Simple/Continuous

 RULE 1: Communicate in English to get 5 more points

 

Father in heaven,

thank you for this new week

that we are going to have

Lord, help us enjoy our lessons of English.

Thank you for those plans

You have prepared for us.

In Jesus’ name, AMEN.

 

How’s everything? Don’t worry, the person won’t tell you EVERYTHING about their life. A good way to answer this is: everything’s fine/great, thanks. 

What have you been up to? This means what have you been doing since I saw you? Though you might get the answer: same old, same old (as in, nothing new), other people will take it as a chance to have a conversation. 

It’s really common in English to say Do you fancy…? instead of do you want…?

This is a great phrase to learn as you can use it in almost any situation. Do you fancy going to the Indian restaurant tonight? Or, Do you fancy a coffee? 

Hang on! This is what you say when you want someone to wait. You can also say: hang on a minute! 

Can you give me a hand? is a natural way to ask for help.

You might want to give more detail and say: Can you give me a hand with this bag? for example. Don’t worry, no native speaker will try to romantically hold your hand if you say this. 

 

You can also say: Can I ask a favour? and then ask someone to help you. For example: Can I ask a favour? I’ve got an English exam tomorrow and I need someone to practice my speaking with.

More phrases in this classroom:

 

Should I go?

May I come in?

Sorry to interrupt. Could you explain about ___?

Can we work together?

What’s wrong with my/his/her opinion?

Can I say something?

 

 

Subject   verb   object                            adverb (place, time, manner)

                            What/whom                         where, when, how,

 

John                           

I                                     me

Cooking                        cooking    

He                                him

To be                           to be

Peru                            Peru                  

Playing the piano      Playing the piano

Swimming                swimming                

We                              us

 

John has visited me so many times this month

Cooking demands lots of practice.

My father enjoys watching movies on Sudays at home.

My sister is cooking every Sunday in a restaurant.         (There’s no object)

Lorena will travel to Mexico next year.

Angelita may get married with Carlos in the future.

Jeremy ate pizza last Friday in a restaurant near my house.

My brother Luis likes visiting Friends on Saturdays.

I don’t like cleaning the garage.

 

 Dear God,

Thank you for another day.

Fill our minds with learning.

Fill our lessons with fun.

Please, watch over our families, classmates, and friends.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen

 

Simple                         vs                 progressive/continuous

I am a bit sick.                                 I am working at home

                                                         short time action now

I like fish                                           I am attending class now.

  Likes, habits                                   short time action now

I ate pizza yesterday                       I was eating pizza when Mario arrived home.

  Past                                                  short time action in past

I have lived here since 2019          I have been living here since 2019

I have eaten gluten since 2015      I have been eating gluten since 2019

I have visited Cuzco twice            I have been visiting Cuzco for 2 years. It’s fun

   Present about experience                present emotion +-

Have you written a poem for a special person?

                                                           Look at my shoes. They are dirty because

                                                                    I have been cleaning my house.

                                                                   My father is tired of this city.

                                                               He has been working hard all his life here.

I had lived in Tacna by 2018

                                                                                                2019-2020-2021-

       A  ___________________xxxxX_________________xxxX________

                                                                            I have studied at UPeU for three years

 

                                                                                        2010 – 2015 – 2019 -

       B  ___________________x_x_x_X______________x_x_x_X_______

                                                                           I have visited Cuzco three times

           

A          Caro has drunk lemonade for ten years  (ten in a row)

B          Caro has changed Jobs for 4 years  (2018 – 2020)

A          Marco has been Adventist since 2010.

B          Marco has bought laptops since 2014.

Kelly has traveled in Peru since 2010.

Paul has preached since 2015.

Chelsi has eaten vegetarian food since 2015.

Angelita has driven a car for many years.

My mother has cooked at home since she got married.

Josue has worked since he was 16.

My sister has cooked since she was 8.

I have worked for many years.

I've studied psychology since 2019.

 

                                                            

Speaking: About myself

I´m John Gonzales. I study administration. I like sports. I play the piano sometimes.

I’m planning to travel to Cuzco in December. I have two brothers and one sister.

I have visited ten cities in Peru. My next destination is Iquitos. I have tried different dishes in those cities.

I have worked in the library, Union products, and Union high school.

I got baptized ten years ago. I go to church every Saturday.

