FACULTAD DE CONTADURA, ADMINISTRACIN E INFORMTICA

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CURSO
PROPEDUTICO
2017

INGLS
PROGRAMA PROPUESTO POR LA ACADEMIA DE INGLS PARA EL CURSO
PROPEDUTICO 2017

Nmero de horas: 10 horas aplicable para todas las reas especficas existentes en la FCAeI.

1. Present Simple (3 horas)

2. Present Continuous (3 horas)

3. Past Simple (3 horas)

4. Review of Irregular Verbs (1 hora)

PRESENT SIMPLE
 PRESENT SIMPLE

We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens
all the time or repeatedly/ or that something is true in general:

Nurses Look after patients in hospitals.

I usually go away at weekends.
The earth goes round the sun.
The cafe opens at 7.30 in the morning.
Remember:

I work ... but He works ... They teach . . . but my sister teaches
We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences:
I come from Canada. Where do you come from?

I don't go away very often.

What does this word mean? (not What means this word?)
Rice doesn't grow in cold climates.
No uses los verbos siguientes en PRESENT CONTINOUS (I am-ing):

Like love want know understand remember depend

Prefer hate need mean believe forget

salos solamente en PRESENT SIMPLE (I want/ do you like? Etc.)

Im tired. I want to go home. (no Im wanting)
A: Do you know that girl?
B: Yes, but I dont remember her name.
I dont understand. What do you mean? No entiendo.

Complete the sentences using the following verbs:

cause(s) connect(s) drink(s) Live(s) open(s) speak(s) take(s)

1 Tanya________________ German very well.

2 I don't often___________________ coffee.
3 The swimming pool___________________ at 7.30 every morning.
4 Bad driving____________________________ many accidents.
5 My parents____________________________ in a very small flat.
6 The Olympic Games_____________________ place every four years.
7 The Panama Canal_______________ the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Put the verb into the correct form.
1 Julie___________________ (not I drink) tea very often.
2 What time_________________ (the banks I dose) here?
3 I've got a car, but I___________________ (not I use) it much.
4 'Where____________________ Ricardo I come) from?' 'From Cuba.'
5 'What________________________ (you I do)?' Tm an electrician.'
6 lt_________________ (take) me an hour to get to work. How
long____________________________(it I take) you?
7 Look at this sentence. What____________________ (this word I mean)?
8 David isn't very fit. He______________________ (not I do) any sport.
 PRESENT SIMPLE

1: First, we use the Present Simple when something is generally true:

The sun rises in the east.

It snows in winter.
The sky isn't green.
Plants die without water.

2: We also use this tense for a situation that we think is more or less permanent.

Where do you live?

She has three children.
I am married.
I don't like mushrooms.

3: The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often use adverbs of frequency.

Do you smoke?
I play tennis every Tuesday.
We often go to the cinema.
She gets up at seven o'clock every day.
How often do you study English?

4: We use the simple present to talk about what happens in books, plays, or
films:

The hero dies at the end of the film.

A young woman travels through Europe, where she meets different
people, and finally falls in love.
In this book, an army invades Britain.
The main character is very pretty and works in a bookshop.
To make the negative form, you need to use 'do not' (don't) or ' does not' (doesn't).

Negative (of 'play')

I do not play I don't play

you do not play you don't play

he does not play he doesn't play

she does not play she doesn't play

it does not play it doesn't play

we do not play we don't play

they do not play they don't play

We use 'do' or 'does' before the subject to make the 'yes / no' question:

Yes / No questions

Do I play ?

Do you play ?

Does he play ?

does she play ?

does it play ?

do we play ?

do they play ?

Make positive present simple sentences: Use the present simple affirmative
1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.
2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.
3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.
4. School ________ (finish) at three oclock.
5. You ________ (live) near me.
Write the sentences in negative.
1. I study French. _________________________________________________________
2. School finishes at two oclock. _____________________________________________
3. You copy from other students. _____________________________________________
4. We think English is easy. _________________________________________________
5. My friends play volleyball. _________________________________________________

Complete the sentences with do / dont / does / doesnt.

