UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE HONDURAS

English III

Modulo # _7_

I. Datos Generales
Nombre de la Asignatura: _English III_____Código: __INE206__
Unidades valorativas: 4 Duración del Modulo: 10 días

Overview:
 The Focus of this unit is clothes and hobbies.

Specific Objectives:
1. The student will be able use the simple present and present continuous, can
& can´t.
2. The students will be able to describe hobbies.
3. The students will be able talk about clothes and shopping.

Skills to develop:
 Practice the correct use simple present and present continuous, can &
can´t.
 Practice correct vocabulary for clothes and hobbies.

Brief Description of the Forum:

After reading the material, the student will be able to participate in the
discussion forum and practice the reading segments of conversations use it
in conversation form in the forum.

Brief Description of Activities:

The student will practice conversations using the vocabulary learned.
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Homework Description:
Workbook Activities from your Textbook Personal Best Level A2- Unit 5 using
the Richmond Learning Platform by doing practice exercises of skills / self-
study and assignments.

II. Content:
Language:
- simple present
- present continuous,
- can & can´t.

Content Development:

What's the difference?

Present Simple and Present Continuous

The present continuous tense is commonly used with the time

adverbs: now, at the moment, today, this morning, evening, afternoon
etc.

We have learned that the present continuous tense is used to talk about actions
that are going on at the moment of speaking. It can also be used to talk about
a plan in the near future. For example, you can use the present continuous
tense to describe what you are doing this evening or tomorrow

What are you doing in the evening? I am washing my car.

What are you doing tomorrow? I am visiting my children tomorrow.

Formation of the negatives

Forming the negatives is easy. You just need to put not after the auxiliary verb.

What are you doing?

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I am working. I am not playing.

Where are you going?

I am going to school. I am not going to the cinema.

What is she doing?

She is playing. She is not studying.

The present continuous tense is also used to talk about things that are
happening around this time.

Read the example sentences given below.

I’m working on a new project. (I am not working on the project at this

particular moment, but around this time.)

I’m reading ‘Oliver Twist’ this week.

I’m doing a diploma course in computer science.

What classes are you taking this year / semester?

We’re studying chemistry and molecular biology this semester.

Notes

There is an important difference between the simple present and present

continuous tenses. The simple present tense is used to talk about things that
we do all the time. For example, we use this tense to talk about our jobs,
hobbies, habits etc. The present continuous tense is used to talk about things
that are happening at the moment of speaking.

Compare:

What do you do? I am a teacher / write / nurse / mechanic / housewife. (This is

a question about your job or occupation.)
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What are you doing? I am washing the clothes / cleaning the windows /
watering the plants / cooking dinner / painting the walls.

Present Simple Present Continuous

Things which are always true: Things which are happening at the
moment of speaking:
 Water boils at 100 degrees.
 The water is boiling now, so you
can put in the pasta.

Permanent situations (or nearly Temporary situations:

permanent; true for a few years at least):
 Julie is living in Paris for a few
 Julie lives in London. months (usually she lives in
London).

Situations which are slowly

changing:

 I'm getting better and better at

speaking English.

Habits or things we do regularly: Temporary or new habits:

 I drink coffee every morning.  I'm drinking too much coffee

these days because I'm so busy at
work.

Annoying habits (usually with

'always'):

 My flatmate is always
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leaving the kitchen in a mess!

Future events which are part of a Definite future plans:

timetable:
 I'm meeting John after class
 My plane leaves at eight tonight. today.

To talk about the future after certain

words ('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon
as'):

 I'll call you when I get home.

To talk about what happens in books, To talk about people in pictures

plays and films: and photos:

 At the end of the book, the

 In this photo, my mother is
detective catches the killer. walking beside a lake.

Remember:

 We use the present simple with stative verbs. We can't use any continuous
tense (including the present continuous tense, of course) with stative verbs.
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Can / Can´t

Can is a modal verb.

Can is used to express ability or to say that something is possible.

Can is the same for all subjects. We don't add an 'S' in the third person (like
other verbs)

The verb that comes after Can is in the infinitive without to:

 I can speak Spanish. (= it is possible for me to speak Spanish = I have

the ability to speak Spanish)

 He can swim well.

 We can see our neighbour in the garden.

 They can play the guitar.

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Negative

To form the negative we add "not" after can to form one word: cannot.

We can also contract the negative to form can't. (can't = cannot)

 I cannot play the piano. We can't go to the cinema tonight.

 She cannot speak French very well. He can't drive a car.

Questions

To from the question we change the position of the subject and the auxiliary
verb.

The main verb is still in the infinitive without to.

 Where can I buy an ice-cream?

 Can I go to the party, please?

 Can you speak Japanese?

 What can we do on Saturday?

Remember that you can use short answers:
 Can I sit here please? Yes, you can.
 Can you speak Chinese? No, I can't.
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Auxiliary verb can (positive) - can't (negative) use

Use can, when you ask someone to do things. Use 'can' to talk about possibility.

Always use can with another verb.

I can = I know to do something. / I know that something is possible for me.

Future: Use can if you are deciding now what to do in the future.

Can - can't statements and negatives

To form the negative add "not" after can to form one word. Example: cannot.
Short form: can't. (can't = cannot)

Statements Negatives

I can't write a letter.

