miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 2008

ENGLISH V. UNIT 6. "FUTURE PLANS"




Objective: The student will exchange information about his future plans.


Content:


Vocabulary


Be going to ... use this to express definitely plans

Will ... use this to express spontaneous decisions or to indicate voluntary actions


Example


Tomorrow I`m going to do an exam


Who will pay the lunch next week? I`ll pay it


The doorbell is ringing, I will answer it


Eve: I`m really looking forward to the picnic tomorrow

Mark: Me too, do you want me to drive this time?

Eve: No, I`ll drive. I won`t drive too fast! I promise. I can`t afford another speeding ticket

Mark: All right. But will you remember to put gas in the car before we go?

Eve: Of course I will. We only ran out of that one time

Mark: OK. So, I`ll buy some sandwiches, potato salad and stuff. Could you bring your beach chairs?

Eve: All right. And I`ll bring my beach umbrella

Mark : Great. And if you want, I`ll call you in the morning and remind you about the gas.


Self-evaluation.

Fill in the blanks with the future tense of the verb using will or be going to.

*The phone is ringing . I (get) ______________ it.
*One day I (be)___________ rich.
*The electric compañy called. They (turn) _________________ off our powwer tonight.
*The boss (fire) ________________ Julie tomorrow. He has no choice.

Check this:

http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/using-future-forms/

martes, 25 de noviembre de 2008

ENGLISH V. UNIT 5. "FORMAL AND INFROMAL INSTRUCCIONS".




Objective: The student will use expresions to give formal and informal instruccions.


Content:


Vocabulary:




  • Can you ... ?


  • Do you mind verb + ing ... ?


  • Would you mind if I ... ?



Use Do you mind verb +ing ... ? to ask for permission




Use Would you mind if I ...? to ask someone to do something, to answer to this question you will use NO to express "agree".




Answer YES for the question Can I ... ? and Could you ... ?




Examples:




Ben : Hello!




Jessica : This is for you, Ben. Are there others here yet?




Ben : Oh, thank you. No , no yet. So just make yourself at home. an take your coat?




Jessica ; Sure. Thanks. This is a great apartment! Do you mind if I look around?




Ben : No, go ahead.




Jessica : Oh, I love this antique table.




Ben : Yeah, it`s great, but it`s not really mine. It`s my mother`s.




Jessica : It`s beautiful.




Ben : Yeah, thanks. Listen, I hate to ask this, but would you mind helping me in the kitchen? I`m runnig a bite late.




Jessica : No, not at all. What can I do?




Ben : Well ... could you chop the onions?




Jessica : No problem. I`m happy to help you.




Self - evaluation:




Complete with the answer.




1º I hate to ask this, but would you mind turning off your cell phone durig the dinner?




____________________. But But do you mind if I make just one quick call?




2º Do you mind if I use your computer to check my e-mail?




___________. Go ahead.




3º Can i borrow your cell phone for a few minutes?




Well, I`m expecting a call, but __________.




4º Could you get some milk when you go to the supermarket?




________________________. What kind do you want?

miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2008

ENGLISH V. UNIT 4. "GIVING ADVICES"




OBJECTIVE: The student will use expresions to give advices.

Content:


"Should and Ought to"


Use "should" and "ought to" to give or advices.


Estructure

Should (Subject + should +verb + complement)

Ought to (Subject+ ought to + verb + complement)
Should (Should + Subject + verb + complement+ ?)

Examples:



I feel tired- You should go to bed

Maria does not love Fernando- She should tell me what she feels

I got a 7 on my test- You ought to start studying more.

I need money.-You should find a job
I feel very sick.-Should I go to the doctor?


Check this:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/secondconditional/menu.php

Self evaluation:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/secondconditional/exercise5.html











jueves, 2 de octubre de 2008

ENGLISH V. UNIT 1. "TO USE ENGLISH TO LEARN MORE ENGLISH"



OBJECTIVE: The student will exchange information about the structure, vocabulary and
the comunicative use of English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7yPsf05zHg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAkxzEylY0A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gKX5_-iG0s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs3hJ-4Cx-M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqOn3ISofVk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOlOuz9uUlk&feature=related

CONTENT:

VOCABULARY:

How much is this .......? (cuanto cuesta este .............?)

How can I say or pronounce this word? (¿Còmo puedo decir o pronunciar esta palabra?)

What is the meaning of ..........? (¿Cuàl es el significado de .......?)

What does ........... mean? (¿Què significa .............?)

Can you repeat it , please? (Puede repetirlo por favor?)



Simple Present.

Auxiliary DO or DOES, negative form DON`T or DOESN`T.

Use Do or don`t only for I, You, We, They.

Use Does or Doesn`t only for He, She, It.


Question form:



Auxiliary + subject pronuon + verb + complement + ?



Check this:



http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/learn-english-with-television/

http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/shopping-vocabulary/

Self-evaluation:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentsimple/exercise2.html

Make the following verbs negative

Example:

I go. I don`t go
He goes. He Doesn`t go


Affirmative form .........Negative form

We like ________________________

You have ________________________

She has _________________________

It is ________________________

Jeff wants ________________________

I hope ________________________

We live ________________________

Ali studies ________________________


References:

http://www.english-at-home.com/

-Open Book, English Grammar.
Lynne Gaetz
Canada 2002
Pearson, Longman


-Rally 2, student`s book
Manuel luna, Adriana del Paso
Mèxico, 2003
Mcmillan de Mèxico, S.A de C.V.

miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2008

ENGLISH V GRADE. UNIT 3. "Calling by phone"



OBJECTIVE: The students will engage in a telephone conversation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHxX1M-Dn6I&feature=related

CONTENT:

Vocabulary:
Hello? (¿bueno?)
to leave a message (dejar un mensaje)
a call (una llamada)
a collect call (llamada por cobrar)
Who is calling? (¿quien llama?)
This is Paulo (respuesta a ¿quien llama?, o habla Paulo)
Can I talk to ..........? (¿me permite hablar con ...........? )
Telephone number (numero telefonico)
hang up the phone (colgar el telefono)
pick up the phone (descolgar el telefono)

http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/telephoning-in-english/

http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/telephoning-in-english-2/


Example:
Nancy -Hello?
David -Can I talk to Nancy, please?
Nancy -This is Nancy. Who is calling?
David -This is David
Nancy -Oh, hi, David. What's up?
David -I have two tickets for a dance show on saturday evening. Would you like to go?
Nancy -Of course. What time is the show?
David -At 8:00 o'clock, but we have to be there at seven thirty.
Nancy - Can you pick up me at seven?
David -Of course. I'll be there at seven o'clock.
Nancy -Bye
David -See you.

Self-evaluation:

Put the conversation in order.

( ) This is John. What are you going to do tonight?
( ) Ok. I'll pick up you at seven
( ) This is Sarah. Who is calling?
( ) Nothing special. Why?
( ) Can I talk to Sarah, please?
( ) Would you like to go to the movies?
( ) Hello?
( ) Yes, of course.

References:

http://www.english-at-home.com/

  • Open Book, English Grammar.

Lynne Gaetz

Canada 2002

Pearson, Longman

jueves, 18 de septiembre de 2008

I like.......

Marco Antonio Ramirez Arizpe 507

I like to dance, have a lot of friends and travel a lot throughout the Mexican Republic.