1. __________ you like Maths? Yes, I __________.
2. __________ Sally like reading? Yes, she __________.
3. __________ Mathew play handball every Saturday? No, he __________.
4. __________ Jane and Mary go to the cinema on Sunday? No, they __________.
5. __________ you like writing letters? No, I __________.
6. __________ Angela get up late? No, she __________.
7. __________ we spend the afternoon together? Yes, we __________.
8. __________ Paul like skate-boarding? No, he __________.
9. __________ the cat like lying in the sun? Yes, it __________.
10.__________ they speak German? No, they __________.
 PRESENT SIMPLE

El presente simple corresponde al presente en espaol. Indica una accin en general o algo que
acostumbra a suceder para describir una accin que ocurre solamente en el momento presente.

Catholics go to mass on Sunday. Los catlicos van a misa en domingo.

She usually eat dinner at 7 oclock. Generalmente ella cena a las 7.
How to change a verb in plural form?

When you use the verb and you have third personal singular ( He, she, it) the verb goes in plural
form)

Here are some rules

1) The normal rule is to add s at the end of a verb.

Cook-cooks write-writes visit- visits sit-sits

2) If a verb ends in a consonant + y, we drop y and we add ies

Try- tries carry- carries cry-cries fly-flies

3) If a verb ends in vowel + y, we only add s at the end of a verb

Play- plays stay-stays

4) If a verb ends in o, ch, sh or x, we add es at the end of a verb.

Watch-watches wash-washes fix-fixes go-goes

Grammar structure of present simple

We form the present simple as follows:

Positive form
subject + infinitive + complement
He goes to school every day.

Negative form
Subject + dont/doesnt + infinitive + complement

We use the auxiliary verb dont with I, you, we, they and doesnt with he, she, it.
They dont study in Mexico city.
If you use the negative auxiliary doesnt the verb goes in singular, not in plural form.
He doesnt go the theater. Correct J He doesnt goes to the theater. Wrong L

Question form
Wh Question ( What/ Why / Which / Where / When / How / Who / Whose) + do/does + infinitive +
complement

Where do you live?

Does he speak Spanish?
EXERCISE

Write the correct form of the verb using present simple.

1) The plane___________________(take) off.

2) He____________ (get) a taxi to the airport.
3) He_____________ (go) to the restaurant.
4) He_____________ (board) his flight to Mexico city.
5) They_____________ ( play) football on Sunday.

Identify and mark the verbs given in present simple tense.

Reading 1

Ten Easy Ways to Make Friends

1 Its hard to make friends if you stay home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that
will put you in touch with other people. Join a club or play a sport.

Attend meetings of neighborhood associations or other groups. Its easier to make friends when you
have a similar interest.

2 Learn from people at the school or work who seem to have lot of friends. Observe how they make
and keep friends. Dont imitate all of the things they do, but try to notice what they do. Then try some
of those things yourself.

3 Dont be afraid to show people what yourre really good at. Talk about the things you like and do
best. Dont hide your strong points. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting
about you.

4 Plan things to talk about with people. Find out whats in the newspaper headlines, listen to the top
CDs , learn about whats new with your favorite TV or movie star. The more you have to say, the more
people will be interested in having a conversation with you.

5 Look people in the eye when you talk to them. That way , theyll find it easier to talk to you . Its very
difficult to have a conversation with people whose eyes are looking to left, to right, at the floor
anywhere but in the other persons place . People may think youre not interested in them and may stop
being interested in you .
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
 Present continuous (I am doing)
We use the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking.

Am/is/are+ -ing is the present continuous:

The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
Listen to those people. What language are they speaking?
Let's go out. lt isn't raining now.
'I'm busy.' 'What are you doing?'
I'm getting hungry. Let's go and eat.
Kate wants to work in Italy, so she's Learning Italian.
The population of the world is increasing very fast.

We use the continuous for temporary situations:

I'm living with some friends until I find a place of my own.

