Saturday 21 May 2011

PRESENT PERFECT VS SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE

ü      We only know that it happened at some time before now

ü      We use this tense to talk about past events and activities with results /consequences in the present

I/you/ we/they HAVE FED the dog (+)
He/she/it HAS FED the dog

I/you/ we/they HAVEN’T FED the dog (-)
He/she/it HASN’T FED the dog

HAVE I/you/we/they FED the dog?
Yes, I/you/we / they HAVE
NO, I /you/ we  they HAVEN’T

HAS he/she/it FED the dog?
Yes, he/she/ it HAS
No, he/she/it HASN´T

What has he done?
He has fed the dog

TIME ADVERBIALS

ü      We use NEVER and YET  in negative sentences
ü      We use ALREADY in affirmative sentences
ü      We use YET and EVER in questions

REMEMBER
YET: at the end
ALREADY/EVER/NEVER: before the main verb



ü       We know exactly when the thing happened
ü      We use this tense to talk about an action which started and finished in the past

I FED the dog yesterday (+)
I PLAYED football yesterday

I DIDN´T FEED the dog yesterday (-)


DID YOU FEED the dog yesterday?
Yes, I DID
No, I DIDN’T. I FED the cat









YESTERDAY (morning, afternoon, evening)

LAST night/ month

Two hours AGO

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS, HOMEWORK AND TEST

Practice of Present Perfect

- Oral practise (present perfect)
- Then, we compared present perfect and simple past

HOMEWORK STUDY FOR THE TEST (MONDAY 23RD - MODEULES 1,2, 3 and 4 (present perfect vs simple past)- Power Point

REMEMBER
  • HANDOUT AND FOLDERS TO CORRECT

PRESENT PERFECT - WHAT WE DID LAST CLASS






           

Thursday 19 May 2011

HOMEWORK -WRITING

YOU HAVE A NEW E-MAIL FRIEND WRITE A LETTER TO TELL HIM/HER ABOUT YOUR LIFE. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND RELEVANT VOCABULARY


  • PERSONAL INFORMATION (NAME/ JOB/ CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY)
  • LIFESTYLE
  • HOUSE
  • YOUR HERO (DESCRIPTION/WHY IS HE/ SHE A HERO FOR YOU?)
  • WHAT YOU WORK/ CAMPAIGN FOR
PREPARE THIS LETTER TO CORRECT BEFORE THE TEST (MONDAY 23TH)HOHH

Tuesday 17 May 2011

HOMEWORK MAY 16TH - 18TH

MAY 16TH

MODULE 1
§  LIFESTYLES
§  ADJECTIVES
§  JOBS
§  ROUTINES (GO /SPEND / HAVE / D0)
§ 
-ING 
LOVE
        LIKE
       CAN’T STAND                                                  
       IMAGINE                    +  ING
       ENJOY
      DON’T MIND
      HATE

§  ADJECTIVES+PREPOSITION : DIFFERENT FROM
                                                                 GOOD / BAD AT
                                                                     INTERESTED / USEFUL IN
                                                                     RESPONSIBLE / USEFUL FOR
                                                                     BORED WITH
GRAMMAR: PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
§  HOMES
1)      TYPES: DETACHED
2)      ROOMS: KITCHEN
3)      FURNITURE: CUPBOARD        INSIDE
4)      FEATURES: FIREPLACE
5)      OUTSIDE
6)      HOUSEWORKS: SET THE TABLE
7)      FEELINGS: ANGRY, ANNOYED
8)      REASONS: TO BREAK A WINDOW
GRAMMAR: PRESENT PERFECT

Monday 16 May 2011

EXAMPLE

PENGUINS

1- DESCRIPTION OF THE ANIMAL
are a group of aquatic birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers
Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.
Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos Penguin, lives near the equator.
The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin 


2- PROBLEMS 
Oil split by the ships and the hunters who want their fur


3- SOLUTION


A law to prohibit oil spilling in the oceans