[TecNM Campus Las Choapas]

Coordinación de Lengua Extranjera

ENGLISH ANTHOLOGY
2nd Semester

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 INDEX

Introduction …………………………………………………………………………….……..4
Unit 1 Talking about your daily routine …………………………...….……5
1. Verbs (“to be”, action verbs) and Simple Present Tense ……………………..………7
2. Time Expressions with Simple Present ……..…………………………………...……27
3. Adverbs of Frequency..………………………………………………………………....33
4. Describing your daily/weekly routine (activities around the house) ….…….………51

Unit 2 Memories ……………………………………………………………….63

5. Simple Past Tense (regular and irregular verbs) ………………………………...…..65
6. Past Expressions with Simple Past …….……………………………………………...73
7. Simple Past Statements and Questions …….……………………………………...…82
8. Childhood memories / Special Vacation ………………………………………………90

Unit 3 Fabulous Food …………………………………………..…….………96

9. Countable and Uncountable Nouns (vocab: food) …………………………………...98
10. How much & How many? ……………………………………………………………113
11. Quantifiers: some, any, a lot, much & many ………………………………………119
12. Possessives …………………………………………………………………………..127
13. The Genitive Case to Show Possession …………………………………………..146
14. Idioms…………………………………………………………………………………..153

Unit 4 My Final Proyect …………………………………………………158

15. Final Project …………………………………………………………………………...159
References …………………………………………………………………………………162

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 INTRODUCTION
• Welcome to your 2th Semester English Course at TecNM Campus Las Choapas!

Dear student…

Here at the TecNM Campus Las Choapas are very happy to welcome you to your 2th semester of the
English Course. We are pretty sure teachers from the Coordinación de Lengua Extranjera will provide
you excellent material and useful resources to guide you through this semester. We hope you feel
comfortable in your English Classes and that you always feel confident in sharing your experiences in
this language with your classmates and teacher.

As this is a very different semester for all of the students around he world, this Anthology will be one of
our tools to learn this language. We will be using the anthology and some other technological tools to
achieve our goals through this semester.

Some of the main goals of this 2th semester English Course are: to help you to communicate with others
in an effective way in simple conversations, to understand some basic words and vocabulary on the
target language, to learn how to use some of the main grammar tenses in speaking, to express in a
better way your past experiences, to ask and answer Yes/No and Wh questions, etc.

At the end of this course, it is intended that as a student, you will have learned more vocabulary on the
English Language. You can feel more confident when expressing some thoughts or speaking with other
people. Also you can start developing your writing hability using all the vocabulary, grammar structures
and expressions already learned through these units.

As teachers, we hope to provide you the right tools and information you need for an appropiate
knowledge developing on the language. We want you to feel comfortable enough to ask your teacher
any doubt related to the classes through the course. We are happy to have you here. WELCOME TO
YOUR 2ND SEMESTER OF ENGLISH!!

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”. – Albert Einstein.

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UNIT
ONE
TALKING ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

I. Verbs and Simple Present Tense

II. Time Expressions & Simple Present
III. Adverbs of Frequency
IV. Describe your daily/weekly routine

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 UNIT 1
• Verbs and Simple Present Tense

ACTION VERBS
Action verbs, also called dynamic verbs, express an action whether it be physical or mental. An action
verb explains what the subject of the sentence is doing or has done. Looking at action verb examples
helps make it clear the function of action verbs in sentences and what purpose they serve.

Image retrieved from: ALBERT, Action Verbs: Definition, Examples, & Exercises.
https://www.albert.io/blog/action-verbs/

There are endless action verbs used in the English language. An action verb can express something
that a person, animal or even object can do. To determine if a word is an action verb, look at the
sentence and ask yourself if the word shows something someone can do or something someone can
be or feel. If it is something they can do, then it is an action verb (if it is something they can be or feel,
it is a non-action, or stative, verb).

The Importance of Action Verbs

Action verbs are used to deliver important information in a sentence and add impact and purpose.
These verbs play a vital role in grammar and signals to the reader what action the subject is
performing in the sentence.

Here is a useful list of action verbs in English with pictures and example sentences. Verbs are vital in
any language and English is no different, however there are often so many that it can become very
confusing. For this reason, in this section, you will be looking at verbs that are used to describe an
action. These verbs will help you in being able to construct a sentence and will get you well on your
way to having a rich vocabulary of English verbs.
Dictionary, Y. (2013). Your Dictionary. Retrieved from
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/action-verb-examples.htm

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These verbs will help you in being able to construct a sentence and will get you well on your way to
enrich your vocabulary in English verbs.

Retrieved from:

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Retrieved from: 7ESL February 2021, https://7esl.com/action-verbs-vocabulary/

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Before continuing, write at least 15 verbs you know without looking for extra information and
without repeating any verbs of this lesson.
1. 6. 11.

2. 7. 12.

3. 8. 13.

4. 9. 14.

5. 10. 15.

Examples of Action Verbs in Sentences

The following are examples of how action verbs are used in sentences, keep in mind that you can use
more than one action verb in a sentence. The action verb is in bold in each sentence. Remember that
action verbs don't have to describe movement; the action can be mental.

John is kicking the football

He accepted the job offer

He thought about his stupid mistake in the test.

The Smiths visited the grandparents for a while

and then went home.

She'll play this song on my guitar.

The bird sings a cheery song every morning.

Dictionary, Y. (2013). Your Dictionary. Retrieved from

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/action-verb-examples.htm
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Exercise #1 - Homework

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 VERB TO BE
The verb to be is used to say something about a person, thing, or state, to show a
permanent or temporary quality, state, job or occupation, and nationality. Look these
examples:

 Sarah is 34 years old.

 My classroom is not enormous.
 We are happy.
 It is cold today.
 Stephen is not married.
 Are you an engineer?
 They are not Russian.
We use verb to be a lot in English, so it's really important to understand it well in its
different forms. The verb to be will allow you to create simple sentences to communicate.

Affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Full and short structures

The verb to be, has a complete structure and contraction, and can be used in an affirmative, negative
and interrogative form. Then you can review the information in the following table.

In this chart, check the use of contractions and questions:

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

I am I’m I am not I’m not

You are You’re You are not You aren’t

He is He’s He is not He isn’t

She is She’s She is not She isn’t

It is It’s It is not It isn’t

We are We’re We are not We aren’t

You are You’re You are not You aren’t

They are They’re They are not They aren’t

Graphics taken from: Vaquero, C. (2017, Octubre 10). Blog Colegio San Ignacio Alcalá. Retrieved from
https://colegiosanignacioalcala.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/present-simple-and-present-continuous/

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You can use either the full form or the contracted form for each
case.

Check that in the interrogative form, there are not contractions.

Only the full form. And also, you must change the position of the
verb to be in the sentence, in order to have a correct sentence.

 Am I a student?
 Are you a student?
 Is he a student?
 Is she a student?
 Is it a student?
 Are we students?
 Are you students?
 Are they students?
UAPA (Unidad de Apoyo para el Aprendizaje). (2018). AVI (Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizaje). Retrieved from:
https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile.php/3103/mod_resource/content/18/contenido/index.html#:~:text=The%20verb%20to%20be%20is,job%20or%20occu
pation%2C%20and%20nationality

USES OF THE VERB TO BE IN PRESENT SIMPLE

Illustration adapted from: My English Pages. (n.d.). MyEnglishPages.com. Retrieved from https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-
lesson-simple-present-be.php#:~:text=The%20principal%20use%20of%20the,She%20is%20helpful.

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Affirmative sentences
S + Verb to be + C.
I am Mexican.
You are Mexican.
He is Mexican.
Negative sentences
S + verb to be + NOT + C.
I am not Mexican.
You are not Mexican.
He is not Mexican.
Interrogative sentences.
Verb to be + S + C ?
Am I Mexican?
Are you Mexican?
Is he Mexican?

Practice: order the words to form the correct sentence.

1. Cold / ? / are / you
………………………………………
2. This / book / ? / your / is
………………………………………
3. Are / the / United / States / Peters / from / the / ?
………………………………………
4. Married / they / are / ?
………………………………………
5. I / right / am / ?
………………………………………
6. Your / Cathy / is / name / ?
………………………………………
7. Mr. / Miles / you / Are / Mrs. / ?
………………………………………
Adapted from: English Grammar Online taken from: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04

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 8. Sad / Paul / is / ?
………………………………………
9. Are / you / student / a / ?
………………………………………
10. He / is / a / teacher / ?
………………………………………

Listening activity. Listen to the audio and answer the questions.

Laura arrives at her new office.

https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/plugi
nfile.php/3103/mod_resource/content/18/contenido/
index.html

Greek food-Tamystik a (2014) Retrato De La Mujer de

Negocios [Photo] Taken from https://goo.gl/sgKUTp Consulted
on 23 April, 2017

Answer the questions.

1. Laura last name is:
a) Vince
b) Vincy
c) Vincent
2. She lives in:
a) 15 Moore St.
b) 15 Madison St.
c) 15 Maple St.
3. The office clerk asks for her:
a) Passport
b) License
c) Photo
4. Laura is:
a) 18 years old
b) 23 years old
c) 15 years old

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Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb to be.

Text #1
Paul Benson ……... from Manchester, but Mike and Luca ……... from London. Manchester and
London ……... cities in England. Hamburg ……... a city in Germany. Sandra ……... at school today.
Jack and Paul ……... her friends. They ……... in the same class. Mr. and Mrs. Benson ……... on a
trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She ……... a nice girl. Paul says: "My grandfather ……... in
hospital. I ……... at home with my grandmother." What time ……... it? It ……... 8 o'clock. ……... you
tired? No, I ……... not.

Text #2
Minerva ……... from Brazil. She ……... 25 years old and works as a secretary at ZLS Computers, in
……... Dublin. She ……... very communicative and has a lot of friends. Two of her best friends are
Marlon and Pauline. Marlon ……... from Portugal. He ……... 27 years old. Pauline ……... a very
funny French girl. She ……... 30 years old. Minerva and Marlon ……... single, but Pauline …….... .
She ……... married to a doctor. She says they ……... very happy. Minerva says she wants to go back
to Brazil, but she
sure she ……... going to miss her friends.

Homework

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 The present printable, downloadable handout is intended for English Classes. Copyright License:
This file is licensed by languageleader88 under the iSLCollective Copyright License

Write a brief introduction of you, using the verb to be.

_____________________________________________
HERE IT GOES YOUR PICTURE
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
YOUR PICTURE HERE
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

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Present Simple Uses

1: We use the present simple when something is generally or always

true.

 People need food.

 It snows in winter here.
 Two and two make four.

2: Similarly, we need to use this tense for a situation that we think is

more or less permanent. (See the present continuous for temporary
situations.)

 Where do you live?

 She works in a bank.
 I don't like mushrooms.

3: The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often

use adverbs of frequency (such as 'often', 'always' and 'sometimes') in
this case, as well as expressions like 'every Sunday' or 'twice a month'.
(See the present continuous for new, temporary or annoying habits).

 Do you smoke?
 I play tennis every Tuesday.
 I don't travel very often.

4: We can also use the present simple for short actions that are
happening now. The actions are so short that they are finished
almost as soon as you've said the sentence. This is often used with
sports commentary.

 He takes the ball, he runs down the wing, and he scores!

Future Uses

5: We use the present simple to talk about the future when we are
discussing a timetable or a fixed plan. Usually, the timetable is fixed by an
organization, not by us.

 School begins at nine tomorrow.

 What time does the film start?
 The plane doesn't arrive at seven. It arrives at seven thirty.

Information adapted from: Seonaid. (2021, April). Perfect English Grammar.

