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A-7Mid-Term
Review
PEOPLE’S PERSOANLITIES1) It is very difficult to work with Gina
because she doesn’t show heremotions…
2) I can’t believe Tim likes to work on his vacations, he must be a…
3) I like to work with John because he doesn’t get angry easily…
4) I hate when people does nothing at all…
5) You better remind him about the reports because he’s very
forgetful…
6) Don’t invite Tim to the party, he doesn’t like parties…
7) Jonas knows many funny stories, he is very…
8) My boss is very mature, he never does silly decisions…
9) Harry is always smiling and says positive things, he’s very…
SCATTERBRAIN
LAZYBONES
WORKAHOLIC
KILLJOY
RESERVED
SENSIBLE
JOYFUL
FUNNY
EASYGOING
SO, EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS…
is someone who…
A scatterbrainA killjoyA reserved personA workaholicA lazybonesA sensibleAn easy goingA funny personA joyful person
PHRASAL VERBS
1) I have to work and look after the kids too?
2) My neighbor’s dog always runs after the postman
3) My baby’s name is Laquifa.I called her after my Mum!
4) I think John takes after his father a lot!
___ a) Name someone after somebody else ___ b) Become extinct___ c) Chase, persue___ d) To have no more___ e) Take care___ f) Understand something___ g) To be similar, resemble
5) If we keep building houses, many trees will die out!
6) Muuuum! we ran out of cereal!
7) I can’t make out these instructions!
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Simple Present
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINOUS
•To express routines
Everyday I wake up at 5 and then I go to work…
•Facts
You see la Silla Mountain in Monterrey
•Time-table
My flight leaves at 8 p.m.
•Activities right now
Sorry, I am working now I can’t talk to you!
•Temporary situations
My sister is staying with us, as she is getting her house fumigated
•Future (agended)
We are having a meeting tomorrow at 8 a.m.
Present Continous
Vs
STATIVE VERBSRemember, these verbs describe a state
than an action. So, they do not have a continuous form
Like, Love, hate, want, need, forget, remember, know
I just love you!
I just hate you!
I want another kind of food!
A few exceptions!
VERB EXAMPLE MEANING
Look
You look tired
I’m looking for a book
Fact
Search something
Feel
My cat feels soft
He is feeling sick
Fact
To be sick
Have
I have a car
He’s having tea
Possession
To take something
Think
I think this is nice
I’m thinking of coffee today
Opinion
Consider
Taste
The tea tastes good
She’s tasting the soup ingredients
Fact
Trying
1. Excuse me, ______________ (you/speak) English?2. Tom _____________ (have) a shower at the moment.3. They _____________ (not/watch) television very often.4. Listen! Somebody ___________ (sing)5. She’s tired. She _________ (want) to go home.6. How often ________________ (you/read) a newspaper?7. Excuse me, but you ______________ (sit) in my place. Oh I’m sorry.8. I’m sorry. I _________________ (not/understand). Please speak more slowly.9.Where are you Roy? I am in the office. I _______________ (read)10. What time __________________ (she/finish) work every day?
Fill in the blanks using present continuous or present simple.
1. Listen! I am hearing / hear voices. I am thinking / think the children are having fun now.
2. The boy doesn’t feel / isn’t feeling well so his mother is taking him to the doctor now.
3. He is lying to me now. I am believing / don’t believe him.
4. We look / are looking at the picture now but we don’t like / are liking it.
5. My little daughter is loving / loves that old blue blanket, she carries it all the time!
Choose the best option.
do you speakis having
don’t watchis singingwants
do you readare sitting
don’t understandam reading
does she finish
PRESENT PERFECT
DEFINITIONIt’s an action that started in the past and continue affecting our present.
STRUCTUREperson
+ HAVE / HAS + verb past participle
timePAST PRESENT
Simple Form
Past Past participle
Am, is, are
Was
Were
Been
Go Went Gone
Eat Ate Eaten
Make Made Made
Do Did Done
Have had Had
Simple Form
Past Past participle
Play Played Played
Call Called Called
Receive Received Received
Need Needed Needed
Work Worked Worked
Study Studied Studied
Irregular Verbs Regular Verbs
I feel very tired!
I have done this report for 5 hours!I have made corrections since 2 p.m.
and it’s not ready!
The boss has run this meeting since 1p.m. and it’s 4 p.m.!
We haven’t got internet signal at the office
for 12 hours, sir!
DEFINITION
FINISHED OR UNFINISHED ACTIVITYThis is to indicate or ask if an activity
is finished or not.
* Have you done the report yet?Yes, I have already done it.
No, I haven’t done it yet.
I haven’t received my package yet!Why isn’t here?
I don’t know but we have already sent
it to you!
DESCRIBING PASTAs this structure is a connection
between the past and the present, we can use it also to describe past.
They reported many problems last week, sir.
They have reported many problems, sir.
(no time needed)
EXPERIENCEWe can use it to describe experience
using ever or never
A: Have you ever seen the receptionist’s clothes?
B: Yes, I have…I think is nice!
A: Have you ever spoken to the CEO?
B: No, I have never done that!
CEO
Link to ex. 1 Link to ex. 2
WHERE DO THEY BELONG?
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINOUS
PRESENT PERFECT
everyday
now
yet
often
at the moment
since
for
every morning
always
just now
ever
already
Now, make 2 examples on your own for each tense!
MODALS
SHOULD / OUGHT TO
HAVE TO
MUST
MUSTN’T
Recommendation
Necessary to do
Obligation
Prohibition
STRUCTUREMODAL + verb in simple form
There is a lot of garbage! We have to recycle more!
There are many endanger species! we mustn’t hunt them illegally!
Litter is bad! We shouldn’t throw garbage on the street!
We must protect our forests
or we won’t have more oxygen!