Monday, March 8th, 2021

Vocabulary for past time activities Activity #1

Go camping
Go fishing Imagine that since the pandemic you have had to change
Go out for a drink your way of life and your weekly schedule and activities.
Play computer games Have a conversation where you talk about your previous
Surf the internet and new past time activities.
Watch a sporting match
Go for a bike ride
Visit friends
Go for a walk
Present Perfect Continuous
When do we use it? We use the present perfect continuous to talk about actions and activities that started in the past and
continue in the present

+ I have been eating chinese food for 2 weeks.

S + have/has been + gerund+ co
- I haven´t been living in L.A. since 2020
S + haven´t/hasn´t been + gerund + co
Yes-No Have you been going to the lake these past days?
Have/has + s + been + v.p.p + co?
Yes, s + have/has
No, s + haven´t/hasn´t
Info Where have you been exercising?
Info + have/has + s + been + gerund + co?

Activity #2
Imagine that you are outside of your house and you see one of your old friends walking in the sidewalk. You stop to say
hi and you begin talking about this past year with the pandemic. Have a conversation where you use the present
perfect continuous.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

Vocabulary for after school activities Activity #1
Band practice
Choir Ss imagine that it´s the beginning of the school year in high
Drama club school and they want to join some extracurricular
Play ______ programs in school. Have a conversation where you talk
School newspaper about the different after school activities you can do.
Yearbook committee
Morning news broadcast
Track team
Cross country team
 How long?
When do we use it? We use “how long” to ask about the length of time.

Structure: How long have you been living in the United States?
How long + have/has + s + been + gerund + co?

Prepositions
(por) (desde)
For- # of minutes Since- day
Hours month
Days year
Months date
Year hour
Centuries sentence
-expressions # of minutes/hours/days/months/year + ago
(a long time) noun
a while holiday
ever
ages

Examples: I have been living in the U.S. for 10 years.

I have been living in the U.S. since I was 5 years old.

Activity #2
Ss imagine that it´s the middle of the school year and you have been working in some after school programs and now
you´re telling your friend about what you like and don´t like about them. Have a conversation about the programs.
 Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
Vocabulary for structures Activity #1
Building
Monument Ss imagine they´re going on a trip around Mexico and they
Temple ´re talking about where they can go. Have a conversation
Church where you talk about different places you can visit and
Palace what you know about the places using the present perfect
Castle and present perfect continuous
Statue
Pyramid
Bridge
Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
When do we use it?

to talk about a completed action actions and activities that started in the past
in the past at a non-specific time. and continue in the present

We use it to talk about experiences

(activities you did in the past)

We use it with the verb “live” to say

that the action continues.

+ I have eaten chinese food. + I have been eating chinese food for 2 weeks.
S + have/has + v.p.p. + co S + have/has been + gerund+ co
- I haven´t been to L.A. - I haven´t been living in L.A. since 2020
S + haven´t/hasn´t + v.p.p + co S + haven´t/hasn´t been + gerund + co

Yes-No Have you gone to the lake? Yes-No Have you been going to the lake these past days?
Have/has + s + v.p.p + co? Have/has + s + been + v.p.p + co?
Yes, s + have/has Yes, s + have/has
No, s + haven´t/hasn´t No, s + haven´t/hasn´t

Info Where have you bought your car? Info Where have you been exercising?
Info + have/has + s + v.p.p + co? Info + have/has + s + been + gerund + co?

Date: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 Homework:

Introduction #1 Vocabulary for movie genres Activity #1
Questions Scary Activity:
1. Do you like watching movies? Comedy Imagine that it´s the weekend and your
2. How often do you watch movies? Action friend invites you to the cinema to
3. DO you prefer to watch a movie at Suspense watch a movie. Have a conversation
home or in the movie theater? Anime where you talk abut the different
Sci-fi movies playing right now using the
Family vocabulary.
Black and white
Silent
Foreign

Introduction #2
Imagine that you and your friend are going to the cinema and you have two
Options, a scary movie and a comedy. Which one do you choose?
 Would rather/would prefer

When do we use them? We use them when we want to express our preference
We use “would rather” with a verb in base form
We use “would prefer” with a verb in infinitive or a noun

+ I would rather watch a comedy movie. I would prefer to watch a comedy movie.
S + would rather + v. base + co S + would prefer + . v. infinitive + co
S + would prefer + noun

- I would rather not go to cinema. I would prefer not to go to the cinema.

S + would rather not + v. base + co S + would prefer not + v. inf + co
I wouldn´t prefer a cinema.
S + wouldn´t prefer + noun

? Would you rather watch a scary movie? Would you prefer to watch a scary movie?
Would + s + rather + v. base + co? Would + s + prefer + v. inf + co?
Yes, s + would Yes, s + would
No, s + wouldn´t No, s + wouldn´t

Activity #2 Activity #3
Activity: Activity:
Imagine that you and your friend are still deciding what
movie to watch. Have a conversation where you use the
grammar.