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A funny animated short film by John Turello. His final honours year animation at the College of Fine Art, Sydney, Australia (2010): "Monkey Spoon" (A spoon lure, in sport fishing, is an oblong, usually concave lure, made of metal or a shell, shaped like the bowl of a spoon.)

Un divertido corto de animación de John Turello. Corto de graduación en la Escuela de Bellas Artes, Sídney, Australia (2010): "Cuchara de Mono" (Una mosca cuchara, en pesca deportiva, es un señuelo de forma alargada, generalmente cóncavo, de metal o de concha, que tiene la forma de la cazoleta de una cuchara).

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A sweet short animated movie by Honey Khadem, at Vancouver Film School: Return to Sender.

Un enternecedor corto de animación de Honey Khadem en la Escuela de Cine de Vancouver: "Devolver al remitente".

 Have a nice weekend.
Feliz fin de semana.

1. Completa las siguientes frases con el verbo correcto en AFIRMATIVA.

1 They ………………. (talk) about stickers.
2 Mary …………... (collect) cassettes.
3 Tom and Sue ………………... (buy) two comics.
4 We ………………... (hide) behind a tree.
5 Uncle George ………………... (go) to the doctor's.
6 Our friends ………………….. (play) football in the park.
7 My mother ……………………. (go) shopping.
8 He …………………... (call) my name.
9 They …………………... (sit) down.
10 Carol ………………………. (say) good bye.
11 She …………………. (help) Tom with the homework.
12 My sister ………………..…. (live) in a big house.
13 The children ………………... (eat) hamburgers.
14 Bill ……………………. (have) got nine posters.
15 I …………………. (be) at home.
16. Mary …......... stamps. (collect)
17. Tom and Sue …............... two T-shirts. (buy)
18. The children …................ in the garden. (play)
19. She ...............…. my pencil. (borrow)
20. Ken and Sam …................. stamps. (collect)
21 She ….............. Tom. (help)
22. He …................ in a big house. (live)
23. The students …................ up. (stand)
24. Bill …................... got nine posters. (have)
25. My parents often ….............. westerns. (watch)
26. They …............... hungry. (be)
27. Mum ….............. all the dirty clothes. (wash)
28. Peter …................ got a brother. (have)
29. Dad …................. a new car. (buy)
30. The boys …................... football. (play)
31. In summer it …................. hot. (be)
32. I …................. good at school. (be)
33. On Friday we always ...............…. our piano lesson. (have)
34. Mary ...............…. her homework. (do)
35. Richard …................ TV. (watch)
36. I …............... big cities. (like)
37. He ...............…. in the library. (study)
38. She always ….............. to work at 7. (go)
39. Bill and Tom sometimes ............…. to London. (drive)
40. She ...........…. my pencil. (borrow)

2. Escribe la MISMA frase en forma NEGATIVA.
Example: I am hungry. - I am not hungry.

1. We have some milk. We …………. any milk.
2. Mother sews Jenny’s jeans. Mother ……………. Jenny's jeans.
3. I hate Maths lessons. I ……………. Maths lessons.
4. The monkey likes to eat bananas. The monkey …………..…. to eat bananas.
5. My parents often watch westerns. My parents …………... often ……………. westerns.
6. All children like ice cream. All children ………….…. ice cream.
7. The monkey wants some bananas. The monkey …………………. some bananas.
8. They are hungry. They ………………... hungry.
9. Every Sunday we get up early. Every Sunday we ………………... up early.
10. Sometimes Peter is very tired. Sometimes Peter …………………. very tired.
11. I am a good pupil. I ……………….. a good pupil.
12. School always starts at seven o’clock. School ………………. Always …………. at seven o'clock.
13. On Friday we always have our piano lesson. On Friday we ……………... Always ……………. our piano lesson.
14. In Summer it’s sometimes very hot. In Summer it ………………... sometimes very hot.
15. Mum washes all my dirty clothes. Mum ……………….. all my dirty clothes.
16 Peter has got a brother. Peter ………….…. a brother.
17 The frog is under the caravan. The frog …………………. under the caravan.
18 They are cool. They …………………. Cool.
19 Dad buys a new car. Dad ………………... a new car.
20 The boys play football. The boys …………………... football.
21. They wash the car. …………………………..
22. I get up early. ………………………….
23. They walk to school. ………………………..
24. Jim eats an orange. ……………………..
25. My sister listens to her new CD. …………………………….
26. Ann cleans her shoes. ……………………………….
27. Henry climbs the tree. …………………………………
28. They are at the cinema. ……………………………………
29. We like pizza. ……………………………….
30. Gary and Peter go to the party. ……………………….
31. My parents work in a restaurant. ……………………………
32. We like our uncle. …………………………………….
33. She sings her favourite song. ……………………………
34. Bill reads a book. ……………………………….
35. Mary goes to the zoo. ……………………………….

