1st lesson

Course description
• Global English : Topic Debates
 Completing a needs analysis
 Doing a quiz on languages
 Reading: Article about English 2.0
 Listening : People talking about their attitudes to learning
English
 Discussing attitudes to English
 2nd lesson

Grammar revision
• Past tenses: Past simple, • Preposition of time
past continuous and past  Explanation
perfect  Exercises
 The use and form of each • Preposition of place
tense
 Explanation
 Anecdote completion : Test
 Exercises
yourself
 Mixed exercises
 Listening for detail
 listen to an after dinner story
Listen and answer the following questions:
• Speaker 1: Write true or false:
1. Learning English is very funny
2. He’s from Switzerland

• Speaker 2: Write true or false:

1. 25% of the world speaks English
2. English is the language of the business

• Speaker 3: Answer the question:

1. How many Dutch people speak English?

• Speaker 4: Answer the question:

1. Why does he learn English?

• Speaker 5: She feels at ease when she’s doing business with:

-native speakers -non-native speakers

• Speaker 6: Answer the question:

1. Where is he from?
2. Which language grammar is more difficult : English or Hungarian?
 Past Simple: The form

• Form: - Affirmative form

regular verbs + -ed-
examples: you called , I travelled , He cried
irregular verbs internal change
examples: I bought , she came , They understood
- Interrogative form
Auxiliary do in the past + subject + bare infinitive

Did you call him ?

- Negative form
Did + not + verb
example: I did not understand the lesson
contracted form : I didn’t
 Past Simple: The use

• Completed action in the past

examples: last year, I travelled to Japan

We didn’t see him yesterday
• A series of completed actions

examples: I finished work, walked to the beach and found a

nice place to swim
 Past Continuous: The form

• Affirmative form
was/were + verb + ing
example: I was having lunch when someone knocked the door
• Interrogative form
was/were + subject + verb +ing
example: Were you studying when she called?
• Negative form
was/were + not + verb +ing
example: He was not running
contracted form: wasn’t/weren’t
 Past Continuous: The use
• Interrupted action in the past

example: I was watching tv when the telephone rang

• Parallel actions

example: He was washing the car while she was praparing dinner

• Repetition and irritation with always

example: He was always coming late

During their stay, French guests were always complaining
 The achievements of Ancient Rome and
Ancient Greece
 They used the concrete in their buildings.The other civilizations
discovered that later.
 They realised that the shortest route between two points is a
straight line.The other countries dicovered that later.
 They used democracy as a system of government.Most countries
did not think of that system until the 17th century.
 They designed 3D models of planets. Other civilizations thought
of that a long time later.
 They invented Geometry and a lot of mathematical principles.
Other civilizations used those principles later.
 They thought about organizing the Olympics . The olympic games
started officially in 1896.
 The achievements of Ancient Rome and
Ancient Greece
 They used the concrete in their buildings.The other civilizations discovered that
later.
Ancient Romans had used the concrete in their buildings before other
civilizations discovered that.
 They used democracy as a system of government. Most countries did not use that
system until the 17th century.
Ancient Greek had used democracy as a system of government a long time
before that other countries started using it in the 17th century.
 They organized the Olympics . The olympic games started officially in 1896.
Ancient Greek had organised the Olympics a long time before the olympic
games started offically in 1896.
 Past Perfect

• Affirmative form
Had + past participle of the verb
example: They had visited Morocco before their marriage
• Interrogative form
Had they visited Morocco before their marriage?
• Negative form
They hadn’t visited Morocco before their marriage
 Past Perfect :The use

• Completed action before something in the past

Past perfect expresses that something happened before another

action in the past: It describes the first of two events

example: I had spoken to Mr John before the meeting began

When we arrived they had left
 Past mixed exercises

III- Use past simple or past perfect :

1. When I (find) my purse , someone (take) the money out of it.
2. She (pay) her ticket and (leave).
3. When he (wake up), his mother(already/prepare) breakfast.
4. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and (call) a friend.
5. By the time they (arrive) at the pub , They (run) out of beer
6. They (not/know) where to meet because nobody (tell) them.
7. When she (start) to learn English, she (learn) French.
• Study these examples:
He had written the report before they arrived
(…………………………………………..)
He had been writing the report for one hour before
they arrived.
(……………………………………………)
 Past mixed exercises

I. Use simple past or past continuous:

1. He …………his arm when he…………………rugby. Play- break
2. Kylie …………………her first film when she was 12. make
3. ……………………. The football match yesterday? You see
4. I………………… in the queue when the robber ……………in. Come- wait
5. They ………………. The door , then they ……………..in. Knock- come
6. We …………………..tea when they……………………. . Arrive- have
7. The factory ………………. Six thousand cars last week. make
 Past mixed exercises
II- Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use simple past or past
continuous:
arrive/get - go/get - meet/work - look/slip - wait/order - ski/break

1. Just as I was getting into the bath the fire alarm went off.
2. Helen ………………. Her leg while she ……………….. In Switzerland.
3. We ………………….. When I……………… in a music shop.
4. When his mother ………………. In the other direction Steve ……...... Away quietly.
5. I…………………….. a drink while I ………………. for Pam to arrive.
6. Our guests were early. They ………….. As we ………………….changed.

