Respuestas
A) Fill in the blanks the following words to complete the paragraph
When after finally first then
I love scrambling eggs for breakfast! It’s the best way to start the day and they’re easy to make. 1) _______________ you crack open two or three eggs depending on how hungry you are. 2) ________________ you beat them together with some milk and butter. 3) __________ that, you put the mixture on low heat and keep stirring so that it doesn’t stick to the pan.
4) ________________the eggs start to scramble put two slices of bread into the toaster so that the eggs and the toast are ready at the same time. 5) ______________add a little salt and pepper, and put the eggs on top of the toast and eat them.
Delicious, aren´t them!
B) Match each sentence on the left with the rule that explains the use of the “zero” article on the right. Write the number on the line.
1) Mosquitoes cause malaria in various countries. __a) a meal
2) We went to San Francisco on vacation last summer. __b) a place name
3) Love is a beautiful thing. __c) a plural/general noun
4) I hate coffee. I always have. __d) an abstract noun
5) We had croissants for breakfast this morning. __e) an expression of time
6) My younger brother was born in 1967. __f) an uncountable noun
used in a general sense.
C) Underline the correct words or phrases to complete the phone conversation.
Janet) Hi, Mom!
Mom) Hi, Janet!
Janet) Mom, I need that recipe for lentil soup. I’m having people over for dinner and Steve’s vegetarian, so it’s the ideal starter for him.
Mom) Okay, honey. Do you have 1) some/any red lentils?
Janet) Yes, I do.
Mom) Put them in a pan to boil them with 2) some/any salt for about 20 minutes and add 3) a little/a few oregano, too.
Janet) Okay, what’s next?
Mom) Chop 4) some/any carrots, an onion, 5) a few/ a little celery and fry these in 6) some/any oil. Do you have 7) some/ any parsley?
Janet) No I don’t have 8) some/any.
Mom) Never mind, it’s not important. Once the vegetable mix is ready, the lentils should be, too. Drain them and mix them together with the vegetables and 9) a little/a few black pepper. Then blend it all in the food processor until it looks like soup. You add 10) a little/a few leaves of basil, too, if you like. It should only take 11) a little/ a few while. Steve will love it.
Janet) Great, thanks, Mom.
D) Color in red those sentences that are correctly written.
1) Fry it in a dash of oil.
2) Add a handful of water.
3) Don’t put much mushrooms in.
4) Add a few potatoes.
5) We don’t a lot of cheese.
6) There are a little zucchinis.
7) Put in one or two chili powder.
8) There isn’t much butter left.
9) Add a touch of lemon juice.
10) Here are a few garlic.