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B.E.S.T English Institute Module 1 Page 1
2012
B.E.S.T English Institute Module 1 Page 2
FOREWORD
The following module has been designed as an answer to the market’s demands in
terms of providing personnel with a high level of proficiency in the use of English as a
foreign language in Colombia guided under all the regulations based on the BRITISH
COUNCIL CORE INVENTORY FOR GENERAL ENGLISH and THE COMMON EUROPEAN
FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR FOREING LANGUAGES which provide our standards
that allow a student to be trained to meet the requirements of a demanding and
evolving market seeking new leaders for an always changing economy.
As a local company with a Global view of teaching we at Fundación Aliarse
understand the social responsibility we have to teach with state of the art resources,
ideal tutors and all the human and technological resources necessary to provide a
satisfactory and pleasant learning environment that guarantees the acquisition of the
language with an appropriate rapport.
Yair Herrera F.
English teacher and module’s editor
Boston International School
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CONTENIDOS PROGRAMÁTICOS
UNIDAD
CONTENIDOS CONCEPTUALES
CONTENIDOS
PROCEDIMENTALES
CONTENIDOS
ACTITUDINALES
GRAMÁTICA
VOCABULARIO
TEMAS
FUNCIONES
Generador de
discursos Lectura Escritura Escucha
1 El verbo “ to
be” en
oraciones
afirmativas,
interrogativas
y negativas
Preguntas con
ayuda de
“What” y
“Where”.
Información
personal.
Expresiones
usuales dentro
de in salón de
clase y en la
vida cotidiana
El alfabeto
Números de 0
- 10
Intercambio de
información
personal
Deletrear
nombres y
diversos
sustantivos
Pasatiempos
Preguntas
acerca de otras
personas
Dar las gracias
Document
os e
informaci
ón
personal
Redactar un
párrafo con tu
información
básica
Escuchar
información
personal y
completar
formatos.
Respuesta a
saludos y
despedidas.
Formulación de
preguntas de
información
básica.
Respuesta a
información
requerida.
Se adapta a
situaciones
comunicativas
bilingües
básicas y
sencillas.
Respeta las
intervenciones
en clase de sus
compañeros y
procura
aprender de
ellas
Muestra interés
en cumplir con
las tareas y
actividades
asignadas.
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UNIDAD
CONTENIDOS CONCEPTUALES
CONTENIDOS
PROCEDIMENTALES
CONTENIDOS
ACTITUDINALES
GRAMÁTICA
VOCABULARIO
TEMAS
FUNCIONES
Generador de
discursos Lectura Escritura Escucha
2 El verbo “ to be”
en oraciones
afirmativas,
interrogativas y
negativas
Artículos:
definido e
indefinido
Pronombres
demostrativos:
This, that, these
y those.
Objetos
personales
Objetos de un
salón de clase
Países
nacionalidades
e idiomas
Instrucciones
básicas
Nacionalidades
Identificar
objetos del salón
de clase
Uso de
instrucciones
básicas en el
salón de clase
Preguntar por la
ubicación de
objetos en el
salón de clases.
Solicitar ayuda
en el salón de
clases
Respuestas a
preguntas de
interacción
básicas.
Conversac
iones en el
salón de
clases
Hacer
preguntas
sobre la
ubicación de
diversos
objetos y
lugares
Seguir
instrucciones.
Extraer
información
sobre
preguntas
específicas.
Solución de
aplicaciones.
Improvisación
de pequeños
diálogos.
Expresa como se
siente en
términos simples.
Se esmera por
participar en
situaciones de
comunicación
oral en diferentes
tipos de
agrupamientos
(parejas,
pequeños grupos,
todo el grupo).
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UNIDAD
CONTENIDOS CONCEPTUALES
CONTENIDOS
PROCEDIMENTALES
CONTENIDOS
ACTITUDINALES
GRAMÁTICA
VOCABULARIO
TEMAS
FUNCIONES
Generador de
discursos Lectura Escritura Escucha
3 Possessive
Case
Whose
Adjetivos posesivos
Pronombres
posesivos
Posesivo sajón
Preguntas de
información
con ayuda del
verb be.
Adjetivos
básicos
Miembros de
la familia
Números de 10
– 1.000.000.
Días de la
semana y
meses.
El mundo de los
famosos
Descripción de
personas
Conversaciones
sobre amigos.
Mostrar interés
ante los
comentarios
hechos por
otros.
Uso de frases
para mostrar
agrado o
desagrado.
Un árbol
familiar
Escribe sobre
tu familia y
amigos.
Escuchar
conversaciones
y completar
párrafos con
información
específica.
Identificación de
los miembros de
la familia.
Construcción de
un vocabulario
común relativo a
personalidad y
apariencia física.
Utilización de los
posesivos al
señalar
pertenencias.
Descripción de un
amigo o familiar.
Realización de
párrafos cortos
describiendo
algún miembro de
la familia.
Valora la
lectura y
escritura como
medio de
comunicación.
Aprecia la
calidad de las
intervenciones
orales propias y
ajenas.
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UNIDAD
CONTENIDOS CONCEPTUALES
CONTENIDOS
PROCEDIMENTALES
CONTENIDOS
ACTITUDINALES
GRAMÁTICA
VOCABULARIO
TEMAS
FUNCIONES
Generador de
discursos Lectura Escritura Escucha
4 Presente
simple de
forma
afirmativa
Verbos básicos
que expresan
rutinas.
La fecha
Expresiones de
tiempo para
rutinas.
Describe un día
normal para ti
Habla sobre tus
actividades
cotidianas.
Obtener
información
básica.
Estilos de vida
Responder de
forma extensa
preguntas.
Decir si, no y
uso de
palabras para
ganar tiempo
en una
conversación.
Artículos
que
ilustrar el
estilo de
vida de
una región
Uso apropiado
de los signos
de puntuación:
el punto.
Escribir un
mensaje a un
compañero o
describiendo
tus actividades
rutinarias
Escuchar
preguntas y
pensar en
posibles
respuestas.
Obtener
información
sobre rutinas
para completar
tablas o
párrafos.
Descripción de las
características
físicas de los
lugares, tallas,
objetos, personas,
etc.
Solicitud y
respuesta ante la
hora.
Descripción
atmosférica del
día en su ciudad y
otras.
Expresión de la
fecha de su
cumpleaños,
actividades y
eventos históricos.
Se esfuerza por
captar las ideas
principales en
los textos
propuestos
Es diligente en
la adquisición
de palabras,
nombres y
frases de
supervivencia.
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UNIDAD
CONTENIDOS CONCEPTUALES
CONTENIDOS
PROCEDIMENTALES
CONTENIDOS
ACTITUDINALES
GRAMÁTICA
VOCABULARIO
TEMAS
FUNCIONES
Generador de
discursos Lectura Escritura Escucha
5 Presente simple.
Oraciones
afirmativas y
negativas.
Adverbios de
frecuencia.
Tipos de
programas
de televisión
Actividades
de tiempo
libre
Expresiones
sobre gustos
y disgustos.
Tú casa.
Discutir sobre
actividades de
tiempo libre.
Hablar sobre
gustos y
disgustos.
Formular
preguntas que
le permitan
aclarar
información.
Usar la
expresión “I
mean” para
explicar sus
ideas.
Artículos
sobre el uso
apropiado de
medios
masivos de
comunicació
n.
Escribir un
mensaje
acerca de
tu opinión
sobre un
programa
de
televisión.
Escuchar
conversaciones
que le permite
predecir ideas
acerca de lo que
las personas en
la conversación
van a decir.
Empleo apropiado
de las
preposiciones de
tiempo de acuerdo
al asunto en
referencia.
Descripción física
de su cuarto y su
casa.
Localización de
lugares en un
espacio
determinado.
Valora la
lectura y
escritura como
medio de
comunicación.
Aprecia la
calidad de las
intervenciones
orales propias y
ajenas.
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UNIDAD
CONTENIDOS CONCEPTUALES
CONTENIDOS
PROCEDIMENTALES
CONTENIDOS
ACTITUDINALES
GRAMÁTICA
VOCABULARIO
TEMAS
FUNCIONES
Generador de
discursos Lectura Escritura Escucha
6 There is y there
are
Presente simple,
en todas las
formas.
Lugares del
vecindario
Adjetivos
Expresiones
para decir el
tiempo.
Frutas y
vegetales
Describir tu
vecindario
Hablar acerca de
actividades de
Usar frases
para mostrar
que tienes
afinidades con
alguien.
Frases para
demostrar tu
acuerdo o
desacuerdo
sobre diversas
temáticas.
Avisos
clasificados
Escribir
anuncios
para dar a
conocer un
evento
Escuchar
programas de
radio o
televisivas
donde se
muestran
eventos
Extraer
información
sobre temas de
actualidad.
Lectura de un
mapa.
Solicitud,
expresión y
entendimiento de
una dirección
Emisión y
respuesta ante
órdenes dadas en
el aula para poder
desarrollar una
clase.
