Hello my Dear students!
I hope you had a great Easter!
Here you will find two more exercises. The first one has to do with definite and indefinite articles: a/an/the or nothing.
While the second one is a five star exercise, and the student who does it, takes a ten immediately.
English teacher.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
you might like to try this text reconstruction exercise
Fossils from the 'Missing Years' in Africa
R•s••rch•rs s•• th•• h•v• •d•nt•f••d •n•m•l f•ss•ls fr•m 27 000 000 y••rs •g• •n wh•t •s n•w •th••p••. Th• r•m••ns •r• fr•m th• m•ddl• •f • t•m• c•ll•d th• "m•ss•ng y••rs" •r th• "d•rk p•r••d ." Th•s •s b•c••s• sc••nt•sts h•v• s• l•ttl• •nf•rm•t••n •b••t th• m•mm•ls th•t l•v•d th•n. Th• p•r••d b•g•n 32 m•ll••n y••rs •g•. •fr•c• •nd •r•b•• w•r• • s•ngl• c•nt•n•nt, • h•g• •sl•nd kn•wn •s •fr• - •r•b••. Th• p•r••d •nd•d 24 000 000 y••rs •g•, •ft•r • l•nd br•dg• f•rm•d w•th ••r•s••.
John Kappelman •s •n •nthr•p•l•g•st •t th• •n•v•rs•t• •f T•x•s •n ••st•n •nd l••d•r •f th• •m•r•c•n •nd •th••p••n s••rch t••m. Mr Kappelman s••s 8 000 000 y••rs •s • l•ng t•m• t• l•ck •nf•rm•t••n •b••t • c•nt•n•nt. H• s••s sc••nt•sts h•v• •nl• b••n •bl• t• g••ss wh•t h•pp•n•d t• •fr•c•n m•mm•ls d•r•ng th•t p•r••d. Th• r•m••ns f••nd •n th• Chilga •r•• •f •th••p•• •ff•r •mp•rt•nt •v•d•nc•.
Th• r•m••ns •ncl•d• t••th, sk•ll p••c•s •nd •th•r b•n•s. Th• sc••nt•sts f••nd th•m •n • f•rm•ng •r•• •b••t 2000 m•t•rs •b•v• s•• l•v•l, •n th• h•ghl•nds •f •th••p••. S•t•ll•t• p•ct•r•s h•lp•d th• r•s••rch•rs d•c•d• wh•r• t• d•g. Th• f•ss•ls c•m• fr•m •b••t 70 d•ff•r•nt d•gs. Th• m•g•z•n• N•t•r• p•bl•sh•d th• f•nd•ngs. Th• sc••nt•sts s•• th• f•ss•ls c•m• fr•m b•f•r• l•rg• n•mb•rs •f •n•m•ls b•g•n t• •rr•v• •n •fr•c• fr•m ••r•p• •nd •s••. Th• f•ss•ls •ls• sh•w th•t s•m• •n•m•ls •x•st•d m•ll••ns •f y••rs b•f•r• sc••nt•sts h•d th••ght.
Th• r•s••rch•rs f••nd s•v•r•l k•nds •f •nc••nt pr•b•sc•d••ns. Th•s• •r• •n•m•ls w•th tr•nks. M•d•rn •l•ph•nts •r• pr•b•sc•d••ns. Sc••nt•sts h•v• l•ng th••ght •l•ph•nts b•g•n •n •fr•c•. Th•• s•• th•s d•sc•v•r• pr•v•s th•t th••r•. Th• •nc•st•rs w••gh•d •b••t 1000 k•l•gr•ms, • l•t sm•ll•r th•n •fr•c•n •l•ph•nts t•d••.
John Kappelman s••s th• •l•ph•nt •nc•st•rs w•r• •n• •f th• f•w •fr•c•n m•mm•ls th•t s•rv•v•d th• •nv•s••n •f m•mm•ls fr•m ••r•s••. H• s••s •l•ph•nts g•t th••r st•rt •n •fr•c• d•r•ng th• ••ght - m•ll••n - y••r p•r••d, •nd th•n spr••d •r••nd th• w•rld. Th• r•s••rch•rs •ls• f••nd th• r•m••ns •f •n •nc••nt •n•m•l w•th tw• h•rns •n •ts h••d, c•ll•d th• •rs•n••th•r•. Th• sc••nt•sts w•r• •xc•t•d, b•c••s• th•s •s th• y••ng•st s•t •f s•ch r•m••ns y•t d•sc•v•r•d. Th• •n•m•l •s m•ch l•rg•r th•n •ts •nc•st•rs. ••rl••r f•rms w•r• •b••t th• s•z• •f p•gs. B•t th• •rs•n••th•r• f••nd •t Chilga w•s •b••t tw• m•t•rs t•ll •nd w••gh•d m•r• th•n tw• t•ns.
