Unit 1
Past Continuous: Saul (be/watch) _____ the TV when Kim called.
Saul was watching the TV when Kim called.
Present and past participles used as adjectives:
Present participle: The movie was interesting.
Past participle: ________________________.
I was interested in/by the movie.
Embedded questions:
Where is it?
Embedded question: ____ ___ ___ where is it?
Does it say/Could you tell me/Do you know...where is it?
___________, I'll go to the park. ____________, I'll stay at home instead.
IF + present tense - IF + present tense
Hope or Think?: Walter isn't feeling very well today.
I'm sorry to hear that. _____ it's nothing serious.
I hope it's nothing serious.
Ought to: convince someone to visit Argentina using ought to and your ideas in one sentence. (keep it short).
You really ought to go to Argentina. We have great food and interesting landscapes.
I'd rather + verb (eg. stay at home and watch Netflix).
1. When are they coming back?
2. How long is the trip?
1. Do you know...?
2. Could you tell me...?
Tag questions:
Sky wants us to come over, ____ __?
You have to pick up your bag, ____ __?
We have movie tickets for Sunday, ____ ___?
...doesn't she?
...don't you?
...don't we?
Other ways of saying "Do you want a sandwich?" and "Thanks, I don't want to eat right now".
A: Would you like/Would you care for...a sandwich?
B: Oh, thanks, but I'm not really hungry right now/ I don't care for anything right now.
Ask a question using embedded questions: You want to go to the Shopping Center.
e.g: Do you know/Could you tell me which bus goes to downtown?
e.g: Do you happen to know/Could you tell me where the Shopping Center is?
Comparative of adverbs:
I used to get up _____ than I do now.
I speak English _____ thank I used to thanks to the Institute.
I can't hear you! Could you speak _____?
I used to get up earlier/later than I do now.
I speak English better thank I used to thanks to the Institute.
I can't hear you! Could you speak louder?
Name all the 6 object pronouns. Give an example using 1 of them.
me, you, him, her, us, them
e.j: subject + verb + (O.P) + proposition + verb
Eleanor is talking to Jesse.
Eleanor __ __ ____ ___ ___ ______ to Jesse.
Eleanor is the woman/gil who is talking to Jesse.
We have an apartment just for you, for $800 a month (I'd rather not pay such a high price for rent). It's in a old and fancy building (I'd rather live in a modern building).
Why did you arrive so late to the class?
Identify someone/Refresh memory: Kimmy has her own insurance company in Atlanta. Create the sentence to refresh your friend's memory.
A: I got a letter from Kimmy.
B: Do I know her?
A: Yes, she is _____________________.
Yes, she is the one who has her own insurance company in Atlanta.
Complete the relative clauses (pronouns that refer to people and things) with your own info.
I like people...
I enjoy movies...
I enjoy movies that...are/have/etc
What unit of measurement we use to talk about the size of an apartment in English? Say it and give an example.
We use "feet" (pies). For example: (number + by + number + feet). Ten by twelve feet.
Vocabulary flashround: make an offer. How do you say "te presto el mio/la mia"? Use it in a sentence making an offer to someone.
(e.g: If you need one, I can) LEND YOU MINE.