Inglés Nivel 2

Inglés
Nivel 2
Welcome to Level 2!
Hello, My name is Adrian And my name is Franz,

Welcome to English Level Two!
Before we start, tell us:

what´s your name?
Name:
Yes, It is nice to meet you! It is nice to meet you!
CLASS RULES
1. Making mistakes is OK... Mistakes are natural and expected.
2. The use of cellphones during the class is not allowed.
3. You should use the following phrases during the class:
Hello Teacher! jelou tiichher

Goodbye Teacher! guudbai tiichher
Excuse Me! ex-quiusmi
Sorry! soowrii
Please! pliiz
May I go to the restroom? me-a-i gou tu de ressruum
May I go out? me-a-i gou-aut
Teacher, I have a question? tiichher ai-ja-va cuessshon
Teacher, I don´t understand! tiichher ai-don-t-onderrrstand
This pronunciation is just only similar to Spanish sounds, but they will be improved through time.
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L2 Teaching Program
Requirements: Approved L2 or English Placement test
Duration: 12 lessons / each for about 2 hours and 30 minutes
Level description: It provides you with the conversational structures to compose sentences in simple
past, certain future, and conditionals. In addition to more connectors, and vocabulary.
Main goal: To provide the students with the necessary knowledge for talking in present, past
and future.
My scores
% My scores:
Mid term test 25%
Final test Written test 20%

Oral Test 15%
Quizzes Quiz 1 5%
Quiz 2 5%
Class work Participation 5%

Book 5%
Projects Project 1 5%
Project 2 5%
Project 3 10%
Final Grade 100%
Your teacher may apply variations depending on each group circumstances.
Classwork: it is considered accordingly with the teacher’s perception of the student performance during
the class time. It must reflect not only the participation, but also the working on exercises, the time the
student gets out of class and his/her punctuality.
Projects: a set of activities designed to enhance your sentence construction, allowing the student to
increase creativity and language expression.
P-1 Level Two CMEI
Week Activity Pages Topics
L1 book • There is-are-isn´t-aren´t

01 Introductory class 2-3 • Counting or not counting
4-5 • Much or many
6 • Connectors
7 • Frequencies
02 Class
8 • Special questions with How
9 • More pronouns
10-13 • Certain future or future with going to.
03 Class
14 • Future with connectors
16 • Modal Would
Class
04 17,19-20 • Conversational Structures with would
Project 1 15 • Delivery date of this project
21 • Telling the date
22-23 • The possessive with 's
24-26 • Mid Term General practice.
Project 2 18 • Delivery date of this project
06 Mid Term Test • Written test for individual feedback support.
27 • The Simple Past: the verb to be
07 Class
28-30 • The Simple Past: to be born
31 • The Past Continuous: to be + verb-ing
08 Class 32 • Conversational structures with while
33 • Wear vs Use
34 • The Simple Past: All verbs, Affirmative
Class 35 • The Simple Past: All verbs, Negative
09
35 • The Simple Past: All verbs, Questions
Quiz 1 44-46 • Phillip Johnson (in class).
- • Regular verb pronunciation
Class
43, 51-53 • Past tense boot camp
10
Project 3 38-42 • Verbs in past
Quiz 2 47-49 • Nancy Johnson (from home).
Class 36-37, 54-56 • Past tense practice
11
Oral test - • Individual Oral test.
Final test - • Written test for individual feedback support.
12
Grading - • Delivering final grade.
CMEI Level Two P-2

Counting or not counting
At this level, it’s very important you understand how to make the difference between two kind of nouns:
countable, and uncountable nouns.
Countable objects
Countable objects have three main characteristics in common: (1) They are easy
to start counting them, you could even start counting them with your fingers, (2)
they all have plurals, each object has a specific plural equivalent. (3) They all have
a clear delimited beginning and ending; this means you could
clearly distinguish from one object to the other. For example,
even though there are billions of stars within the observable universe, stars are countable.
Another similar example are our body cells, once you look into the microscope, you
could easily count them one by one.
Uncountable objects
These objects are impossible to divide in single units, therefore we cannot count them; we could measure
them using countable units, such as spoons, bottles, cups, kilograms, etc. There is a big range of nouns
with naming uncountable objects; so, to make it easy for you, we have classified them into categories
based on their nature:
Gases air (Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbo Dioxide)

wind, helium
Liquids water, milk, blood, pee, sweat, juice blood!!!
Powders rice, sugar, salt, sand, beans, seeds, talc, dirt,

& Grains ground coffee.
Concepts, Honor, courage, love, hatred, sadness,

Feelings motivation, happiness
& Emotions
Time & Money “Time is money”
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The counting test
Based on the previous information about countable and uncountable nouns, answer the two questions: if it
is possible to count an object or not, and if it is countable or uncountable.
cars 2 cars... 3 cars... , it is possible. it’s countable
planets 2 planets... 3 planets... , it is possible. it’s countable
friendship It’s a concept, it is not possible. it’s uncountable
friends
education
electricity
people
architects
books
coke
respect
laptops
internet
light
darkness
mouse
watch
orange juice
sand
nurses
wind
meat

Much or Many
Now that we know how to make the difference between countable and uncountable nouns, we can apply the
words #much and #many to quantify objects. This is no complicated, but you need to understand the rules to
make it right:
The object/noun is uncountable use much much water
The object/noun is countable use many many books
We could combine it with the particle #too to indicate the excess of something at the moment of talking.
Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English using the next formula:
There is + too much + object/noun

There are + too many + object/noun
Hay mucha leche/crema en mi café. There is too much milk/cream in my coffee.
Hay muchas personas en la oficina. There are too many people in the office.
Hay mucho ruido en casa.
Hay muchas ideas buenas.
Hay mucha goma en la botella.
Hay muchos estudiantes en la clase.
Hay mucho tiempo en un año.
How much / many Questions

How much and how many are question particles used to create questions when you need to know the amount, or
quantity of a product. Literally, it corresponds to “cuánto“, or “cuántos” in Spanish. Please follow the next formulas
to make your own questions with how much / how many:
(singular) How much time do you have now?

How e.g.
uncountable Auxiliary 1+2+3+?
MUCH
object 1.
How much sugar do you want in your coffee? 2.
3.
(plural) e.g. How many blouses do you want?

How
countable Auxiliary 1+2+3+?
MANY 1.
objectS
How many books do you have in your library? 2.
3.

How much / many Questions
Please follow the next formulas to make your own questions with how much / how many:
(singular) e.g. How much money is there in the bank account?
How MUCH uncountable is there+3+?
object 1.
How much sugar is there in my coffee? 2.
3.
(plural)
e.g. How many red pens are there in my desk?
How MANY countable are there+3+?
objectS 1.
How many people are there in the office?
2.
3.
The counting test

You must now make a question for each object with how much/many using the word given based on the
information on Practice Part A. Take the two examples to guide you; and review the topic if you need it.
cars How many cars do you have?
planets how many planets are there in the solar system
friendship How much friendship does he need to be happy?
friends
education
electricity
people
architects
books
coke
respect
laptops
internet
light
darkness
Connectors
Sentence connectors are used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs
coherence. Sentence connectors perform different functions, and they are placed at the beginning, in
between sentences. Each connector provides a to complete different meaning to the sentence. They are used
to introduce, order, contrast, sequence ideas, or
1+2+3 Connector 1+2+3 data etc. There are too many connectors in English,
(link to the next
but we are going to focus only in 5, but we will increase
idea #1 idea) idea #2
them in future lessons.
Basic 5 connectors
Expresses a conclusion, or a
So deduction You are “tico”, so you like “gallo pinto”
Provides an excuse or an I work every day, but I don´t work on weekend

