ENGLISH 3 ESO

VOCABULARY

1. Complete the phrases with the words in the list.

struggle | give | take | change| make | do | form | break

1. ___________ your ways

2. ___________ well
3. ___________ a good habit
4. ___________ a bad habit
5. ___________ something up
6. ___________ with something
7. ___________ something up
8. ___________ a resolution

2 Complete definitions with the phrases in exercise 1.

1. start a new hobby or pastime: take up

2. stop doing something that you used to do a lot: ___________
3. Start doing something that is good for you regularly: ______________
4. stop doing something that is bad for you: _______________
5. be successful at something: __________
6. find it difficult to complete something: ______________
7. decide to do things differently in the future: _____________
8. Make a promise to make a positive change in your life: ____________

3 Match the sentences with their meanings.

1. I stayed up late last night.

2. It takes up to a week for the results.
3. Its up to you to fix the TV.
4. Whats up?
5. Im not sure hes up to doing the job.
6. What is he up to?

a. somebodys responsibility
b. doing
c. capable of doing an activity
d. not go bed on time
e. Whats the matter?
f. time used to do something

4. Write a verb for each definition. The first letter is given.

1. A loud noise you make when you are frightened.

2. When you take something quickly with your hand.
3. For example, when one vehicle hits another.
4. When people leave a country for political reasons.
5. When you jump into water.
6. Something a fire does when it burns a lot.
7. This means the same as break.
5. Complete the sentences with a verb in Exercise 4.

1. What time did the lorry _____________the other vehicle?

2. You can only _________ into the swimming pool at the deep end.
3. My family had to __________ their country because of the war. They have never returned.
4. Be careful in the old town, thieves can ___________ your bag.
5. The fire __________ throughout the night and many people were evacuated from the area.
6. Did the robber __________ the window to get into the shop
7. They are going to __________ the old cinema and put a car park there. What a pity!
8. Did you_________ loudly when you saw the man coming in through the window

GRAMMAR

1. MAKE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.

2. She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.

3. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.

4. He usually (not / do) _________________________________ his homework.

5. They (not / eat) _________________________________ rice every day.

6. We (not / study) _________________________________ every night.

7. (You / like) _________________________________ spicy food?

8. (She / go) _________________________________ to Scotland often?

9. (He / eat) _________________________________ now?

2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or continuous.

1. I saw (see) Sandra as I was walking (walk) down the street.

2. He ___________ (not hear) the phone because he ___________ (listen) to his MP3.

3. James ______________ (fall) asleep while he ______________ (read) a book.

4. She ____________ (open) the bottle and then ______________ (pour) everyone a glass.

5. Although the TV ______________ (be) on, nobody ______________ (watch) it.

6. I ______________ (drive) when you ______________ (call).

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past perfect.

1. The film had already started (already start) when we arrived (arrive).

2. As soon as we ___________ (meet) I realised that I ______________ (see) her before.

3. His clothes ____________ (be) dirty because he _____________ (play) football in the park.

4. I ___________ (have) breakfast and then I ______________ (go) to school.

5. I ______________ (not eat) Greek food before I went to Greece.

6. She ______________ (run) so she ______________ (be) out of breath.

4. Complete the sentences with used to or didnt use to.

1. I didnt use to eat fruit, but I do now!

2. When I was your age, I _______________ play the trumpet too.

3. She ______________ have really long hair and wear it in a ponytail.

4. There _____________ be any buildings here.

5. As a teenager, I _______________ go to many parties. My parents wouldnt let me.

6. We _______________ get on but were great friends now.

5. Write for or since.

1. Rachel has been in Brazil ____________ Monday.

2. Rachel has been in Brazil ____________ three days.

3. My aunt has lived in Australia ____________ 15 years.

4. Jennifer is in her office. She has been there ____________ 7 oclock.

5. Mexico has been an independent country ____________ 1821.

6. Fill in the blanks using ever, never, just, already and yet.

1. Have you_________________ been in America?

2. Do you hear the noise? The train has _____________________ arrived.

3. No. Your cousin hasn't come to the party____________________ .

4. Can you open the door? Oh, it is____________________ open.

5. Your daughter has________________________ returned home. You don't have to worry anymore.

7. Complete with the future: WILL or GOING TO

1. Im cold! I _____________________________the window (close)

2. It ____________________________tomorrow (rain)

3. I ________________________-my friends at the weekend.

4. I think I ______________________to university after school.

5. What you .. to the party tonight?

6. Perhaps I ________________( not live) in Spain when I m 30 years old.

READING SMART GOALS

It's that time of the year again that we all look forward to so much. Exams! (I'm using sarcasm here, of
course.) Well this year I'm not afraid because this year I'm going to use SMART goals to make sure it all goes
well. I read an article about SMART goals. They're what all successful people in life use, apparently.

So what are SMART goals exactly and how are they going to change my life (hopefully)?

Well SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely. See how they get their names?
No? Look at the first letter of each of the words. That's what you call an acronym.

Specific because they are detailed. It's not good enough to simply say 'I'm going to revise for my exams.'
That plan's too general. A specific goal is something like: 'I'm going to spend at least 20 hours revising for
each subject and make a timetable to show exactly how I'm going to do this.' That is a Specific goal.

Measurable because you should be able to measure your goals and ask yourself questions like: 'How much
have I done?'; 'How much have I still got to do?'; 'How much time do I still need?'; 'Is this nightmare ever
going to end?' Well, maybe the last one isn't such a great example, but you get the idea.

Attainable because your goal should be something that you can actually do. If your goal is, for example,
to raise 1 million for charity, write a novel, climb Mount Everest and revise for your exams then you might
want to ask yourself if you really can do all this and then maybe drop one or two of them.

Relevant because all your little goals should help you work towards your final one. So, for example, a plan
to help your mum and dad with all the cooking, washing up and helping out with housework might make
you the most popular child in your house but it's not really going to help you with the revision, is it?

Timely Your goal must have a time frame. In other words, it must have a start and a finish. There's not much
point if you're planning to finish revising a couple of weeks after your exams are over. That really doesn't
make much sense. Likewise, you need to think about when would be a good time to start. And, as they say,
there's no time like the present, I guess it might be a good idea to stop writing about SMART goals and start
putting some into action. Goodbye.

Answer the questions.

1 What two resolutions has the writer recently made?

2 What has the writer done to try and lead a healthier life?

3 How is she finding it?

4. Why do scientists think we see our 'future self' as being different to our 'present self'?

5. How long does our brain need to get used to new habits?

Read and choose 'True' or 'False'.

The writer enjoys doing exams.

The writer is going to use SMART goals to help her through her exams.

SMART is an example of an acronym.

SMART goals encourage people to do more than they can.

You should plan a beginning and an end to your SMART goals.

You don't need to think about when to start your SMART goals.