Retrieved from https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-use.html

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How to form sentences
With all other verbs, we make the present simple in the same way.

The positive is really easy. It's just the verb with an extra 's' if the subject is 'he', 'she', or 'it'. Let's
take the verb 'play' as an example:

Positive (of 'play')

I play
you play
he plays
she plays
it plays
we play
Image retrieved from: Entrepreneur: Why More Women Entrepreneurs Should Play
they play Chess. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/347734

 Don't forget the 's'! Even really advanced students do this!

 For a few verbs, there is a spelling change before the 's'. For
example, 'study' becomes 'studies'.

 There are also few verbs which are irregular in the present simple:
1. 'have' becomes 'has'
2. 'do' becomes 'does'
3. 'go' becomes 'goes'

To make the negative form, you need to use 'do not' (don't) or ' does not' (doesn't).

Negative (of 'play')

I do not play I don't play
you do not play you don't play
he does not play he doesn't play
she does not play she doesn't play
it does not play it doesn't play
we do not play we don't play
they do not play they don't play Image retrieved from: Shutterstock.
https://www.shutterstock.com/es/video/clip-15358864-child-playing-chess

Information adapted from: Seonaid. (2021, April). Perfect English Grammar.

Retrieved from https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-use.html

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How about the question form of the present simple tense?

We use 'do' or 'does' before the subject to make the 'yes / no' question:

Yes / No questions
do I play ?
do you play ?
does he play ?
does she play ?
does it play ?
do we play ?
do they play ? Image retrieved from: FreePik https://www.freepik.com/premium-photo/children-
play-chess-medical-masks-face-lie-floor-stay-home_7401536.htm

Just like with 'be', if you'd like to make a 'wh' question, you just put the question word at the front:

Wh Questions
where do I play ?
what do you play ?
why does he play ?
who does she play ?
when do we play ?
how do they play ?

Practice: Complete the sentences with the corrrect form of the Present Simple Tense.
Affirmative
1. She ………………. (play) baseball on Saturday.

2. We ………………. (live) in an apartment.

3. The boys ………………. (eat) breakfast at 7 am.

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4. He ………………. (have) two brothers.

5. My mother ………………. (like) romantic movies.

6. Pedro ………………. (make) dinner every day.

7. Cynthia and Ramon ………………. (work) on Monday.

8. I ………………. (go) to school at 8 am.

9. The computer ………………. (be) broken.

10. My brother and I ………………. (watch) TV at night.

11. Susana ………………. (try) to learn new things every day.

12. My father ………………. (run) on Saturday morning.

13. I ………………. (have) three brothers.

14. Adriana ………………. (think) pizza is delicious.

15. The girls ………………. (want) more pasta.

Negative
16. I ………………. (want) juice.
17. Sheila ………………. ( be) happy.
18. Daniel ………………. ( write) on his tablet.
19. The girls ………………. ( be) hungry.
20. My dog ………………. ( sleep) in the house.
21. Veronica ………………. ( be) a nurse.
22. Paris ………………. ( be) in Africa.

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23. My teacher ………………. ( give) us homework.
24. The store ………………. ( open) on Sunday.
25. Pete ………………. ( like) sushi.

Interrogative – you can use do, does, or the verb to be in present simple
26. ………………. you like pizza?
27. ………………. they ready?
28. ………………. your father work on the weekend?
29. ………………. my book in the class?
30. ………………. you a doctor?
31. ………………. they need more coffee?
32. ………………. your parents at home now?
33. ………………. the cat in the kitchen?
34. ………………. I in this class?
35. ………………. she need to bring a book? Exercises adapted from: LERNENGLISH-ONLINE, taken from:
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/exercises/simplepresent

Read the text and answer the questions.

A-) TRUE / FALSE
I’ m Tim Black. I’m a doctor. I work at a hospital. My wife, Kim,
is a teacher. She teaches Music at a college. We 1-) Tim is Kim’s husband.
get up at seven o’clock every morning. _____
Kim sets the table, and we have breakfast.Kim likes toast and 2-) Kim and Tim get up at
tea, but I don’t. I eat an egg and I drink milk at breakfast. nine o’clock. _____
Then, we leave home at a quarter past eight. 3-) Tim’s wife sets the table
I start to work at nine o’clock. in the mornings. _____
I am very busy, so I can’t have a break. 4-) They always have a
At half past twelve, I have lunch at the hospital cafeteria. holiday in Izmir every
The food at the cafeteria is very good, so I don’t go out for summer. _____
lunch. Kim 5-) They don’t like cinema.
returns home at three o’clock in the afternoon, and I come _____
back at five o’clock. Afterwards, 6-) Kim works at a college.
we have dinner at half past six. I watch TV in the evenings, _____
but Kim doesn’t. She reads a book or she listens to music. 7-) Dr. Black goes to a
We go to bed early after a tiring day. restaurant for lunch. _____
At weekends we go to the cinema or theatre. 8-) Kim comes back home
My wife and I like shopping, so we usually go on shopping at five o’clock. _____
on Saturdays. We have a holiday every August. We often 9-) Mrs Black goes on
go to Izmir in Turkey for holiday. I ride a bike and Kim shopping with her husband.
walks around, because she doesn’t know how to ride a bike. _____
We like Izmir very much, so we go to there every summer. 10-) They leave home at a
quarter to eight in the
mornings. _____

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 Homework

This printable, downloadable handout is intended for Beginner level students. Copyright License: This file is
licensed by Ktam under the iSLCollective Copyright License

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 Homework

This downloadable printable is a great resource for adults at Elementary (A1). Copyright License: This file is
licensed by federica1492 under the iSLCollective Copyright License

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 UNIT 1
• Time Expressions And Present Simple

TIME EXPRESSIONS
The simple present tense is used to talk about things that happen regularly, repeatedly or all the time.
As a result of this, we often use some time expressions with the simple present tense to state how
often somebody does something.

When speaking about an action that is repeated every Saturday, Monday, etc., use the day of the
week, add 's' and use either the present simple to speak about present routines or the past simple to
discuss past habits. Do not use with the continuous, perfect, or perfect continuous forms.

 Mondays
 Tuesdays
 Wednesdays
 Thursdays
 Fridays
 Saturdays
 Sundays

Examples:

 We have our class on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

 I used to play tennis on Saturdays.

The Weekend

 British English: at the weekend OR at weekends (in general)

 American English: on the weekend OR on weekends (in general)

Use the present simple to speak about habits on the weekend. 'On the weekend' is also used with the
future and past tenses to speak about the next or last weekend.

 I play tennis at weekends.

 She visits her mother on the weekend.
 We're going to the beach on the weekend. (next weekend)
 They visited Chicago on the weekend. (last weekend)

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 Times of the Day

Use the following time expressions to express things that happen during the day. These expressions
can be used with the past, present, and future forms.

• in the morning
• in the afternoon
• in the evening

At night

Make sure to note that we say, 'at night' NOT 'in the night'

 They do the cleaning in the morning.

 He goes to bed late at night.
 We'll do the homework in the evening.
 She had a drink in the evening before she went to bed.

Time Expressions to Use with the Present Simple

Use 'every' with segments of time such as every day, month, year, every two months, etc.

• She travels to Las Vegas every year.

• Jack tries to exercise every day.

Here is how to use adverbs of frequency (usually, sometimes, often, etc.):

 They sometimes play golf.

 She rarely smokes.
Information adapted from: English Grammar. Retrieved from:
https://www.englishgrammar.org/time-expressions-simple-present-tense/

More examples of Times Expressions used in Present Simple Sentences.

http://basicenglishijl.blogspot.com/p/simple-present-tv-shows.html
Mejía, I. J. (n.d.). Basic English IA. Retrieved from

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 Exercise: Unscramble the sentences using the Present Simple. Don’t forget to conjugate the verb.

1. do / bus driver / a / drive / not / race cars

__________________________________________________________________.
2. children / in / morning / school / the / go / to
__________________________________________________________________.
3.do / sister / at the mall / not /work / my
__________________________________________________________________.
4. in / breakfast / he / morning / eat / the
__________________________________________________________________.
5. bake /she / cakes / the / weekend / on
__________________________________________________________________.
6. have / Thursday /we /on /class / afternoons
__________________________________________________________________.
7. go / at / he / to work / 10 am
__________________________________________________________________.
8. in / she / homework / afternoon / do / the /her
__________________________________________________________________.
9 .dishes / he / lunch / not / wash / at / do
__________________________________________________________________.
10. movies / the /you / in / watch /evenings
__________________________________________________________________.

The present downloadable printable is a great resource for Beginner (A1) and Elementary (A1) level.
Copyright License: This file is licensed by picksychick under the iSLCollective Copyright License.

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Exercise: choose the right time expression for each sentence.

1. The match starts at 8 o'clock on Mondays / at the moment / last week.

2. Sometimes / Now / Look they go the movies with their cousins.

3. My father gets up at 5 o'clock at the moment / every morning / tomorrow.

4. His sister has dancing lessons last Tuesday / after school / yet.

5. Usually / Now / Tomorrow I play tennis.

6. His father always mows the lawn at the moment / on Saturdays / a week ago.

7. The drugstore closes at 10 pm last month / every Saturday / already.

8. We listen to music regularly / next Sunday / three days ago.

9. I fly to London last winter / next winter / every winter.

10. The train to Hong Kong leaves every two hours / the last two hours / two hours ago.

Exercise: think about 10 sentences and write them. Use the simple present with time expressions.

1. ________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________

7. ________________________________________________

8. ________________________________________________

9. ________________________________________________

10. ________________________________________________

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Review: this is a review of the Present Simple with Time Expressions.
Intructions - The pictures of Lazy Louie and his wife Hannah are not in the correct order. Number the
pictures in the correct order. Then write the number of the picture next to the sentences below.
Finally, circle all the simple present tense verbs.

Worksheet retrieved from: CENGAGE by National Geographic Learning. https://eltngl.com/

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 UNIT 1
• Frequency Adverbs

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

With the present simple, we often use adverbs of frequency to say 'how often' we do something.
Here's a list of common adverbs:

 always  never  regularly

 frequently  normally  seldom
 generally  occasionally  sometimes
 hardly ever  often  usually
 infrequently  rarely

Illustration taken from: Morón, J. (2010, Febrero 23). Slideshare. Retrieved

from https://es2.slideshare.net/Jesusmoron/frequency-adverbs-3260462

We usually put these adverbs in the middle of the sentence, between the subject and the verb:

 I often go to the cinema.

 She sometimes visits me at home.
 We usually drink coffee.

We can also put them at the very beginning or end of the sentence. This makes them stronger:

 Often, I go to the cinema.

 I go to the cinema often.
 But never: I go often to the cinema.

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Here are some other expressions we can use to say, 'how often'. All of these
longer phrases go at the beginning or the end of the sentence but not in the
middle.

 once in a while: I go to the cinema once in a while.

 every now and again: She drinks wine every now and again.
 from time to time: From time to time I visit my mother.

To say how often something happens, you can use a number or 'several' or 'many', followed by
'times'. (If the number is one, use 'once' instead of 'one time'. If the number is two use 'twice,' instead
of 'two times') Then add 'a' and a period of time:

 I go to the cinema twice a week.

 She takes these tablets three times a day.
 I change the sheets once a fortnight (fortnight = two weeks).
 I meet him several times a year.
 I visit my parents once a month.

We can also use 'every' + period of time:

 every morning
 every day
 every Tuesday
 every week
 every month

A day of the week with 's' at the end (for example 'on Tuesdays') means the same as 'every
Tuesday':

 I take a dance class on Wednesdays.