REMEMBER: slip through sb’s finger:

if you allow an opportunity or a person your fingers,you lose through not taking care or
making an effort
Ex: you shouldn’t let a job like that slip through your fingers.
 Listening for detail
• Listen to an after-dinner story. In each pair of events
below,underline the event that happened first:
1. The CEO did very well for himself. The CEO gave a party.
2. The CEO challenged his team. He showed the executives the
pool.
3. There was a loud splash.Everyone followed the CEO to the
barbecue.
4. The CFO swam for his life. Everyone arrived back at the pool.
5. The CFO reached the edge. The crocodiles tried to catch him.
6. A crocodile tried to bite the CFO. The CFO climbed out of the
pool.
 Preposition of time
• AT:
 At precise time – exact point of time
Ex: I start work at 6 o’clock
The shops close at 6 pm

also at the weekend -Are you going away at the weekend?

at night - I can’t sleep at night
at christmas
at the end of……….. / at the moment
at midnight/ at noon
at sunrise / at sunset
at lunchtime / at bedtime
 Preposition of time

• IN:
seasons - I visited Spain in Summer
years - I was born in 1983
 In months - They stop working in July
centuries - There were many events in the 19th c
periods of a day - I always feel good in the morning
long periods - In the past / In the ice age
In five minutes/ in a few days/ in six years /in two
years
 Preposition of time

• ON:
Days -Goodbye! See you on Friday
-I don’t work on Sunday
 On

Dates - The concert is on 22 November

-Hicham’s birthday is on 25December

Remember: on Monday morning / on Saturday evening

on independence day / on christmas day
 Preposition of time
 Don’t forget:
We don’t use at, on and in before:
- this …….. (this morning) - last………(last week…)
- every……..( every day) - next……..(next August)
ex: They ‘re going on holday next Monday.
Last summer we went to Scotland.
 Study the difference:
John’s in Korea at the moment I’ll be with you in a moment

now in a short period of time

I prefer reading at night I felt feverish in the night

When it’s night or each night particular night

 Preposition of time: Exercise

• Write at / on / in.
1. ……… 5 o’clock. 9. ………. 6 June
2. ………. Saturday night 10. ………. The weekend
3. ……….. 1982 11. ………. Tuesday afternoon
4. ………… christmas 12. ……….. winter
5. ………… christmas day 13. ………. midnight
6. …………. The morning 14. ………. The past
7. ………….. The end of my holiday 15. ………. Goerge Bush era
8. …………… half past two 16. ……….. Friday
 Preposition of time : Exercises

• Use at, on or in + the suitable phrases:

the week before christmas - midnight - lunch - the 4th July -
half an hour - a moment

1. I was talking so much at lunch that my food went cold.

2. It shouldn't take long to repair your watch. Come back……………….. and I'll have it ready for you.

3. I was very busy at work and I ended up buying all my presents……………………….

4. It's a holiday in the USA……………………….

5. She put her head on the pillow, closed her eyes and……………….. was fast asleep.

6. The children were still running around the streets ……………….. when they should have been in
bed.
 Preposition of time : Exercises
• Put at, in, on or – if no preposition is needed:

1. A: 'What are you doing …………….. Easter?

B: 'We haven't decided yet.‘
2. It's traditional here to celebrate………… ……….the first day of spring.
3. A woman sitting next to me……………… dinner spilt her drink all over me.
4. She held the world record for seven years…………………… the 1970s.
5. ……….. his arrival in Thailand, Mr Surat fell ill and spent the next five weeks in
hospital.
6. I was woken up…………….. the middle of the night by a helicopter going overhead.
7. I had to get up……………………. the night to close the window.
8. We meet…………………… every Saturday afternoon to go shopping.
9. Until I changed my job, I used to lie awake………….. night worrying about work.
10. He painted the whole house ……………………… only three days.
 Preposition of place

• AT:
 We use at to talk about a place we think of as a point rather than an area.
ex: I arrived at new street station at 7:30.
Turn left at the traffic lights.

 We use at to talk about an event where there is a group of people.

ex: There were very few people at John’s party.
We last met at the conference in Italy.

 We usually use at before an address.

ex: They’ve opened a new office at 28 lmassira street

other expressions: at the door / at the bus-stop / at the top/bottom

at home / at school / at work / at university /at reception
 Preposition of place

• On:
 We use on to talk about a position touching a surface:
ex: Is that a spider on the ceiling?
The flat is on the 1st floor.
 We use on to talk about something we think of as a line such as a
river or road:
ex: The church is on Park street.
She owns a house on the swan river

other sxpressions: on the wall / on a page

on a bus/train/ car /bike/ motorbike/horse/elephant
on a radio/ on a television
on the left / on the right /on the way
 Preposition of place

• In :
 We use in to talk about an enclosed space.

ex: There’s been a big forest fire in California.

I usually have two spoons in my coffee.
other expressions: in France / in london /in the sea/ in the water
in my pocket/ in the bag/ in a book /magasine
in a car / in a taxi
in prison / in hospital
 Preposition of place: Exercise
• Complete the sentences using on, in if two answers are
possible write them:
1. We were stuck ……… the plane in Jakarta for hours.
2. We just got ……… the train and headed to Florence.
3. I saw him ………. The station yesterday.
4. She’s just moved from her flat …………. 28 Alzar drive.
5. The film was mainly shot ……..Tunisia ………. North Africa.
6. Peter is doing a master’s degree………. Birmingham.
7. Ahmed lives………….. The main road.
8. You’ll find the address ………… the top of the page.
9. I bumped into Tim ……….. a dinner I went to last night.
10. He put his hand ………. His pocket and took out some money.