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CONTENTS

Course Learning outcome 2

Unit 2: Right place….. but at the wrong time. 2
Lesson 1 3
Lesson 1.2: Vocabulary (Words related to Vacactions) 3
Lesson 2.2: Grammar: Simple past 5
Lesson 2.3: Listening 7
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Lesson 2 9
Lesson 2.1: Vocabulary: Prepositions of time. 9
Lesson 2.2: Grammar: Past Continuous 10
Lesson 2.3: Reading: 11
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Lesson 3 13
Lesson 3.1: Vocabulary:Question word. 13
Lesson 3.2: Grammar: Questions with and without Auxiliaries 14
Lesson 3.3: Listening: 15
Lesson 4 16
Lesson 4.1: Vocabulary: Verb Phrases 16
Lesson 4.2: Grammar: So, because, but, although 17
Lesson 4.3: Reading: 18
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At the end of this level III English Proficiency Level III, students will be able to
communicate in everyday situations with frequently used expressions and using simple,
past, and complex vocabulary. To use basic written language for simple practical
purposes. To understand the main point of short extracts in a limited range of situations.

Unit learning outcome: To apply the simple past tense of regular, irregular verbs, prepositions of
time and places to form complex sentences using a basic English vocabulary.

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Objective: To use the words related to the topic to form sentences and in conversations.

● Words and pictures related to the topic:

Fishing Camping

Running
Shopping

kayak

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Objective: To apply the simple past sentences to describe activities that happened before.
● The past Tense
The simple past also known as the past simple or the preterit Is the most basic form of the past
tense. We generally use the simple past to describe past actions events that happened before now.

We have to form of the verbs: Regular and Irregular: The simple past of regular verbs is formed by
adding ed to the bare infinitive Example:

Play /played

Watch/watched

Irregular verbs: They change its form.

Go /went.

Do/Did

Drink/drank.

Form
The past simple form in affirmative use the following structure:
Past simple affirmative
SUBJECT VERB
I worked
You worked
He worked
She worked
It worked
We worked
You worked
They worked

Examples:
I went to the gym last week.
They worked a lot last year.
She cleaned the house.

● Simple past (-) We use the auxiliary did to form the negative structure.

The formula for making a simple past verb negative is did/did + not + [root form of verb]. You can
also use the contraction didin´t instead of did not.

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Examples:
Paul did not want to share the pie.
I did not wash the car.

Objective: To listen to a conversation to obtain the most specific information.

Listening-2D
Listening 2.15: Select the correct option: Tack No.

Objective: To identify the right preposition of place and time to use in sentences and
conversations.

EXAMPLES ABOUT THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE USING PICTURES:

(At, in, on, under, between, behind, in front of).

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On:
On refers a surface of something, days, and dates:
a. I kept the dishes on the dining table.
b. I will come on Monday.
c. Radha was born on 15th August.
On refers TV or other devices:
c. She is on the phone.

At:
At to indicate a place:
a. There are a good number of people at the park.
At to refer an email address:
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a. Please mail in detail @ (at) [email protected]
At (to refer a time):
b. Meet me at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
At (indicate one’s activity):
c. John laughed at my acting in the play.

In:
To indicate a location:
a. I am in my friend’s place now.
In (to indicate opinion, belief, feeling, etc.)
b. I believe in hardworking.
In (specify day, month, season, year).
c. The new academic session Will start in March.

Objective:
The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past
and were still going on when another event occurred.

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 To form the structure of the past continuous tense we used the verb To Be

The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts: The past tense of the verb “to be”
(was, were), and the base of the main verb ing. Examples:

a- They were watching Tv.

b. She was running at the beach.

c. She was reading.

d. They were buying some fruits yesterday.

Objective: Understand and respond to simple questions on familiar topics. Read and Scan the
most important aspects of the reading.
“One October evening”
Hannah met Jamie in the summer of 2004. It was Hannah’s 21st birthday and she and her friends went to a
club. They wanted to dance, but they didn’t like the music so Hannah went to speak to the DJ. “This music is
awful,” she said. “Could you play something else?” The DJ looked at her and said “Don’t worry; I have the
perfect song for you.”
Two minutes later he said: “The next song is by Coldplay. It’s called Yellow and it’s for a beautiful girl who is
dancing over there.” Hannah knew that the song was for her because she had a yellow dress. When Hannah
and her friends left the club, the DJ was at the door. “Hi, I’m Jamie,” he said to Hannah. “Can I see you
again?” So, Hannah gave him her phone number.
Next day Jamie phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner. He took her to a very romantic French restaurant
and they talked all evening. After that Jamie and Hannah saw each other every day. Every evening when
Hannah finished work, they met at 5.30 in a coffee bar in the High Street. They were madly in love.
One evening in October, Hannah was at work. As usual she had to meet Jamie at 5.30. It was dark and it was
raining. She looked at her watch. It was 5.20! She was late! She ran to her car and got in. She drove along
the High Street. She was going very fast because she was in a hurry.
Suddenly, a man ran across the road. He wore a dark coat, so Hannah didn’t see him until it was too late.
Although she tried to stop, she hit the man. Hannah panicked. She didn’t stop and she drove to the coffee
bar as fast as she could. But when she arrived Jamie wasn’t there. She phoned him, but his mobile was
turned off, so she waited for ten minutes and then went home.
Two hours later a police car arrived at Hannah’s house. When she was getting undressed, a policewoman
knocked at the door. “Good evening, Madam”, she said, “Are you Hannah Davis? I’d like to speak to you.

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Can I come in.” Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors of American English File 2
Student book.
EXAMPLES:
Answer the following questions according to the reading:
1. Where did Hannah meet Jamie?
a. In the summer.
b. In october.
c. In April
d. At the evening
2. What do they want to?
a. To drink beer.
b. To dance
c. To have a cup of coffee. d. To talk.

