Vocabulary
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Extra Reader Stories
Possessive Pronouns
Past Continuous
100

What types of communication do you know? E.g.: cave paintings.

hieroglyphics, alphabet, morse code, printing press, radio, letter, text message

100
Decide if the following statement is true or false:

We use the simple past to talk about experiences at some time in our lives up to now and we use the present perfect to talk about finished actions in the past with a specific date or time. 

FALSE

100

THE SECRET OF KEYHOLE ISLAND

Answer the following question:

Where did Ella and Luke find the map?

Ella and Luke found the map in a bottle.

100

Complete the following dialogue:

A: ............... jacket is this?

B:: It's ................. (It's my jacket)


A: WHOSE jacket is this?

B: It's MINE.

100

Unscramble and write. Decide what type of question is the resulting structure.

he / scarf? / wearing / a / Was

..............................................

Was he wearing a scarf?

YES/NO QUESTION

200

What is the meaning of the verb "mail"? Can you use it in a sentence?

The verb "mail" means "enviar".

E.g.: Grandpa mailed the letter in the box.

200

Choose the correct option:

I sent / have sent 15 text messages already.

I have sent 15 text messages already.

200

ALADDIN

Complete the following sentence with the correct verbs:

When Aladdin .............. the lamp, a second genie ....................

When Aladdin RUBBED the lamp, a second genie APPEARED.

200

COMPLETE WITH THE CORRESPONDING POSSESSIVE PRONOUN:

ME: 

HE:

SHE: 

YOU:

WE: 

THEY: 

Me: mine

He: his

She: hers

You: yours

We: ours

They: theirs

200

Answer the following question:

What was your mom doing yesterday at 3 p.m.?

E.g. Yesterday at 3 p.m., my mom was exercising at the gym.

300

Name at least 8 different items that one can wear to dress up like a pirate and as a queen.

Ring, Sword, Cloak, Treasure Chest, Lamp, Mirror, Hat, Jewels

300

Turn the following affirmative sentences into yes/no questions:

A) She went to Miami last year.

B) Tom has heard the news.

A) Did she go to Miami last year?

B) Has Tom heard the news?


300

ALADDIN

Decide if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE:

A) Aladdin and his mother did not want to share the treasure and the food with their neighbors.

B) A bad magician met Aladdin in the market and told him he was his uncle. 

A) FALSE

B) TRUE

300

Complete the following sentences:

1. This book isn't mine. Sam, is it .............?

2. That bike is my brother's. It's .............

3. Tom and I bought these CDs. They're ................

4. That's my parent's car. It's .........................

1. This book isn't mine. Sam, is it YOURS?

2. That bike is my brother's. It's HIS

3. Tom and I bought these CDs. They're OURS.

4. That's my parent's car. It's THEIRS.

300

Choose the correct option:

1. I walked / was walking in the park when I found / was finding a ring.

2. When my sister shouted / was shouting, I cooked / was cooking dinner.

1. I WAS WALKING in the park when I FOUND a ring.

2. When my sister SHOUTED, I WAS COOKING dinner.

400

Complete the sentences with different verbs in the simple past:

The young prince liked this magic rind and he decided to ......... it ......... . Suddenly, a monkey .................. and ........... the ring. 

The young prince liked this magic rind and he decided to PUT it ON. Suddenly, a monkey APPEARED and STOLE the ring.

400

Write two sentences about what you did yesterday using WHEN + SIMPLE PAST. 


E.g.: When I got up, I brushed my teeth.

400

WHODUNIT? 

What object did each member of the family lose?

Refer to COUSIN FLO, GRANDMA AGATHA, THE CAT, UNCLE ALISTAIR AND TILLY THE COOK.


COUSIN FLO: hat

GRANDMA AGATHA: handbag

THE CAT: kittens

UNCLE ALLISTAIR: gloves

TILLY THE COOK: cream

400

Decide if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:

A) We use PAST CONTINUOUS + WHEN and THE SIMPLE PAST to talk about two activities that happened one after the other.

E.g.: I was talking on the phone when he took the laptop.

FALSE

We use PAST CONTINUOUS + WHEN and THE SIMPLE PAST to talk about two activities that happened AT THE SAME TIME-

500

Mention 8 vocabulary items related to CLUES AND CRIMES.

E.g.: footprints, detective, thief, clue, witness, fingerprints, report, ran away, steal, find, question

500

What is the past form and the past participle of the following verbs?

TAKE - SEND - MEET - HIDE - DISAPPEAR 

TAKE - TOOK - TAKEN

SEND - SENT - SENT

MEET - MET - MET

HIDE - HID - HIDDEN

DISAPPEAR - DISAPPEARED - DISAPPEARED

500

WHODUNIT?

Who said the following things?

A) I was putting some flowers in a vase in the hall.

B) I was digging in the yard.

C) I was making the birthday cake in the kitchen.

D) I was getting in everyone's way.

A) GRANDMA AGATHA

B) A GARDENER

C) THE COOK

D) PETER