Module 1: Trending: Pre-Intermediate Pioneer Book

Pre-Intermediate Pioneer Book
Module 1: Trending
Teacher: Eduardo Paz Monteza.
Answer the questions
Dialogue 1
 Is Sophie enjoying university?

Yes, she is.
 Is Gary enjoying university?

Yes, he is.
 Why has Gary got lots of spare time in the afternoon?
Because most of his classes are in the mornings.
 Has Sophie got lots of spare time in the afternoons?
No, she hasn’t.
Dialogue 2
 What is Neal asking Toby to do later? To see a film.

 Is Toby free? No, he isn’t.
 What does Toby usually do on Thursday?

He usually goes to the gym.
 What class is Neal taking this term? Spanish
 When does Neal have a Spanish class? On Friday evening.
 When do they arrange to see that film? On Saturday night.
 What kind of film are they going to watch? The new sci-fi film.
Dialogue 3
 What is Lisa doing?

She’s waiting for the next class.
 Who is coming to visit Anne at the weekend?

Her sister.
 Why is she telling Lisa this news?
Because she knows Lisa wants to meet her sister.
 Does Anne’s sister often visit her?
No, she doesn’t.
Dialogue 4
 What is Tom doing tonight? He’s going to the match.

 Is it easy to find tickets to that game? No, it isn’t.
 How did he find the tickets to the match?

His sister won them.
 Is his sister going with him? No, she isn’t.
 Why? Because she doesn’t like rugby at all.
 Is Tom going to the match with Paul? Non, he isn’t.
 Who is going with? With his flatmate.
 What do you usually do every day?
 What do you usually do at the weekend?
 What are you doing these months / this year?
 Are you doing anything interesting or special?

Read the sentences and complete the charts
1. We’re flying to Sao Paulo next week.
2. He’s taking online courses this month.
3. My parents live in Rosario, Argentina.
4. You usually have dinner at about 9.
5. Jennifer’s working in the office now.
6. The Earth goes round the sun.
We use the Present Simple for… Sentences

general truths or real facts
habits, routines or regular actions
permanent states
We use the Present Progressive for… Sentences

temporary states
actions that happening in progress
future arrangements
Read the sentences and complete the charts
1. We’re flying to Sao Paulo next week.
2. He’s taking online courses this month.
3. My parents live in Rosario, Argentina.
4. You usually have dinner at about 9.
5. Jennifer’s working in the office now.
6. The Earth goes round the sun.
We use the Present Simple for… Sentences

general truths or real facts The Earth goes round the sun.
habits, routines or regular actions You usually have dinner at about 9.
permanent states My parents live in Rosario, Argentina.
We use the Present Progressive for… Sentences

temporary states He’s taking online courses this month
actions that happening in progress Jennifer’s working in the office now.
future arrangements We’re flying to Sao Paulo, next week.
Which sentences are right?
1. She thinks the movie is really boring. 
2. She’s thinking about her next vacations.
3. He’s liking that delicious pizza. 
4. He doesn’t like this new ice cream flavour.
5. He likes watching sci-fi TV series. 
6. You want to drink a glass of orange juice.
7. You’re wanting to drink a cold soda.
8. We don’t have a beach house. 
9. We’re having a new flat in the city centre. 
10. I’m needing a new laptop.
11. I don’t need to buy a new mobile phone. 
12. I enjoy visiting touristic sites in my country.

Stative Verbs
Read the groups of sentences. Which sentences are right?:
1. We hate mosquitos and flies. 

2. We’re hating mosquitos and flies. 
3. You’re wanting to eat a sandwich.

4. You want to eat a sandwich.
5. I’m not knowing the answer of the question. 

6. I don’t know the answer of the question. 
7. She belongs to the Welcome committee. 

8. She’s belonging to the Welcome committee. 
Stative Verbs Remember, the
majority of
They describe a state and not an action. STATIVE
VERBS cannot
be in –ING form
 How was your last vacation?
 Did you like it?
 What did you do on your last vacation?
 Did you do anything special?

Read the texts
Read the texts
Complete the table with the Regular and Irregular Verbs
Complete the table with the Regular and Irregular Verbs
live be
start write
die find
ask make
call put
decide go
explain have
enjoy take
learn speak
carry know
stay eat
love
want
Past Simple: Time expressions
Number the past time expressions 1-7
last April, NOT the last April,

last week, NOT the last week
yesterday morning / afternoon / evening
BUT last night NOT yesterday night.
Talking about past habits
Dave used to work in a factory. Now he works in a supermarket.
Dave had a routine working in a factory every day. The moment of the
routine is not really important but it is possible to give a reference.
Talking about past habits
Read the sentences:
 When I was I child, I used to like chocolate.