 I relax on Saturdays.

Where do adverbs of frequency go?

Adverbs of frequency show you how often something happens. This can be
always = 100%, or never = 0%.

 always  occasionally

 usually  rarely

 regularly  seldom
 normally  never

 often

 sometimes

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These adverbs can go before the main verb.

Subject Auxiliary Adverb of frequency Verb Rest

I always get up at 6.45.

Peter can usually play football on Sundays.

Mandy has sometimes got lots of homework.

or after a form of to be (am, are, is) - (was, were).

Subject Auxiliary Adverb of frequency Rest

Susan is never late.

The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the beginning of a sentence.

 Sometimes I go swimming.

 Often we surf the internet.

Sometimes these adverbs can go at the end of a sentence.

 We read books occasionally.

Information adapted from Englisch-hilfen.de. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adverbien1.htm

Illustration taken from: Administrador. (2020, Noviembre 24). Break Into English. Retrieved from
https://englishclassviaskype.com/blog/how-to-learn-english/adverbs-of-frequency/
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 Illustration taken from: 7ESL, Adverbs of Frequency, Rules
and Examples. https://7esl.com/adverbs-of-frequency/

Exercise: Look and translate the words into your language.

ALWAYS _______________________

USUALLY _______________________

OFTEN _______________________

SOMETIMES _______________________

License: This file is licensed by mcperu under the iSLCollective Copyright License
NEVER _______________________

Complete the sentences. Use some of the words in the box if you need help: This downloadable handout is recommended for elementary school.Copyright

1. I always _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. I usually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. I often _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. I sometimes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. I never _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Brush my teeth walk to school read a book send e-mails play with my friends

talk in class eat vegetables do my English homework get up late

drink coffee eat chocolate

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Contrast the adverbs of frequency vs time expressions.

Illustration adapted from: CENGAGE by National Geographic Learning. https://eltngl.com/

Exercise: Fill in the blanks with a frequency expression or a time expression. You can take ideas
from the chart above.

Jane is a nursing student at a college. Jane gets up 1 ______________ 7:00 am 2 __________ day
of the week. She leaves home 3 ________________ 8:00 am and gets to work 4 ____________ 8:45.
she finishes work 5 ______________ 1:000. She attends classes at college 6 _________________
the afternoon three days a week. She works at a local hospital two afternoons 7 _______________.

8 ________________ the evening, she cooks dinner and studies. She

reviews her work and her experiences at the hospital 9 ______________
night. She goes to bed late 10 _____________ weekdays.

11 ________________ Saturday, Jane works at her second job. Jane is

busy almost all the time, but 12 __________ Saturday nights, she goes
out with friends.
13 ________________ Sunday mornings, jane sleeps late. 14 _____________ the afternoon, she
does the laundry and food shopping. 15 _______________ the evening, she studies. Jane is a typical
of many working students at colleges in the United States.

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Look at this information about how to place the frequency adverbs or time expressions properly.

Examples Explanations
a) They cook dinner every night. Frequency and time expressions usually come
b) Jay plays soccer twice a week. at the end of a sentence.
c) They cook dinner every night at When there is both a frequency and time
7:00. expression in one sentence, the frequency
d) They cook dinner at 7:00 every expression can come before or after the time
night. expression.
Frequency and time expressions can sometimes
e) Once a week, they go out to eat. come at the beginning of a sentence. Use a
f) On weekends, they stay in. comma (,) after the expressions at the beginning
of a sentence.
g) I work on Saturdays.
h) I work on Saturdays.
With days and dates, on is not necessary.
i) I work on July 4th.
j) I work July 4th.

Exercise: make true statements about your habits or routines using the time and frequency
expressions below and the simple present tense.
Example: once a week.
0. I go to the movies once a week.

1. Once a week _________________________________________________

2. Every weekend _______________________________________________

3. Twice a week _________________________________________________

4. On my birthday ________________________________________________

5. Once a year __________________________________________________

6. At the 7:30 in the morning _______________________________________

7. On Friday nights _______________________________________________

8. In September _________________________________________________

9. In the summer ________________________________________________

10. All the time ___________________________________________________

Adapted from: CENGAGE by National Geographic Learning. https://eltngl.com/

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Homework

Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com

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Homework

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Extra information.

Adapted from WoodWard English. www.woordwardenglish.com

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 UNIT 1
• Describe Your Daily Routine / Around The House Activities

AROUND THE HOUSE ACTIVITIES

A general view of the parts of the house and some activities we commonly do around the house.

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House exterior

Exercise: draw or put an image of your house. Put the names of each part of your house.

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Apart from knowing the parts of the house, we must learn how to express the activities we do around
the house.

In the morning:  to have a break In the evening

 to wake up
 to get up
 to wash my face
 to get dressed
 to brush my teeth
 to brush my hair
 to comb my hair
 to leave home
 to get to school
/to arrive at school
 to start my lessons /
school
 to study History /
Spanish
 …
In the afternoon
 to have lunch
 to play
with my schoolmates
 to do my homework
 to watch TV / the
cartoons
 to play videogames
 to play football /
volleyball / basketball
 to dance
 to come back home
 …
 to have a shower
 to have dinner with my
parents
 to read a book
 to phone my friends
 to send a text
 to go to bed
 to go to sleep
Information adapted from Games 4 esl. (2021).
Games4ESL. Retrieved from
https://games4esl.com/daily-routine-examples/

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Look at these vocabulary of activities around the house.

Copyright License: This file is licensed by sylviepieddaignel under the iSLCollective Copyright License

Write a list of activities you do around your house as part of your daily life.
5. ______________
1. ______________ 9. ______________
2. ______________
6. ______________ 10. ______________
3. ______________
7. ______________ 11. ______________
4. ______________
8. ______________ 12. ______________

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 DESCRIBE YOUR DAILY / WEEKLY ROUTINE
To talk about the daily routine or your weekly routine you’ll make use of some of the topics we have
learn so far. Like Present Simple, Frequency adverbs, Time Expressions, Actions Verbs, etc.

Some tips to express your routine are:

1. It is best to think about what you do every day in a logical sequence.

2. Don’t jump from one part of the day to the next as it is confusing to the listener and for you.
3. You can divide the days into sections (then you only have to talk about that one section).
4. Express the important activities you do.
5. It’s ok to talk about your hobbies.

Here it is an example of someone talking about his daily routine.

My daily routine

I usually wake up around six-thirty. My alarm goes off and

I turn it off and sleep for another ten minutes. Then the
alarm goes off a second time and I have to get up.

I go to the bathroom and brush my teeth and wash my

face. I don’t shower in the morning as I usually take a
shower in the evening before I go to bed.

Then I go back to my bedroom and get dressed. I leave my school uniform hanging in front of my
wardrobe so I can put my clothes on easily every day.

After that, I go to the kitchen and have breakfast.

My mum usually makes breakfast — just something simple like an egg and some bread. I don’t like to
drink coffee so I have some orange juice.

I chat with my mum and dad during breakfast. But my dad doesn’t talk too much. He likes to catch up
on the news on his phone. But he always says ‘nothing but bad news’ so I don’t know why he reads it.

It gets to just after seven am and I have to leave to go to school.

I say goodbye to my mum and dad, give my mum a kiss and I leave the house.

My school is very near where I live so I usually walk to school. If it’s raining, my dad takes me to
school but he always complains about it! I get to school around 7:30 and meet up with my friends in
the usual place. We talk about things we like: music, some TV shows and other stuff. Then we go to
the first class.
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Adapted from: Learn English Teens. https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-vocabulary/daily-routine?page=5
Exercise: Look at the list of activities and practice. Use frequency adverbs and time expressions to
say how frequently to do ecah activity.
1. I watch television. I watch television two hours a night.

2. I listen to the audio.

3. I read a newspaper.

4. I try to speak to people in my

neighborhood.
5. I go to the movies.

6. I use the internet.

7. I chat online.

8. I review my lessons after class.

9. I write in a journal.

10. Add one of your own.

Translate these phrases into your native language. Learn them to use them when describer your routine.

Wake up = Leave home = Talk on the phone = Download music and

films =

Get up = Go to school= Work on the computer = Play computer game=

Get dressed/put the Arrive at school = Feed the cat/dog = Surf the net =
shoes on =

Go to the bathroom = Start school = Read = Update my status on

the facebook=

Have a shower = Finish school = Write = Check my e-mail =

Brush my teeth = Do the homework= Do the housework = Get undressed =

Comb my hair = Come back home = Walk the dog = Say the prayers =

Have breakfast = Help my mother at Watch TV = Go to bed =

home =
Make the bed = Have lunch/dinner= Listen to music = Go to sleep/fall asleep
=

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Exercise: Look at the weekly schedule of Teacher Erika. Then fill in the blanks in the exercise to
complete her routine. Use Present simple, Frequency adverbs and Time expressions.

0. Erika ____goes food shopping__ on Thursday afternoon.

1. Erika cleans her apartment _____on Friday afternoon__.
2. Erika _________________________ every day at 7:00.
3. She eats breakfast at home _________________________.
4. Once a week, on Friday mornings, she _________________________.
5. She _________________________ three times a week.
6. She does aerobics _________________________.
7. She eats lunch at school _________________________.
8. She attends meetings _________________________.
9. She eats lunch at home _________________________.
10. She goes to cooking class _________________________.
11. She reads students’ papers _________________________.
12. On Friday evening, she ________________________.
13. She goes to bed early _________________________.
14. She _________________________ at midnight on Friday.
15. She does the laundry _________________________.
16. She _________________________ at 8:00 on Thursday night.

Information adapted from: CENGAGE by National Geographic Learning. https://eltngl.com/

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Homework. Now it’s your turn!! Write here your routine. Use your previous knowledge to express
your daily or weekly routine. Write as much as you can. You can add some pictures. We are going to
share our routines at class.

My daily / weekly routine

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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 Image from: Freepik.
UNIT
TWO
MEMORIES

V. Simple past tense (regular and irregular verbs)

VI. Past expressions with simple past.
VII. Simple past statements and questions
VIII.Talking about childhood memories or a special
vacation.
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 UNIT 2
• Simple Past Tense (Verbs)

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use the simple past for actions which happened or finished in the past. The time is can
be stated or implied. Look at the examples:

Images retrieved from: UAPA. https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/

In the previous dialogues the verbs in past are: went, prepared and drank. Could you
identify what verbs are regular and irregular?

Do you remember that in simple present tense, it is necessary to conjugate the verbs for
pronouns: he, she and it?

Well, in simple past tense verbs are classified into REGULAR and IRREGULAR.

SPELLING OF IRREGULAR VERBS

For irregular verbs their spelling in the simple paste is totally different, check these examples:
think – thought
see – saw
write – wrote
say – said
draw – drew
do – did

As you could notice in this case their ending is different and there is no rule, for this reason you need
to learn them by heart.

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 SPELLING OF REGULAR VERBS

We form the past simple of most regular verbs by adding –ed to the main verbs.
wash – washed
kiss – kissed
play – played

For verbs ending in –e, we add –d.

love – loved
like – liked

For verbs ending in a consonant + y, we drop the –y and add –ied.

cry – cried
carry – carried

For verbs ending in a stressed vowel between two consonants, we double the last consonant
and add –ed.
stop – stopped
fit – fitted
Here there are more examples of regular and irregular verbs in past.
List retrieved from: imagui. https://www.imagui.com/a/regular-verbs-list-c5epo464j

Exercised

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In the following chart pay attention to the structure of regular and irregular verbs in the
affirmative, negative and interrogative forms:

It is important to notice that in negative and interrogative sentences the main verbs don’t change. It
only changes in the affirmative form.
when we ask for specific information we use wh-question words at the beginning:
What did you wear for the party? I wore a beautiful red dress.
How did you know you were soulmates? I don’t know, but when I met him I just felt it.
When did you have your first kiss? Oh, when I was 15 years old.
Where did you celebrate Christmas last year? I celebrated Christmas at my mom’s home.
Why did you react like that? Because I was in love with her.

