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Bagde
del curso
Basic
English Course A2:
Articles and modal
verbs
César Cordero
Basic connectors
And / but / or
AND / BUT / OR
Connectors
● I like to drink coffee and tea.
● My sister watches series and movies.
● Miranda bought a new swimsuit,
sunglasses, and a hat.
AND - Addition
● I like to drink coffee, but not tea.
● My sister watches series, but I watch
movies.
● Miranda bought a new swimsuit and
sunglasses, but she didn't buy a hat.
BUT - Contrast
● You can drink coffee or tea.
● Does your sister watch series or
movies?
● Miranda needs to choose one: a new
swimsuit or a hat.
OR - Options
Basic connectors
Speaking exercise
Question 1
What do you like to
eat?
I like to eat
hamburgers ____
french fries.
and
Question 2
Which one do you
prefer?
I don’t know if I
prefer this one ____
that one.
or
Question 3
What is your
favorite color?
I have two. Blue ____
yellow.
and
Question 4
Do you like cats?
I like cats, ____ I don’t
like dogs.
but
Question 5
What are you doing
tomorrow? You don’t
have much time.
I’m going to the
movies ____ I’m going
shopping.
or
Question 6
Do you eat
tomatoes?
Yes, I do. ____ I don’t
eat onions.
But
Definite article
“THE”
● People
● Things
● Situations
Refer
to specific...
● Only one, unique:
The Pope lives in Vatican city.
The CEO of that company.
● Particular person:
The teacher who works here.
Specific people
● Groups of people:
The Spanish make wine.
● Families:
My uncle lives next to the Jacksons.
Specific people
● Musical instruments:
I can play the piano.
● Only one in the place:
Where is the bathroom?
● Particular place:
I live in the blue house across the street.
Specific things
● Famous monuments, buildings, museums,
etc.:
The Eiffel tower is in Paris.
● Hotels, bars and restaurants (not named after
a person)
I’m staying at The Plaza.
● Unique things:
I love looking at the sky.
Specific things
● Ordinal numbers:
It’s the second time I call you.
● Decades:
I was born in the 80’s.
Specific situations
● Geographical areas, groups of rivers,
mountain ranges, oceans, etc.:
The cruise crossed the Atlantic.
● Countries (plural names / “republic” /
“kingdom” / “states”)
Erick is from the Philippines.
Specific situations
● Name of cities and countries (except
the ones mentioned before)
I live in New York.
● Years:
Sally was born in 1993.
● Professions:
I study medicine.
NOT to use
● People’s names and titles combined
with names:
Queen Elizabeth lives in London.
● Meals:
Breakfast is my favorite meal.
● Languages:
Portuguese is a beautiful language.
NOT to use
Using “it’s”
Weather conditions
● It’s + condition
● The weather is +
condition
Impersonal
subject
Weather
It’s sunny. It’s cloudy.
Weather
It’s rainy. It’s windy.
Weather
It’s hot. It’s cold.
Weather conditions
Listening exercise
Adverbs of place
(NOT) Here / There
HERE vs. THERE
Speaker’s point of
view.
Listener’s point of
view.
Refers to the place where the speaker is.
● The remote control is in here.
● There aren’t many apples here.
● There is nobody here.
Here
Refers to the place where the listener is.
● The remote control is in there.
● There aren’t many apples there.
● There is nobody there.
There
Forming questions
Frequency
How often… ?
Asking about frequency
How often + do/does +
subject + verb ?
How often do you go to the gym?
How often does Sammy wash the dishes?
How often do your siblings visit you?
How often does she go to the park?
Examples
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of Frequency
100%
0%
ALWAYS
USUALLY
SOMETIMES
HARDLY EVER
NEVER
90%
50%
5%
Frequency
Time expressions
Adverbs of
frequency
● Before the main verb
She never smokes.
They usually come here at night.
● After the verb be
He is always hungry.
You are hardly ever right.
Be careful - adverb position
Frequency
Speaking Exercise
Question 1
How often do you
take a shower?
