Ginés Ibáñez Albaladejo

HOLIDAYS

Phrases with go Go abroad ir al extrangero Go swimming ir a nadar Go sightseeing ir a visitar monumentos Go camping ir de camping Go by car / bus / plane / train ir en coche, autobus Go to the beach ir a la playa Go out at night salir por la noche Go away for the weekend irse durante una semana Go for walk ir a andar

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Stay in a hotel Take photos Buy souvenirs Sunbathe on the beach Have a good time Spend money Rent an apartment Walk in the mountains Meet friends Hire a car

Estar en el hotel Echar fotos Comprar souvenirs Tomar el sol en la playa Pasar un buen rato Gastar dinero Alquilar un apartamento Andar por la montaña Conocer amigos Alquilar un coche

THE WEATHER

Sunny windy Foggy Cloudy Rain Snow Hot Cold Boiling Freezing

PREPOSITIONS

IN PLACE countries and cities – rooms – buildings – closed spaces TIMES months, seasons, years, times of day

ON PLACE transport , a surface TIME dates, days

AT PLACE school, home, work, university, the airport, the station, a bus stop, a party, the door TIME times 7.45 festival periods christmas, night, the weekend.

Unit 2 GRAMATIC

Past Simple and Past Continuous

We use the past to speak about an action that happened in the past.

How to use the past simple tense AFIRMATIVE: Subject + verb in the past +

complement Subject: I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU, THEY.

Verb in the past form: INFINITIVE + ED, only when the verb is regular, if the verb is irregular we have to go to the irregular verb list on page: 155, it is very easy but you have to study it for a little time

NEGATIVE: Subject + didn’t + verb in infinitive + complement

INTERROGATIVE: Did +subject + verb in infinitive + complement ?

We use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.

How to use the past continuous: AFIRMATIVE: Subject + was/were +

verb+ing + complement I was… you were….. he, she ,it was…….

We you they were……. NEGATIVE: Subject + wasn´t/weren´t +

verb+ing + complement INTERROGATIVE: Was/were + subject +

verb+ing + complement We use the past continuous to describe

an action in progress at a specific moment in the past.

Examples:

Past simple: I went on holidays

You were in New York He stopped to work at 6 o´clock She became an excellent engineer It was red It wasn´t blue We arrived at 12 o’clock last night while

my mobile phone was ringing Did they drive very fast? - Yes they

drove very fast / yes they did

Past continuous:

I was going on holidays… when You were visiting New York… when He was working when his friends

phoned She was preparing dinner yesterday I was flying for long last week We were quarreling when your

mother arrived Were they crying the previous day?

Yes they were.

QUESTIONS WITH AND WITHOUT AUXILIARIES

Questions with an auxiliary Question Auxiliary Subject

Infinitive What music do you like?

Which CD did he buy? who did she go with? 

-to make questions in the past and present simple, we normally use the auxiliary verbs do/does/ did +the infinitive.

What music do you like? Do you live in Torre Pacheco? Does she buy a lot clothes?

Questions without an auxiliary Subject Verb Complement What happened after the concert? Witch country won the Eurovision Song Contest?

Who writes their songs? -when the question word (who, what, which,

how many,) is the subject of the verbs in the questions, we do not use an auxiliary (do, does, did) and the verb is in the third person.

Who writes their songs? What happened?

SO, BECAUSE, BUT, ALTHOUGHT Use because to express a reason (in

the middle) Use so to express a result (in the

middle) Use but and although to show a

contrast (in the middle, or at the beginning of a sent.)

Although can go at the beginning ,in the middle, or at the end of the sentences

Examples

She was driving fast because she was in a hungry

They didn´t like the music so Jenny spoke to the DJ

She tried to stop but she hit the man She couldn´t sleep although it was

late

Sentences. Unit 2

Where did you go? Who did you go with? How did get there? How long were you there? Did you have good weather? Did you have any problems? They booked the holiday at a travel

agent´s

Past simple and continous When i took the photo, they were

writing a song. I was sitting at home when i saw the

news on TV It was snowing when we left the pub When you called me, Iwas talking

with my boss She arrived when we were having

dinner

Useful phrases

Well done! Did you sleep well? How are things? What are the plans for the week? It´s time to go

Other useful phrases

I feel sick He´s sort of a naive person i´ve broken my leg i´ve got flu It took my breath away Lose your mind Rain cats and dogs Eye somebody

.

Your body shakes Move your body My body aches My stomach rumbles Skin peels A full stomach Fold your arms Hold a baby in your arms What a pity