Information adapted from: UAPA. Unidad Virtual de Aprendizaje.

https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile.php/2232/mod_resource/content/15/contenido/index.html
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Practice: write the simple past form of the regular verbs.

1. I __________ (study) all night yesterday.

2. We __________ (play) poker after dinner.

3. After escaping from prison, he __________ (rob) a bank.

4. He __________ (start) playing chess at the age of 7.

5. We __________ (arrive) home very late.

6. We __________ (visit) the Louvre while we were in Paris.

7. He __________ (try) to escape.

8. I __________ (stop) smoking when I was 30.

9. When I was a child, I __________ (hate) fish.

10. We really __________ (enjoy) the concert.

Practice: write the simple past form of the irregular verbs.

1. I __________ (find) my true love when I was 50.

2. We __________ (buy) this sofa in the shop at the end of the street.

3. We never __________ (wear) uniforms in school.

4. I __________ (forget) to tell you something important.

5. I __________ (see) Peter at the theater last week.

6. After the meeting, I __________ (speak) with my boss.

7. Yesterday I __________ (drive) to work.

8. She __________ (run) her first marathon when she was 18.

9. I __________ (make) a lot of mistakes during the match.

10. Somebody __________ (eat) my biscuits without telling me.

Test-English. (2020). Test-English. Retrieved from https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/past-simple-regular-irregular/

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Exercise: fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb in Past simple.

Two summers ago we 1 ________ on a trip to New York. We 2 ________ from Manchester to John
F. Kennedy International Airport. The journey was long but we were very excited; we are from a little
village and we really 3 ________ to visit a megacity like New York. When we 4 ________ at our
destination, we 5 ________ a taxi to our hotel in Manhattan. The taxi driver was very nice and

6 ________ us lots of things about New York and Manhattan.

"How much is it?" I asked the taxi driver when he 7 ________ his car in front of the hotel. When he

8 ________ that it was 52 dollars, I 9 ________ that it wasn't possible, but it was! For the first –and
I hope the last– time in my life, I 10 ________ 52 dollars for a taxi. I guess that's one of the problems
of big cities, they are really expensive.

Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct form (past) of the verb in parenthesis.

To Fanny Brawne,
“When you ………. (pass) my window home yesterday, I ………... (be) filled with as much admiration
as if I ……. (have) then seen you for the first time. Even if you ………. (love / negative) me
I ………. (can) not help an entire devotion to you: how much more deeply then must I feel for you
knowing you love me”.
John Keats

To Chepita,
“It ……. (be) barely some time ago, we separated each other, I ………. (leave). I ………. (miss) you
as soon as I ………. (say): goodbye, and my heart ………. (go) through the eternity”. “I believed in
you because I believed in love, cause I ……. (know) there was no useless love. And I was as if I
waited for a fruit to ripen, as if I waited for a kiss to fall, as if I waited for a dream to bloom”.
Jaime Sabines

Exercises adapted from: UAPA (Unidad de Apoyo para el Aprendizaje). (2018). AVI (Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizaje). Retrieved from:
https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile.php/2232/mod_resource/content/15/contenido/index.html
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 Homework

https://first-english.org Simple past worksheets pdf, handouts, printable exercises. Lessons for elementary and intermediate level. Simple past

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worksheets for home learning with examples online practice, distance learning.
Homework

https://first-english.org Simple past worksheets pdf, handouts, printable exercises. Lessons for elementary and
intermediate level. Simple past worksheets for home learning with examples online practice, distance learning.
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 UNIT 2
• Past Expressions And Simple Past

SIMPLE PAST TENSE – AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE

The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike
the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of
time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

The Past Simple with 'be'

Here's how to make the positive:

Positive with 'be'

I was cold
you were tired
he was in the garden
she was late
it was sunny
we were on holiday
they were hungry

To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':

Negative with 'be' Negative Short Form

I was not sleepy I wasn't sleepy
you were not on the bus you weren't on the bus
he was not at school he wasn't at school
she was not beautiful she wasn't beautiful
it was not cold it wasn't cold
we were not at work we weren't at work
they were not tired they weren't tired

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The Past Simple (Simple Past) with Other Verbs
We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's
really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.

The positive:
We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'.
However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

Positive with Other Verbs

I walked (regular)
you played (regular)
he cooked (regular)
she listened (regular)
it rained (regular)
we ate (irregular)
they drank (irregular)

Negative form

Fortunately, there is a formula for making simple past verbs negative, and it’s the same for both
regular and irregular verbs (except for the verb to be). The formula is did not + [root form of verb].
You can also use the contraction didn’t instead of did not.

Example: Wolfgang did not brag too much about his hula hoop skills. Wolfgang’s girlfriend didn’t
see the contest.

In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Negative Negative Short Form

I did not walk I didn't walk
you did not play you didn't play
he did not cook he didn't cook
she did not listen she didn't listen
it did not rain it didn't rain
we did not eat we didn't eat
they did not drink they didn't drink
Information adapted from: Seonaid. (2021, April). Perfect English Grammar “Past Simple
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Tense”. Retrieved from https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html
Practice: Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Past in the statements.

1. They _______ something to drink. (to order)

2. Last summer I _______ to Stuttgart. (to go)

Retrieved from: Englisch-hilfen.de https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_statements2.htm

3. She _______ her homework in the afternoon. (to do)
4. He _______ to 10. (to count)
5. Our cat _______ a big mouse. (to catch)
6. In 2011 our class _______ a trip to Norwich. (to make)
7. The weather _______ really nice. (to be)
8. The secretary _______ the file yesterday. (to delete)
9. Paul _______ nothing to me. (to say)
10. The people _______ something to each other. (to whisper)

Practice: Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the
correct gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliaries.

1. Andy bought a new shirt. → Andy…... a new shirt.

2. They went shopping last Friday. → They … …. shopping last Friday.

3. She had a bath in the morning. → She …... a bath in the morning.

4. We felt like a big ice cream. → We … …… like a big ice cream.

5. The students sat down. → The students … …. down.

6. Marie ran home. → Marie … … home.

7. The managers shook hands on the deal. → The managers … …. hands on the deal.

8. William rode a horse. → William … … a horse.

9. The nurse took Peter's temperature. → The nurse … … Peter's temperature.

10. I understood what the teacher said. → I … …. what the teacher said.

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 PAST TENSE TIME EXPRESSIONS
Expressions like yesterday, last week, two months ago, etc. are used to say when something
happened in the past.
Adapted from: iguerendianin. (2010). Past simple-Expressions for past
tense [table]. Retrieved 2017, February 16 from https://bit.ly/2lgLcix

In English, we use the simple past to talk about when things happened. There are a number of words
and phrases that are often used to show when an action or situation happened in the past. We call
them time adverbials. Here are some of the most common ones.

Now let's see how and when to use them.

AGO - We use time reference + ago to show how far

back in the past something happened:

Examples:

 The movie ended five minutes ago.

 The plane landed two hours ago.
 My son was born six months ago.
 Her husband died ten years ago.
 I took that photo many years ago.
 I came to this city a long time ago.

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 LAST - We use last + time reference to mean the most
recent or nearest to the present day time.

Examples:

 I saw a game on TV last night.

 My parents traveled to Japan last month.
 Michael arrived in Mexico last January.
 Last Christmas I got a lot of presents.
 My girlfriend and I met at the beach last summer.
 Last year Jake and Jill got married.

NOTE: We say last night, last month, last year, etc. NOT the last night, the last month, the last
year, etc.

YESTERDAY - We use yesterday or yesterday +

morning / afternoon / evening to talk about the
day before today

Examples:

 Charles wore a suit to work yesterday.

 We got up early yesterday morning.
 She left the hospital yesterday afternoon.
 Yesterday evening Joel called me.

NOTE: We use last night NOT yesterday night.

We also use the expression the day before yesterday to mean "two days ago".

Example: I played soccer the day before yesterday.

Information retrieved and adapted from: UAPA. Ambiente virtual de aprendizaje.

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https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile.php/1987/mod_resource/content/17/contenido/index.html
 Listening activity. Listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Listen to a radio program about the most important
events of the 20th century according to a poll
conducted in the US by the Gallup News Service.

https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile
Webster2703. (2017). Radio [photo]. Retrieved on 2017,
.php/1987/mod_resource/content/17/contenido/index.ht
February 16 from https://bit.ly/2l8VEGV. ml

Now, write each event in the appropriate space from the right to complete the top five. There are five
events you don't need to use.

TOP 5 EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________

The
The Nazi
Passage of the assassination Women gaining
Holocaust
World War I 1964 Civil of President the right to vote
during World
Rights Act Kennedy in in 1920
War II
1963

Dropping the
The fall of the Landing a man The U.S.
atomic bomb in
Berlin Wall in World War II on the moon in Depression in
Hiroshima on
1989 1969 the 1930s
1945

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Practice: Complete the gaps with last, yesterday, ago or other past time expression.

Retrieved from: liveworksheets. https://www.liveworksheets.com/cu131463dg

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 Homework Do you know these popular stories?

1)Hansel and Gretel 2)Little Red Riding Hood 3)Sherlock Holmes 4) Beauty
and the Beast 5)Robin Hood 6)The Little Mermaid

A B C D E F

Did you read stories when you were young? Which one was your favourite?

Complete the stories with the words in the box:

Sleeping Beauty
lived lived woke slept took was cast
grew came married cut saw

A long time ago there _________ a beautiful princess. She __________in a very high tower.
A wicked fairy ___________ a spell and the princess ________ for a hundred years. A big
forest _________ around the tower. One day a handsome prince ________ to the tower. He
________ his sword and _________ the trees. He ________ the princess and ______ her
with a kiss. The prince ____________ the princess and they ______ happily ever after.

The Three Little Pigs

made tried ate built were lived fell blew was used
came

Copyright License: This file is licensed by Arianey under the Creative Commons Attribution License
Once upon a time there ___________ three little pigs. One _________ a house with straw,
one _________ a house with wood and the other _________ bricks. One day a big bad wolf
_________ and _________ to destroy the houses. He ________ on each house. The houses
of straw and wood _________ down and he ______ the pigs. The house of bricks ________
very strong so the final pig _______ a long and happy life.

Now complete the tables with the past simple verbs from the stories:
Present Past simple Present Past simple
simple simple
live …………………….. be ……………………..
sleep …………………….. eat ……………………..
grow …………………….. make ……………………..
cut …………………….. build ……………………..
cast …………………….. use ……………………..
marry …………………….. blow ……………………..
be …………………….. try ……………………..
take …………………….. fall ……………………..
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 UNIT 2
• Simple Past Questions

SIMPLE PAST TENSE – YES / NO QUESTIONS

In the Past Simple Tense, we can form some interrogative structures to ask for information related to
the past. There exist two types of questions: Yes/No Questions and Wh-questions in Past. The
Yes/No Questions include the Interrogative form of the Verb to Be in Past and the Interrogative
form for all the other Verbs. They are very easy to form and use. Let’s see some examples:

Start the questions by using the form of the verb to be in past Was or Were according to the subject
of the sentence.
'Yes / No' Questions with 'Be'
was I happy?
were you sad?
Yes / No Questions with Be
was he at the park?
In Simple Past
was she beautiful?
was it cold?
were we thirsty?
were they at the library?
How to respond these questions?

