SÁBADO 17 de junio, 2017

VIII.Home and Neighborhood

IX. Activities and Plans
X. Food
XI. Past Events
XII. Appearence and Health
XIII. Abilities and Requests
XIV. Life Events and Plans
 VIII.

Home and Neighborhood

1. The simple present tense:
a. Questions with Where, prepositions of place
2. There is and there are:
a. Statements and yes/no questions
b. Contractions
3. Questions with How many
1. The simple present tense
Questions with Where

you he
Where do live? Where does work?
your parents your mother
1. The simple present tense
at
in
• Conceives of a place or location as
• Conceives of a place or location a point.
as containment or enclosure, often
as inside or within • Does not indicate whether you are
inside or outside.

on
• Conceives of a place as on a
surface or in contact with a surface
A. Where are you?
B. I'm at the zoological park.
A. Me too! Where at the park are you? Are you already in? (inside, within the park)
B. Not yet. I'm out on the parking lot arguing with this other person. (surface area)
A. What? What happened?
B. I was parking my car in the parking lot when some clown hit my car. Where are you?
(within)
A. I was waiting at the 4th entrance like we agreed, but little Joey got bored, so we are
already in the zoo. (inside)
B. Where in the zoo are you?
A. We were at the first taco stand; then we waited at the entrance of the Panda House for 20
minutes.
B. Cool! Are you in yet? (within/inside, the Panda House)
A. No. There is a delay. There is a worker on the Panda House. (on the surface of the top/roof)
B. Okay, I am now in line trying to get in the zoo. (fixed phrase, inside)
A. I'll come meet you. At which entrance are you?
B. I'm at the southwest entrance.
A. Don't move. We're coming.
B. Too late. We're already in. (within, inside, confined in)
 There is → there’s
BUT there are NOT there’re
2. There is and there are:
Use there is with singular nouns. Use there are with plural nouns.

There____ many desks and a computer in this

There____ a lady’s bathroom downstairs. classroom.

There____ three big windows in the There____ no kitchen.

classroom nextdoor.
There____ a trash can and two doors in the
There____ no elevators. room.

Is there a balcony? Yes, there is. / No, there Are there any closets? Yes, there are. / No,
isn’t. there aren’t.
3. Questions with How many
Ask questions about quantity with How many. Always use a plural
noun with How many.

How many bathrooms are there? (on this floor) ________.

How many bedrooms do you have? ________.
 IX.

Activities and Plans

1. The present participle: spelling rules
2. The present continuous:
a. Statements: form and usage
b. Yes/no questions
c. Information questions
d. For future plans
1. The present participle: spelling rules
present
present
base form base form participle
participle

talk talking make making

read ______ take ______
watch ______ come ______

Remember!

shop → shopping; get → getting; put → putting

2. The present continuous
Statements
The present continuous expresses actions in progress now. Use a form
of be and a present participle.
Present participles Affirmative Negative
Wear → wearing
(1, S, to study): __________________. __________________.
Study → studying
(2, S, to shave): __________________. _________/________.
Excercise → exercising
(3f, S, to take a bath): _____________. _________/________.
(It, to rain): _____________________. _________/________.
Some others: doing,
(1, P, to watch TV): _______________. _________/________.
listening, reading,
(3, P, to exercise): ________________. _________/________.
working, meeting,
getting
2. The present continuous
Yes/No questions

Are you eating right now? Yes, I am./ No, I’m not.
(she) ________________?
(it) __________________?
(they) _______________?
2. The present continuous
Information questions

What is Trump doing?

Where is he driving? (he’s in his car on his way to Ulima)
What are you doing?
Where are they going? (two people in a date)

BUT: Note the different word order when who is the subject.
Who is learning? (We all are!)
 2. The present continuous
Present and future time expressions

Actions in the present Future plans

I’m buying shoes tomorrow.
Are you watching TV right now?
They’re cleaning the house on Friday, not
I’m not studying English this year.
today.
She’s working at home this week.
Janet’s meeting Bill at 5:00 this afternoon.
 X.

Food
1. Count nouns and non-count nouns:
• Meaning, form, and common errors
2. Count nouns: How many/Are there any
3. Non-count nouns: How much/Is there any
4. The simple present tense and the present continuous: usage
1. Count nouns and non-count nouns:
Meanings and forms
Count nouns name thing you can Non-count nouns name things
count. They can be singular or you can not count. They are not
plural. singular nor plural.
I want an apple. I don’t eat sugar.
_____________. _____ is good for you.
_____________. _____ is my favorite food.
BE CAREFUL!
• Use singular verbs with non-count nouns.
Rice is good for you. NOT Rice are good for you.

• Don’t use –s or a/an with non-count nouns.

water, NOT a water, waters
2. Count nouns
Use How many and Are there any with plural nouns.