But exception after the first idea of course.
Because Explains the reason of an idea She lives alone, because her family is in the US.
And Links two different ideas Carlos has a dog, and he studies English.
Expresses contrast between

However something negative and positive I eat a lot; however, I run 1 hour every day.
Create your own sentences and link them using connectors. Remember to always apply the 123
rule, before and after the connector.
1 + 2 + 3 Connector 1 + 2 + 3
I don’t know her name. So, I have to ask her what her name is.
So
But
Because
And
However
Frequencies
100% Always We applied frequencies when we are talking about how many times we
repeat an action. We assigned these frequencies with a percentage from
75% Often
100% when we repeat something all the time, and 0% and that doesn’t
50% Sometimes happen at all. Here you can find two scenarios, one for the verb to be, and
25% Almost never one for the rest of verbs.
Please note that there are more frequencies, but we’re focusing on these 5 at this
0% Never moment, and we’ll include more in future levels.
Frequencies with verb TO BE Frequencies for all the rest of verbs
1 + 2 + 3 1 + 2 + 3
Who verb frequency the rest Who frequency verb the rest
I am always on time. We never go there.
She is never sick. They sometimes study at home.
I am I
You always on You always
We are often time. We often want(s) to sleep more time.
They sometimes late. They sometimes need(s) to eat on time.
He almost never happy. He almost never have (s) to walk home alone.
She is never hungry She never
It It
Using the reference above, create 4 sentences: Using the reference above, create 4 sentences:
Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English. Be careful where you put the frequency.
Ella siempre compra café barato. She always buys cheap coffee.
Mi papá nunca llega tarde. My dad is never late.
Tu familia a veces ahorra dinero.
Ella siempre hace corre 2 kilométros.
Yo nunca vengo tarde.
Yo aveces tengo hambre en la tarde.
Mi abuela nunca tiene frío.
Susan amenudo falta a clases.
El bus casi nunca está limpio.
Carlos siempre tiene sueño.

Special Questions with How
How often?
When we need to ask for the repetision of an action, we make the question with #how often (¿Qué tan
amenudo?). As for example: “How often do you study English?”. To answer this question, we need to count the
number of #times (veces) followed by the period of time. So, in this case a proper answer could be:
“I study 2 times a week”.
once* a day > I take a shower once a day. * In English we don’t commonly say 1
time, yet it’s possible, we don’t use very
twice** a week > He reads a book twice a week. often.
** Also, the same applies with 2 times, it’s
3 times a month > They go to the doctor 3 times a month. more common than 1 time; however, we
4 times a year > Sara takes vacations 4 times a year. use twice all the time.
Answer the following questions using the frequencis from above.

How often do you study English a week? How often does your father
I study english twice a week.
How often do you go to the movies? How often does the teacher talk in English?
How often do you come late to class? How often does the president come to town?
How often do you need help from the teacher? How often does your sister dance?
How often do you drink water on a regular day? How often does your mother go shopping?
How long? vs How far?

When we see the word #long, we tend to think about distance; however, in a question #how-long is used
to ask the amount of time required to do something, and the question used to ask the distance is only with
#how-far or #how-close (¿Qué tan cerca?).
Answer the questions using your personal information.
How long does the movie take? How far is the school from here?
How long do you work on Mondays? How far is Heredia from San José?
How long does she read on Fridays? How close is the store?
How long do they drive at night? How far does she run every day?
How long does the flight take? How close does the Alajuela’s bus stop?

More Pronouns
Object Pronouns
We call object pronouns to those that receive the action or the consequences in a sentence. For example, pay
attention who receives the action in the following sentence: “Pablo gives me the money”, the person receiving
the money is “me”, but me means “I“. Look a the following chart, what the object pronoun is equivalent to
each.
1 2 3 Examples:
I me > You help me with my homework.
You you > Carolina makes you happy.
We us > They take us the picture.
They verb them > We print it green.
He him > Rodrigo saves him the seat.
She her > They tell her the truth.
It it > We help them all the time.
Make your own sentences using the object pronouns, take in to consideration not all verbs require them.
Possessive Pronouns
These pronouns are considered adjectives. They describe to whom the object belongs to. So, if I say “my
book”, it means the book belongs to me, I am the owner of the book, or I am related to the book.
Let’s give a try and practice using all the possesive pronouns for every object.
house country
my house his house
I my -object- your house her house
You your -object- our house its house
We our -object- their house
They their -object- food problem

He his -object-
She her -object-
It its -object-
idea job

Certain future or future with going to
We use this future to call events in the future 2
suggesting they really are going to happen, or +2.1 +2.2 +2.3
1 3
depend on something in the present to happen.
Auxiliary verb verb
For example, we know that we are going to have
I
breakfast, lunch and dinner during the day. But, You
what we don’t know is what is exactly the food We
for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They to be going to verb
He
Please note that from now on, in many cases the She
verbs will follow this formula requiring an auxliary to express the It
tense within the verb:
1 +2.1 +2.2 +2.3 +3 Examples

am > I am going to go to the beach.
I going to go to the beach.
am not > I am not going to go to the beach.
You are > You are going to be a great team.

We going to be a great team.
They are not > We are not going to be a great team.
He is > She is going to have a day off*.

She going to have a nice day off*.
It is not > He is not going to have a day off.
* Don’t use free day, to refer when you don’t have
to work. The correct term is day off.
Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English.
Esto no va a funcionar bien. This isn’t going to work bien.
Usted no va a terminar a tiempo. You’re not going to finish on time.
Vamos a imprimir todo el reporte.
Él va a ir a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
No voy a venir mañana.
Mañana voy a ir al doctor.
Ellas van a ir al baño.
Usted no va a estudiar ciencias.
Ellos no van a mensajear.
Pedro va a tener problemas.
Mi madre no va a ir a trabajar.
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Questions with going to
Since the auxiliary verb includes the verb to be, we make all the questions as we make them with the verb to
be in simple present. We need to flip the action (2.1) with be in front of the subject (1), then the rest of the
question. Please follow the next structures to make open and close questions with this future.
Close Questions
2.1 +1 +2.2 +2.3 +3 Examples
am I going to ? > Am I going to have a surprise birthday party?
You
> Are you going to go to Guanacaste?
are We going to ?
> Are they going to work today?
They verb
He
> Is she going to be our next boss*?
is She going to ?
> Is he going to start a new project?
It
* This is the person in charge of (with authority
above) you, or your job.
Using the reference above, create 4 sentences:
Open Questions
Q? 2.1 +1 +2.2 +2.3 +3 Examples
am I going to ? > What am I going to do now?
What You
> When are you going to visit us?
When are We going to ?
> Why are they going to leave so early?
Where They verb
Why He
How > What is he going to cook today?
is She going to ?
> Where is she going to live from now on*?
It
* This is equivalent in Spanish to “de ahora en
adelante“.
Using the reference above, create 4 sentences:

Future Practice: Phillip Johnson
Today Phillip Johnson has to go to Omaha. There is a training
conference he has to attend (participate). The bank is going to launch a
new product, and Phillip wants to know everything about it. Although,
he usually prefers to stay at the Sheraton hotel, this time he is going
to stay at the Holiday Inn because the conference is going to be there.
Phillip is going to attend (participate) as a representative of the bank.
The Chief Commercial Director, the Human Resources Director, and
the Operations Director are going to attend the conference too.
Phillip and his team are going to drive all the way together. So, they
are going to meet at 3 p.m. at the bank, where they are going to leave to Omaha. Phillip is a little
nervous because this time he is going to meet with the new State Chief Executive of the Bank,
who supervises also his work, and responds directly to the company at national level. However,
Phillip knows his results on the last few quarters are excellent, and he thinks the new State
Director is going to be very happy with those results, and they are going to get along very well.
For that reason, he and his team are going to invite her to visit the bank back in Omaha.

