UNIT 5
Say the days of the week backwards.
Start with: “Sunday, Sat...”
Sunday, Saturday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday,
In a city, there are museums, ____, ____, ... (mention at least 5 more places).
Places in the city:
Hospitals, Museums, Restaurants, Parks, Cinemas, Supermarkets, Malls, Cafés, Hotels, Zoos.
Turn the next affirmations into questions:
1. "I’m talking to John."
2. "He’s riding a bike right now."
3. "They’re waiting at the bus stop."
1. "Am I talking to John?"
2. "Is he riding a bike right now?"
3. "Are they waiting at the bus stop?"
What were the two contexts in which the words “can” and “can't” were analyzed in class? Mention keywords and or key phrases for each case.
Can and Can't for:
1. Skills, abilities, things you do well.
2. Ideas, option, possibilities.
Mention at least 5 Frequency Adverbs.
Never, Hardly ever, Sometimes, Often, Usually, Always.
Turn the next sentences into negative statements:
1. “ I go to the gym.”
2. “I do my homework in the night.”
3. “She has free time for sports.”
1. "I don’t go to the gym."
2. "I don’t do my homework at night."
3. She doesn’t have free time for sports."
What's “a neighborhood”? Explain and give an example.
A neighborhood is a small part of a city where people live. It usually has houses, apartments, streets, and sometimes parks or shops.
“I live in a small neighborhood with lots of trees and a park nearby.”
What's the difference between an information question and a yes/no question? Mention an example for each one.
Examples:
1. "Am I a teacher?" Yes I am / No I'm not.
2. "Where is the cafeteria at CU?" Is in building A.
Ask three questions using the word “can”.
Examples:
1. Can you cook Enchiladas?
2. Can you sing?
3. Can you drive a car?
What’s the difference between “wake up” and “get up”?
Wake up: to be awake from sleep.
Get up: to physically get out of bed.
Match the prepositions “at,” “on,” and “in” accordingly:
1. ______ the afternoon.
2. ______ Friday.
3. ______ 7 a.m.
1. IN the afternoon.
2. ON Friday.
3. AT 7 a.m.
Using the classroom as an example, make a sentence using the words “There’s…” and one sentence using “There are…”
Example:
There's a projector on the table.
There are chairs in the classroom.
Complete the next routine:
"Andrea ____ a bath every morning. In the afternoons, she ____ for her exams and _____ television. At night, she cooks her dinner and ____ her teeth."
"Andrea takes a bath every morning. In the afternoons she studies for her exams and watches television. At night she cooks her dinner and brushes her teeth."
Each member of your team must say a sentence using the word "can't".
Examples:
1. "I can't sing well."
2. "I can't read music."
(...)
When giving directions, what words and/or phrases can you use? Mention at least 4 words and or phrases.
1. Turn left/right
2. Go straight
3. Go one block
4. It’s that way
Mention three sentences using Frequency Adverbs. One Frequency Adv. per sentence.
Examples:
1. “I usually wake up at 6 a.m.”
2. “I sometimes go to the gym.”
3. “I always clean my apartment.”
With the word “store(s),” make four sentences by using the words “no,” “three,” “some,” and “a lot of”
Examples:
1. "There are no stores in the city."
2. "There are three stores in the city".
3. There are some stores in the city".
4. There are a lot of stores in the city."
Using the classroom as an example, mention three sentences using Present Continuous.
Examples"
1. "We are reviewing for tomorrow's exam."
2. "We are learning English."
3. "We are working in teams right now."
What does it mean the phrase "I mean"? Explain and provide an example.
"I mean" is used to explain or say more about an idea. Example: "A company is a big team. I mean, it's a group of people and you work with them all day"
Using CU as context, make an information question using “can” with its respective answer.
Example:
"Where can you go to relax at school?"
"You can go to the library."
Explain the difference between the sentence “I listen to music every day” and “I’m listening to music”?
1. "I listen to music every day" means it's a habit or something you do regularly.
2. "I'm listening to music" means it's happening right now.
“A lot of,” “some,” and “no” can strictly only be used with “There are.” True or False?
False.
"There's no bathroom in this building. There are no stores on our street."
"There's some grass in the park. There are some chairs in the class."
There's a lot of water in the ocean. There are a lot of flowers".
In the topic of “Means of Transportation” in which cases do we use the words “take” and “on”?
Mention examples.
Examples:
"I take the bus/the train/the subway every day."
"I'm on the bus/the train/the subway right now."
Mention at least 4 words/phrases you can use when giving opinions.
1. "I think that... /I don't think that..."
2. "I think so / I don't think so"
3. "I agree/ I disagree"
Exemplify the difference between “countable nouns” and “uncountable nouns” with "nature" vocabulary.
Countable nouns: "There's a river in my city". There are some plants".
uncountable nouns: "There's no grass in the city. There's a lot of water in the ocean."