Se esfuerza por
captar las ideas
principales en
los textos
propuestos
Es diligente en
la adquisición
de palabras,
nombres y
frases de
supervivencia.
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UNIT 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOU
What’s in this unit? The verb to be Personal information questions Classroom expressions The alphabet Numbers 1 -10 On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening //www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary //www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm. Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html WARM UP: Introducing yourself Duration: 8 hours Describe the pictures. How do they make you feel? Are they true?
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THE ENGLISH ALPHABET
LISTENING 1. Say the alphabet in English. Listen and repeat.
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg
Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn
Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu
Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
2. LISTENING II. Listen and circle the letters you hear.
1. A I 2. G J 3. I Y 4. B V 5. E A 6. P B 7. D T 8. E I 9. M N 10. O U
1A. GETTING TO KNOW YOU.
3. READING
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Read the text and choose the correct answers.
1. Pepa is her nickname.
a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
2. She’s Italian.
a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
3. Her favourite thing is her cat.
a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
4. Her favourite film is Destiny’s Child.
a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
5. She is a musician.
a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
4. LISTENING III. Listen and mark the correct spelling
5. VOCABULARY CORNER. Do it yourself!!!
Instructions: Look up the following words / phrases in your dictionary. Make
sentences and a dialogue using them.
WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION / SYNONYM TRANSLATION
1. Spell
2. Listen
3. Repeat
4. Practise
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5. Say
6. Circle
7. Mark
8. Letters
9. Greetings
10. Complete
11. Answer
12. Write
6. GRAMMAR
Normally we use the verb to be to show the status or characteristics of something or
someone. It says what I am, what you are or what something is.
Table # 1 (Positive form) Pronouns with the verb to be (am/is/are) and its Contractions
“Subject”
Pronouns
Verb
(To be)
Contraction
1St I am I’m
2nd you are you’re
3rd He/She/It Is he’s / she’s / it’s
PLURAL
1st We are we’re
2nd You you’ re
3rd They they’re
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Table 2 : (Negative form) Pronouns with the verb to be (am/is/are) and its Contractions
“Subject”
Pronouns
Verb
(To be)
Contraction
1St I am +
not
I’m not
2nd you are +
not
you’re not / you aren’t
3rd He/She/It is + not he’s / she’s / it’s + not
or
he/she/it + isn’t
PLURAL
1st We Are
+not
we’re not / we aren’t
2nd You you’ re not / you aren’t
3rd They they’re not / they
aren’t
Table # 3 (Questions)
Verb (to
be)
Subject
Pronoun
Complement
(optional)
1St Am I a good student?
2nd Are you married?
3rd Is he/she/it your friend?
PLURAL
1st Are we ready?
2nd you at home
3rd they tired?
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Table 4: Short answers (Yes and no answers)
Positive Negative
1St Yes, I am No. I’m not
2nd Yes, you
are
No, you aren’t
3rd Yes, he is No, he isn’t / No, he’s not
No, she isn’t / No, she’s not
No, it isn’t/ No, it’s not
PLURAL
1st Yes, we are No, we’re not / No, we aren’t
2nd Yes, you
are
No, you’re not / No, you aren’t
3rd Yes, they
are
No, they’re not / No, they
aren’t
7. GREETINGS
Formal
Good morning, afternoon, evening
Hello
Hi
How are you?
How are you doing?
Same old, same old
Fine thank you, and you?
I'm excellent, great, good, doing well, super!
I'm okay
I'm not so good, bad, terrible
I feel awful today
Informal
What’s up? Not much, how about you?
How's it going? Pretty good! how about yourself?
What's going on? Not much!
How are things? -Everything's cool. So far, so good
Farewells
Goodbye!
Bye!
Take care!
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Informal Farewells
See you!
Catch you later!
See you later!
Later!
8. PERSONAL INFORMATON
A. Complete the box with your own information.
NAME MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME NICKNAME
B. Ask the following questions to a partner.
a. What’s your name?____________________________________________________
b. What’s your middle name? _____________________________________________
c. What’s your last name? ________________________________________________
d. What’s your nickname? ________________________________________________
e. What’s your email address?_____________________________________________
C. Ask your partner to spell. Practice with the question:
HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR…………………..?
9. LISTENING IV. Spelling names. How do you spell the names? Listen and check
(√) the correct answer
1. ___ Jon ___ John
2. ___ Sara ___ Sarah
3. ___ Steven ___ Stephen
4. ___ Katherine ___ Kathryn
5. ___ Kris ___ Chris
10. LISTENING V. Listen and write the names.
a. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
b. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
c. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
d. ___ ___ ___ ___
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11. How do you spell …? Spell the word below, practice with your partner
Example: A: How do you spell window?
B: W-I-N-D-O-W
- chair
- Book
- Notebook
- Eraser
- Pencil
- Pen
- Ruler
- Desk
- Board
- Teacher
- Student
- Dictionary
- Backpack
13. THE NUMBERS 0. Zero – Oh 1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four
5. Five 6. Six 7. Seven 8. Eight 9.Nine
10. Ten
Answer the following question:
What’s your phone number?_______________________________
14. Classroom English
Commands
· Pay attention. · Raise your hand. - Don't talk/chat.
· Open your book. · Close your book.
Questions
· Do you understand?
—Yes, I understand. / No, I don't understand.
· Are you ready?
—Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
· Do you have a question?
—Yes, I have a question. / No, I don't have a question.
· Could you repeat that, please?
· How do you say this_________________ in English?
· May I go to the bathroom?
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Student Responses
· Sorry, I'm late. · I forgot. - I don't remember.
· This is easy/difficult. · This is fun/boring. Teacher, I can't see.
Directions
· Listen to the directions. - Repeat after me. - Say the question.
· Answer the question. WRITING
Instructions: Write basic information about you and your classmates and come up with a dialogue using the greetings you learnt. _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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UNIT 2 MY CLASSROOM
What’s in this unit? The verb to be Definitive and indefinite articles Demonstrative pronouns Nationalities and languages Classroom objects On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening http://www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary http://www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm. Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html WARM UP: A tongue twister A noisy noise annoys an oyster Duration: 6 hours Describe the pictures. How do they make you feel? Are they true?
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2A. Reading Read Mark’s letter
Dear students, Thank you for your letter. How are you? It’s dark and very cold in the Arctic! My house isn’t very big but it’s my home. There’s a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom in my house. In my bedroom, there’s a bed, a desk and a chair. My computer is on the desk. There’s a small cupboard. My things are in it. There are some drawers and shelves next to the cupboard. My books and cassettes are on the shelves but there aren’t any CDs because there isn’t a CD player! On the walls, there are lots of photos and postcards. My favourite things are the photos of my friends and family. And there are three warm mats on the floor. Write to me again soon! Mark Read Mark’s letter in exercise 10 again, and choose the correct answers. 0 Mark’s house is in the Antarctic. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 1 There isn’t a bathroom in Mark’s house. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 2 His desk is next to his bed. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 3 There are some drawers next to the cupboard. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 4 His photos are his favourite things. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 5 There are postcards from his family. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
3. VOCABULARY CORNER. Do it yourself!!!
Instructions: Look up the following words / phrases in your dictionary. Make
sentences and a dialogue using them.
WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION / SYNONYM TRANSLATION
1. Address book
2. Wallet
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3. Envelope
4. Umbrella
5. Calendar
6. Credit card
7. Backpack
8. White board
9. Computer
10. Wasbasket
11. Desk
12. Dictionary
13. Pieces of paper
14. Blue
15. Yellow
16. White
17. Black
18. Red
19. Orange
20. Green
21. Brown
Warm Up: Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. What color is your hair? 2. Do you have a blue chair? 3. How do you spell orange? 4. What color is your pencil? 5. Wher is your dictionary? Activity: Write your family tree with as many members as possible
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4. LISTENING VI. Match the objects with the pictures. Listen and repeat.
5. Listen and list the words from the previous exercise in the order you hear them.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
11. 12.
13. 14.
6. GRAMMAR. For reviewing the use of the VERB BE, please go back to unit 1; pages 15 and 16 to refresh your memory.
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6.1. Put the conversation in the correct order.
Start with: Good morning. I am Kate.
a. Bye. B. Good morning. I am Kate. C. Hi, Kate! How are you?
D. I’m Janet. e. I’m fine. What’s your name? f. See you tomorrow, Janet.
B
6.2. Choose the correct word and circle it.
1 Hello. I am / is Peter.
2 This is / are my brother, Sam.
3 This is John and this is Stacy. They is / are my friends.
6.3. Underline the mistakes. Then write the corrections.
1 You not are American. _______________
2 She aren’t here today. _______________
3 I is not on your team. _______________
4 You ready? _______________
6.4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be in each gap.
0 I __am_ a doctor.
1 It _____ my bag.
2 _____ you a teacher?
3 She _____ a student.
4 _____ he a waiter?
6.5 Complete the short answers.
0 Are you an engineer? Yes, I am.
1 Am I English? No, _____ _____.
2 Is he Spanish? No, _____ _____.
3 Is your name John? No, _____ _____.
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6.6 Write the question to the answers. Choose from the box. You don’t need all of the
questions.
