Notas Clase 7

 Clase 7:

Simple present / Prepositions of time

Language Building

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Present Simple (I, you, we, and they forms)

We use it to talk about:

 Things that are generally/always true:

o Judy and I live with our parents.
o Waterboils at 100°C.
o Theydon’tspeakRussian.

 Habits and routines:

o We go shopping on Saturday.
o I study English in the morning.

To make positive sentences, we follow these structures:

I live in a big city.

You go to visit your parents every week.
We walk dogs on weekends.
They drink coke.

To make negative sentences, we follow these structures:

I Don´t live in a house.
You Don´t speak Italian.
We Don´t like tea.
They Don´t study in the evenings.

To ask and answer questions, we use the following structures:

REMEMBER:
We use the auxiliary verb (do) to ask and answer questions:
Do you like tea?               No, I don’t.        Yes, I do.  

Prepositions of time
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In English, we use many prepositions to talk about time. A preposition is a

word used to link or connect nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within
a sentence. 
The use of prepositions in English is not so regular, which means that we have
to learn them by heart in most cases.
Examples: 
I was born in June.
I jog on Mondays.
See you at 5 o´clock.
 Here´s some more information

Life in Europe

While studying Module 3 from ACE 2, you learned about life in Britain and
practiced writing about life in your own country.
In the following video, Drew Blinsky talks about some differences between
American and European lives.
We hope you learn some interesting facts and enjoy the new knowledge!

o Video 1: Life in Europe

 o Video 2: Telling The time

 ENGLISH IN CONTEXT:

Verbs, buildings, and types of houses

Part II / Words and expressions

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  Here you will find some new words that you may use in your everyday
conversations. To make it easier to learn them, they are followed by pictures to
illustrate their meanings.

Types of Buildings
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  TRY IT OUT:

Basic II - Class 7
It is time to put into practice what we have learned so far in this class.
 

Instructions:
ACE 2 - Student's Book
Language Focus 2 (p. 26)
1. Read the texts and fill the blanks with the correct word or phrase from the
box:

Life in Britain
Homes and families
         Many British people live in (a) ___________, not apartments. Most
houses have yards.
Daily Life
Most office workers (b)____________ work at about nine in the morning and
finish at about five or six (c)____________. Most people don’t go home for
lunch.
People usually eat a big meal in the evening; they just a (d)__________ at
lunchtime.
School Life
Children start school at about nine, and (e)________ at about half-past three.
Most children have lunch at school.
All children (f)_______ school when they are four or five years old, and leave
when they are sixteen or eighteen.
Stores and restaurants
Most stores (g) _______ at about nine and (h)________ at about six. Usually,
they don’t close for lunch.
Many supermarkets stay open twenty-four hours.
Most bars and restaurants close at about eleven o’clock.
 

ACE 2 – Workbook
Vocabulary (P. 18)
Write three words or phrases from the box with each of the verbs below:

1. Speak: Japanese, French, Spanish.

2. Drink:
3. Live:
4. Have:
5. Go:
6. Study:

Vocabulary booster: buildings (P. 18)

7. Label the buildings with the words from the box.

7. ________________ 8. _______________
 NOTAS CLASE 8

 CLASE 8:

Simple present / likes + ing

Language Building
Audio I:

Present Simple (He and she)

          First of all, what does third-person singular mean? 
            It means that you are referring to a person (just one) who is not part of
the conversation. It is usually represented by the personal
pronouns “he” and “she”, by noun phrases "the girl", "my father", or by
proper nouns "Peter", "Jim Gordon", "Anastasia". 

Let’s see some examples:

1. He is a doctor.
2. She lives in London.
3. My father works as an electrician.
4. Tom Holland acts as Spider-man.
5. Dana Paola is a famous singer and actress.

When using the present simple, in the third-person singular, verbs change

because of the conjugation. Notice the difference:  
I like dogs.  vs.  He likes dogs.
 
To know how a verb is conjugated, we follow the next spelling rules: 
 To make sentences, questions, and answers, we follow this structure: 

Likes and Dislikes

When talking about likes and dislikes, we use the following verbs:
After these three verbs, we usually use...

 A plural noun:  I like cats,  I hate spiders.

 A verb (-ing form): I hate doing housework, I like running.

 
Likes and dislikes with activities:
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When these verbs are followed by another verb, the second verb is used in
the "-ing" form, because it is an activity.
Examples:
"I like listening to music."
"I hate wearing sunglasses."

I like

I detest  VERB+ING

I don'tmind

Now, Take a look at this dialogue.

Steve is at home. His girlfriend comes in ...Notice how they express their
likes and dislikes:

Steve: Hello, darling. Do you fancy watching a film tonight?

Oh, no thanks! I don't really feel like watching a film tonight.
Girlfriend:
Howaboutgoingoutinstead?
Steve: OK. Do you feel like going to the theater?
Oh, no! I hate it. Do you mind eating at the new Chinese
Girlfriend:
restaurant?
Steve: I don't mind. Chinese cuisine is alright.
Girlfriend: Well, I really love it. Let'sgo!

Adverbs of Frequency
Audio III: 
We use these adverbs to talk about routines and habits; they allow us to say
how often we do something. 
These adverbs usually go between the subject and the main verb:

 She never wakes up late.
 The clown always makes us laugh.

BUT, if the main verb in the sentence is the verb to be, then the frequency
adverb goes after it, like this:

 This weather is not always good.
 Canadians are usually very kind.

 ENGLISH IN CONTEXT: Videos about habits and routines

o Video 1:
o Video 2:

 TRY IT OUT:

Basic II - Class 8
It is important to put what we learned into practice, so we can use it properly
and do not forget it. To practice the new content of this class; please do the
following exercises:

ACE 2 - Student Book

1. Pronunciation, p. 33. Repeatthree (3) times. 

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Language focus 2, p. 33.

Pay special attention to this exercise; you may share your answers in
the Let's talk section.
1. Would you live in another country? Which country? Why?
2. Read about Emma. Answerthesequestions:

 a. Where is she from?

 b. What is her job?
 c. Where does she live?
 d. Does she like it?
Pronunciation
Record yourself reading the paragraph in the previous exercise (An
Englishwoman in California) and upload it to the Let´s talk section. 
 
Languagefocus 2, exercise 3 (p. 34)

AUDIO

Pay special attention to this exercise; you may share your answers Let's
talk section.
Listen to an interview with Bob Kessler and answer:
a. Where is he from?
b. What is his job?
c. Where does he live?
d. Does he like it?

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Writing
Think of a foreigner who lives in your country and write a paragraph about the
person. Write about:
where she/he comes from  / where she/he lives / his-her job / likes/dislikes
- others-

You may follow this example:

Language focus 3, p. 35.

3b) Which sentences are true (T) or false (F) about you?

 I often go shopping on Saturdays.                       (    )

 I always read the newspaper in the morning.       (    )
 I never watch soccer on television.                      (    )
 I don't often write letters.                                   (    )
 I usually listen to the radio in the car.                  (    )