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I. Contesta el siguiente ejercicio.

It’s ________________________  

It`s ________________________ 

It’s_________________________  

It’s ________________________  

It`s ______________________ 

Answers: It’s six o clock, It’s twenty past twelve, It’s a quarter past

twelve, It’s four o clock, It’s five to twelve. 

Present Simple 

We use present simple:

*For habitual actions or actions are repeated in

the present.

* For permanent states in the present

* For general truths.

What time is it?o'clock = 'en punto ' a quarter past... = 'y cuarto '

half past... = 'y media ' a quarter to... = 'menos cuarto 

cuarto '

Let’s practice 

Recuerda: Cuando a la hora sigue una frac-

ción de minutos, si es inferior a 30 se

utiliza el adverbio ‘past’. 

Si es superior, se indican los minutos

seguidos de la preposición 'to'.

“ It's twenty past eleven “  

“ It's ten to four “  

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II. Contesta el siguiente ejercicio con los verbos entre paréntesis.

1. He_______________________________ in a bank. (work)2. The moon__________________ round the Earth. (go)

3. Peter ________________ _____to school by bus. (not/ go)

4. We sometimes ____________________ books. (read)

5. Alan and his sister always___________________ the family car. (wash)

6. Mr. Smith ______________________ Spanish and French. (teach)

7. He ____________________ a nice garden. ( have)

8. The girls always____________________ to pop music. (listen)

Answers: 1. Works, 2. goes, 3. doesn’t go, 4. read, 5. wash 6. teaches, 7. has, 8. listen 

III. Lee el texto y pon una palomita en la opción correcta. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in North WestEngland, on the north side of the Mersey estuary.

The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councilswithin Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of theMerseyside conurbation was 1,362,026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of theU n i t e d K i n g d o m .

Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still internationally

famous as a port, and the city from where The Beatles originated. In sport terms, itboasts two internationally known football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. In theyear 2008, Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture.

Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley. It facesWallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey. Inhabitants of Liverpool are officiallyknown as "Liverpudlians", but more commonly called as "Scousers". They are noted fortheir distinctive accent, called Scouse. 

Answers: 1.T, 2. T, 3.T, 4.F, 5.F

Questions True False We don’t know 

1. Liverpool has a population of less than half million people.

2. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.

3. Liverpool is the city from where The Beatles originated.

4. Liverpool has one football team.

5. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians.