UNIT 1
Difference between WHO and WHOSE
WHO: people
WHOSE: Who things belong to
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
When do we use HOW?
Ways to do things
Have you _______ finished your homework?
already / yet
ALREADY
Have you already finished your homework?
I haven’t received the package _______.
Already / yet
YET
I haven’t received the package yet.
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Where
When
Why
Where: Places
When: Time
Why: Reasons
Difference between WHAT and WHICH
WHAT: General
WHICH: A specific group of things or people
I have had them _______ I was 12
I have had them since I was 12
Our car has been outside ________ two years
Our car has been outside for two years
DIRECT OR INDERECT QUESTION?
Do you have any idea where your roommate was born?
INDIRECT
Do you have any idea where your roommate was born?
DIRECT OR INDERECT QUESTION?
Did you eat my cookie?
DIRECT
Can you tell me…?
Do you know if…?
I’d like to know …
Do you have any idea…?
I Want to find out…
I wonder…
PRESENT PERFECT
______ you ever ________ the guitar? (play)
Have you ever played the guitar?
PRESENT PERFECT
I _______ _____ my comic books _____ I was 12. (Have)
I have had my comic books since I was 12.
CHANGING THE SUBJECT IN A CONVERSATION
By the way...
TRUE OR FALSE:
When we speak, we tend to stress the words containing new information.
True.
Example of a closing sentence when writing and email.
Let's stay in touch.
I look forward to staying in touch.
Let's keep in touch
SENTENCES TO END A CONVERSATION
I should let you go.
It was really nice to meet you
It was nice talking to you.
Introducing new topics
You know...
Guess what!
Explain the difference between EVER and NEVER
EVER: It’s often used in questions or in positive sentences when talking about experience or time
NEVER: means at no time or not ever, and it’s used to indicate that something has not happened at all or will not happen.
Direct to indirect question:
Where were you raised?
Can you tell me where you were raised?
I would like to know where you were raised.
Direct to indirect question:
Did he get home yesterday?
Do you know if he got home yesterday?
I'd like to know if he got home yesterday.
I wonder if he got home yesterday.
Structure of present perfect and an example
SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + VERB PAST PARTICIPLE + REST OF THE SENTENCE
What words do you use to avoid repeating a subject?
One (Singular)
Ones (Plural)
WHAT CHANGED?
DIRECT:When does your mother go to work?
INDIRECT:
I would like to know when your mother goes to work.
DOES is not longer there.
The verb changed.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
When did your mother go to work?
I would like to know when your mother went to work.