A-7Mid-Term

Review

PEOPLE’S PERSOANLITIES1) It is very difficult to work with Gina

because she doesn’t show heremotions…

2) I can’t believe Tim likes to work on his vacations, he must be a…

3) I like to work with John because he doesn’t get angry easily…

4) I hate when people does nothing at all…

5) You better remind him about the reports because he’s very

forgetful…

6) Don’t invite Tim to the party, he doesn’t like parties…

7) Jonas knows many funny stories, he is very…

8) My boss is very mature, he never does silly decisions…

9) Harry is always smiling and says positive things, he’s very…

SCATTERBRAIN

LAZYBONES

WORKAHOLIC

KILLJOY

RESERVED

SENSIBLE

JOYFUL

FUNNY

EASYGOING

SO, EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS…

is someone who…

A scatterbrainA killjoyA reserved personA workaholicA lazybonesA sensibleAn easy goingA funny personA joyful person

PHRASAL VERBS

1) I have to work and look after the kids too?

2) My neighbor’s dog always runs after the postman

3) My baby’s name is Laquifa.I called her after my Mum!

4) I think John takes after his father a lot!

___ a) Name someone after somebody else ___ b) Become extinct___ c) Chase, persue___ d) To have no more___ e) Take care___ f) Understand something___ g) To be similar, resemble

5) If we keep building houses, many trees will die out!

6) Muuuum! we ran out of cereal!

7) I can’t make out these instructions!

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Simple Present

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINOUS

•To express routines

Everyday I wake up at 5 and then I go to work…

•Facts

You see la Silla Mountain in Monterrey

•Time-table

My flight leaves at 8 p.m.

•Activities right now

Sorry, I am working now I can’t talk to you!

•Temporary situations

My sister is staying with us, as she is getting her house fumigated

•Future (agended)

We are having a meeting tomorrow at 8 a.m.

Present Continous

Vs

STATIVE VERBSRemember, these verbs describe a state

than an action. So, they do not have a continuous form

Like, Love, hate, want, need, forget, remember, know

I just love you!

I just hate you!

I want another kind of food!

A few exceptions!

VERB EXAMPLE MEANING

Look

You look tired

I’m looking for a book

Fact

Search something

Feel

My cat feels soft

He is feeling sick

Fact

To be sick

Have

I have a car

He’s having tea

Possession

To take something

Think

I think this is nice

I’m thinking of coffee today

Opinion

Consider

Taste

The tea tastes good

She’s tasting the soup ingredients

Fact

Trying

1. Excuse me, ______________ (you/speak) English?2. Tom _____________ (have) a shower at the moment.3. They _____________ (not/watch) television very often.4. Listen! Somebody ___________ (sing)5. She’s tired. She _________ (want) to go home.6. How often ________________ (you/read) a newspaper?7. Excuse me, but you ______________ (sit) in my place. Oh I’m sorry.8. I’m sorry. I _________________ (not/understand). Please speak more slowly.9.Where are you Roy? I am in the office. I _______________ (read)10. What time __________________ (she/finish) work every day?

Fill in the blanks using present continuous or present simple.

1. Listen! I am hearing / hear voices. I am thinking / think the children are having fun now.

2. The boy doesn’t feel / isn’t feeling well so his mother is taking him to the doctor now.

3. He is lying to me now. I am believing / don’t believe him.

4. We look / are looking at the picture now but we don’t like / are liking it.

5. My little daughter is loving / loves that old blue blanket, she carries it all the time!

Choose the best option.

do you speakis having

don’t watchis singingwants

do you readare sitting

don’t understandam reading

does she finish

PRESENT PERFECT

DEFINITIONIt’s an action that started in the past and continue affecting our present.

STRUCTUREperson

+ HAVE / HAS + verb past participle

timePAST PRESENT

Simple Form

Past Past participle

Am, is, are

Was

Were

Been

Go Went Gone

Eat Ate Eaten

Make Made Made

Do Did Done

Have had Had

Simple Form

Past Past participle

Play Played Played

Call Called Called

Receive Received Received

Need Needed Needed

Work Worked Worked

Study Studied Studied

Irregular Verbs Regular Verbs

I feel very tired!

I have done this report for 5 hours!I have made corrections since 2 p.m.

and it’s not ready!

The boss has run this meeting since 1p.m. and it’s 4 p.m.!

We haven’t got internet signal at the office

for 12 hours, sir!

DEFINITION

FINISHED OR UNFINISHED ACTIVITYThis is to indicate or ask if an activity

is finished or not.

* Have you done the report yet?Yes, I have already done it.

No, I haven’t done it yet.

I haven’t received my package yet!Why isn’t here?

I don’t know but we have already sent

it to you!

DESCRIBING PASTAs this structure is a connection

between the past and the present, we can use it also to describe past.

They reported many problems last week, sir.

They have reported many problems, sir.

(no time needed)

EXPERIENCEWe can use it to describe experience

using ever or never

A: Have you ever seen the receptionist’s clothes?

B: Yes, I have…I think is nice!

A: Have you ever spoken to the CEO?

B: No, I have never done that!

CEO

Link to ex. 1 Link to ex. 2

WHERE DO THEY BELONG?

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINOUS

PRESENT PERFECT

everyday

now

yet

often

at the moment

since

for

every morning

always

just now

ever

already

Now, make 2 examples on your own for each tense!

MODALS

SHOULD / OUGHT TO

HAVE TO

MUST

MUSTN’T

Recommendation

Necessary to do

Obligation

Prohibition

STRUCTUREMODAL + verb in simple form

There is a lot of garbage! We have to recycle more!

There are many endanger species! we mustn’t hunt them illegally!

Litter is bad! We shouldn’t throw garbage on the street!

We must protect our forests

or we won’t have more oxygen!