Form 1 Immersion Bridging Programme - English Assignment Myself and My family Fill in the blanks and answer the

questions in complete sentences using the words given in brackets. 1. How old __________ you? (am) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where __________ you born? (in) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. When __________ you born? (on) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which musical instrument __________ you play? (I play) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. How often __________ you practise it? ( every day/ once a week) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. When __________ you start playing this musical instrument? (years old) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. What __________ your hobbies? (I like) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. Who __________ your favourite singer? Why? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

TENSES There are three present forms of a verb. We say: I write many letters every day. I am writing a letter now. I have written the letter already. EXERCISE Follow the above examples. Re-write the following sentences using the correct present form of the verbs in brackets. . 1. Peter and Jane (go) to the library every day. Peter and Jane (go) to the supermarket now. Peter and Jane (go) to the Science Museum already. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2. Joe (come) to see me every day. Joe (come) for the parcel now. Joe (come) home from work already. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ The Simple Present Tense Learn how to change a statement into a question. a/ He Is is a clever man.

he a clever man?

b/

You

know

his name.

Do

you

know oeis

his name?

c/

She

speaks
specks knowo

English.

Does

knowo She eis

speak English?
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EXERCISE Change the following statements into questions. 1. Mary knows my telephone number. _____________________________________________________________________ 2. I am tall for my age. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. This shop sells second-hand watches. _____________________________________________________________________ 4. They are ready for the party. _____________________________________________________________________ Making negative statements: Example: 1. Change am into am not. I am a bus driver. I am not a bus driver. 2. Change are into are not. They are good swimmers. They are not good swimmers. 3. Change knows into does not know. He knows my telephone number. He does not know my telephone number. EXERCISE Re-write the following sentences, changing them into negative statements. 1. Mr. Lo lives with his sons. _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Mrs. Wong is fluent in English. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Tom is my brother s best friend. _____________________________________________________________________ 4. They like strong tea. _____________________________________________________________________

The Present Continuous Tense Points to remember: 1. We use this tense to show an action happening at the moment of speaking. 2. We often use this tense along with: now, still, at present, at the moment, etc. Examples: What are you doing? I am writing a letter. What is Tom doing? He is reading a book. EXERCISE Complete the following sentences with verbs using the SIMPLE PRESENT tense or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense. 1. I __________ (walk) to school every day. 2. Jane and Betty __________ (play) chess in the living-room now. 3. Look! The plane __________ (take) off. 4. I __________ (like) Chinese food. 5. We often __________ (have) lunch together. 6. We __________ (play) football after school every Friday. 7. Close the window! It __________ (rain) outside. 8. Paul and I __________ (go) to the same school. He often __________ (help) me with my work. 9. Open the door, Sally. I __________ (want) to talk to you! 10. Are the boys reading in the bedroom? No, they __________ (play) in the garden. 11. It is late autumn. Leaves __________ (fall) off the trees. 12. He never __________ (tell) lies.

The Simple Future Tense Examples: Shall I open the door? What shall we do this afternoon? Shall is used in more formal kind of English, shall is sometimes used instead of will in statements. e.g. All students shall attend class regularly. Shall is used mainly in questions with shall I? Shall I/we ? is used in making an offer. Shall we ? is a way of making a suggestion about the future. Shall I/we ? is a way of asking for advice or making a suggestion. Examples: You will know the results very soon. They will come again next Monday. The manager will be here in five minutes.

EXERCISE Complete the following sentences with verbs in the SIMPLE FUTURE tense. 1. We __________ (come) again next Monday. 2. Mr. Lee __________ (be) back in a moment. 3. I __________ (give) you an answer in two days, Henry. 4. The students __________ (have) a test tomorrow. 5. John and Betty __________ (call) us this evening. 6. Susan __________ (go) shopping with her mother this afternoon.

Going to going to is more commonly used for a planned future action. Examples: What are you going to do with these fruits and vegetables? I am going to make a salad. Where are you going this evening? I am going to the cinema with Mary. When are you going to see the dentist? I am going to see him tomorrow.

