Subject

Suficiencia Ingles II
Professors
Lic. Martha Narcisa Loor Fernández
Lic. Mónica Annabella Mejía Avellán
Lic. Belkis Cecibel Párraga Vera
Lic. Ana Kathyuska Sornoza Montesdeoca
Lic. Francisco Ricardo Vera Vélez

Esta guía recoge textualmente documentos e información de varias fuentes

debidamente citadas, así como referencias elaboradas por los docentes para
conectar los diferentes temas.
Se lo utiliza únicamente con fines educativos.

Periodo Académico 2023 – S1

Index

Tabla de contenido
Course Learning Outcome .............................................................................................................3
Unit learning outcome:...................................................................................................................3
1.1 Vocabulary: Word formation .......................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Grammar: Simple past of be: was / were ........................................................................................ 6
1.3 Listening: A party (Using was or were) .......................................................................................... 8
2.1 Vocabulary: Past time expressions .................................................................................................. 9
2.2 Grammar: Simple past: regular verbs .......................................................................................... 12
2.3 Reading: Cuenca, here we come! ................................................................................................... 14
3.1 Vocabulary: Go, have, get .............................................................................................................. 15
3.2 Grammar: Simple past irregular verbs .......................................................................................... 16
3.3. Reading: Girl’s weekend out ......................................................................................................... 18
4.1 Shopping Vocabulary .............................................................................................................. 19
4.2 Grammar: Irregular verbs ...................................................................................................... 20
4.3 Reading: Murder in a mansion ...................................................................................................... 21
4.4 Listening: Song Summer Nights ..................................................................................................... 21
Material complementario .............................................................................................................23
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................24
Course Learning Outcome

Course Learning Outcome

At the end of this level (English Proficiency Level II), students will be able to communicate and
express their main and basic ideas and opinions and give their basic information using simple
dialogues and short conversations in English.

Unit 1
Who were they?
Unit learning outcome: To identify the different components of language like use, rules
and varied vocabulary in order to work in real context.

LESSON 1 LESSON 2 LESSON 3 LESSON 4

Vocabulary: Word
Vocabulary: Past Vocabulary: Go, Vocabulary:
formation: paint =
time expressions have, get irregular verbs
painter

Grammar: Simple Grammar: Simple Grammar: Simple

Grammar: regular
past of be: past: regular past: irregular
and irregular
was/were verbs verbs

Reading: Cuenca Reading: Girls' Listening: A party

Listening: A party
here we come! weekend out (2)
Lesson 1
Word formation: paint-painter / Simple past of be: was -were / Listening: A party

1.1 Vocabulary: Word formation

Learning Objective: To form new words using suffixes.

You can often make the word for a person by adding an ending to a verb or noun. Look at the
examples.
VERB PERSON
paint painter NOUN PERSON
act actor art artist
write writer science scientist
compose composer music musician
lead leader piano pianist
sail sailor politics politician
invent inventor novel novelist
dance dancer business businessman
manage manager law lawyer
employ employer
speak speaker

In this order, it is important to know about suffixes. A suffix is a group of letters placed at the
end of a word to make a new word. A suffix can make a new word in one of two ways:

1. inflectional (grammatical): for example, changing singular to plural (dog → dogs), or

changing present tense to past tense (walk → walked). In this case, the basic meaning of
the word does not change.

2. derivational (the new word has a new meaning, "derived" from the original word): for
example, teach → teacher or care → careful

Let’s review the derivational suffixes.

With derivational suffixes, the new word has a new meaning, and is usually a different part of
speech. But the new meaning is related to the old meaning - it is "derived" from the old
meaning.

We can add more than one suffix, as in this example:

derive (verb) + ation → derivation (noun) + al → derivational (adjective)

There are several hundred derivational suffixes. Here are some of the more common ones:
suffix making example example
original word suffixed word

-sion persuade persuasion

divide division

-er teach teacher

-cian music musician

nouns
-ess god goddess

-ness sad sadness

-al arrive arrival

-ment treat treatment

-al adjectives accident accidental

-ary imagine imaginary

-able tax taxable

-ly adverbs helpful helpfully

Note that the suffix -er can convert almost any verb into the person or thing performing the
action of the verb. For example: a teacher is a person who teaches, a lover loves, a killer kills, an
observer observes, a walker walks, a runner runs, a sprinkler is a thing that sprinkles, a copier
copies, a shredder shreds.

