The real me
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This unit covers personality adjectives, relative pronouns like who, which, and where, adverbs of possibility like probably and definitely, and the present simple and present continuous tenses. It provides examples of how to use these grammar structures correctly and exercises for students to practice. Key points covered include using -ed and -ing adjectives, frequency adverbs with the present simple tense, affirmative and negative sentence structures, and time expressions that indicate the present continuous tense. Website links are also included for additional exercises.
The real me
- 1. UNIT1 : THE REAL ME In this unit we’ll see: - Personality adjectives -Relative Pronoun -Adverbs of possibility -Present simple & -Present continuous
- 2. Adjectives A chatty person She is feeling moody He is extroverted He is feeling nervous and shy He must be honest
- 3. RELATIVE PRONOUNS Relative pronouns are used to join sentences. We’ll see who, which and where. Who : When it refers to people. Mary is a person who everybody loves. Where is teh girl who sells ice-creams.
- 4. RELATIVE PRONOUNS Which: It makes reference to feelings, things or animals - This is the dog which my parents gave me for Christmas. The letter which arrived yesterday is from your best friend. Friendship is something which everybody needs in life.
- 5. RELATIVE PRONOUNS Where: It refers when the antecedent is a place. -Hawaii is the place where I want to be now. -The house where the witch lives was made of chocolate. - We are meeting in the square where all the foreign people take pictures.
- 6. ADVERBS OF POSSIBILITY 1) Probably and definitely AFTER auxiliars like to be, can … - She is PROBABLY very shy and nervous. She is DEFINITELY very intelligent. She got excellent marks. She can PROBABLY come to your 15 birthday party. Your mother can’t PROBABLY pick up from school tomorrow.
- 7. AVERBS OF POSSIBILITY 2) Probably and definitely before other verbs ( no auxiliars ). Go, eat, think…. With a lexical meaning. She probabably comes after the party. She definitely thinks you ‘re very intelligent. 3) Perhaps and Maybe They both mean the same and are place at the beginning of the sentence. Maybe She doesn’t speak because she doesn’t know any Spanish. Perhaps she doesn’t speak because he is very shy.
- 8. -ED & -ING ADJECTIVES Many adjectives ending in -ing and -ed present some difficulties for the foreign students of the English language. Many times students find it hard to decide on which adjective to use. -ed ( normally refer to the way people feel) -ing ( normally refer to the way things make us feel)
- 9. DISGUSTING DISGUSTED DISAPPOINTING DISAPPOINTED DEPRESSING DEPRESSED ANNOYING ANNOYED BORING BORED TERRIFYING TERRIFIED AMUSING AMUSED -ING -ED
- 10. HAVE A LOOK ON THIS WEBSITES!!! http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/adj_ing_ed_2.htm 1- Copy the following exercise and do it in your notebook ( important for the exam) http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.ad.inged.p.htm
- 11. Every morning When I wake up, I have breakfast, later I have a shower and finally I brush my teeth. Every morning When Sarah wakes up, she drinks just milk, later she has a quick Shower and she brushes her teeth. -It is used for habits and routines . -Normally used with Frequency adverbs. -Be careful with the 3 fantastics “ he / she/ it ” we will add –s/-es at the end of the verb. Only in affirmative sentences. - Example: Mary drink s coke every day.( Mary is fantastic and she needs –s) Present Simple tense
- 12. Frequency Adverbs : used to explain how often we … She always catches the bus at the same time. She never gets late to work ALWAYS PRESENT SIMPLE The boys live near the school . These time expressions: Every day… Twice a month…. ALWAYS WITH PRESENT SIMPLE Once a year… On mondays, on Tuesdays… Always usually sometimes hardly ever never often seldom / rarely 100% 50 % 0%
- 13. Affirmative: Subject + verb + object ( I, you, we, they ) Subject + verb-S + object ( he, she, it) Negative: Subject + don’t + Inf. + object ( I, you, we, they) Subject + doesn’t + Inf. + Object ( He, she, it) Present simple structures
- 14. 1 Teachers work hard ( aff. ) 2. Teachers don’t work hard.( neg. ) 3. Do teachers work hard? ( ? ) Interrogative: Do+subject+ Inf+ object? (I, you, we, they) Does +subject+ Inf + object? ( he/ she/ it) Present Simple
- 15. Let’s practise!! Transform into negative sentences. 1 Teachers eat at school 2 Luis likes pop music 3 My boyfriend dances very well 4 People from China speak Russian 5 I go to school in the evening 6 My cat sleeps 12 hours a day 7 My mum watches TV every day 8 I run more than 500 metres in a minute 9 We fry eggs in the microwave 10 My neighbours buy a new car every year
- 16. Time expressions to identify the Present Continuous Tense Now…Right now At this moment… Used to describe an action taking place at the moment. Used to describe a temporary action. My brother is revising Maths right now. (action in this moment) I’m taking up an English course. ( I’m not doing the action now but it takes a long time ) PRESENT CONTINUOUS
- 17. Subject+ to be (am, is, are..) + v-ing+ object Subject+ to be + not + v-ing+ object. To be (am/ is/ are ) + subject+ v-ing + object ? Examples: - I am revising for the exam in this moment. - Now, she is calling me to go for a walk. You are not studying because you are ill. - Are you going to the cinema right now? - Is she going with you? PRESENT CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE
- 18. The end