LIKES AND DISLIKES

Many phrases expressing like and dislikes are followed by a gerund (ing)

he´s crazy about playing chess
I really enjoy shopping
I love getting presents
she´s keen on travelling
I don´t like buying clothes
they can´t stand losing
I hate getting up early

Would like y like se confunden fácilmente ya que comparten una cierta similitud formal – se trata del presente y del condicional del mismo verbo (to like) . Sin embargo, entre las formas verbales would like y like existe una diferencia tanto de significado como de uso que os explicaré en la lección de hoy.

1. Características formales de would like y like:

El verbo like es una forma verbal  presente, por lo tanto tiene las características formales que vimos en la lección sobre presente simple :

I like reading. //He likes reading.

Do you like reading? No, I don’t like reading. //Does he like reading? No, He doesn’t like reading.

Would like es la forma de condicional del verbo “to like” y está constituída por el auxiliar would y el infinitivo corto del verbo. Se trata de una forma verbal invariable para todos los sujetos:

I would like to become a teacher. // He would like to become a teacher.

Existe también una forma contraída ‘d like:

I’d like to become a teacher. // He’d like to become a teacher.

Las interrogaciones con would like se construyen por inversión del auxiliar y del sujeto, mientras que la negación se obtiene añadiendo not al auxiliar:

Would you like to become a teacher? // Would he like to become a teacher?

No, I would not (wouldn’t) like to become a teacher. // No, He would not (wouldn’t) like to become a teacher.

2. Significado de would like y like

El verbo like se traduce en castellano por “gustar”. Se utiliza para hablar de actividades que hacemos con regularidad y que disfrutamos haciendo:

I like walking in the park. // He likes travelling.

El verbo would like se traduce en castellano por “(me/te/le/nos/os/les) gustaría”. También puede ser una manera más formal de decir “want”:

I would like a kilo of apples, please.

También se utiliza para hablar de planes o de situaciones imaginarias, que no existen en la actualidad:

I would like to travel around the world.

I would like to study English next year.

3. Uso de would like y like

La principal diferencia entre estas dos formas verbales consiste en que like está acompañado por un gerundio, mientras que would like está siempre acompañado por un infinitivo:

I like getting up early in the morning.

I would like to get up early tomorrow so I can see the sunrise.

EXERCISES 

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48729.php

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g34-like-would-like.php

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/vocabulary-like-would-like

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8017

http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_would_like.htm

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-diferencia-would-like-like-rellenar-huecos/

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-construcciones-like-ingles/

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-distinguir-verbo-like-gerundio-infinitivo/

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-gerundio-infinitivo-estructuras-like-rellenar-huecos/

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-forma-afirmativa-negativa-interrogativa-would-like/

Computer lab class, November 20th

Hello everybody, here are the steps you need to follow for the class. 



1. Check the link below and answer the questions found there. 

http://www.real-english.com/reo/47/unit47.asp

2. Listen to the following conversations and do the exercises. 

http://esl-lab.com/office/offrd1.htm

http://esl-lab.com/health/healrd1.htm

3. Get into the moodle and try out some of the exercises from module 10.

http://tic.uis.edu.co/ava/

4. Watch the following video about an accident and answer the questions.

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=11993

5. Watch the following video about anorexia.

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=11417

6. If you want to practise specific grammatical structures, check the exercises on this blog.

 http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

7. Watch the following video about "THANKS GIVING" and complete the activities. 

 http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=21203

8. If you get bored in the class, check this out!!!

 

http://lyricstraining.com/play/pharrell_williams/happy/HeCaJ3y2Ke#ib!

Past continuous and past simple

 

Past Continuous and Past Simple

1.  The most common use of the past continuous tense is to talk about something that was happening around a particular time in the past.

• What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night? I was watching television.

I started watching television before 8 o’clock and I continued watching it after 8 o’clock.

• In 1994 he was working in a small town in Poland.
• At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we were travelling to the airport.

2. We often use the past continuous and the past simple tense together. When this happens, the past continuous describes a longer, ‘background’ action or situation and the past simple describes the action or events.

• When I woke up this morning it was raining and my father was singing in the kitchen.
• I was walking home, whistling happily, when I saw two masked men run out of the bank.

Often, the ‘action’ described by the past simple tense interrupts the ‘situation’ described by the past continuous tense.

• I broke my leg when I was skiing.
• I was playing a computer game when the doorbell rang.

