Unit 6: A day out

In this last Unit, we're going to study different places that you can visit outside. Apart of that, we're going to study the Past Simple of some regular and irregular verbs. Pay attention, because it's very important the use of this tense.

VOCABULARY:


a) Places outside:

Museum (museo), water park (parque acuático), football match (partido de fútbol), safari park (parque safari), science centre (centro de ciencias), amusement park (parque de atracciones), music festival (festival de música), circus (circo), castle (castillo), park (parque), concert (concierto), zoo (zoológico), sports centre (centro deportivo), bumper cars (coches de choque), sea (mar), restaurant (restaurante), shopping centre (centro comercial).

b) Vocabulary 2:

Clown (payaso), trampoline (trampolín), high wire (cuerda floja), acrobat (acróbata), fire eater (comedor de fuego),

c) Past Simple (some regular and irregular verbs):

                 laugh--- laughed            play--- played             visit---- visited     dance--- danced  

                  go -----  went                have--- had                 see ---- saw            be---- was/were


 GRAMMAR:

A)  THE SIMPLE PRESENT.- We use this form to talk about daily routines (things we usually do).
     
     1) Affirmative form:

                                                Subject + verb + Complements
        Examples:
                                I go to school in the morning.
                                They play football on Saturday morning.

    But in the 3rd person in Singular  (HE/ SHE/IT) we have to add  "-s" / "-es" to the verb.

                                       SUBJECT + VERB (-S) + COMPLEMENTS

       Examples:
                                He likes sport.
                                She works in a shopping centre.
                                He watches tv on Saturday night.
                                She plays basketball at school.

    2) Interrogative form: 

                      2.1.      INTERROGATIVE PARTICLE + DO + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPL. 

                                  Examples:
                                                         Where do you play football?  I play football at school.
                                                          When do you go to the cinema?  I go to the cinema on Sundays.
                                                           What do you like to draw?   I like to draw trees.

                        2.2.  In the 3rd pers. (HE/SHE):

                          INTERROGATIVE PARTICLE + DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPL.

                                 Examples:
                                                       What does he read?    He reads magazines.
                                                        What time does she go to school?    At quarter to nine.
                                                        Where does he live?    He lives in Jaén.
                                       When does she do her homework?  She does her homework in the evening.  

B) PAST SIMPLE:

The past tense, presents two forms:

a) Regular Verbs: In this verbs, we form the past tense adding the end "-ed" to the verb

Examples:
                  Present         Past                                      Present       Past

                  want             wanted                                 collect         collected
  
                  listen             listened                                watch          watched

                  play              played                                  jump           jumped

The participle is always the same that the past in the regular verbs.

b) Irregular Verbs: In this vebs, there isn't a rule to form the past tense. We have to learn it by heart.

Examples:

           Present           Past         Participle                         Present         Past            Participle

           have               had          had                                  come            came           come

           eat                 ate           eaten                                drink             drank          drunk

           forget             forgot      forgotten                           buy               bought         bought            


AFFIRMATIVE FORM:  

                                    Subject + Verb (in the past) + Complements

It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:

He listened to music yesterday evening.
She wrote a letter on Saturday morning.
They played a football match on Sunday evening.

NEGATIVE FORM:

                                  Subject + didn't + Verb (in present) + Complements

It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:

I didn't watch that film last weekend.
He didn't eat pizza yesterday in the restaurant.
They didn't play handball last Saturday. 

INTERROGATIVE FORM:

                                      Did + Subject + Verb (in present)+ Complements

It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples: 

                   Questions                                                             Answers

Did you read that book last summer?                                       Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Did he run in the race yesterday?                                              Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.

Did they play tennis last Saturday?                                            Yes, they did. / No, they didn't.

Some interesting links you can use about the past tense:

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Unit 5: Places and People

 

Hello, kids. In this Unit 5, as you can see looking at the pictures, we're going to study: "Places and People". Apart of that, you have to review THE TIME and the verb " TO BE" in the Present Tense and the Past Simple Tense.

VOCABULARY:

A)    Places in a town:

Shopping centre (centro comercial), library (biblioteca), supermarket (supermercado), theatre (teatro), hotel (hotel), church (iglesia), cinema (cine), café (cafetería), restaurant (restaurante), shop (tienda), school (escuela), bank (banco), swimming pool (piscina).

B)    Jobs:

Scientist (científico), cook (cocinero), farmer (granjero), waiter (camarero), waitress (camarera), student (estudiante), baker (panadero), fishmonger (pescadero), firefighter (bombero), teacher (maestro), hairdresser (peluquero), electrician (electricista), doctor (médico), musician (músico), taxi driver (taxista), nurse (enfermera).

C)    Prepositions:

In front of (delante de); opposite (enfrente de), next to (al lado de), between (entre, en medio de)

D)    The time:

O’clock (en punto), quarter past (y cuarto), quarter to (menos cuarto), half past (y media)

GRAMMAR: Sentences that we're going to use in this Unit.

• Excuse me. Where's the hospital?
• It's over there. Near the hospital.
• Where's the church, please?
• It's on Church Street.
• Great. Thank you.
• Excuse me. Is there a hotel near here?
• Yes. It's opposite the cinema.
• OK. Thank you.

Verb "to BE" ------------   Simple Past Tense (Tiempo Pasado Simple)

a) Affirmative Form:

                       I was  (Yo era, estaba)                                                    We were
                      You were (Tú eras, estabas)                               Plural    You were
    Singular      He was (Él era, estaba)                                                   They were
                       She was (Ella era, estaba)                                       
                       It was (él era, estaba:animales y cosas)

b) Negative Form.

