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    English 3

    Unit

    How things began

    Professor: Carmen Castañeda Chau


    Achievement
    At the end of the learning unit, the student will able to
    describe important events. In addition, he will be able to
    write a story related to the past making use of connectors.

    Importance
    Learning to communicate in English is definetely very
    important. In order to do it with pertinence, it is useful to
    learn the appropriate vocabulary, grammatical structures
    and expressions.
    General Content

    • Party animals
    • Things were never the same
    • Language in action.
    Party Animals

    • She said “no”


    Vocabulary
    Dates
    Dates

    date month moon


    Dates

    system sun year


    Grammar
    Past simple : Regular verbs
    Affirmative and negative forms
    Past simple : Regular verbs
    Affirmative and negative forms
    • We use the past simple to talk about actions
    that began and ended in the past.

    • The past tense of regular verbs is the same for


    all persons.

    Affirmative form

    • I/You/He/She/It/We/They arrived
    at the house.
    Past simple : Regular verbs
    Affirmative and negative forms
    • We use the past simple to talk about actions
    that began and ended in the past.

    • The past tense of regular verbs is the same for


    all persons.

    Negative form

    • I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t
    (did not) cross the river.
    Past simple : Regular verbs
    Interrogative form and short
    answers
    • We use the past simple to talk about actions
    that began and ended in the past.

    • The past tense of regular verbs is the same


    for all persons.

    Question form

    Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they cross


    the river?
    Past simple : Regular verbs
    Interrogative form and short
    answers

    WH - questions
    • Question Word + did + subject + verb

    Examples:
    • When did you finish?
    • Where did he study?
    Spelling Rules
    for regular past simple verbs
    After most verbs Add -ed walk - walked

    Add -d
    After verbs ending in -e decide - decided

    After verbs ending in a Change the –y to –i and


    consonant + -y add -ed study - studied

    After verbs ending in a


    vowel + -y Add –ed as usual play - played

    After verbs ending in


    a single consonant after Double the final stop - stopped
    a single stressed vowel. consonant and add -ed
    Pronunciation Rules
    for regular past simple verbs

    After the sounds Pronunce the final –ed liked, laughted,


    /k/, /f/, /p/, /s/, as /t/ helped, missed,
    /ʃ/, /ʈʃ/ finished, watched

    After the sounds Pronunce the final –ed avoided, decided,


    /d/ or /t/ as /ɪd/ wanted, waited,
    visited

    After all other sounds Pronounce the final –ed listened, studied,
    as /d/ played
    Past Simple

    • We use the past simple to talk about actions


    that began and ended in the past.

    • It is often used with past time expressions.

    • We put the past time expressions at the


    beginning or at the end of the sentence.
    Past Simple

    Last night / last week / last Monday / last month / last year

    An hour ago / five days ago / a week ago / 20 years ago

    The day before yesterday

    Yesterday

    Yesterday morning / afternoon / evening

    This morning

    On the weekend

    In 2010
    Examples

    1. I walked home after class yesterday.

    2. He didn’t stop laughing this morning.

    3. Did you study last night?

    4. When did you visit him?


    Let’s Practice
    Exercises
    COMPLETE the following sentences with the past simple form:

    1. My sister _____________________ to Cusco by plane. (travel)

    2. I ______________ for more than an hour and he didn’t come. (wait)

    3. Where ___________ Michael _____________ medicine ? (study)

    4. What___________ she _____________ on TV? (watch)

    5. He _____________________ (not – laugh) at you.


    Grammar
    Connectors
    Connectors

    CONNECTORS
    AND is used to join or add words
    together in a sentence.
    BUT is used to show opposite or
    conflicting ideas.
    SO is used to give reason.
    BECAUSE is used to show result.
    Examples
    1. I stayed at home and watched a film

    2. He had to work on Friday night so he couldn’t go to John’s party.

    3. The history test was difficult but the English one was easy.

    4. They went to bed because they were tired.


    Let’s Practice
    COMPLETE the sentences with a connector:
    1. He is tired _____________ he didn’t sleep well last night.

    2. Mrs. Bellido was cold ______________ she put on a coat.

    3. She bought a new dress _______________ he bought a new suit.

    4. It was cloudy and cold, ________________ it didn’t rain.


    Thanks
    Professor: Carmen Castañeda Chau
    Things were never the same.

    • Vocabulary plus
    Vocabulary
    Technology (1)
    Technology (1)

    digital camera Internet access cell phone


    Technology (1)

    online dating phone call social network


    Technology (1)

    text message video clip web page


    Thanks
    Professor: Carmen Castañeda Chau
    Grammar
    Past simple : Irregular verbs
    Affirmative and negative forms
    Past simple : Irregular verbs

    • We use the past simple to talk about


    actions that began and ended in the
    past.

    • The past tense of irregular verbs is the


    same for all persons.
    Past simple : Irregular verbs
    Affirmative and negative forms

    Affirmative form

    • I/You/He/She/It/We/They sat in
    the first row.

    Negative form

    • I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t
    (did not) come to classes.
    Past simple : Irregular verbs
    Interrogative form and short
    answers

    Interrogative form

    • Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they drive


    home?

    Short answers

    • Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they did.


    • No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t.
    Past simple : Irregular verbs
    WH - questions

    WH - questions

    • Question Word + did + subject + verb

    Examples:

    • What did her mom do?


    • Who did your brother go with?
    Spelling Rules
    for irregular past simple verbs
    There are no specific rules for the way you form the past simple affirmative of
    irregular verbs.
    brake broke

    buy bought

    catch caught

    think thought

    write wrote
    Examples
    1. I made many phone calls yesterday afternoon.

    2. Daniel didn’t wear a suit for his interview.

    3. Did aunt Lisa buy milk this morning?

    4. What did Mr. Casas think about your idea?


    Let’s Practice
    Exercises
    COMPLETE the following sentences with the past simple form:

    1. Karen ____________ an important interview yesterday afternoon. (have)

    2. ____________ you _____________ him last week? (see)

    3. When _________ Michael __________ his new laptop? (buy)

    4. My brother ______________________ his wife about the accident. (not - tell)

    5. Why_________ she ___________ that e-mail? (write)


    Vocabulary Plus
    Vocabulary
    Animals (2)
    Animals (2)

    bee bear butterfly


    Animals (2)

    dolphin frog
    Animals (2)

    mouse whale
    Animals (2)

    rhino shark
    Vocabulary
    Technology (2)
    Technology (2)

    laptop USB stick desktop computer


    Technology (2)

    keyboard tablet smarphone


    Technology (2)

    mouse screen
    Language in action
    Practice
    A: Hello?
    B: Is this Dr. Scott’s office?
    A: No, this is the post office. You have the wrong number.
    B: Oh, I’m so sorry.
    A: No, problem. Goodbye.
    B: Bye.
    Practice
    C: Dr. Scott’s office. How can I help you?
    B: Can I make an appointment, please?
    C: Yes, can I have your name, please?
    B: It’s Carlos Sánchez.
    C: OK, Mr. Sánchez. It’s on Tuesday, February 3rd at 8:30. Is it OK?
    B: Yes, fine. Thanks for your help.
    Conclusions
    In this learning unit we have learned to talk about:

    • Dates.
    • Animals.
    • Connectors.
    • Technology.
    • Past simple.
    • Regular and irregular verbs.

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