I ____ take a shower.
Question 2
How often does your
family have dinner
together?
We ____ have dinner
together.
Question 3
How often does your
best friend visit you?
My best friend ____
visits me.
Question 4
How often do you go
to the supermarket?
I ____ go to the
supermarket.
Question 5
How often do you
listen to music?
I ____ listen to music.
Question 6
How often does your
teacher give you
homework?
My teacher ____ gives
me homework.
Roleplay - modules 1 to 5
On vacation
Permission
Can and Can’t
● Ask
● Give
● Deny
Permission
● Can I go now?
● Can we go to the game tomorrow?
● Can I go to the bathroom, please?
● Can they go home early today?
Asking for permission
● You can go now.
● You can go to the game tomorrow.
● Yes, you can go to the bathroom.
● Sure, they can go home early today.
Giving permission
● You can’t go now.
● You can’t go to the game tomorrow.
● No, you can’t go to the bathroom.
● They can’t go home early today.
Denying permission
Offer, request, suggestion
Can
● Can I help you?
● Can I give you a
hand?
● Can I get you
something to eat?
Offers
● Can we finish this
tomorrow?
● Can you give him one
more?
● Can you help me
here, please?
Requests
● Can you tell her
you’re sorry?
● You can ask her for
the money.
● You can stay there if
it’s raining.
Suggestions
Decline offers and invitations
Can’t
● Thanks, but I can’t
have any sugar.
● I’m afraid I can’t
drink this.
Decline offers
● It’d be great, but I
can’t go on Saturday.
● Sorry. We can’t be
there tomorrow.
Decline
invitations
Would like
Making requests
Would like
Offers Requests
● Would you like some
coffee?
● Would they like more
information?
Offers
● I would like a beer,
please.
● I’d like that one.
Requests
Could
Making requests
Can or could?
Can Could
● Could we finish this tomorrow?
● Could you give him one more?
● Could you help me here, please?
Requests
How to tell the time
What time is it?
What time is it?
Numbers: It’s seven
o’clock.
Past / to: It’s ten to
two.
To
Past /
After
minutes
minutes
left
hour
next
hour
A quarter Half
Let’s practice
1:00
It’s 1 o’clock. It’s 1 o’clock.
4:05
It’s four oh five.
It’s five past/after
four.
6:15
It’s six fifteen.
It’s a quarter
past/after six.
2:30
It’s two thirty. It’s half past two.
11:45
It’s eleven forty-five.
It’s a quarter to
twelve.
9:55
It’s nine fifty-five. It’s five to ten.
Time expressions
● Past
● Present
● Future
Time
expressions
● Yesterday
● Today
● Tomorrow
● Now, later
● Morning, night
● 10 o’clock
● 2020
● Monday, Tuesday...
● Last / This / Next
Day
Week
Weekend
Month
Year
Decade
Time expressions
● John has to finish his course this week.
● We are going shopping this weekend.
● This afternoon they are fixing it.
● You only have until the end of this
month to do it.
This + time expression
At vs. On
Prepositions
Prepositions
Precise time Days and dates
AT ON
● Time:
at 1pm
at noon
at 3:45
● Holidays:
at Christmas
at Easter
At
● Mealtimes:
at lunch
at dinner
● Specific times:
at sunrise
at the moment
at bedtime
At
● Dates:
on April 15th
on December 22nd
● Days:
on Saturday
on Monday
On
● Parts of specific
days:
on Friday night.
on Tuesday morning.
● Special dates:
on my birthday.
on Christmas day.
On
Time
Listening exercise
How to do things
How do you… ?
Asking how to do things
● How do you open this?
● How do you go to the mall?
● How do you say that in Spanish?
● How do you spell your name?
Examples
At the restaurant
Roleplay 2
Let’s review
Checklist
Review the course
Imágenes de uso libre
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Pixabay.com
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Íconos de uso libre
thenounproject.com
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Gifs
giphy.com
Íconos de Redes sociales

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