Polar Bears

I like polar bears. They live in the Arctic. The Arctic is an icy place where most polar bears live.
Polar bears face threats from different things. They include oil companies, global warming and tourists.

Oil companies can threaten the live of polar bears. When they drill oil in the Arctic, the homes of the polar bears will be destroyed.

Global warming can also threaten the live of the polar bears. The polar bears can only survive in icy environment.

Tourists can also cause harm to polar bear.

Vocabulary Sentence - Unit Two

1. The chef introduced his favourite dishes of stir-fried noodles.
2. He also tasted the crushed peanut shrimps with vegetables in plate.
3. The ingredients are sprouts, spring onions, soy sauce, satay, chillies, garlic, and sesame seed.
4. He put in the hotpot slices of marinated barbecue beef ribs and two teaspoons of soy sauce in the shabu shabu.
5. The recipe of kalbi and burger are from Pad Thai.
   

Preposition Exercises

Fill in the blank with the prepositions: at, of, on, in, for, since, with, without, about, to, up

1. My brother is coming ________ Monday.
2. It's not too cold __________ autumn to run outside.
3. He started the school _________ 2002.
4. He has lived in Hong Kong __________ three years.
5. She has been sitting in the living room __________ 2 o'clock.
6. I am not afraid ______ the exam.
7. He is very fond ________ watching movies.
8. Tom's father is proud ________ Tom.
9. I am not angry ________ my naughty brother.
10. We should be happy __________ the bad news.
11. The test item is similar ________ the one we have in the exercise.
12. I am not aware __________ his presence.
13. We are very interested _________ playing the game.
14. I am sorry _______ my wrong attitude.
15. John is capable ________ leading the team.
16. He is jealous ___________ the success of his brother.
17. I am not sure _________ the dates of the exam.
18. Don't be careless __________ the details of the lesson.
    
19. The table was made _______ wood.
    
20. I am tired __________ studying for a whole day.
21. He is not familiar _______ the format of the test.
22. Princess Diana married ___________ Prince Charles.
23. Don't worried _________ the test.
24. We can't live ___________ water.
25. Don't give ______ so easily.
    
26. I have prepared well _________ the test.
27. I grow _________ in a good family.
28. I look forward __________ winning the competition.
29. I won't trust ______ the study tips of my friend.
30. Don't worry _________ the coming test.
    

Vocabulary Sentence - Unit One

Safari, wonderful, experience, tourists

• A _________ is a ___________ journey. It is also a trip __________ by ________ to Africa.

jeep, notice, sneakers, strange, zebras, giraffes

• Tourists who wore ________ were staying in a ______ . They __________ some _________ and ____________.

cub, harmless, different photo, Universal Studio, theme park , entrance, actors

• The ________________ is near the _________ of the __________ . The photographers are taking ___________ of the ___________ playing with the ________ lion __________ .
  

rising, realized, hotel, forgetful, tourist, direction, roller coaster, screamed

• The __________ flag of the _________ makes the ________ __________ realized the ______________ of the ________ _________ in the theme park, so they ____________ with joy.

revenge, mummy, endless, screaming, sprayed, cheeks, Jurassic Park, queues, ride

• They _______ when they _________ the _________ of ______ and the ________ _________ in __________ ________. Their _______ turned red as they had _________ red paint on their faces. The _________ to play the games was __________ long.

Keys

• They screamed when they rode the revenge of mummy and the roller coaster in Jurassic park. Their cheeks turned red as they had sprayed red paint on their faces. The queue to play the games was endlessly long.

Guided Writing

One day the bunny had a race with the turtle. At the beginning of the race, the bunny ran much faster than the turtle. It was very happy. It stopped running to take a nap. The turtle kept on running and soon passed the bunny. It ran and ran to the finishing line. Twenty minutes later, the bunny woke up and started to run again. When it reached the finishing line, the turtle was already there. The bunny felt very ashamed.

Thomas's Thrall

Thin Thomas went to the theatre.
Thin Thomas thought there was a theif.
Thin Thomas caught the theif.
The theif became Thomas's thrall.