EXERCISE Answer the following questions by using going to . You may use pronouns. 1. What are you going to do with these ingredients? (make a cake) __________________________________________________________________ 2. What are you going to do with the paint? (paint the door) __________________________________________________________________ 3. Where are you going to meet her? (at the bus-stop) __________________________________________________________________ 4. Where are you going to park the car? (in a side street) __________________________________________________________________ The Simple Past Tense Exercise 1 Complete the following sentences with verbs in the SIMPLE PAST tense. 1. We __________ (win) the football match yesterday. 2. They __________ (build) this bridge three years ago. 3. Mother __________(buy) a camera for me last week. 4. I __________ (go) to London last summer. 5. Many people __________ (lose) their lives in the Sichuan earthquake.

Exercise 2 Re-write the following sentences, changing them into negative statements. 1. I slept well last night. ____________________________________________________________________ 2. Miss Lee finished her work on time. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. Betty invited me to her birthday party. 4. ____________________________________________________________________ It took us a long time to finish the job. ____________________________________________________________________

The Present Perfect Tense Study the following: DAVE: Have you travelled a lot, Jane? JANE: Yes, Ive been to lots of places. DAVE: Really? Have you ever been to Canada? JANE: Yes, Ive been to Canada twice. DAVE: What about India? JANE: No, I havent been to India. When we talk about a period of time that continues from the past until now, we use the present perfect (have been/ have travelled etc.). Here, Dave and Jane are talking about the places Jane has visited in her life (which is a period that continuous until now). We use the present perfect tense to show: 1. an immediate past action. Examples: I have just studied your plan. The plane has just landed. 2. a past action whose time is not given. Examples: I have seen him before. Mr. Lee has sold his car already. 3. an action which began in the past and is still continuing. Examples: I have lived here since 1975. We have known Mr. Lee for ten years. Exercise Complete the following sentences with verbs in the SIMPLE PRESENT tense or the PRESENT PERFECT tense. 1. Mr. Lee __________ (move) to Shatin. 2. I __________ (study) in this school for three years. 3. This bus __________ (run) between Shatin and Tai Po. 4. Can I go shopping with you, Mummy? I __________ (finish) my homework already.

Articles a and an It is the pronunciation, not the spelling, that determines the choice between a and an. We use an before a word which begins with a vowel sound.
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Examples: but we say:

an apple, an egg, an elephant, an orange, an umbrella an hour, an honest man because in these two cases, h is not pronounced. We judge by o.

We use a before a word beginning with a consonant sound. Examples: But we say: a book, a chair, a river, a window

a European, a used refrigerator because in these two cases, the words begin with a consonant sound, that of yu. We also say: a one-sided argument because in this case, the word begins with the consonant sound of w. EXERCISE Put a or an before the following words or expressions. ___ clarinet ___ engineer ___ Eurasian ___ building ___ university ___ peach ___ earring ___ answer ___ stick ___ helmet ___ actress ___ orchestra ___ onion ___ hour ___ rock band ___ comedy ___ ticket ___ square ___ axe ___ salesman ___used car ___ huge dog ___ old man ___ early riser ___ exciting match

Articles Definite Article the (1) We use a/an the first time we mention a person or an object. We use the when we talk about him / her or it again. Examples: I found a man in my garden last night. The man was carrying a briefcase. Jane has a dog and a cat. She takes the dog out for a walk every day, and she sleeps with the cat. I bought a tennis racquet and a rucksack yesterday. The tennis racquet is for Joe and the rucksack is for Peter. EXERCISE Use a/an or the in the following sentences. 1. I have just found ____ rucksack. ____ rucksack is brown in colour.
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There is ____ book in ____ rucksack. It is ____ English dictionary. 2. There is ____ young man outside the office. He is carrying ____ parcel. I think ____ parcel is for the manger.

Articles Definite Article the (2) The is used before musical instruments which go with play. Examples: John plays the guitar. Jane plays the piano. the flute the violin the drums the trumpet

We use the before names of mountain ranges, seas, rivers, certain countries which start with UNITED / UNION or end in s, and groups of islands. Examples: the Himalayas the Pacific Ocean the Mediterranean Sea the USA the West Indies We dont use the: watch football watch tennis play basketball the Andes the Nile the Yellow River the USSR the Bahamas play badminton play table-tennis

We dont use the in the following expressions: go to school have breakfast go to bed have lunch go to church go home have dinner have supper

travel by plane travel by boat travel by train travel by bus

EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with the where necessary. Put a cross (x) if no article is needed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. George has just returned from _____ States. _____ Nile flows north to _____ Mediterranean Sea. We play _____ football every Sunday. Its fun travelling by _____ train. Few people have been to _____ Himalayas. We are spending our holiday in _____ Philippines this summer.

EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with the where necessary. Put a cross (x) if no article is needed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I found a book in _____ room. _____ book bears your name. _____ teachers of our school are planning a trip to _____ London. _____ Manila is _____ capital of _____ Philippines. We went to Joes wedding banquet. _____ food was delicious. Eva and I often go to _____ Shenzhen for the week-end. Open _____ windows, John. _____ air-conditioner is not working.

Prepositions of PLACE at for a small or particular place e.g. Meet me at the bus-stop The fashion show was held at the Park Hotel in for a large land area, or for a place when the reference is general. e.g. Most people speak English in Australia. Toms father works in a bank. on on the top/surface of e.g. There is a cat on the roof. Put the bag on the floor

EXERCISE Complete the following sentences with at, in or on. 1. 2. 3. 4. Mr. Lee lives _____ No.2, Shanghai Street. My sister is studying medicine _____ HKU. Mr. Lee is giving a party _____ the Conrad Hotel this Sunday. Please write your name _____ the cover of your exercise book.
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Prepositions of TIME (1) 1. time according to the clock: e.g. at 2 oclock 12 noon at 7 p.m. 12 midnight part of the day: e.g. at dawn / daybreak in the morning in the afternoon at sunset in the evening 3.

2.

on Monday morning on Sunday afternoon on the afternoon of March 27 at night

the seven days of the week: e.g. on Wednesday at / on weekends dates: on 27th March, 2007 on April 13, 2008 on July 10 (but on the tenth of July)

4.

5.

months e.g. in January seasons: e.g. in spring years e.g. in 1997 in the year 2009 festivals: e.g. at Christmas at Easter general: e.g. in future at present

in July

6.

during the winter

7.

8.

on Christmas Day / Eve on New Year s Day

9.

at the moment in the past

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EXERCISE Complete each of the following sentences with:

at / in / on / of

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

This shop closes __________ 10 oclock. We often have visitors __________ weekends. Christmas is __________ 25th December. I always go to church __________ Sunday. People exchange gifts __________ Christmas. Marys book is __________ the desk. The next train will leave __________ 6:15 p.m. John was born __________ 21 May, 2000.

Preposition of TIME (2) Study the following: a/ for for a length of time e.g. We have lived here for ten years. b/ since for a continuation of time e.g. We have not seen him since last month. throughout the course of

c/

during

e.g. Life was hard during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. d/ till up to the time of e.g. He will stay here till Sunday. for general use e.g. Say your prayers before you go to bed. e.g. Please call again after 3 oclock.

e/

before/after

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EXERCISE Complete the following sentences with:

for / since / during / till / before / after

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

What happened here _________ my absence? Peter has been absent from school _________ almost a week. We have been waiting for him _________ two hours. Mr. Lee has been ill _________ Tuesday. Tom works from morning _________ night. I never allow Susan to go out alone _________ dark. Lets put off the meeting _________ next Monday.

Can We use can to: 1. Ask for permission e.g. Can I use your ruler? 2. Make requests e.g. Can you close the door please? Can is an informal way of asking for permission or making requests. We use can to ask for permission. Can I borrow your pen? I switch on the fan? Yes, you can. No, you cannot/ cant.

We use can to make requests. Can I have some water? you pass the salt please? Here you are.

Exercise (a) Make questions using can and the words given. (b) Give a suitable answer to each question. Example: your/ look at/ notes/ I Can I look at your notes? Yes, you can or Sure/ No problem. 1. borrow / car / we / your _________________________ 2. phone / answer / the / you _________________________

No, _________________________

_________________________
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3. have / hot dog / a / I _________________________, please? Yes, _________________________

May We also use may to: 1. Ask for permission e.g. May I be excused? 2. Make requests e.g. May I see Mrs. Chan please? May is a formal way of asking for permission or making request. We use may to ask for permission like this: May I / we be excused ? go to the toilet? Yes, you may. No, you may not.

We use may to make requests like this. May I have your telephone number? have some water please? Sure. Of course. / Here you are.

Exercise Writing questions and answers. Use may and the words given. Example: I / computer / use / the May I use the computer? Yes, you may. 1. off / the / T.V. / switch / I __________________________________ close / the / curtains / I __________________________________ your / borrow / I / pen. __________________________________

No, _________________

2.

Yes, _________________

3.

________________

More examples: 1. Please may I be excused? 2. May I be excused please?

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