How do you spell Mexico? Can you repeat that, please?
Good afternoon. How do you say this in English?
What does that mean?
1 ________________________________________ ?
B. In English it is called a classroom.
2 ________________________________________ ?
B. Sure. My name is Tom.
3 ________________________________________ ?
B. It’s M…E…X…I…C…O. Mexico.
4 ________________________________________ ?
B. It means father.
6.7 COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES.
1 ____________________? B She’s my grandmother. 2 ____________________? B I’m twelve. 3 ____________________? B My sister is eighteen. 4 ____________________? B It’s Juan. 5 ____________________? B It’s J - U - A - N.
7. INTRODUCTIONS. Circle the correct words to complete the conversation.
Maddie Good (morning / afternoon), Mrs. Binks. Mrs. Binks Hi, Maddie. How are (you / your), today? Maddie Great, (thank / thanks). How about you? Mrs. Binks Good, (thanks you / thank you). Maddie Mrs. Binks, this (is / are) my new classmate, Arturo. Mrs. Binks Hi, Arturo. Nice (meet / to meet) you. Arturo Nice (too / to) meet you, (too / to). Mrs. Binks Arturo, how (you do / do you) spell your first name?
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Arturo (A-R-T-U-R-O / A-T-R-U-R-O). Mrs. Binks What’s (you / your) last name? Arturo Valdez. Mrs. Binks V-A-L-D-E-S? Arturo (Yes / No). V-A-L-D-E-Z. 11. Complete the dialogue
Peter: Hello my _________________ is Peter Smith. I’m a new student here. What’s your
__________?
Tina: Hi, My ______________ is Tina Atkinson
Peter: How do you spell your _________ ____________?
Tina: A-T-K-I-N-S-O-N
Peter: What’s your _____________?
Tina: 45 B Street and 24-85
Peter: O.k. And your phone number?
Tina: it’s ______________________
1. COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES Colombia - Colombian USA – American United States of America Canada – Canadian Mexico – Mexican Jamaica - Jamaican Peru – Peruvian Brazil – Brazilian Venezuela – Venezuelan Ecuador – Ecuadorian Argentina – Argentinean Chile – Chilean Spain – Spanish France – French German – Germany Italy – Italian Portugal – Portuguese UK – British United Kingdom
Ireland – Irish Poland – Polish Sweden – Swedish Switzerland – Swiss Scotland – Scottish England – English Russia – Russian India – Indian Japan – Japanese China – Chinese United Arab Emirates – Emirati Egypt - Egyptian South Africa – South African Australia – Australian New Zealand – New Zealander
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8.1. Write the nationalities of the following countries
1________________________ 2________________________ 3________________________ 4________________________ 5________________________ 6________________________ 7________________________ 8________________________
9________________________ 10_______________________ 11_______________________ 12_______________________ 13_______________________ 14_______________________ 15_______________________ 16_______________________
8.2. A. Find out the COLORS of the following flags. 1. Colombian flag: _______________________________________________________ 2. Japanese flag: _______________________________________________________ 3. South African flag: ____________________________________________________ 4. Jamaican flag: _______________________________________________________ 5. American flag: _______________________________________________________ 8.3. What’ s your favourite sport team? What are its representative colors?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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8.4. Where are you from? Talk and write about you and the people in the picture.
She’s Irune. She’s from Spain. She’s Spanish. The Spanish flag is red and yellow.
1. ________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________________________ 7. ________________________________________________________________________
9. INDEFINITE ARTICLE A = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants She has a dog. I work in a factory. AN = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) Can I have an apple? She is an English teacher. 9.1 Odd Word. Fill in the blanks with a or an, Find the odd Word and write a sentence
1_____ orange 2 _____ apple 3 _____ peach 4 _____ wallet
1 _____spoon 2 _____ knife 3 _____table 4 _____ fork
1 _____ stamp 2 _____teacher 3 _____ actress 4 _____ salesman
1 _____ cat 2 _____ tiger 3 _____ rabbit 4 _____ chicken
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1 _____ dress 2 ______ ring 3 _____ bracelet 4 ______ chain
1 _____ eraser 2 ____umbrella 3 _____ notebook 4 ______ ruler
9.2. Complete the following sentences with the correct article a, an, the or n/a He is ____________ electrician
This is __________ orange
She is __________ secretary
They are ______________ cassettes.
You are _____________ architect
I am ____________ clerk
These are _____________ English books
10. SINGULAR AND PLURAL FORMS
It’s time to learn how to change form singular to plural
SINGULAR + -S singular plural a car two cars a cassette two cassettes a lamp two lamps a hat two hats a cup two cups Add -es after sibilants: singular plural a box two boxes a sandwich two sandwiches a suitcase two suitcases a rose two roses a garage two garages
Substitute y after consonant with -ies: singular plural a city two cities
a lady two ladies
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Add -s after vowel + y: singular plural a boy two boys a day two days Nouns on -f or -fe: add -s substitute with -ves singular plural singular plural a roof two roofs a thief two thieves a cliff two cliffs a wife two wives a sheriff two sheriffs a shelf two shelves There are two forms possible: scarf - scarfs/scarves hoof - hoofs/hooves Add -s for words ending in -ff. Always use a dictionary if you are not sure.
Nouns on -o form the plural by adding -s or -es. add -s substitute with -ves singular plural singular plural a disco two discos a tomato two tomatoes a piano two pianos a potato two potatoes a photo two photos a hero two heroes Some nouns can have two plural forms: buffalo - buffalos/buffaloes mosquito - mosquitos/mosquitoes tornado - tornados/tornadoes There is no rule when to use -s or -es. We often add -s with technical words.
IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMS: singular plural a man two men a woman two women a child two children a mouse two mice a tooth two teeth a goose two geese a foot two feet an ox two oxen
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EXERCISES Instructions: Change the nouns in exercise 9.3 to plural 10.1 Write sentences about what can you see in the picture. After you do it, change to PLURAL
Example: It’s a chair _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
11. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
A demonstrative pronoun represents a thing or things: near in distance or time (this, these) far in distance or time (that, those)
near far
singular this that
plural these those
11.1 Work with a partner. Ask and answer. Use this , that, these, those.
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1. A:___________________________
B:___________________________
2. A:___________________________
B:___________________________
3. A:___________________________
B:___________________________
4. A:___________________________
B:___________________________
5. A:___________________________
B:___________________________
6. A:___________________________
B:__________________________
7. A:__________________________
B:__________________________
8. A:__________________________
B:_________________________
11.2. Complete the sentences this, that, these, those.
11.3. Complete the sentences. Choose words. Write the words on the line
1. _________________ hat is black. _________________ hats are beige
This/These That/those
2. _________________ jeans are tight. ______________ jeans are loose.
This/These That/these
3. _________________ shirt is dirty. ______________ shirts are clean.
That/Those This/these
4. I don’t like ___________ yellow blouse. I like ___________ purple blouse
That/ those This/those
5. We don’t want ____________ cereal. We want ___________ cereal
This/these That/Those
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11. LISTENING VII. A. Listen and number the pictures in the correct order.
B. Listen again and find the people in the pictures. Mia - Jo – Dan – Clara – Toby – Simone –
Alfie/Miles- Jack.
Picture a. ______________________________
Picture b. ______________________________
Picture c. ______________________________
Picture d. ______________________________
Picture e. ______________________________
12. WRITING Instructions: Write about everything you can find in your classroom and the characteristics of them. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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UNIT 3 MY FAMILY
What’s in this unit? The verb be Possesive adjectives Possessive pronouns Family members Adjectives to describe people Numbers On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening http://www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary http://www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm. Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html Duration: 10 hours Describe the pictures. How do they make you feel? Are they true?
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READING Read the text and choose the correct answers.
My name’s Charlie and I go to a special school for music students. I play the piano and sing, and I want to be a professional musician in the future. The school is in London and it’s for students from fourteen to eighteen years old. We study normal subjects in the mornings and Music in the afternoons. My favourite ‘normal’ subjects are English and History. Some students want to write music and others want to sing or play professionally. I want to sing in a famous pop band and travel around the world. My parents are musicians. My dad plays the drums in a jazz band. My mum’s teaching singing and music at my school at the moment, but she sometimes sings in my dad’s band. I don’t like jazz and I don’t want to be a teacher.
1 Charlie doesn’t go to a normal school. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 2 He plays two musical instruments. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 3 The school is for students of all ages. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 4 He likes Geography classes. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say 5 All the students want to write music. a) true b) false c) doesn’t say
2. VOCABULARY CORNER. Do it yourself!!!
Instructions: Look up the following words / phrases in your dictionary. Make sentences and a
dialogue using them.
WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION / SYNONYM TRANSLATION
1. Infant
2. Young / old
3. Middle-age
4. Noisy / quiet
5. Toddler
6. Senior citizen
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7. Well-built
8. Average weight
9. Thin / fat
10. Skinny / Chubby
11. Gorgeous
12. Handsome / ugly
13. Shy / Talkative
14. Wife / husband
15. In laws
16. Aunt / Uncle
17. Straight / crooked
18. Wealthy / poor
19. Stuffed
20. Sharp / dull
Warm Up: Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. What is your mother like? 2. Are you married or single? 3. What is your teacher’s name? 4. Name some gorgeous actors / actresses 5. Tell me about your grandfather… 6. Describe yourself 7. What is your best friend like? Activity: Write your family tree with as many members as possible 2.1 Family Tree. Read about Debbie’s family. Write their names in the picture. 1. My grandmother’s name is Millie. 2. Millie’s son is my father. His name is Jack. 3. My aunt’s name is Betty. Her husband’s name is Tom. 4. Betty’s father is Bill. 5. My brother’s name is Mark.
6. My mom’s name is Cathy. 7. Tom’s son is my cousin. His name is Jake. 8. Sandra is Cathy’s daughter. She’s my sister, too. 9. Laura is Jake’s sister
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2.3. Here are some more family words. Match these family members to the descriptions! 1. Twins _____ a. She is my new dad’s daughter. 2. Triplets _____ b. Two children born at the same time. 3. Step-sister_____ c. Three children born at the same time 4. Step-father_____ d. She is my grandma’s mother . 5. Great grandmother_____ e. My mom is married again and I have a new father 3. Use the following words to make a physical description from each group of pictures. Write a number next to the word.
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4. Find and circle the adjectives in the box below.
NICE FUNNY CUTE SHORT TALL HEAVY FRIENDLY THIN SHY SMART
HANDSOME PRETTY
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5. LISTENING VIII. Numbers. Listen and repeat the numbers.
6. Solve and write in words the following mathematical operations Example: 4 X 7 = 28 four times seven is (equal) twenty eight 8 X 2 =___________________________________________________________ 18/ 9 =___________________________________________________________ 45 – 24=__________________________________________________________ 72 / 8 =___________________________________________________________ 61 + 32=__________________________________________________________ 49 / 7 =___________________________________________________________
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7. LISTENING IX. Listen and complete the dialogue. Then ask another students for their phone numbers Lisa: Hey, Brad. What’s your cell phone number?
Brad: It’s _________________________________________
Lisa: Can you repeat that, please?
Brad: _______________________________________. What’s yours, Lisa?
Lisa: My number is _________________________________________
7.1. Ask a partner about his / her age. How old are you? I’m __________years old.
8. LISTENING X. Listen and circle the correct information about Clara.
9. GRAMMAR. POSSESSIVE CASE OF NOUNS
adding 's of phrase Usually used for people Usually used for things Example: Ronny's brother Example: the name of the school
If there is a relation to people when using the possessive case with unanimated things, often the s is added instead of using an of phrase. Example: Germany's economy or the economy of Germany When using the possessive case with a time, s is added. Example: a three weeks' holiday EXERCISES 9.1 Fill the gaps with the possessive case of nouns. Decide whether you have to use 's or an of phrase. 1. The boy has a toy. → It's the _________________________________________ 2. Peter has a book. → It's_________________________________________________ 3. The magazine has my picture on its cover. → My picture is on _________________ 4. Our friends live in this house. → It's _________________________________________
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5. There is milk in the glass. → It's _________________________________________ 6. This house has a number. → What is _____________________________________? 7. The walk lasts two hours. → It's ___________________________________________ 8. John has a sister, Jane. → Jane is _________________________________________ 9. The film has a name, "Scream". → "Scream" is _____________________________ 10. This school is for girls only. → It's a _____________________________________
9.2 PERSONAL PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES and POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns Possessive determiners Possessive pronouns
I my mine
You your yours
He his his
She her hers
It its its
We our ours
You your yours
They their theirs
Ex. We have some books. Ex. These are our books. Ex. The books are ours.
USE: Use the possessive adjectives before nouns Use the possessive pronouns after verbs and prepositions EXERCISES 9.3 CHOOSE THE CORRECT POSSESSIVE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. Example: I have got a sister. ___ name is Susan. Answer: I have a sister. Her name is Susan. Hi Daniel, ______name is John. This is______ friend Jason. He's 12. ______sister is nine. ______pet is a budgie. ______name is Dickens. Jason and I go to the same school. There are 450 boys and girls in ______school. Jason's form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet, too. ______ pet is a tortoise. Our form teacher is Mr. Smith. I like______ lessons. He has two dogs. The dogs love to play in______ garden. Now I have a question for you. What's______ pet? Yours, John
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9.4 Write the correct possessive
1. John Anderson forgot ___ book. 2. Sarah and Susan talk like ____ mother. 3. Alex and I were late for ___ class . 4. Princess Caroline is wearing ___ new Gucci gown. 5. Where are ___ keys? I can't find them. 6. Where do you keep ___ money, in the bank? 7. Everyone should bring ___ signed receipt. 8. Kelly________ parents live in New York. 9. John and Jane like________ house very much. 10. Whose car is it? Is it________ ? 11. I don't like your shoes ; I prefer ________ 12. Look at this car! ________ door is broken ! 13. Madonna and ________ musicians are in Paris. 14. Who are these people? They are my parents ________ friends. 15. Paul is dancing with ______ wife. 16. English people know ________ Queen very well.
9.5 Complete with the correct possessive word. 1. She is Marion. __________ birthday is in July 2. They are my brothers. _________teacher is Japanese 3. I am Mark. __________ father’s name is Henry 4. You are tall. Is ___________sister tall, too? 5. It is a beautiful house. __________rooms are large. 6. I am Robert. __________last name is Redford. 7. She is from Peru. _________nationality is Peruvian. 8. We are happy. Today is _________ graduation day.
9.6 Look at the pictures and write the correct words with ‘s
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9.7. Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need – ‘s, sometimes of…. 1. What is ____________________________________ (the name / this town) 2. When is ________________________________ (the birthday / your sister) 3. Write your name at _____________________________(the top / this page) 4. What is _____________________________________ (the address / Jane) 5.______________________ is near the city center. (The house / my parents) 6.__________________________________ is very good. (the English / Maria) 7. For me the morning is _______________________ (the best part / the day) 8.____________________________ is very interesting. (the end / The street) 9._______________________________ is blue. (the favorite color / Pat) 10._______________________________ are very thin. (the walls / this house) 9.8. Choose the correct answer
Peter: What’s your name? Marie: a) Nice to meet you b) Marie
John: Where are you from?
Frank: a) I’m from Colombia b) I’m sixteen
Margaret: What’s your phone number? Alex: a) It’s 3652582 b) Fine thank you
Margaret: How old are you? Alex: a) Fine, thank you b) I’m nineteen years old
Peter: When is your birthday? Marie: a) no thanks
b) It’s on October 12th, 1975
John: How do you spell your last name? Frank: a) B-A-Y-U-E-L-O
b) My first name is Rossie
Margaret: What’s your address? Alex: a) It’s 3452517 b) It’s 45 Murillo street
Peter: How are you today? Marie: a) Not much b) Very good
9.9. Choose and complete a. _____________is the market? Opposite the toy shop b. _____________is your birthday? It´ s on the twenty fourth of January. c. _____________are you wearing boot? because it’s raining d. _____________is hungry? Andrew. e. _____________is your rubber? In my pencil case. f. _____________car is that? Terry’s. g. ____________ is your dog like? Its name is Stacy and it’s playful and sweet.
What Who Where Why Whose When What
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9.10. Write the questions. 1. Who’s this? This is my best friend. ____________________________ ? His name is Tyler. ____________________________ ? I think he’s 14. ____________________________ ? He’s from Australia. 2. __________________________? This is my new classmate. ____________________________? She’s not from Canada. She’s from the U.S. ____________________________? Her name is Carolina. ____________________________? She’s 13. 3. __________________________? This is my e-pal. ____________________________? Her name is Maria. ____________________________? She’s from Mexico. ____________________________? She’s not 14. She’s 12. 4. ____________________________? This is my science partner. ____________________________? He’s not from China. He’s from Japan. ____________________________? His name isn’t Jeff. His name is Yoshi. 9.11 Answer the following questions using possessive adjectives and the names in the box. Example : Question: What is Tom’s last name? Answer: His last name is Cruise. 1. What is Frida’s last name? _____________________________________________
2. What is Kennedy’s name?______________________________________________
3. What is James’ last name?______________________________________________
4. What is Montoya’s first name?___________________________________________
5. What is Marilyn’s last name?____________________________________________
6. What is your teacher’s last name?________________________________________
7. What is Bill and Hillary’s last name?_______________________________________
8. What is Michael’s last name?____________________________________________
Marilyn Monroe Frida Field James Bond Bill and Hillary Clinton Juan Pablo Montoya John F. Kennedy
Michael Jackson
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9.12. Answer with your own information, and then ask the same questions to your partner 1. What’s your full name? __________________________________________ 2. How old are you? ______________________________________________ 3. What’s your address? ___________________________________________ 4. What’s your phone number? ______________________________________ 5. What’s your e-mail? _____________________________________________ 6. Where are you from? ____________________________________________ 7. What do you do? _______________________________________________
USE REALLY TO GIVE EMPHASIS TO YOUR ANSWERS. 9.13. Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted forms.
