Misleading Words

Know or Meet?
. When you have first contact with a person, use “meet”:
I met him last year. (that was the first contact)
Rossi will meet her sugar daddy next month. ( her first contact will
be next month)
. When a person is familiar with you or you can describe him/her,
use “know”:
Don’t you know Jhon? He’s a womanizer.
I’ve known Katy for 3 years and she’s a hardworking person.
. When you will encounter or see someone you already know, use
“meet up” or “meet up with”:
I’m going to meet up with some friends.
They will meet up at university.
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SHARING EXPERIENCES
Grammar
Regular and Irregular Verbs Past Simple and Present Perfect
Regular Verbs -> no significant change in spelling Past Simple
or pronunciation, neither in the past nor past participle . actions that began and finished in the past
BASE FORM PAST PAST PARTIC IPLE . the time when the action happened is specified
Love Loved Loved
. for questions asking “When...?”
Walk Walked Walked
. repeated actions in the past
Cook Cooked Cooked Present Perfect
Touch Touched Touched . actions that began in the past, but continue in the
Look Looked Looked present
Open Opened Opened . the time when the action happened is not important
Wash Washed Washed . for questions asking “How long...? until now”
Play Played Played . after the expression “this/that/it is the first/second/
Cry Cried Cried third time...”

Irregular Verbs -> there is significant change in spelling PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT
and pronunciation, but there are some exceptions. Ago Already
BASE FORM PAST PAST PARTIC IPLE Yesterday Lately
Be Was/Were Been Last Just
Go Went Gone Just * Yet
Speak Spoke Spoken Recently
Let Let Let
Since
Read Read Read
Before
Swim Swam Swum
Catch Caught Caught Both tenses can be used after the expression: “It’s
Write Wrote Written (two, three, etc.) years/a long time since...”
Come Came Come
You worked very hard last year
last year
Vocabulary You worked very hard.
Feelings
Adjectives ending in “ing” describe
people and things
Adjectives ending in “ed” describe
feelings
-ed -ing
bored boring
exhausted exhausting
surprised surprising embarrased
interested interesting
thrilled
satisfied satisfying anxious
awkward
delighted
He felt satisfied after graduating from school. fascinated relieved
He doesn’t find his carreer satisfying. impressed
frustrated
Advanced
WHAT’S ON TV?
Grammar
Countable and Uncountable Nouns Determiners: quantifiers
Countable Nouns -> have a plural form because they They can be used with countable and uncountable
can be counted. nouns.
WITH UNCOUNTABLE WITH COUNTABLE
NOUNS NOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL
how much how many
book books
journalist journalists a lot of a lot of
viewer viewers lots of lots of
presenter presenters little few
camera cameras a little a few
guest guests some/any/no several
programme programmes the* some/any/no
documentary documentaries plenty of the*
a large amount of plenty of
a great deal a large number of

Uncountable Nouns-> don’t have a plural form because

they can’t be counted. They take a singular verb. There is an important difference in meaning between
a few/few and a little/little.
NOUNS A few Few

information NOTICE Small quantity, but it’s fine or enough (+)

There were a few people at the meeting .
Small quantity and it’s not enough ( -)
There were few people at the meeting.
-> The speaker doesn’t complain about the -> The speaker complains about the number of
advice Some uncountable nouns can number of people people
become countable with a
smoke difference in meaning
A little Little

Small quantity, but it’s fine or enough (+) Small quantity and it’s not enough ( -)
news interest I’ve seen a little improvement in your work. I’ve seen little improvement in your work.
water -> The speaker doesn’t complain about the -> The speaker complain s about the degree of
footage degree of improvement improvement

privacy
oil experience
smoke
paper
media knowledge “Some” is used in positive sentences.
However, it’s also used in questions when we offer
something to someone and when we expect the
Vocabulary answer to be “yes.”

