Beowulf

Once upon a time, there was a horrible monster called Grendel. He was half-man and half-monster. He lived in Denmark. One day he went to the king´s castle. The king and his men tried to kill the monster but their swords were useless. A knight called Beowulf heard about the problem and went to Denmark to help the king.

That night, Beowulf and his men took off their armour and put away their swords and went to sleep. The monster came into the castle and killed a knight. Beowulf woke up and fought the monster – he pulled off an arm! Grendel went back to his home in a lake and died. Grendel´s mother was very angry and the next night she went to the castle and killed a knight.

In the morning, Beowulf went to the lake. He killed Grendel´s mother with a special sword. When he came back, the king was very happy and he gave Beowulf presents and money.

Beowulf went back to his country and became king. He was a king for fifty years. But one day, a dragon came to his country, and it attacked people. It lived in a cave with treasure. The dragon was very big and breathed fire. The knights were afraid and they did not want to fight the dragon. King Beowulf was an old man but he put on his armour again and went to the dragon´s cave with his men…

Read the story and answer these questions.                                     

1. Why did Beowulf go to Denmark?                                   
2. Did Grendel and his mother live in a cave?                      7) Where did the dragon live?
3. Where did they live?                                                         8) Was the dragon very small?                                        
4. How did Beowulf kill Grendel and his mother?              9) Why didn’t the knights fight the dragon?
5. What did the king of Denmark give Beowulf?               10) Why did Beowulf put his armour again?
6. Did the king of Denmark give Beowulf treasures?                   

Corporate Test

1 medio A

Lesson Welcome: 
Greetings  and farewells
_ Verb To be: am-is
_Simple present tense of  4 verbs:  live/ have/ study/ like in very simple sentences.
_ Numbers 1-100
_Colors
_3 “Wh” Questions: Who/ what/ where. 
_Personal pronouns: I, he, she
_Possessive adjectives: My, his, her.
_Family members (at home) mother, father, brother, sister.
_Verb “like” followed by infinitives

Text: “New kid in class”

Lesson People and Place:

Simple present tense

_ Verb To be 

_“Wh” Questions 

_Short answers 

_Personal pronouns/Possessive adjectives

_Physical/ psychological Descriptions

_Free time activities

_The verb “Like” followed by gerunds/infinitive

Text:  “My best Friend”

          “Santhosh’s Life”

Lesson Sports and healthy living:

_Simple present tense

_Abilities with Can/Can’t

_“Wh” Questions 

_Short answers

_Sports 

Text: "Basketball"

         "Weekend sports"

2 medio A - C

Lesson  Moods and feelings:

_Simple past tense

_Past continuous

_Simple present tense 

_Wh-words 

_Yes-No answers 

_Moods and feelings

Text: "What a dream"

         " Is anything wrong?"

Lesson People from the past:

_Simple Past tense _Simple present tense review _Regular/Irregular Verbs _Verb Used to Text:  " The past and the present" Lesson The Future: Future tense ( will) _Personal ambitions for the future (Going to/ Will/ would like to/want to) _Negative statements in future (won’t/ not going to/wouldn’t like to) Text : "Living in Space"           " Planning your future" 3 medio B - D Lesson countries and cities: Comparatives _Superlatives _Descriptions in Simple present _Modal: Should _  Present Perfect tense  _Connectors of ideas Text: "City scene"         " New York vs Los Angeles" Lesson Technology and communication: _ Simple present tense _Present perfect tense expressions _The Imperative form (instructions) _Modals: May/ Can/ Will Text: "Xiaomi"         "Complaint" Lesson Giving advice: Review  of  tenses: Simple present, present continuous, simple past, future (Will) _Relative pronouns  _Zero and First conditional if in very simple sentences (as in text suggested) _Subordinating conjunctions Text: " What`s the point?" 4 medio C - D Lesson the science world: Review of tenses: _Simple Present _Simple Past _Present perfect _Present Continuous  _Future: Will _Modals: Can/ Might Text: "Science Mysteries" Lesson Telling Stories: Reported speech in past. _Review of Simple past tense and Past continuous _Modal “Could” _Modal “Must” for stating a conclusion  Text: " The man who could turn back the clock"

The Cat that said ‘Purr-lease!’

