Some/Any/No/Every & their compounds

	Positive	Negative	Questions
People	Someone/somebody, evaryone/everybody	No one (not anyone) Nobody(not anything)	Anyone/anybody
Things	Something, everything	Nothing(not anything)	Anything
Place	Somewhere, everywhere	Nowhere (no anywhere)	anywhere

 

 

Past progressive vs Simple Past

Past Progressive

*actions in progress at a stated time in the past.

He was driving to work at 9 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

*actions that were happening simultaneously in the past.

Bob was walking while Ben was running to catch the bus.

*past action in progress interrupted by another action. The action that interrupted the action in progress is in the simple past

Jenny was having a shower when the pone rang

Simple Past

*action that happened at a stated time in the past

He left yesterday afternoon

*paste actions that happenend one after the other

She opened the door, went into the office and walked toward the desk.

Past Progressive (questions/ short answers)

QUESTION	SHORT ANSWERS
Was I running?	Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.
Were you running?	Yes, you were./ No, you weren’t
Was he/ she/ it running?	Yes, he/she/it was./No, he/ she/ it I wasn’t.
Were we/you/they running?	Yes, we/you/they were./ no, we/you /they weren’t

 

Pictionary Module 3

Disasters

*Hailstorm- granizo

*Flood- inundación

 

*Snowstorm_ Blizzard- Nevada

*Earthquake- terremoto

*Tonado

Drinks

*Cake- pastel

*Cheese- queso

*Chocolate

*Eggs- huevos

 

*Grapes- uvas

 *Nuts- cacahuates

*Olives- aceitunas

*Orange- naranja

*Pizza

*Sandwich

 

 

 

Help!

 

 

*Scream- gritar

*Fire fighters- bomberos

 

*Explision- explocion

 

 

 

 

 

Used to

Used to do

We use 'used to' for something that happened regularly in the past but no longer happens.

• I used to smoke a packet a day but I stopped two years ago.
• Ben used to travel a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn't.
• I used to drive to work but now I take the bus.

We also use it for something that was true but  no longer is.

• There used to be a cinema in the town but now there isn't.
• She used to have really long hair but she's had it all cut off.
• I didn't use to like him but now I do.

'Used to do' is different from 'to be used to doing' and 'to get used to doing'

to be used to doing

We use 'to be used to doing' to say that something is normal, not unusual.

• I'm used to living on my own. I've done it for quite a long time.
• Hans has lived in England for over a year so he is used to driving on the left now.
• They've always lived in hot countries so they aren't used to the cold weather here.

to get used to doing

We use 'to get used to doing' to talk about the process of something becoming normal for us.

• I didn't understand the accent when I first moved here but I quickly got used to it.
• She has started working nights and is still getting used to sleeping during the day.
• I have always lived in the country but now I'm beginning to get used to living in the city.

Vocabulary

skyscraper- rascacielos

Diseño- design

 motor-engine

Estructura-structure

 pensar-think

fila de comida- line up for food

 hervir-boil

 básico-basic

 viento-wind

 gracias a - thanks to

 moverse- move

 morirse de hambre- starve

Vocabulary

Transportation

Car-Carro

Airplane- Avión

Bus-Autobús

Donkey-burro

Horse-caballo

carriages-carruaje

Boat-Bote

Bicycle-bicicleta

Conditional type 0

This type of conditional is used when you are talking about something that is always true, for example:

·         If you freeze water, it turns into ice.

·         If you heat water, it boils.

Now lets see the structure of it:

If clause	Main clause
If + Present tense	Present tense
If you freeze water	it turns into ice.

 

Exercise: match the items in column A with those in the column B in order to form the correct Conditional Type 0 sentences.

A	B
(    )If you freeze water,	a)   I get tired.
(    )If I work too much,	b)   She keeps silent.
(    ) If she doesn't know the answer,	c)   It turns into ice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH CLASS SUPPORT BLOG

This blog was created to explain some of our english topics in this unit, my classmate arianne and I hope that it helps you with your own lessons. 

Conditional type 1

This conditional type is used when a situation is real or possible, for example:

·         If it rains, I’ll stay at home.

·         If you don’t have a healthy diet, you’ll get fat.

Let’s see the structure:

If clause	Main clause
If + Present tense	will / can / may / must + verb
If it rains today,	I'll stay at home

 

Here are a few more examples:

·         If you are busy now, I’ll come back later.

·         If the weather is warm tomorrow, I’ll go to the beach.

·         If he doesn’t do his homework, he won’t go to the party.

·         If you say something rude, you must apologize.

 

 

The comparison of adjectives!

Now we are going to learn how to compare adjectives

Monosyllabic adjectives are compared with -er, -est.

positive		comparative		superlative
strong		stronger		strongest
small		smaller		smallest
late		later		latest
nice		nicer		nicest
big		bigger		biggest
thin		thinner		thinnest
fat		fatter		fattest

 

For example:

·         My dog is bigger than yours.

·         My dog is the biggest of all

Disyllabic adjectives ending with y, er, ow, le are compared with -er, -est.

Positive Easy Happy Clever

comparative easier happier cleverer

superlative easiest happiest cleverest

 For example:

·         Which is the easiest exercise?

·         John is the happiest guy I have ever met.

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All the other adjectives are compared with more, most.

Positive Careful Expensive Difficult Tired Terrible

comparative more careful more expensive     more difficult    more tired     more terrible

superlative most careful most expensive most difficult most tired most terrible

 

For example:

·         You have to be more careful.

·         That was the most terrible movie ever.