LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY
Practice: Ask and answer
•Who do you live with?
I live with……..
•What are your parent’s names?
Their names are ………..
Where do you live?
I live in …………………..
• Do you work?
Yes, I do / No, I don’t
• Does your mother work?
Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
•What does your father do?
He is a ……………...
• Where does he work?
He works in ……………
• What does he do there?
He (helps …., fixes….., cleans……., cures....)
NOW PRACTICE
ASK DIFFERENT QUESTIONS ON YOUR OWN
TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATES’ LIFE.
(SPECIALLY ABOUT HIS/HER JOB OR A
RELATIVE’S ONE)
DESCRIBING A JOB
How do you like your job?
I have a ………… job.
What is your job like?
*I have a / an ………… job
* My job is …………
Stimulating Badly-paid
Challenging Well-paid
Rewarding Casual
Monotonous Challenging
Mundane Demanding Interesting
Stressful Exacting Relaxing
Satisfying Dangerous Consuming
Gratifying Dangerous Exhausting
Motivating Prestigious Hard
Boring Secure Easy
Absorbing Exciting Difficult
What’ s a / an……………………….’s job like?
How do you like a /an…………………..’s job?
WORKPLACES
What kind of workplaces are there in your
neighborhood?
There is a (n)………………
There are ………………
Is there a ( any) ……………….nearby?
Yes, there is / No, there isn’t
Are there ………………… around here?
Yes, there are / No, there aren’t
Practice
bar Skyscraper Drugstore
castle bus station Airport
Church police station Hotel
Post Office railway station Bakery
restaurant Gym Bank
Excuse me sir, where is there a …….. Near here?
Excuse me sir, is there a …….. around here?
Umm, well There is one Between the church and
the school.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Use prepositions to identify the location of places:
The drugstore is next to the supermarket.
on = between =
behind = across from =
next to = on the corner of =
PRACTICE
GIVING DIRECTIONS
• Excuse me, How can I get to…………….from here?
• Pardon me, could you give me directions to get to ….?
• Excuse me, How do I get to …..............................?
• Excuse me, Do you know how I get to …………….?
Well, Take the fourth street on
the right until the traffic light
then turn left and go straight
ahead on route 40 east for
about a mile and a half until
you see the exit 46ª. Take it.
It’s just before the first
intersection. You can’t miss it.
VOCABULARY
Go straight on (until you come to …).
Turn back / Go back Turn on the corner.
Turn around. Go along …
Turn left / right (into …-street) (out of …)
Cross … Go up / down the street
It's on the left / right. Go over
Take the first /second road on the left/right
NOW PRACTICE
You are here
Stadium
How can I get to your house from here? Well, ….
How is your house like? My house is……..
What kind of rooms are there in your house?
There are 2 bedrooms.
One is the baby’s room
the other one is the
main bedroom. There’s
a living room with a
fireplace, a bathroom
and a big kitchen.
There is a garage too.
In our house there is a
big yard. There isn’t a
balcony.
NOW PRACTICE!
WHAT IS THERE IN THIS ROOM?
• There is a tv
• There are some posters
• There is a rug
• There isn´t a dvd
• There aren´t windows
• Is there a waste basket?
• Are there three drawers
in the dresser?
• There is a bed
• There is a closet.
NOW TELL ME WHAT’S THERE IN YOUR ROOM?
What is there in this fitted kitchen?
What’s there in this fridge?
There is some
soda, there are 6
tomatoes,
There is some fish
and meat, there is
some wine too. But
there isn’t any
ham. There is a jug
of juice and a pack
of yogurt . There
are two mangoes.
There are two jars
of jam.
Uncountable Nouns Countable Nouns
Things you can not count. Things you can count. They
They are usually singular. could be singular or plural.
I need some water PLURAL
I don’t need any water I have three pears
Do you need any water? I don’t have two pears
Do you have three pears?
There are some nouns SINGULAR
which can be either I have a pear
countables or I don’t have a pear
uncountables Do you have a pear?