Example: He __ a boy. Answer: He is a boy 1. Peter Baker _________from Manchester, but Paul and John _________from London. Manchester and London _________cities in England; but Seattle _________a city in USA. WRITING. Fill out the following Fundación Aliarse Language Centre. Use your own information.
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UNIT 4 A NORMAL DAY
What’s in this unit? Present simple Routines Arguing at your work place Writing about what a typical day is for you. Vocabulary about life styles On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening http://www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary http://www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.ego4u.com Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html. http://www.real-english.com/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ Duration: 7 hours Describe the pictures. How do they make you feel? Are they true?
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1A. READING Read and listen the following article as you check your pronunciation
HOMEWORK HAS FEW BENEFITS, SAYS STUDY (29TH MARCH, 2012) The notion of younger children doing homework is under attack. New research suggests that homework for younger children does not really provide any benefit and teachers only give it because parents want it. Professor Richard Walker of Sydney University said that elementary (primary) school children do hours of homework every week but it has minimal, if any, effect on their test grades or level. He said the situation was little better for junior high school kids. He suggested: “I don't think anyone except senior high school students should be doing a couple of hours of homework.” Dr Walker said: “A little bit of homework is probably OK at all ages, if part of the reason is to help kids become self-directed learners.” The study from Sydney University comes days after calls by parents in France to boycott homework and read a book instead. Jean-Jacques Hazan of the French Parents Association said: “If the child hasn't succeeded in doing the exercise at school, I don't see how they're going to succeed at home.” He added that schools were pushing the responsibility of teaching onto parents, which causes family friction. “We're asking parents to do the work that should be done in lessons,” he said. A teaching spokeswoman agreed, saying: “Not all families have the time or the necessary knowledge to help their offspring.” French primary schools still give homework despite a five-decade-long ban on it.
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. New research suggests that no one benefits from doing homework. T/F b. A professor said homework raises test scores at elementary schools. T/ F c. The professor said only Sr. high school students should do homework. T/ F d. He said homework that leads to independent learning is good for all. T/ F e. Parents in France want to boycott homework. T/ F
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2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. Notion ____ a. triumph 2 suggests____ b. impact 3. minimal____ c. besides 4. effect____ d. idea 5. except____ e. avoid 6. calls____ f. negligible 7. boycott____ g. children 8. succeed____ h. indicates 9. offspring____ i. in spite of 10. despite____ j. requests
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. The notion of younger ____ a. effect 2 under ____ b. how they're going to 3. it has minimal, if any, ____ c. directed learners 4. A little ____ d. read a book instead 5. help kids become self-____ e. attack 6. boycott homework and ____ f. their offspring 7. I don't see ____ g. decade-long ban 8. do the work that should ____ h. children doing homework 9. the necessary knowledge to help ____ i. be done in lessons 10. despite a five-____ j. bit
4. VOCABULARY CORNER. Do it yourself!!!
Instructions: Look up the following words / phrases in your dictionary. Make sentences and a dialogue using them.
WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION / SYNONYM TRANSLATION
Well
Do homework
Exercise
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Watch TV
Pretty busy
Get up early
Check my e-mail
Listen to the radio
Talk a lot
Make phone calls
Go out
On the phone
Spend
Average
Both
Warm Up: Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. Do you do your homework? 2. When do you go out? 3. How do you spend your free time? 4. Do you talk a lot? 5. Do you listen to the radio? Activity: Write a dialog including the words you have just learnt
LISTENING XI
Instructions: Listen and complete the missing information about these people
WHAT’S A TYPICAL MORNING LIKE IN YOUR HOME? GREG O’NEAL ·“Well, I’m pretty busy. I 1._______________ early. I 2.___________my e-mail, and I listen to the radio. Then I 3._______________”
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JENNIFER LEE “Oh, I don’t __________mornings. Our house is so noisy. My sister _________ TV,
and my brother ________________ games on the computer.”
AMANDA SANCHEZ “It’s crazy. We _____________ late, so I _______________ breakfast in the car. My
husband doesn’t ______________ breakfast – he drives.”
ALEX STERN
“ Well, I have breakfast, and my wife ___________ coffee. We _____________ read
the newspaper. We’re pretty quiet. We don’t ___________ a lot.”
VIDEO TIME. Watch the following video to learn about people’s daily activities
VOCABULARY Underline the correct words.
0 Can you open the bath /door, please? 1 We have a basin / sink in our bathroom. 2 The furniture in my house is a bit cosy / old-fashioned. 3 The fridge is near the cupboard / upstairs. 4 You have to walk past / right the chemist’s. 5 My father has got a lot of books and a computer in his study / hall. 6 The sofa is at / on the left. 7 We haven’t got some / any plants in our flat.
Match the words
1.______go a. breakfast 2.______get b. t.v 3.______have c. computer games 4.______ read d. lunch 5.______ watch e. with friends 6.______play f. jogging 7.______ have g. homework 8.______go out h. a book 9.______do i. up
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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
Preposition Use Examples
IN
in months in July; in September
year in 1985; in 1999
seasons in summer; in the summer of 69
part of the day in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
duration in a minute; in two weeks
AT
part of the day at night
time of day at 6 o'clock; at midnight
celebrations at Christmas; at Easter
fixed phrases at the same time
ON
days of the week on Sunday; on Friday
date on the 25th of December*
special holidays on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday
a special part of a day on the morning of September the 11th*
Fill in the blanks with in, on, at
1. She is at home __________Saturdays.
2. We go on vacation_________ the summer.
3. My favorite tv program is______a quarter to nine
4. We always visit my grandmother_________August.
5. School ends________ June 26th.
6. I have my English class__________Monday.
7. I get up________ half past six.
8. They go to work __________weekends.
9. We have a holiday_________ winter.
10. I need my lunch _____ 12 o’clock.
11. We usually call our mom _________ the evening.
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LISTENING XII. Listen an repeat the days of the week
What do you do on…? LISTENING XIII. Listen to the pronunciation and spelling of the months. Repeat afterwards
MONTHS a. January (Jan) d. April (Apr) g. July j. October (Oct) b. February (Feb) e. May h. August (Aug) k. November (Nov) c. March (Mar) f. June i. September (Sept) l. December (Dec) Note: The months and the days of the week begin with a capital letter.
EVERYDAY ENGLISH Circle the correct answer 1. A: What’s your new flat like? B: a. It’s very nice b. really? 2. A: Has your new house got any furniture? B: a. How about the kitchen? b. Yes, it has 3. A: How many rooms are there in your flat? B: a. There’s a small living room b. Five
DAYS OF THE WEEK a. Sunday (Sun) b. Monday (Mon) c. Tuesday (Tue) (Tues) d. Wednesday (Wed) e. Thursday (Thur) (Thurs) f. Friday (Fri) g. Saturday (Sat)
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What’s the weather like? Match the words with the pictures. LISTENING XIV Listen and repeat the weather . LISTENING XV Listen to the two conversations and complete the table.
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GRAMMAR. PRESENT SIMPLE. Affirmative form We use the Simple Present when we talk about something which happens repeatedly.
We use the Simple Present to describe a series of actions in the present.
Use 1) repeated actions My friend often draws nice posters. 2) things in general The sun rises in the East. SIGNAL WORDS every day, often, always, sometimes, never Form infinitive (3rd person singular he, she, it: infinitive + -s) Examples Affirmative sentences: I read books. My brother reads books. We sing pop songs. She sings pop songs. I play handball. John plays handball. SPELLING RULES 1. If a verb ends in ss, sh, ch, x, o, z ADD es Example Carolina finishes her job at 6 pm Example A bee buzzes in my garden every morning
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2. If a verb ends in “Y” and a consonant before ADD ies Example Karol hurries in the morning 3. For most verbs ADD s Yair works as an English teacher EXERCISES Put the correct verb forms into the gaps. Watch the example. Use the Simple Present. Example: I swim - she _____ Answer: I swim - she swims I sing – she _________________________________ I play – she _________________________________ I read – she _________________________________ I go – she _________________________________ I ask – she _________________________________ I carry – she _________________________________ I enjoy – she _________________________________ I wash – she _________________________________ I call – she _________________________________ Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the statements. Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim) Answer: I swim in the lake. 1. We __________________________our dog. (to call)
2. Emma__________________________ in the lessons. (to dream)
3. They__________________________ at birds. (to look)
4. John __________________________home from school. (to come)
5. I__________________________ my friends. (to meet)
6. He__________________________ the laptop. (to repair)
7. Walter__________________________ and Frank hello. (to say)
8. The cat__________________________ under the tree. (to sit)
9. You__________________________ water. (to drink)
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Choose the correct answers. 1 He ______________ work at 8.00am.
a) goes to the b) finishes to c) goes to
2 We ______________ our homework after school.
a) do b) have c) study
3 I ______________ TV at 7.30pm.
a) have b) start c) watch
Unscramble the following sentences and conjugate the verbs. 1. Pili and Sofia / like / ice cream____________________________________
2. she / study / every / day____________________________________
3. brother / your / friendly / look /____________________________________
4. my sister / parties / enjoy. ____________________________________
WRITING. Instructions: You are going to write about a normal day in your mum’s life. Use the following verbs: Get up, watch TV, go to work, brush your teeth, take a shower, have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner, go jogging, go shopping, do the homework, etc.
