Grammar

EXERCISES

1. Fill the sentences below with at, at around, at about or between:

a. The game will start _______ 9pm. (not exactly)

b. The supermarket closes _______ 10pm. (exactly)

c. She needs to be there for the test _______ 7:30am. (exactly)

b. They need to arrive _______ 4 and 5 am.

c. If he doesn't show up here _______ noon, I´ll leave.

d. I think the movie is _______ 8pm.

e. He is in doubt _______ the games.

2. Give 2 examples with each preposition below:

at
at around
at about
between

Pronunciation

Examples
strut	mud
love	blood
cut	gut
must	truck
shut	nut

Vocabulary

To harvest - harvested
To plant - planted
To feed - fed
To live - lived
Farm
Fields
Grass
Cow
Pig
Pork
Chicken
Rooster
Horse
Bull
Donkey
Crops
Road
Mountains
Hills
High
Fences
Gates
Wall
Wire
Barbed wire

 Important Sentences!
- To harvest crops
- She has a green thumb
- The farm is surrounded by high trees
- the farm is surrounded by a high fence
- The farm is surrounded by barbed wire

Exercises

1) Look at the photos and answer the questions, the teacher may ask you to write down your answers or to answer orally:

a. What surrounds the farm?

b. Does this look like a big farm or a small one?

c. Describe the picture.

a. What are the people in the photo doing?

b. Describe the women's clothes.

c. What is in the picture?

Review

1. Fill the gaps using go to, go for a, go …ing + the words in brackets.

a. Will she ________________ next year? (South Africa)

b. We don't _______________ when it is raining. (sail)

c. He will _____________ to relieve stress. (walk)

d. My cousin likes to _____________ to have lunch. (fast food restaurant)

e. My grandmother needs ____________ immediately! (Hospital)

f. Kimmy likes to ___________ after college. (snack)

g. George is ___________________ next year. (Mexico)

h. Tina will ________________ in Asia. (Mountain climb)

i. My brothers are ____________. (bike ride)

j. My sisters _____________ every weekend. (shop)

2. Write a short paragraph using the words below:

Words
between	come	after
hotter	begin	buy

3. Complete the text with the prepositions (before, after, until, at, at around at about, between):

John: Hey Carl, what time is the soccer game tonight?

Carl: I don´t know, I think it´s _______ 10pm. Let me check. Yep, it´s _______9:50pm _______ the soap opera. Where are you going to watch?

John: I have no idea. I wish I could see this game but I´ll work ______ 10pm. Where are you going to watch it?

Carl: Me and some friends are going to my neighbor´s house. Would you like to go there _______ your work?

John: That would be great I think I can get there _______ second half. Where is his house?

Carl: Good! I´s on my street _______ my house and the bakery.

John: Ok, see you _______ 10:30pm. Bye!

Carl: Bye.

4. Choose the right answer:

5. Describe the following picture.^help

Conversation

Would you like to live on a farm? Why? Why not?
What can you do when you go to a farm?
Do you like to do outdoor activities? Which ones?
Do you like to ride horses?
What is so good about being on the field?
What is so bad about being on the field?
Do you have any friend/relative who lives on a farm/ranch?
If you lived on a farm would you plant a garden? If so, what would you plant?
What is your favorite farmyard animal and why?
Do you know how to use farm tools? Which ones?

Extra Vocab

The Farm

Farmer
Fields
Greenhouse
barn
Silo
Pasture
Scarecrow
Plough
Harness
Orchard
Stable
Chicken coop
Tractor
Combine
Scythe
Basket
Barrel
Well
Pulley
Pump
Windmill
Cart
Hay, hay stack
Pitchfork
Bale of hay

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/farm/

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