Th•• w•r• s•m•l•r t• th• m•d•rn rh•n•c•r•s. Th• tw• •r• n•t r•l•t•d. •n f•ct, sc••nt•sts th••ght •rs•n••th•r•s h•d d•s•pp••r•d fr•m th• •fr• - •r•b••n c•nt•n•nt •nc• rh•n•s •rr•v•d fr•m ••r•s••. •n• r•s••rch•r s••s •t n•w •pp••rs th•• d•d n•t c•mp•t• f•r s•rv•v•l. Sc••nt•sts s•• th•• •xp•ct m•r• d•sc•v•r••s t• c•m• •b••t th• m•mm•ls th•t l•v•d d•r•ng th• s• - c•ll•d m•ss•ng y••rs.
OK
Fossils from the 'Missing Years' in Africa
R•s••rch•rs s•• th•• h•v• •d•nt•f••d •n•m•l f•ss•ls fr•m 27 000 000 y••rs •g• •n wh•t •s n•w •th••p••. Th• r•m••ns •r• fr•m th• m•ddl• •f • t•m• c•ll•d th• "m•ss•ng y••rs" •r th• "d•rk p•r••d ." Th•s •s b•c••s• sc••nt•sts h•v• s• l•ttl• •nf•rm•t••n •b••t th• m•mm•ls th•t l•v•d th•n. Th• p•r••d b•g•n 32 m•ll••n y••rs •g•. •fr•c• •nd •r•b•• w•r• • s•ngl• c•nt•n•nt, • h•g• •sl•nd kn•wn •s •fr• - •r•b••. Th• p•r••d •nd•d 24 000 000 y••rs •g•, •ft•r • l•nd br•dg• f•rm•d w•th ••r•s••.
John Kappelman •s •n •nthr•p•l•g•st •t th• •n•v•rs•t• •f T•x•s •n ••st•n •nd l••d•r •f th• •m•r•c•n •nd •th••p••n s••rch t••m. Mr Kappelman s••s 8 000 000 y••rs •s • l•ng t•m• t• l•ck •nf•rm•t••n •b••t • c•nt•n•nt. H• s••s sc••nt•sts h•v• •nl• b••n •bl• t• g••ss wh•t h•pp•n•d t• •fr•c•n m•mm•ls d•r•ng th•t p•r••d. Th• r•m••ns f••nd •n th• Chilga •r•• •f •th••p•• •ff•r •mp•rt•nt •v•d•nc•.
Th• r•m••ns •ncl•d• t••th, sk•ll p••c•s •nd •th•r b•n•s. Th• sc••nt•sts f••nd th•m •n • f•rm•ng •r•• •b••t 2000 m•t•rs •b•v• s•• l•v•l, •n th• h•ghl•nds •f •th••p••. S•t•ll•t• p•ct•r•s h•lp•d th• r•s••rch•rs d•c•d• wh•r• t• d•g. Th• f•ss•ls c•m• fr•m •b••t 70 d•ff•r•nt d•gs. Th• m•g•z•n• N•t•r• p•bl•sh•d th• f•nd•ngs. Th• sc••nt•sts s•• th• f•ss•ls c•m• fr•m b•f•r• l•rg• n•mb•rs •f •n•m•ls b•g•n t• •rr•v• •n •fr•c• fr•m ••r•p• •nd •s••. Th• f•ss•ls •ls• sh•w th•t s•m• •n•m•ls •x•st•d m•ll••ns •f y••rs b•f•r• sc••nt•sts h•d th••ght.
