miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2008
lunes, 30 de junio de 2008
domingo, 29 de junio de 2008
Reading Comprehension!!*
A special Christmas Present
- a special birthday present
- a Christmas present
- a spider ring
- his pet
- his mother
- his father
3-How much money does David have in the bank?
- $20.00
- $5.00
- $l7.00
4-What does David buy his mother?
- a ring
- a brooch
- a spider
5-What does David do with the present when he takes it home?
- he gives it to his mother
- he wraps it in Christmas paper
- he is very excited
6-Why does David's mother scream?
- because the present is beautiful
- because she doesn't like Christmas presents
- because she thinks she sees a real spider
7-Why does David buy a spider brooch?
- spiders are his favourite pet
- he loves Christmas
- to scare his mother
8-Where does David put the present on Christmas Eve?
- under his pillow
- under a spider
- under the Christmas tree
Melisa Reyes
miércoles, 25 de junio de 2008
MODAL PERFECT
martes, 24 de junio de 2008
Modals I (ability, obligation, advice, permission)
The semi - modals are:
Have to
It has a similar meaning to must, but it does change its form depending on person and tense:
have / has (got) to (don´t / doesn´t have to / do / does not have to, haven´t / hasn´t got to / have / has not got to + didn´t have to, etc)
ought to (oughtn´t / ought not to)
It has a similar meaning to sholud. It doesn´t change its form depending on person and tense.
Be careful!! Modals are never followed by the full infinitive (with to). Use the bare infinitive.
Example: I can´t go to the party.
Brian Rueda Pichilingue
sábado, 21 de junio de 2008
Modal perfect
modal perfect = modal + have + past participle
e.g. You should have seen what Emma wore to the party.
possibility Simon may/might/could have been al the party. I can't really remember. (= It's possible he was at the party.)
certainty Francis must have been 11 when he moved to france. (= I'm sure he was 11.)
Francis can't/couldn't have been 10 when he moved to france. (= I'm sure he wasn't 10.)
hypothetical I could/would have passed the exam if I'd studied harder.
situatons (= I didn't pass because I didn't study hard enoungh.)
note: here could = would have benn able to
opinion You ought to/should have called me. (= You didn't call me but I wish you had called me.)
He oughtn't to/shouldn't have spoken to her like that. (= he did speak to her like that but I think what he did was wrong.)
Note: modal perfect continuous = modal + have + been + -ing form
e.g. We must have been dancing for hours.
We use the modal perfect continuous:
- For actions in progresss or interrupted when another action happens
e.g. He can't have been driving carefully when he crashed the car.
- To emphasise that an action continued for a long time
e.g. Jan must have been talking on the phone for al least 3 hours!
miércoles, 18 de junio de 2008
Simple Perfect (simple and continuous)
- Actions and situations taht happened at an unspecified time before the moment of speaking.
e.g. I have seen that film loads of times. (before now)
I've never heard of that pop group before.
She's just turned off the TV. (not long before now)
- Actions and situations that started in the past and still happen, or are still true, at the moment of speaking.
e.g. She has written short stories since she was a child. (she still writes short stories)
I have believed in ghosts ever since that night. (I still believe in ghosts)
Present perfect simple (positive):
I/You/We/They + have+ past participle
He/She + has + past participle
Present perfect simple (negative):
I/You/We/They + haven't/have not + past participle
He/She + hasn't/has not + past participle
Present Perfect simple (question form):
Have + I/you/we/they + past participle...?
Has + he/ she + past participle...?
Time expressions often used with present perfect simple
for (+ period of time) e.g. I have lived in Belgium for three years.
since (+ time when it started) e.g. I have lived in Belgium since 2003.
just e.g. He has just woken up.
already e.g. I've got that CD already. I have already got that CD.
yet (with negatives and questions) e.g. I haven't seen that film yet. Have you seen the new Mel Gibson film yet?
still (with negatives) e.g. I still haven't found my sunglasses.
recently/lately e.g. I've bought a lot of magazines recently.
so far e.g. I've read 100 pages of this book so far.
before e.g. Have you eaten Chinese food before?
ever/never e.g. Have you ever been to Germany?. I've never been to China.