A: You're working hard today.

B: Yes, I have a lot to do.

We use continuous forms for actions and happenings that have started but not finished (they are eating
I it is raining etc.). Some verbs (for example, know and Like) are not normally used in this way. We
don't say 'I am knowing' or 'they are liking'; we say 'I know', 'they like'.

The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous:

Like want need prefer know realise suppose mean understand

believe belong fit contain consist seem Think remember

I'm hungry. I want something to eat. (not I'm wanting)

Do you understand what I mean?

When think means 'believe' or 'have an opinion', we do not use the continuous:
I think Mary is Canadian, but I'm not sure. (not I'm thinking)
What do you think of my plan? (=What is your opinion?)
When think means 'consider', the continuous is possible:
I'm thinking about what happened. I often think about it.
Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. (=she is considering it)
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1 Are you hungry?____________________ (you I want) something to eat?
2 Don't put the dictionary away______________________ (I I use) it.
3 Don't put the dictionary away.___________________ (1 I need) it.
4 Who is that man? What_________________________ (he I want )?
5 Who is that man? Why_______________________ (he I look) at us?
6 Alan says he's 80 years old, but nobody____________ (believe) him.
7 She told me her name, but____________ (I I not I remember) it now.
8 __________(I I think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?
9 _______________________________(I I think) you should sell your car.(you I not I use) it
very often.
10 Air___________________ (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
 PRESENT CONTINOUS

1: First, we use it for things that are happening at the moment of speaking.

I'm working at the moment.

Please call back as we are eating dinner now.
Julie is sleeping.
You are studying the present continuous.

2: We can also use this tense for temporary situations, when we feel something won't
continue for a long time.

She's staying with her friend for a week.

I'm living in London for a few months.
John's working in a bar until he finds a job in his field.
I'm reading a really great book.

3: We can use the present continuous for habits but they have to be temporary or new
habits (for normal habits that continue for a long time, we use the present simple).

He's eating a lot these days.

She's swimming every morning
You're smoking too much.
They're working late every night.

Here is how we make the positive:

Positive Positive Short Form

I am sleeping I'm sleeping

you are sleeping you're sleeping

he is sleeping he's sleeping

 she is sleeping she's sleeping

it is sleeping it's sleeping

we are sleeping we're sleeping

they are sleeping they're sleeping

We can make the negative by adding 'not':

Negative Negative Short Form

I am not sleeping I'm not sleeping

you are not playing you aren't playing

he is not Reading he isn't reading

she is not working she isn't working

it is not raining it isn't raining

we are not cooking we aren't cooking

 they are not listening they aren't listening

Yes / No Questions

Am I eating chocolate ?

Are you studying now ?

Is he working ?

Is she doing her homework ?

Is it raining ?

Are we meeting at six ?

Are they coming ?

Make the present continuous:

1. (she / go home now)
__________________________________________________________________
2. (I / read a great book)
__________________________________________________________________
3. (she / not / wash her hair)
__________________________________________________________________
 4. (the cat / chase mice?)
__________________________________________________________________
5. (she / cry?) _______________________________________________________
6. (he / not / study Latin)
__________________________________________________________________
7. (we / drive to London?)
__________________________________________________________________
8. (they / watch TV? )
__________________________________________________________________
9. (where / she / go now? )
__________________________________________________________________
10. (I / not / leave now) ________________________________________________

Present continuous.

1. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.

2. My favorite team ___________ (win)!
3. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.
4. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.
5. We ___________ (not watch) a soap opera.
6. I ___________ (not do) my homework.
7. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine.
8. My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio.
9. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.
10. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.
11. Joe ___________ (play) on the computer.
12. Who ___________(watch) TV?
13. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.
14. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.
15. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.
16. I ___________ (not write) an email.
17. Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.
18. We ___________ (not have) fun today.
19. My team ___________ (not win) the match.
20. My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.
21. ___________ they ___________ (read) magazines.
22. ___________ you ___________ (learn) English? Yes I am.

23. ___________ Helen ___________ (write) a letter? No, she isnt.