“Any” is used in negative sentences and questions

Television - Reporting verbs However, it’s also used in positive sentences when
we don’t have a preference.
When direct speech is reported, it
becomes indirect speech. With “no”, “nothing”, “nobody/no one” we use a
positive verb.
There is usually a change of tense in the
indirect speech ->backshift
Reporting verbs have many patterns
that have to be learned by heart.
wildlife program quiz show
accuse+of+-ing docudrama
admit+to(optional)+-ing; admit+that(optional) reality show
the news
apologize+for+-ing
sitcom
host game show
deny+that(optional);deny+-ing
say+that(optional);in passive,”to be said”+to+infinitve
current affairs
series
sketch show soap opera
insist+on+-ing; insist+that(optional)
couch potato the tube
suggest+that(optional); suggest+-ing
warn+that(optional); warn+to+infinitive rerun
clicker serial
Basic
WHAT’S IN YOUR HOUSE?
Grammar
Verb “to be” Prepositions of place
es un “main verb” y “auxiliary verb” Prepositions of place -> indican dónde se encuentra
se traduce como “ser” y “estar” algo
Behind Under Between Next to
Present Simple form
The television is The DVD player is The mother is The girl is nex t to
I -> am You -> are He,She,It -> is behind the woman under the TV set. between her sons. her father.

We -> are They -> are

Past Simple form
I -> was You -> were He,She,It -> was
We -> were They -> were
cuando expresa “state” es siempre un “main verb”
cuando acompaña a otro verbo es un “auxiliary verb” y
sirve para formar “tenses”
The mixer is expensive. -> characteristic
The mixers are working well. -> present continuous
In (inside) On (surface) At (unspecific)
El verbo “to be” no necesita de un “auxiliary verb” para · Continent, park, · Island, coast · Desk, table
la forma negativa country, town, · Wall, floor, · After “arrive”
garden ceiling (except
· Car, taxi · Public countries and
· Book, file, transport (bus, cities)
am -> am not was -> was not -> wasn ’t cupboard, wallet, train, plane) · An event
is -> is not -> isn’t were -> were not -> weren ’t bag (conference,
are –> are not -> aren’t party, concert)

I will see you at the station.
Para expresar “existence” se usa:
“there is” (there’s) -> singular / “there are” -> plural There is a party on the insland.
“there was” -> singular / “there were” -> plural They go to university in a taxi.
More prepositions
Vocabulary
The house
above below beside

rocking chair window door by

on top of
in front of
opposite over
stairs sofa chair lamp
fireplace
balcony Rooms in a house
broom
toaster kitchen
terrace
dustpan laundry room
table desk
bedroom basement
chest of drawers
bin bathroom
blender
bed living room garage attic
curtains
dining room
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stout saints’ ten tall tents. rarely mush too much.

The great Greek grape

How can a clam cram in growers grow great Greek
a clean cream can? grapes.

How many sheets could a sheet

Can you can a can as a slitter slit if a sheet slitter could
canner can can a can? slit sheets?

If Stu chews shoes, should The owner of the inside inn was
Stu choose the shoes inside his inside inn with his
inside outside his inside inn.
she chews?

Six sleek swans swam There those thousand thinkers

were thinking where did those
swiftly southwards. other three thieves go through.

A big black bug bit a big black How many saws could a
see-saw saw if a see-saw
dog on his big black nose. could saw saws?

How much pot could a pot How much oil boil can
roast roast, if a pot roast a gum boil boil if a gum boil
could roast pot. can boil oil?
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He always has a warm in Her son was born ...
cup of milk ... bedtime. October. in
on on

Prepositions of place at Prepositions of place at

I was born...1994. in These people live ...
an island.
in
on on

Prepositions of place at Prepositions of place at

We should study Math Every day I go to work
... Monday. in in
... foot.
on on

Prepositions of place at Prepositions of place at

The meeting will start... She will meet you ...
3:00 p.m.
in in
the station.
on on

Prepositions of place at Prepositions of place at

I have an appointment The actor arrived... the
to see a doctor ... in in
restaurant on time.
Thursday 13. on on

Prepositions of place at Prepositions of place at

Is she going to have My dad was ... the plane
in in
lunch ... noon? for eight hours.
on on

Prepositions of place at Prepositions of place at

My friends are going to I sat ... my desk to read
a party ... Friday evening. in in
my Chemistry book.
on on
Grammar Bingo:
Present Perfect Tense
Choose 12 verbs and change them into
past participle. Write each one in each
square.

get dream write see go teach speak understand

know tell come forget read keep feel run

choose draw hear be eat find buy