Phillip's Questions
-ONLY COMPLETE 123 ANSWERS ACCEPTED-
01. What does Phillip have to do today? 10. Are they going to fly to Omaha?
02. Why is he going to go Omaha? 11. Are they going to meet at 3:30?
03. Is the bank going to launch a book? 12. What time are they going to meet?
04. What is the bank going to launch? 13. Where are they going to meet?
05. Does Phillip want to know everything about it? 14. Who is Phillip going to meet?
06. Is he going to stay in the Sheraton? 15. How are Phillips results the last few quarters?
07. Where is he going to stay? 16. What does Phillip think about the new State Director?
08. Why is he staying in the Holiday Inn? 17. Is he going to hide from her?
09. Who else is going to attend (participate)? 18. What are he and his team going to do?

Future & Connectors
When we learn a new language, we need more than just learning grammar; We need conversational structures
that help us communicate efficiently. Grammar only tells how the relationship between 1+2+3 works. But with
Conversational Structures, we learn to understand how to use the grammar focused on how to put the gramma
into a conversation, an exercise expression our own ideas.
1+2 (present)+3 Connector 1+2 (future with going to) +3

(link to the next
idea #1 idea) idea #2
I want to go to the beach, but I’m not going to go this weekend.
They need to work overtime because they're going to save money.
We don´t like vegetables; However, I’m going to eat more greens.
He comes late every day. So, he’s going to get a warning*!

* Only equivalent to what in Spanish we called
"amonestación".
Let's create our own senteces mixing present, and future using connectors.
(There’s something important you have to understand too. From now on you are going to make a lot
of sentences, and there is a special purpose, to stimulate your creativity. Creativity is one of the success
keys for speaking a any language, so at the beginning you struggle on how to say something but with
a lot of practice this is going to stop being difficult to you).
1+2 (present)+3 Connector 1+2 (future with going to) +3
but
because
However,
So,
and
but
because
However,
So,
Home Project 1
CMEI
Create your own sentences following the formulas on each column, they have to make sense based on the connector assigned. Make sure
to check your performance individually with your teacher. Remember, this is a challenge, and practice makes you better.
1+2 (present)+3 Connector 1+2 (future with going to) +3 Connector 1+2 (future with going to) +3
I don’t want to go to the party But, I am going to go anyway because I am going to be with my friends.
because and
However, because
So, and
And because
But and
Because because
However and
So because
because and
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However, because
So, and
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Modal: WOULD + VERB
In Spanish every single verb is conjugated using a root and an ending, just like the examples with "comer", "ir", and
"ahorrar" show up. This is not the case for English because verbs aren't conjugated. So, there are not endings in
this language. That is why instead we use an AUXILIARY verb with no equivalent meaning in Spanish.
root ending AUX + verb WOULD /u-ud/

comer ía It's a modal verb equivalent only to what we use in Spanish as “ia” at
comer ías would eat the end of the verb, just as shown in the examples.
+
comer íamos wouldn't eat
comer ían
Yo comería más.
root ending AUX + verb
-
ir
ir
ía
ías would go
I would eat more.
ir íamos wouldn't go
ir ían Yo no comería más.
root ending AUX + verb
ahorrar ía I wouldn't eat more.
ahorrar ías would save
?
ahorrar
ahorrar
íamos
ían
wouldn't save ¿Comerías más?
Would you eat more?
Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English.
Yo invitaría a toda mi familia. I would invite all my family.
Ellos no irían a trabajar
Nosotros pesariamos sobre eso.
Usted no haría eso.
Karol no iría contigo.
Compraríamos todo
Laura no sería dentista.
Pedro tendría como 24 años.

Conversational Structures with WOULD
There are two conversational structures to use with would, each one uses a different connector.
Case #1: When there is a possible action you can do, but there is a reason you don’t want to do it. So, with this
structure we express what is possible to us to do it, but we justify with an explaination or an excuse.
1+2 (would verb)+3, but 1+2 (present) +3

(link to the next
This is a possible present. idea) The excuse why the possible present is not real.
I would be a doctor but I am afraid of blood.
They would work more but they are not motivated.
We would read books but The school make us read ugly books.
Case #2: When there is something you can’t accept as possible, and you explain why you cannot accept it as
possible.
1+2 (would not verb)+3, because 1+2 (present) +3

(link to the next
This is non-acceptable present. idea) The reason why not to accept this present.
I wouldn’t be a doctor because I am afraid of blood.
They wouldn´t come to the party because They don´t like this music.
Juan wouldn´t buy a car because He lives next to his job.
Let's create our own senteces mixing would / wouldn't, and future using connectors.
1+2 (would / wouldn't verb)+3 Connector 1+2 (future with going to) +3
but
but
but
but
because
because
because
because
Home Project 2
CMEI
Create your own sentences following the formulas on each column, they have to make sense based on the connector assigned. Make sure
to check your performance individually with your teacher. Remember, this is a challenge, and practice makes you better.
1+2 (would / wouldn't)+3 Connector 1+2 (present) +3 Connector 1+2 (future with going to) +3
I would go with you, but I have to work tomorrow. So, Carlos is going to go in my place.
but So,
but So,
but So,
but So,
but So,
They wouldn't help us because They are busy now. So, We are going to do it alone.
because So,
because So,
because So,
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because So,
because So,
Would Practice: Nancy Johnson
Nancy Johnson teaches everyday from 9 to 12 at the technical school.
She would work at home, but she really likes teaching at the technical
school and this is important for her. She wouldn’t stop teaching
because she always learns from her students and gets new ideas. So,
she takes this as an opportunity to be always updated.
After teaching, she goes to her husband’s bank to help her friend with
the decoration plans for new branches, she also applies many new
concepts from the ideas she gets from teaching.
She knows she would earn around $1.500 for this, but she doesn’t
care for money because she puts into practice how to apply many of the concepts from theory,
and she wouldn’t charge her friend because everyone would think she’s taking advantage of her
husband’s position in the bank, and she's very proud as a professional.
Next week, the bank is going to open a branch near the Irvingdale area. Nancy is going to help
her friend with all the details. They’re going crazy because Phillip is going to invite the new State
Chief Executive of the Bank to the opening, and they want everything to be perfect. They are not
sure if she is going to come, but they want to be ready just in case she can make it.

Nancy's Questions
01. Would she work at home? 10. Would she charge her friend?
02. Why isn’t she teaching at home? 11. Why wouldn’t she charge her friend?
03. Why wouldn’t she stop teaching? 12. Is she proud as a professional?
04. How does Nancy consider teaching? 13. What is going to happen next week?
05. Where else does she go? 14. What is Nancy going to do?
06. What does she also do there? 15. Are they going relaxed?
07. How much would she earn? 16. How are they taking it?
08. Why isn´t she earning it? 17. How they want things to be?
9. Why else? 18. Are they sure the new State Director is going to come?

