Transcript YEAR 1 – LESSON 1

YEAR 1 – LESSON 1
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLAIRE ELIZABETH WALLIS
EXPRESSING LIKE AND DISLIKE
What different ways are there of expressing like
and dislike?
EXPRESSING LIKE AND DISLIKE
What different ways are there of expressing like and dislike?
I absolutely love
I love
I really like
I like …. very much
I like
I am keen on / I am quite keen on
I don’t mind
I am not (very) keen on
I don’t like
I hate
I really hate
I cannot stand/ I cannot bear
EXPRESSING LIKE AND DISLIKE
WHEN WE EXPRESS LIKE AND DISLIKE (OR ANY
SIMILAR VERBS) WE FOLLOW THEM WITH
EITHER A NOUN OR THE VERB IN THE ING
FORM.
I love chocolate (noun)
I like going swimming (verb)
I can’t stand going to the gym (verb)
I don’t mind waiting for you to arrive (verb)
TASK
WORKING WITH A PARTNER TALK ABOUT YOUR
LIKES AND DISLIKES USING THE PREVIOUS
LANGUAGE.
DESCRIBING YOUR DAY AND LIFESTYLE
BORING, BUSY, EXCITING, FUN, LAZY, RELAXING,
STRESSFUL, UNUSUAL
Can you think of any others?
DESCRIBING YOUR DAY AND LIFESTYLE
BORING, BUSY, EXCITING, FUN, LAZY, RELAXING,
STRESSFUL, UNUSUAL
Can you think of any others?
Interesting, Challenging, Difficult, Repetitive,
Chaotic, Depressing, Terrible, Great, Fun,
Enjoyable, Quiet, Lively
GRAMMAR
WHY DO WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE?
GRAMMAR
WHY DO WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE? – We
use the Present Simple to talk about habits and
states in the present.
I get up at 6.00am (habit)
I live in Cagliari (state)
I have red hair (state)
I go to the gym twice a week (habit)
NEGATIVES
WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVES FORMS OF THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES?
I like pizza.
She drives to work.
He goes to the gym.
I have a brother.
NEGATIVES
WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVES FORMS OF THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES?
I like pizza – I don’t like pizza.
She drives to work – She doesn’t drive to work.
He goes to the gym – He doesn’t go to the gym.
I have a brother – I don’t have/ I haven’t got a
brother
NOT – I HAVEN’T A BROTHER!!! We make the
negative with an auxiliary verb and a verb.
QUESTIONS
When we make questions we use either QASI
(question word/auxiliary verb/subject/infinitive)
or ASI (auxiliary/subject/infinitive)
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP?
DO YOU LIKE PIZZA?
DOES YOUR BROTHER WORK?
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we
do something.
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIMES
NOT OFTEN
HARDLY EVER
NEVER
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY CONTINUED
Adverbs of frequency come before the main verb.
I usually go to the gym.
I don’t often go to the cinema.
I never eat meat.
However, they come after the verb to be.
I am always late.
I am often busy.
She is usually stressed.
EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY (OR LONGER
ADVERBS PHRASES) USUALLY COME AT THE END
OF THE SENTENCE.
I go to the gym once a week.
I visit my parents twice a year.