3. Convierte las siguientes frases en INTERROGATIVA.
Example: He goes to school. Does he go to school?

1. She wants an ice cream.
2. We are ready.
3. Lions eat meat.
4. Donald can skate.
5. Tamara likes sweets.
6. The cat is on the chair.
7. Pam wants another T-shirt.
8. Mother irons my shirt.
9. They listen to the teacher.
10. I like black shoes.
11. We run to school.
12. It is raining.
13. They talk about stickers.
14. She helps Roger.
15. They can dance.
16. I like good books.
17. We live in a big city.
18. I can play the guitar.
19. I am good at school.
20. Elephants eat grass.
21. Brad listens to the radio.
22. They are Austrian.
23. The parrot eats apples.
24. We are pen friends.
25. They are cool.
26. They go to school by bus.
27. Henry does his homework.
28. Simon reads comics.
29. Sally smokes.
30. You like grey.
31. The window is open.
32. Sam is happy.
33. Mother likes butterflies.
34. The children stand up.
35. I get up early.
36. Pamela watches TV.
37. Father has coffee.
38. I drink milk.
39. Robert has a plan.
40. We go to work.
41. He can come.

PRESENTE SIMPLE – AFIRMATIVA. ------------------------------------

1. ELIGE la respuesta correcta.

1. We sometimes read/reads books.
2. Emily go/goes to the disco.
3. It often rain/rains on Sundays.
4. Peter and his sister wash/washes the family car.
5. I always run/runs to the bus stop.

2. Escribe los verbos en su forma correcta en PRESENTE SIMPLE.

1. I _____LIKE______ (like) lemonade very much.
2. The girls always ____________ (listen) to pop music.
3. Janet never _____________ (wear) jeans.
4. Mr Smith _____________ (teach) Spanish and French.
5. You __________________ (do) your homework after school.
6. I ______________ (listen) to music every day.
7. Simon _______________ (collect) stamps.
8. We ______________ (wash) the dishes once a day.
9. My mother always ______________ (make) breakfast.
10. Sarah usually ________________ (meet) Maria at the tennis club.
11. Mr Williams often _______________ (teach) the dogs new tricks.
12. They always _________________ (throw) their litter in the bin.
13. The referee usually ______________ (stop) the game after 90 minutes.
14. The kids ____________________ (hurry) to open their presents.
15. This car can _________________ (do) 250 km/h.

3. PRESENTE SIMPLE DE 'HAVE' AND 'BE'. Completa con la forma correcta.

1. We _____HAVE____ (have) a nice garden.
2. She _______________ (be) six years old.
3. Simon ________________ (have) two rabbits and five goldfish.
4. I ______________ (be) from Vienna, Austria.
5. They ______________ (be) Sandy's parents.

PRESENTE SIMPLE- NEGATIVA. 4. Pasa a NEGATIVA LAS SIGUIENTES FRASES EN PRESENTE SIMPLE.

1. My father makes breakfast. → MY FATHER DOESN’T MAKE BREAKFAST
2. They are eleven. →
3. She writes a letter. →
4. I speak Italian. →
5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. →
6. They go to the supermarket. →
7. Ben does his homework in the kitchen. →
8. Jenny takes photos. →
9. I learn French words. →
10. He has two older sisters. →

PRESENTE SIMPLE- PREGUNTAS. 5. HAZ PREGUNTAS con las siguientes palabras.

1. You / speak / English → DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
2. When / he / go / home →
3. They / clean / the bathroom →
4. Where / she / ride / her bike →
5. Billy / work / in the supermarket →
6. Danny/ to school/ go /from Monday to Friday →
7. My rabbit/ a cage / in the garden / has. →
8. The children/ like /cats /because they are nice. →
9. Jenny/ late /never/ is. →
10. Andrew's new mountain bike /€1000 / costs. →

6. HAZ FRASES CON LAS SIGUIENTES PALABRAS. HAZ UNA EN AFIRMATIVA, OTRA EN NEGATIVA Y OTRA EN INTERROGATIVA. Afirmativa Negativa Pregunta
I / speak I SPEAK ENGLISH I DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH DO I SPEAK ENGLISH?
you / stop
he / work
she / have / time
it / be / okay
we / be / here
they / have / money

PRESENTE SIMPLE-PISTAS. 7. Señala las PISTAS DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE.

1. Now last Monday often
2. Sometimes at the moment yesterday
3. Last Friday every Friday next Friday
4. Never already usually
5. ¿Cual NO ES PISTA DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE? Listen! first ... then ... seldom

8. Elige la PISTA correcta.
1. I go to the cinema now/every week/ since I was 5 years old.
2. We play volleyball on Fridays/at the moment/ Next year.
3. Usually/right now/ In a week we spend our holidays in Ireland.
4. I speak English for 2 years/ At the moment/Very often.
5. Jamie cycles to work every day/This week/ Next month.