How many fruits are there? ____________.

Are there any condiments? ____________.
3. Non-count nouns
Use How much to ask about non-count nouns.

How much bread does she want? (NOT How many bread does she
want?)

How much milk is there? (NOT How many milk is there?)

Is there any butter? Yes, there is./ No, there is not. OR No, there isn’t
any.
4. The simple present tense and the present
continuous: usage
Remember:
Use the simple present tense with verbs have, want, need and like.
I like coffee. NOT I’m liking coffee.

Use the simple present tense to describe habitual actions and with frequency adverbs.
(everyday) _________.
(never) ____________.
BE CAREFUL!
Use the present continuous for actions in progress right now. Don’t say:
We cook dinner
We’re making dinner now. now.
She’s studying English this year. I am cooking
dinner everyday.
 XI.

Past Events
1. The past tense of be: statements, questions and contractions
2. The simple past tense:
a. Regular verbs, irregular verbs
b. Statements, questions and short answers
 1. The past tense of be
Contractions
Was not → wasn’t
Were not → weren’t

Statements

I We
was at the English were
He You at home.
wasn’t workshop yestarday. weren’t
She They
1. The past tense of be
Questions

Was he at work yesterday?

Where was the party last night?
When was she in Arequipa?
Were your parents students in the eighties?
When were you at the bookstore?

BUT: When who is the subject:

Who was at the party?
2. The simple past tense:

FORM: REGULAR VERBS

Add –ed to the base form. If the base form ends in –e, add –d.
call → called
like → liked

BUT: study → studied

shop → shopped
2. The simple past tense:

I I
You You
He He
liked the movie. didn’t like the concert.
She She
We We
They They

I I
you you
he Yes, he did.
Did watch TV last night?
she No, she did not.
we we
they they
2. The simple past tense:

IRREGULAR VERBS

Buy = bought Eat = ate Read = read

Come = came Get = got Say = said
Cut = cut Go = went See = saw
Do = did Have = had Take = took
Drink = drank Make = made Think = thought
Drive = drove Put = put Write =wrote
2. The simple past tense:
Information questions

What did you do last week?

Where did you go?
When did he get home last night?
How many cups of coffee did she drink?
How often did you play with your brother when he was little?
Who did they see yesterday?

BUT: the word order changes when Who is the subject.

Who went to the gym this morning? (None of us did).
 XII.

Appearence and Health

1. Describing people with be and have
2. Should + base form for advice
1. Describing people with be and have

Adjectives come before the nouns they describe.

She has blue eyes. NOT She has eyes blue.

Adjectives are never plural.

She has blue eyes. NOT She has blues eyes.
1. Describing people with be and have

With be With have

Her eyes are _______. She has _______ eyes.
Her ______________. She has ______________.
They ______________. They have ______________.
2. Should + base form for advice
Use should with the base form of a verb.

I
You
He should take something.
She shouldn’t go to work.
We
They
 XIII.

Abilities and Requests

Which abilities do you have?

Adverbs well and badly

1. Can and can’t for ability
2. Too + adjective
3. Polite requests with Could you + base form
 1. Can and can’t for ability
To talk about ability, use can or can’t and the base form of a verb.

Questions Short answers

Can you play the guitar? _____________________.
He can play the guitar. Can he speak quechua? _____________________.

Use can or can’t with well to indicate degree

of ability.
She can’t cook.
She can play the guitar, but she can’t play well.
2. Too + adjective
Too makes an adjective stronger. It usually gives it a negative
meaning.

I’m too busy. I can’t talk right now.

I had classes from 8 am to 8 pm and my dad asks me if I want to go

jogging. I answer… __________________.
3. Polite requests with Could you + base
form
Use Could you and the base form of a verb to make requests.
Person A forgot his jacket and is freezing, Person B has a jacket that she
he is not using because he’s not cold… ________________________.

Use please to make a request more polite.

Request a teacher to repeat a part of the entire explanation that has
already been explained 98765 times… ________________________.
 XIV.

Life Events and Plans

1. Be going to + base form
2. Would like + infinite: statements, questions, short answers
1. Be going to + base form
Use be going to + base form to express future plans.
I’m I’m
You’re You’re
He’s He’s not going to sleep the week
going to relax this weekend.
She’s She’s before exams.
We’re We’re
They’re They’re

Yes/No questions
Are you going to sleep late tomorrow? ____________.
Is Oswaldo Reynoso going to publish another novel? [IMPOSIBLE] ____________.
2. Would like + infinite: statements,
questions, short answers
What would you like to study?
When would they like to retire?
Where would he like to go next weekend?
Who would you like to marry?

BUT: note the difference in word orders when Who is the subject
Who would like to study quechua?
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