Sept 15th

A. Exercises
Future SimpleExercises

1.
Michael: Do you think the Republicans or the Democrats (win)  the next election?
Jane: I think the Republicans (win)  the next election.
John: No way! The Democrats (win) .

2.
Susan: We (go)  camping this weekend. Would you like to come along?
Sam: That sounds great, but I don't have a sleeping bag.
Susan: No problem. I (lend)  you one. My family has tons of camping gear.

3.
Barbara: I (buy)  a new car this weekend, but I'm a little worried because I don't really know much about cars. I'm afraid the salesman (try)  to take advantage of me when he sees how little I know.
Dave: I used to work for a mechanic in high school and I know a lot about cars. I (go)  with you to make sure you are not cheated.

4.
Gina: Fred and I (visit)  Santa Fe next summer. Have you ever been there?
Margaret: My family lives in Santa Fe! I (give)  you my parents' phone number. When you get to Santa Fe, just call them and they (give)  you a little tour of the town. They can show you some of the sights that most tourists never see.

5.
Pam: Can you see my future in the crystal ball? What (happen)  next year?
Fortune Teller: You (meet)  a man from the East Coast, perhaps New York or maybe Boston. You (marry)  that mystery man.
Pam: Forget the man! I want to know if I (get)  a new job.

Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive.

1. I love London. I (probably / go)  there next year.
2. Our train (leave)  at 4:47.
3. What (wear / you)  at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find)  something nice in my mum's wardrobe.
5. This is my last day here. I (go)  back to England tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin)  in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I (meet)  an old friend this week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) .
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be)  dry and sunny.
10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? - Oh dear! I (slip) 

Simple Present vs Simple Future

. Today after I (get)  out of class, I (go)  to a movie with some friends.

2. When you (arrive)  in Stockholm, call my friend Gustav. He (show)  you around the city and help you get situated.

3. A: Do you know what you want to do after you (graduate) ?
B: After I (receive)  my Master's from Georgetown University, I (go)  to graduate school at UCSD in San Diego. I (plan)  to complete a Ph.D. in cognitive science.

4. If it (snow)  this weekend, we (go)  skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. Your father (plan)  to pick you up after school today at 3:00 o'clock. He (meet)  you across the street near the ice cream shop. If something happens and he cannot be there, I (pick)  you up instead.

6. If the people of the world (stop, not)  cutting down huge stretches of rain forest, we (experience)  huge changes in the environment during the twenty-first century.

7. If Vera (keep)  drinking, she (lose, eventually)  her job.

8. I promise you that I (tell, not)  your secret to anybody. Even if somebody (ask)  me about what happened that day, I (reveal, not)  the truth to a single person.

9. She (make)  some major changes in her life. She (quit)  her job and go back to school. After she (finish)  studying, she (get)  a better-paying job and buy a house. She is going to improve her life!

10. Tom (call)  when he (arrive)  in Madrid. He (stay)  with you for two or three days until his new apartment (be)  available.


Cumulative Verb Tenses Exercises
1. You look really great! (you, work)  out at the fitness center recently?

2. A: What (you, do)  when the accident occurred?
B: I (try)  to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

3. I (have)  the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

4. If it (snow)  this weekend, we (go)  skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?
B: They (call)  librarians.

6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I (study)  for nine months and I (be)  in England for exactly one year.

7. Sam (arrive)  in San Diego a week ago.

8. Samantha (live)  in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)  there when the Berlin wall came down.

9. If Vera (keep)  drinking, she (lose, eventually)  her job.

10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually)  by the time Europeans first (arrive)  in the New World.

11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

12. It (rain)  all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss)  the bus this morning. You (be)  late to work too many times. You are fired!

14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake)  up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) .

15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit)  the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

16. I (see)  many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become)  much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take)  two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be)  very rough and often dangerous. Things (change)  a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

18. Joseph's English (improve, really) , isn't it? He (watch)  American television programs and (study)  his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.

19. When I (arrive)  home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare)  a beautiful candlelight dinner.

20. If you (need)  to contact me sometime next week, I (stay)  at the Sheraton in San Francisco.


B. Test: mixed verb tenses (Simple Present, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Future Simple)

The London Dungeon

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. The London Dungeon (lie) in the oldest part of London - in an old subterranean prison (that's what the word Dungeon(stand)  for).
2. The museum (take)  its visitors on a journey through England's bloody history.
3. It (demonstrate)  the brutal killings and tortures of the past.
4. You (experience / can)  for example how people (die)  on the Gallow or during the Plague of 1665.
5. The Dungeon also (show)  scenes of Jack the Ripper or the beheading of Anne Boleyn, who (be)  one of Henry VIII’s six wives.
6. The atmosphere at the Dungeon (be)  really scary - nothing for the faint-hearted.
7. While you (walk)  around the Dungeon, watch out for creepy creatures - the Dungeon (employ)  actors to give its visitors the fright of their lives.
8. The actors, dressed as monsters, ghosts or executers, (hide)  in the dark corners of the Dungeon and then suddenly (jump)  out and (grab)  one of the visitors.
9. And the horror (end / not)  at the exit of the exhibition.
10. (you / eat / ever)  a pizza with fingers and eyeballs on it?
11. Well, if you (fancy)  that kind of food, you (love)  the meals at the Dungeon restaurant.
12. The museum (want)  to provoke, shock, educate and delight.
13. And this it (do)  extremely well.
14. Since its opening in 1975, the Dungeon (attract)  many visitors from all over the world.
15. Besides the regular opening hours, the Dungeon sometimes also (open)  at night.
16. If you (have)  enough money and nerves of steel, you (book / can)  the Dungeon for parties, conferences or charity events at night.
17. And on 31 October, a frightfully good Halloween Party (take place)  at the Dungeon every year.

B. Oral Expression and Presentation

Spend 10 minutes coming up with an argument about why it would be a good idea to add 1 hour a day or 3 times a week of sports education to children's program (Elementary to High School) in the French school system.  Your argument should have the following sections:

Thesis Statement (Given)

Supporting Arguments

Conclusion

Present your argument in front of class for 5-8 minutes and answer questions from the audience

C. Written Comprehension

Read the following article about Sportmanship and answer the questions below: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/13/140411808/whatever-happened-to-sportsmanship

1. How did Serena threatened the umpire? What did she tell her?
2. Was Serena fined for verbal abuse?
3. What does professor Sparks say is the main reason why these incidents are happening in the world of sports?
4. Does this type of incidents happen in the amateur sports world? What about in children sports?
5. Have you ever witnessed or experienced something similar as a tennis coach or player?
6. What do you think is the solution to this problem?