Dates
The sixth month of the year
June
Nile or the Nile?
The Nile
You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.
don't like
Change from active to passive: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Portugese is spoken in Brazil.
It was a very happy day. It was _______ day of my life.
the happiest
Say these 5 dates (written the British way):
19/08/2010
12/03/1985
07/11/954
06/06/2006
08/06/1897
Good job!
Which of these countries is said with the definite article (the): Colombia, USA, Vietnam?
The USA
She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.
isn't studying
Change from active into passive: My grandfather built this house in 1943.
This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather.
These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans
more comfortable
When did Yuri Gagarin fly to space? (dd/mm/yyyy)
The 12th of April 1961
Put the definite article where necessary:
Lake Ontario
Baikal
Thames
Madrid
Lake Ontario
The Baikal
The Thames
Madrid
Yesterday I _________________________ (go) to the post office.
went
The government is planning a new road near my house.
A new road near my house is being planned by the government.
It’s a very good film. It’s _______ film I’ve seen.
the best
When did the Great Patriotic War end? (dd/mm/yyyy)
The 9th (8th) of May 1945
Do we use the definite article with mountains or mountain ranges?
Mountain ranges (The Alps)
What _________________________ (you / do) at 3pm yesterday?
were you doing
Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.
Complete the sentences:
I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.
I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _________________________ than yours.
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What year was our school founded?
1936
What is the only case where we don't use the definite article with a body of water?
Lakes, if they start with the word "lake" (Lake Victoria)
He _________________________ (sleep) when the doorbell _________________________ (ring).
was sleeping, rang
The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
My car _______________________ (repair) at 7 p.m. yesterday.
is delivered, was being repaired
comparative and superlative of far (2 ways) and difference in meaning
farther -- the farthest (physical distance)
further -- the furthest (metaphorical distance)