UNIT 3.1
VOCABULARY- Movement
Watch the following video and learn about the story of Felix Baumgartner.
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Prepositions of movement
REMEMBER that you need verbs of movement with these prepositions:
to drop
to land
to jump
to dive
to fall
to lift
to rise
to climb
to take
These are some examples.
to drop
to land
to jump
to dive
to fall
to lift
to rise
to climb
to take
These are some examples.
Activities
If you want to see more examples of prepositions of movement and do activities, click here:
https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/prepositions/prepositions-of-movement-or-direction
https://www.english-at-home.com/lessons/grammar-exercise-prepositions-location-direction/
https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-basico/prepositions/prepositions-of-movement-or-direction
https://www.english-at-home.com/lessons/grammar-exercise-prepositions-location-direction/
GRAMMAR
Past Simple of regular and irregular verbs
COMPARE:
Present Simple- Past Simple
Affirmative (+)
I want- I wanted
you want- you wanted
he/she/ it wants- he/she/it wanted
we want- we wanted
you want- you wanted
they want- they wanted
Negative (-)
I don't want- I didn't want
you don't want- you didn't want
he/she/it doesn't want- he/she/it didn't want
we don't want- we didn't want
you don't want- you didn't want
they don't want- they didn't want
Interrogative (?)
Do I want...? - Did I want...?
Do you want...?- Did you want...?
Does he/she/ it want...?- Did he/she/it want...?
Do we want...? - Did we want...?
Do you want...?- Did you want...?
Do they want...? - Did they want...?
Remember spelling rules
work- worked
stay- stayed
like- liked (if the verb finishes in 'e' only add 'd')
study- studied (change the 'y' for an 'i' after a consonant and add 'ed')
stop- stopped (double the final consonant if the verb finishes in a consonant+vowel+consonant)
REMEMBER IRREGULAR VERB LIST!!
Use the past simple with past time expressions:
· five minutes ago, two hours ago, seven hours ago, ...
· this morning, this afternoon, this evening.
· yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, last night.
· two days ago, three days ago, eight days ago, ten days ago, seventeen days ago, ...
· last week (NOT the last week), last weekend, ...
· last month, last October, last April, last January, ... (NOT the last October, the last April, the last January, ...)
· last summer, last winter, ...
· last year
· a year ago, two years ago, five years ago, ..., a long time ago.
You may use today with the past simple but if the action happened before than the moment of speaking and was finished in the past, e.g. I arrived late for class today.
Past Simple of regular and irregular verbs
- The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past.
- It's the same for all persons.
- Use the infinitive (without to) after 'Did...?' in questions and 'didn't' in negatives.
COMPARE:
Present Simple- Past Simple
Affirmative (+)
I want- I wanted
you want- you wanted
he/she/ it wants- he/she/it wanted
we want- we wanted
you want- you wanted
they want- they wanted
Negative (-)
I don't want- I didn't want
you don't want- you didn't want
he/she/it doesn't want- he/she/it didn't want
we don't want- we didn't want
you don't want- you didn't want
they don't want- they didn't want
Interrogative (?)
Do I want...? - Did I want...?
Do you want...?- Did you want...?
Does he/she/ it want...?- Did he/she/it want...?
Do we want...? - Did we want...?
Do you want...?- Did you want...?
Do they want...? - Did they want...?
Remember spelling rules
work- worked
stay- stayed
like- liked (if the verb finishes in 'e' only add 'd')
study- studied (change the 'y' for an 'i' after a consonant and add 'ed')
stop- stopped (double the final consonant if the verb finishes in a consonant+vowel+consonant)
REMEMBER IRREGULAR VERB LIST!!
Use the past simple with past time expressions:
· five minutes ago, two hours ago, seven hours ago, ...
· this morning, this afternoon, this evening.
· yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, last night.
· two days ago, three days ago, eight days ago, ten days ago, seventeen days ago, ...
· last week (NOT the last week), last weekend, ...
· last month, last October, last April, last January, ... (NOT the last October, the last April, the last January, ...)
· last summer, last winter, ...
· last year
· a year ago, two years ago, five years ago, ..., a long time ago.
You may use today with the past simple but if the action happened before than the moment of speaking and was finished in the past, e.g. I arrived late for class today.
past_simple_of_regular_irregular_verbs_basic2.ppt | |
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PRONUNCIATION
Pronunciation of regular verbs
Pronunciation of regular verbs
Pronunciation of irregular verbs
Listen to the pronunciation of irregular verbs divided in different groups.
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1. unvoiced ending (/k/, /p/, /f/,
/s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/) + -ed = /t/
/k/ - book
/k/ - ask
/k/ - bake
booked
asked
baked
/p/ - drop
/p/ - hope
/p/ - escape
dropped
hoped
escaped
(/v/) arrive
arrived/s/ - pass
passed
/ʃ/ - wash
washed
2. voiced ending (all the rest
not included in 2. or 3.) + -ed = /d/
(/v/) arrive
arrived
(/ʒ/) change
changed
(/ʊ/) - show
showed
3. /d/ or /t/ ending + -ed /ɪd/
/t/ - want
/t/ - arrest
wanted
arrested
/d/ - need
/d/ - attend
/d/ - decide
needed
attended
decided
/s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/) + -ed = /t/
/k/ - book
/k/ - ask
/k/ - bake
booked
asked
baked
/p/ - drop
/p/ - hope
/p/ - escape
dropped
hoped
escaped
(/v/) arrive
arrived/s/ - pass
passed
/ʃ/ - wash
washed
2. voiced ending (all the rest
not included in 2. or 3.) + -ed = /d/
(/v/) arrive
arrived
(/ʒ/) change
changed
(/ʊ/) - show
showed
3. /d/ or /t/ ending + -ed /ɪd/
/t/ - want
/t/ - arrest
wanted
arrested
/d/ - need
/d/ - attend
/d/ - decide
needed
attended
decided
List of irregular verbs
2a_list_of_irregular_verbs.doc | |
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SPEAKING
Ask questions to your partner about his/her last holiday. Be ready to answer them too.
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Ask questions to your partner about his/her last holiday. Be ready to answer them too.
- WHERE did you go? WHEN did you go?
- WHO did you go with?
- HOW did you get there?
- WHERE did you stay?
- HOW LONG were you there? HOW LONG did you stay there?
- DID you have good weather?
- WHAT did you do during the day?
- WHAT did you do at night?
- DID you have a good time?
- DID you have any problems?
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2A Role Play
A knows that a friend has just come back from holidays. You want to know all details about this holidays to decide if you want to have the same holidays. Ask at least about: where did he/she go, how long, who with, where stay, weather, what do, what visit, have good/bad time, any problems, ...
B has just come back from holidays. Your friend wants to know all all possible details to decide if he/she wants to have the same holidays as you had. Answer all his/her questions. Make suggestions and help him/her decide if it is a good idea to have the same holidays or change something.
A knows that a friend has just come back from holidays. You want to know all details about this holidays to decide if you want to have the same holidays. Ask at least about: where did he/she go, how long, who with, where stay, weather, what do, what visit, have good/bad time, any problems, ...
B has just come back from holidays. Your friend wants to know all all possible details to decide if he/she wants to have the same holidays as you had. Answer all his/her questions. Make suggestions and help him/her decide if it is a good idea to have the same holidays or change something.