BACK TO ENGLISH CLASSES!WHAT CAN YOU REMEMBER?Can you say ALL the subject pronouns ? I You you He We She They ItWhich is the most important English verb? We use it to build the present continuous, past continuous, future (to be going to) and many other things.Clue: in Catalan it is translated as Ser/EstarBE ( am, is are)Which is the difference between present simple and present continuous?Simple: something we usually do (a habit): I read the newspaper everydayContinuous: something hapening right now: I am Reading the newspaperHow do we say these words in English? RelativesNephewNieceGrandsonsBrainBloodSkinDeskUglysquareNotebookWeatherScreenHaveDo BeGoogleSpringWildBeginGlassFind the definitionWhats the difference between:Wake up get up

While you are learning or just refreshing these new words, think about a suitable situation where you would say these phrasal verbs (expressions)Speak upHurry upGive upWash upSlow downBreak downLook outGrow up

Clean somethingReduce speed/ slowlyTalk aloudBe carefulStop being a child becoming adultgo more quicklyStop a habit/ objectiveStop working

angry/madassist/helpbad/awful begin/start below/under bother/annoy buy/purchase choose/pick close/shut connect/join combine/mix company/businesscomponent/partconclusion/endingcouch/sofa dad/father data/information dirt/soil find/locate easy/simple equal/same get/receive image/picture imitate/copyintelligent/smart law/rule lucky/fortunatemix/stir object/thing observe/watch name/title quiet/silent right/correct order/sequence rich/wealthytell/sayraise/liftrescue/save thin/narrowtrade/swap trash/garbageunusual/strangewatch/observePRESENT SIMPLE+ affirmative sentencesSubject + verb complementI have a coffee every morningI sleep at 12 p.mRemember!!3rd person singular we add an s:She sleeps at 12 p.mShe has a coffee every morning

- Negative sentencesSubject + do not (dont) / does not (doesnt) + verb + complementI/you/we/they + do not (dont)I dont work on SundaysI dont study on MondaysHe/she/ it + does not (doesnt)She doesnt dance on WednesdaysHe doesnt train on FridaysIn negative sentences we dont add the third person singular s because we have the auxiliary DO ? Interrogative sentencesDo/does + subject + verb + complementRemember that all WH- elements are always at first place!

Do you have toasts for breakfast?Does she run in the evenings?Do we go to school by car?Does he eat carrots?Why do you study english?When does the bus arrive?

Present simpleUntil now weve seen that we use the ausiliary DO/DOES in order to build negative and interrogative sentences BUT (theres always a but, sorry) there are sentences that dont need the auxiliary named before:Personality and mood adjectivesSubject + verb TO BE + adjectiveI am thirsty Im not thirsy Am I thirsty?Im tired Im dont tired/I dont tired Do am I tired?/ do I tired?We are very talkative we arent talkative are we talkative?We are talkative we dont are talkative/we dont talkative do we are talkative?/ do are we talkative?PAST TENSESDo these things sound familiar to you?- Verb + ed : climbed; watched; washed- Irregular verbs:Be was/were beenBreak broke brokenSing sang sungWrite wrote writtenEtc,.

How would you express something using the past tense?

I play tennis every Thursday- I played tennis every ThursdayI learn English- I learnt EnglishListening placement testElisa's Diary7.00:I get up.8.00:Check_____9.00:Use_______10.00:Have_______in a cafe and read11.00:My car arrives to take me to the studio.12.00:Drink_______with other members of the group. Then start work.1.00 - 2.00:Recording in the studio.3.00:Eat________4.00 - 6.00:Help the rest of the group.________7.00:________home.9.00 - 10.00:Go out._____________11.00:Go.________

Adverbs of frequencyAlways ++++++Usually +++++Often ++++Sometimes +++Hardly ever ++Never +Adverbs of frequency are normally placed after the subject and before the main verb I never do my homework We hardly ever go swimming BUT when theres the verb TO BE we place the adverbs of frequency at after the verb to be and before the main verb I am never angry She is always complaining We are sometimes happy

Expressions of frequencyEverydayEvery weekEvery monthEvery yearOnce a weekTwice a yearThree times a monthExpressions of frequency are always placed at the END of sentenceI have a shower once a dayI study English three times a weekI work everydayI travel three times a yearPresent continuousSubject + TO BE + Verb + ing I am playing football You are walking down the street HeShe is climbing a tree It You We are studying English they

