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:

a1      a2      a3      a4      a5      a6       a7      a8      a9      a10      a11      a12      a13      a14      a15

Links for verb: There is/ There are

b1      b2      b3      b4      b5      b6      b7      b8      b9      b10      b11      b12      b13      b14      b15

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.

Video 1          Video 2        Video 3  




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