UNIT 2A
1. VOCABULARY
I like + verb (-ing form)...
GO
...going sightseeing
...going to the beach
...going out. I enjoy the nightlife
...going to the mountain
...going to museums
...going to the countryside
...going to the cinema
...going camping
...going away for the weekend
...going for a walk
...going to restaurants and cafés
...going hiking/ running
...going shopping
...going BY car/ plane/ train/ bus
STAY
...staying in a hotel
...staying in a hostel / youth hostel
...staying at a campsite
BUY
...buying souvenirs
...buying gifts
LOOK
...having a look around the shops
VISIT
...visiting friends/ relatives
...visiting museums and tourist places
MEET
...meeting new people
...meeting friends
Eg. If I travel to Australia, is it worth visiting Melbourne? Yes, it's worth visiting/ a visit.
GO
...going sightseeing
...going to the beach
...going out. I enjoy the nightlife
...going to the mountain
...going to museums
...going to the countryside
...going to the cinema
...going camping
...going away for the weekend
...going for a walk
...going to restaurants and cafés
...going hiking/ running
...going shopping
...going BY car/ plane/ train/ bus
STAY
...staying in a hotel
...staying in a hostel / youth hostel
...staying at a campsite
BUY
...buying souvenirs
...buying gifts
LOOK
...having a look around the shops
VISIT
...visiting friends/ relatives
...visiting museums and tourist places
MEET
...meeting new people
...meeting friends
- Remember the structure TO BE WORTH+ VERB (-ING FORM)/ A NOUN. (Merecer la pena/ valer la pena)
Eg. If I travel to Australia, is it worth visiting Melbourne? Yes, it's worth visiting/ a visit.
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THE WEATHER
What's the weather like?
What's the weather like?
3. 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.
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4. 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
6. 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.