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Miss Grammar Vídeo 1 – Verb to Be

Este é o nosso primeiro vídeo da série Gramática para Aviação. O conteúdo a ser trabalhado no vídeo será o "Verb to be", este é o verbo mais utilizado na língua Inglesa e é muito importante conhecê-lo a fundo!

Além do vídeo estaremos disponibilizando também questões a serem resolvidas com a ajuda da Miss Grammar, nossa comissária e professora que acompanhará nossos alunos durante este vôo gramatical.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences below according to the information given

1. Michelle: Flight attendant, 35, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

a) My name ____ Michelle.

b) I _______ years old.

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 2: Simple Present

1. Complete the text with the verbs in the simple present:

Blue Skies is the newest airline company in the international aviation industry. This company is famous for the high top quality service provided. For example, there isn’t a division between first class and economic class. All passengers fly (fly) with the best comfort and service available in this industry. This factor ______ (help) to avoid those awkward moments when all the economic passengers pass through the first class and give those “jealous looks”. All seats are very comfortable and ________ (recline) 180 degrees. The cabin crew _______ (welcome) the passengers with especial attention and kindness and _______ (assist) them in case of any problem, always keeping in mind that in Blue Skies passengers are the most important part of the business. The crew _______ (serve) 4 different kinds of dishes on board, always with selected and fresh ingredients.

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 3 : Present Continuous Tense

Miss grammar is teaching about formation of Present Contonuous Tense today.So let's go to English grammar land …………

Please watch this video and try to answer these questions.

 

1. Ann is _________ (fly) to Dulles this morning.

2. That company __________ (make) new routes abroad.

3.The flight attendant ________ (serve) lunch on board now.

 

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 4: Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Please watch this interesting video about difference between the Present Continuous Tense and the Present Simple Tense and try to answer following questions.

1. Complete the spaces with the simple present: 

a) Anne _____ to NY every weekend. (to fly)

b) I _____ (sleep) in the airplane when I fly.

c) We _______ to travel by airplane. (to like-negative)

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 5: Simple Past

Please watch this interesting video     about difference between the Present   Continuous Tense and the Present Simple Tense and try to answer following questions.

1. Complete the spaces with the verb in the simple past:: 

 a) He ________ all night at the check  in counter. (work)

 b) The baby only _____ crying at the end of the flight. (stop)

 c) I _____ a delicious piece of cake on the flight. (eat)

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 6: Past Continuous

Please watch this interesting video about Past Continuous Tense  and try to answer following questions.

1. Change the following sentences into the Past Continuous tense :

a) I conducted the preflight checks.

b) The reservations agent talked with the passengers.

c) We taxied the aircraft to the gate.

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 7: The difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous

Please watch this interesting video about the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous tense and try to answer following questions.

Choose the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive)

1.While Tom ________ the checklist, Emily _______ the passengers board the aircraft.

2.After completing his flight, Marvin _______ home, ________ on the computer and _________ his emails.

3.The thief ________ into the equipment room, ________ the computers and __________without a trace.

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 8 : Future Tense

Please watch this interesting video about the "Future Tense" and try to answer following questions.

Use the verbs in brackets in the correct future tenses.
 
Use will-future, going to-future, Simple Present or Present Progressive.
 
Example: The weather ______ nice on Sunday. (to be)
 
Answer: The weather will be nice on Sunday.
 
1) The train ______ at 11:45. (to leave)
2) We ________ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday. (to have)
3) It _________ in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)
4) On Sunday at 8 o'clock I _________ my friend. (to meet)
5) They _________ to London on Friday evening. (to fly)
 
 

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 9: Articles

Please watch this interesting video about the Articles and try to answer following questions.

Write the correct article to complete each sentence

1. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

2. Mount Everest is in ____ Himalayas.

3. ______ President of the pilot’s union was elected last year.

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Miss Grammar – Lesson 10: There / Is / Are

Please watch this interesting video about the "There Is/Are" and try to answer following questions.

Find the mistakes and correct it:

1. There will be many flights yesterday.

2. There is 4 turbo-jet engines on the airplane.

3. There were a problem with the wings.

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