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UNIT 5 LEISURE ACTIVITIES
What’s in this unit? Present simple questions Frequent actions Leisure activities Writing about what you do on your free time. Vocabulary about weekend activities and the phrase
“I mean”. On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening http://www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary http://www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.ego4u.com Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html. http://www.real-english.com/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ Duration: 7 hours Describe the pictures. How do they make you feel? Are they true?
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1A. READING Read and listen the following article as you check your pronunciation
SCIENTISTS DEVELOP PILL TO REPLACE EXERCISE
US researchers say they have developed a pill that makes you fit without exercising. Scientists at California's Salk Institute for Biological Studies tested a new drug on genetically engineered “marathon mice” that could run non-stop for hours. They then developed a pill that could reproduce the positive effects of the running. Researcher Professor Ronald Evans said the pill helps cells burn fat quicker and at the same time boosts energy levels. The new discovery could benefit those who do not get the recommended 40 minutes of exercise per day. Professor Evans said: "If you're out of shape, and most of us are…you have to do some exercise.…If there was a way to mimic exercise, it would make the quality of exercise [we] have much more efficient." Fitness experts are unconvinced by the new discovery. They say there is no substitute for real exercise and a balanced, healthy diet. However, it seems there would be enormous appeal for a pill that does away with the need for strenuous workouts or sweating it out jogging. If the effects can be reproduced in humans, it could become one of science’s biggest money-spinners. It could additionally reduce a large number of diseases related to obesity and seriously cut the number of hospital patients. Scientists also say such a medicine could be used to treat muscle-wasting diseases. The pills are still in the experimental stage and the researchers are not working with any drug manufacturer. READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F): a. Scientists have developed an exercise pill that could make us all fit. T / F b. Laboratory mice were able to run without stopping for a very long time. T / F c. Scientists say jogging and other exercise will be a thing of the past. T / F d. The pill will increase the efficiency of any exercise we do. T / F e. Fitness specialists are very excited about the new discovery. T / F f. The pill could make its developers extremely rich. T / F g. There could be fewer people staying in hospitals because of the pill. T / F
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2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
1. pill a. exhausting 2 fit b. copy 3. reproduce c. specialists 4. mimic d. in good shape 5. efficient e. tablet 6. experts f. test 7. appeal g. imitate 8. strenuous h. cure 9. treat i. attraction 10. experimental j. productive
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
1. makes you fit a. effects of the running 2 run non- b. related to obesity 3. reproduce the positive c. shape 4. boosts d. for real exercise 5. out of e. stop for hours 6. experts are unconvinced f. need for strenuous workouts 7. there is no substitute g. without exercising 8. a pill that does away with the h. muscle-wasting diseases 9. reduce a large number of diseases i. energy levels 10. used to treat j. by the new discovery
VOCABULARY CORNER. Do it yourself!!!
Instructions: Look up the following words / phrases in your dictionary. Make sentences and a dialogue using them.
WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION / SYNONYM TRANSLATION
Surf the net
Eat out
Go to the movies
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How often
Survey
I mean
Cartoon
Soap opera
Talk show
Game show
Documentary
Reality show
Sitcom
The news
Well, actually
Warm Up: Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. Do you go straight home after class? 2. What do you do after class? 3. How do you get home? 4. How often do you go shopping? 5. Do you have breakfast in front of the TV? 6. When do you go out? Activity: Write a dialog including the words you have just learnt LISTENING XVI Instructions: Listen and read as Robert completes the survey with a friend. FREE-TIME SURVEY Name: Robert Acosta Occupation: Student Please answer the questions You can check( √) more than one answer.
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1. How often do you go out? ___every night ___ once or twice a week ___ other
4. Who do you go out with? ____ my family ____ my friends ____ my girlfriend / boyfriend ___ other______________
2. When do you usually go out? ___ on weeknights ___ on weekends
5. How often do you eat out? ___ every night ___ once or twice a week ___ two or three times a month ___ other __________________
3. Where do you go? ___ to the movies ___ to clubs ___ to restaurants ___ to the gym ___ other___________________
6. What do you do in your free time at home? ____ go on the internet ____ relax in front of the TV ____ rent movies ____ other ___________________
VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. work / homework / TV / up / bed / breakfast 0 They get ______up_______ at 7.15. 1 He usually has _______________ at 8.00am. 2 Rachel finishes _______________ at nine o’clock in the evening. 3 Matt always does his _______________ after school. 4 I often watch _______________ after dinner. 5 We usually go to _______________ at 10.00pm.
Choose the wrong words in the groups. 0 watch ______________________________ a) a DVD b) a video c) the radio 1 go ______________________________ a) shopping b) a café c) to the cinema 2 listen to ______________________________ a) TV b) music c) the radio 3 walk ______________________________ a) a kilometre b) school c) 500 metres
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4 read ______________________________ a) a book b) a magazine c) a computer game 5 do ______________________________ a) swimming b) homework c) Tae Kwon Do Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.
blue / bald / straight / lively / middle-aged / hard-working
0 This dog’s got big ___blue___ eyes.
1 No, he’s not young. He’s a _____________ man.
2 Linda’s got a _____________ nose.
3 His nephew is a _____________ student, because he learns all the time.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
How often?
Every night On Friday night Once a week Three times a week Twice a month LISTENING XVII Instructions: Listen to the beginning of three conversations. How do you think each conversation continues? Circle a or b. Conversation 1 a… what are your hobbies? b… where do you work? Conversation 2 a… I take French, too. b…the food is good. Conversation 3 a… do you watch TV? b… do you live around here?
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LISTEING XVIII. Now listen to the complete conversations. Check your answers. ADD a second question to each question below. Then choose one and start a conversation with a partner.
1. How often do you watch? I mean, do you watch…………………………………………….?
2. Where do you usually have lunch? I mean, do you eat………………………………?
3. What do you do after class? I mean, do you …………………………………………………..?
GRAMMAR. PRESENT SIMPLE. QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE FORM
Use:
the infinite verb (play) with the personal pronouns I, you, we and they (or with the plural form of nouns)
the verb + s (plays) with the personal pronouns he, she, it (or with the singular form of nouns)
affirmative negative question
I/you/we/they I play. I do not play. Do I play?
he/she/it He plays. He does not play. Does he play?
SIMPLE QUESTIONS We referred to these ones in this way because they are usually replied “YES or NO” Example: Do you cook your breakfast? Yes, I cook my breakfast. No, I don’t cook my breakfast.
Questions without question words in the Simple Present
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)
Do you read books? Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
Does Peter play football? Yes, he does.
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS We referred to these ones in this way because they use a “WH WORD” that clearly states the reason of the question. Example: How often do you jog? I jog on Saturday Some common WH WORDS are: When Where Why Who What How often
Questions with question words in the Simple Present
Question word
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
What do you play on your computer?
I play games on my computer.
When does your mother
go to work? She goes to work at 6 o'clock.
Where do you meet your friends? I meet them at the bus stop.
Tips on how to form negative sentences and questions
Negative sentences and questions are formed with the auxiliary verb 'do'.
The 3rd person singular of 'do' is 'does'. This means that in negative sentences and questions the’s’ of the main verb is placed behind 'do'
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EXERCISES Exercise on Negative Sentences Make negative sentences. Ex. Carolina doesn’t watch tv / Carolina and Veronica don’t watch TV
1. I watch TV. _____________________________________
2. We play football. _____________________________________
3. It is boring. _____________________________________
4. She cleans her room. _____________________________________
5. You ride your bike every weekend. _____________________________________
6. Sandy takes nice photos. _____________________________________
7. They open the windows. _____________________________________
8. He buys a new CD. _____________________________________
9. I am late. _____________________________________
10. She has a cat. _____________________________________
EXERCISE ON QUESTIONS I Arrange the words below to make questions. Example. Does Carolina watch TV? / Do Carolina and Miriam watch TV?
1. she / to collect / stickers. _____________________________________
2. they / to play / a game. _____________________________________
3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed. _______________________________
4. she / often / to dream. _____________________________________
5. he / to play / street ball. _____________________________________
6. you / to be / from Paris. _____________________________________
7. the pupils / to wear / school uniforms. ______________________________
8. you / to go / to the cinema. _____________________________________
9. she / to have / friends. _____________________________________
10. he / to read / books. _____________________________________
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EXERCISE ON QUESTIONS WITH INTERROGATIVES Ask for the bold part of the sentence. Example: Where does Karol live? She lives in Recreo neighborhood
1. Julia likes pop-music. _____________________________________
2. Maria comes from Spain. _____________________________________
3. They play in the garden. _____________________________________
4. Rick rides his bike. _____________________________________
5. I go to the cinema on Saturdays. _____________________________________
6. We go to Mallorca because it is warm there. ______________________________
7. Joe repairs his bike. _____________________________________
8. Robin drives his car carefully. _____________________________________
9. Peter runs with his dog every day. _____________________________________
10. Eric goes to Italy for a holiday. _____________________________________
Complete with the correct form of the verb.
