Módulo 4: Past events & Places

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Introducción

UN IT 7: SPEAKIN G AB OUT TH E PAST

Contenido de la unidad

Cierre de la unidad

UN IT 8: LOCATION S & DIR ECTION S

Contenido de la unidad

Cierre de la unidad

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Introducción

It is impossible to talk business with a reference to past events – whether we are telling our co-worker about a meeting held
yesterday, or auditing the completed year’s balance, we are talking about actions and events that are finished.

Understanding and producing texts in the Past Simple -be it oral or written texts- will improve your ability to communicate at a
professional level.
“ When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.”

Stephen King

Objetivos del módulo

Speak and give opinions about past events.

Ask and give instructions on how to get to a determined place.

Contenidos del módulo

Unit 7- Speaking about the past

1. Past Simple.

Unit 8- Locations & directions

1. Present Perfect.

2. There is, there are.

3. Prepositions of place.
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Contenido de la unidad

What happened in the XX Century?

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What did you do yesterday? – I studied all day long.
–
¿Qué hiciste ayer? – Estudié todo el día.

Why did you study so much? – Because I had an exam at night.

–
¿Por qué estudiaste tanto? – Porque tuve un examen a la noche.

Did you pass? – Yes, I did! I was

–
¿Aprobaste? – Si! Tuve suerte.

In the previous example, we see expressions to speak about what we did in the past (lo que hicimos en el pasado).

Past Simple Tense - English grammar tutorial video lesson

Watch the video tutorial for a detailed explanation of the Past simple tense, one of the elementary past tenses in the English
language. In the description section, you can find the script.

Past Simple Tense - English grammar tutorial video lesson

Englishgrammarspot (2013). Past Simple Tense - English grammar tutorial video lesson. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLA58CSIf3M

Material de Lectura

Past simple.pdf
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Boulliet, (2018). Past Simple. Presentación PDF

VERB LIST.pdf
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Wikispaces, (2018). Verb List.

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Cierre de la unidad

What happened in the XX Century?

The man got to the moon.

The I & ll World Wars took place.

The Internet was invented.

We use the past tense to speak about actions that are started in the past and are
completed or finished.
Bibliografía

Murphy, R. (1998). Grammar in Use - Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students of English. Cambridge, Reino Unido: Cambridge
University Press.
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Contenido de la unidad

Where’s the bank?

Look at this map from Manhattan, New York, can you find a Citibank branch
office (sucursal)? mapa

Give and Get Directions (prepositions of place)

Watch a funny video depicting a woman who asks for directions. Give and Get Directions (prepositions of place)

Give and Get Directions (prepositions of place)

TalkingHeads Language Services, (2013). Give and Get Directions (prepositions of place). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0sMN-TAmDM

Have you visited a museum in this city?

–
¿Has visitado un museo en esta ciudad?

Yes, I have. There is a new one in the city center. It is in the corner of Peru and San Juan, near the
university.
–

Si. Hay uno en el centro. Está en la esquina de Perú y San Juan, cerca de la universidad.

In the previous example, we see expressions to speak about what we have done since a past time until today (lo que hemos hecho
desde el pasado hasta ahora) and to speak about locations (ubicaciones).

English Grammar 18, Prepositions of Place & Movement online video cutter com 1

In the following video, you can watch more prepositions of place and movement.
 English Grammar 18, Prepositions of Place & Movement online video cutter …

Ok Kolobok (2015) English Grammar 18, Prepositions of Place & Movement online video cutter com 1. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P8sMnFtaYw

Material de Lectura

Prepositions & Present Perfect.pdf

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Bouillet, A. (2018). Prepositions & Present Perfect. Presentación PDF.

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Cierre de la unidad

Where’s the bank?

Look at this map from Manhattan, New York, can you find a Citibank branch
office (sucursal)? mapa

It is in front of New York University.

It is on W 3rd Street (West third street)

It is near a Citibank ATM

(Automated Teller Machine: cajero automático)

Let’s check more ways of asking for and giving directions.

Bibliografía

Murphy, R. (1998). Grammar in Use - Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students of English. Cambridge, Reino Unido: Cambridge
University Press.
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