1.2 Grammar: Simple past of be: was / were

Learning Objective: To describe people and objects in the past using the Verb to Be in past form.

The verb Be in the past form becomes WAS or WERE. Here’s how to make the positive, negative and
questions:

Positive
I was famous.
You were famous. • Use was/were to talk about the past.
He/She/It was famous. My grandmother was born in Cuenca.
We were famous.
You were famous.
They were famous.

To make the negative with “be”, just add NOT after the verb (was-were).

Negative
I wasn’t famous. • Contractions: wasn’t = was not, weren’t = were not
You weren’t famous.
He/She/It wasn’t famous.
We weren’t famous.
You weren’t famous.
They weren’t famous.
To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of WAS / WERE and
the subject. Put the verb before the subject.
Here are the past simple Yes / No questions with be:

Yes/no questions Positive short answers Negative short answers

Was I famous?
Were you famous?
Was he/she/it famous?
Were we famous?
Were you famous?
Were they famous?
Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
Yes, he/she/it was. No, he/she/it wasn’t.
Yes, we were. No, we weren’t.
Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.

In English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.

Was he from Japan? -Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not necessary. We
use short answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.
With TO BE, we don’t use contractions in affirmative short answers.

Before the verb you can also have a Wh-question word (why, who, what, where, etc).
And the Wh-questions with be (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is
the same):

Wh-questions with be
Why was I sleepy?
Where were you?
When was he born?
How was she?
How was it?
Why were we hungry?
When were they at work?
1.3 Listening: A party (Using was or were)

Learning Objective: To identify the uses of was and were.

Consuelo Velazquez was a Mexican concert pianist,

songwriter and recording artist. She was slim, her hair was
dark. She was from Jalisco.
Since the age of 4 she could really play the piano well, so
she was considered gifted. She is related to The Beatles,
Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Pedro Infante because her
song “Bésame Mucho” was recorded by all of them.
“Bésame mucho” was her most important composition. She
was 16 years old when she wrote it.

Notice in the paragraph above, we are describing a person, her nationality, her origin, her age when
she wrote the song, her profession and additional information about her using WAS. This is the
past tense of the verb to Be.

As mentioned above, we sometimes use were, others we use was, it all depends on the subject.

Here’s another example: Guayasamín started painting from the time he was six years old.
Although tragedy molded Guayasamín's work, it was his friend's death
that inspired him to paint powerful symbols of truth in society and
injustices around him.
Guayasamín was born in Quito, Ecuador. His family was poor and his
father worked as a carpenter. He was the first child of ten children in his
family. When he was young, he enjoyed drawing caricatures of his
teachers and the children that he played with.
Guayasamín dedicated his life to painting; however, he was an ardent
supporter of the Cuban Revolution in general and Fidel Castro in
particular. He was given a prize for an entire life of work for peace by
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Listening 1 Listening 2
A: I love that photo. Who are they? A: Hello?
B: I think it’s President Ronald Reagan and his wife B: Hi Martha. It´s me John. Do you want. to go out
Nancy. Let’s see. Yes, that’s right. tonight?
A: When was he president? A: Sounds great! Where do you want to go?
B: He was president from 1981 to 1989. He was an B: I was thinking about going to a party at a friend´s
actor, too. house
A: Really? What movies was he in? A: Alright. Isn´t that Victor´s party?
B: He was in Dark Victory with Bette Davis, a very B: Yeah! Last year we drank and danced all night
famous actress in the 1930s and 1940s. He was also long.
in movies with stars like Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Well, what about if I pick you up at 10pm?
and Ginger Rogers. A: Perfect!
A: Was Nancy an actress, too? B: Alright, I will be at your house al 10pm
B: Yes, she was. They were in a movie together in. A: Cool
1957. B: Well, see you then, bye
A: Were Ronald and Nancy happy? A: Bye
B: I think they were very happy. They were together
all their lives.

Listening 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ASb1olsDs75q32TFrKYzpInS2dbH2caI/view?usp=sharing
Listening 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c7u78H7nZNg6Hz4JXUuZe9NEOf_HNH_n/view?usp=sharing
Lesson 2
Past time expressions/ Simple past: regular verbs, -ed endings / Reading: Cuenca, here we come!

2.1 Vocabulary: Past time expressions

Learning Objective: To use past time expressions correctly.