Telling the date
We are going to tell the date, it is very simple all we need to do is to follow this formula:
following
month the ordinal # , Year I, II, III
October the 15th, 1986
As you can see, the month goes first, then the day Ordinal Numbers Months:
(the + ordinal number), and finally the year at the end. 1st first January
Example month the Or.#, Year I, oh, III 2nd second February
17-ago-87 August the 17th 19-87** 3rd third March
02-nov-98 4th fourth April
5th fifth May
25-ene-76
6th sixth June
30-abr-48
7th seventh July
15-set-1821
8th eighth August
24-may-42
9th ninth* September
09-feb-2004 October
10th tenth
11-dic-2001 11th eleventh November
31-oct-2013 12th twelfth December
To pronounce the year we must follow the next 13th thirteenth
Days:
pattern: 14th fourteenth
Monday
1994
year I year II
nineteen - ninety four 15th fifteenth
16th sixteenth
Tuesday
Wednesday
17th seventeenth
1304 thirteen -oh- four
18th eighteenth
Thursday
Friday
19th nineteenth
Saturday
20th twentieth
Sunday
Sample Year I oh Year II 21st twenty-first
1986 nineteen - eighty-six 22nd twenty-second Season:
1997 nineteen - ninety-seven 23rd twenty-third Summer
1609 sixteen oh nine 24th twenty-fourth Fall (autum)
1905 nineteen oh five 25th twenty-fifth Winter
From the year 2000 to 2009: 26th twenty-sixth Spring
2001 - two thousand (and) - one 27th twenty-seventh -in Costa Rica-
2002 - two thousand (and) - two... 28th twenty-eighth Rainy Season
From the year 2010 and on we can use any of the 29th twenty-ninth Dry Season
two formats: 30th Thirtieth
2010 - two thousand then (most common) 31st Thirty-first
2011 - twenty-eleven (Canada)
But the first one it’s the most common around the
world.
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The possesive: 's
One of the greatest differences between English and Spanish is how we express that something belongs to us. In
Spanish, we commonly say “de”, “de la”, “del”, “de los”, and “de las” to indicate something belongs to someone, for example:
“El libro de la vecina”.
A native Spanish speaker would think it is correct to translate it as “of the” as “The book of the neighbor”, but this
is a mistake.
In order to understand how to say it correctly in English, we need two define the elements involve in the possession
and the proper order. The possessive could be divided by three parts: the owner, the object and the possessive
particle.
Part 1 - the owner: this is the person who is holding the responsibility or the Object > Owner
relationship with the object. El carro de los vecinos.
Part 2 - the object: this is the recipient of the responsibility from the owner.
La casa de mi familia.
Part 3 - the possessive particle: in most cases, we use the possessive
El libro de la profesora.
particle with
The order of all elements
The basic order of all elements is with the owner first, then - 's - followed by the object. If you notice, the
order is opposite to the order in Spanish. To know how to use the possessive in English, we're going to
follow the next 4 rules:
1st (first) Rule, the correct order: the rule of the right order, in English the owner goes first and before the object.
Owner 's Object Turn the following phrases to English using the 1st Rule.
My family 's house La amiga de Pablo Pablo's friend
El libro de Laura
Your father 's car El papá de Susana
La camisa de mi mamá
Los zapatos de Juan
2nd (second) Rule, words ending on [s] sound: this is a phonetic and a spelling rule. As you know, there is something
special about those words ending with “s”, or sounding similar to “s” . When the “s” is present at the end of the owner, you
have to place the apostrophe - ' - but not the “s” to indicate the possession, then you have to add a sound (phonetically) [is]
at the end of the word, as you can see in the following example:
Turn the following phrases to English applying the 2nd Rule.
La amiga de Carlos
La casa de mis padres My Parents' house
El libro de Charles
Carlos ' friend
La hija de Génesis
[kar-lo-sis fre-end]
El carro de mis hermanos
El problema de Andrés

3rd (third) Rule, object of an object: the owner has to be a person, this is one of the most important requirements
to apply the possessive with the 's -, and by a person we mean a human, a living organism, an animal, a place or an
institution; the possession with 's - can not be applied the object. So, in cases when it has to indicate the possession
of an object over another object we do not apply the 's -. In such cases, we just don’t place anything in the middle and
the order of possession goes as demonstrated in the following examples:
La puerta del baño La ventana del carro
The bathroom _ door The car _ window
Turn the following phrases to English applying the 3rd Rule.
El cuello de la blusa The blouse neck

El bolsillo (pocket) del pantalón
La puerta del carro
El techo de la casa
El marco (frame) de la puerta
4th (fourth) Rule, everything together: we’re going to use all of previous rules to indicate two references of possessions
at the same time, meaning two owners: the first owner linked to the second one, and the second one directly linked
to the object. We know this must be a little confusing to understand at first. So, in order to make it easier for you, let’s
check the following examples.
Object 2nd Owner 1st Owner 1st Owner 2nd Owner Object
El perro del vecino del Juan Juan 's neighbor 's dog
El amigo del hermano de Carlos Carlos ' brother 's friend
Turn the following phrases to English applying the 4th Rule.
El carro del amigo de Pedro The blouse neck

La hermana del vecino de Carlos
La oficina del papá de Lorena
El vestido de la novia de Jorge
La puerta del baño de Pablo
Los zapatos del hijo de Génesis
El libro del profesor de Pablo
La ventana del carro de Charles

Middle term General Practice
Recap what you are learning help you get a better English.
1. Add the frequency to each sentence, be careful with its position, remember when it goes after the
verb and when it goes after.
He listens to the radio. (never) He never listens to the radio.

They read a book. (sometimes)
Pete gets angry. (almost never)
Tom is very friendly. (always)
I take sugar in my coffee. (often)
Ramon and Frank are hungry. (always)

My grandmother goes for a
walk in the evening. (sometimes)
They watch TV in the afternoon. (often)
Christine smokes cigarretes. (never)

Walter helps his father in the
kitchen. (always)
2. Pick the correct connector according to each case.
It’s raining really hard. ( so,  however, ) I am going to go to the school.
She wants to study French, ( but, because, ) There isn’t any French class.
Claudia is going to win the
competition ( then, because, ) She works out every single day.
Pablo would be a teacher, ( but, because, ) He is to shy to talk to people.

Roger and Cristina have a house in
San Jose ( So, but, ) They are from Puntarenas.
Melisa has problem ( then because ) She needs more money.
They are going to buy a car, ( then, because, ) They are going to buy a house.
Julio lives in Puerto Viejo ( but because ) he works for a Hotel there.
My father loves music ( but, so, ) he doesn’t play any instrument.

Paola works 10 hours a day from
Monday to Friday, ( however, then, ) She’s very happy with her job.
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3. We need to identify if the questions goes with HOW MUCH or HOW MANY.
How much pollution does the factory make? time do we have?
water do you drink every day? minutes are left?
cookies are there? does the car cost?
books do you read? rice does she want?
energy does it have left? paper does it need?
spoons of sugar do you want? people are there?
4. This exercise is about the possessive, please re-write down the possessive using the 4 rules of
possession.
The house of Peter is very large. Peter’s house
The son of susan lives in Heredia.
The teacher of the friend fo my father is very angry.
The door of my car isn’t working.
The headphones of Alice are waterproof.
The book of Charles is very big.
The house of the friend of my parents has a pool.
5. Tell us the date, use the example format for the other three dates.
18-ago-1986 August the 18th, nineteen eighty-six
01-ene-2003
30-nov-1993
12-jul-1804
25-dic-1903
21-oct-1821
6. Answer the questions using your imagination.