Once there was a cat without a home. He had a very difficult life, living off scraps and mice, which he found bitter and chewy. One day, as he was roaming through the gardens, he saw a lovely lady. She opened her door and he saw into a beautiful living room, with a lovely, soft-looking sofa. There were beautiful cushions on that sofa and he dreamt of kneading them with his claws. 

She spotted him! She smiled, went back into her kitchen and returned with a sardine on a plate for him. He ate it very gratefully and said a loud ‘meow.’ That meow meant, ‘Please can I come and live with you?’ However, the lady had an important job and she didn’t want the responsibility of a cat.

Still, every day, she left him a little something – a piece of fish, a bowl of milk, a can of tuna. Eventually, the cat let her tickle his ears.

After a few weeks, he rolled over and let her tickle his tummy. He looked deep into her eyes and purred. Soon after, she decided that, actually, having a cat wouldn’t be too much trouble after all and so she let him in.

Now, that lady’s beautiful cushions are torn to shreds, but she doesn’t mind at all!

Answer TRUE or FALSE: Correct the false sentences.

A) The cat loved eating mice as they were tasty.

B) He was roaming through gardens when he saw a lady.

C) The lady let him into her house immediately.

D) The first snack she gave him was a sardine.

E) He dreamt of kneading her cushions with his claws.

F) The lady didn’t really want a cat because she had an important job.

 G) After that first time, she didn’t leave any snacks out for him.

H) After a few days, he rolled over and let her tickle his ears.

I) He scratched her when she tried to tickle his tummy.

J) When she tickled his tummy, he purred.

K) Eventually, she decided to take the cat in.

L) She is upset because now her cushions are ruined.

Paranormal

I was nine years old when my best friend and I were obsessed with the super natural. We loved to watch movies and documentaries about ghosts and aliens. I was so obsessed that everything I owned was alien themed. My whole room was full of alien dolls and posters and I was always reading a new book about how aliens were invading earth.  When we had free time we would also really enjoy turning on our toy radios and imagine that we were listening to aliens trying to communicate with earth.  I would have day dreams of being on TV as being the first one to communicate with life outside of earth and I would be famous worldwide.

One night I was playing video games in my room and it was getting close to my bed time. My mom yelled at me to stop playing video games and take a shower so I can get ready for bed. I really did not want to go to bed so I begrudgingly turned off my video games and went and took a shower. While I was in the shower I started to fantasize about ghosts and aliens and how I would fight them if they ever came to earth. I was still in a daze of a world of fantasies as I was turning off the shower and started to walk over to my bedroom. Then suddenly as I crossed through the door I felt a hand grab my ankles and I fell right into my face. With my face full of horror I turned around and there was nothing there, but...I could still feel as if something was holding my feet in the air. The next thing I remember is my mom waking me up and asking me why I fell asleep on the floor like that. To this day I always wondered what really happened.

Vocabulary  search a synonym:

1. Obsessed -

2. Themed -

3. Super Natural -

4. Radio -

5. Communicate -

6. Day Dream -

A Strange Occurrence

We were standing on the bridge, trying to catch some fish for supper when a small red plane flew almost directly above our heads. We could even see the pilot's face. 

"What on earth is he up to?" I asked. I felt rather annoyed. "I think he's in trouble," Jack said. "His engine is making a strange noise." "Well, we can't do anything, can we?" I said. "We can't even phone from here." We were on a boating holiday and we were miles from the nearest town. "We can follow the plane down the river," Jack said.

 "Come on! Let's go!" I must admit I liked the idea. There were not many fish in that part of the river and I was bored. We dropped our fishing lines and ran towards our boat. It lay under some bushes about a hundred yards down the river. Luckily, the engine started almost at once and soon we were roaring down the river.

 "But can the pilot land here?'' I asked Jack. He came to this part of the country for a holiday almost every year and he knew the area well. "There's a lake about fifteen miles down the river," Jack said. "If the pilot really is in trouble, he'll probably try to land there." 

The river was already becoming wider. We went round a bend and there was the lake in front of us. "Can you see anything?" Jack asked. I looked across the lake. 

"No, absolutely nothing," I replied. "Wait a minute, though. 

There's something in the water, near that island in the middle."

