Activities grado 9

ACTIVITY #1 

READING COMPREHENSION about the family

I. Look for the meaning of at least 30 unknown words around the test trying to understand the test. (Busque el significado de al menos 30 palabras desconocidas que encuentre en el texto y trate de entenderlo). En caso de ser necesario buscar más, puede hacerlo. No traduzca todo el texto, no es necesario.

II. Read the text “My grand father” and then answer the activity True (T) or False (F)

MY GRANDFATHER

My grandfather is a special man. I admire him and consider myself fortunate to have him in my life because he is ninety years old. His wife died many years ago and he still misses her I believe but he is a determined man and a great individual. He came to the USA many years ago after the war and built a new life. He married Sonia a wonderful woman who committed her life to him and her children until the day she died. The three children two girls and a boy grew up in a small home in a city in Connecticut.

The family was a close knit unit and because my grandfather lived through many hardships he wanted his children to have the best of life. He worked from morning till night in a supermarket with his family for many years and only recently began working a few hours a day. He still reads a newspaper every morning and is very involved with what is happening in our world and with the daily news. He even drove a car but at the age of 90 his children feared he may not be safe anymore on the roads. It was an adjustment for him but is now becoming accustomed to taking a cab or having someone pick him up and bring him home when necessary. He loves to tell us (his grandchildren) stories about his life growing up in Europe and he is very grateful for his life in the USA.

He is very old now; we admire his achievements and feel fortunate to have him in our lives. We pray he will continue having a good and quiet life. He always says he is a survivor and believes that working hard to accomplish your dreams can give you much satisfaction in life. We look at him with admiration; this is a great life vision. We hope we can continue to make him proud of us and we all love him very much.

True or false and correct the false sentences.

1. My grandfather is very old now.

2. My grandfather is not grateful for his long life.

3. He was married and had three children.

4. His children grew up in Europe.

5. The family lives in Connecticut in the USA.

6. We all feel proud because he has a great vision about life.

7. He wanted the worst for his children and was very selfish.

8. It is a blessing to have a grandfather who is so old and living a good life.

9. We should appreciate old people and love them.

ACTIVITY # 2

READING COMPREHENSION

 

This is Jessica. She is 9 years old. She is 1 metre  35 centimetres. She goes to

Ciudadela HMG Primary School. She has got brown hair and brown eyes.

She has got a lot of toys. She has got a scooter, a teddy, marbles and a kite.

She hasn’t got a skateboard.

She likes apples, bananas and oranges. She does not like bread and chicken.

Her favorite color is green. Her favorite animal is a penguin. She does not like

crocodiles.

She has got a lot of small toys in her bag. She has got key rings, figures and

dinosaurs in her bag.

She’s watering the plant now. After school, she is playing on the computer.

At 10, she is sleeping.

I. Read the sentences. Write True (√) or False (x) :

1.      She’s 1 metre 24 centimetres.    ..........

2.      She does not like bread and chicken.   ..........

3.      She has got a skateboard.    ..........

4.      She does not like crocodiles.    ..........

II. Answer the questions 

1. How old is Jessica ? ...........................................................................................................

1.      How tall is she ? ...................................................................................................................

2.      Which food does she like ? ..................................................................................................

3.      What’s her favourite color ? .................................................................................................

4.      What’s her favourite animal ? ..................................................................................

5.      Which small toys has she got in her bag ? ............................................................................

6.      What’s she doing now ? ...........................................................................................

7.      What’s she doing after school ? ............................................................................................

8.      What’s she doing at 10 ? .............................................................................................

ACTIVITY #3

I. FILLING THE BLANKS WITH THW CORRECT PERSONAL PRONOUN (I/he/she/it/you/we/they) AND THE VERB TO BE (am/is/are)

I. Use the correct personal pronouns with am, is, are according to the sentences

EXAMPLE: Linda is a doctor.  She is   a doctor.

2. Barney and Betty are happy. …………. happy.

3. Fredy is my friend. …………. my friend.

4. Bobo is my lion. ……………… my lion.

5. I am Bill and this is Tim. …………….brothers.

6. Tatiana is very nice. …………… very nice.

7. Ana is happy. ……………… happy.

8. Penguins are black and white. ……………….. black and white

9. The book is on the desk. …………… on the desk

10. Anna and Lily are students. ……………. students.

11. I am Lina, this is Amy. …………….. in the classroom.

II. Write the short forms.

EXAMPLE: I am Nury.  I’m  Nury.

2. She is happy. ………… happy.

3. He is in the garden. ……… in the garden.

4. It is a plate. ……….. a plate.

5. You are a doctor. …………. a doctor.

6. We are at the party. …….. at the party.

7. They are twins. ………. twins.

8. I am a teacher. ……… a teacher.

9. We are sad. ……….. sad.