During this PowerPoint Presentation you will work on:

* Vocabulary

* Grammar

* Listening

* Reading

* Exercises

* Videos

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to

* Wide your vocabulary about the house and home furniture.

* Express existence and nonexistence.

* Use appropriately the English demonstrative adjectives.

You will constantly read what you have to do.

Enjoy it!

HEY GUYS!

THE HOUSE

ROOMS IN THE HOUSE

Click on the links and enter to the different rooms in a house. Then, click on the objects in the rooms, see and

listen to their names.

1. http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/den/

2. http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/dining-room/

3. http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/kitchen/

4. http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bedroom/

5. http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bathroom/

Exercise 1: Write the names of the rooms. (send it by e-mail)

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

Exercise 2: Write the names of the objects. (send it by e-mail)

1.2. 3.

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6. 7.

8. 9. 10.

Exercise 3: Write the appropriate word to complete the sentence –House vocabulary. (send it by e-mail)

Example: I wash my hands in the sink.

1. There are many books in the ________________.

2. My clothes is in the ____________________.

3. The lamp is on the_____________________.

4. I want to take a shower. I go to the ___________.

5. My mother cook the meal in the _____________.

6. It’s very dark in here, turn on the ___________.

7. There is a beautiful ______________on the wall.

8. I want to watch a program on the ___________.

9. The rug is on the ____________.

10. I’m sleepy. I go to my _______________.

THERE IS / THERE AREWe use “There is / There are” to say that

something exists (or does not exist).

Use “There is” for singular nouns.

Use “There are” for plural nouns.

There is a book on the table. There are nine books on the table.

There is a student in the classroom.

There are two students in the classroom.

The negative form of this structure is “There isn’t / There aren’t”

There isn’t juice in the glass.

There aren`t children in the park.

There isn’t a computer on the desk.

The interrogative form of this structure is “Is there / Are there”

Is there a computer on the desk?Yes, there is.

Is there a book on the desk?No, there isn’t.

Are there four chairs at the dining room table?Yes, there are.

Are there people at the dining room table?No, there aren’t.

Exercise 4: Write positive, negative and interrogative sentences to describe this room -10 sentences. (send it by e-mail)

Example: There is a lamp . There isn’t a radio. Is there a ball? Yes, there is.

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING VIDEO –MY HOME

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO2_-H7xBhg

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has a  $53,392,200 house in Medina, Washington. In his house there are seven bedrooms, twenty four bathrooms and six kitchens.  There is a huge library and even a movie theater.  The security system includes cameras and sensors in the floor.  The house computer system automatically turns on music when you enter a room.   

THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE

Exercise 5: Answer the following questions based on the previous text. (Send it by email).

Example: How many bedrooms are there? There are seven bedrooms.

Is there a movie theater? Yes, there is.

1. How many bathrooms are there?

2. How many kitchens are there?

3. Is there a library?

4.  Is there a computer system?

5. Are there cameras?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE

“THIS” is used to point at something near you -SINGULAR

“THAT” is used to point at something far from you -

SINGULAR

This is my book.

That is my book.

“THESE” is used to point at something near you -PLURAL

“THOSE” is used to point at something far from you -PLURAL

These are my books.

Those are my books.

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING VIDEO –THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYD0vKjgmiA&feature=

Exercise 6: Based on the images, complete the sentences with “this, that, these, those” (send it by email).

1.

Example:

That

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3.

4. 5.

THE WEATHER

Click on the link below and pass the cursor over the images. You will read and listen to weather

vocabulary

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/weather/

WEATHER VOCABULARY

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING VIDEO –

WEATHER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVuKr5y9AbY

Exercise 7: Write the names of the weather images. (send it by e-mail)

1. 2. 3.

4.5. 6.

Exercise 8: Write the answer of the next question based on the images. (send it by e-mail)

Example: It’s stormy.

What’s the weather like?

1.

2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Exercise 9: Complete the sentences below and write the appropriate word to complete the sentence –Weather vocabulary. (send it by e-mail)

Example: The sun is shining! Today is sunny.

1. When there is both sun and rain you can see the

_________.

2. I can hear the sound of __________.

3. We can’t see anything. It’s __________.

4. It’s snowy! Let’s make a __________.

5. It’s rainy! Take an ___________.

6. It’s August. This is a __________ month.

7. Put warm clothes on! It’s very __________.

8. There are many gray __________ in the sky.

9. People like skiing when it’s ____________.

10. It’s so ___________ in here! Please turn the fan on.

DESCRIBING CITIES AND TOWNS

• Food: Delicious, tasty, tasteless, sweet, salty. The typical food is delicious.

• People: Friendly, unfriendly, nice, funny, serious.

The people in Colombia are very friendly.

• Weather: Hot, cold, warm, sunny, rainy.

Bogotá is very cold and rainy.

• Transport: cheap, expensive, fast, slow, crowded

The mega-bus is very fast.

Pereira is a beautiful city; there are many cheap hotels in the downtown. This is an interesting, nice and fun city. There are very beautiful women in Pereira. You can play different sports in different places and you can go shopping in different malls in downtown. In this city there are a lot of good restaurants, I really like it. Pereira is warm and sunny .You can go to the zoo and see different kinds of animals. The people in Pereira are very nice, friendly and outgoing. I really like Pereira.

PEREIRA

MY CITY BOGOTÁ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSedYw9xgws

Exercise 10: Describe one city of Colombia you know. (Include the aspects exposed and send it by e-mail)

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!

SEE YOU IN CLASS

If you have a question about the exercises, please e-mail me.