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:

• Ago
• At
• Last
• Yesterday
• In
• on

Time adverbial: 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 daughter was born six months ago.
• Her husband died ten years ago.
• He took that photo many years ago.
• I came to this city a long time ago.

Time adverbial: 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 friends travelled to Quito last month.
• Michelle arrived in Portoviejo last January.
• Last Christmas I got a lot of presents.
• My husband and I met at the beach last summer.
• Last year Paul and Barbara got married.
 NOTE: We say last night, last month, last year, etc. NOT the
last night, the last month, the last year, etc.

Time adverbial: YESTERDAY

We use yesterday or yesterday + morning/afternoon/evening to talk about the day before today:

Examples:

• Carla wore a suit to work yesterday.

• They got up early yesterday morning.
• Pierina left the hospital yesterday afternoon.
• Yesterday evening Kenia 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.
Prepositions: in, on, at

We also use the prepositions in, on and at to say when something happened.

In
We use in with years, decades, and centuries.

Examples:

• Nelson Madela died in 2013.

• Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize of Literature in 2010.
• Mike Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004.
• In 2000, Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics.
• The first man walked on the moon in 1969.
• The Beatles were a popular band in the 60's and 70's.
• Oscar Wilde died in 1900.
• The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the 18th century.
• The U.S. declared independence from Great Britain in 1776.

Saying years in English (English Number, 1900)

We tend to read four-digit years as a pair of two-digit numbers.

For example, 1969 is nineteen sixty-nine, but there are other ways to say .

On
We use on with specific dates.

Examples:

• Martin Luther King was born on January 15.

• Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929.
• On my last birthday I had the best party ever.

At As you noticed, past time expressions are

We use at with times.
Examples:
• We had breakfast at 9:00 a.m.
• We went for a walk at noon.
• We talked about the problem at lunchtime.
used with the simple past to talk about
finished actions in the past. It is important
to remember that there are two groups of
verbs:
Regular (we add -ed to make the simple
past, e.g. work=worked
Irregular (the simple past is different from
the base form, e.g., eat=ate
2.2 Grammar: Simple past: regular verbs

Learning Objective: To use regular verbs to express the things or activities you and other people
did.

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”.

Spelling rules for regular verbs

Base form Past Spelling
Watch Watched Most verbs simply you add -ed
Play Played
Live Lived Verbs that in infinitive form ends in “ed” add -d
Smoke Smoked
Stop Stopped Other one syllable verbs that have the pattern
Consonant + one vowel + consonant = double
consonant
Study Studied Verbs that end with “y” and consonant before. You
Cry Cried write “i” in place of “y” and you add -ed.

Review a list of regular verbs in this link: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/regular-

verbs-list.htm

We usually make the positive by adding “-ed” to the infinitive. For example, ‘play’ becomes
‘played’. However, there are some irregular verbs that change totally.

In this link, there’s some help if you are not sure how to pronounce ‘-ed’ at the end of a verb:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/how-to-pronounce-ed.html

1 -ed= /d/ 2 -ed= /t/ 3 -ed= /id/

Arrived Booked Wanted
Changed Checked Landed
Showed Looked Waited
Tried Walked
Asked

Remember,
Rule 1: If the verb base ends
in a voiceless sound, then the -
ed ending sounds like “t”. The
“t” is blended together with
the previous consonant and
not pronounced as an extra
syllable.
Rule 2: If the verb base ends
in a voiced sound, then the -ed
ending sounds like “d”.
Positive

I worked yesterday.
You worked yesterday. • Use the simple past for finished actions.
He/She/It worked yesterday. • Regular verbs in the past (+) end in -ed, e.g.,
We worked yesterday. worked, lived, played.
You worked yesterday. • The past is the same for all persons.
They worked yesterday.

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

Negative

I didn’t work yesterday. • Contraction: didn’t = did not

You didn’t work yesterday. • Use did / didn’t + base form for past (?) and
He/She/It didn’t work yesterday. (-).
We didn’t work yesterday.
You didn’t work yesterday.
They didn’t work yesterday.

Questions are also very easy. Just put “did” before the subject, and the infinitive after it.
Here are the “yes / no questions”:

Yes/no questions Positive short answers Negative short answers

Did I work yesterday? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.

