Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Simple present Wh-questions
Wh Questions - The Simple Present Tense
What are Wh - Question Words?Form:
Wh question word (what, when...) + do / does + Subject (I, you, we...) + verb + others
These wh question words are at the beginning of the sentence. After them, we use auxiary verb and subject.
We don't use yes or no in the answer.
Example Sentences:
"Where" question asks for the place:
- Where does she live? --> She lives in NewYork.
- Where do you meet your friends? --> I meet them at the school.
"What" question asks for information about something:
- What do you like eating most? --> I like eating fruits most.
- What do you read? --> I read funny books.
"When" question asks for information about time:
- When do you meet your father? --> I meet him at 9.
- When does she come home? --> She comes home late.
"Who" question asks for information about a person:
- Who do you know here? --> I don't know anybody.
- Who do you like? --> I like my friend, Tom.
"Why" question asks for information about reason, explanation:
- Why does she cry? --> She lost his toy car.
- Why do we stay here --> It's cheap.
- How do you come here?--> I come here by bus.
- How do they get to work --> by train.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Can for ability
See this interesting video about can for ability
Exercise 1: Fill in can or can't (cannot) into the gaps.
Exercise 2: Can or Can't
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
TEACHERS' EVALUATIONS
AFTERNOON GROUPS
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EVENING GROUPS
ESMERALDA CANELA
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Count and noncount nouns, some and any
See the video about count and noncount nouns
See the video how to use some and any
Some
Countable
and uncountable
Some is
used with both countable and uncountable nouns:
Countable
Nouns - 'Some people in my school like Jazz.'
Uncountable
Nouns - 'There was some snow here last winter.'
Positive
sentences
Some is
used in positive sentences:
'I have
some friends.'
'We bought
some coffee.'
Offering
We use some
in questions when we expect the answer to be 'yes' or when we are offering
something, otherwise, we use any:
'Would you
like some milk?
Requests
Some is
also used in questions when we are making a request:
'Can I
borrow some money?'
Any
Negative
sentences
Any is used
in negative sentences:
'I don't
have any friends.'
'There
isn't any bread left.'
Questions
Any is used
in questions:
'Do you
have any money?'
'Is there any sugar?'
Exercise 1: count and Non-Count Nouns
Exercise 2: countable and uncountable nouns
Monday, February 19, 2018
Adverbs of frequency
See this interesting video about adverbs of frequency
Exercise 1: Position of adverbs of frequency
Exercise 2: Adverbs of frequency
Exercise 3: ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Monday, February 12, 2018
Simple present Wh-questions
WH questions are very common in English.
WH questions ask for information. Here are the six questions and their answers:
|
Question
|
Answer
|
Example
|
|
What
|
Thing
|
What is your name?
|
|
When
|
Time
|
When is the party?
|
|
Who
|
Person
|
Who is your brother?
|
|
Where
|
Place
|
Where is the bank?
|
|
Why
|
Reason
|
Why do you like pizza?
|
|
How
|
Directions
|
How do you spell your name?
|
WH Questions Structure
WH questions in the simple present use “do” or “be”. Take a look at the structure for each of these verbs.
Do
WH + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB
Take a look at some examples:
- Where do you work?
- When does she wake up?
- Who is your brother?
Exercise 1: QUESTION WORDS - WH QUESTIONS
Exercise 2: Present simple: Wh- questions
Exercise 3: Wh Questions
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Simple present -short answers
Short Answers with Do and Does
In questions that use do/does it is possible to give short answers, to direct questions as follows:
| Sample Questions | Short Answer (Affirmative) | Short Answer (Negative) |
|---|---|---|
| Do I need a ticket? | Yes, you do. | No, you don't. |
| Do you need a dictionary? | Yes, I do. | No, I don't. |
| Do you both speak English? | Yes, we do. | No, we don't. |
| Do they need help? | Yes, they do. | No, they don't. |
| Does he like chocolate? | Yes, he does. | No, he doesn't. |
| Does she want to come? | Yes, she does. | No, she doesn't. |
| Does it have four legs? | Yes, it does. | No, it doesn't. |
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