How often do you exercise? How often does your mother watch t.v.?
I exercise 3 times a week.
How far do you live from school? How long does your mother watch t.v.?
How often do you have pizza at home? How far is San Jose from Puntarenas?
How long do you study English at school? How close is the supermarket?
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Yo sería un abogado, pero no me
gustan leer mucho. I would be a doctor but I don’t like to read much.
Pablo no tomaría café porque él

quiere dormir temprano.
Ellos irían a Jacó pero no tienen

tiempo esta semana.
Karol no tocaría la guitarra porque

a ella le gusta tocal el violín.
Carlos vendería su carro pero el

siempre maneja al trabajo.
Yo te imprimiría el documento pero

mi impresora no funciona.
8. For this exercise you need to pick between two options to each case. take into consideration there
are two sentences and a choice is require for each one.
• Pablo (  is going to are going to ) work tonight because he ( need  needs ) more money.
• My family ( is going to are going to ) celebrate my birthday, I ( know know ). about the
surprise party.
• They ( is going to are going to ) go to Panama, So they ( is going to are going to ) to

buy the flight tickets before leacving.
• Luis ( isn’t going to aren’t going to ) be happy, because he ( don’t doesn’t ) like chinese
food.
• Carlos ( is going to are going to ) visit my mother because she ( love loves ) him like
a son.
• I ( am going to is going to ) study more because I ( don’t doesn’t ) want to fail my test.
• Pablo ( isn’t going to aren’t going to ) buy more pizza, because he ( is has ) very hungry
• They ( is going to are going to ) go to Mexico, then She ( is going to are going to )
come back.
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The past: the verb to be
The past tense is one of the most important structures for any language, because it represents
most of our life; it is our history, what we tell to people when sharing a memory or an interesting story
that happened to us. If we compare it to any other tense, we could easily say 80% of what we say it is
in past tense, and the left 20% to any other tense such as the present or future.
The verb to be is the only verb with a conjugation, in past it is not an exception, we take from am/is/are
to was/were just like this:

am
was / wasn’t
To be is
are were / weren’t
Well, let’s try to make it past (both affirmative and negative):
Larry is happy. Larry was happy.
Carlos isn’t in Cartago.
I am hungry.
We are friends.
They is in Heredia.
Jorge isn’t cold.
If we have to tell a story, the past is so big we are almost obligated to make a reference to tell exactly
when the things happened, which we are going to call as PAST TIME REFERENCE.
Past time references

Yesterday minutes
hours
week days ago
#
last month weeks
year months
years
Now make your sentences using the given past time reference and the verb to be past.
Past time reference 1 + 2 (to be past) + 3
2 days ago we were in Tortuguero 2 days ago.
Last month
4 hours ago
Last year
7 months ago
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To be born
There is a very different and peculiar verb, and that is NACER. It is peculiar because there is no verb
NACER in English. We need to use an auxiliary verb to tell it, and that makes a two-part verb: 1. The
verb to be past, 2. adding the particle #born.
1 2 3 Examples:
I
was I was born in Costa Rica.
He born
wasn’t
She They were born on 1996.
We We weren’t born on July.

were
You born
weren’t He wasn’t born here.
They
Let’s try to put all of this into practice, better to say our history in English. Make sentences with the given
information using the verb to be past and to be past + born.
Juan Santa María, (National Hero). Pablo Presbere, (Native National Hero).
Birth-date: August 29th, 1831, Birth-date: 1670, Age when
Age when died: 25 years old. died: 40 years old. Occupation:
Occupation: Army Drummer. Aboriginal King of Talamanca.
He was born on 1831.

He was an army drummer.
He was 25 years old when
he died.
Maria Isabel Carvajal Quesada, (also known as Clodomiro Picado Twight, (also known as Clorito
Carmen Lyra, renown costa rican teacher and writer). Picado, renown costa rican scientist).
Birth-date: January 15th, 1888. Birth-date: April 17, 1887.
Age when died: 61 years old. Age when died: 57 years old.
Occupation: writer and Women’s Occupation: Snake anti-venom
Rights Advocate. researcher.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte is world wide famous because he was the
Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814.
He was born on August the 15th, 1769. He was born in Corsica Island
in France. His parents were Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolio. He
was their fourth child, and third son. As a young man, he was a very
successful military man, and because of it, he was crowned Emperor
of France on 1804. Even today, many people believe he was a very
short man. However, he was not short at all. Actually, he was 1,70
meter-tall, this was above-average height for a Frenchman of the time.
He was married twice in life. Firstly he was married to Joshepine from 1796 to 1810, and then
he was married to Marie Louise of Austria until his death on 1821. Napoleon was 51 years old
when he died.

Napoleon's Questions
01. Is he famous because he was an artist? 11. As a young man, was he a successful lawyer?
02. Why is he famous? 12. Why was he crowned Emperor of France?
03. How long was he Emperor of France? 13. Do people today think he was short?
04. Was he born on 1796? 14. Was he 1,50 meters tall?
05. When was he born? 15. How tall was he?
06. Was he born in Italy? 16. Was he above-height for a Frenchman?
07. Where was he born? 17. How many times was he married?
08. Who were his parents? 18. Who was he married first?
09. Was he the first child? 19. Who was he married after?
10. Was he their third son? 20. How old was he when he died?

What were you doing?
Let’s make the past continuous using the verb to be and adding a verb with “ ing” at the end to explain
what is happening at a specific moment in the past; this is the very same formula we use for describing
an action happening in a present moment, but with the verb to be past.
was / wasn’t verb_ing

were / weren’t
To understand it better, let’s say it is a very specific description on what was somebody o something
doing at exact time, just as in the following question:
What were you doing yesterday at 3 p.m.?
Yesterday at 3 p.m. I was watching TV.
Yesterday at 4 p.m. I was preparing a snack.
Yesterday at 5 p.m. I was reading a book.
Let’s try and do it by ourselves, use the recommended verb as a reference then answer the question
using past continuous.
What were you doing last Friday at 6:00 am? (to sleep)
Last Friday at 6:00 am I was sleeping.
What was Roger doing last Saturday at 7:30 am? (to take a shower)
What were they doing last Sunday at 8:00 am? (to have breakfast)
What were you doing last Monday at 8:30 am? (to leave home)
What was Johanna doing last Tuesday at 9:00 am? (to get to her job)
What were Roberto and Cesar doing last Wednesday at 9:30? (to work)
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Now more connectors
It is important to keep using connectors with every single sentence. It is just we always need to express
ourselves in different ways. This time we add a new one: “while” (means mientras).
1 2 3 Connectors 1 2 3
WHILE
BUT
idea #1 BECAUSE idea #2
/past continuous/ /past continuous/
AND
HOWEVER
I was sleeping while you were working
Melisa wasn´t helping but she wasn´t making any noise.
He wasn’t calling you because he was texting to me.
They were dancing and they were singing.
We were having dinner however I wasn’t eating too much.
Complete the following sentences using your imagination. The whole idea it is to respect the connec-
tor meaning, so your own sentence has to make sense.
I was taking a shower while you were having breakfast.
while you were playing the piano.
I wasn´t reading a book, but
because she was studying maths
We were drinking sodas and
however the car wasn’t working.
Laura was running while
but my uncle wasn’t going anywhere.
You were helping us because
and Pablo wasn´t using his phone.
I wasn’t thinking about her however
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Wear vs Use
Same as in present the verb to wear keeps being used for clothes, shoe and every kind of body
accessory, and this does not change in past tense. So, let’s keep practicing.
was / wasn’t wearing

were / weren’t
Tell us what was Maria Jose wearing every day:
Describe what were you