Th• r•s••rch•rs f••nd s•v•r•l k•nds •f •nc••nt pr•b•sc•d••ns. Th•s• •r• •n•m•ls w•th tr•nks. M•d•rn •l•ph•nts •r• pr•b•sc•d••ns. Sc••nt•sts h•v• l•ng th••ght •l•ph•nts b•g•n •n •fr•c•. Th•• s•• th•s d•sc•v•r• pr•v•s th•t th••r•. Th• •nc•st•rs w••gh•d •b••t 1000 k•l•gr•ms, • l•t sm•ll•r th•n •fr•c•n •l•ph•nts t•d••.
John Kappelman s••s th• •l•ph•nt •nc•st•rs w•r• •n• •f th• f•w •fr•c•n m•mm•ls th•t s•rv•v•d th• •nv•s••n •f m•mm•ls fr•m ••r•s••. H• s••s •l•ph•nts g•t th••r st•rt •n •fr•c• d•r•ng th• ••ght - m•ll••n - y••r p•r••d, •nd th•n spr••d •r••nd th• w•rld. Th• r•s••rch•rs •ls• f••nd th• r•m••ns •f •n •nc••nt •n•m•l w•th tw• h•rns •n •ts h••d, c•ll•d th• •rs•n••th•r•. Th• sc••nt•sts w•r• •xc•t•d, b•c••s• th•s •s th• y••ng•st s•t •f s•ch r•m••ns y•t d•sc•v•r•d. Th• •n•m•l •s m•ch l•rg•r th•n •ts •nc•st•rs. ••rl••r f•rms w•r• •b••t th• s•z• •f p•gs. B•t th• •rs•n••th•r• f••nd •t Chilga w•s •b••t tw• m•t•rs t•ll •nd w••gh•d m•r• th•n tw• t•ns.
Th•• w•r• s•m•l•r t• th• m•d•rn rh•n•c•r•s. Th• tw• •r• n•t r•l•t•d. •n f•ct, sc••nt•sts th••ght •rs•n••th•r•s h•d d•s•pp••r•d fr•m th• •fr• - •r•b••n c•nt•n•nt •nc• rh•n•s •rr•v•d fr•m ••r•s••. •n• r•s••rch•r s••s •t n•w •pp••rs th•• d•d n•t c•mp•t• f•r s•rv•v•l. Sc••nt•sts s•• th•• •xp•ct m•r• d•sc•v•r••s t• c•m• •b••t th• m•mm•ls th•t l•v•d d•r•ng th• s• - c•ll•d m•ss•ng y••rs.
OK
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5. Countable, Specific Nouns : Undefined or Defined?
Choose A, B, or C.
If you can answer the question,
"Which...?" about the word in italics,
choose the.
If you cannot answer the question,
"Which...?" about the word in italics,
choose a / an or Ø (no article).
Note
Adjectives do not usually define a noun; they create a sub class.
"German beer" is a sub class of "beer".
Only superlative adjectives define a noun - because there is only one of a class that is the best, biggest, longest, etc.
Show questions one by one
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1.
Europe is ............. continent.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
2.
.............. continent of Africa is bigger than Europe.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
3.
..............doctors in this hospital have a very good reputation.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
4.
Are you ............. doctor?
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
5.
There's ............. tree in my garden.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
6.
.............. tree in my garden has yellow flowers.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
7.
There are ............. trees in my garden.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
8.
..............trees in my garden have yellow flowers.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
9.
I've never had ............. good dinner at that restaurant.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
10.
.............. last dinner I had there was particularly bad.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
11.
Mount Everest is ............. very high mountain.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
12.
Mount Everest is ............. highest mountain in the world.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
13.
The earth revolves around ............. sun.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
14.
A star is ............. distant sun.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
15.
Bob, '............. car has broken down again!'
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
16.
Draw ............. house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
17.
Now, draw a tree next to ............. house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
18.
That's ............. tall house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
19.
That's ............. tallest house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
20.
There are ............. people in the house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
OK
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5. Countable, Specific Nouns : Undefined or Defined?
Choose A, B, or C.
If you can answer the question,
"Which...?" about the word in italics,
choose the.
If you cannot answer the question,
"Which...?" about the word in italics,
choose a / an or Ø (no article).
Note
Adjectives do not usually define a noun; they create a sub class.
"German beer" is a sub class of "beer".
Only superlative adjectives define a noun - because there is only one of a class that is the best, biggest, longest, etc.
Show questions one by one
<= 1 / 20 =>
1.