 It was the small red plane! We raced across the lake. By the time we reached the island, the pilot - a very young woman! - was sitting on top of the plane. 

"Hi!" she called out to us. "Thanks for coming to help me. I'm sorry I disturbed you while you were fishing. Anyway, would you like some fish for supper?" She reached into the plane and pulled out a large fish. 

"There's plenty more in here!" she said, laughing.

 Choose the right answer.

1 When the plane flew over their heads-, Jack and his friend were:

a) having supper         b) fishing         c) doing nothing

2 Jack said, "I think the pilot's in trouble"_ because:

a) the plane was making a strange noise         b) they could see the pilot's face                     c) the plane was very low

3 Jack knew the area well because:

a) he had a boat     b) he often came there          c) he lived there

4 They saw the plane in the middle of:

a) the lake            b) the island                c) the trees

5 When they reached the island, the pilot:

 a) was fishing      b) was waiting for them        c) was swimming

My last summer holidays

Louise, 15, Spanish

In my last summer holidays I travelled with my class to England to attend an English course in Newcastle. We stayed two weeks there and three days in London. We all stayed with English families. They were very nice and friendly and we practised our English a lot. The only thing I really disliked were the morning lessons because I had to get up very early and sometimes the lessons were a bit boring.

In London we visited some fantastic monuments, like the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, and watched a famous musical show, Cats. I enjoyed it very much.

We met some English teenagers and had time to visit some shops and buy a couple of souvenirs. We had a great time.

Tim, 17, English

I enjoyed myself a great deal. For the first time my parents let me to go on holidays with a group of friends. We decided to go by bike. The weather was terribly hot. We really suffered a lot and after two days we were already very tired because we had to carry our rucksacks and several bottles of water all the time.

We visited some beautiful places I will always remember.

Of course I missed my family very much, but my holidays were so fantastic that I didn’t want to go back home!

A. TRUE or FALSE? Correct the false sentences with information from the text:

1. Louise visited two English cities.

2. She stayed in a youth hostel.

3. She didn’t like the musical show.

4. Tim’s holidays were very tiring.

5. He wanted to go back home as quickly as possible.

B. Find in the text words that mean the opposite of:

1. first-                                        2. without-

3. late-                                        4. interesting-

Lost and Found

The two boys walked slowly across the valley. Then suddenly Fred stopped and sat down on a large stone. "It's no use," he said. "I can't go any further. I'm absolutely exhausted!" George looked at him for a minute. "Oh come on!" he said. "It's not very far now. Only five or six miles at the most." "Yes, but it's uphill most of the way," Fred said. He pointed to the path in front of them. It went straight up the side of the valley. George sat down too. For a while, the two boys said nothing. Then Fred pointed to some trees about half a mile ahead. 'There's a hut among those trees," he said. "Perhaps we can spend the night there. ''l will go and take a look," George said. He ran down the path towards the hut and vanished among the trees. Fred followed more slowly. "What's it like inside?" he asked when he reached the hut. "Not bad," George called back. "It feels a little damp, but there's some wood in the corner, so we can light a fire." The two boys cleaned out the hut and lit a fire. Then they had supper. They were both tired and they did not talk much. Before they went to bed, they put plenty of wood on the fire. George fell asleep almost at once, but Fred lay awake for a long time, watching the flames. Then he too fell asleep. Suddenly, he was awake again. The fire was nearly out. He could hear noises outside. It sounded like voices. He woke George up. "It's only the wind," he grumbled. "Go to sleep again!" However, it was not the wind! The voices came nearer until they were just outside the hut. The door opened and a light shone on their faces. 'They're here!" a voice called out. A policeman was standing in the doorway. He addressed the two boys. "You've given us a lot of trouble," he said. "We've looked all over the valley for you two!"

Choose the right answer

Fred wanted to stop, but George wanted to:

 a) go back    b) go on        c) talk

The path in front of them was:

 a) long          b) easy        c) difficult

The boys lit a fire because:

a) they could not see      b) the hut was damp       c) they wanted to cook .

After supper, the boys:

a) went to bed         b) sat and talked        c) cleaned out the hut

Fred woke up because:

a) he heard a noise       b) he was afraid       c) he was cold

The policeman who came to the hut:

a) wanted to sleep there    b) was looking for the boys      c) wanted to catch the boys