PPT 2

Fall 2023

English III

UNIT 1 “FRIENDS AND INTEREST”

Virginia Gutierrez I.
 “TOO” and “EITHER”

(to agree with somebody’s statements).

 TO AGREE WITH SOMEBODY /
TOO (For affirmative) EITHER (For negative)

TO BE A: I am from a small family. A: I am not from a small family

B: I am TOO. B: I am not EITHER.

SIMPLE A: I have 2 sisters. A: I don’t have sisters.

PRESENT B: I do TOO. B: I don’t EITHER.

A: I Take my cellphone. A: I don’t take my cellphone

B: I do TOO. B: I don’t EITHER.

CAN A: I can buy the tickets. A: I can’t buy the tickets.

B: I can TOO B: I can’t EITHER.

ME TOO ME NEITHER
EXERCISES
I.- AGREE WITH THE STATEMENTS. REMEMBER TO USE “TOO” OR
“EITHER”.
1. A: I am good at sports. / B:
2. A: I hate cold weather. / B:
3. A: I can’t live alone, I can’t afford it. / B:
4. A: I don’t have enough money. / B:
5. A: I can’t stand lazy people. / B:
6. A: I’m not a student. / B:
7. A. I am broke / B:
8. A: I can watch TV all day. / B:
9. A: I don’t eat meat. / B:
10. A. I hate folk music. / B:
Talking about Hobbies and
Interests
Special Verbs to speak about interests and hobbies

1) CAN + original verb:

I CAN PLAY the piano very well
I CAN KNIT sweaters

2) TO+VERB (=) VERB+ING

Love: I love TO swim I love swimmING

Like: I like TO play tennis I like playING tennis
Hate: I hate TO work out I hate workING out
Prefer: I prefer TO listen to music I prefer listenING to music
d’like: I’d like TO write songs (I’d like writING songs)

3) ENJOY + Verb+ING: I enjoy swimmING, playING, workING, listenING, etc

EXPRESSIONS

1) I am good at verb + ing

• Example: I am good AT cookING italian food.
• I am good AT playING soccer
• I am not good AT SwimmING

2) I am interested in verb + ing

• Example: I am interested IN cookING for my family
• I am interested IN workING on weekends
• I am not interested IN collectING stamps
Exercises

I- Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use the verbs in brackets correctly.
Example: I am good at making things with my hands. (make)

1. I am not good at________________ vegetables. (cook)

2. She likes _________________ romantic songs. (sing)
3. We are interested in_______________ old objects. (collect)
4. I hate ___________________ exercises. (do)
5. he enjoys _____________________to pop music. (listen)
6. You prefer___________________. (swim)
7. I love ___________________________. (dance)
8. Are you good at__________________________? (draw)
9. Is he interested in_________________________ music? (play)
 OBJECT PRONOUNS EXERCISES

Fill the blank spaces with the correct object pronoun.

1. Is he marrying Rachel? Yes, he is in love with ____. (Rachel).

2. Where are my glasses?  Are you  wearing ____? (my glasses)
3. Do you like apples? I love  ____! (apples)
4. Why is he always talking about Liza? He obviously likes _____! (Liza)
5. What is the title of that article? I'm afraid  I can't remember _____. (the title)
6. Look at John! He seems so happy! His friends offered  ____ a guitar for his birthday. (John)
7. A:Do you want this book? B:Yes. A: Well, take ____. (the book)
8. My father is fantastic! I like _____very much. (my father)
9. This fruit is poisoned! Don't eat  -_____. (the fruit)