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What is the difference between "Hometown" and "Birthplace"?
Hometown is where you grew up, and Birthplace is where you were born.
What are the to possibilities to answer these questions?
-Are you his friend?
-Do you like pasta?
-Yes, I am his friend/ Yes, I am
-Yes, I like pasta/ Yes, I do
What are the two expressions we use when we order from a menu?
-I'll have the grilled fish
-I'd like the potato soup
-I have a friend
-I have friends
Why don't we use "a" in the second phrase?
Because it's plural
In the present, when do we add an "s" to the verb? Give an example
In an affirmative sentence with the third person:
-She loves English
What are the two possible positions for an adjective?
Before the noun "She has a nice blouse"
After the verb to be: "Her blouse is nice"
What is the difference between:
-I used a fork
-I used the fork
-I used a fork (any fork)
-I used the fork (a specific fork)
Read the examples:
-I ate the apple
-I ate the cake
What's the pronunciation rule?
/ði/ before a vowel
/ðə/ before a consonant
Make two general questions in the past using "is" and "break"
-What time was the movie?
-Who broke my vase?
-How did you break my vase?
Make a question using "have to"
Do you have to work tomorrow?
In the present, we use the auxiliaries "do" and "does" in 3 situations. Which ones?
-Questions "Do you live in Cali"
-Negative "I don't live in Cali"
-Short answers "Yes, I do"
Answer:
What are you doing right now?
I'm studying English
Answer:
What are you doing next Saturday?
I'm meeting my friends
In the sentence:
-I can't go, I have to work.
"Have to" expresses what?
OBLIGATION
Which one is correct:
-I didn't find my keys
-I didn't found my keys
Why?
"I didn't find my keys"
In the past we only change the verb in affirmative sentences:
-I found my keys in the box
-Who do you admire?
-Who washes the dishes in your house?
Why don't we use the auxiliary verb in the second question?
Because "Who" is the subject of the question, and when "Who" is the subject we don't use the auxiliary verb and we put the verb in the third person.
Make two general questions using "there is" and "There are"
-How much milk is there in the fridge?
-How many children are there in the bus?
Make two questions with "How much" and "how many" without using the verb to be.
-How much water do you drink per day?
-How many children do you have?
Which one is correct:
-My phone doesn't turn on
-My phone won't turn on
Why?
When something doesn't do something specific, we use "won't"
What's the function of "can" in each example:
-Can you sing?
-Can you go to the concert?
1. Ability
2. Possibility
What are the two types of structures for general questions in the present? Give an example for each one
Where is your book?
Where do you live?
What is the difference between "How much" and "How many". Give an example with each one.
-How much water do you drink?
-How many friends do you have?
We use the Present Continuous (verb+ing) to express to situations. Which ones?
Action in progress "I'm reading right now"
Plan in the future "I'm reading a book tomorrow"
In the past, when do we use the "regular" and "irregular" forms of the verbs in past?
In affirmative sentences in the past:
-He went to Cali
-She liked the movie
For questions in the past, when do we use "was/were" and "did"? Give an example with each one.
"Did" for all the verbs except the verb to Be (was/were)
-Did you see my dog?
-Was the movie good?