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:
Things made up of small parts: cereal, sand, rice,
sugar, corn, rye, popcorn, salt, lettuce, hair, flour, oats….
Wholes composed of individual parts: clothing, food
fruit , furniture, garbage, jewlery, machinery, information…
Fields of study and professional fields: physics,
geography, geology, music…
Abstract ideas: strength, equality, sadness, love…
Liquids: oil, water, milk, gasoline, syrup, coffee…..
Gases : helium, methane, air, oxygen, ether, ozone, carbon
monoxide, hydrogen….
Solids, minerals, and elements: lava, chicken, cotton,
iron, wood, pork, wool, fire, lamb, plastic, beef, cloth,
glass, lead, silver.
DO YOU ……..?
DOES SHE ………?
HOW MUCH _______
(singular ) Are there in ……..?
Is there in ……..?
COUNTABLE NOUNS:
DO YOU ………….?
DOES SHE ………?
HOW MANY _______
(plural ) Are there in ……..?
Is there in ………..?
* How many apples does a hawaiian
pizza have?
* How much ketchup do you want in
your hot dog?
SPECIFIC
QUANTITIES
PLENTY OF
A LOT OF
LOTS OF
(uncountable nouns) MUCH
MANY (countable nounts)
SOME
(uncountable nouns) (A) LITTLE
(A) FEW (countable nouns)
ANY
Note: “Much” and “Any” are commonly used in negative
or interrogative sentences but not in affirmative ones.
HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY?
1 We need some tea. ______ do we need?
2 We need some eggs. ______ do we need?
3 We need some paper. ______ do we need?
4 We need some money. ______ do we need?
5 ______ cigarettes do you smoke a day?
6 ______ packets of cigarettes do you have?
7 ______ work have you got to do?
8 ______ sleep did you get last night?
9 ______ children have you got?
10 ______ bottles of wine are there in the cellar?
11 ______ English grammar do you know?
12 ______ Americans do you know?
Now practice:
What’s there in your perfect hamburger?
How many ingredients do you need to prepare it?
What are they?
How much of each one do you need?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT A HAMBURGER?
I rarely eat hamburgers but my brother often eats them
specially on sundays
Note: The adverbs seldom, rarely, never and hardly ever
are considered negative.
EXAMPLE
She always gets to work on time.
They are seldom home when we call.
He is usually eating breakfast at this time.
She is never sad when she is with him
My brother often comes to eat here
I occasionally go to the movies in the afternoon.
What do you usually do here?
Practice:
•What time does your mom usually get up in the morning?
•What don’t you ever eat for lunch?
•What day do people usually go to the church?
•Do you usually drink coffee for breakfast?
•Does your dad rarely smoke?
•What sport does your best friend ocassionally play?
•What t.v. channel do you hardly ever watch?
•What color does your sister rarely wear?
What could happen if you eat too much at
lunch?
HEALTH PROBLEMS
Hi, you look sick today.
Bad Scared
Miserable not too well
Terrible homesick
Tired depressed
Stressed awful
Poorly ill
You don’t look well today
o.k. Happy
fine Hearty
Healthy Good
Great Very well
What’s wrong?
What’s the matter?
Do you feel sick? Yes, I do
Do you feel good? No, I don’t
Are you o.k? No, I’m not
Are you ill? Yes , I’m
How do you feel? I feel …..
I have a terrible stomachache and
I also feel nauseous. It’s really
painful!! I think it’s because I ate
too many sweets yesterday.
I’m sorry to hear that.
That’s too bad.
What a pity!
That’s a pity
What a shame!
That’s a shame
Well, take a pill, go home, rest and
don’t eat anything heavy.
I hope you feel better soon.!
Notice we use imperative sentences to
give recommendations.
Thank you very much! I’ll do it
Now, practice
Work with your classmate and imagine one of
you is very sick. follow the previous example
changing the vocabulary and expressions.
Reasons to be sick :
- Ate too much
- Fell down some stairs
- Walked home in the rain
- Ate too many sweets
- Lifted some heavy boxes
- Shouted so loudly at the football match
- Was on the computer all night
