Q: SKILLS FOR SUCCESS UNIT 2: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO STUDY?

WRITING: WRITING SENTENCES WITH BUT AND SO.

1. Connect two opposite or different sentences with BUT. Use commas between
the two sentences.

People speak many different languages in London, but most people speak
English.

2. Connect two sentences with SO when the second one is the result of the first
sentence. Use commas between the two sentences.

The students studied new words every day, so they remembered them better.

EXERCISES
1. Connect the sentences below. Use but or so. Remember to use commas.
1. I like to help people / I decided to study physical therapy.
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2. Sam works as a waiter in London / He’s a Web designer.
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3. Some students want to learn English. / They are taking a course online.
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4. My mom went shopping. / She forgot to buy some apples for me.
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5. I need to practice my pronunciation / I don’t like to talk in class

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6. I want to learn more vocabulary / I read English webpages every day.

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2. Complete the sentences with but or so.

1. I want to learn French, ____ it’s a very difficult language for me.
2. We are still in the Covid-19 pandemic, ____ we have to use a face mask.
3. The economic situation is difficult, ____ I need to get a job.
4. I need to study for the test, ____ I cannot concentrate (focus).

5. It is hard for me to focus, ____ I need to study in a quiet place.

6. The homework was difficult, ____ the students did well.

3. Complete the sentences. Use information about yourself.

1. I want to learn English, so I ____
2. I want to learn English, but I ___

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GRAMMAR: Simple past with regular and irregular verbs

Regular verbs
Work worked
Want wanted
 Most verbs add -ed to the base form.
Need needed
Help helped
Require required
 Verbs ending in e, add -d
Live lived
 Verbs ending in consonant + y, drop the y and add - Study studied
ied Cry cried

Irregular verbs
(Irregular verbs don’t follow any rules to form the past form)
Speak (hablar) Spoke (hablé, hablaba)
Come (venir) Came (vine, venía)
Do (hacer) Did (hice, hacía)
Forget (olvidar) Forgot (olvidé, olvidaba)
Go (ir) Went (fuí, iba)
Have (tener) Had (tuve, tenía)
Know (saber, conocer) Knew
Make (hacer) Made
Read (leer) Read
Say (decir) Said
Take (tomar) Took
Write (escribir) Wrote

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Negative forms of the simple past.

did + not (didn’t) + base form of the verb
Affirmative form Negative form
I took an English test. I didn’t take an English test.
I went to England I didn’t go to England.
He studied grammar. He didn’t study grammar.
The student answered all the questions. The student didn’t answer all the questions.

Verb BE
It has two forms, was – were
I was a good student. (Yo fui un buen estudiante)
You were busy. (Tú estabas ocupado)
She was in English class (Ella estabas en clases de Inglés)
He was my best friend. (Él era/fue mi mejor amigo)
It was a good way to study. (Fue una buena forma de estudiar)
We were at the museum (Nos. estábamos en el museo)
They were online.

Don’t forget:
I was = yo era / yo fuí
yo estaba / yo estuve

You were = tú eras / tú fuiste

tú estabas / tú estuviste

1. Fill in the blanks with the past forms of the verbs in brackets.
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1. I ___________ English last week. (study)

2. I ___________ with the teacher (talk)

3. The student ____________ the new information in his memory. (connect)

5. Yesterday, it __________ rainy. (Be)

6. They _________ to the beach. (not/go)

7. She _____________ lunch today. (make)

8. They __________ today. (not/work)

9. I __________ to the students (speak)

12. I__________ (write) a story. (write)

14. He __________ a new job (not/get)

15. We _______ all online class. (be)

2. Put the verbs in the correct column.

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Repeat / apply / stay / carry / live / require / need / remember / apply / study / decide
learn / like / store

-ED -D -IED

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