Present continuousNEGATIVE SENTENCESSubject + TO BE + not + Verb + ing I am NOT playing football (iM NOT) You are NOT walking down the street (ARENT) HeShe is NOT climbing a tree (ISNT) It You We are NOT studying English (ARENT) they

Present continuous am I playing football ? are You walking down the street ?Is HeIs She climbing a tree ? are It are You are We studying English ? are they

FAMILY VOCABULARYMarePareFillFillaGermGermanaNebotNebodaTietTietaviviacunyatcunyadaNetvisMum - mother (mom USA)Dad fatherSonDaughterBrotherSisterNephewNieceUncleAunt/ AuntieGrandpa/grandad/grandfatherGrandma/ granny/ grandmotherSister in lawBrother in lawGrandson/granddaughtergrandparentsadjectivesAmigableGracis/divertitGenerscurtet tonto lent vagoTmidXerraireExtrovertitTreballadorDolentCallat/ tranquilSerisInsociable/ inamigableNtBuitEmocionant//interessantA propVell/anticMal educatSegurAvorritPle de gentPerillsLlunyModernSorollsEducatcontaminatFriendlyFunnyGenerousLazyShyTalkativeExtrovertHardworkingMeanQuietSeriosUnfriendlyCleanEmptyExcitig/interestingNearOldQuietRudeSafeBoringCrowdedDangerousFarModernNoisyPolitepollutedoppositesComfortableHappyHealthyPatientPolitePossibletidyUnhappyUncomfortableUnhealthyUntidyImpatientImpossibleimpolitePrepositions of placeDinsA sobreA sotaAl costatEntre mig / al migAl devantPer sobreAmuntAvall

InOnUnderNext toBetween/ in the middle ofIn front ofOboveUpdownLISTENINGWatch the clip "Food for Thought" You are going to watch a woman called Mable talk about the first time she came to the UK.Where does Mabel get her idea of beauty from?Why is she scared of coming to England?What does she learn about the British?

Show your listening understandingMabel is 25 years_____and comes from Uganda.Mabel thinks __________is what she sees in the magazines.The reality is not what she was expecting. People are much bigger than she thought. The women have_______African bottoms and the men have big_______bellies. She expected to seepeople glowing with health.In Uganda healthy organic fruits and vegetables are for everyone. For the price of one mango in the UK she could buy 50 at home. Her grandmothers garden is full of ______food and it doesnt cost anything to grow it.She thinks its easier for an African to eat_________ and be healthy than it is for the British.SPEAKINGWhat do you think about beauty?Do magazines really show what real beauty is, or as Mabel says, what British girls would like to be?

BODY PARTSShin espinillaBottom/ boot/ booty/ass - culBack esquenaCollarbone clavculaSpine columna vertebralHeel talHips - cintura

Present continuous reviewHow do we build affirmative sentences?Subject + to be + verb +ing + complement(s)Can you provide an example?And what about the negative ones?Subject + to be + not + verb + ingFor example?Last challenge! Can you explain us how do we create interrogative sentences? And please, provide us an example again(wh-) + to be + subject + verb + ing +?GREAT!

Present simple Vs. Present continuousSIMPLE1. Adverbs of frequency:UsuallyOftenSometimesNever, etc.2. Expressions of frequencyEverydayOnce a weekThree times a year, etc.CONTINUOUSRight nowAt this momentNowAt this picture (while describing)LISTENING: Describing people

Prepositions of place

DESCRIBING A PICTURE Prepositions of place

Useful Vocaublary There is / there areThere isnt / there arentI can seeI think SomeAnyBuildingsTorchFireItchy and scratchyAntheneCups / plastic cupsStairsrailingAxeBarrelStickBulbs/lightsgridsRelative clausesWho peopleWhich objectsWhere placesBUTWe can also use THAT instead of which and who. It substitutes both, objects and people.

The boy who is sitting next to that fatty woman is my uncle. The boy that is sitting ...The town where I lived when I was a child is 2 hours away from here. The town that I ived...The bag which sally bought is like mine. The bag that sally bought ...SPEAKINGDescribing peopleBritish CouncilLearnEnglish Teens - Improve your listening, track 12013Podcast102741.805