Objective: Ask and answer questions words using the following words:
(What/How/Who/Which/Where).

1. What is your name?

a. My name is Antoinette.

2. How old are you?

a. I am 35 years old.

3. Who do you live with?

a. I live with my daughters and grandchildren.

4. Which bus do you prefer?

a. I prefer public bus.

5. Where do you work?

a. I work at the university.

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Objective: To identify the questions words without using auxiliaries. When what, who, which or
whose is the subject or part of the subject, we do not use the auxiliary. We use the word order
subject + verb:

Examples:

Which horse won?

a. The brown ones.

Who wrote it?

a. Eugenia wrote it.

Who sang the song?

a. Emily sang the song.

What did he say?

a. He said a lot words.

These forms are the same when we add question words, the question word simply comes at the
beginning of the question:

● Why do you like dancing?

● How did he complete his homework?
● Where is she swimming?
● What have they used?

Objective: To listen and identify a range of words and grammar structures to domain the auditive
skill.

CONVERSATION:

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Objective: To use a range of verb phrases to apply in sentences and conversations.
(Wait for, meet somebody, run across).

a. I waited for a while.

b. He won the challenge against all order.

c. She was lost in the dark of night.

d. We camped by the rock.

VOCABULARY: Make verb phrases with a verb form:

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Objective: To apply the correct conjunctions in the sentences.

Choose the correct answer:

1. I am very fat, but I am happy.

2. She got into the car and left.

3. She is late so she will have taken a taxi.

4. Mom doesn´t wear high heels because they hurt her feet.

Grammar structure: And, But:

The use of and, but to connect two parts of sentences which are similar in grammatical status.

Because:

1. I´d like to see that Irish band, because Celtic music is pretty cool.

(The second clause explains the reason Alfie wants to see the Irish band).

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Objective: To identify the expressions and words to complete sentences and get information.
Example:

“A nasty experience”
My grandmother didn´t notice anything at first, but when she went to bed that evening, she found
that her jewelry wasn’t in the usual place. And then she remembered the girls and called the police. They
were very sympathetic, but I don´t think they´ll ever catch the girls.
My grandmother had a terrible experience last weekend. She´s 82 years old, and she lives by
herself. I´ve always told her to be careful when she´s answering the door because you never know who´s
outside.
“What are you doing up there?” she shouted, and the girl said, “Can I use your bathroom, please?”
My grandmother said yes and didn´t worry about it, although the girl was upstairs for ages. She gave the
girl in the kitchen a glass of water. Then the second girl came downstairs, and they left.
My grandmother thought they looked like nice girls, so she invited them in. They looked around
the living room, and then one of them said, “Can I have a glass of water, please?” so my grandmother took
her into the kitchen. While they were in the kitchen, she heard the other one run upstairs.
Anyway, she was at home last Sunday. At about 4:00 in the afternoon, she heard someone knock
at the front door. She opened the door, and there were two girls outside, about 10 or 11 years old. “Hello,
“said one of the girls. “Our parents are going to buy a house like yours, in this area. Can we look at your
house, please?” We want to see what it's like”. Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors
of American English File 2 Workbook.
grandmother didn´t notice anything at first, but when she went to bed that evening, she found that her
jewelry wasn’t in the usual place. And then she remembered the girls and called the police. They were
very sympathetic, but I don´t think they´ll ever catch the girls.
My grandmother had a terrible experience last weekend. She´s 82 years old, and she lives by
herself. I´ve always told her to be careful when she´s answering the door because you never know who´s
outside.
“What are you doing up there?” she shouted, and the girl said, “Can I use your bathroom, please?”
My grandmother said yes and didn´t worry about it, although the girl was upstairs for ages. She gave the
girl in the kitchen a glass of water. Then the second girl came downstairs, and they left.
My grandmother thought they looked like nice girls, so she invited them in. They looked around
the living room, and then one of them said, “Can I have a glass of water, please?” so my grandmother took
her into the kitchen. While they were in the kitchen, she heard the other one run upstairs.
Anyway, she was at home last Sunday. At about 4:00 in the afternoon, she heard someone knock
at the front door. She opened the door, and there were two girls outside, about 10 or 11 years old. “Hello,
“said one of the girls. “Our parents are going to buy a house like yours, in this area. Can we take a look at

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your house, please?” We want to see what it's like”. Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original
co-authors of American English File 2 Workbook.

CULTURE:

Read the following text:

“Abraham Lincoln life”
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Kentucky. A cabin is a small house made
of wood. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Indiana. In 1830, the family moved to Illinois. As
a boy, Abraham Lincoln loved books. He always borrowed books from his neighbors. He read them for a
short time and then took them back to their owners. He grew very tall. He was 6’4” tall. He weighed 180
pounds.
Abe Lincoln studied law in his free time. He was also interested in politics. He ran for political office. He lost
in 1832. Later, he was elected to the Illinois legislature 4 times – in 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1840. People in
the legislature make the laws. He became president of the United States in 1861. He was the 16th president
of the U.S.
There was a war between the North and the South in the U.S. It was the Civil War. Lincoln called men to
fight for the North. The North won the war. There were slaves in the South. Slaves work for no money. They
must work. They are not free to do what they want. Lincoln set the slaves free in 1863. He let them go so
they did not have to be slaves anymore. Lincoln is famous for that. It was taken of
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The following complementary resources are suggestions so that you can expand the information on
the topics studied, as part of your self-learning process:

● Lesson 1.1: VOCABULARY: Verb phrases.

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● Lesson 1.2: GRAMMAR: Simple present (+) and (-)

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● Lesson 2.1: VOCABULARY: Common verb phrases.

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