Regular verbs: -ed. Irregular: go – went – gone, see – saw – seen, write – wrote – written, eat – ate – eaten, be – was/were – been, take – took – taken, break – broke – broken, buy – bought – bought
go
gone
Future: will and going to
will or going to? Fill in.
going to: plans you have already made, and things you can see coming (clouds → rain). will: spontaneous decisions, opinions and guesses (I think, maybe, probably), promises.
Look at those clouds! It … (rain).
is going to rain
Comparison of adjectives
Write the comparative and the superlative.
One syllable: -er / -est (tall, taller, the tallest). big → bigger. -y → -ier. Two or more syllables: more / most interesting. Irregular: good – better – best, bad – worse – worst, far – further – furthest.
tall
taller, the tallest
Modal verbs
What does the modal verb express? Write: ability, permission, obligation, prohibition or advice.
can = ability or permission. must = obligation (you have to). mustn't = prohibition (not allowed). should = advice. needn't = not necessary.
You must wear a helmet.
obligation
Relative clauses
who, which or whose? Fill in.
who → people. which → things and animals. whose → possession (his, her, their). that can replace who and which.
The girl … sits next to me is from Poland.
who
If-clauses type 1 and 2
Type 1: Fill in the correct forms.
Type 1 (real, possible): if + simple present, will + verb. Never will in the if-clause.
If it … (rain), we … (stay) at home.
rains, will stay
Reading: a short story
Answer the questions in full sentences.
Use the simple past, like the story.
Why is Jamal in a hurry?
(text)
Writing: a report
Report or story? Write R or S.
A report gives facts: who, what, when, where, why, how. No feelings, no suspense, no direct speech.
On Monday, 12 May, Year 8 visited the Science Museum in Manchester.