24. ___________ Sarah ___________ (play) the guitar? Yes, she is.
25. We ___________ (not play) basketball.
Present continuous.

1. I ____________ (learn) how to swim.

2. I ____________ (eat) my lunch.
3. I ____________ (watch) television.
4. She ____________ (read) a book.
5. Dad ____________ (bake) a cake.
6. My sister ____________ (listen) to music.
7. Peter ____________ (clean) his car.
8. The dog ____________ (bark) in the garden.
9. We ____________ (sing) our favorite song.
10. My brother and I ____________ (play) a computer game.
11. The teachers ____________ (show) us a film.
12. They ____________ (bring) a TV in the classroom.

13. Shes bored. Her friend ____________ (watch) TV again. 14. Martins excited.
Chelsea ____________ (win) the match.
15. Im scared. A big dog ____________ (stand) in front of me.
16. Shes happy. She ____________ (not work) today.
17. Im worried. It ____________ (rain) and I havent got an umbrella. 18. The teacher is
annoyed. We ____________ (not listen).
19. What ____________ you ____________ (wait) for? Im ____________ (wait) for
John.
20. ____________ it ____________ (snow)? No, it ____________ (rain).
21. What ____________ you ____________ (do) today? We ____________ (go) to the
park.
22. ____________ you ____________ (listen) to me? No, I ____________ (listen) to the
radio.
23. ____________ you ____________ (watch) TV? No, we ____________ (study).
24. What ____________ you ____________ (do)? I ____________ (do) my homework.
25. ____________ they ____________ (sleep)? Yes, they are.

Exercises.

Add the ing.

1. camp ______________
2. swim ______________
3. travel______________
4. walk ______________
5. have ______________
6. write ______________
7. cook ______________
8. shop ______________
PAST SIMPLE
 PAST SIMPLE
The past simple ends in -ed (regular verbs):
I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.
We invited them to our party, but they decided not to come.
The police stopped me on my way home last night.
Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard.

For spelling (stopped, studied etc.),

But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not end in -ed. For example:
write -- wrote Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
see ~ saw We saw Tanya in town a few days ago.
go ~ went I went to the cinema three times last week.
shut ~ shut lt was cold, so I shut the window.

In questions and negatives we use did/didn't + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc.):

A: Did you go out last night?
a: Yes, I went to the cinema, but I didn't enjoy the film much.
'When did MrThomas die?' 'About ten years ago.'
They didn't invite us to the party, so we didn't go.
'Did you have time to do the shopping?' 'No, I didn't.'

In the following examples, do is the main verb in the sentence (did ... do I didn't do):
What did you do at the weekend? (not What did you at the weekend?)
I didn't do anything. (not I didn't anything)
 WAS/ WERE
The past of be (am/is/are) is was/were:

I /he/she/it was/wasn't was I /he/she/it?

We/you/they were/weren't were we/you/they?

Note that we do not use did in negatives and questions with was/were:
I was angry because they were late.
Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
They weren't able to come because they were so busy.
Did you go out last night or were you too tired?

Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form:

buy catch cost fall hurt sell spend teach throw write

1 Mozart_________________ more than 600 pieces of music.

2 'How did you learn to drive?' 'My father_______________me.'
3 We couldn't afford to keep our car, so__________________ we it.
4 Dave__________________ down the stairs this morning and his leg.
5 Joe______________________________ the ball to Sue, who it.
6 Ann_________________ a lot of money yesterday. She_________________ a dress
which100.
The past simple is used:
For an action that started and ended in the past.
*I saw a ghost last Friday.
For a repeated action in the past.
*When I was young, I watched lots of television every day after school.*

Regular past simple tense verbs end in -ed.

*I talked to my uncle yesterday.
*I phoned my girlfriend this morning.

Irregular past simple tense verbs do not end in -ed.

