Advanced 1, CEP

Instructor: Francisca Morales

Error Correction

The following sentences were either heard in class or posted on the class website. Can you find the mistake?

“Protesters are not agree with people who eat meat.”

“Those people who was against the festival

protested.”

“How is your weekends?”

“Here is my examples”

“Protesters DO not agree with people who eat meat.”

“Those people who WERE against the festival

protested.”

“How is your weekendX?”

“Here ARE my examples”

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

FEEDBACK

5 minutes

HOMEWORK REVIEW

Present Simple

"NYC Restaurant Week goes from July 21st through August 15th” (Gessica)

I love New York (Asami)

Sale and promotional items aren't returnable (Yuka)

Trains operate between South Ferry and 137 St (Sawako)

Present Progressive

We're helping small business in a big way (Gessica)

I'm loving it (Asami)

I'm turning 10 this year.(Yuka)

Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian are looking to have second children (Sawako)

Doubtful Examples?

PRESENT SIMPLE

Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors Please.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

The solution is showing gratitude

Dog Meat Festival

Dog Meat Festival VERB FUNCTION

PROCEEDS FACT

HAS FACT

IS LEGAL… STATE

IS A TRADITIONAL… STATE / FACT / GENERAL TRUTH

EAT HABIT / GENERAL TRUTH

SAY FACT

IS BOTH TRADITIONAL… STATE / FACT

RESENT FACT

IS JUST ONE… FACT

IS THAT… FACT

BELIEVE GENERAL TRUTH / STATE / FACT

I HAVE LIVED IN

EGYPT ALL MY LIFE

I LIVED IN EGYPT FOR FIVE YEARS WHEN I WAS YOUNG

A B

Which of these sentences would the other person respond?

“Did you ever eat kebab?”

“Have you ever eaten kebab?”

Does he still live in Egypt?

Amos and Brian

Amos was an explorer.Brian is an explorer.He went to many countries. He has been to many countries. He has been to the North Pole. He went to Japan. He has never been to the South Pole.

He has crossed the Gobi Desert. He crossed the Sahara Desert. He never explored in America. He went to China three times. He has been to India twice. He has explored in six continents.

In pairs, decide whether each of these sentences describes Amos or Brian.

EAT – 1 hour

SWIM / READ – 30 minutes

GRILL – all day

In pairs, make sentences

Barry started reading a book at midnight. It is now three in the morning.

Eva finished school and started working at the beginning of March. It is now the end of July.

Evan moved in with his parents seven months ago. He is still living with them.

Explain what happened

He has been looking for them for two hours now.

They have been dreaming of one for ten years now.

She has been thinking about it for the last ten minutes.

We have been expecting it to happen all day.

I have been feeling this way all my life.