I can write a letter.
You can't write a letter.
You can write a letter.
He / She can't write a letter.
He / She can write a letter.
We can't write a letter.
We can write a letter.
You can't write a letter.
You can write a letter.
They can't write a letter.
They can write a letter.

Questions and short answers

Questions Short answer Short answer

positve negative
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Can I write a letter? Yes, you can. No, you can't.

Can you write a letter? Yes, I can. No, can't.
Can he / she / it write a letter? Yes, her can. No, can't.
Can we write a letter? Yes, you can. No, you can't.
Can you write a letter? Yes wecan. No, we can't.
Can they write a letter? Yes they can. No, they can't.

Statement Negative

I can write a letter. I cannot (can't) write a letter.

Hobbies:

Questions you can ask

What do you like doing?

What sort of hobbies do you have?

What do you get up to in your free time?

How to reply

In my free time I...

When I have some spare time I...

When I get the time, I...

I relax by watching TV / listening to music, etc.

My hobbies are bird-watching / playing sport, etc.

I'm interested in (+ noun / gerund)

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I'm keen on (+ noun / gerund)

I'm into (+ noun / gerund)

I enjoy (+ noun / gerund)

You can add "really" or "quite" after "I'm..." for emphasis.

"I'm really keen on football."

"I'm really into geneaology."

Talking about hobbies in more detail

You can give more information about your hobbies and interests:

"I like arts and crafts. I'm a creative / practical person, and like doing things
with my hands."

"I'm an outgoing person, and like socialising / hanging out with friends."

"I enjoy being physically active, and spend a lot of time playing sports and
team games."

Saying why you like your hobby

You can also explain why you spend time on your hobby to make the
conversation longer and more interesting.

"I really enjoy going to the gym because..."

...it keeps me fit.

...it gets me out of the house, you know!

...it's sociable. I've met lots of new people.

...it gives me something interesting to do with my time.

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...it's not very expensive, and anyone can do it!

"My hobbies are all creative..."

... I've always enjoyed painting and drawing.

... Because my job is technical, it's good to spend time doing something
completely different.

... I enjoy spending time making things like clothes.

More words that you can use to describe your hobbies:

creative
fascinating
practical
cheap
enjoyable
relaxing
different
unusual

Like doing vs like to do

We use like + gerund (ing form) to talk about general likes:

I like fishing.

We use like + infinitive to talk about more specific likes:

I like to go fishing at the weekend

Clothes & Shopping:

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USEFUL VOCABULARY

Shop(s) Customer(s) Cashier(s)

Wallet(s) (m)
Scales Till(s)
Purse(s) (f)

Shelf Shelves Barcode(s)

Trolley(s) Lift(s) Bag(s)

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Basket(s) Changing Room(s) Escalator(s)

Ways to pay

Cheque(s) Cash Note(s)

Credit card(s)
Coin(s) Debit card(s)
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DIALOGUE

It's Saturday morning and Mrs. Smith is going shopping.

Mrs
John, I'm going to the shops. Is there anything you want?
S:

John: Yes please! Can you pick up my magazine from the newsagents?

Mrs Of course. Do you want to come with me?

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S:

John: No way, I'm going round to Mike's house, sorry.

Mrs
No problem. I'll be about an hour, be home by 5 o'clock at the latest.
S:

John: O.K. I'll see you later.

A bit later......

Mrs
John are you home?
S:

John Yes mum, I'm up stairs.

Mrs Come down here, I bought you a new Nike T-shirt, I want you to try it
S: on.

John Nike? Great I'm coming!

A few minutes later.....

Mrs
Well, does it fit?
S:

John I think it's a bit too small.

Mrs
Let's have a look. Hmmm, I think you've grown again!
S:

John I can't wear it though.

Mrs
Do you like it?
S:

John Yeah, it's a nice colour.

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Mrs
I'll take it back to the supermarket and see if I can change it.
S:

Mrs Smith had bought a nice new T-shirt for John, but when he tried it on it
didn't fit.

It's Saturday evening and Mrs Smith has to return the T-shirt.

Mrs S: Excuse me, can you help me?

Shop
Yes of course, what can I do for you?
Assistant

I bought this T-shirt for my son this afternoon, but it doesn't fit
Mrs S:
him, it's too small.

Shop
Do you want to change it or get a refund.
Assistant

Mrs S: I'd like to change it for a larger size. Do you have these in large?

Shop I'll just check. Let's see, yes we have large or extra large, which
Assistant would you prefer?

Mrs S: I think large will be fine, it's for my son.

Shop That's fine, if it doesn't fit just bring it back again. If you take it to
Assistant the customer service desk, they'll sort it all out for you.

Mrs S: Thank you. Just as a matter of interest do you give refunds?

Shop Yes, of course. You can bring any clothing items back up to three
Assistant weeks after purchase, but you must keep the reciept.

Mrs S: I see, thanks again.

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Shop
You're welcome.
Assistant:

Bibliografía
1. Textbook: Personal Best Level 2B , Editorial Richmond.
2. Diccionario de Ingles / Español o www.dictionary.com
3. Laboratorio de Idiomas - Personal Best: https://richmondlp.com