there is/ there are (explanation)

explanation about there is and there are

	Singular	plural
positive	There is a beautiful lake	There are lots of things to do
Negative	There isn´t a park near our flat	There are any restaurants
Questions	Is there a hotel?	Are there any cheap places to stay?
Short answer	Yes, there is/ no, there isn´t	Yes, there are/ no, There aren´t

For singular we use a /an

we use a or an in poistive sentences, negatives and questions with singular countable nouns

• There is an apple in the basket
• There is a beautiful lake

some and any

• we usually use some in positieve sentences with plural countable nouns ande uncountable nouns

1. there are some chairs.

• we usually use any in negatives and questions with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns

1. there aren´t any eggs in the fridge
2. are there any shops?

present simple and present continuos

EXERCISES
3.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.
1. Water boils at 100 degrees celsius. RIGHT
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off?
3. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. ---
4. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? ---
5. The moon goes round the earth. ---
6. I must go now. It gets late. ---
7. I usually go to work by car. ---
8. 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, I come.' ---
9. I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? ---

3.2 Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Let's go out. It  (not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She  (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody --- (wait) for you. –
4. '--- (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.' –
5. '--- (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.' –
6. The River Nile --- (flow) into the Mediterranean. -
7. Look at the river. It --- (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual. –
8. We usually --- (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we --- (not/grow) any.

present continuous

EXERCISES

1.1 Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:
come get happen look make start stay try work

1. 'You're working hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.'
2. I --- for Christine. Do you know where she is?
3. It --- dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They haven't got anywhere to I've at the moment. They --- with friends until they find somewhere.
5. 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I ---.'
6. Have you got an umbrella? It --- to rain.
7. Why are all these people here? What ---?

1.2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.
1. 'Is Colin working this week?' 'No, he's on holiday.' (Colin/work)
2. Why --- at me like that? What's the matter? (you/look)
3. 'Jenny is a student at university.' 'Is she? What --- ?' (she/study)
4. --- to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)
5. How is your English? --- better? (it/get)

1.3 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.).
1. I'm tired. I (go) to bed now. Goodnight!
2. We can go out now. it (rain) any more.
3. 'How is your new job?' 'Not so good at the moment. I --- (enjoy) it very much.
4. Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She --- (have) a great time and doesn't
want to come back.
5. I want to lose weight, so this week I --- (eat) lunch.
6. Angela has just started evening classes. She --- (learn) German.
7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They --- (speak) to each other.

present simple

EXERCISES

.1 Complete the sentences using one of the following:
cause(s) close(s) drink(s) live(s) open(s) speak(s) take(s) place
1. Ann speaks German very well.
2. I never --- coffee.
3. The swimming pool --- at 9 o'clock and --- at 18.30 every day.
4. Bad driving --- many accidents.
5. My parents --- in a very at small flat.
6. The Olympic Games --- every four years.

2 Put the verb into the correct form.
1. Jane doesn't drink (not/drink) tea very often.
2. What time --- (the banks/close) in Britain?
3. 'Where --- (Martin/come) from?' 'He's Scottish.'
4. 'What --- (you/do)?' 'I'm an electrical engineer.'
5. I --- (play) the piano but I --- (not/play) very well.
6. I don't understand this sentence. What --- (this word/mean)?

write the correct form

I work in a big office with twenty other people. We (spend)----------- all the day together. I (like)------ most
of them except for Neil.
Every day he (spend)--------- one hour talking about his holidays.
 Now he (want)---------- to go to some other country.
At 12.30 I usually (go)....................... out for lunch with Helen, the secretary. She (work) from 8am to
8pm.
 Today, she (have) a lot of things to do at home but she (want).......................... to stay late again.

Introction to a British christmas (english christmas, scottish christmas, welsh christmas, EEUU chrsitmas and Australia chrsitmas)

'Jesus is the Reason for the Season', Christmas is the time when Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus. Why do we celebrate Christmas? Every year in December we celebrate the birthday of Jesus christ. That is why we call this time of year 'Christmas' - we celebrate the 'Mass', or church service, for Christ.  Where does the word Christmas come from? The word Christmas (or Christ's Mass) comes from the Old English name 'Cristes Maesse' - Christ's Mass - and is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The first recorded observance occurred in Rome in AD360, but it wasn't until AD440 that the Christian Church fixed a celebration date of 25 December. How is Christmas Celebrated in Britain? Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing families and friends together to share the much loved customs and traditions which have been around for centuries. Most people are on holiday in the UK and stay at home with their family on Christmas day, the main day for Christmas celebrations in Britain.  What day is the main Christmas celebration in Britain?Christmas is celebrated on the 25th December, with a christmas dinner at midday for the whole family. How do the British prepare for Christmas? During the weeks before christams day, we send cards, watch nativity plays and go to carol services. We put up christmas decoration in our homes and churches. It is very similar to Spain History of British Christmas Customs and Traditions. Many of our Christmas customs began long before Jesus was born. They came from earlier festivals which had nothing to do with the Christian church. Long time ago people had mid-winter festivals when the days were shortest and the sunlight weakest. They believed that their ceremonies would give the sun back its power. The Romans, for example, held the festival of Saturnalia around 25 December. They decorated their homes with evergreens to remind them of Saturn, their harvest god, to return the following spring. Some of these customs and traditions were adopted by early Christians as part of their celebrations of Jesus' birthday. In Victorian times some new ideas such as Father Christmas, Christmas cards and crackers were added to the celebrations. if you want more information. You can use this web pag http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/index.html

christmas carol

This charot is very popular in england and every child sing this song.

On the one hand, this christmas carol is popular in EEUU

In the other hand, it is very popular in Ireland

but the most popular christams carol in the world

but in class we will talk about jingle bells.

listen and understand