Did you work yesterday? Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
Did he/she/it work yesterday? Yes, he/she/it did. No, he/she/it didn’t.
Did we work yesterday? Yes, we did. No, we didn’t.
Did you work yesterday? Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
Did they work yesterday? Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

To make a “Wh-question, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence:

Wh-Questions
Where did I go?
What did you play?
What did he cook?
Why did she listen?
When did it rain?
Where did we eat?
How did they travel?
2.3 Reading: Cuenca, here we come!

Learning Objective: To practice the simple past tense through a story.

CUENCA, HERE WE COME!

Last July two American teenagers wanted to go to Cuenca for their summer vacation.

But it was a 6-hour trip by plane, and tickets were very expensive. So, Mercy Smith,
and Emily Johnson, age 18, looked for cheap tickets on the internet. They were lucky,
and they booked two tickets to Guayaquil.

On July 1st, they arrived at Tocumen airport. They checked in and waited for the plane
to leave. Seven hours later they landed at a big airport and changed planes.

Mercy: I was a little worried because the second plane was very small, but I didn't want
to say anything to Emily.

Emily: After only two hours the plane landed. We looked out the window. It was a very
small airport. We walked to the information desk, and I showed our tickets to the
woman.

“When is our next flight?” I asked

She looked at our tickets. “The next flight? This is the end of your trip. Where did you
want to go?”

“Where are we?” I asked

Do you think they were in Cuenca?

Lesson 3
Go, have, get / Simple past: irregular verbs / Reading: Girls’ weekend out

3.1 Vocabulary: Go, have, get

Learning Objective: To understand common collocations of the key verbs go, have and get.

GO

1. Go + by + means of transport = by train / by bus / by car / by plane.

Example: I go to work by bus.
2. Go + for a walk: ir a dar un paseo, salir a pasear.
Example: I go for a walk every afternoon.
3. Go + home
Example: I go home from work at 9 p.m. = vuelvo a casa del trabajo a las 9 de la noche.
4. Go + out = salir a dar una vuelta, salir de fiesta
Example: I go out every weekend.
5. Go + to + a place (restaurant, cinema, theatre, church, beach, bed) = el verbo go suele ir
seguido de la preposición ‘to’, siempre que queramos indicar el lugar al que vamos,
excepto con la palabra ‘home’, que no se pone o se dice preposición, como en el ejemplo
3.
Example: I went to a restaurant yesterday / I go to the cinema twice a month / I go to bed
very late / I like going to the beach.
6. Go + back = regresar, volver
Example: I go back home at 7 p.m.
7. Go + away = irse lejos
8. Go + shopping = ir de compras
9. Go + on + holiday
Example: I go on holiday once a year = me voy de vacaciones una vez al año

HAVE

1. Possession
Example: I have a car / I have a big house / I have a brother / I have a sister
2. Have + hair
Example: I have short hair. / I have long hair.
3. Have + breakfast/ lunch / dinner
Example: I have breakfast every morning.
4. Have + a drink
Example: I like having a drink with my friends.
5. Have + a good time = pasarlo bien
Example: I went out and had a good time.
6. Have + food
Example: I had an apple this morning = me comí una manzana esta mañana
7. Have + a shower/ a bath / a swim = ducharse / bañarse / bañarse en la piscina o playa
Example: I have a shower every morning.
GET

1. Buy
Example: I get some bread every day = compro pan todos los días.
2. Take (a taxi, train, bus)
Example: I got the train yesterday = cogí un tren ayer.
3. Receive
Example: I got an email/letter from my friend = recibí un email de mi amiga.
4. Get + dressed = vestirse
Example: I got up and got dressed.
5. Arrive
Example: I got home late = llegué a casa tarde / I got to the station/airport late = llegué
tarde a la estación/aeropuerto.
6. Get + up = levantarse
Example: I get up at 6 am every day. = me levanto a las 6 am todos los dias.

3.2 Grammar: Simple past irregular verbs

Learning Objective: To use irregular verbs in past to talk about an event.