La forma negativa se hace añadiendo a la forma afirmativa la  negación "not" siguiendo el ejemplo:

           Was + not =  WASN'T                            Were + not = WEREN'T

Examples:
                * I wasn't at the cinema yesterday.
                * They weren't playing football last Sunday.

c) Interrogative Form:

La forma interrogativa  sigue el modelo que aparece a continuación:

                                      Was/Were +  Sujeto + El resto de la frase....

Examples:
                      * Were you at home last Saturday?           Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.
                      * Was she playing the piano yesterday?     Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.
                      * Were they with you yesterday morning?  Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.

If you want to practise the contents  we're going to learn in this unit, click on this links, please.

About Places:

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About People:


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About the Past Simple of the verb TO BE, here you have several activities:

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And these videos

Unit 4: Animals all around

This Unit 4 is very interesting for you. I wish the topic you like, it's sometimes amazing because the animal world es awsome. Pay attention to the fascinating facts we're going to learn and watch in this Unit and.... go for it!

VOCABULARY :

A) Animals:

tortoise (tortuga); hamster (hámster); iguana (iguana); guinea pig (cobaya); spider (araña), canary (canario); stick insect (insecto palo); snail (caracol); rabbit (conejo); snake (serpiente); dog (perro); cat (gato); tiger (tigre); ostrich (avestruz), hummingbird (colibrí); parrot (loro), zebra (cebra).

B) Parts of the body:

head (cabeza); legs (patas); tail (cola); ears (orejas); teeth (dientes); wings (alas); beak (pico); feathers (plumas).

C) Adjectives:

old (viejo); young (joven); slow (lento); fast (rápìdo); long (largo); short (corto); big (grande); small (pequeño); shy (tímido), brave (valiente); fierce (feroz); greedy (comilón); noisy (ruidoso).



GRAMMAR: 

The main concepts will be:

A) Verb “TO BE”/ Verb “TO HAVE GOT”

B)  COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES:

a) Short adjectives (1-2 syllables): We add "-er + than" for comparative and "the +"-est" for superlative.
   
  Examples:      Peter is taller than John.    / The mouse is smaller than a cat.
                       Josh is the shortest in the class.  / Sophie is the tallest in the group.  

b) Long adjectives  (3 syllables or more...): We use "more + adjective+ than ..." for comparative and "the most + adjective " for superlative.

Examples:  Paul is more intelligent than /  This chair is more comfortable than that one
                  Tim is the most intelligent boy in the class  / Sarah is the most beautiful girl       in the group. 

If you want to practise with different activities, click on these links:

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And if you want to watch some videos about animals in order to learn how to describe them, please pay attention.

Another videos to learn the grammatical points we have studied in this Unit are the following...

Unit 3: Collections

In this Unit, we're going to study different vocabulary about collections and hobbies.

Vocabulary 1:

Sticker (pegatina), magnet (imán), figure (figura), poster (póster), postcard (tarjeta postal), badge (chapa, insignia),keyring (llavero), card (tarjeta, carta, naipe), car (coche), plane (avión), train (tren), boat (barco, bote).

Vocabulary 2:

cushion (cojín), carpet (alfombra), curtains (cortinas), shelves (estantes), mug (jarra), plates (platos), pictures (dibujos).

GRAMMAR: The main concepts will be:

A) The Present Simple:

* Affirmative form:
                                                    Subject +Verb+ Complements
Examples:
         I collect badges.
        They collect cars

But be careful, because with the 3rd pers. Singular you have to add  "-s" or "-es" to the verb always.
 Examples:
                                       Alfie collects figures of robots.
                                        Jenny collects posters.

* Interrogative form:
                                        Do + Subject + Verb + Complements

Examples:
                                                                                                             Yes, I do
                                                         Do you collect cards?
                                                                                                              No, I don't
                                                                                          
                                      Do they collect stamps?   (Yes, they do.  /  No, they don't.)

But be careful, because with the 3rd pers. Singular, you have to change "do"   for   "does". And in the short answers you have to change "don't"  for    "doesn't".

Examples:

                                     Does Peter collect  stamps?      (Yes, he does.  /  No, he doesn't)
                                    Does Liam collect magnets? (Yes, he does)


* Negative form:

                                             Subject + don't + Verb. + Complements 

Examples:
                                                           I don't collect keyrings .
                                                           They don't collect  badges.
     But be careful with the 3rd pers. Singular, you have to change "don't"  for   "doesn't"

Examples:

                                                                      He doesn't collect  cards.
                                                                 James doesn't collect magnets. 

 B)  Verb: THERE IS /  THERE ARE  (Verbo haber/hay)

We use There is (There's) in singular and  There are in plural

 * Affirmative form:

                                              There's a magnet on the table.  ( Singular)
                                             There are three posters on the wall.  (Plural)
                                             There are some stickers in the box. (Plural)


* Negative form:
                                          There isn't a ball in the basket.
                                         There isn't any boy in the group.
                                          There aren't any cars in the street.

NOTE: We always use SOME in affirmative sentences and ANY in negative and interrogative sentences.

* Interrogative form:

              Is there any lamp in your bedroom?   (Yes, there is.  / No the isn't)
              Are there any keyrings on the table?  (Yes, there are.  / No, there aren't)

Now, you can practice with different activities. Click on the links and.....go!  Good luck!

Links for Present Simple:

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Links for verb: There is/ There are

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Apart of those activities, you can watch these videos. Two of them are about the Present Simple and the last one is about the verb "there is/ there are". There are problems to upload the videos here, so you have to click on these links if you want to watch them.

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