*You need to learn irregular past tense verbs.
*I felt sick yesterday morning so I went to the doctor.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I (see) ____________ a very good film on TV last night.
2 Did you (read) ____________ the book for class today?
3 I (make) ____________ some good friends in summer camp.
4 Dan (tell) ____________ his teacher that the homework was too difficult.
5 The birds (sing) ____________ and woke me.
6 She (think) ____________ the book was better than the film.
7 I didnt (know) ____________ Jamie was Spanish.
8 My mum (buy) ____________ me some new shoes for my birthday.
9 Last weekend we (go) ____________to the beach.
10 Did you (do) ____________ your homework?

Make complete questions in the past simple using the following words.

1 you / play football / yesterday? __________________________________________

2 your grandmother / phone / last weekend? ________________________________
3 you / travel abroad / last holiday? ________________________________________
4 you / watch / something / on TV last night? _________________________________
5 your class / go on a school trip / last year? __________________________________
6 Tolkien / write / Harry Potter?_____________________________________________
 The Simple Past of the Verb "to be"

The simple past is used principally to describe events in the past.

The affirmative form:

I, he, she, it was.

you, we, they were.

Examples:
I was in London in 1999.
Pam was in London in 1999, too.
We were together.
She was my girlfriend.

The interrogative form:

Was I, he, she, it?

Were you, we, they?

Examples:
Were you in London last year?
Was Pam with you?
Were you

The negative form:

was not.
I, you, he, she
wasn't.

were not.
You, we, they
weren't.

Examples:
I wasn't in Paris in 1999.
Pam wasn't in Paris in 1999.
We weren't in Paris.
 EXERCISES

A) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE:

1. Mary and Susan were ill yesterday.

2. The weather .. very hot last Saturday.
3. The students .. at the theater last night.
4. Betty .. in Germany last summer.
5. My brother and I .. at the football stadium on Saturday.
6. . it cold yesterday?

B) Put these sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb TO BE:

TODAY YESTERDAY
Example: Im at home. .. I was at home..

1. Jane and Michael are tired. .

2. Shes in the park. .
3. Its a sunny day. .
4. Youre late. .
5. They arent hungry. .
6. We arent at work. .
7. Im thirsty. .
8. You arent at school. .
9. Were at the cinema. .
10.Paula isnt happy. .
11.Everyone is excited. .
12.Im not afraid. .. ...
C) Choose WAS or WERE and circle it:

1. He was / were a policeman.

2. We was / were very happy.
3. Was / Were you happy?
4. They wasnt / werent interested in.
5. I was / were at school.
6. It wasnt / werent expensive.
7. Was / Were she your teacher?

D) Complete the text with WAS or WERE:

Interviewer: What . it like during the First World War, Bill?

Bill : It a terrible time. I . a young man, so I
in the army. We .. in Italy.
Interviewer: Where .. your wife and children?
Bill : They in London. That . dangerous too. There ...
bombs and there not a lot of food. The children .. very
young and they .. very frightened.

E) Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the FALSE statements using WASNT
or WERENT:

Example: a) Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE- Bill wasnt an old man during the First World War.

b) Bill was in the army. TRUE

c) Bill was in Poland. ..
d) Bills wife and children were in Italy. .
e) It was dangerous in London.
f) There was a lot of food in London. ..
g) The children were quite old.
h) The children were frightened. .
Make questions about the text using WAS or WERE:

Example: a) How old / Bill / during the First World War?

How old was Bill during the First World War?

b) / Bill / in the army? ?

c) Where / Bill? ..?
d) Where / Bills wife and children? ..?
e) / It dangerous in London? ..?
f) / there bombs? .?
g) / there a lot of food? .. ?
h) How old / the children? . ?
i) / the children frightened? ... ?

G) Put WAS, WASNT, WERE or WERENT in the gaps in these conversations:

1. Peter : .. Was .. Paul at work today?

Julie : No, he .. in the office. I think hes sick.

2. Henry : you in South America last year?

Steve : Yes. I .. in Bolivia on business, and then my wife and I
in Brazil for a holiday.

