SECOND LEVEL - UNIT 1

GRAMMAR
Present Simple Present Continuous
affirmative and negative affirmative and negative
’m
I
live ’m not
I We You They
don’t live ’s
in a city. He She It playing tennis.
isn’t
’re
He She It lives doesnt’ live We You They
aren’t
questions and short answers questions and short answers
Yes, I do. Yes, I am.
Do I we you they Am I
No, I don’t. No, I’m not.
in a Yes, he is.
Is he she it playing tennis?
city Yes, he does. No, he isn’t.
Does he she it
No, he doesn’t Yes, we are.
Are we you they
No, we aren’t.
spelling rules spelling rules
- most verbs: add -s - most verbs: add -ing
- Verbs ending in:-s, -sh, -ch, o, x: add -es - Verbs ending in -e: remove -e and add -ing
- Verbs ending in consonant + y : change –y to -ies - Verbs ending -ie: change -ie to -ying
- Short verbs ending consonant + vowel + consonant
double the final consonants and add -ing
uses uses
- habits, everyday routines adverbs of frequency actions at the time of speaking right now
- facts and general truths time expression actions happening around now at the moment
- states stative verbs planned future arrangements this week/month/year
next week/month, etc
ARTICLES
A / AN THE NO ARTICLE
(singular countable nouns) (count/uncount) (plural /uncount nouns)
mention sth for the 1st time refer to sth mentioned before generalizations
describe a person or thing there is only one thing proper names
a job clearly one in the context EXC some countries, regions and
mountains, rivers, seas and oceans
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES +
COMPOUND NOUNS PHRASAL VERBS WITH GET
PREPOSITIONS
interested in laptop get on with: have a good relationship with
proud of car key get to: arrive
keen on bus ticket get away: escape
anxious about shopping list get off: leave
afraid of ID card get through: deal with
ashamed of mobile phone get on: climb onto
fed up with computer game
excited about credit card
shopping bag
WRITING
SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
have a lot in common the same different in common
both the same as in contrast to different from
neither of us similar to not the same
similar just like unlike
be like have nothing

Imagine you are studying English at a language school in an English-speaking country.

Write an email to a friend at home. Use the plan to help you.

Paragraph 1: Describe the place where you are studying and describe some of the other students.
Paragraph 2: Say which things are similar.
Paragraph 3: Say which things are different.
Paragraph 4: Say what you are doing this week. Then give your opinion about the experience.