Was I an engineer? Yes, I was No, I wasn’t

Were you happy? Yes, you were No, you weren’t

Was she a teacher? Yes, she was No, she wasn’t

Were we hungry? Yes, we were No, we weren’t

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 'Yes / No' Questions
did I cook?
did you study?
Yes / No Questions with did he exercise?
Verbs in Simple Past did she sing?
did it snow?
did we dance?
did they eat?

How to respond these questions?

Did I cook? Yes, I did No, I didn’t

Did you study? Yes, you did No, you didn’t

Did she sing? Yes, she did No, she didn’t

Did we dance? Yes, we did No, we didn’t

Watch this video. This video will help you to understand this topic.

CLASE DE INGLÉS 316 Difference between

"did" and "was/were"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvzLG6Bo0Tc
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 WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh- words are
what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.

To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add did (or didn’t for a negative question),
then the subject (a person or thing that does the action), followed by the base form of the verb and
only then add the rest of the sentence.

AUXILIARY VERB IN BASE REST OF

WH- WORD SUBJECT
VERB FORM SENTENCE
When did I / you / he / she / sell the house
Why didn’t it / we / you / they rescue me

Examples

When did you buy that sweater?

Why did the computer break down?

How long did the train journey take?

Why didn’t you tell me about the accident?

WHAT DO THESE WH-QUESTION WORDS MEAN?

¿qué? – What? ¿Cuándo? – When?
¿Quién? / ¿Quiénes? – Who? ¿Cuánto? (a / os / as) – How much / many?
¿Cuál? / ¿Cuáles? – Which (one / ones)? ¿Dónde? – Where?
¿Cómo? – How? ¿Por qué? – Why?

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 PAST SIMPLE “BE” WH-QUESTIONS
was I
Who
were You
What
SINGULAR He
When
was She
Where ?
It
Why
You
How
PLURAL were We
they

Examples

Why were you late to class?

Where were they yesterday?

Why was she sad?

Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

Information adapted from: Seonaid. (2021, April). Perfect English Grammar “Past Simple
Tense”. Retrieved from https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html

Practice. Write questions in Past Simple with the words given.

Anna / the window / open Did Anna open the window?

We / home / walk ______________________
They / a song / sing ______________________
He / on a chair / sit ______________________
Edgar / the door / lock ______________________
Mandy / the ball / kick ______________________
The bus / at the corner / stop ______________________

Exercise adapted from English Grammar Online. (s.f.). EGO 4 u. Obtenido de

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06

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Practice. Complete the questions in past with was or were.

1. _____________ you there last night?

2. _____________ the movie good?
3. _____________ you at school yesterday?
4. _____________ the doors closed?
5. _____________ it very windy?
6. _____________ the weather cold?
7. _____________ she angry with you?
8. _____________ Bill and Fred at the restaurant?
9. _____________ you thirsty after the walk?
10._____________ the umbrella in the car?
Exercise adapted from English Grammar Online. (s.f.). EGO 4 u. Obtenido de
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06

Exercise. Use the given words and make past simple ‘wh’ questions.

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2. it rained yesterday.
Question: _____________________________?
Answer: Yes, _______________.
Answer: No, ________________.

3. The airplane took off at 3:47 pm.

Question: _____________________________?
Answer: Yes, _______________.
Answer: No, ________________.

4. Jenny said good-bye to her friend.

Question: _____________________________?
Answer: Yes, _______________.
Answer: No, ________________.

5. The students arrived for the test.

Question: _____________________________?
Answer: Yes, _______________.
Answer: No, ________________.

6. Mrs. Smith had a good time at the party.

Question: _____________________________?
Answer: Yes, _______________.
Answer: No, ________________.

7. John’s cat ate all the food.

Question: _____________________________?
Answer: Yes, _______________.
Answer: No, ________________.

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 UNIT 2
• Childhood Memories / Special Vacations

TALKING ABOUT CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Vocabulary. Childhood.

1. School: any institution at which instruction is given in a particular

discipline.
I went to school yesterday.

2. Homework: schoolwork that a student is required to do at home.

I did my homework in the afternoon.

3. Playground: an outdoor area provided for children to play in,

especially at a school or public park.
I played with my friends in the playground all morning.

4. Toys: an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature

replica of something.
when I was a kid, I had a lot of toys.

5. Fast food / Junk food: food that has low nutritional value, typically
produced in the form of packaged snacks needing little or no
preparation.
My parents bought me my favorite fast food.

6. Cartoon: a motion picture using animation techniques to photograph a

sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects.
I watched my favorite cartoons all afternoon.

7. Neighborhood: a district, especially one forming a community within a

town or city.
I went out to play with my friends in our neighborhood.

8. Birthday party: a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth.

Yesterday, Anna had a birthday party.

Dictionary, Y. (2013). Your Dictionary. Retrieved from

https://examples.yourdictionary.com
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Exercise: complete the paragraph by conjugating the verbs into Simple Past.

My name is Elisa. When I ……. (was) 12 years old, I ……. (be) walking
around my neighborhood with my friend Sam. When something …….
(hit) my head very hard. It …… (be) a plant!! “…… it …… (fall) from the
sky?” –Sam asked. We both …… (look) up and we …… (see) a woman
at the window. My head hurt! We …… (run) home and …… (tell) my
mother. She …… (be) angry, we …… (go) to that house. The woman
…… (come) to the door. She …… (say) her cat …… (do) it!! The plant
……. (be) on the window corner. The cat ……. (jump) and …… (knock) it
off. The woman ……. (be) very sorry and she ……. (give) me a bar of
chocolate. My mom ……. (go) back home and I went back to play with
Sam. The present printable, downloadable handout was created for consolidating Past simple tense. Copyright
License: This file is licensed by Alexadelb under the iSLCollective Copyright License

Exercise: write a memory about something happened to you when you were a child. Use the
vocabulary words and the past simple structures. (at least 120 words).

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 TALKING ABOUT VACATIONS
Vocabulary. Vacations.

1. Camping: is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away

from home in a shelter, such as a tent or a recreational vehicle.
Last month, I went camping with my family.

2. Beach: a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean

between high- and low-water marks.
Last summer, I went to the beach on holidays.

3. Ticket: a piece of paper or small card that gives the holder a

certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public
transport, or participate in an event.
I already bought the plane tickets for my vacations.

4. Booking: an act of reserving accommodations, travel, etc., or

of buying a ticket in advance.
My father booked a nice room at the best hotel in the city.

5. Hotel: a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in,

and where you can sometimes eat meals.
We stayed at the best hotel in the city.

6. Sightseeing: the activity of visiting places of interest in a

particular location.
We went sightseeing the town with a guided tour.

7. Luggage: suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal

belongings for traveling.
The airport lost my luggage. They’ll send it to my hotel
later.

8. Downtown: the central area or main business and commercial

area of a town or city.
I went shopping downtown to traditional crafting.

9. Passport: an official document issued by a government,

certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling them
to travel under its protection to and from foreign countries.
I got my passport sealed at the migration office.

10. Currency: a system of money in general use in a particular

country.
I forgot to exchange my money to the local currency.

Dictionary, Y. (2013). Your Dictionary. Retrieved from

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 Exercise: complete the paragraph about Anna’s winter and summer holidays.

Last winter, we ……. (go) on holidays in the mountains. We …….

(stay) in a five-star-hotel. Mum …… (be not) very happy because
she doesn’t like the cold weather and it …… (be) -10°C. Dad ……
(be) relaxed because he loves climbing. I ……. (be) in the snow all
day. My friends …… (be not) with me, but it …… (be) a marvelous
experience.

Last summer holiday, Anna ……. (go) to Miami

with her family. She …… (be) very excited
before the journey because it ……. (be) the first
time she ……. (travel) by plane.

They ……. (stay) at a hotel near the sea. The

weather ……. (be) sunny and very hot. In the
morning they usually ……. (go) to the beach.
Anna likes to sunbath and the children love to do
sandcastles. So Anna and grandma …….
(sunbathe) and the children ……. (play) with the
ball and ……. (make) sandcastles. Dad …….
(swim) in the sea and ……. (read) the
newspaper under the umbrella. We usually …….
(have) lunch in a restaurant near the beach. In
the afternoon, they ……. (visit) very interesting
places.

One day, they ……. (go) out in a boat. It …….

(be) amazing! They ……. (like) the reef a lot.
They ……. (see) different fish, some seahorses
and even a dolphin ……. (jump) in front to the
boat. They also ……. (watch) some people feed
the fish. Anna ……. (take) a lot of photos. The
family ……. (enjoy) a lot the vacations.

The last day it ……. (rain) and the whole family

……. (go) downtown. They ……. (buy) some
souvenirs. In the afternoon, they ……. (return)
home. Anna and her family ……. (have) a great
time there!!!

The above downloadable worksheet is best suited for Elementary level. Copyright
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Exercise: write a text about the greatest holiday you had. Use the vocabulary words and the past
simple structures. (at least 120 words).

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Speaking practice.

Think about a special holiday you had. Where did you go? With who? How many days
you were there? Where did you stay? Was it in the mountains, city, beach? What was
something you really like about that place? Did you try any traditional dish? Did you travel by
plane, car, boat? Did you make new friends? Share your special vacations with the class.

Think about a special childhood memory. What did you usually do when you were a
child? Did you eat your favorite food? What was it? Did you like to go to school? To do
homework? How many friends did you have? What was your favorite cartoon? What were
your favorite toys? Did you play at the park, playground? Share your experiences with the
class.

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UNIT
THREE
iFABULOUS FOOD

IX. Countable and uncountable nouns

X. How much? How many?
XI. Quantifiers: some, any, a lot, much and many.
XII. Possessives
XIII.The genitive case to show possession
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XIV. Idioms
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 UNIT 3
• Countable And Uncountable Nouns

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are individual people, animals, places, things, or ideas which can be counted.
Uncountable nouns are not individual objects, so they cannot be counted. Here, we’ll take a look at
countable and uncountable nouns and provide both countable noun examples and uncountable
noun examples. Although the concept may seem challenging, you’ll soon discover that these two
different noun types are very easy to use.

Countable nouns

Anything that can be counted, whether singular – a dog, a house, a friend, etc. or plural – a few
books, lots of oranges, etc. is a countable noun. The following countable noun examples will help
you to see the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Notice that singular verbs are
used with singular countable nouns, while plural verbs are used with plural countable nouns.

1. There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.

2. Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon.
3. Your book is on the kitchen table.
4. How many candles are on that birthday cake?
5. You have several paintings to study in art appreciation class.
6. There’s a big brown dog running around the neighborhood.
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Uncountable nouns

Uncountable nouns are those nouns which cannot be counted because they cannot be defined
individually, but rather are part of a whole. As such, they are treated as singular (you cannot make
them plural by adding “-s”).

Examples:
Salt Bread Weather
Wood Furniture Rice
Tea Hair Time
Wine Information
Sugar Money
However, once we delimit these nouns by placing a countable expression in front of the noun, they
become countable.
Examples:

A gram of salt

A piece of wood

Rules

1. Countable nouns have a plural form (regular or irregular).

Examples:
Egg  eggs
Bicycle  bicycles
Dress  dresses
Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form:
Rice  rices
Milk  milk

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 2. You can use “a” or “an” with countable nouns in singular.
Examples:
an apple
a house
we cannot use “a” or “an” with uncountable nouns.
A milk

3. Numbers can be used in front of countable nouns.

Examples:
Three apples
Five houses
Numbers cannot be used in front of uncountable nouns.
Two rices Information adapted from: curso-ingles.com, Countable and Uncountable Nouns. https://www.curso-
ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/nouns/countable-and-uncountable-nouns

Check this information…

The following uncountable noun examples will help you to gain even more understanding of how
countable and uncountable nouns differ from one another. Notice that
singular verbs are always used with uncountable nouns.

