Unit 9
Let's go on vacation!
Mention vocabulary related to travel and vacation! (Minimum 5 words)
Examples:
What type of clothes can you wear for each season?
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
(Mention at least 5 items in total)
Examples:
Spring: Light jacket / Long-sleeve shirt / Jeans
Summer: T-shirt / Shorts / Sandals
Fall: Sweater / Scarf / Boots
Winter: Jacket / Gloves / Hat
What adjectives can you use to describe the next?
1) Events in general (birthdays, graduations, meetings, etc.)
2) People and animals
Mention at least 3 adjectives for each.
Examples:
Wonderful, Awful, Beautiful, Exciting, Big, Boring, Special, Friendly, Cute, etc...
Mention 4 snacks.
Examples:
Popcorn, fruit, bars, chips, candies, yogurt, almonds, sandwiches, etc...
What's the difference between "bathroom" and "restroom"?
Explain and use a phrase mentioning each word.
Bathroom: Refers to a room within a home.
Restroom: Refers to a public restroom.
Example: Where's the bathroom/restroom?
What's the difference between "this" and "these"?
Use both words in a sentence. 1 sentence for "this" and 1 sentence for "these" in the classroom context.
We use these words to refer to things that are around us:
"This" goes before singular nouns. Example: This chair is black.
"These" goes before plural nouns. Example: These chairs are black.
"The verb WEAR can only be used with CLOTHES."
True or False? Explain your answer.
False, it can be used with other items such as clothes and accessories.
"She is wearing a red dress."
"He wears glasses."
"They’re wearing hats and boots."
Each member of your team must complete the next sentence accordingly:
"In 2011, I _____ (number) years old."
Example:
"In 2011, I WAS 13 years old."
SIMPLE PAST
What's the difference between REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs?
(Provide 3 examples for each category)
Regular verbs end in "-ed". Examples: Worked / Played / Watched / Wanted / Walked
Irregular verbs completely change their spelling. Examples: Went (go) / Swim (swam) / Get up (got up) / Write (wrote)
What phrase/s can we use when we want someone to repeat something we didn't understand?
- "Sorry, can you say that again?"
- "Can you repeat that, please?"
Imagine the next scenario:
You want to know the price of a shirt in a store...what would you ask the clerk?
You: "Excuse me, how much is this shirt?"
Clerk: "It's 200 pesos."
Complete the next grammar rule:
"Person/thing + going to + _______ + person/thing + time."
" Person/thing + going to + VERB + person/thing + time."
Examples:
- "I'm going to VISIT my family in NY next month."
- "They're going to FINISH the semester next week."
- "We are going to HAVE a picnic at the park this afternoon."
What's the difference between the words "was" and "were"?
Was - Singular nouns.
Example: Yesterday I was at my grandma's house.
Were - Plural nouns
Example: In high school, Victor and Andrea were my best friends.
Complete the next:
Q: Did they ______ the movie on Friday?
A: Yes, they ______ it at the cinema.
Q: Did they WATCH the movie on Friday?
A: Yes, they SAW it at the cinema.
Turn the next words into the past tense:
- TAKE
- AM
- STOP
- ARRIVE
- HAVE
- GO
- TAKE --- TOOK
- AM --- WAS
- STOP --- STOPPED
- ARRIVE --- ARRIVED
-HAVE --- HAD
- GO --- WENT
How many errors are in the following sentences?
Things to do on my vacation:
1. I want to leave Friday.
2. I need buy tickets online.
3. I have to arrive at airport early.
3 Corrections:
1. I want to leave ON Friday.
2. I need TO buy tickets online.
3. I have to arrive at THE airport early.
What expression of time can we use when making sentences with the phrase GOING TO? (Mention at least 5)
Examples:
- Times of the day (Morning/Afternoon/Night) "In the morning, I'm going to go to school..."
- Days of the week (Monday, Tuesday...) "On Monday we are going to go to the movies ..."
- Etc...
Mention a question (any question) in which your answer expresses uncertainty.
Question: _____________
Answer: ____________
Example:
Question: What's your favorite movie?
Answer: Mmmm, I have no idea, let me think...
What's the error in the next questions and answers:
Q1: Did she went to the party last night?
A1: Yes, she didn't.
Q2: Did you ate breakfast this morning?
A2: No I did have time.
Q1: Did she GO to the party last night?
A1: Yes, she DID.
Q2: Did you EAT breakfast this morning?
A2: No, I DIDN'T have time.
First answer: What TYPE OF WORD should follow the next sentence?
Second: Complete the phrases as you wish. (1 sentence per classmate)
1. "I want to (TYPE OF WORD) ________."
2. "I like to (TYPE OF WORD) ________."
3. "I need to (TYPE OF WORD) ________."
4. "I have to (TYPE OF WORD) ________."
Possible sentences:
1. "I want to VISIT Paris some day."
2. "I like to GO to the movies."
3. "I need to FINISH my homework."
4. "I have to WAKE UP early tomorrow."
In what type of situations do we use the next phrases? (Use keywords in your explanation)
A) "Want to + verb" and "Like to + verb"
B) "Have to + verb" and "Need to + verb"
A) "Want to + verb" and "Like to + verb"
Keywords: to talk about things you CHOOSE to do.
B) "Have to + verb" and "Need to + verb"
Keywords: to talk about NECESSARY things.
Each member of your team should answer the next question: What are you going to do this weekend?
(Students answers)
Identify the error in the next sentences:
1) "She weren't at the meeting yesterday."
2) "The children was playing outside all afternoon."
3)"The dogs were barking all night."
1) "She wasn't at the meeting yesterday."
2) "The children were playing outside all afternoon."
3) "The dogs were barking all night."
Quick!
A guest has just arrived at your house, and you and your family are eating...What would you say to him?
Example:
"Would you like something to drink?"
Make a negative sentence with the next words: My friends / Were / school / Yesterday
"My friends weren't at school yesterday."