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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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Hello, boys and girls. We're in Holiday Time, although you can't see in this blog a section about Christmas, you can access to this topic if you click on thel link on the right about another blog for 5th level two years ago. Try it, please.

Unit 2: Let's do sport!

In this Unit, you're going to learn vocabulary and sentences about different sport activities.

Vocabulary1:

Go skateboarding: ir a montar en el monopatín.
Go swimming: ir a nadar.
Go riding: ir a montar.
Play table tennis: jugar al tenis de mesa.
Play volleyball: jugar al voleibol.
Play badminton: jugar al badminton.
Do gymnastics: hacer gimnasia.
Do karate: hacer karate.
Play football: jugar al fútbol.
Ride a bike: montar en bicicleta.
Go rollerblading: ir a patinar.
Play basketball: jugar al baloncesto.
Play tennis: jugar al tenis.

GRAMMAR: Present Simple.

a) Affirmative:
                                        Subjet+ verb + Complements
Examples:
                   - I play football on Saturdays.
                   - They go swimming in the morning.

Very important: In the third person singular we have to add "-s" or "-es" to the verb.

Examples:
                        - He rides a bike every Sundays in the morning.
                        - She plays badminton on Sundays evening.
                        - He goes swimming on Wednesdays afternoon.
                        - She does exercises at weekends.

   b) Negative:
                                 Subject + do (does) + not + Complements               
 
Examples:
                                      I don't play basketball everyday.
                                      You don't do karate on Sundays.

Very important: In the third person singular, we have to add "-doesn't" not "-don't"
Examples:
                                 - He doesn't play football in the afternoon.
                                 - She doesn't do karate on Saturdays evening.

   c) Questions:
                                      Do + subject + verb + complements

Examples:
                                  - Do you go riding in the morning?
                                                 Yes, I do.   /  No, I don't.
                                   - Do they play football on Sundays?
                                                Yes, they do.  / No, they don't.

Very important:  In the third person singular, we had to use DOES,  not DO.

Examples:
                             - Does he go rollerskate on Wednesdays?
                                       Yes, he does.   / No, he doesn't.
                              - Does she play volleyball on Saturdays morning?
                                        Yes, she does.  / No, she doesn't.


Vocabulary 2:

win: ganar
lose: perder
train: entrenar
trainer: entrenador
team: equipo
match: partido
  
Activities where you can practise the structure PRESENT SIMPLE  and more vocabulary:

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If you prefer watch a video, here it is..