Be careful! We often use present perfect simple with the superlative and with ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc).
e.g. It's the best film I've ever seen. It's the best time I've been to South America.
Carl has been to Mexico. = Carl is not in Mexico now.
Carl has gone to mexico. = Carl is in Mexico or on his way to Mexico now.
We use present perfect continuos for:
- Actions and situations that started in the past and still continue al the moment of speaking.
e.g. She has been working as a journalist for three years.
- Temporary actions and situations in the recent past.
e.g. I've just been readingan interesting article about celebrities.
Present perfect continuous (positive):
I/You/We/They + have + been + -ing form
He/She + has + been + -ing gorm
Present perfect continuous (negative):
I/You/We/They + haven't/have not + been + -ing form
He/She + hasn't/has not + been + -ing form
Present perfect continuous (question form):
Have + I/you/we/they + been + -ing form...?
Has + he/she + been + -ing form...?
Time expressions often used with present perfect continuous
for (+period of time) e.g. I have been living in Belgium for three years.
since (+ time when it started) e.g. I have been living in belgium since 2003.
just e.g. he has just been playing football.
recently/lately e.g. I've been seeing a lot of Karen recently.
all day, all morning, etc e.g. I've been doing my homework all evening. I need a break now.
Be careful! Something there is very little difference in meaning between present perfect simple and present perfect continuous:
e.g. I have lived here for two years now. (= I moved here two years ago.)
I have been living here for two years now. (= I moved here two years ago.)
Sometimes there is a big difference in meaning:
e.g. I've lived in Paris, London and Rome. (= I don't live in Paris now.)
I've been living in Paris for two years now. (= I live in Paris.)
martes, 17 de junio de 2008
Will and be going to.
We can use either will or be going to for:
- Facts about the future.
There will be an eclipse of the sun tomorrow. (formal)
There´s going to be an eclipse tomorrow. (informal)
- Predictions (opinios about the future) not based on present evidence.
One day people will have holidays on Mars. (formal)
One day people are going to have holidays on Mars. (informal)
- Decisions made at the moment of speaking.
I know! I´ll get Dad a DVD for Christmas.
I know! I´m going to get Dad a DVD for Christmas.
NOTE: Will emphasises the decision, whereas be going to emphasises the intention. The meaning, however, is basically the same in both sentences.
We can use will for:
- most first conditional sentences.
- offers, suggestions and request.
BE CAREFUL!
With offers and suggestions in the questions form, we do not use will with I and we. We use shall:
Example: Will I help you with the washing-up? (mistake).
Shall I help you with the washing-up?
We can use Be going to for:
- Plans and intentions (which you already have when you speak)
- Predictions based on present evidence.
Brian Rueda Pichilingue.
SILABUS
miércoles, 23 de abril de 2008
conversation
rita: tell me about your brother and sister, Sue.
Sue: well, my sister is a lawyer.
Rita: really? Does she live here in seattle?
Sue: yes, she does. But she´s working in washington, D.C. right now.
Her job is top secret.
Rita: Wow! And wath does your brother do?
Sue: He´s a painter. He working in Argentina this month. He has an exibition there.
Rita: Wath an interesting familily!
martes, 15 de abril de 2008
Exercises:
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Angela Paredes H.
Sing WiTh me..!!!*
All the time
All the time
We can use comparative adjectives and adverbs to compare things or people that are different and separate from each other.
example: Justine is taller than Melissa and Eliot.
Adam reads more slowly than his brother.
We use superlative adjectives and adverbs to compare one member of a group with the whole group.
example : Justine is the tallest person in the family.
Of all the students in the class, Pete did the best in the test.