 I used to read a lot of books bout I don’t read much these days.
 Liz has got short hair now but it used to be very long.
 They used to live in the same street as us, so we often used to see
them. But we don’t see them very often these days.
 Ann used to have a piano but she sold it a few years ago.
 When I was a child I didn’t use to like tomatoes.
 Where did you use to live before you came here?
Past Simple VS used to
We use Past Simple for…

1. Actions that started and finished in the past and happened only once.
We bought our house 5 years ago. 
2. Completed actions that happened one after the other.

I made a sandwich, turned on the TV and watched the match. 

3. Permanent situations in the past.
I lived in Iquitos for 20 years. 
4. Repeated actions in the past.

I always went to bed early when I lived with my parents. 
Past Simple VS used to
We use “used to + verb” for…

1. Repeated actions in the past. / Habits.
I used to go to bed early when I lived with my parents. 

NOT: ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE.
I used to buy a chocolate yesterday. 
When I was a child, I used to…
Do you remember your past habits?
What did you use to do when you were

a child / a teenager?
What didn’t you use to do when you
were were a child / a teenager?
I used to …, but I didn’t use to…

Prepositions of time
Complete the sentences with the prepositions: on, in, at, during
1. My mother sometimes goes to the supermarket ______at

the weekend.
on Thursday evening.
2. We go to the cinema ______
from 7:30 a.m. ______
3. I stay at school ______ to 3:00 p.m.,
to Friday.
from Monday ______
______
in the morning, during
4. We work ______ ______ 4 hours every day.
in 2015.
5. He traveled to Barcelona with his parents ______
at noon.
6. Annie usually has lunch ______
Prepositions of time
Complete the table with: on, in, at.
at
in
on
Other prepositions of time: during, from… to / till / until, before, after, ago
Important:
at – on – in  We don’t use at / on / in before:
this… (this morning / this week, etc.)
last… (last August / last week, etc.)
every… (every day / every week, etc.)
next… (next Monday / next week, etc.)
 They’re going on vacation next Monday. (not ‘on next Monday’)
 Last summer we went to California. (not ‘In last summer’)
Expressing likes and dislikes
Read the text and find some adjectives. Put them in the right place to
complete the lists.
Frank is my best friend. He is a big fan of Manchester United. He never misses a match.
He always watches its matches at the weekend. A month ago, he was in the stadium
supporting the team. He is also interested in video games. He finds them awesome. He
comes to my house to play on Fridays afternoon. We play them from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30
p.m. It’s enough for us. Frank has a sister, Alice, she is fond of music, especially the
so-called K-pop. She and her friends are really into dancing, too because they go to a
park to create choreographies. They practice them in the evening, during two hours.
Frank can’t stand this music. He finds it horrible. But for Alice, it’s exciting and funny.
She discovered this music in 2016 when she was at the secondary school. Alice hates
the rock music her brother Frank usually listens to at night in his room. She finds it
boring.
awesome exciting funny
horrible boring
Read the text again and complete the chart.
He is a big fan of Manchester United. Frank can’t stand this music.

He is also interested in video games.
Alice hates the rock music…
She and her friends are really into dancing. She finds it boring.
Complete the sentences according to your likes and dislikes.
Complete the sentences expressing likes and dislikes.

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 Is Sophie enjoying university?

 Is Gary enjoying university?

 What is Neal asking Toby to do later? To see a film.

 What does Toby usually do on Thursday?

 What is Lisa doing?

 Who is coming to visit Anne at the weekend?

 What is Tom doing tonight? He’s going to the match.

 How did he find the tickets to the match?

 What do you usually do every day?

 What do you usually do at the weekend?

 What are you doing these months / this year?

 Are you doing anything interesting or special?

We use the Present Simple for… Sentences

We use the Present Progressive for… Sentences

We use the Present Simple for… Sentences

We use the Present Progressive for… Sentences

1. We hate mosquitos and flies. 

3. You’re wanting to eat a sandwich.

5. I’m not knowing the answer of the question. 

7. She belongs to the Welcome committee. 

 How was your last vacation?

 Did you like it?

 What did you do on your last vacation?

 Did you do anything special?

last April, NOT the last April,

Dave used to work in a factory. Now he works in a supermarket.

 When I was I child, I used to like chocolate.

We use Past Simple for…

2. Completed actions that happened one after the other.

4. Repeated actions in the past.

We use “used to + verb” for…

What did you use to do when you were

I used to …, but I didn’t use to…

1. My mother sometimes goes to the supermarket ______at

awesome exciting funny

Read the text again and complete the chart.

He is a big fan of Manchester United. Frank can’t stand this music.

Complete the sentences expressing likes and dislikes.

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