1) There is no more water in the pond.

2) Please help yourself to some cheese.
3) I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners.
4) You seem to have a high level of intelligence.
5) Please take good care of your equipment.
6) Let’s get rid of the garbage.

Illustration adapted from: Ginger Software. 2021.

https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/nouns/countable-uncountable-nouns/

Illustration taken from: Learn

Easy English. (2020, Junio 18).
YouTube. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Srdu3XmRsH8&ab_channel=L
earnEasyEnglish
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Now think about some Countable and Uncountable Nouns and write them.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10

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Here is a special section for food, because there is a lot of vocabulary that can be related to
Countable and Uncountable nouns.

Retrieved from:

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Practice: Put the nouns into the correct jar.

Countables Uncountables

______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________

1. Egg 2. Milk 3. Tomato 4. Fish 5. Fruit 6. Flower

7. Bread 8. Snow 9. Cake 10. Apple 11. Juice 12. Dress
13. Lemon 14. Butter 15. Salt 16. Meat 17. Rice 18. Potato
19. Carrot 20. Grapes 21. Oil 22. Cucumber 23. Sugar 24. Onion
25. Garlic 26. Plum 27. Coffee 28. Tea 29. Cheese 30. Cup
31. Salad 32. Berry 33. Chocolate 34. Money 35. Orange 36. Cherry
37. Sandwich 38. Cream 39. Chip 40. Water 41. Cookie 42. banana

Practice: write “C” for Countables and “U” for Uncountables nouns.

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

Adapted from: this downloadable printable is best suited for Elementary (A1). Copyright License: This file is
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Exercise: Find the words in the Word search.

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 UNIT 3
• How much? / How many?

HOW MUCH?

When we want to know the quantity or the amount of something we use How much? and How many?

How much …? (for quantities)

How much is used with uncountable nouns.

HOW MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

 How much time do we have to finish the test?

 How much money did you spend?
 How much sugar would you like in your coffee?
 How much paper will I need?
 How much milk is in the fridge?
 How much traffic was there on the way to work?

If the verb To Be is used with an uncountable noun, it is in singular form (= IS or WAS etc.)

Did you see? The underlined nouns are uncountable.

How much …? (for prices)

How much is used with uncountable nouns.

How much can also be used when we want to know the price of something.

In this case, we can use How much with countable nouns (both singular and plural nouns).

 How much is that painting?

 How much are those shoes?
 How much did your jacket cost?
 How much is the dress on display in the window?
 How much will it cost me?
 How much does it cost?

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 HOW MANY?
How many? (quantities)
How many is used when we want to know the QUANTITY of something.

It is only used with plural countable nouns.

HOW MANY + PLURAL NOUN

 How many days are there in January?
 How many people work in your company?
 How many cousins do you have?
 How many books did you buy?
 How many countries are there in the world?
 How many students are in the class right now?
 How many chairs are there in this room?
 How many pieces of chocolate would you like?

Omitting the noun

Often the noun is omitted in the question when it is obvious what we are talking about.
A: I would like to buy some cheese. B: How much (cheese) would you like?
The noun cheese is not necessary after how much since we already know we are talking about
cheese. In fact, it is normally omitted to avoid sounding repetitive.
More examples:
A: I need some coins. - B: How many do you need?
A: I need some sugar. - B: How much do you need?

Information adapted from Woodward English. (2021, February 24). Woodward English. Retrieved from https://www.grammar.cl/english/how-much-how-many.htm

Don’t forget!!
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
Have a singular and plural form. In plural, these Can only be used in singular. These nouns
nouns can be used with a number. Countables cannot be used with a number. Uncountables
take many. take much.
Example: 100 friends = many friends Example: 100 money = much money

Adapted from English Grammar Online. (n.d.). EGO4U. Retrieved from https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/much-many

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Practice: write much or many for each noun.

2. ________
3. ________ 4. ________
1. ________ books apples
cheese chocolate

6. ________milk 8. ________
5. ________pencils 7. ________money
coffee

9. ________ 11. ______ 12. ________

10. ________ cars
flowers information wine

16. ________
13. ________sugar 14. ________water 15. ________ toys
pancakes

17. ________ salt 18. ________ butter 19. ________ trees 20. ________ ham

Practice: write how much or how many to complete the questions.

1. _________ stars are there in the sky?

2. _________ people live on islands?
3. _________ birds are there?
4. _________ water is in the ocean?
5. _________ money is in a bank?
6. _________ countries are there in the world?
7. _________ bread is eaten per day?
8. _________ bones are there in the human body?
9. _________ sand is in the deserts?
10. _________ information is on the internet?

Englisch-hilfen. (s.f.). Englisch-hilfen.de. Obtenido de https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/much_many3.htm

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English Worksheets. (2021). EnglishWSheets. Retrieved from https://www.englishwsheets.com/much-many-2.html

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Homework
Complete with Many or Much.

This downloadable teaching material is recommended for Elementary (A1) level. Copyright License: This file is licensed by denfer under the iSLCollective Copyright License

Underline the correct option.

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 UNIT 3
• Quantifiers

QUANTIFIERS: SOME, ANY, A LOT, MUCH AND MANY

One of the main uses of Quantifiers is that they help us to answer to the questions How much? and
How many?
Answering How Much and How Many Questions Exactly
To provide an answer to a "how much" or "how many" question, you can provide exact amounts:

 How much does the book cost? - It's twenty dollars.

 How many people came to the party? - There were more than 200 people there!
 How much pasta should I buy? - I think we need three boxes.

Answering Questions of Quantity Approximately

To provide approximate answers, you can use phrases like: a lot of, some, a few, and a little. Note
that there are slight differences between countable and non-countable answers.

You can use a lot of with both countable and non-countable nouns which are followed by the noun in
the answer:

 How much rice do we have? - We have a lot of rice.

 How many friends did you make on vacation? - I made a lot of friends.
You can also use a lot of for both countable and noncount nouns when the answer is not followed by
a noun:

 How much time do you have today? - I have a lot.

 How many cars have you had in your life? - I've had a lot.
You can use some with both countable and non-countable nouns:

 How much money do you have? - I have some money, but not much.
 How many apples are on the table? - There are some apples on the table.
You should use a few with countable nouns and a little with non-countable nouns:

 How much fun did you have? - I had a little fun last night.
 How many glasses did you drink? - I drank a few glasses of wine.
Beare, Kenneth. "Countable and Non-Countable Nouns: Using How Much and How Many." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/how-much-many-money-3973857

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Quantifiers define nouns and are always located in front of the noun they define. Some quantifiers
can be used only with countable nouns, others only with uncountable nouns and others with both.

Quantifier Countable Uncountable

Many X --
Much -- X
Some X X
Any X X
A lot of X X

We use quantifiers to express the idea of quantity or number. Let’s check the information of each
quantifier and how to use them.

Many

This quantifier is used most often in negative and interrogative sentences with countable nouns in
plural. “Many” can also be used in affirmative sentences, but it is not very common. More often, in
the affirmative we use other quantifiers such as “a lot”.

Examples:

Negative sentences  There are not many tourists.

Interrogative sentences  How many cats do you have?

Affirmative sentences  We have many friends.

“Many” can also be combined with “too” or “so” to express the idea of an excessive quantity.

Examples:

There are too many changes for me.

There are so many things I want to do!

Much

As with “many”, “much” is used to express the idea of a large quantity and os used most often in
negative and interrogative sentences. Unlike “many”, we use “much” only with uncountable
nouns. “Much” can also be used in affirmative sentences, although it is more formal and not very
common.

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Examples:

Negative sentences  There is not much time.

Interrogative sentences  How much money does he have?

Affirmative sentences We have much to do!

“Much” can also be used with “too” and “so” to express the idea of an excessive quantity.

Examples:

There is too much work.

We have so much work to do!

Some

“Some” is used with both uncountable nouns as well as countable nouns in plural. It is used in
affirmative sentences and ocassionally with interrogative sentences (to affirm something). In
negative and interrogative sentences, “some” is replaces with “any”.

Examples:

Affirmative sentences / countable nouns She has some apples.

Affirmative sentences / uncountable nouns  There is some milk in the kitchen.

Interrogative sentences  Would you like some coffee?

Any

We use “any” in the same contexts as “some”, but only in negative and interrogative sentences.

Examples:

Negative sentences / countable nouns  I do not have any cats.

Negative sentences / uncountable nouns  He does not have any money.

Interrogative sentences / countable nouns  Are there any changes?

Interrogative sentences / uncountable nouns  Is there any milk?

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A lot of

This quantifier can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. As opposed to “much”
or “many”, “a lot” is not generally used in interrogative sentences. In general, the use of “lots
of” is more informal.

Examples:

Affirmative sentences / countable nouns He has a lot of books.

Negative sentences / countable nouns  He does not have a lot of books.

Affirmative sentences / uncountable nouns  I have lots of money.

Negative sentences / uncountable nouns  I do not have a lot of money.

Adapted from Curso Inglés. (n.d.). curso-ingles.com on-line. Retrieved from https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/nouns/quantifiers

Practice: write how much or how many.

1. ........................ classmates do you have?

2. ........................sugar does your mom put into her coffee?

3. .........................days are there in a week?

4. ........................ is the pencil?

5. ........................money have you got?

6. ........................cars do your family own?

7......................... bananas do you want me to buy?

8. ........................more time do you need to get ready?

9. .......................girls in your class play soccer?

10. ..................... people work here?

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Practice: Complete the sentences with much, many, a lot of.

1. Are there .................... apples on the tree?

2. There is ....................fog today.

3. How ....................oranges are left in the fridge?

4.My neighbor has so..................cats.

5. The teacher gave us ....................... homework.

6. Do you read ....................... books?

7.Do you get ................... e-mails?

8. I don’t like this boy very ......................

9.How ......................... does this dress cost?

10. I couldn’t go to the cinema because I had too ......................... worked to finish.

11. I eat ....................vegetables, but I don’t eat ..................... meat.

12. Andy is shy; he doesn’t have .................... friends.

13. Don’t eat so ................... cake.

Practice: choose some or any for each sentence.

1) There are some/any children in the classroom.

2) Is there any/some milk in the fridge?

3) Are there some/any rooms in the hotel?

4) She doesn’t have any/some free time.

5) He has some/any ice-cream.

6) Can we have tea, some/any please?

7) Do you have some/any qualifications?

8) There aren’t any/some good restaurants in the centre.

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 Listening activity. Listen to the audio and complete the conversation.

https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/p
luginfile.php/3123/mod_resource/content/13/co
ntenido/index.html

Picture retrieved from: Freepik. “man using the phone in the supermarket”.
https://www.freepik.com/premium-photo/buyer-supermarket-uses-smartphone-
man-smartphone-hands-grocery-store_10132476.htm

Dave is at the supermarket. He is talking to his wife, Sally. She is on the phone.

D: The list just says ‘milk’ here. How (1) ________ milk do we need?

S: Not much, just a liter.

D: And how (2) ________ eggs?

S: A dozen

D: and what about tomatoes? How (3) ________ tomatoes?

S: Not many, just four or five, ok?

D: Is that everything?

S: Let me check. We have (4) ________ bananas, but there aren’t (5) ________ oranges.

And we have (6) ________ coffee, but there isn’t (7) ________ sugar.

