2A
Grammar 1 & 2
Present simple and present continuous
2A · G1 · Ex 1 Tick the correct sentence.
Read the online application "Summer internship at Happy app." For each pair (a/b), click the grammatically correct sentence. More than one answer may be correct in some cases — choose the BEST one.
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2A · G2 · Ex 1 Write questions using present simple or present continuous.
Use the prompts to form a question. Write it in full in the input field.
CARD 1
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What / you / think about homework?
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What / you / think / now?
CARD 2
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you / ever / train / at a gym?
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you / train / for anything / at the moment?
CARD 3
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How often / you / read?
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What / you / reading at the moment?
CARD 4
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have / you / a lot of free time to try out new hobbies?
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have / you / a good time at the moment?
CARD 5
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you / study English at the weekends?
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you / study anything else apart from English at the moment?
CARD 6
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you / work at the moment?
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What time / people / usually finish work in your country?
CARD 7
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you / usually feel positive about life?
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What / feel / positive about at the moment?
CARD 8
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you / play any sport at the moment?
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What sport / you usually play in summer?
CARD 9
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Why / you / learn English?
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you / often / learn new words in your own language?
CARD 10
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Where / you usually / have / dinner?
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What / you / have / for dinner / tonight?
2B
Grammar 1 & 2
Present habits
2B · G1 · Ex 1 Read the interview with Lorant. Decide if the answers are correct or incorrect. If incorrect, type the corrected sentence.
Each answer from Lorant may contain a mistake with present habits structures (tend to, have a habit of, always, constantly etc.). Mark it correct or rewrite it.
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Q: What time do you usually get up on weekdays?
A: I tend get up at 8 a.m.
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Q: How do you get to English class?
A: I ride always my bike to school. It takes usually about 15 minutes.
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Q: What are your classes like?
A: They tend being quite fun. We do usually some exercises and work in pairs.
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Q: Do you work? If so, what hours do you work?
A: Yes, I work as a waiter in the colleges from time to time.
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Q: What is your best study tip?
A: I tend speaking a lot in class and don't tend to worrying too much!
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Q: Do you have any study habits you think are unhelpful?
A: I have habit forgetting to do my homework.
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Q: How do you tend to spend your weekend?
A: On Friday night, I tend to go out to the local pub with friends.
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A: On Saturdays, always I speak to my family back home.
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A: My mum has a habit of ring very early in the morning!
2B · G2 Present habits — sentence-building game
This is a speaking/writing activity. Use the phrase starters and endings below to build true sentences about yourself. You can also make them false — your partner must guess!
Starters: I tend to · I don't tend to · I always · I'm always · I sometimes · I'm constantly · From time to time, I · I have the habit of
Endings (examples): checking my phone · working too hard · remember names · take time off · go out on Fridays · listening to music · make jokes · stay up late · arriving late · recycle paper · buy my lunch · lose my phone · get up early · drink coffee · talking loudly · buying new things
Starters: I tend to · I don't tend to · I always · I'm always · I sometimes · I'm constantly · From time to time, I · I have the habit of
Endings (examples): checking my phone · working too hard · remember names · take time off · go out on Fridays · listening to music · make jokes · stay up late · arriving late · recycle paper · buy my lunch · lose my phone · get up early · drink coffee · talking loudly · buying new things
Write 4 sentences about yourself:
* Free-writing exercise — no automatic check. Share your sentences with a partner.
2C
Grammar 1 & 2
used to, would and past simple
2C · G1 · Ex 1 Circle the options which are possible for each sentence.
More than one option may be correct. Select all possible answers for each sentence (a, b, or c).
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My parents _____ very strict.
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I _____ in the park after school every day.
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I _____ some video games, but there was always a time limit.
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For my fifth birthday, my mum _____ me a bike.
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We _____ on holiday to the beach every summer.
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Once, we _____ camping.
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I _____ have as many toys as kids do these days.
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Back then, kids _____ home after school, but now most people go home in cars.
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We _____ in an apartment.
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These days I have a dog, but back then I _____ any pets.
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My parents _____ me play in the street.
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One year, I _____ a prize at my school.
2C · G2 · Ex 1 Who's who? — Complete the sentences about yourself.
Fill in the sentences using used to, would, and past simple. Your teacher will collect the worksheets and read them aloud — the class guesses who wrote them!
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I used to want to be a when I grew up.
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When I was a child, people would always say that I was .
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I used to be into , but now I prefer .
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I didn't use to like , although these days I love .
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I used to be really interested in and I would often .
* Free-writing exercise — no automatic check.