FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH -WEEK # 5

TOPIC: TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (DECIDED PLANS)

CLASS PRESENTATION https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1355625810936987649

ORAL PROJECT (20 points, Final Exam)

DATE: Wednesday, June 30th
Explain a simple recipe, with the following steps:
TIME: 3-5 MINUTES IN PAIRS
1. Ingredients
2. Preparation steps
3. How to serve it
4. Why did you choose that recipe
FORMAT: video* / presentation / conversation
In all the 3 formats there should be a visual material to support your presentation.
*If you choose video: there should be video and voice from you. Check that the audio
and video quality is good
DRAFT: Friday, June 25th (7-8 pm) 5 points from the 20 points

THANKSGIVING: 4th Thursday in November

What do people usually eat for Thanksgiving in the USA ?
- Mashed potatoes
- Roast turkey (Turkey = country) with stuffing
- Small croissants (made with puff pastry)
- Apple pie
- Cranberry sauce
- Sweet potatoes
- Maple syrup
VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING FOOD
BAKED: cooked in the oven
BOILED: cooked with water in the stove
FRESH: food in good quality / condition
FRIED: cooked with hot oil
GRILLED: cooked on a grill
RAW: not cooked at all
ROAST: cooked in the oven, usually meat or chicken or turkey
SAVOURY: food that tastes salty
SPICY: cooked with different spices (salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, etc)
SWEET: food that tasted like sugar

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

Arrangement: a decided plan
I’m meeting my friends tomorrow at 7:00 pm in front of the cinema
For using the present continuous to express a future decided plan, we need:
1. Other people involved in the action: my friends
2. A time decided: tomorrow at 7 pm
3. A place decided: in front of the cinema
I’m having a meal with my boss next Friday at 3 pm in “Wok” = future
I’m having a meal now with my boos at my house = at the moment of speaking
We’re travelling next Sunday to San Andrés = time and place decided
FORM: verb to be ( am / is / are + verb -ing )
Question form : Are you meeting your friends next Saturday ? = present continuous with a
future reference = decided plan
What’s the difference between going to and the present continuous in future?
GOING TO: I’m going to travel to the USA -expresses a plan or a future intention, but not
arrangements or decided place, or time
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: I’m travelling to the USA next month with my family -it’s showing a
decided = the time and place are already arranged or decided.