SHOPPING LIST

SHOPPING

KEY VOCABULARY

How can I help you?

Do you need help with anything?

Next!

I would like…/I’d like…

Do you have any…

Could I please have…I

’m looking for a …

Will that be all for you?

Did you need anything else today?

Cash or credit?

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Shopping List

a pair of jeans

a shirt

a pair of slippers

a scarf

potatoes

a pair of scissors

a clipboard

Stop by the cafe for something to drink.

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LET´S GO SHOPPING

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MAKING PLANS

Ten things I’d like to do:   ___go for a drink. ___ go for a hike. ___ go for a drive. ___ go to the beach ___ go fishing. ___ go skiing. ___ go skating. ___ go snorkeling. ___ visit a temple. ___ watch a baseball game. ___ watch a soccer match. ___ study English.

CONVERSATION

Sample Coc

Jim: Hello.

Susan: Hello.

Is Jim there please?(Can I speak to Jim, please?)

Jim: Speaking.

Susan: Hi, Jim. This is Susan. How are you doing these days?

Jim: Good. What’s up?Susan: Are you busy on Friday evening?(Are you free on Friday?)(Are you doing anything on Friday?)

Jim: No, I’m free. Why?       (Sorry I’ve got plans for Friday.)

Susan: Would you like to have dinner together?

Jim: Sounds good. What would you like to meet? (Oh! I just remembered I have to work.)

Susan: How about 7:00?Jim: 7:00 is fine. Where would you like to meet?

Susan: Why don’t we meet in front of Antico’s Italian Restaurant?

Jim: Sounds good. See you there.

Susan: Great. Bye.

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SIMPLE PAST EXERCISE

DIPLOMADO DIDACTICA DEL INGLES                                 BASIC ENGLISH

 ENGLISH TEACHER :  JOSUE JAIMES C

Simple Past / Past Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the “Check” button to check your answers.

1. A: What (you, do)                 when the accident occurred?
B: I (try)                   to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find)                 the wallet full of money, I                            (go, immediately) to the police and                 (turn) it in.
3. The doctor (say)                           that Tom (be)                     too sick to go to work and that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive)              at Susan’s house a little before 9:00 PM, but she                 (be, not) there. She                  (study, at the library) for her final examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she                                  (watch, also) television. That’s all she ever does!
6. A: I (call)                     you last night after dinner, but you                    (be, not) there. Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center. 7. When I (walk)             into the busy office, the secretary (talk)                on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly)                       methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch)                 a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be)                in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn’t hear. anything because she (listen, not) .10. It’s strange that you (call)              because I                 (think, just) about you.

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Simple Past

FORM [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Examples:·      You called Debbie. ·      Did you call Debbie? ·      You did not call Debbie.

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:·      I saw a movie yesterday. ·      I didn’t see a play yesterday. ·      Last year, I traveled to Japan. ·      Last year, I didn’t travel to Korea. ·      Did you have dinner last night? ·      She washed her car. ·      He didn’t wash his car.

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:·      I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. ·      He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. ·      Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?  

USE 3 Duration in Past the Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:·      I lived in Brazil for two years. ·      Shauna studied Japanese for five years. ·      They sat at the beach all day. ·      They did not stay at the party the entire time. ·      We talked on the phone for thirty minutes. ·      A: How long did you wait for them? B: We waited for one hour.

 USE 4 Habits in the Past

the Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as “used to.” To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:·      I studied French when I was a child. ·      He played the violin. ·      He didn’t play the piano. ·      Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? ·      She worked at the movie theater after school. ·      They never went to school, they always skipped class.

USE 5 Past Facts or GeneralizationsThe Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression “used to.”Examples:·      She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. ·      He didn’t like tomatoes before. ·      Did you live in Texas when you were a kid? ·      People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.

 IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First

Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word “when” such as “when I dropped my pen…” or “when class began…” These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below contain when-clauses.

Examples:·      When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question. ·      She answered my question when I paid her one dollar. When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and then, she answered my question. It is not important whether “when I paid her one dollar” is at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar.Example:·      I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.

ADVERB PLACEMENT

the examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.Examples:·      You just called Debbie. ·      Did you just call Debbie?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:·      Tom repaired the car. Active ·      The car was repaired by Tom. Passive