Wednesday, August 26 ,2015

Announcements American Culture- hugs

New grammar- Unit 2

Listening exercises

American Culture Why do Americans hug all the time?

When you are with Americans, how do I know when I should hug someone?

Americans hug for 5 main reasons:

1. Greeting

2. Congratulations

3. Comfort

4. Expressing Love/ Affection

5. Saying goodbye

American Hugs Hugs are informal and friendly

Use them with people you are very comfortable with/ people you already know.

You can hug someone you are meeting for the first time if they are good friends or family of someone you know, but you might wait to see if the other person is waiting to receive a hug. If they raise their hand, then a handshake is appropriate.

We don’t give a hug after exercising

Different hugs

A-line hug

Hugging

What kinds of hugs are these?

Side hugs When is this appropriate?

Forming yes or not questions with do To form yes or no questions with do,

Do + (You/ I / They/ We) + Simple present verbs

Do you know Maria?

Do I have to go to the meeting?

Do we need to make reservations?

Forming yes or not questions with does To form yes or no questions with does,

Does + (He/She/ It) + Simple present verbs

Does he like chocolate?

Does she have children?

Does the library close at 5pm?

Forming yes or not questions with be To form yes or no questions with be,

Be + ( I / You/ We/ He/ She/ It) Verb+ing

Am I studying right now?

Is he working tonight?

Are you going to class tomorrow?

Practice Worksheet pp. 6: Questions and short answers

Unit 2- Reading Pp.16

Grammar Unit 2 Simple Past tense

We use the simple past tense to talk about events that are finished.

What is the simple past of is?

I was absent.

You were absent.

He/She/ It was absent.

We/ You/ They were absent.

Simple Past What is the negative of the past tense be?

I wasn’t late.

He wasn’t late.

She wasn’t late.

It wasn’t late.

You/ We/ They weren’t late.

Simple Past What is the past tense of do?

Did.

Simple past What is the past tense of do?

Did.

What is the negative of the past tense do?

Didn’t

I/ You/ He/ She/ It/ We/ You/ They didn’t study last night.

Simple PastWe use the simple past tense to talk about events that are finished.

Bryan worked in a construction company.

Lisa moved to Los Angeles.

Simple Past We often use the simple past with past time expressions (yesterday, last

week, 4 years ago, in the 1950s, by 1991).

Yesterday, I visited my grandmother.

Last week, I went to Santa Barbara.

Michelle came to this country 4 years ago.

Women wore beautiful dresses in the 1950s.

By 1991, she had three children.

Regular Verbs Most regular verbs can be made into past tense by adding –d or –ed.

Live lived

Join joined

Study studied

Plan planned

Prefer preferred

Spelling of simple past If the verb ends in a consonant, add –ed

Return returned

Help helped

If the verb ends in –e, add –d.

Live lived

Create created

Spelling of simple past In one syllable verbs, if the last three letters are a consonant-vowel-

consonant combination (CVC), double the last consonant and add –ed. Don’t double the last consonant in verbs that end in -w, -x, or –y.

Hop hopped

Grab grabbed

Mix mixed

Play played

Spelling of simple past In verbs of 2 or more syllables that end in a consonant-vowel- consonant

combination, double the last consonant only if the last syllable is stressed.

Prefer preferred

Visit visited

Travel travelled

Spelling of simple past IF the verb ends in a consonant +y, change the y to I and add –ed.

Worry worried

Carry carried

If the verb ends in a vowel +y, add –ed (do not change the y to i)

Play played

Annoy annoyed

Exceptions:

Lay laid pay paid say said

Simple past tense Many common verbs are irregular. The simple past is Not formed by adding

–d or –ed.

Be was/ were

Get got

Go went

Have had

Questions How do you form yes/ no questions with be verbs?

Are you sick?

Now in the past tense…

Were you sick? Yes, I was.

Was she sick? No, she wasn’t.

Questions How do you form yes/ no questions with do verbs?

Do you like coffee? Yes, I do.

Now in the past-tense.

Did she come to class yesterday? Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t.

Wh-questions Where /When/ Why (with be verbs).

Where were you?

When was she here?

Why was he late?

Wh- questions When/ why (with did).

When did she work in the office?

Why did he drive his car yesterday?

Exercise 5, pp.23- 24

Exercises 7, pp.25

Write and tell the class Please write a short story about your first day at Mount San Antonio

College. Tell the class who you met, what you saw, what you were feeling, and why you chose this school to study English. Be sure to include the simple past.

Exercise 8, pp.26 Listening

Pronunciation With wh questions, we often pronounce did “d” after the wh word.

Why did she ride the bus? Why’d she ride he bus?

(wide)

Who did you meet? Who’d you meet?

(hooood)

How did they know? How’d they know?

(haud)