verbs
                                                         PHRASAL VERBS
AGREE WITH - estar de acuerdo - "All women are bad drivers." "I don't agree with you."
BE ABOUT TO - estar a punto de -I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
BE OUT OF - quedarse sin - We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
BLOW UP - inflar - We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the Christmas party.
BREAK DOWN - averiarse - My car broke down on the way to Motril.
CLEAR UP - poner en orden - It took four hours to clear up after the party.

B) Complete the dialogue using the phrasal verbs

-Hi Liz, are we going to celebrate Anthony's birthday?
-I_______________________ask you if you could help me to organize it
-Of course, I can help you to  ______________the house before the party.
-Do you think it is ok to serve hamburgers and french fries?
-I___________________________That's a good idea.
-I'll better go to the supermarket and buy enough food so I __________________meat or bread.
-I can not go, my car______________last week.
-Don't worry, while I go to the supermarket you can __________________the ballons
- That's right, see you later.

martes, 14 de diciembre de 2010