In this entry I'm going to post some information to revise Unit 1, and then I'll do the same with Unit 2.
At the beginning of the course we did several activities to know each other (some of you met for the first time!), and in the third week you did your first oral presentations. In groups of 3, you talked about someone important from an English speaking country. Thank you once again for your truly great effort :)
Below (abajo) you have a brief summary of the main grammar and vocabulary we have seen in the unit, so that you can revise at home and do some activities on-line:
SUBJECT QUESTIONS
In Unit 1 we revised how to form normal questions. Remember the word QUASI (QUestion word + Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive).
Imagine I have the following sentences:
- Josh met my sister last night.
- Rich bought a new laptop in the supermarket.
I can ask a question for the underlined elements using the QUASI structure:
QU
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A
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S
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I
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...?
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Answer
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Who
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did
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Josh
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meet
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last night?
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My sister.
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When
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did
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Josh
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meet
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her?
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Last night
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What
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did
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Rich
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buy
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in the supermarket?
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A new laptop
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Where
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did
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Rich
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buy
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the laptop?
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In the supermarket
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But we saw that we can also ask about the subject of each sentence (Josh or Richard). In this case, the structure of the sentence changes:
QU
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A
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S
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I
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...?
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Answer
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Who
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ø
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ø
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met
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my sister last night?
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Josh
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Who
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ø
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ø
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bought
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a new laptop?
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Rich
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These are called "subject questions". Below I post a powerpoint presentation I found on the Internet. Maybe it helps you! And click here for an online exercise when you can practise.
Subject and object questions from f2teacher
FINDING THINGS IN COMMON
We have also learnt how to express that we have things in common:
Jobs
FINDING THINGS IN COMMON
We have also learnt how to express that we have things in common:
So + aux + I (when we have something positive in common)
A: I am Spanish.
B: So am I!
Neither + aux + I (when we have something negative in common)
A: I don't like baked beans.
B: Neither do I!
If you want to practise a bit more, click here for an exercise online.
PARAPHRASING
We also learnt what we can do when in the middle of a conversation we don't know a word that we need. Make sure you revise those expressions!
It's someone who...
It's a place where...
It's a type of...
It's the opposite of...
It's similar to...
It's how you feel when...
Etc.
WORK
We also learnt what we can do when in the middle of a conversation we don't know a word that we need. Make sure you revise those expressions!
It's someone who...
It's a place where...
It's a type of...
It's the opposite of...
It's similar to...
It's how you feel when...
Etc.
WORK
We also learnt how to talk about jobs and the world of work. Be careful with the following expressions because they are different in Spanish.
A: How long does it take you to get to work?
If you want to practise the vocabulary a bit more, below you have a listening activity with some jobs (the answers are at the end). Click here for the audio.B: It takes me around/about 20 minutes.
FREE TIME
We also talked about what the Spanish and the English do in their free time, and we revised vocabulary related to sports and also adverbs of frequency. If you want to revise the position of frequency adverbs in the sentence, click here.
Here you have a listening about students going to the USA to travel and/or work. Try to complete the gaps in the conversation.
Here you have a listening about students going to the USA to travel and/or work. Try to complete the gaps in the conversation.
WRITING
In Unit 1 you wrote two compositions: your profile (page 7) and an informal letter (Porfolio 1). Please, learn the structure of an informal letter and the useful expressions you can use.
So there you have the basics of Unit 1! I hope the links help you to revise a little bit and to practise your listening!
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