D: ok, oranges and sugar. What about orange juice? Is there (8) ________ orange juice? You know I
have orange juice every morning.

S: There is (9) ________, please buy some.

D: Orange juice then. And vegetables? Do we have (10) ________ vegetables?

S: Well, we have (11) ________ potatoes, and (12) ________ onions, but there aren’t (13) ________
carrots.

D: right, some onions and carrots…

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S: Oh and don’t forget your parents are coming tomorrow. We need something for them.

D: ok, (14) ________ meat and beer. Anything else?

S: Please, don´t forget the ice cream, 15) ________ chocolate ice-cream for me!!

D: Sure, I’ll take it, any other thing?

S: No, I think that is all, sweetheart.

D: Ok, see you at home, dear.

S: Ok, see you then.

Exercise: Look at the picture and complete the sentences with a suitable QUANTIFIER.

1. Is there ______ butter left? – No, there’s

____ butter.
2. How _______ lemons are there? I think two.
3. There aren’t _______ strawberries. Do you
want me to buy ________ more?
4. Oh no! There’s isn’t _______ juice. Just one
carton.
5. There are ________ soda cans but only
______ bottle of beer.
6. There are only a _____ sausages, right? –
No, there are plenty.
7. We need ________ more pears. There aren’t
________ left.
8. There aren’t _____ eggs in the fridge.
9. There is ________ fruit in the fridge but only
_____ vegetables.
10. How ______ cheese is there? There is only
______ cheese left.

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 UNIT 3
• Possessives

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES & POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Illustration adapted from: Curso-ingles. https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/pronouns/possessives

There are two types of possessives which are determined by their function in the sentence.

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Note: We only use the possessive pronoun “its” with the adjective “own”.

Illustration adapted from: Curso-ingles. https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/pronouns/possessives

Possessive determiners and pronouns vary according to the possessor and not to whether the
object is in singular or plural, as in some other languages such as Spanish.
my book, his book, my books, his books…

1. The possessive as determiner

These pronouns function as the determinative article of the noun that they accompany and therefore
precede the object.
Examples:
My car is blue.
His house is big.

2. The possessive as pronoun

In this case, the possessive pronoun acts as a direct complement.
Examples:
The blue car is mine.
Note: These examples respond
The big house is his. to the question, “Whose is
this?”.

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Possessive Pronouns vs. the Genitive Case
The “-’s” termination which indicates the genitive is not to be confused with the
possessive determiners. As such, we can say:
Her dress. or: Andrea’s dress.

In both cases we are expressing a possession and a possessor, in this case, the dress. In the first
sentence, the possessive determiner “her” indicates that both the speaker and the listener know who
is being referred to, whereas in the second sentence, the speaker wants to acknowledge the name of
the possessor.
Grammatical Rules
1. We always use the genitive to refer to people.
Examples:
Paul’s house…
Mary’s bike…

2. When we want to make reference to places or things, we use the preposition “of”:
The wheel of the bike…
Washington is the capital of the United States.

3. We can also use the genitive at the end of a sentence when it is used in response to a prior
question. In this case, we do not need to use the noun.
Examples:
Question: Where is your sister?
Answer: She is at my parents’.
Question: Whose house is this?
Answer: It is Michael’s.

4. When there is more than one possessor, the apostrophe comes after the “s”.
Example:
When the name of the possessor ends in
The girls’ toys.
“s”, we do not add the genitive –’s
The students’ exam. termination, but only the apostrophe after
the “s” of the possessor’s name.
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 Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns
The possessive adjective is used with a The possessive pronoun is used without
noun a noun.
Both are commonly called: possessives
They are used to show that something or someone belongs to a person.

To summarize…
Possessive adjectives
The possessive adjectives in English (also called 'possessive
determiners') are: my, your, his, her, its, our and their. They say who
something belongs to.
 I have a bag - this is my bag.
 You have a cat - that is your cat.
 He has a car - it is his car.
 She has a book - it is her book.
 The dog has a bed - it is its bed.
 We have a flat - it is our flat.
 They have a daughter - she is their daughter.

Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns also say who something belongs to, but they replace the
noun. So we use them alone. In this case, we don't use 'its'. In English, the
possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs.
 I have a bag - this is mine.
 You have a cat - that cat is yours.
 He has a car - it is his.
 She has a book - it is hers.
 We have a flat - it is ours.
 They have a daughter - she is theirs.
Adapted from: Curso-ingles. https://www.curso-
ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/pronouns/possessives

Exercise: Answer with the correct possessive adjective.

1. She is happy with _______ job.
2. The children lost _______ way in the town.
3. Peter is showing _______ house to Susan.
4. I have a pet. _______ name is Baboo.
5. There is a mouse in _______ (we) bedroom.
6. Is that _______ (you) house?
7. We bought _______ fruit yesterday.

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 8. The cat is hungry. This is _______ food.
9. You are a boy and _______ name is Marc.
10. I live in Paris with _______ family.
Exercise: Answer with the correct possessive pronoun.
1. This book is (you) _______ .
2. The ball is (I) _______ .
3. The blue car is (we) _______ .
4. The ring is (she) _______ .
5. We met Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they) _______ .
6. The luggage is (he) _______ .
7. The pictures are (she) _______ .
8. In our garden is a bird. The nest is (it) _______ .
9. This cat is (we) _______ .
10. This was not my fault. It was (you) _______ .

Exercise: Write the correct form of the possessive.

1. Sarah is _______ aunt. (Emily)
2. These are our _______ cats. (friends)
3. Let's meet at _______ for lunch. (Giovanni)
4. Where is the _______ shower? (ladies)
5. This is our _______ car. (boss)
6. My _______ dad is my uncle. (cousin)
7. Did you read _______ newspaper? (yesterday)
8. _______ and _______ bags are black. (Jack – Joe)
9. Our grandparents live in an old _______ home. (people)
10. That sandwich would not be to _______ taste. (everyone)

Exercises adapted from: English Grammar Online. (n.d.). EGO4U. Retrieved from https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?04

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Complete the text using the image as reference and the possessive adjectives.

This is Peter’s sister. ____1 name is Carol. _____2 boyfriend’s name is Tom. Tom and Carol have got
a new flat. ___3 new flat is in the main street of the town. Peter went to see __ 4 sister’s flat yesterday.
He liked it a lot. Soon Tom will be ___5 brother-in-law because Carol and Tom are getting married!
____ and ______6 parents are very happy. All ___7 friends are going to the wedding. _____8 dress is
going to be white and ___9 suit is going to be very elegant.
The wedding is going to be in church. ____10 father is going to drive her to the church in a big
limousine. After the ceremony, they are going to a restaurant to have a meal and a huge party with all
____11 friends.
Complete the text using the possessive pronouns. Use the pronouns only once.

This weekend I am going to the beach. I am not sure which car I should take. I could take __ _
mother’s car, but I am not sure if ______ is running properly. I think I will take _____ father’s car
because _____ is new and is running well. I cannot take ________, because I crashed it last week
when I was driving too fast.

_______ neighbors asked ____ my family and me to water ____ plants while they are on vacation
next week. Monday and Wednesday will be _____ days to water. My brother volunteered to take
____ turn on Tuesday and Thursday. My sister will take ____ turn on Friday and Saturday. So _____
parents only have to water ____ plants on Sunday

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Let’s listen to “Ours” by Taylor Swift and complete the lyrics of the song. Use the possessives given.
Elevator buttons and morning air
Strangers' silence makes me wanna take the stairs
If you were here we'd laugh about ____ vacant
stares
But right now ____ time is ________.
Seems like there's always someone who
disapproves
They'll judge it like _____ know about me and you
And the verdict comes from those with nothing else
to do
The jury's out, but _____ choice is ______.
So don't you worry _______ pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is _________.
You never know what people have up _____
sleeves
Ghosts from ____ past gonna jump out at me
Lurking in the shadows with _____ lip gloss smiles
But I don't care 'cause right now you're ________.
And you'll say
Don't you worry ____ pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ________.
And it's not _____ to speculate
If it's wrong and
_____ hands are tough
But they are where _____ belong and
I'll fight _____ doubt and give you faith
With this song for _____.
'Cause I love the gap between _____ teeth
And I love the riddles that you speak
And any snide remarks from my father about
______ tattoos will be ignored
'Cause _____ heart is ______.
So don't you worry ____ pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
Don't you worry _____ pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
But ____ can't take what's _______
______ can't take what's ______.
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is _______
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Answer these exercises

1. Is that your notebook or ___ (my/mine)?

2. I don't like ___ (their/theirs) apartment.

3. That's not my problem. It's ___ (yours/your).

4. Your car is green, while ____ (my/mine) is black.

5. Isn’t ____ (their/theirs) son older than you?

6. A friend of _____ (our/ours) called.

7. A friend of _____ (her/hers) brother's called.

8. He's _____ (our/ours) doctor.

9. That's _____ (our/ours) house, not theirs.

10. Is he a friend of _____ (your/yours)?

1. Is this cup _______ (your / yours)?

2. The coffee is _____ (my / mine).

3. That coat is ____ (my / mine).

4. He lives in _____ (her / hers) house.

5. You might want ___ (your / yours) phone.

6. The new car is _______ (their / theirs).

7. She cooked ______ (our / ours) food.

8. Don’t stand on _______ (my / mine) foot!

9. She gave him ______ (her / hers) suitcase.

10. I met ____ (their / theirs) mother.

Exercises adapted from: English Grammar Online. (n.d.). EGO4U. Retrieved from
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?04

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 UNIT 3
• Genitive Case

GENITIVE CASE TO SHOW POSSESSION

The genitive case is also known as the possessive case or just the apostrophe + s (‘s). These ones
are used to show possession. We normally use the ’s with people, animals though it can also be used
with places, organizations and companies (which suggest a group of people). It is not common to use
the ’s with non-living things.
For the purpose of this class
1. Singular nouns the ‘s are in red. So you
can identify them easily.
add 's (apostrophe S)

My mother’s house is next to the beach. (= the house of my mother)

Jason’s car was stolen last night. (= the car of Jason)

Tomorrow, we’re all going to see the museum’s new art exhibit.

2. Plural nouns ending in –s

only add the apostrophe ' (without the S)

The two sisters’ house is next to mine. (= the house of the two sisters)

The plumbers’ tools were rusty. (= the tools of the plumbers)

The players’ boots were dirty and smelly after the game. (= the boots of the players)

Notice that the pronunciation is the same for certain possessives:

My friend’s house = the house of my friend = 1 friend

My friends’ house = the house of my friends = 2 or more friends

You can usually distinguish whether the speaker is referring to one or two
friends by listening to the context of what the speaker says.

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3. Plural nouns not ending in –s:

add 's

Be careful not to trip over the children’s toys. (= the toys of the children)

The women’s bathroom is currently flooded with water.

The presidential candidate is often called the people’s favorite politician.

4. Singular noun ending in –s:

It depends…

a. Most names: add 's (apostrophe S)

They had a really good time at James’s barbecue last Friday.

We spent the day admiring Frances’s new car.

b. Classical or religious names: add ' (only the apostrophe)

Jesus’ disciples carried out the teachings of Jesus.

Sophocles’ plays are still performed today.

5. Possessive nouns as part of a phrase

Sometimes more than one word/noun is a possessive. The same rules as above are still valid:

The King of Sparta’s wife was called Helen.

The President of Chile’s speech was very long.

I accidentally took someone else’s bag home by mistake.

I had to give my boss three weeks’ notice that I was leaving the company.

If there are two owners of something, we add 's to the final name:

Rick and Steve’s car is quite old.

But, if each person owns a car, then add 's to both names:

Rick’s and Steve’s cars are quite old.  Notice how the verb is in plural form.