3. Paula : Philip and I .. at home in London last week. We at

Mikes house in Cornwall. It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?
Jane : Yes, I . at Mikes party in Oxford in the summer.
you there?
Paula : No, we werent there. Philip and I .. in Portugal in the summer.

H) Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):

1. Im here today but I . wasnt here yesterday.

2. Jennifer is tall now but she .. tall two years ago.
3. It is rainy today but it yesterday.
4. Mr. Smith is angry now but he an hour ago.
5. The shops are open today but they .. on Sunday.
6. My car is clean today but it yesterday.
7. My father isnt at home now but he .. an hour ago.
8. The students are in class today but they .. last week.
9. It isnt sunny now but it . an hour ago.
10. We arent hungry now but we twenty minutes ago.
 PAST SIMPLE

Forms
With most verbs the past tense is formed by adding -ed:
call >> called; like >> liked; want >> wanted; work >> worked
But there are a lot of irregular past tenses in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs
in English, with their past tenses:
We use the past tense to talk about:

Something that happened once in the past:

I met my wife in 1983.

We went to Spain for our holidays.
They got home very late last night.

Something that happened again and again in the past:

When I was a boy I walked a mile to school every day.

We swam a lot while we were on holiday.
They always enjoyed visiting their friends.

Something that was true for some time in the past:

I lived abroad for ten years.

He enjoyed being a student.
She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.

We often use phrases with ago with the past tense:

I met my wife a long time ago.

Questions and negatives

We use did to make questions with the past tense:

When did you meet your wife?

Where did you go for your holidays?
Did she play tennis when she was younger?
Did you live abroad?

We use didnt (did not) to make negatives with the past tense:

They didnt go to Spain this year.

We didnt get home until very late last night.
I didnt see you yesterday.
 EXERCISES
A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:

break swim have make sit write buy drink spend lose

spend buy drink lose wash

1. She .. a cake an hour ago.
2. She .. a hat last week.
3. The boy .. a letter yesterday.
4. They . in the sea for an hour.
5. They .. a lot of Coke last night.
6. She her arm last week.
7. He . all his money last week.
8. She a bath two minutes ago.
9. He . his wallet last night.
10. She .. on the old chair a minute ago.
11. She .. the clothes yesterday.

B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:

Last Saturday my father . took. (take) my friends and me to the circus. We ..(see) lots of
things. My father . (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We .
(eat) the popcorn and (drink) the orange juice. We .. (laugh)
at the funny clowns. There . (be) a lion-tamer. The lions (do) tricks;
they (jump) through hoops. A girl . (ride) an elephant around
the ring. We all (have) a wonderful time.

C) Write what Jean DID or DIDNT do yesterday:

go shopping ( - ) Jean didnt go shopping yesterday. .

clean the house ( + )
feed the cat ( + ) .
telephone Mary ( - )

watch a film on TV ( - )
visit her grandparents ( + )
take them a cake ( + )
 D) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:

Benjamin Franklin was born .. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He (be) the
fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He (go ) to school only one
year. He (begin) to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen he
(decide) to be a writer. He . (copy) the great stories of famous
writers and later he (become) the best known writer in his time.
When he .. (be) seventeen, he (leave) Boston and
(arrive) to Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He
(get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and . (retire) from
business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he . (spend) the next forty years for
his government. He . (play) an important role in the founding of the USA.
Franklin (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He . (draw)
electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He (write) one of the first text books on
electricity. He (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He
(make) a study of water and . (discover) many principles of
hydrodynamics. He even (invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-eight
and (need) them himself.
Franklin (do) all these things and many more because he .
(believe) he (can).

E) Read the following story:

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.
One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mothers house.
They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back.
Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
Bobs first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks
three languages. When Bobs ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says,
Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tastes much better than a chicken.
Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.

b) Answer the questions about the story:

1. What was Bob?

He was a young sailor.
2. What change did he find when he was back home?
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3. How was their daughter?
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4. How did Bob feel about the girl?
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5. What did Bob tell the girl?
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6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?
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7. Where is Capetown?
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8. How many languages did the parrot speak?
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9. What did the girl do with the parrot?
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