Unit 3 Blog English 3 Gabriel Granados

UNIT 3 (Lessons from History)

In this unit we saw issues like these:

The first item we saw in English class was   Simple Past and Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous after we did a practice on the computer about this topic for example:

Simple Past:

I lived in that house when I was young.
He didn't like the movie.

Past Continuous:


I was working at 10pm last night.
They were not playing football at 9am this morning.

Past Perfect:

I wasn't hungry. I had just eaten.
They were hungry. They had not eaten for five hours.

Past Perfect Continuous:

John was very tired. He had been running.
I could smell cigarettes. Somebody had been smoking.

Also after we saw through examples using Articles a/an/the/no article for example: Articles a/an/the/no article 

The capital of France is Paris
I have found the book that I lost.
Have you cleaned the car?
I was born in a town.
John had an omelette for lunch.
James Bond ordered adrink.

We also saw this issue Adjectives and adverbs did work in groups to practice examples that leave us active teacher in the book for example: 

adorable-beautiful-clean-drab-elegant-fancy-glamorous-carefully-correctly-eagerlyeasily-fast-loudly

Finally we saw some concepts of this unit through reading comprehension and listening:

Age:

Modern.
Ancient.
Traditional.
Antique.
Elderly.

Time Expressions:

Troughout.
Since then.
During.
Until.

 Materials and Describing Objects:

Leather.
Denim.
Metal.
Wool.
Soft.
Rough.
Furry.
Itchy.

 Verb phrases with take:

Take off.
Take part in.
Take to.
Take over.
Take in.
Take it in stride.


 

Unit 2 Blog English 3 Gabriel Granados

UNIT 2 (Making a living)

In this unit we saw issues like these:

The first item we saw in English class was      Future forms: will and be going to
after we did a practice on the computer about this topic for example:

---For plans and intentions.
---Plans have not been decided.
---Present continuous.
---For predictions.

Jack's hungry. I'll make her a sandwich.
That's difficult! I'll help you with the problem.

We are going to study French next semester.

Where are you going to stay in France?
She isn't going to take a vacation this year.

Also after we saw through examples using Future continuous and Future perfect for example:

Future Continuous:

I will be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow.
They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight.
What will you be doing at 10pm tonight?
What will you be doing when I arrive?

Future Perfect:

You can call me at work at 8am. I will have arrived at the office by 8.
They will be tired when they arrive. They will not have slept for a long time.
"Mary won't be at home when you arrive."
"Really? Where will she have gone?"

We also saw this issue (Just)in case did work in groups to practice examples that leave us active teacher in the book for example:

"I shall take an umbrella in case it rains."

I shall take a rifle, just in case I get attacked by a polar bear."
The "just" connotes a reduced probability.

Finally we saw some concepts of this unit through reading comprehension and listening:

 Jobs: 

Journalist.
Civil Engineer.
Social Worker
Surgeon.

 Personality traits for jobs:

Have an eye for detail.
Be good with numbers.
Stay calm under pressure.

Verb phrases about work:

Work part-time.
Be laid off.
Quit your job.
Work Flextime.

 After work activities:

Take a night class.
Keep up with your email
Visit chat rooms.


 

Unit 1 Blog English 3 Gabriel Granados

UNIT 1 (Making Connections)

In this unit we saw issues like these:

In this class first learned about the use of the tag question and its importance within the English for example we saw some examples like this:

Mary is at home, is not she? Negative tag questions.Example: I does not like me, does he?

Besides different uses of tag questions. Also in groups after we made a practice of how to do the questions in the book tag active in groups of 3 or 4 people better learn the use of tag questions.
After the teacher put a video on youtube about the family to introduce the vocabulary of the family and the relations in which we saw different types of relationships such as:

Step-sister, Half-sister, Co-Worker, Close Friend, Wife, Partner, to click, to have a lot in common, make a good impression.

After the teacher explained to us on the Board about some nouns and adjectives in order that we we had more knowledge about the targets perform and I discussed a reading in groups of 2 in class for 15 minutes for example we saw:

Artistic-Art, Skillful-Skill, Lonely-Loneliness, Important-Importance.

Also we hear in class cd about noise, and we also saw Pronouns using any / every / no / some through a practice of active book in pairs for example:

Ring, Creak, Snore, Crash, Bark.

Do you have anything to do? There's enough food for everyone.
Wich bag should i bring? It does matter.Anything is fine.
There's nothing we can do to change his mind.

Finally we saw Modals of Speculation; Use May, could, migth, can, must can not.
For which we learned to be able to say as a modal of speculation and finally made ​​a practice and the teacher called roll and we put the task of the next day on the board.

She must have forgotten our date acerca.
She Might Have worked late.
She Could have taken the wrong bus.
She may have felt ill.
She can not have stayed at home.