wearing yesterday.
On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday
On Monday she was wearing a black and gray dress.
On Monday she was wearing a black hat.
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The past
The past tense is pretty much simpler than the present, and much more than what we do in Spanish, due
to the fact the verb in past changes the same to all pronouns, but there is no conjugation or whatsoever.
To start to understand we need to check changes with the verbs. So, we are going to classify verbs in
two categories Regular and Irregular verbs.
Regular verbs: the only requirement is adding -ed- at the end of each verb.
1 2 3 Examples
I like+ed We liked the new book.
You liked
He want+ed She needed $300 for a new laptop.
She wanted
It The president wanted to go home.
need+ed
We
wanted
They
Irregular verbs: this is what makes the past so special, each verb has its own special change and there
is no other way but to memorized them and understand them. Despite of the fact most of the verbs are
regular, irregular verbs are the most common verbs and we use them all the time, which is going to
make them easier to remember.
1 2 3 Examples
I did (do) I did the homework yesterday.
You had (have) We had to go to the bank.
He went (go) He went home after work.
She ate (eat) She ate at home last night.
It drank (drink) It drank all the liquid from raining.
We took (take) We took her to the doctor 2 days ago.
They gave (give) They gave him the keys last week.
Now let’s practice before we move on, make your own sentences:
Want
Take
Like
Go
Do
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The past negative & question
As it has been previously explained for making the negative and question in English, we need to use n
auxiliary verb, in present we use #do #does as the auxiliary verb. Now, we are going to use the same
auxiliary verb but in its past form: #did, to make both negative sentences and questions.
IMPORTANT: once the auxiliary verb is present, the verb comes back to its original form.
1 2 3 Examples
I I didn’t ask you anything.
You You didn’t tell me the truth.
He did + not + verb He didn’t need to go home.
She didn’t verb She didn’t use her phone.
didn’t want
It didn’t need It didn’t work at all.
We We didn’t want to do it.
They They didn’t have to do it.
The question requires the auxiliary verb as well, but at the beginning of the sentences.
AUX 1 2 3 Examples
I ***
You Did you get the magazine?
He verb Did he look familiar?
Did She want Did she ask her mother’s permission?
It need Did it fall from the bed?
We Did we order a pizza?
They Did they make the call?
Also the Auxiliary verb goes after the Question Particle, but before the sentence.
Question
Particle
Auxiliary 1 + 2 + 3 ? Example
I
What You What did you do last night?
Why He Why did he need help?
When
verb
Did She want When did she give us the book?
Who
It need Who did it hit?
How
Where We How did we make it?
They Where did they go?
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Let’s practice the past
Make your own sentences sentences (in affirmative) using the given verbs.
Eat I ate too much last night

Remember
Lose
Start
Work
Go home
Repeat
Post
See
Listen to
get late
Make every single sentence Negative.
I lost my password. I didn´t lose my password.

I wanted to help.
I had to go to the supermarket.
We thought about it.
We needed to make more soup.
They worked around the clock.
Raul made a lot of pasta.
He started a new book.
Maria went to Guanacaste.
Laura drank all the coffee.
Pedro had a lassagna at lunch.
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Keep the practice going on...
Turned the answers into questions.
Did you open the door? Yes, I opened the door.

No, Jessica didn’t start on Monday.
Yes, Cesar needed more books.
Yes, Pedro ate your chocolates.
No, I didn’t call you last night.
Yes, Roberto played with the team.
No, Carolina didn’t get early.
Yes, Pedro missed the bus.
No, She didn’t give me anything.
Yes, I lived in Cartago.
No, He didn’t come last week.
Make more complex questions.
What What did you tell me last week?

What
Why
Why
When
When
Where
Where
How
How
Who
Who
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135 most useful verbs (10 new verbs)
Simple Present, Simple Present, Negative Regular or
# Verb Affirmative, 3rd Person 3rd Person Irregular
Simple Past, Affirmative Simple Past, Negative
1 Have
2 Take
3 Eat
4 Drink
5 Go
6 Study
7 Learn
8 See
9 Watch
10 Stare
11 Listen
12 Begin
13 Start
14 Finish
15 End
16 Stop
17 Speak
18 Talk
19 Walk
20 Say
21 Tell
22 Live
23 Leave
24 Fill
25 Feel
26 Slip
27 Sleep
28 Complete
29 Send
30 Spend
31 Do
32 Make
33 Think
34 Teach
35 Bring
36 Buy
37 Sell
38 Ask
39 Answer
40 Wear
41 Use
42 Play
43 Need
44 Forget
45 Remember
46 Remind
47 Give
48 Receive
49 Win
50 Earn
51 Gain
52 Cook
53 Prepare
54 Invite
55 Like
56 Want
57 Love
58 Hate
59 Wait
60 Lose

61 Miss
62 Agree
63 Arrive
64 Believe
65 Guess
66 Wash
67 Open
68 Close
69 Change
70 Charge
71 Try
72 Cry
73 Look
74 Move
75 Refuse
76 Accept
77 Save
78 Laugh
79 Floss
80 Work
81 Swim
82 Run
83 Jog
84 Drive
85 Ride
86 Handle
87 Fix
88 Apologize
89 Come
90 Rub
91 Delay
92 Hurry
93 Read
94 Write
95 Stand up
96 Sit down
97 Wake up
98 Cut
99 Fly
100 Get
101 Meet
102 Know
103 Let
104 Put
105 Wish
106 Print
107 Post
108 Text
109 Google
110 Understand
111 Pick
112 Pick up
113 Find
114 Happen
115 Continue
116 Type
117 Mean
118 Stay
119 Increase
120 Decrease
121 Download
122 Upload
123 Carry
124 Pay
125 Pass
126 Fail
127 Order
128 Cancel
129 Hit
130 Show
131 Hide
132 Smell
133 Set
134 Quit
135 Look for
10 new verbs
# Verb Meaning
126 Fail
127 Order
128 Cancel
129 Hit
130 Show
131 Hide
132 Smell
133 Set
134 Quit
135 Look for

Past Tense Boot Camp
To master the past we need to practice a lot. So, let’s not waste more time and keep practicing right
away.
Make sentences with the given verb and tell us if the verb is regular or irregular.
Eat Irreg We ate too much last night

Sleep
Find
Learn
Keep
Start
Open
Read
1+2+3 1+2+3
past simple
WHILE past continuous
I went home while You were sleeping.
George needed help while We were walking out.
while
while
while
while
while
while
while
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Past Tense Practice: Phillip Johnson
Yesterday, Phillip Jonson had a busy morning. Usually he gets up
at 7:30 every morning, but yesterday he got up at 7:00 because his
wife, Nancy, had to leave home very early to take report to a client
of hers 70 miles from Lincoln. Nancy left home at 7:25 and Phillip
made breakfast for himself and for the children. Usually Nancy makes
breakfast for all three, but yesterday was an exception. Phillip took a
shower and had breakfast before the children got up. He prepared
fried eggs and toast for Michael and Denise and at 8:30 he took them
to school. He got to the office at ten minutes past nine. He had three
meetings during the morning. The first one was at 10:00 o’clock with the bank’s lawyer.
They discussedt a problem with an important client who wanted to suspend payments on
a loan. They decided to wait until the meeting of the bank’s board of directors to make
a final decision. At 11 :30, he received the owner of a ceramic factory near Lincoln. The
man needed $500.000 to add a new building to his factory. The ceramic factory was one
the best in Nebraska and Phillip knew the man very well and trusted him. At 12:00, Phillip
met with the chief commercial officer of the bank to discuss a salary question concerning
one of the employees in the commercial department. He went to lunch with the chief
commercial officer at 12:30. They had lunch in a small restaurant near the office.
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Phillips Johnson’s Questions
-ONLY LONG ANSWERS-
1. Did Phillip have a busy morning yesterday? 11. Was yesterday an exception?
2. Did he get up at the usual time? 12. What did Phillip do before the children got up?
3. What time did he get up? 13. What did he prepare for breakfast for his children?
4. What times does he usually get up? 14. What time did he leave home?
5. Why did he get up earlier than usual? 15. Did he leave home alone?
6. Why did Nancy have to leave home early? 16. Who did he leave home with?
7. How far was the client from their home? 17. Why did he leave home with his children?
8. What time did Nancy leave home? 18. What time did he get to the office?
9. Who prepared breakfast for Phillip? 19. Did he have any meetings during the morning?
10. Who usually makes breakfast? 20. How many meetings did he have?
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21. Was the first meeting at 9:30? 31. How much money did the man need?
22. What time was the first meeting? 32. What did he need the money for?
23. Was the meeting with a salesman? 33. What can you say about the ceramic factory?
24. Who was the first meeting with? 34. What was Phillip’s relationship with the man?
25. Did they discuss a problem? 35. Who did Phillip meet with at 12:00 o’clock?
26. What was the problem? 36. What did they discuss?
27. Did they make a final decision during the

