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In this blog you will find useful information and further exercises for you that study English at UANL Prepa 9.

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Ms. GarcĂ­a

Wednesday 30 September 2009

Linking words

and (joins similar things)
but (joins different things)
or (joins different options)

1. I'd like a soda ___ some nachos.
2. Would you like an orange juice ____ a lemonade?
3. I like coffee ____ I don't like tea.
4. Richard has got two sisters ____ he hasn't got brothers.
5. I have breakfast in the kitchen ____ in the dining room.
6. My favourite subjects are Biology ____ Mathematics.
7. I want to study Medicine ____ Politics.

Friday 25 September 2009

Furniture, There is/are

Answer with: Yes, there is / Yes, there are / No, there isn't / No, there aren't,


1. Is there a lamp? ___________.
2. Are there two computers? _____________.
3. Is there a bed? ____________.
4. Are there any books? ____________.
5. Is there a TV? ____________.
6. Is there a wardrove? ____________.
7. Is there a basketball ball? ___________.

Personal information

1. What's your name? ___

2. What's your surname? ___

3. Where are you from? ___

4. How old are you? ___

5. Where do you live? ___

6. Are you married? ___

7. What do you do? ___

8. Do you work? ___

9. What are your hobbies? ___

10. What's your e-mail address? ___



A. I'm a high school student.

B. Lopez.

C. I'm sixteen.

D. I like watching TV and listening to music.

E. No, I'm not.

F. Edgar.

G. I'm from Mexico City.

H. No, I don't.

I. edgar92@yahoo.com

J. I live in Zacatecas.

Thursday 24 September 2009

House rooms

sitting room ____ bathroom ____
kitchen ____ dinning room ____
garden ____ garage ____ bedroom ____
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Time

1.
a) It's eleven past forty-five.
b) It's a quarter past eleven.
c) It's eleven and a quarter.



2.
a) It's seven and a quarter.
b) It's seven and a half.
c) It's seven past a half.





3.

a) It's four o'clock.
b) It's twelve twenty.
c) It's twenty past seven.



4.
a) It's one past nine.
b) It's nine fifty-nine.
c) It's one to nine.





5.
a) It's ten to ten.
b) It's two past ten.
c) It's two fifty.




6.

a) It's twelve o'clock.
b) It's twelve and a quarter.
c) It's twelve and a half.




7.

a) It's one fifty.
b) It's a quarter to one.
c) It's one and a quarter.




8.
a) It's ten past ten.
b) It's ten to ten.
c) It's two past ten.








9.
a) It's four thirty.
b) It's twenty-nine past four.
c) It's twenty-nine to four.






10.

a) It's twelve fifty-five

b) It's five to eleven.

c) It's eleven fifty-five.




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Morning routine




1. Brian .............. at seven o'clock.
a) get up
b) wakes up
c) wake up


2. Tom .............. at 7:30 every morning.
a) sleeps
b) gets up
c) get up
3. Fred ................... every morning.
a) gets dressed
b) has breakfast
c) has a shower
4. Tom ..................... three times a day.
a) brushes his teeth
b) gets dressed
c) has a shower
5. Mr. Robinson ................. himself.
a) has a shower
b) brushes his teeth
c) shaves
6. Oscar and Maria ................. to school every morning.
a) goes
b) go
c) walks
7. We .................... the bus to school.
a) get
b) drive
c) gets
8. I ................ my homework.
a) does
b) do
c) finishes




9. My sister and I ................. TV.
a) watches
b) watch
c) see



10. Anna ................ shopping every Sunday morning.
a) go
b) goes
c) to go
11. My mother ............... the house every morning.
a) clean
b) cleans
c) don't clean


12. Mrs. Brown ............ the newspaper.

a) doesn't read
b) don't read
c) read



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Tuesday 22 September 2009

Jobs and occupations

a) bus driver
b) ambulance driver
c) taxi driver

a) doctor
b) nurse
c) dentist

a) shop assistant
b) administrative assistant
c) nurse assistant



a) mechanic

b) taxi driver

c) civil engineer


a) doctor
b) nurse
c) patient



a) university teacher
b) high school teacher
c) primary school teacher


a) waitress
b) manager
c) waiter







Countries and languages

1. In Spain, people speak Spanish.
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2. In ......................, people speak English.
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3. In .................., they speak .................. .
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4. In France, people speak ................. .
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5. In ................., people speak .................. .
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6. In Colombia, people speak ................. .
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7. In ................., they sepak German.
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8. In ................, people speak ............... and ............. .






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