Gerund or Infinitive

+ a gerund

• avoid joining the club
• can't bear listening to loud music
• consider taking the test
• dislike playing chess
• finish doing my homework
• give up playing mahjong
• keep on talking to my friend
• don't mind teaching kids
• practise writing composition
• risk taking my life
• am not used to making dresses
• listen to someone without understanding the message
• change your way of speaking

+ an Infinitive

• advise me to prepare for the test
• allow me to redo the homework
• apply to join the school
• happen to meet my friends on the street
• encourage me to follow the teacher's advice
• I fail to complete the test
• I wish to pass the test
• I promise to save the money
• I refuse to play video games
• I choose to drink lemon tea

+ a Gerund or Infinitive

• begin to write / writing on the answer sheet
• continue to speak / speaking
• learn to swim / swimming
• love to drink / drinking tea
• start to writing / writing

Tasks

1. You must practise ___________ (play) the piano if you want to succeed.

2. I wonder why Mary avoids __________ (see) us.

3. Mary has gone to the language school ___________ (learn) Janpanese.

4. I'm sorry I made a mistake but I'm not used to _________ (make)dresses.

5. Mr Chan has no attention ________ (help) us.

A Compian Letter

Dear Sir,

Subject:Holes dug along pavement outside Site 4 of Marpoa Garden

I am writing to complain about a number of holes dug along the pavement just outside the residential block in which I live.

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the holes were made by the trash truck. Every morning, the truck collected garbage at the spot where the holes were made. The holes have been made since the beginning of this month. The holes are dirty and full of garbage.

Preposition Task

Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions.

Dear Mr Lam,

Re: Cleanliness __on__ staircase around the lobby __of__ Whamco Gardens

I am writing to complain __about____ the messiness and uncollected rubbish __around___ the lobby of our building.

I would like to draw your attention __to___ the fact that the staircase and lobby have not been cleaned __for____ at least ten days. Therefore, they are very dirty. Besides, the rubbish collection has not been improved. __On_______ Sundays when we are _at__ home, there is rubbish piling _up_on _____ the staircase all day ___in____ evening. We find that such an environment is very unpleasant to live ___in__.

Could you please inform us what the regular cleaning schedule and rubbish collection schedule __of____ the building are? We would also like to know whether there is any provision ___of___ extra cleaning in the case __of____ bad weather or construction work __in__ the building.

We are paying what seems to be a high amount __of___ management fees considering the standard __of____ service that we receive.

I await your answer and a considerable improvement ___in___ the cleaning service urgently.

Yours sincerely,


Signature

Tenses Exercise

A. Fill in the right forms of the verb in the blanks.

1. He ___washes______ (wash) his bike by himself.
2. My friend sometimes ___plays____ (play) with his uncle.
3. I like to _____talk_____ ( talk ) with the actor.
4. My friend often __goes________ (go) shopping.
5. My mother ____cooked_______ (cook) the dinner last weekend.
6. My coaches _______swim__________ (swim) in the sea.
7. We ___finish___(finish) doing our homework before dinner everyday.
8. My younger brother ____ate_____ (eat) three apples yesterday.
9. One of my friends _______likes____ (like ) to play the guitar.
10. Can you ____run______ (run) two miles ?
11. The teacher ____had_______ (have) a headache.
12. They ____watch________ (watch) a movie every week.
13. Does it _______snow_______ (snow) outside?
14. He often ____takes_____ (take) his umbrella with him.
15. My good friends __stayed____ (stay) in a good hotel last week.
16. I was very happy to _____play_____ ( play ) in the park yesterday.
17. My friends often _____bring_____ (bring) their books to read.
18. The workers ____washed_______ (wash) his car last weekend.
19. Tom and Jerry ________climbed_________ (climb) the hill.
20. I __finish____(finish) practice playing piano before dinner everyday.
21. My aunt _cooked________ ( cook) lunch with me yesterday.
22. One of my uncles ______does not like_____ (not like ) to play the guitar.
23. Did you ______fly____ (fly) by plane last week ?
24. The teacher _____did not have______ (not have) a headache.
25. They ____do not watch________ ( not watch) a movie every week.
26. Did it _____rain_________ ( rain) outside?
27. He often ______rides___ (ride) bike by myself.
28. My best friends ____live______ (live) with his uncle.
29. I like to ___travel_______ ( travel ) to USA.
30. My friends often _go_________ (go) shopping.

Complaint Letter

Dear Sir,

Subject:Holes dug along pavement outside Site 4 of Marpoa Garden

I am writing to complain about a number of holes dug along the pavement just outside the residential block in which I live.

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the holes were made by the trash truck. Every morning, the truck collected garbage at the spot where the holes were made.