I traveled to Piura to visit my family. It was last January. I can say that this city is wonderful to take pictures.

 

1.      Do you live with your parents?        4. Are you working in the library?

2.      Have you read the Bible today?      5. Did you enter UPeU last year?

3.      Are you living in Ñaña this year?

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for this day.

I may not understand how everything will work out,

but I trust You.

I am so grateful that I can turn to You in times of trouble.

Help us understand the lesson this afternoon.

Thank you for being my Saviour.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

 

He gave me a hand with my homework = He helped me with my homework

Batman is a loner = Batman likes to be alone

My sister is a pain in the neck = My sister is very irritating

Bill Gates is a high flyer = Bill Gates is very successful and important

You took the words out of my mouth = You said exactly what I wanted to say

My sister is a drama queen = My sister always overreacts

I know English inside out = I know English extremely well

I haven't got a clue about engineering = I don't know anything about engineering

 

 

1.      My brother __doesn’t want_ (not want) to work at that company. He told me he ___is traveling / is going to travel (travel) to Mexico next week.

2.      My clothes are wet because it __has been raining_ (rain) a lot for one hour

3.      What __were you doing_ (you/do) at 5 pm yesterday?

4.      How many times __have you visited__ (you/visit) Callao?

5.      Can I call you? What _are you doing_ (you/do) at the moment?

6.      What _did you do / were you doing__ (you/do) when the earthquake happened in 2007?   I went to the church / I was walking on the street

7.      My sister Jenny ___ (travel) to Mexico four times so far.

8.      My sister ___ (cook) fish when you called yesterday. It was a surprise.

9.      First I arrived in Trujillo, then I ___ (buy) a pair of black shoes.

10.  Tomorrow, we ___ (play) sports in a park nearby. Everything is prepared.

11.  When ___ (you/enter) university?

12.  Where ___ (you/go) on your last vacation?

13.  At this time tomorrow, my brother ___ (watch) sports on TV.

 

 

      Guessing name

Are you from Peru?

Did you work on TV?

Have you visited Peru many times?

Are you tall and heavy?

Pronunciation:

 t ed  / d ed = ted red / ded red

 

wanted                motivated

decided               adjusted

painted                rested

started                

visited

departed

planted

 

led ned yed  = ld nd yd                ked shed = kt

killed                                             cooked           

listened                                             smashed

played                                               worked

 

 

 

The meaning changes: stop – remember – try       activity ing / objective to verb

 

I stopped watching TV to clean my house

I stopped watching TV

I stopped to clean my house

 

Roberto stopped cooking. Roberto stopped to go to class.

Roberto tried singing in the church.

Roberto remembered working in the restaurant.

Roberto remembered cheating in secondary school.

Roberto remembered learning to swim when he was little.

Cesar remembered playing soccer in Elementary school.

Cesar remembered to play soccer tomorrow morning.

Neyler remembered visiting the church in San Martin.

Neyler remembered to wash his blue jeans for the weekend birthday party.

Aleli stopped playing volleyball.

Aleli stopped to dedicate more time to business.

Have you tried singing in public?

Have you tried eating vegetarian food?

An_a e i o u          A - j sh s t m n l

__an_ honest person    /o nest/

__a_ table                    /t eybol/

__a_ university             /y universiri/

__a_ house                  /j auz/

__an__ artist              /arIst/

____ woman             /w uma/

 

 

 

 

John is as tall as me

John cooks as well as my brother

John is as good as my friend Carlos

John visits the church as often as I do

John plays tennis as good/well as me

                                    Adj      adverb of manner

Mario was as good/well as me at chess in high school

Mario played  less time than me

Mario played as little time as me

Mario played more time than me

John works as much time as my sister

My brother cooks as many good dishes as me

                                           Noun

 

 

Speak about your family or Friends

My mother cooks lots of dishes. She is a good cook. She cooks as many dishes as a cook in the restaurant.

I think is talented. I cook but not as good/well as she does. She is as good/well as Gaston Acurio.

 

My friend Dario used to be as smart as me in high school. We both were great students. He was as tall as me, however, he was faster than me. He used to draw as well as a professional painter. We played as often as we could together.

My friend Jairo is from Piura. He loves to eat fish. He makes Ceviche as good/well as my mother. His Ceviche is as good/well as a chef from Choza nautica.

 

Play tennis well  cook well               was or is good