Notice that the past continuous describes ‘situations’ that go on for some time – ‘skiing’ and ‘playing’ but the past simple describes ‘actions’ that happen quickly – ‘broke’ and ‘rang’.

Notice too the important difference between these two sentences.

• When they arrived, Jeff was cooking dinner. Jeff started cooking before they arrived.
• When they arrived, Jeff cooked dinner. Jeff started cooking dinner after they arrived.

EXERCISES

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/pastcontinuoussimplepast.html

http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-past-simple-past-continuous

http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/l22536/idiomas/ingles/ingles-repaso-de-gramatica/ejercicios-past-simple-vs-past-continuous

USED TO, DIDN'T USE TO

IMPORTANT: Used not to is called "formal style" by Michael Swan (a British writer) in Practical English Usage, 2e (Oxford University Press, 1995). He lists "didn't use to" as an informal style.

Positive sentences	I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. I used to eat loads of junk food.
Negative sentences	I didn't use to do any exercise. I didn't use to swim very well.
All pronouns take used to / didn't use to	I You She He It We They	used to / didn't use to	eat a lot of sweets. eat meat. live in the city. have long hair.

Used to and didn't use to are only used to talk about past habits. There is no present form. To talk about present habits we can use the present simple. When using these structures there are often two parts to the sentence, something about the past and something about the present, for example:

I used to drive to work but now I go by car.
I didn't use to like coffee but I love it now.


EXERCISES

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-used-to.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/int_unit_page/unit2/grammar/exercise2?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs

http://www.englishgrammar.org/exercise-8/

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-17482.php

First conditional

First Conditional: real possibility 

We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do?

IF	condition	result
	present simple	WILL + base verb
If	it rains	I will stay at home.

Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the present simple tense to talk about the possible future condition. We use WILL + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen. Here are some more examples (do you remember the two basic structures: [IF condition result] and [result IF condition]?):

IF	condition	result
	present simple	WILL + base verb
If	I see Mary	I will tell her.
If	Tara is free tomorrow	he will invite her.
If	they do not pass their exam	their teacher will be sad.
If	it rains tomorrow	will you stay at home?
If	it rains tomorrow	what will you do?

 

result	IF	condition
WILL + base verb		present simple
I will tell Mary	if	I see her.
He will invite Tara	if	she is free tomorrow.
Their teacher will be sad	if	they do not pass their exam.
Will you stay at home	if	it rains tomorrow?
What will you do	if	it rains tomorrow?

Sometimes, we use shall, can, or may instead of will, for example: If you are good today, you can watch TV tonight.

EXERCISES

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/menu.php

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-first-exercises.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

PREDICTIONS

Predicting the Future

We can say how sure we feel about the future by using modal verbs. There are also other phrases we can use to express our certainty or uncertainty about future events.

Modal verbs

We can combine modal verbs with adverbs to show a greater or lesser degree of certainty.

• People will definitely work longer hours in the future.
• People definitely won’t work longer hours in the future.

Both of these sentences show that the speaker is sure.

• You’ll probably enjoy this film.
• You probably won’t enjoy this film.

The speaker is thinks (s)he’s right but isn’t 100% sure.

• She might pass the exam or she might not pass. I don’t know.

The speaker isn’t sure at all. You could also use could or may instead of might.

EXERCISES

http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_may_might.htm

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/future-simple

If you think something is possible in the future, you are making a prediction.

I think England will win the next World Cup.

These are the most common expressions for making predictions. The percentages (%) are very approximate - just to show you the order of the expressions.

It'll definitely rain.	100% chance of rain
It'll probably rain.	80%-95%
It might rain.	50%-80%
It might not rain.	20%-50%
It probably won't rain.	5%-20%
It definitely won't rain.	0% chance of rain

Notice the position of words like "definitely" - before "won't", but after "will".
We often use 'be going to' instead of 'will' for predictions. There usually isn't a difference, but 'be going to' can mean that we have a reason for making the prediction.

I think it'll snow next Christmas.

(but that's in 12 months - I can't know this)

I think it 's going to snow again tomorrow.

(there are a lot of clouds and the weather is very, very cold)

PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARIES

 
 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/britanico/pronunciation?q=pronunciation#

 http://www.fonetiks.org/

 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literature

 
 

LISTENING PRACTICE

 

http://esl-lab.com/

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

http://saberingles.com.ar/listening/

http://www.listenaminute.com/