AH1C_31May

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

English Class

Listening Practice
Grammar Practice

Listening practice 

Listen to the sound fragment. Take notes about important information, so you can answer the questions afterwards.

Keeping Secrets

When was Coca-Cola invented?

1. 1806
2. 1886
3. 1906
4. 1986

Which phrase means 'to tell people secret information'?

1. spill the beer
2. spill the beef
3. spill the beans
4. spill the tea

What is 'something you really like but which also gives you a felling of shame for liking it'?

1. a guilty pleasure
2. a sin
3. a vice
4. an appetite

Which phrase is a superstition in which someone causes injury or bad luck
?

1. evil smile
2. evil nose
3. evil ear
4. evil eye

Which is an example of a 'positive secret'?

1. gossip
2. a pregnancy announcement
3. hurting someone's reputation
4. an affair

Which adjective is similar in meaning to 'burdensome'?

1. delightful
2. tasty
3. worrying
4. mortifying

What is the secret ingredient in Coca-Cola?

What is your guilty pleasure?
Show me a picture of it!

Grammar Practice

Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple

Maddie __________(not - go) to school every day.

They _____________ (watch) a movie at the moment.

He ________ (cook) dinner for his family last night.

The sun ______ (rise) in the east.

I ______ (not/like) coffee.

We ______ (study) for our exams right now.

__________ (she - buy) a new dress yesterday?

He usually ______ (play) football on Saturdays.

I ______ (write) an email to my friend at the moment.

___________ (they - visit) their grandparents last weekend.

She ______ (read) a book right now.

He often ______ (take) the bus to work

I ______ (not/understand) the lesson yesterday.

They ______ (go) to the beach every summer.

We ______ (eat) burgers for lunch twice last week.

She ______ (have) a meeting with her boss now.

He always ______ (wake) up early in the morning.

We were walking in the park when it _________ (start) to rain.

They ______ (plan) their holiday momentarily.

They ______ (plan) their holiday right now.

Write a Short Story (100-150 words). 
Your story includes:

• Two sentences in the present simple
• Two sentences in the present continuous
• Two sentences in the past simple
• Two comparative of superlative sentences.

Example:

"Every day, I walk to school. It is a short walk, so I enjoy it. Today, I am walking with my friend because we are going to the park after school. Yesterday, we played soccer at the park, and it was fun. The park is bigger than the school playground, and it is the best place to play."

Short Story!