Grammar
Regular and irregular
What were the 3 animals we read about in Chapter 8B 'Wild Stories?'
A bear, deer, and a hippo
What tense do we usually use with these time expressions: yesterday, last month, two weeks ago
For example, "Yesterday I went shopping" "Two weeks ago I had pizza" etc.
True or false:
The word for 'falda' in English is 'skirt'
True
You add the letters "-ed"
For example:
play - played, call - called, walk - walked
Name 3 free time activities that we learned in this unit.
(Multiple answers)
watch a football match, listen to music, read a book, talk to a friend, have breakfast, have coffee, etc.
What do you say if somebody makes a suggestion, but you do cannot do their suggestion?
You can say, "I'm sorry, but I am busy" or "I'm sorry, I can't" etc.
Where do we always put the adjective in English? Give an example.
Before the noun.
The yellow t-shirt
The big homework assignment
The new teacherConjugate the verb "to be" on the board using the past tense. Make sure to include the personal pronouns!
I was , you were, he/she/it was
We were, you were, they were
What are the 4 uses of "to have" that we learned in this unit? (What free time activities use 'have'?)
have pizza, have a glass of water, have a shower, have a coffee
What are 2 ways to make a suggestion in English?
we could... we can... shall we...? let's...
How do we ask for the price of something in English?
"How much does this cost?" "How much is it?" "What is the price of this ...?" etc.
True or false:
We say 'the' before time expressions, like 'the last week I went to the park' or 'I had coffee on the Monday'
False. We do not use 'the' before time expressions. we say 'Last week I went to the park' or 'I had coffee on Monday.'
Write 3 sentences on the board with irregular verbs in the past tense. Make sure to use correct grammar!
I was in Quito, I had coffee with my friend, we saw a film at the cinema, they heard a good song on the radio. etc.
Correct this sentence:
I was have a shower this morning
I had a shower this morning
Translate this sentence into English:
"Los zapatos de los niños."
The children's shoes
How do you pronounce "-ed" at the end of past tense verbs in English? Give examples. Do you always pronounce "-ed" the same way?
You pronounce "-ed" WITHOUT the 'e' sound
walked = 'walkt,' talked = 'talkt,' called = 'calld'
except when the verb already ends with a 'd' or 't' sound like in 'wanted' or 'needed'Translate this sentence into English on the board:
Ayer vi una película y hablé con mi mamá.
"Yesterday I saw a film and I talked with my mom."
Make a positive (+), negative (-), and question (?) sentence in the past tense with the following words. Make sure to use correct grammar!
we / (be) / in / two / ago / days / Cuenca.
(+) We were in Cuenca two days ago.
(-) We weren't in Cuenca two days ago.
(?) Were we in Cuenca two days ago?
Write 2 sentences on the board with adverbs of frequency
"I usually eat bread and drink coffee in the afternoon."
"The teacher always gives too much homework."
"It's often rainy in Ecuador this time of year" etc.