How long did the meeting last?
37. Who
meeting?
28. What did they decide to do? lunch

38. What time did Phillip go to hunch?
29. What time was his second meeting? 39. Who did he have lunch with?
30. Who did Phillip receive? 40. Where did they have lunch?
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Past Tense Practice: Nancy Johnson
Yesterday morning wasn’t a normal morning for Nancy Johnson.
Usually she gets up at 7:30, but yesterday she got up at 6:30. She
took a shower, got dressed, and had breakfast in less than 45 minutes.
She left home at 7:25 because she had to drive 70 miles to the west
of Lincoln to deliver an interior design plan to John Evans, the owner
of a house that she was decorating. Mr. Evans needed to give the
plan to the company that was building a new master bedroom for him
and his wife. Nancy had to deliver it early in the morning because she
didn’t have any time the rest of the day to drive to Mr. Evan’s house.
Her problem was that she had to be at the technical school where she taught interior
design at 10:00 o’clock, when her first class started. The technical school was 20 miles
east of Lincoln, so Nancy had to drive a total of 160 miles before 10:00. She drove
relatively fast and got to Mr. Evan’s house at 8:35. She spent ten minutes talking to him
about some details of the plan and then started her drive to the school at 8:45. She had
to drive 90 miles in an hour and fifteen minutes. Fortunately, Lincoln is a relatively small
city and there isn’t a lot of traffic. She got to the school at exactly five minutes to ten. She
had a quick coffee with one of the other teachers and entered her class at two minutes
past ten.
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Nancy Johnson’s Questions
-ONLY LONG ANSWERS-
1. Did Nancy have a normal morning 9. Who was Mr. Evans?

yesterday?
10. What was he doing with his house?

2. What time does she usually get up?
11. Who was the new bedroom for?

3. What time did she get up yesterday?
12. Who did he need to give the design plan to?

4. What did she do before having breakfast?
13. Why didn’t Nancy deliver the plan later in the day?
5. What time did she leave home?
14. What time did she have to be at the technical

6. How far did she have to drive to Mr. Evan’s school?
house?
15. How far was the technical school from Lincoln?

7. Was the house cast or west of Lincoln?
8. What did she have to deliver to Mr. Evans?
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Nancy Johnson’s Questions
-ONLY LONG ANSWERS-
16. How far was it from Mr. Evan’s house? 33. What time did she leave Mr. Evan’s house?
17. Explain why she had to drive 160 miles 24. How long was the trip to the school in time?
yesterday?
25. Was there a lot of traffic?

18. Why did Nancy have to be at the school
at 10:00?
26. Why wasn’t there a lot of traffic?
19. Did she drive relatively fast or slowly?
27. What time did Nancy get to the school?
20. What time did she get to Mr. Evan’s

house?
28. What did she have before going to her class?
21. How much time did she spend talking to

29. Who did she have a coffee with?
him?
30. What time did she enter her class?

22. What did she talk to him about?
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The past tense challenge
Telling your story as a dairy.
Record your daily activities for three days. Use the past tense verbs to describe what
you did. Hint: keep it very simple and remember English rules (simple, fast and efficient).
Day
1
Day
2
Day
3
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Past Tense Practice: Natasha Zarakovich
Last night Natasha had a big surprise. Yesterday was her birthday
and she thought that nobody at the laboratory knew it. She didn’t
want to tell them because Russian people always bring a lot of food
to the office to celebrate and Natasha was on a strict diet. But she
didn’t remember that her boss, Gregori, was going out a lot with one
of her best friends, Karina. Gregori and Karina had lunch together
yesterday and Karina told him that it was Natasha’s birthday. At 4:20,
ten minutes before Natasha was planning to go to the national library,
as every day, Gregori called her on the phone and asked her to help
him with a report he was trying to finish before 5:30. She thought this was strange,
because usually Gregori didn’t ask her to work late. At 4:30, she went to his office on
the third floor. When she got there, there were probably 10 people with cakes and tea
waiting to celebrate her birthday. They stayed in the office, having a good time, until 7:00
p.m. Then Gregori invited all of them to a nightclub in the center of Moscow where there
was good vodka and a gypsy group that played folk music. They stayed at the nightclub,
eating, drinking, and dancing until 10:30. Natasha got home at 11:00, She talked to her
mother for a few minutes and then went to bed, because she had to get up early this
morning to go to the laboratory. She was glad that today was Friday.
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Natasha Zarakovich’s Questions
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1. What kind of surprise did Natasha have 10. What time was Natasha planning to go to the
last night? library?
2. What was special for Natasha yesterday? 11. What time did Gregori call her?
3. What did she think concerning the people 12. What did he ask her to help him with?
at the lab?
13. When did he say he wanted to finish the report?

4. Did she want to tell them about her birthday?
14. Did Natasha think this was normal or strange?

5. Why didn’t she want to tell them?
15. Why did she think this was strange?

6. Why didn’t she want to eat a lot of food?
16. Where did she go at 4:30?

7. What didn’t she remember about her boss,
Gregori?
17. Where was Gregori’s office?
8. What did Gregori and Karina do yesterday?
9. What did Karina tell him?
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Natasha Zarakovich’s Questions
-ONLY LONG ANSWERS-
18. How many people were there when she 27. What kind of music did the gypsy group play?
got there?
28. What did they do at the nightclub?

