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Introduction

Welcome to English Cafeteria!

This is a blog dedicated to learning and practicing English throughout different activities targeted to those beginners ready to start to get immersed in the world of English.

Activities designed by:

Abraham Flores

Jorge Suarez

Julio Pulido

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I.- Instructions:Read the text quickly. What kind of text is it?

1. A magazine article

2. An informal letter

3. A newspaper report

4. An personal introduction

II.- Are these statements TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE if it’s correct, Correct the false sentences on the line if it’s not.

1. Angela lives in London  _____________________________________

2. She takes the bus to school ________________________________

3. Her school finishes at three o’clock __________________________

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Unit 1: Present Simple Listening Exercises

I.- Instructions: Listen to the people talking about Stanley’s restaurant. Make a post with the food that Stanly cooks on each day. Use the words in the bank-box. 

Copy the following template

Stanley cooks _______ food on Monday

Stanley cooks _______ food on Tuesday

Stanley cooks _______ food on Wednesday

Stanley cooks _______ food on Thursday

Stanley cooks _______ food on Friday

Stanley cooks _______ food on Saturday

Stanley cooks _______ food on Sunday

II.- Instructions: Write the sentences that you heard in the video. (10pts)

E.g. 0.- Stanley cooks American food on Monday.

1.-________________________________________________

2.- ________________________________________________

3.-_________________________________________________

4.-_________________________________________________

5.-_________________________________________________

6.- _________________________________________________

7.- _________________________________________________

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UNIT 1: Present Simple Vocabulary Exercises

Take a look at the picture, create a blog post making a full sentence with each action. You can add your own pictures if you want.

Example: I have dinner at 7 pm everyday.

Now create 4 more sentences using this chart and write them in your post.

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UNIT 1: Present Simple Grammar exercises

Complete the following exercise: Copy and paste it into a tumblr post, highlight the correct answer and press the following symbol to mark it. Tag English Cafeteria

1. I ——————— at a bank.

work  works working

2. She ——————– with her parents.

live lives living

3. Cows ———————– on grass.

feed feeds feeding

4. He ———————- a handsome salary.

earnearnsearning

5. Janet ———————- to be a singer.wantwantswanting

6. Emily ———————– delicious cookies.

make makes making

7. Arti and her husband ——————- in Singapore.

live lives living

8. Rohan and Sania ———————- to play card games.

like likes liking

9. Sophia ————————– English very well.

speak speaks speaking

10. Martin ———————– for a walk in the morning.

go goes going. 

My grandfather ——————– his pet dog.

adore adores adoring

12. Plants ———————– water and sunlight for making their food.

need needs needing

Solve this exercise for practice and take a screenshot of your results and put it into your blog post. You only have 1 try so take your time.

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1

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UNIT 1: Present Simple Speaking Exercises

Speaking

I.- Instructions: Practice the following sentences. Go into the Drive Link to listen to them.

1.- We listen to a lot of rock music.

2.- We go out with friends when we’re in London or L.A.

3.- We watch TV a lot.

4.- I don’t go to the cinema.

5.- Luke and Ernie ride their bicycles in the afternoon.

6.- We eat out to that famous restaurant a lot.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xXeBpPwi-3kge48tF4LphVHnEx9GmqZT?usp=sharing

II.- Complete the following sentences. Use the information provided. Record yourself saying each sentence after practicing and  blog an audio post then send it to English Cafeteria

I  _____________ (complement your verb) ________________ (time expression)

I  _____________ (complement your verb) ________________ (time expression)

I  _____________ (complement your verb) ________________ (time expression)

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UNIT 1: Present Simple                  Writing Exercises

I.- Instructions: Complete the sentences with the information provided. Add any necessary information. (10 pts) To complete the following exercises. Copy and paste them into a private post on your Tumblr. Send the link as a PM to here.

E.g. 0.- (I / go out/ friends/ Saturday) _____I go out with my friends on Saturday____

1.- (Sam and Lucy / listen to music / outside / classroom) ________________________________________________

2.- (Joseph and Vicky/ chat/ 4 hours/ afternoon) __________________________________________________

3.- (We / not / walk to school / every day)     __________________________________________________

4.- (Lily and Victoria / go shopping / once / week) __________________________________________________

5.- (Arthur and Will / not / play basketball / Sunday) __________________________________________________

6.- (You / study together / weekends) __________________________________________________

7.- (Charlie and Angela / watch series / night) __________________________________________________

8.- (Cecy and Mateo / volunteer/ the local church / vacations) ____________________________________________

9.- (Sabrina and George / attend concerts / twice/ year) _________________________________________________

10.- (Diane and Manuel / take dance classes / the week)  ________________________________________________

II.- Instructions: Read the sentences, and complete them with a logical sequence. (10pts)

E.g. 0.- Cindy and Rachel do exercise in the afternoon, and _________________________________________________

1.- Thomas and Henry run in the park every afternoon, but ______________________________________________

2.- Although Tony and Sarah finish their homework on time, ____________________________________________

3.- I get up at 6:35 am from Monday to Friday, and ____________________________________________________

4.- Sandra and Mike take the bus together. Then, _____________________________________________________

5.- We check our emails after lunch, but before that ___________________________________________________

6.- You make your bed at 7:15 am, and after that ______________________________________________________

7.- …and they iron their own shirts at night. However, _________________________________________________

8.- Girls shave their legs every four days, and _________________________________________________________

9.- Students shout every class, but _________________________________________________________________

10.- Betty and Simon call their couples in the evening, and ______________________________________________

III.- Instructions: Andrew and Luka are friends, and they study at the same college. Write about the things they do in a common day. Use the images to help you.

A day in the life of two 16-year-old teenagers, Luka Taylor, and Andrew Phillips. They live in Calgary, Alberta. These are their stories.

Follow the example and write 5 dialogs following this format:

Andrew: _____________________

Luka: ______________________

Andrew & Luka: _____________________