Rob 1 (live) _________ in London with his dog, Fred. He 2 (work) _______________
in a café. He 3 (start) _______________ work at half past ten and he 4 (finish)
_______________ at 7 o’clock. He 5 (not have) _______________ dinner because he
has a big lunch at the café. After work, he 6 (play)_______________ football. Then,
he 7 (meet) _______________ his friends and they 8 (go) _______________ to a Latin
club –they 9 (not like) _______________ pop music.
GRAMMAR II. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Use adverbs of frequency to say how often you do something. Adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple because they indicate repeated or routine activities. For example, They often go out for dinner.
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The most common frequency adverbs in English are: Always Frequently Usually Often Sometimes Occasionally Seldom / Hardly ever Rarely Never
100% of the time about 90% of the time about 80% of the time about 70% of the time about 50% of the time about 40% of the time about 20% of the time about 10% of the time about 00% of the time
EVER Note: The percentages here are rough estimates only. Use the question word “HOW OFTEN” to ask for the frequency.
Example: How often do you read a book?
I sometimes read a book
A. If the sentence has one verb (e.g. no auxiliary verb) put the adverb in the middle of the
sentence after the subject and before the verb.
Examples
Tom usually goes to work by car.
Janet never flies. She always goes by bus.
B. Adverbs of frequency come after the verb 'be':
Examples
I am never late for work.
Peter is often at school.
C. If the sentence has more than one verb (e.g.
auxiliary verb), put the adverb of frequency before the main verb.
Examples
She doesn’t always eat spaghetti.
Marcus and Karol can usually stay after class
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D. Other frequency adverbs and expressions are as follows:
Every day /week /month Every other day /week Once a week /month /year Twice a year /day, etc. (Every) once in a while
EXERCISES
Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position. Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often) Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays. 1) He listens to the radio. (often)____________________________________ 2) They read a book. (sometimes) ____________________________________ 3) Pete gets angry. (never) ____________________________________ 4) Tom is very friendly. (usually) ____________________________________ 5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes) ____________________________________ 6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often) ____________________________________ 7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always) ______________________ 8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually) ________________________________ 9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never) ____________________________________ Unscramble the following sentences.
1. dictionary / often / use / The / the / students____________________________
2. me / Paul / helps / sometimes / my / with / homework
_____________________________________________________________
3. visits / Jonathan / usually / dentist / the____________________________________
4. I / fish / often / hours / for ____________________________________
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5. see / usually / Jennifer / out / goes / a / to / concert ________________________________________________________________
6. often / money / Sally / her / borrows / friends / from
________________________________________________________________
7. my / My / spoils / neighbor / holidays / always
_______________________________________________________________
Answer the following questions 1. How often do you go to class? __________________________________________ 2. How often does your mother cook? ________________________________________ 3. How often do you use a pen?_____________________________________________ 4. How often does your teacher ask you a question?
________________________________________________________ 5. Do you always pay attention? _____________________________________________ 6. Does your friend sometimes call you up?
________________________________________________________ WRITING. Instructions: You are going to write about what you normally do on weekends. Use the adverbs of frequency and the verbs that we studied in this unit. In addition to that include: So, but, before, after, later and because
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UNIT 6 HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT!
What’s in this unit? Present simple, a general review. Quantifiers Speak of your neighborhood and local events The time The date Writing about what you do on your free time. Using Me too, Me neither, right, I know to agree
and disagree. On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening http://www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary http://www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.ego4u.com Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html. http://www.real-english.com/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ Duration: 7 hours Describe the pictures. How do they make you feel? Are they true?
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1A. READING Read and listen the following article as you check your pronunciation
Half of Europe’s citizens are bilingual
Residents of the European Union (EU) are becoming better and better at languages. Almost 50 percent of the EU population say they can speak at least one foreign language very well. That figure rises to nearly 80 percent for students. To celebrate its linguistic diversity, September 26 has become the official European Day of Languages. The day’s website shows a Slovak proverb that says: “The number of languages you speak is the number of times you are human”. This is to encourage all Europeans to brush up on their language skills.
The results of the “Eurobarometer” survey put Luxembourgers at the top of the language ability list. An amazing 99 percent of Luxembourg’s population is at least bilingual. Those with the poorest language skills are the Hungarians (29 percent) and British (30 percent). English is the most widely spoken foreign language, used by more than a third of the population. German (12 percent) is in second place followed by French (11 percent). European enlargement means Russian has risen to fourth place – tied with Spanish. The EU spends $36 million a year on language programs.
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES LANGUAGE OPINIONS: Do you agree with these opinions on language? Talk about them with your partner(s).
a. If the whole world learned English, there’d be fewer communication problems. b. To be successful in the world, it’s now better to learn Chinese. c. English should become the official world language. d. The English language is changing many other languages and cultures. e. It’s the duty of all countries to make citizens bilingual. f. There should be just one world language in the future. g. My mother tongue is too beautiful to die.
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TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
a. Europeans are become increasingly better at other languages. T / F b. Eighty percent of European students are bilingual. T / F c. September 26 is the official European Day For the English Language. T / F d. A European proverb says you are not human unless you are bilingual. T / F e. Ninety-nine percent of Luxembourgers are at least bilingual. T / F f. Britons are amongst the top of bilingual speakers. T / F g. French is the most widely spoken foreign language among Europeans. T / F h. Fewer and fewer Europeans are speaking Russian. T / F
VOCABULARY CORNER. Do it yourself!!! Instructions: Look up the following words / phrases in your dictionary. Make sentences and a dialogue using them.
WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION / SYNONYM TRANSLATION
Me too
Me neither
Right
I know
Stadium
Shopping mal
Museum
Let’s
Exciting / Boring
Classifieds
Advertisements
Convenient
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Outdoor Café
Movie theatre
Do the laundry
Warm Up: Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. How do you like your neighborhood? 2. What’s on this weekend? 3. When do you use the expression “that sounds like fun? 4. What time does your class finish? 5. Is there a bulletin board in your classroom? 6. Tell me about your daily activities Activity: Write a dialog including the words you have just learnt LISTENING XIX Instructions: Listen to the radio show, and complete the chart.
Event Where is it? What time does it start?
1. Concert
2. Art exhibit
3. Soccer match
4. Play
VIDEO TIME. WALKERS Instructions: Watch and listen the video about Tatiana, a Ukrainian who migrated to the U.S.A. She makes some mistakes, Can you identify them? 1.
a. She gave birth to triplets. The three babies made her gain a lot of weight. b. She gave birth to one baby. The baby made her gain a lot of weight. c. She gave birth to twins. They made her gain a lot of weight.
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2. Gain weight - Lose weight
Tatiana gained weight when she gave birth to her twins. In fact she gained 25 pounds (11.4 kg). What about Jenny and Jo?
a. Jen and Jo both gained weight. b. Jen gained weight and Jo lost weight. c. Jo gained weight and Jen lost weight.
3.Instructions: Listen to the video again and complete the following dialogue. Tatiana: Tatiana
Ann (the interviewer): Last name?
Tatiana: Uh, Tatiana Burnett.
Ann: Can you spell the last?
Tatiana: Uh, B - U - R - N - E - T - T.
Ann: And, uhm,……………………………………………… is walking to you in your life?
Tatiana: ……………………………………………… , especially now, after I……………………………………………… to my
twins.
Cameraman: (Can we show) a picture of your children?
Ann: Yes! Can we show a picture of your (babies)?
Tatiana: Yes, absolutely... But they make me……………………………………………… of pounds, so, now
it's walking, walking and walking.
Ann: Walking is very important.
Tatiana: Yes, very important.
Ann: How important is it for you to be able to walk to the stores, and, uhm,
………………………………………………, from your house?
Tatiana: ……………………………………………… originally……………………………………………… Ukraine, so in my country
people don't drive much cars, at least they used to not drive as much. They
………………………………………………use……………………………………………… transportation, ……………………………………………… to
everywhere. So, uh, when I……………………………………………… to the United States,
I……………………………………………… a lot of, a lot of weight just because I don't move as much.
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And, so, it's a big problem. We live in a small town here, in Dupont, and
everywhere you have to go, you……………………………………………… drive. If it's some business, or
doing shopping, you ………………………………………………everywhere, and it's, it's a little bit hard. I
don't know if I can talk politics, but I think that when Barack Obama says that we
need to ………………………………………………our communities a little bit better, speaking... meaning
that we need to walk, to more places. More places need to be
more……………………………………………… . Yes, I think……………………………………………… .
