MEETING 7
BASIC 1, 2 INTERMEDIATE
Compiled by Sri Lestari
BASIC 1 : ABOUT PEOPLE
• This unit is about people and families. Learners will listen to an outgoing
voice mail message from the Dixon family. They will listen to and take part in a
dialogue between two students discussing their studies, and will read an e-mail
about a family on vacation in Monacot. The grammar section deals with
“Be”: negative, and Present Progressive: spelling changes. The
vocabulary section provides learners with exposure to and practice of words
and phrases on the topic of adjectives.
BE NEGATIVE
We aren’t at home right now.
FORM
Auxilarry is, am, are depend on the
subject.
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
OBJECTIVE
• Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking
I’m sitting by the pool and drinking cool, pink drink
• Temporary situation
I’m staying with a friend at the moment
OBJECTIVE
• Changing or developing situations
His English is getting better
It’s getting colder
• Fixed arrangement in the near future
They are getting married next week.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Now, at the moment, today, nowadays, this week
They are throwing snowballs now
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What are they doing?
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LET’S PRACTICE:
1. Believe → _______________________ 8. Lie → __________________________
2. Tie → ___________________________ 9. Talk → _________________________
3. Have → _________________________ 10. Stop → _________________________
4. Add → __________________________
5. Get → __________________________
6. Die → __________________________
7. Move → ________________________
ADJECTIVE
• Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns. So, in a sentence, identify
adjectives are easy since they fall right before nouns or pronouns. Adjectives
explain further details about a noun, what it looks like ex. The green house,
how many there are ex. The four tables, or which one it is (The first chance).
• For example
1. A greenhouse over there has many windows.
2. The four tables have been sold out.
3. I will never give up on this chance since it is my first chance.
4. The words Green, four, first give more details about the nouns they modify.
ADJECTIVES
• An adjective might answer the mental questions such as what kind is it? as with
green, how many are there such as shown in three, which one is it as with the
first. Adjective that answer the first question are descriptive adjective while the
other two are called limiting adjective.
ADJECTIVES
• beautiful, big, blue, evil, funny, handsome, happy, hard, kind, little, red, sad, short,
soft, tall, agree. (Descriptive adjective)
• A, an, the (Definite and indefinite adj)
• my, your, his, her, its, our, and their (Possessive Adj)
• this, that, these, those (Demonstrative Adj)
BASIC 2
• This unit deals with people who have done interesting things. Learners will
listen to a radio interview with the inventor of the “whistling wallet.” They will
listen to and take part in a dialogue in which a couple is having a difference of
opinion, and read an article about a woman who started her own cleaning
business. The grammar section deals with the Past Simple - regular,
irregular, and question form. The vocabulary section provides learners
with exposure to and practice of words and phrases on the topic of
adjectives.
SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
We use “Simple
Past Tense” to
express an activity
completed in the past
THE PAST SIMPLE IS USED:
• To talk about an action that took place in the past:
• He got up, paid the bill and left.
• I didn’t read the letter, I just gave it to Lee.
• What did you say?
• To talk about a state continued for some time, but that is now finished:
• I went to school in Scotland.
• Did she really work there for ten years ?
• To talk about actions that happened regularly in the past:
• I often played tennis with her.
• They never went to the cinema when they lived in the country.
SATYPLES OF
SENTENCES
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
sentences sentences sentences
They went to school.
They did not go to school. HE SWAM
HE DIDN’T SWIM
Did they go to school? DID HE SWIM?
WHERE DID HE SWIM?
WHAT DID THEY DO
YESTEDAY?
They ate an ice-cream
KEY WORDS
Yesterday
Last week,
Last night
Two days ago
On Saturday
Last weekend
Etc…
What did they do last week?
HE BUILT A HOUSE.
SHE BOUGHT A CAR
HE DROVE A CAR
THEY COOKED A CAKE
HE PAINTED THE WALL
EXAMPLE-REGULAR VERBS
• Work
1.I worked 1.We worked
2.You worked 2.You worked
3. He 3. They worked
She worked
It
NEGATIVE FORM
1. I didn’t work
2. You didn’t work
3. He
She didn’t work
It
1.We didn’t work
2.You didn’t work
3.They didn’t work
INTERROGATIVE FORM ( ? )
1. Did I work ?
2. Did you work ?
3. Did he work ?
she
it
1. Did we work ?
2. Did you work ?
3. Did they work ?
IRREGULAR VERBS
• Speak
1. I spoke 1. We spoke
2.You spoke 2. You spoke
3. He 3. They spoke
She spoke
It
NEGATIVE FORM
1. I didn’t speak
2. You didn’t speak
3. He
She didn’t speak
It
1.We didn’t speak
2.You didn’t speak
3.They didn’t speak
INTERROGATIVE FORM ( ? )
1. Did I speak ?
2. Did You speak ?
3. Did he speak ?
she
it
1. Did we speak ?
2. Did you speak ?
3. Did they speak ?
What did they do last tusday?
“VOICED /D/” AND “VOICELESS /T/” SOUNDS
(PAST TENSE)
INTERMEDIATE 1
PRESENT PERFECT
FORM:
POSITIVE
I have (‘ve)
You have (‘ve)
He has (‘s)
She has (‘s) + past participle
It has (‘s)
We have (‘ve)
You have (‘ve)
They have (‘ve)
He has travelled a lot
or
He’s travelled a lot
QUESTION
Have I
Have you
Has he
Has she + past participle ?
Has it
Have we
Have you
Have they
Have you written these books ?
NEGATIVE
I have not (haven´t)
You have not (haven´t)
He has not (hasn´t)
She has not (hasn’t) + past participle
It has not (hasn´t)
We have not (haven´t) You
have not (haven´t) They
have not (haven´t)
They haven’t been to school
S H OR T
A N S WE R S
Yes, I / you / we / they / have
he/ she / it has
No, I / you / we / they/ haven’t
he / she/ it hasn’t
Have you painted the room ? Has he brushed his teeth ?
Yes, we have No, he hasn’t
USE:
v We use the present perfect simple to talk about something
that happened in the past and has a connection with the present
He has had a problem with his computer
(It means that he had a problem and it isn’t still fixed)
vWhen we talk about actions or situations in the past without a
definite time
He has lost his key
v When we give information about a recent event
Spanish scientists have made important discoveries about cancer
v When we talk about things we have done until now
I have painted ten pictures so far
v When we talk about experiences we have had in life:
Have you been to China?
No, I haven’t but I’d love to
v With the following time expressions:
Ø EVER, NEVER
Have you ever flown in a hot air balloon?
I haver never seen a ghost
Ø JUST
He has just won a prize
Ø ALREADY ( positive) (ya), YET ( question, negative)
I have already made the bed
The class hasn’t started yet
Ø FOR, SINCE
He has done his homework for half an hour
They have worked here since February
WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE
between the Present Perfect
…
AND THE PAST
SIMPLE?
v He has travelled a lot in his current job
This is a past action that comes up
to the present.
It is not finished
v He travelled a lot in his previous job
This is an action about the
past.
It is finished
v She has been an invalid all her life
She is still alive
v She was an invalid all her life
She is dead
PAST
Present perfect SIMPLE
* We describe past events • * We describe past events
• that have a connection with the
• that finished
present time
* Time expressions that can be used:
for, since, just, yet, before, already,
• Time expressions that we use: for, in
ever, never, so far, over the last
2008, last night, yesterday, ago, in April,
few years…
on Monday in April, at 5.30, when I was
a child…