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6. No Noun

If the meaning is clear, we can use the possessive without a noun after it.

Her hair is longer than Jill’s. (= Jill’s hair)

We ate at Billy’s last night. (= Billy’s Diner or Billy’s house)

Whose bag is this? It’s Jane’s. (= Jane’s bag)

Information adapted from Woodward English. (n.d.). Woodward English. Retrieved from https://www.grammar.cl/rules/genitive-
case.htm#:~:text=Also%20called%20the%20possessive%20case,type%20of%20relationship%20between%20things

To summarize…
Check this information.

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Practice: Write the correct form of the possessives into the gaps (apostrophe 's).
1. This is ________ book. (Peter)
2. Let's go to the ________. (Smiths)
3. The ________ room is upstairs. (children)
4. ________ sister is twelve years old. (John)
5. ________ and ________ school is old. (Susan – Steve)
6. ________ shoes are on the second floor. (men)
7. My ________ car was not expensive. (parents)
8. ________ CD player is new. (Charles)
9. This is the ________ bike. (boy)
Englisch-hilfen. (n.d.). Englisch-hilfen.de. Retrieved from https://www.englisch-
10. These are the ________ pencils. (boys) hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/apostrophe_s.htm

Practice: rewrite the sentences using the genitive case.

a. The skirts of the women are white. _______________________________

b. The tail of the horse is not short. _______________________________

c. The offices of the doctors are beautiful. _______________________________

d. The books of the students are new. _______________________________

e. The toys of the babies are funny. _______________________________

f. The hat of Mrs. Sally is red. _______________________________

g. The dress of my sister is old. _______________________________

h. The leg of the chair is broken. _______________________________

i. The house of Mr. Pine is painted blue. _______________________________

j. The dog of John and Eva is a bulldog. _______________________________

k. The little brother of my friend is in the hospital. _______________________________

l. The cake of Donna has 30 candles. _______________________________

m. The computer of my brother is broken. _______________________________

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 UNIT 3
• IDIOMS

We often come across expressions like: ‘It’s

raining cats and dogs’, ‘Let the cat out of the
bag’,
 which don’t seem to make any literal sense!
 Such phrases are called IDIOMS. While
their literal meanings may seem absurd,
they have a metaphorical meaning and may
even be written in an unusual grammatical
Structure

An "idiom" or "idiomatic expression" is an idiomatic phrase used in more informal and colloquial
language. In general, the meaning of the phrase itself is different from the normal meaning of each
word separately. Idioms, sayings, proverbs in English are actually set phrases, proverbs or what we
know as sayings in Spanish.

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Activity: RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IDIOMS AND WRITE ITS MEANING WITH AN EXAMPLE
IDIOM MEANING EXAMPLE

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 IDIOMS are not to be taken literally. Study their meaning and
then complete the sentences. You may need to make some
changes.
a) I have to tell you something that
will___________________,
B)He________________________
_when he accidentally told her
about the surprise party.
butterflies in
c) Okay, I’ll tell you what I’m going in hot water one’s stomach under the weather
to do, although you’ll probably think ● to be in difficulties, ● to be very nervous ● to be or feel ill / sad or lack
that I have ______________- especially in serious anxious energy
___________. trouble

d)I´m______________________wit
h my teacher because she caught
me cheating in the test.
e)I’d better _____________now. I’m
knock one’s
feeling really exhausted.
a piece of cake socks off
f) He is so cute that when he looks hold your horses ● something very easy to ● to delight, thrill, amaze
at me I get ● to wait / slow down / dp / impress
_________________________. consider things carefully

g) We’re all packed and ready to go

- we can leave ___________.
h) I am feeling a bit
_______________ – I think I’m
getting a cold. at the drop
let the cat out cost an arm and
i) Is Samantha really getting of a hat
of the bag a leg
married or are you just ● immediately, without
any delay or hesitation ● to be very expensive
_______________________? ● to reveal a secret,
usually unintentionally
j) Was your Math exam hard? – No,
it was really____________.
k) My friend got ____________
and decided not to do a bungee
jump.
l) Just___________________! Let’s
pull one’s leg caught between lose one’s marbles
think about this for a moment.
● to play a joke, tease, two stools ● to act in a crazy or
m) Tell me who was at the party. I trick someone in a ● to be unable to choose strange way
am______________________. friendly way between two alternatives

n) If you try to please both your father

and mother, you can end up
_____________________________.

o) I don’t know how you could afford

this sports car. It must have
______________________________
cold feet
all ears
● to lose courage to do
hit the sack ● to be eager to hear / something you had
● to go to bed listen attentively planned 156
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UNIT
FOUR
MY FINAL PROJECT

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 Travel Journal
Project
La Coordinación de Lengua Extranjera del TecNM Campus Las Choapas, presenta el siguiente
proyecto de trabajo final para los estudiantes de Inglés del actual segundo semestre.
I Bases:
1. Todos los estudiantes inscritos en segundo semestre de nuestra institución deberán
presentar su proyecto.
2. El proyecto otorgará el 50% de la calificación parcial de la tercera unidad, misma que se
promediará con las calificaciones obtenidas en las unidades 1ª y 2ª para obtener la calificación
final semestral.
3. Fecha de entrega del proyecto: ______________________.
4. Participación por proyecto: Individual.
5. Tema:
a) Travel Journal (special vacations).
Diario de viaje (vacaciones especiales)

II Estructura del diario de viaje:

1. Extensión: Mínimo 500 palabras. Máximo 1500 palabras.
2. El alumno deberá pensar acerca de un viaje/vacaciones que haya realizado. Relatará día a
día el itinerario que realizó durante su estancia. Es importante que sea un relato 100%
original (no copiado de la web). El alumno expresará situaciones pasadas, basado en su
propia experiencia.
3. Idioma: El Travel Journal deberá ser redactado completamente en Inglés
4. El proyecto del alumno deberá contener:
a) Introducción… Presentación del estudiante, presenta información personal (edad, lugar
de origen, lugar de residencia, etc.) e información académica (semestre, grupo, carrera,
etc.)
b) Desarrollo… El estudiante deberá analizar previamente el orden en el que sucedieron los
hechos de su viaje, organizar sus ideas y redactar sus experiencias de forma clara y
entendible. (Anexo 1)
c) Cierre y despedida… El alumno deberá presentar la conclusión de su tema, comentar
cuales fueron sus partes favoritas o no favoritas del viaje, si volvería a ese lugar o no, y por
qué.

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 5. Cada estudiante deberá subir su proyecto a su drive personal (Google, iCloud, One Drive, o la
nube de su preferencia) y deberá enviar los enlaces para que los docentes puedan acceder y
calificarlos.
6. El Travel Journal podrá ser elaborado en formato digital o formato físico.
Formato digital: el alumno puede utilizar la herramienta digital de su preferencia, Powerpoint,
Prezzi, Canva, Word, etc, para realizar su Travel Journal. Deberá añadir imágenes,
elementos, gráficos, etc. Elegir tipografía legible y clara. Al finalizar el Travel Journal deberá
ser entregado en formato PDF a la plataforma que el profesor indique.
Formato físico: el alumno puede realizar su Travel Journal a mano, utilizando los recursos
didácticos que deseé: papel, colores, cartulinas, plumones, recortes, etc. Deberá añadir
imágenes o fotos, elementos que complementen el tema de su proyecto. Al finalizar el Travel
Journal deberá ser escaneado (de manera clara, tener en cuenta que debe ser de un tamaño
adecuado para el escáner) y entregado en formato PDF a la plataforma que el profesor
indique.
7. NO se aceptarán proyectos enviados por correo, porque el peso de dicho producto dificulta su
manejo, se deberán enviar links (enlaces) a sus nubes o drives para poder ser revisados.
8. Además del proyecto, los estudiantes deberán enviar el script o borrador del mismo para que
el docente pueda revisar el uso del idioma.

III Calificación:
1. La calificación máxima a obtener es 50.
2. A los estudiantes se les proporcionará la rúbrica correspondiente para que sepan cómo se
integrará su calificación. (Anexo 2)
3. La calificación del proyecto contará como el 50% de calificación de la 3ª unidad y se
promediará con las calificaciones de las dos unidades previas.

IMPORTANTE: Todas las situaciones especiales de los alumnos y las que surjan durante el periodo
de tiempo en el que los proyectos deberán ser entregados, tendrán que ser comunicadas en tiempo
y forma a los docentes de Inglés de sus respectivas clases para encontrar una solución a dichas
situaciones.

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ANEXO 1

Topic
Travel Journal
Information

Think about that very special vacation you want to talk about. It can be a
vacation with friends / family / yourself. Think about how many days your
journey lasted. Remember what were the activities you did on each day
and write them down (that can be a draft). Talk about the experiences and
activities you did. What is the name of the city, place you visited? How did
you arrive there? How was the place you stayed in? Think about what you
saw that surprised you. Think about what amused you. Think about what
you hated. Think about the sights, smells, tastes, and sounds. Did you eat
something traditional? Did you like it or not? What was the name of the
The project must tour guide? What was the name of that place or site you liked the most?
include…
What was your favorite activity? Was there an activity you didn’t enjoy?
Why? Who was the most interesting person you saw or talked to? Did you
take photos? Write everything that comes to your mind. Don’t forget to
mention the people that were with you (Friends, family). How did your
vacation end? Was it good? Or bad? Did you learn something new?

*You can check on internet ideas for doing a Travel Journal.

**You must use Simple Past structures to do your Travel Journal.
***Add images, stickers, photos, colors, anything you want, be creative.

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ANEXO 2 (Rúbrica del proyecto)

Nivel de
logro Excelente Bueno Debe mejorar Total

Categoría

Se encuentra dentro Excede el máximo o Excede el máximo o

del límite de palabras no llega al mínimo de no llega al mínimo de
Extensión establecido por el palabras establecido. palabras establecido.
docente. (+/- 100 palabras) (+/- 200 palabras)
5 pts. 3 pts. 2 pts.
Contempla la mayoría Contempla sólo Contemplo pocos o
de los puntos algunos puntos ninguno de los
temáticos solicitados temáticos solicitados contenidos temáticos
Contenido por el docente. El por el docente. solicitados por el
contenido muestra Muestra una docente. No muestra
una secuencia lógica. secuencia lógica. una secuencia lógica.

10 pts. 7 pts. 5 pts.

Demuestra un uso Demuestra un buen No demuestra un uso
correcto, coherente, y uso del inglés, con correcto y/o dominio
adecuado del inglés y algunas fallas en básico del inglés y su
tiene buena redacción y/o mensaje tiene poca
Uso del inglés redacción. gramática que no claridad, aunque se
afectan el mensaje entiende.
final.

15 pts. 10 pts. 5 pts.

Completamente En su mayoria La mayor parte del
auténtico y ameno en muestra contenido material es de
Originalidad su guión. original y un guión trabajos ya hechos y
muy ameno muestra un guión
muy básico y lineal.
10 pts 5 pts. 3 pts.
El diario de viaje El diario de viaje Las imágenes o
muestra imágenes presenta pocos elementos
claras y de calidad. elementos gráficos o complementarios no
Una excelente que no están son muy claros, no
Creatividad presentación de relacionados al tema. corresponden al
elementos gráficos El proyecto es tema. El proyecto
y/o complementarios. aceptable y tiene tiene mala
buena presentación. presentación.
10 pts 7 pts. 5 pts.

TOTAL FINAL

Calificación final del Excelente Bueno Debe mejorar

proyecto.
(Escala de valor) 50 a 40 pts. 26 a 39 pts. Menos de 25 pts.

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