St. Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was
born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into
Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day falls on the 17th of March.
Click here to listen and read some more information about its origins and how people celebrate it today. When you finish, you can try the reading comprehension exercise.
Use 'yet'+
the present perfect in questions and negative sentences to ask if
something that you think is going to happen has happened or to say it
hasn´t happened. Put 'yet' at the end of the sentence. 'I haven´t
finished yet'
Use 'just'
+ present perfect in affirmative sentences to say that something
happened very recently. Put 'just' before the main verb. 'The postman
has just left'
Use 'already'
+ present perfect in affirmative sentences to say that something
happened before now or earlier than expected. 'I have already done my
homework'
There are two kinds of nouns in English, countable (things you can count: 'one apple, two apples...'), and uncountable (things you can´t count: 'milk').
Use a /an with singular countable nouns: 'a pinapple', 'an orange'
Use some with plural countable nouns ('I need some tomatoes') and uncountable nouns ('I need some butter') on affirmative sentences.
Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in negative sentences and questions: 'I don't have any orange juice / potatoes', 'Do you need any milk / carrots?'
Sometimes we can use some in questions:
offers: 'Would you like some coffee?'
requests: 'Can I have some biscuits?'
Use how much with uncountable nouns: 'How much money do we have now?'
Use how many with plural countable nouns: 'How many people were there at the party?'
Activity 1. Choose the correct answer: a / an, some or any.
Activity 2. Complete the sentences with a / an, some or any.
Activity 3. Choose the correct answer: how much / how many, a lot, not much, etc.
Activity 8. Snack time! Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answers.
Activity 9. The fridge. John talks about the things he has in his refrigerator. Listen and choose the correct answer. Don't read the transcript before you do the quiz (on the right)!
Listen to six people talking about their plans for tonight. Then answer the questions. If your answers are not correct you can´t move forward and have to listen again!
When you finish you can listen and read the transcript. Good luck!
Activity 1: Be going to. Choose the correct answer. Activity 2: Be going to. Click on the words in the correct order.
Activity 3. Be going to, present continuous. Choose the correct answer.
Activity 4. Be going to, present continuous.Click on the words in the correct order.
St. Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was
born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into
Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day falls on the 17th of March. 