NOTE: SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS ARE NOT USED VERY OFTEN IN ENGLISH.
- Completed actions at a specific time in the past. example: I bought three CDs yesterday.
- Completed situations and statesin the past. example: I had green hair for a while as a teenager.
- Repeated actions in the past. example: We played football every saturday.
- The main events and situations in a story. example: I ran out of the house, crossed the road and jumped on the bus.
Regular verbs
positive = subject + bare infinitive + -ed.
example: appear........:I/you/he/she/we/they appeared.
negative = subject + did not (didn´t) + bare infinitive.
example: I/you/he/she/we/they didn´t appear.
questions form = Did + subject + bare infinitive.
example: Did I/you/he/she/we/they appear?
Irregular verbs
The negative and questions form for irregular verbs are the same as for regular verbs.
positive: Inga went to London.
negative: Inga didn´t go to London.
questions form: Did Inga go to London?
The only exception is the verb to be:
positive: You were in London./ Inga was in London.
negative: You were not (weren´t) in London./ Inga was not (wasn´t) in London.
questions form: Were you in London?./ Was Inga in London?
Emphatic past simple
We can use the emphatic past simple to emphasise an action or situation in the past, particularly to emphasise that it actually happened, or that it´s different to what someone else thinks.
Emphatic past simple = subject + did + bare infinitive.
past simple: I know you don´t believe me but I saw a ghost.
emphatic past simple: I konw you don´t believe me but I did see a ghost.
NOTE: WE CAN´T USE THE EMPHATIC PAST SIMPLE WITH THE VERB TO BE.
Brian Rueda P.
Past simple and Past continuous
- Completed actions at a specific time in the past
- Complete situacions and states in the past
- Repited actions in the past
martes, 8 de abril de 2008
Countables and Uncountables Exercise at Auto-English
1 Is there ________ cheese left?
A) some
B) any
C) the
A)some
B) any
C) an
A) many
B) much
C) do
A) many
B) much
C) long
A) many
B) much
C) drunk
A) some
B) any
C) an
A) some
B) any
C) the
A) some
B) any
C) a
Countable and uncountable nouns
are nouns we can count. They have a singular and a plural form.
e.g one cat, two cats
a person, five people
One sheep is in the field. Two sheep are in the field.
Uncountable nouns are nouns we canno
some music, a lot of information
We can CANNOT say musics or informations
Uncountable nouns are sually followed by a singular verb.
e.g. That information is really important
Be careful!
Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another meaning.
e.g uncountable: That chicken was delicious. (the meat)
countable: the chickens were eating. (the birds)
Words and phrases commonly used with countable and uncountable nouns
Countable and uncontable nouns
many much how many how much
a lot of a lots of lot of lot of
some some a few a little
few little a number of an amount of
a, an, one, two, three, etc a piece of the theBe careful!
- many and much are usually only used in negative sentences and uestions
- in positive sentences it is much more common to use a lots of or lots of (because many and much are very formal in positive sentenses)
- it is also very common to use a lot of and lots of in negative and questions
- few usually means not many whereas a few usually means some
I know a few people who believe in ghosts. (= some)
Rocío Chávez
Used "to" and "would"
e.g. I played basketball every Saturday when I was a teenager.
We can also use used to + bare infinitive or wouls + bare infinitive.
e.g. I used to play basketball every Saturday when I was a tennager.
I would play basketball every Saturday when I was a tennager.
Be careful! For continuing states and situations (rather than actions), we CAN use past simple or used to, but we CANNOT use would.
e.g. I loved toy shops when I was a kid.
I used to love toy shops when I was a kid.
BUT NOT: I would love toy shops when I was a kid.
There are several ways of expressing the negative whit used to. The most common is whit never.
e.g. I never used to like chocolate, but I do now.
These forms are also possible, but they are less common:
I didn't used to like chocolate, but i do now.
I didn't use to like chocolate, but I do now.
I used not to like chocolate, but I do now.
