Workshop 1: SEMANA 1

A) Spot the mistakes in these sentences:

• He don’t watching the news: he isn’t watching the news

• Steve and Carol are cook the breakfast: Steve and carol are cooking….

• You are studying for the test?: are you studying…..?

• My father is cooking yesterday: my father is cooking right now

• B) Write 3 sentences using present continuous. They have to include any time expression.
Present Continuous
Examples and expressions
Usos:
• Cosas que están sucediendo ahora
• Planes a futuro CONFIRMADOS
BRYAN: you know what? I am learning how to cook with tiktok these days

AMANDA:
(formas de responder):

1) That’s amazing! What are you cooking?

(Usar alguna WH question para pedir detalles de los que está hablando la otra persona).

2) That’s boring! I prefer face to face classes

(Expresar mi opinión personal sobre el tema planteado, usando verbos como LIKE,
DISLIKE, LOVE, PREFER, HATE).

3) That’s boring, you should practice sports in your free time

(DAR CONSEJOS A PROPÓSITO DE LO QUE ME ESTÁN CONTANDO, UTILIZANDO LA FRASE
“you should…..”).

REACTION EXPRESSIONS
 REACTION EXPRESSIONS

 That’s great ( que bien!)  That’s too bad ( que mal)

 That’s amazing ( que increíble)
 That’s boring (que aburrido)
 That’s chic/ fancy ( que elegante)
 That’s sad ( que triste)
 That’s interesting (que interesante)
 That’s awful ( que terrible)
 That’s cool ( que genial)

 that’s fun ( que divertido)  That’s embarrasing ( que vergonzoso)

 That’s relaxing ( que relajante)  That’s stressful ( que estresante)

FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

• EXAMPLE:

• Catalina: I am working from home these weeks

• Ricardo: That’s cool. But what time are you working?

ENTONCES PARA RESPONDER A ALGO QUE ME ESTÁN CONTANDO, PUEDO:

1. Usar una that’s expression

2. Y luego agregar una pregunta que permita seguir la conversación (usando present continuous)
Tipos de pregunta para
continuar conversaciones

“I am spending my vacations in Pucon”

1. How is it going?
1. How…?
2. Where are you staying?
Formas de 2. Where…? EJEMPLOS DE
COMO 3. When are you coming back?
iniciar
preguntas: USARLAS:
3. When…? 4. Who are you with?

4. Who…? 5. What are you doing these days?

6. How often are you going to tours/ talking

5. What…?
to your family?

6. How often…?
Example:
• I am selling (sell:vender) home made (hecho en casa) bread (pan) in
this quaretine

1) That’s great. what’s the Price? / how much is it?

How is it going?
2) that’s cool! I love home made bread
3) that’s amazing! You should give me some for free
That’s amazing! You should create an Instagram account
Workshop #2
Respond to the following ideas by using a “REACTION EXPRESSION” and
then making a “FOLLOW UP QUESTION”.

1. I am in Cancún, but it is raining from yesterday

2. I am enjoying the holidays with my family in Valdivia

3. I am working 12 hours a day this month

4. I am taking karate lessons online this month

5. I am visiting interesting places in Madrid this Summer

 Wh -words
• What? Qué/ cuál (wot) • How long? Por cuánto tiempo ? ( jau long)

• When? Cuándo (wen) • How is it going? Cómo te está llendo)

• Where? Dónde ( wer) • What time? (A qué hora)

• Who? Quién ( jú) • How much? ( cuánto)

• Why? Por qué ( wai) How much are you paying?

• how? Cómo ? (jau) • Whom? A quién?

• How often? Qué tan seguido ( jau ófen)