In the case of irregular verbs, you have to memorize their tense patterns or changes. Watch the
following video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P5StOplPbM

You can review a list of irregular verbs in this link:

https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/irregular-verbs-list.htm

Base form Past (+) Past (-) • Use the irregular past form only in positive
Go Went Didn’t go sentences.
Have Had Didn’t have I saw a movie last night.
Get Got Didn’t get • Use the base form after did / didn’t
Buy Bought Didn’t buy Did you see a movie last night?
Leave Left Didn’t leave NOT Did you saw…?
Drive Drove Didn’t drive • Remember the word order:
Meet Met Didn’t meet Auxiliary + subject + base form? or
See Saw Didn’t see Question word + auxiliary + subject + base
Wear Wore Didn’t wear form?
Do Did Didn’t do Did you go out last night?
Come Came Didn’t come Where did you go?
Feel Felt Didn’t feel
Hear Heard Didn’t hear
Lose Lost Didn’t lose Past of can = could
Speak Spoke Didn’t speak
Swim Swam Didn’t swim (-) = couldn’t NOT didn’t can
Take Took Didn’t take (?) = Could you…? NOT Did you can….?
3.3. Reading: Girl’s weekend out

Learning Objective: To practice the simple past tense reading a report about a memorable night.

GIRLS’ WEEKEND OUT

Anna lives in Guayaquil. She went out with her friends Dayana and María for the
weekend.
I wore a white short and a very fresh red blouse, of course with my favorite sandals.
We went to Lost beach. It's an Electro Club that opens every weekend, until the next
day, the music is fantastic, the owner presented different DJs and we saw people from
different parts of the world.
They have food and drinks inside the club, and they have a small store with different t-
shirts, caps, stickers and others.
We got there by bus. It can be very secure here at night, and there are buses until 1:30.
We ate sandwiches, drank some beers and danced all night. We also had wine. Dayana
talked about her boyfriend, she was sad because of him, and María met a new friend at
the next table.
We left at 12:00 by taxi, and I got home at about 12:30.
It was a very good night; we had a great time and Dayana was happy again. 10 points
Lesson 4
Shopping / Irregular verbs / Murder in a mansion / Listening: Song Summer Nights

4.1 Shopping Vocabulary

Learning Objective: To know some vocabulary to communicate with shop assistants, to ask
questions and pay for goods.

WORD MEANING
POSTCARD a card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, typically having a
photograph or other illustration on one side.
BATTERY a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted
into electricity and used as a source of power.
MEMORY a small, flat flash drive used especially in digital cameras and mobile phones.
CARD
T-SHIRT a short-sleeved casual top, generally made of cotton, having the shape of a T when
spread out flat.
MUG a large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer.
JOURNALIST a person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares
news to be broadcast
LITERATURE written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
TRADITIONAL existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.
MAKE UP cosmetics such as lipstick or powder applied to the face, used to enhance or alter
the appearance.
TYPICAL having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing.
SOUVENIR a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
POTTERY pots, dishes, and other articles made of earthenware or baked clay. Pottery can be
broadly divided into earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware.
RECEIPT the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received.
TEMPLE a building for religious worship, especially in religions other than Christianity.
BARGAIN a thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected.

ON SALE available for people to buy; available to buy at lower price.

PRICE the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing.
SCARF a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head.
GOODY something attractive or desirable, especially something tasty or pleasant to eat.
FIGURINE a statuette, especially one of a human form.

YOU HEAR YOU SAY

Can I help you? How much is that T-shirt?

It’s $20. Sorry, how much did you say?
$20. And how much are those mugs?
The big mugs are $10, and the small ones are $5. Can I have a big mug, please?
Sure Here you are. Anything else? Do you have birthday cards?
Sorry, we’ve only got postcards. Oh well, just the mug then.
That’s $11 Here you are.
Have you got the $11? Yes, here.
Thanks. Thank you.
Bye. Bye.
4.2 Grammar: Irregular verbs

Learning Objective: To use irregular verbs in sentences.

In this link you can find a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many
others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/irregular-verbs