Be careful! There are two main ways of asking questions whit used to:
e.g. Did you used to live in Germany? (more common)*
Did you use to live in Germany? (less common)
*Note: Some people think this form is grammatically incorrect.
Stative verbs ~ Exercises
1. Please don't make so much noise. I __________________ (study).
2. How many languages __________________ (Tom speak).
3. I __________________ (not/belong) to a political party.
4. Hurry! The bus __________________ (come). I __________________ (not/want) to miss it.
5. The River Nile __________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
6. The river __________________ (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.
7. __________________ (it/ever/snow) in India?
8. We usually __________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we __________________ (not/grow) any.
9. A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I __________________ (learn). My father __________________ (teach) me.
10. You can borrow my umbrella. I __________________ (not/need) it at the moment.
11. (at a party) I usually __________________ (enjoy) parties but I __________________ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
12. George says he's 80- years old but I __________________ (not/believe) him.
13. Ron is in London at the moment. He __________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually __________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London.
14. My parents __________________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where __________________ (your/parents/live)?
15. She __________________ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live.
16. A: What __________________ (your father/do)?
B: He's a teacher, but he __________________ (not/work) at the moment.
17. What time __________________ (the banks/close) in Britain?
18. I don't understand the word 'aint'. What __________________ (it/mean)?
19. He is still ill but he __________________ (get/better) slowly.
20. The economic situation is already bad and it __________________ (get/worse).
You have 20 minutes to solve it.
Luck
=)*
Angela Paredes
Stative Verbs
Stative verbs
Stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is quite static or unchanging. They can be divided into verbs of perception or cognition (which refer to things in the mind), or verbs of relation (which describe the relationships between things). Here are some examples:
Note that we CANNOT use these verbs in the continuous (progressive) forms; you CAN'T say "*Yong is owning three cars." Owning is a state, not an action, so it is always in the simple form.
Example verbs
Here some common stative verbs. The lists may help you to understand what types of verbs are likely to be stative.
Stative Verbs
love
hate
like
see
hear
sound
think (meaning "have an opinion")
mind (meaning "care about")
recognize
seem
have (meaning "own")
prefer
doubt
consist of
mean
Angela Paredes
lunes, 7 de abril de 2008
Present Continuous- Exercises
Present Continuous - affirmative
Write correct sentences in present continuous . Sometimes you have to guess the verb
- He (read) .................. a / novel
domingo, 6 de abril de 2008
Simple Present Tense
Choose the correct alternative :
- Do you like, likes , be like chocolate milk?
- He do , does , is not want to come to the movies.
- Is , Are, Am we too late to catch the bus?
- It is, are , am a beautiful day today.
- Sorry, Lisa am, is, be not here at the moment.
- Is, Are, Am I correct?
- Robert is, does , are not go to my school.
- My parents live , lives , are live in a 2 bedroom apartment.
- We do be , are, do are European.
- You looks, are , be so happy today!
Melisa Reyes
Present Simple and Present Continuous
- Actions thar happen always, usually, often, regurarly, every day/ week/ month/ year, etc, sometimes, rarely, never
She usually goes to bed at ten o'clock
- States
His hair is quite long at the moment.
- General truths and facts
Water freezes at 0º C
Present Continuous
We ue present continuous for:
- Actions happening at the momnet of speaking
Tracy is having a bath at the moment
- Tempory situations and ations in the present
This week we are learning about yhe present continuous.
BE CAREFUL!
- We can also use present continuous for repeated actions ( with always) to emphasise that action is annoying or unexpected
You are always complaining!
He is always giving me little surprise presents
- We can aslo use present continuous for changing situations ( usually with more and more, better and better, etc)
The weather is getting worse and worse evey day
Melisa Reyes
SYLLABU
2.- Stative Verbs
3.- Past Simple and The Past Continuous
4.- Use to and Would
5.- Contable and Uncontable Nouns
6.- Comparative and Superlatives
7.- Present Perfect