19. Were they waiting for her or for Gregori?
29. What time did they leave the nightclub?

20. What did they want to celebrate?
30. What time did Natasha go home?

21. What did they have waiting for her?
31. What did she do before she went to bed?

22. How long did they stay in the office?
32. How long did she talk to her mother?

23. Did they have a good time?
33. Did she have to get up early or late this morning?

24. Where did Gregori invite them?
34. What was she glad about this morning?

25. Where was the nightclub?
26. Was there good vodka or good brandy at

the club?
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Past Tense Practice: Nigel Perkins
Last week, Nigel Perkins flew to Monte Carlo with his wife to visit
their son, Ronny. Nigel and his wife go to Monte Carlo two or three
times every year between November and March because Ronny is
too busy the other half of the year to be with them. They drove to
Gatwick Airport on Wednesday morning and left the car at the airport
parking lot. They had first class reservations for the two-hour flight.
The plane left Gatwick on time at 11:15 and got to Monte Carlo ten
minutes early, at five minutes past one. Nigel and his wife weren’t
expecting to meet Ronny at the airport, so they caught a taxi and went
to his apartment near the port. They were surprised to find that their
son wasn’t at home. Nigel didn’t have a key to the apartment, so he and his wife spent
some time looking at the shop windows along the street. After 20 minutes, they went
back to the apartment building and tried again. Ronny still wasn’t there. The temperature
was around 15 degrees and Nigel’s wife felt a little cold. They decided to go to a small
bookshop about 300 meters from Ronny’s apartment building. Nigel likes to spend
time in bookshops, but his wife, Margaret, doesn’t, so Nigel asked permission to use
the telephone and called Ronny’s mobile number. Ronny was in a meeting with a tour
operator not far from the bookshop. He said he was sorry and told Nigel that the porter
in his apartment building had a key to his apartment. Nigel and Margaret walked back to
the building, called the porter, and asked for the key. Ronny arrived two hours later.
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Nigels Perkins’ Questions
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1. What city did Nigel fly to last week? 11. What kind of reservations did they have on the
flight?
2. Who did he go with? 12. Did the plane leave late or on time?
3. Who did they go to Monte Carlo to visit? 13. What time did it leave?
4. How often do they fly to Monte Carlo? 14. Did it get to Monte Carlo early or late?
5. In what period of the year do they go there? 15. What time did the flight arrive?
6. Why don’t they go there in the summer? 16. Who met them at the airport? (nobody)
7. What airport did they leave from? 17. Were they expecting to meet Ronny at the airport?
8. Did they drive to the airport or take a taxi? 18. Did they catch a bus or a taxi?
9. What day did they fly to Monte Carlo? 19. Did they go to Ronny’s office or to his apartment?
10. Where did they leave their car? 20. Where was the apartment?
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Nigel Perkins’ Questions
-ONLY LONG ANSWERS-
21. Was Ronny at home when they got there? 31. Where did they decide to go?
22. What was their reaction to this? 32. How far was the bookshop from Ronny’s apart-
ment?
23. Did they go up to the apartment? 33. How do Nigel and Margaret feel about bookshops?
24. Why didn’t they go up to the apartment? 34. What did Nigel ask permission to do in the book-
shop?
25. What did they do? 35. What telephone number did he call?
26. How much time did they spend looking at 36. Where was Ronny?
the shops?
27. What did they do then? 37. Who was he in a meeting with?
28. Was Ronny there the second time? 38. What did he tell Nigel concerning the porter?
29. How was the weather that day in Monte 39. What did Nigel and his wife do after talking to
Carlo? Ronny?
30. What was Margaret’s problem? 40. When did Ronny get home?
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Past Tense Practice: Aki Morita
Last Friday, Aki Morita had a meeting with his boss and with his boss’s
boss. He knew he was going to have the meeting and he thought that
the subject of the meeting was going to be about a new supplier.
When he got to the meeting room, Aki’s boss offered him a coffee and
told him that the subject of the meeting was about Louisiana. At first,
Aki didn’t understand. Then he remembered that Honda was building
a new factory in the United States in a city called Baton Rouge. He
didn’t know why his bosses wanted to talk about the new factory
in Louisiana, but he tried to be calm. His direct boss told him that
Honda wanted a good man to go to Louisiana to organize the quality
department. He told Aki that it was necessary to establish in the United States the same
quality system that, thanks to Aki, was so successful in Japan. Aki didn’t know what to
say. He immediately thought about his family. He asked his boss about the duration of
the stay in Louisiana and his boss told him that it was for three years or maybe more. Aki
spoke English well but his wife didn’t. His two children were young and they had English
classes every day at school. He told his bosses that he wanted to discuss the matter with
his family. They said that they needed an answer during the next week. Aki went home
after the meeting. He got home at 9:30. His wife was busy helping the children with their
homework. Aki decided to tell her about the offer... or order... to go to the United States
the next day, which was Saturday.
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Aki Morita’s Questions
-ONLY LONG ANSWERS-
1. When did Aki have the meeting? 11. What did he remember?
2. How many people were there in the 12. Where was the factory going to be exactly?
meeting?
3. Who did Aki have the meeting with? 13. Was Aki nervous?
4. Did he know about the meeting in advance? 14. Did he understand at first the reason for the
meeting?
5. Did he know the subject of the meeting? 15. What did his bosses tell him that Honda needed?
6. What did he think the subject was going to 16. What kind of department did they want to organize?
be?
7. Was the meeting in an office or in a meeting 17. Did they want to establish the same quality
room? system?
8. When he got there, what did his boss offer 18. Was the system successful in Japan?
him?
9. What did his boss say the subject was? 19. Who did Aki immediately think about?
10. What was Aki’s first reaction? 20. What did he ask his boss about?
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Aki Morita’s Questions
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21. How long was the stay in Louisiana? 31. Did Aki visit a supplier after the meeting?
22. What can you say about Aki’s English? 32. What did he do after the meeting?
23. What can you say about his wife’s English? 33. What time did he get home?
24. What can you say about the age of his 34. Was his wife at home when he got there?
children?
25 What kind of classes did they have every 35. What was she doing when he got there?
day?
26. Did they take the classes at home? 36. Did Aki tell her about the meeting?
27. Where did they take their English classes? 37. When did he decide to tell her?
28. Did Aki accept the offer during the 38. Did he consider the situation an offer or an order?
meeting?
29. What did he tell his bosses? 39. Was the next day Tuesday?
30. When did they say they needed an 40. What day was the next day?
answer?
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Hello, My name is Adrian And my name is Franz,

Before we start, tell us:

Yes, It is nice to meet you! It is nice to meet you!

2. The use of cellphones during the class is not allowed.

3. You should use the following phrases during the class:

Hello Teacher! jelou tiichher

Final test Written test 20%

Class work Participation 5%

Final Grade 100%

Your teacher may apply variations depending on each group circumstances.

L1 book • There is-are-isn´t-aren´t

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Gases air (Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbo Dioxide)

Liquids water, milk, blood, pee, sweat, juice blood!!!

Powders rice, sugar, salt, sand, beans, seeds, talc, dirt,

Concepts, Honor, courage, love, hatred, sadness,

Time & Money “Time is money”

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cars 2 cars... 3 cars... , it is possible. it’s countable

planets 2 planets... 3 planets... , it is possible. it’s countable

friendship It’s a concept, it is not possible. it’s uncountable

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The object/noun is uncountable use much much water

The object/noun is countable use many many books

There is + too much + object/noun

Hay mucha leche/crema en mi café. There is too much milk/cream in my coﬀee.

Hay mucho ruido en casa.

Hay muchas ideas buenas.

Hay mucha goma en la botella.

Hay muchos estudiantes en la clase.

Hay mucho tiempo en un año.

How much / many Questions

(singular) How much time do you have now?

How much sugar do you want in your coffee? 2.

(plural) e.g. How many blouses do you want?

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The counting test

cars How many cars do you have?

planets how many planets are there in the solar system

friendship How much friendship does he need to be happy?

Provides an excuse or an I work every day, but I don´t work on weekend

Expresses contrast between

Mi papá nunca llega tarde. My dad is never late.

Tu familia a veces ahorra dinero.

Ella siempre hace corre 2 kilométros.

Yo nunca vengo tarde.

Yo aveces tengo hambre en la tarde.

Mi abuela nunca tiene frío.

Susan amenudo falta a clases.

El bus casi nunca está limpio.

Carlos siempre tiene sueño.

Answer the following questions using the frequencis from above.

How long? vs How far?

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I me > You help me with my homework.

You you > Carolina makes you happy.

We us > They take us the picture.

They verb them > We print it green.