Unit 1
Past Continuous: Saul (be/watch) _____ the TV when Kim called.
was watching
Present and past participles used as adjectives:
Present participle: The movie was ______________.
Past participle: I ______________ in the movie.
interesting
interested
Embedded questions:
Where is it?
Embedded question: ________________________?
Does it say/Could you tell me/Do you know...where it is?
Conditional sentences: go to the park.
If___________, I'll go to the park. ____________, I'll stay at home instead.
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
Ought to: convince someone to visit Argentina using ought to and your ideas in one sentence. (keep it short).
You _______________ Argentina. We have great food and interesting landscapes.
really ought to visit/come/go to
State a preference to answer the question
A: Why don't we go out to eat tonight?"
B:I'd rather/ rather not _______________________
I'd rather/ rather not + verb (eg. stay at home and watch Netflix).
Embedded questions: trips. Change these questions to embedded questions (do not repeat the same structure).
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 " I don't want to eat ".
A: ___________________________.a sandwich?
B: Oh, thanks, but ______________________ right now.
A: Would you like/Would you care for
B:I'm not really hungry/ I don't care for anything
Ask questions using embedded questions for each of these situations:
You want to take the bus that goes downtown.________________________________?
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 _____ than I used to thanks to the Institute.
I can't hear you! Could you speak _____?
earlier/later
better
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
Join the the pairs of sentences with a relative pronoun as subject:
Eleanor is the woman in red. She's talking to Jesse.
Eleanor ___________________________________.
is the woman in red who is talking to Jesse.
Complete the conversation stating your preferences:
A: We have an apartment just for you, for $800 a month.
B: I'd rather not_________________________
A: But, it's in a modern and fancy building.
I'd rather____________________________
eg: ... pay such a high price for rent.
eg:... I'd rather live in an old building.
Answer to the following situation using couldn't + an excuse.
A: Why did you arrive so late to the class?
B: Sorry, I _________________________
I + couldn't + verb
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 _____________________.
the one who has her own insurance company in Atlanta.
Complete the relative clauses using a relative pronoun with your own info.
I like people...
I enjoy places...
that/who...
where ...
A: How big is your room? (express it using the English system ogf measurement)
B:_______________________
eg: It's 9 feet by 6 feet.
Make an offer using a possessive pronoun
A: Oh no! I've forgotten my eraser.
B: If you need one, I ______________________
E.g: CAN LEND YOU MINE