GLOBAL PRE-INTER Teacher Caroline Pires

U N I T 1 PA RT 2
HOMEWORK
 Checking Question Structure
 Discussing why these are important question when choosing a new roommate
 PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

a. I study languages vs. I'm studying English 

general fact/truth            now / temporally / new "project"

b. I start work at 7:00 vs. I'm working on a report  

habit / routine                 now / around now / "project"

c. People like dogs vs. People are treating pets as human beings nowadays
general truth              trend
PRACTICE
 Pack keynote W2.05
PRESENT SIMPLE – ADVERBS
OF FREQUENCY
Always: ‘I always read before I go to bed.’ / ‘I am always sleepy when I go to bed’
Often: ‘Her sister often comes shopping with us.’ / ‘She is often shopping with us’
Frequently: ‘Michael frequently visits his family.’ / ‘Michael is frequently at his
parent’s
Sometimes: ‘You sometimes go to the gym, don’t you?’
Occasionally: ‘It occasionally rains in summer.’
Seldom: ‘They seldom ask for help.’
Rarely: ‘He rarely goes out without his backpack.’
Hardly ever: ‘I hardly ever eat pizza.’
Never: ‘Japanese people never wear shoes inside.’

Or adverb phrases e.g

every day, once a month, twice a week, four times a year etc.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS – TIME
EXPRESSIONS

At the moment: ‘I’m watching TV, at the moment.’

These days: ‘Paul’s living in Cardiff, these days.’
Now: ‘What are you doing, now?’
Nowadays: ‘I think you are smoking too much, nowadays.’
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
VOCABULARY AND PRACTICE
 Book p. 8
 LOOK VS. LOOK LIKE VS. LOOK
ALIKE
She looks gorgeous  look (verb) + adjective
(it describes the appearance of someone or something)

She looks like her mother  look like (verb) + noun phrase
(it compares somebody’s appearance to somebody something else)

She is a Madonna look-alike  NOUN: someone or something that is similar in

appearance to someone or something else
She is a (person) look-alike
This is a car
CORRECTING

Me and my dad look-alike 

I look-alike my dad
IDENTITY THEFT
 Grammar: Questions