Definite and Indefinite Articles (Practice) I. Choose the Correct Article Choose:  a / an / the / Ø (no article) 1. I bought ___ new phone yesterday. 2. She wants to be ___ nurse. 3. ___ children are playing outside. 4. He is looking for ___ job. 5. I drink ___ coffee every morning. 6. We went to ___ community center near my house. 7. ___ English is not easy, but it is useful. 8. She found ___ apartment close to work. 9. Please close ___ window. 10. I like listening to ___ mu

Definite and Indefinite Articles Definite and Indefinite Articles (a, an, the) In English, articles  are short words we use before nouns. They are small, but they are very important  in English! The three main articles are: a an the They help us show which person or thing  we are talking about. Indefinite Articles: a / an We use a  or an  when: - we talk about something in general   Ex. - She has a cat. - He is a teller. - Or for the first time and the listener does not kno

Possessive Adjectives We use possessive adjectives to talk about something that belongs to us or to someone else. Ex. I have a pen. My pen is red. You have a car. Your ca r is expensive. He has a book. His book is huge. She has a new dress. Her dress is beautiful. My dog has blue eyes. Its eyes are big. We have an ESL class. Our class is interesting. They have a homework assignment. Their homework is challenging. Possessive adjectives are: My - your - his - her - its - ou

If Conditional III A. Complete the following sentences: 1. He wouldn’t have invited them if ________. 2. The kids wouldn’t have slept at night if ___________. 3. If I had met him, ___________. 4. If I had known Terry Fox earlier, ______. 5. ____________ if she had graduated from university. 6. If Tim Horton's hadn’t opened in 1964, _________. 7. We wouldn’t have so many car accidents if ____________. 8. ___________ if I hadn’t remembered to turn off the oven. 9. I wouldn't ha

A. Identify the "subject", "verb", "object", and the verb "tense" in the following sentences: 1. Thomas is writing a new book about his...

Superlative Adjectives (Practice) A. Use superlative adjectives in the following sentences: 1. Which city in Canada gets (high) amount of...

Superlative Adjectives Superlative Adjectives We use superlative adjectives to describe one among many. Ex. This mall is the largest in...

Adjectives vs. Adverbs (Practice) I. Choose the correct word: 1. Rosa is (beautifully - beautiful) 2. What you're doing is (extreme - extremely) dangerous. 3. It's raining (heavy - heavily). 4. Tim drives very (fast - fastly). 5. He completed the job (successful - successfully) 6. He is (incredible - incredibly) fast at typing. 7. Mora speaks English (good - well) 8. Tim works (remote - remotely) 9. The food got (slight - slightly) burnt. Sorry! 10. He works (hard - hardly).

“Adjectives” versus “Adverbs” - Adjectives modify or describe nouns and pronouns. Example: - Ragia  ( noun ) is beautiful ( adjective ). - The small  ( adjective ) class ( noun ) is quiet . ( adjective) - It  ( pronoun ) is sunny  ( adjective ) and warm ( adjective ). - This one ( pronoun ) is expensive . ( adjective ) - Adverbs modify or describe adjectives. Example: - Ragia is very ( Adverb ) beautiful ( Adjective ). - Eddy is r eally  ( Adverb ) tired  ( Adjective ).

If Conditional III When do we use “If Conditional III”? We use it to talk about an imaginary  (Unreal) situation in the past. Because we are talking about an unreal situation in the past , we use the “past perfect” tense. Ex. If I had won  the lottery, I would have bought  a bigger house. In real life I didn’t win the lottery and I didn’t buy a bigger house. Ex. If he had gotten  the job, he would have moved  to another city. In real life he didn’t get the job and he didn’t

Verb Tense Review Correct the verbs between brackets: 1. What exactly I (have) to do? 2. I (fly) to Brazil last month. 3. What time the...

Asking Questions Wh. Questions: We use: - "What" to ask about information Ex. What's your name? - When to ask about time. Ex. When does the movie start? - Where to ask about a place. Ex. Where do you live? - Why to ask about the reason. Ex. Why do you want to learn English? - "Who" to ask about the doer of an action. Who broke the window? - “Which” to ask about choice or selection. Ex. Which car did he buy? and - How to ask about a condition or manner. Ex. How are you? How do

The Past Simple Vs. The Present Perfect Tense (Practice) A. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s) from the box: Since – for – ago –...

Describing People A. Choose (be), (have) or (Do) (Questions): 1. What ---------- she look like? 2. How old ---------- she? (Past) 3. What...

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "Gerunds": 1. I enjoy -------------------- 2. -------------------- is my favorite hobby. 3. Let’s go -------------------- this weekend. 4. He was angry about --------------------. 5. -------------------- is good for our health. 6. She practises -------------------- the violin every night. 7. Consider -------------------- to improve your mental health. 8. What is the purpose of --------------------? 9. My country is famous for ------

Gerunds - What is a “Gerund”? It’s the “verb” + ing to form a “noun” Ex. Work – working Play – playing jump - jumping - Gerunds can be used as a subject. Ex. Playing (subject) sports is fun. Exercising (subject) regularly is important. - Gerunds can also be used as an object. Ex. They quit smoking . (Object) Dan enjoys watching (Object) TV every night. - We use “gerunds” after verb “to go” Ex. Let’s go fishing. Last week we went camping

Comparative Adjectives (Practice) A. Use comparative adjectives in the following sentences: 1. My brother is (young) than me. 2. Your phone isn't (advanced) than your tablet. 3. Sarah is (intelligent) than her friend. 4. Is chili powder (hot) than paprika? 5. My uncle is (funny) than my father. 6. Suzan's music library isn't (amazing) than Simon's library. 7. My boss is (bad) than yours. 8. Is The Mackenzie River (long) than The Mississippi River? 9. My classmates are (nice)

Comparative Adjectives Comparative Adjectives We use comparative adjectives to compare two things or two people. Ex. This house is...

“Be” or “Do”? Please use “Be” or “Do” in the following questions: A. Wh. Questions: 1. Where ---------- my phone? 2. How --------- the...

Present Simple or Present Continuous (Quiz) - Correct the verbs between brackets. Choose the Simple Present or the Present continuous...