Ann: Cool. Thank you so much, and good luck with your beautiful... Your twins are
beautiful. Congratulations!
Tatiana: Thank you.
VOCABULARY
TELLING THE TIME
What time is it?
Explanation
There are two common ways of telling the time.
Formal but easier way
Say the hours first and then the minutes.
Example: 7:45 - seven forty-five
For minutes 01 through 09, you can pronounce the '0' as oh.
Example: 11:06 - eleven (oh) six
More popular way
Say the minutes first and then the hours. Use past and the preceding hour for minutes 01 through 30. Use to and the forthcoming hour for minutes 31 through 59, but .
Example: 7.15 - fifteen minutes past seven
Example: 7.45 - fifteen minutes to eight
Another possibility of saying '15 minutes past' is: a quarter past
Another possibility of saying '15 minutes to' is: a quarter to
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Another possibility of saying '30 minutes past' is: half past
Example: 5:30 - half past five
Use o'clock only at the full hour.
Example: 7:00 - seven o'clock (but 7:10 - ten past seven)
For times around midnight or midday you can use the expressions midnight or midday / noon instead of the number 12.
00:00 - midnight
12:00 - midday or noon
Example: 3:15 - a quarter past three in the morning OR a quarter past three at night
More formal expressions to indicate whether a time is before noon or after are a.m. (also: am - ante meridiem, before noon) and p.m. (also: pm - post meridiem, after noon). Use these expression only with the formal way of telling the time.
Example: 3:15 - three fifteen a.m.
It is not usual to use a.m. and p.m. with past/to.
Example: 3:15 - fifteen minutes past three OR a quarter past three
EXERCISES
Visit the following website and practice.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/time/index.htm
Write the time next to the digital clock
10:40 am
8:15 pm
12:15 pm
6:00 am
3:45 pm
2:00 pm
12:30 am
11:00 am
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MATCH THE TIME WITH THE CLOCKS. a. It’s midnight. b. It’s quarter past five. c. It’s five past eight. d. It’s quarter to eight. e. It’s half past three. f. It’s twenty five to ten. g. It’s six o’clock. h. It’s noon. THE DATE 1. How to say the year You write You say 1900 nineteen hundred
1901 nineteen hundred (and) one nineteen oh-one
1995 nineteen ninety-five
2000 two thousand twenty hundred
2002 two thousand (and) two twenty oh-two
2010 two thousand (and) ten twenty ten
You normally "split up" the year in tens.
1985 is split up in 19 and 85. (You say: nineteen eighty-five).
From 2000 until 2009 the year is normally not split up. You say: two thousand; two thousand (and) one. The word >and< is often left out. From 2010 on the year is split up again.
2010 is split up in 20 and 10. (You say: twenty ten).
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2) Writing and saying the date in British English
RULE: day - month - year
day month year You write: 1st January, 2010 You say: the first of January twenty ten
NOTE: The two letters at the end of the number and the comma are often left out.
3) Writing and saying the date in American English RULE: month - day - year
month
day year
You write: January, 1st 2010
You say: January the first twenty ten
4) Sample sentences and the correct prepositions: I was born in 1999. (Use in with the year.) I was born in August. (Use in with the month.) I was born on 12th May, 2000. (Use on in the complete date.) Somtimes BC or AD is added after the year. Example: 1060 BC (ten sixty Before Christ) 1060 AD (ten sixty Anno Domini) - This is Latin for >in the year of the Lord
5) Note It is common to use numbers instead of months.
British English American English
13/11/2010 13-11-2010 13.11.2010
11/13/2010 11-13-2010 11.13.2010
If you write 4/8/1995, it is the 4th August 1995 in Britain, but it is April 8th, 1995 in the USA.
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Write the dates in words.
a. 8/10/2011________________________________ b. 20/9/1909________________________________ c. 30/4/2017________________________________ d. 15/7/1994________________________________ e. 11/5/1900 _______________________________
LISTENING XX Instructions: Listen to Sam talk about his neighborhood. What topics is he talking about? Circle a or b. 1. a. the restaurants b. the people
2. a. his neighbors b. places to shop
3. a. concerts b. sporting events
GRAMMAR I. THERE IS – THERE ARE A. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of there is or there are: affirmative, negative or
question forms. 0 There is_ a microwave in the kitchen.
1 _________ a bath in my bathroom but _________ a shower.
2 _________ any chairs in her living room?
3 _________ some shelves in my bedroom.
4 _________ a lighthouse near the harbour?
5 _________ any armchairs in the room but _________ a table.
B. Using the vocabulary above, write sentences using (There is/There are, and prepositions of place e.g. Under, behind, etc.
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1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________________
GRAMMAR II. Using QUANTIFIERS
A LOT OF: Use to refer to plural and singular nouns. For affirmative and negative
statements.
SOME: Plural form for affirmative statements
MANY: Plural form, usually used for negative statements, but it can also be used for
affirmative sentences.
A COUPLE OF: It means that you use two of the noun you are using.
EXERCISES Instructions: Complete the sentences with the words below.
a a few any a little much a lot of some
Many an a lot
1. How ………………………………………………children do you and Tony have? 2. I don't have……………………………………………… patience and I find jigsaw puzzles boring. 3. We only have……………………………………………… carrots. We should go and buy some more. 4. "Do we need any mushrooms?" "No, we have……………………………………………… . Look, three bags!"
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5. There was an explosion at the factory and……………………………………………… people were injured. We don't know how many yet. 6. When you make the pie, put……………………………………………… wine in too. But not too much! It makes it really tasty. 7. When you go out, buy me……………………………………………… apple and a bottle of Coke. 8. I don't need……………………………………………… advice from you. You don't understand the problem! GRAMMAR III. QUESTION WORDS Question words (verb to be practice)
English Spanish
Where Donde
Why Por que
Who Quien
What / (time) Que / Cual (a que hora)
Which Que / Cual
How long Por cuanto tiempo / para medidas
How often Con que frecuencia
Whose De quien
How many/much Cuantos
How old Edad
How Como
How + adjetivo Descripciones
How come Como asi
Remember: In questions with the verb to be, only the question words can go in the beginning. Nothing may go in front of the question words in full questions.
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EXERCISES FILL IN THE CORRECT QUESTION WORD 1…………………………. do you live? In Miami.
2 ………………………….is his father? A pilot.
3. …………………………. brothers do you have? One.
4. …………………………..films do you like best? Action films.
5. …………………………..do you have lunch? At school.
6. ………………………….do you come home on Mondays? Usually at 6.
7. ………………………….old are you? Twenty.
8. ………………………….are your hobbies? Skiing and tennis.
9. ………………………….is your English teacher? Mr Herrera F.
10. ………………………….are you today? Fine, thanks.
11. ………………………….are you late? Because ...
13. ………………………….is in the box? Sweets, I think.
14. …………………………. is your mother? She's in the garden.
Instructions: Write the correct simple question. Example: I am hungry. - Are you hungry? 1. He goes to school. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 2. She wants an ice cream. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 3. We are ready. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 4. Lions eat meat. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 5. Tamara likes sweets. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 6. The cat is on the chair. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 7. Pam wants another T-shirt. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 8. Mother irons the shirts. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
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9. They listen to the teacher. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 10. I like black shoes. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 11. We run to school. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 12. They talk about stickers. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? Instructions: Ask for the underlined words. 1. He runs across the street. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 2. I spend my holidays in Switzerland. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 3. I play three times a week. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 4. My brother teaches me a lot. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 5. The children go to the counter. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 6. They meet at the station every day. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? 7. He does some press - ups. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….? Circle the correct word.
1 We don’t / doesn’t leave home at 9 o’clock. 2 My father don’t / doesn’t sleep late on Saturdays. 3 They start / starts work at half past nine. 4 Terry doesn’t wear / wears a uniform at his school. 5 My brother hate / hates fruit.
Underline the mistake in each sentence and write the correct word. 1 She don’t go to college. _______________
2 They watches TV in the evening. _______________
3 Does we have dinner in the kitchen? _______________
4 Where do he work? _______________
5 Do you lives here? _______________
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Complete with the correct form of the verb.
Rob 0 (live) _____lives_____ in London with his dog, Fred. He 1 (work)
_______________ in a café. He 2 (start) _______________ work at half past ten and
he 3 (finish) _______________ at 7 o’clock. He 4 (not have) _______________ dinner
because he has a big lunch at the café. After work, he 5 (play)_______________
football. Then, he 6 (meet) _______________ his friends and they 7 (go)
_______________ to a Latin club –they 8 (not like) _______________ pop music. He 9
(go)_______________ to bed very late – at 1 o’clock in the morning.10 (he like)
______________________________ his life? I think he does!
WRITING. Instructions: You and your brother/sister are on holiday at your aunt and uncle’s country house. Write a postcard to your parents telling them about it. Start like this: Dear____________________________________
How are you?
We’re here in _______________________________________________and we’re having a
great time!
The house is fantastic!__________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
The weather is _______________________________________________________________
,we _________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
That’s all for now. See you soon!
Lots of love,
_______________and_______________________
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