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST PAST

PARTICIPLE
Be (He is in Cuenca) Was (He was in Cuenca) Been
Be (They are in Cuenca) Were (They were in Cuenca) Been
Begin (The movie begins at 8) Began (the movie began at 8) Begun
Break (She breaks his heart) Broke (She broke his heart) Broken
Bring (They bring the papers) Brought (They brought the papers) Brought
Build (We build roads) Built (We built roads) Built
Buy (I buy the bread) Bought (I bought the bread) Bought
Can (I can swim) Could (I could swim) -
Catch (They catch the bus) Caught (They caught the bus) Caught
Come (She comes with her sister) Came (She came with her sister) Come
Cost (It costs a lot) Cost (It cost a lot) Cost
Do (I do the homework) Did (I did the homework) Done
Drink (They drink a lot of soda) Drank (They drank a lot of soda) Drunk
Drive (He drives a big car) Drove (He drove a big car) Driven
Eat (I eat a lot) Ate (I ate a lot) eaten
Fall (She falls in love) Fell (She fell in love) Fallen
Feel (I feel angry) Felt (I felt angry) Felt
Find (He finds a job) Found (He found a job) Found
Fly (We fly to California) Flew (We flew to California) Flown
Forget (I forget things) Forgot (I forgot things) Forgotten
Get (I get e-mails) Got (I got e-mails) Gotten
Give (He gives her presents) Gave (He gave her presents) Given
Go (They go away every Went (They went away every Gone
weekend) weekend)
Have (I have a car) Had (I had a car) Had
Hear (He hears a noise) Heard (He heard a noise) Heard
Know (I know him well) Knew (I knew him well) Known
Leave (The train leaves at 9) Left (The train left at 9) Left
Lose (I lose my keys) Lost (I lost my keys) Lost
Make (We make mistakes) Made (We made mistakes) Made
Meet (They meet famous people) Met (They met famous people) Met
Pay (I pay the bills) Paid (I paid the bills) Paid
Put (I put my car in the garage) Put (I put my car in the garage) Put
Read (She reads the newspaper) Read (She read the newspaper) Read
Ring (The bell rings at 8) Rang (The bell rang at 8) Rung
Run (He runs marathons) Ran (He ran marathons) Ran
Say (I say hello) Said (I said hello) Said
 See (I see my friends every day) Saw (I saw my friends) Seen
Send (She sends a lot of e-mails) Sent (She sent a lot of e-mails) Sent
Sing (He sings very well) Sang (He sang very well) Sung
Sit (They sit on the sofa) Sat (They sat on the sofa) Sat
Sleep (I sleep for 8 hours) Slept (I slept for 8 hours) Slept
Speak (We speak English) Spoke (We spoke English) Spoken
Spend (You spend a lot of money) Spent (You spent a lot of money) Spent
Stand (She stands up) Stood (She stood up) Stood
Swim (I swim twice a day) Swam (I swam twice a week) Swum
Take (I take the dog for a walk) Took (I took the dog for a walk) Taken
Tell (They tell lies) Told (They told lies) Told
Think (She thinks of an idea) Thought (She thought of an idea) Thought
Throw (They throw a ball) Threw (They threw a ball) Thrown
Wake (I wake up in the night) Woke (I woke in the night) Woken
Wear (He wears a hat) Wore (He wore a hat) Worn
Win (I win competitions) Won (I won competitions) Won
Write (She writes to him) Wrote (She wrote to him) Written

4.3 Reading: Murder in a mansion

Learning Objective: To practice the simple past tense reading a report about a memorable night.

4.4 Listening: Song Summer Nights

Learning Objective: To practice the simple past tense reading a report about a memorable night.
This song was originally made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton – John in the fil Grease in
1978.

Listening Song: Summer nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFh7Gj2q02E

Lecturas complementarias

Material complementario
Los siguientes videos son sugerencias para que Ud. pueda ampliar la información sobre los temas
trabajados, como parte de su proceso de aprendizaje autónomo:

• Lesson 1.1 Vocabulary: Word formation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuXv2vyPPZY
• Lesson 1.2 Grammar: Simple past of be was/were
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Hv3GOv_b0 (español)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAsPrFwnQKk (ingles)

• Lesson 2.1 Vocabulary: Past time expressions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSl1CVgmUmk
• Lesson 2.2 Grammar: Simple past regular verbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWLMZrTzyQ (español)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLuNOWXw96c&t=86s (español)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkyCYeDdvgI (ingles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_s12MkuvFQ (how to pronounce regular verbs in past)

• Lesson 3.1 Vocabulary: Go, have, get

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmg6bxyZ6U
• Lesson 3.2 Grammar: Simple past irregular verbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkyCYeDdvgI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLuNOWXw96c&t=800s

• Lesson 4.1 Vocabulary: irregular verbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPTKESyRZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl36XffSQ1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjYuBycLdpA
• Lesson 4.2 Grammar: regular and irregular
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUDQwatZTKk
Bibliography

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• https://7esl.com
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