Europe is ............. continent.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
2.
.............. continent of Africa is bigger than Europe.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
3.
..............doctors in this hospital have a very good reputation.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
4.
Are you ............. doctor?
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
5.
There's ............. tree in my garden.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
6.
.............. tree in my garden has yellow flowers.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
7.
There are ............. trees in my garden.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
8.
..............trees in my garden have yellow flowers.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
9.
I've never had ............. good dinner at that restaurant.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
10.
.............. last dinner I had there was particularly bad.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
11.
Mount Everest is ............. very high mountain.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
12.
Mount Everest is ............. highest mountain in the world.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
13.
The earth revolves around ............. sun.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
14.
A star is ............. distant sun.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
15.
Bob, '............. car has broken down again!'
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
16.
Draw ............. house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
17.
Now, draw a tree next to ............. house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
18.
That's ............. tall house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
19.
That's ............. tallest house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
20.
There are ............. people in the house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
OK
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Hello my students!
I was amazed, and delighted to read your impressive work you had posted on your address blog. Let us work more and enrich our English language.
Often we need to look further for supporting information, consulting books newspapers, journals, the Internet.
How can you find your way through the abundance of information and choose what you need? You simply can't do it unless you know how to evaluate the many streams of information flooding in on us from all directions..............
Another important skill in debate is listening to what others say. Not just hearing them, but actually listening to them. Debate also requires oratory skill. But you can not learn to speak eloquently and effectively until you have learned to think clearly.
One of the main goals of creating this page is to present our ideas so that we can understand each other and above all cosolidate our English knowledge.
Thank you
I was amazed, and delighted to read your impressive work you had posted on your address blog. Let us work more and enrich our English language.
Often we need to look further for supporting information, consulting books newspapers, journals, the Internet.
How can you find your way through the abundance of information and choose what you need? You simply can't do it unless you know how to evaluate the many streams of information flooding in on us from all directions..............
Another important skill in debate is listening to what others say. Not just hearing them, but actually listening to them. Debate also requires oratory skill. But you can not learn to speak eloquently and effectively until you have learned to think clearly.
One of the main goals of creating this page is to present our ideas so that we can understand each other and above all cosolidate our English knowledge.
Thank you
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
English class project
Hello all!
This is our new blog. Here and you can feel free to post your creativity, projects, home work or other useful comments. It's our duty especially yours, to complete this page make it as interesting as we can. Here I will post different exercises to be solved by you, students. This page is created with the need to update our communicative, enriching vocabulary and furthermore English written skills. Together devoting some minutes to our English page , can contribute to enhance our wonderful English language, and make it an easier, convenient and practical by interacting with the latest modern technologies.
Language learning strategies are a valuable addition to the challenging task of learning English. Students can benefit from these strategies but it is our duty to help them see how they can develop and transfer such knowledge into successful procedures for undertaking a specific task, especially in their creativity.
Stela
Hello again!
Today is the 14th March, Summer's Day as we call in Albania. I hope you enjoyed this wonderful day and had a lot of fun!
a)Well, as a start I invite you my students to search at this page:
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=technically-interesting-hot-potatoes-pages
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
In this page you will find different information about explorers. I'd like you to read some of them and be able to talk about two of your favorites.
Your English teacher
English
This is our new blog. Here and you can feel free to post your creativity, projects, home work or other useful comments. It's our duty especially yours, to complete this page make it as interesting as we can. Here I will post different exercises to be solved by you, students. This page is created with the need to update our communicative, enriching vocabulary and furthermore English written skills. Together devoting some minutes to our English page , can contribute to enhance our wonderful English language, and make it an easier, convenient and practical by interacting with the latest modern technologies.
Language learning strategies are a valuable addition to the challenging task of learning English. Students can benefit from these strategies but it is our duty to help them see how they can develop and transfer such knowledge into successful procedures for undertaking a specific task, especially in their creativity.
Stela
Hello again!
Today is the 14th March, Summer's Day as we call in Albania. I hope you enjoyed this wonderful day and had a lot of fun!
a)Well, as a start I invite you my students to search at this page:
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=technically-interesting-hot-potatoes-pages
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
In this page you will find different information about explorers. I'd like you to read some of them and be able to talk about two of your favorites.
Your English teacher
English
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